Commanders Fire Coach Scott Turner; What's Next?

Scott Turner spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders.

Jeremy Brener | Jan 10, 2023

The Washington Commanders are making a significant change to the coaching staff for next season.

According to NFL Network, the Commanders have fired offensive coordinator Scott Turner.

Turner led the Commanders to the 20th-best defense in the league this season, averaging 330.3 yards per game.

With Washington struggling to find consistency at the quarterback position, Turner and the offense failed to grab a win in December, which ultimately led to the Commanders missing the playoffs by a 0.5-game.

Turner, who joined Washington in 2020, was hired by Ron Rivera after spending two years as his quarterbacks coach with the Carolina Panthers. He is also the son of former NFL coach Norv Turner.

With Turner gone, the Commanders could promote quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese to the position. Zampese, 55, has experience as an offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals (2016-17).

The team could also look outside the organization for a replacement. The NFL is trending towards younger offensive coordinators, and the Commanders could follow the lead of several of their NFL colleagues.

There is also potential for the team to target a quarterback before getting an offensive coordinator that suits them. For instance, the team could sign Aaron Rodgers, and then hire Nathaniel Hackett, who was the Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator when Rodgers won MVP in 2021.

There are a lot of options, but it's now known that it won't be Turner running the offense in D.C. next season.

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Published Jan 10, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.