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Report: Ex-Fins Asst. Turner should be cleared of scandal

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After finishing his own investigation, attorney Peter Ginsberg told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday that fired Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner "should not have been disciplined" following the Ted Wells report. Ginsberg also thinks Turner deserves "a chance back in the NFL as quickly as possible" after essentially being scapegoated in the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin bullying scandal.

Ginsberg put together a 25-page report disputing some findings of the Wells investigation. He maintains that Turner's reputation "as a good man and a great coach" should be restored.

Turner's hiring of Ginsberg, his effort to return to NFL coaching and Ginsberg's subsequent report were first reported by ESPN.com.

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Ginsberg said Turner, 49, went above and beyond in his efforts to support Martin, now a member of the San Francisco 49ers, before and after he abruptly left the team last October after continued harassment from Incognito and others.

"Jim listened to Jonathan, gave him advice, reached out to Jonathan's family," said Ginsberg, who also represented former New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma in the Bountygate investigation. "He informed the Dolphins organization that Jonathan needed help. Jim was openly supportive of everyone involved.

"It's clear from our investigation and what I found out in my report that Jim should not have been disciplined. But he handled a very difficult situation exactly the way the NFL would want him to. ... I'm hoping that as people read our report, it would become obvious that Jim is not only a great coach, but deserves a chance back in the NFL as quickly as possible."

Ginsberg contends that Turner never engaged in what the Wells report termed a "Judas code," dissuading players from approaching him with a personal problem.

"With respect to a Judas code, the Wells Report is simply wrong," Ginsberg wrote.
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"The Wells Report is off-target in the aim it takes at Coach Turner, and a good and decent person should not be tarnished as a result."
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ls-bullying-report-richie-incognito/15460469/
 
Turner was living by the old school gangster type code, he was expecting everybody else to say mum in the Wells meetings, that they would all handle their own business. But they all sang like little bitches. That's why he was punished.
 
Turner shouldn't have a job back in the NFL but not because of his behavior, it's because he's a mediocre coach.
 
Thanks for the link Daytona but maybe you should have posted it in the lounge because this guy's a joke compared to Benton :idk:
 
Eh...Turner and Bullygate are old news to me. Benton, despite having 5 new starters on the line, is slowly going to make people forget last year's struggles on the offensive line...and he has the track record to prove it too. See Houston's O-Line the past few seasons!
 
Turner probably isn't a bad person and he probably shouldn't have been tarred and feathered.

But he's not a good coach and thus, I simply don't give a flying **** if he can't find a job in the NFL. Coach better.
 
Jim Turner got his coaching opportunity at Texas A & M partly because he was Mike Sherman's first cousin. He did OK and got his big break when Mike was appointed the Dolphin Offensive Coordinator. He had no NFL Coaching experience before coming to Miami. He was probably out of his depth in the role and deserved to be fired on pure performance alone. On top of that the bullying scandal happened on his watch and brought the team to its knees. He also had the distinction of giving blow up dolls to all his players (including a blow up male doll for an allegedly gay guy on the team as a joke). Real classy stuff that highlghted his poor judgement. In contrast, Benton has over 10 years experience as an NFL O-line Coach. We upgraded big time.
Incidentally, Turner apparently got a 2 year payout as compensation for his total failure in the role. He was a very bad appointment. Joe's trust in Mike's cousin Jim, was misplaced.
 
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Turner's drill sergeant style got old fast as he couldn't coach his line for ****, or results. He was at the epicenter of the cluster ****, it festered on his watch and essentially he enabled a suicidal, drug addled psycho run amock before quitting, etc. This is a self-serving "report" as he himself, desperate to get employed, commissioned it, so I'd be surprised if the findings weren't favorable.
 
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