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SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers President Dean Spanos finally ran out of wiggle room. Coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith had to go. Spanos fired Turner and Smith on Monday after a season of stunning come-from-ahead losses left the Chargers out of the playoffs for the third straight season, not to mention the fan anger that was turning to apathy and leaving thousands of unsold seats at many home games. Turner and Smith got a reprieve last year. There was no chance it was going to happen again. "They both clearly understood why the decision was being made," Spanos said. "At the beginning of this year, I really knew that if we did not get to the playoffs, and at least win some games in the playoffs, I was most likely to make the change." Spanos said he decided Turner and Smith had to go after the Chargers were eliminated from playoff contention in a dismal 31-7 home loss to Carolina on Dec. 16. Spanos said hes hired former Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf as a consultant to help find a new general manager and coach. Spanos and Wolf will be joined by Spanos son, John, the Chargers director of college scouting, and Ed McGuire, the teams contract negotiator, in conducting interviews. The new general manager will assist in interviews for the new coach, Spanos said. Dean Spanos said consent letters have gone out seeking permission to interview candidates for the GM job. Most of those candidates work for teams that are in the playoffs, Spanos said. He refused to name possible candidates. "The final decision ... will be mine," said Dean Spanos, who added that Wolf is not a candidate for the GM job. Jimmy Raye, the Chargers director of player personnel, will be interviewed for the job, Spanos said, but isnt the slam-dunk that some had thought he was. "It will be an open process," Dean Spanos said. The Baltimore Ravens released a statement saying several teams have sought permission to interview assistant general manager Eric DeCosta. The statement quoted DeCosta as saying he has no intention of leaving. John Spanos is expected to replace his father in overseeing football operations, but not for a few more years, Dean Spanos said. Turner received a standing ovation from the players following the final team meeting, and then said at his final news conference that he thinks the Chargers are more than a year away from getting back to the playoffs. The firings complete a startling fall for a team that won the AFC West from 2006-09. The Chargers are the third team to fire Turner, who has an overall head coaching record of 114-122-1. Turner was 56-40 with the Chargers overall, but only 24-24 the last two seasons. Turner was an unpopular hire in February 2007, seen as a pawn controlled by the authoritarian Smith after the GM won a power struggle with old-school coach Marty Schottenheimer. Despite having what was perceived as one of the NFLs most-talented rosters for several seasons, Smith and Turner never got the Chargers to the Super Bowl. Smiths glaring roster deficiencies, especially on the offensive line in front of $94 million man Philip Rivers, helped contribute to San Diegos 7-9 record this season, its first losing year since 2003. Rivers was under siege most of the season. Having to scramble for his well-being helped contribute to 22 turnovers -- giving him 47 in two seasons -- and he was sacked 49 times. Still, Smith had seemed to be Teflon for years. "Three years of not being in the playoffs, you could see the arrow was pointing in the wrong direction," Spanos said. "I think thats more than enough time." As for his decision a year ago to keep Turner and Smith, Spanos said: "It didnt work out. I take full responsibility for it. If you want to blame anybody, blame me. Its time to move on. Im looking forward now." After being told by Spanos that he was fired, Turner attended the final team meeting. "The hardest part for me today was being with the players. I know what theyve done," Turner said. "Its not like todays a surprise," said Turner, who was wearing one of the Super Bowl rings he won as Dallas Cowboys offensive co-ordinator in the mid-1990s. "I think six weeks ago you all were writing about it and saw it coming, so weve had our chance to get comfortable with it." While saying he had a good relationship with Smith, Turner repeated something hes said recently, that the Chargers have let too many good players leave. "People for the last three years have wanted to get me to say something negative about this team," Turner said. "For the first three years I was here, I think we were the most talented team in the division. The last three years I dont think weve been that. Weve had too many changes. Weve lost too many people." Smith, who favoured hardball negotiating tactics, had clashed with his own players and coaches, as well as agents and the media. He allowed a steady stream of stars to leave, including Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, Darren Sproles, Michael Turner and Vincent Jackson, while failing to adequately replace them. "Somebody wrote three weeks ago that this team is not that far away from being a playoff team. I would disagree," Turner said. "I know the things that have to get done for that to happen. If this team comes next year and they get some things done that help them get better and they are able to make the playoffs, I would hope it would be a surprise to all Chargers fans and they would be excited about it. I would hope it would not be the expectation starting in August because I think you need to give whoever the guy who comes in here some time to get this thing back where it was two to three years ago." Turner said its too early to say whats next. Many people feel hell quickly be hired as an offensive co-ordinator. Smith did not hold a news conference and did not return a call seeking comment. After a 3-1 start, the Chargers had a series of collapses. They blew a 10-point third-quarter lead to lose at New Orleans on Oct. 7. The Bolts Monday night face-plant against Denver on Oct. 15 was epic. They blew a 24-0 halftime lead as Peyton Manning calmly led the Broncos to a 35-24 victory. On Nov. 25, the Chargers allowed Baltimores Ray Rice to convert on a dump-down pass on fourth-and-29 late in regulation. The Ravens forced overtime and won. Spanos said business also factored in the decision to fire Turner and Smith. Four blackouts, including three straight, meant the Chargers were losing millions of dollars in potential revenue. "Its just been a slow deterioration over the last three years," Spanos said. Another sign of the eroding roster was that no Chargers were voted to the Pro Bowl. Six seasons ago, 11 Chargers were voted to the NFLs all-star game, including five starters. Turner was Smiths signature hire. He inherited a 14-2 team and reached the AFC championship game his first season, but the Chargers began a gradual decline. Their last playoff win came after the 2008 season. Their last playoff appearance was an embarrassing home loss to the New York Jets after the 2009 season. The next night, the Chargers announced a four-year contract extension for Turner. Spanos had twice sided with GMs over coaches. In 1996, he forced out Bobby Ross and kept Bobby Beathard just two years after the Chargers reached their only Super Bowl. In February 2007, Spanos fired Schottenheimer due to a "dysfunctional" relationship between the coach and Smith. The two reportedly didnt speak to each other for the previous two years. This time, both coach and GM were dismissed. Smith proclaimed Turner to be the "right coach at the right time" for the Chargers. When Turner was hired, he was 24 games under .500, having gone 49-59-1 with Washington from 1994 until being fired with three games left in the 2000 season, and 9-23 with Oakland from 2004-05. "Im pretty much aware of who he is and where hes been," Smith said that day. "But this isnt Washington and this isnt Oakland. Its the San Diego Chargers." Turner has one season at $3 million left

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