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Scott Turner, Ken Zampese bring a sense of Déjà vu to the Redskins

By Rik Forgo

24 Oct 1999: A close up of Coach Norv Turner of the Washington Redskins looks on from the sidelines during the game against Dallas Cowboys at the Texas Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Cowboys defeated the Redskins 38-20. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport
24 Oct 1999: A close up of Coach Norv Turner of the Washington Redskins looks on from the sidelines during the game against Dallas Cowboys at the Texas Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Cowboys defeated the Redskins 38-20. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport /
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TEMPE, ARIZONA – MARCH 03: Head coach Kevin Coyle of the Atlanta Legends recognizes offensive coordinator Ken Zampese in the locker room following the AAF game against the Arizona Hotshots at Sun Devil Stadium on March 03, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/AAF/Getty Images)
TEMPE, ARIZONA – MARCH 03: Head coach Kevin Coyle of the Atlanta Legends recognizes offensive coordinator Ken Zampese in the locker room following the AAF game against the Arizona Hotshots at Sun Devil Stadium on March 03, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/AAF/Getty Images) /

The Washington Redskins once employed Norv Turner and Ernie Zampese. Now, they’ll employ their sons, Scott Turner and Ken Zampese.

When Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera brought Scott Turner and Ken Zampese to his staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, it brought a sense of déjà vu back to the team. Turner and Zampese are familiar names to the Redskins faithful, and their famous fathers are part of the lore in Redskins Park.

Turner’s father, Norv, of course, coached Washington for six years from 1994 to 2000, and Zampese’s father, Ernie, was an offensive consultant to Joe Gibbs in 2004. But their coaching lineage goes back further than that.

Zampese and Turner both descended from the same Don Coryell coaching tree and shared the same offensive philosophies. Zampese and Gibbs both coached directly under Coryell in San Diego’s wide-open early 1980s offense, and Turner and Zampese employed those same philosophies with the Los Angeles Rams in the late 1980s.

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