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Norv Turner says more 'code names' making Sam Bradford comfortable

After Monday's win over the Giants, coach Mike Zimmer said one thing the Vikings did to make quarterback Sam Bradford comfortable so quickly was changing some of their terminology to accommodate the new guy.

Offensive coordinator Norv Turner was asked about that today, and he hinted that the changes include the use of more one-word play names.

Turner used "code names" when he was with the Chargers, most often in two-minute situations. When the Chargers let him go and he joined the Browns as offensive coordinator in 2013, head coach Rob Chudzinski — who coached under Turner in San Diego — used code words much more often after having success with them in Carolina with a young Cam Newton.