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There is reason for optomism. The Browns were in a similar situation last year when they signed Lewis, and he seemed to do OK. Now the Falcons just need to get Long at the 3 pick and sign a top guard to pair up with him.
Would be if her carried the ball like a full time starter.Norwood broken?
How?Atlanta may be the worst place Turner could have gone. -Terrible O-line-No Qb-Below Average WRs-No TEA bad offense that will have a tough time moving the chains and a defense that won't keep them in games.Add all that with the issue that Norwood has a good chance of being the RB on passing downs and it may have been the worst place for Turner to land, other than San Diego of course.For all the Turner owners who were holding onto him for the last few years for Turner to get a starting RB opportunity, it has to be discouraging.
Im not discouraged at all, for alot of us Turner is our 3rd or 4th best RB, If he went to the Texans I would have been MUCH happier, other then that I just wanted him out for SD. He did get a big contract so hes not going to be rotting on the bench, he will get goalline, and we arent really suprised...there just wasnt an intense interest in him this year. I have to believe there was some talk between him and Blank concerning carries as well..
Hes tough, better then Dunn and Norwood.
I will say it again...Norwood can not pass protect.... Turner will be in on 3rd dwns; passing dwns. Norwood will be COP and will recieve is 5 - 10 carriers.
drafted him in the mid 5th last yr in a 14 team PPR... no complaints here. he will be RBBC for between him and DMac.
The problem is Atlanta RBs had just 354 carries last year. Now with Turner, they should be a better rushing team, which means more carries in general. But with a bad passing game and a bad defense, I don't see a ton of carries for them again.
Good...but not great.He's guaranteed to play behind a subpar QB for at least one year.
I assume you mean 5-10 carries/game. If so, that is still a significant #. 5-10 carries, using the middle # of 7.5/game works out to 120 carries over the season. That means Turner is gonna have a really hard time breaking 275 carries in a season. Without hitting 275-300, it's really hard to be a legit fantasy #1.
Norwood's gamelogs show evidence otherwise. Norwood seems to be on the field alot on passing situations (i.e. 2nd or 3rd and long)
An under the radar move that should help Turner a bit:John Clayton reports that the Atlanta Falcons have replaced tight end Alge Crumpler by agreeing to terms with free agent Ben Hartsock.Hartsock, who was drafted in the third round in 2004 by Indianapolis, is best known for his blocking ability. He has just 24 catches for 247 yards in 45 career games, including 12 catches for 138 yards with Tennessee last season.Hartsock's deal is for four years and $9 million.
This will be addressed. Sure as #### didn't help last year that 5 starting tackles got injured.Norwood still managed to lead the league in YPC.
Just re-signed Redman, who had a better passer rating in '07 than Brees, Palmer, Rivers, Schaub,, Pennington, Anderson and the superbowl MVP.
Young receivers. One of whom put up 1200 yards last year, the other projected starter is coming off his rookie year.
Just signed one of the best blocking TEs in the league yesterday.Also have one of the best blocking FBs in Mughelli. Expect Turner to get 20 carries a game, including goalline.
New regime or not, you can't run the ball 450 times a year when you're constantly down.
So the guy that led all RBs in YPC in both seasons of his career is an afterthought? What coaching staff wouldn't want to give Norwood and his six yards per carry 5-10 carries a game.
So, do you feel that Norwood will play the same role he did last year? I have a hard time believing that his role could increase that much (~100 carries). Why else would they have given Turner so much money? I do feel that he will spell Turner, as they need to keep Turner fresh, after having not been the #1 since college. It will be interesting to see what the new regime does here.
What else should they do with the money? They needed a strong RB to go with Norwood, and Turner was perfect for that. This offense would be best with Turner getting 70% of the carries among the two.
I do not think Norwood's role will increase much, but he'll play enough to keep Turner's FF value tempered. Turner will be the undisputed starter on Day 1 of camp. His play will dictate whether Norwood rushes 50 or 150 times.
I'm not saying he won't get 6-8 touches per game. Just that Turner will still get ~19-20. So maybe 350 is too many, but 300-325 isn't. And I agree with you that Turner is legit - he'll make good use of those touches.Norwood's a great change of pace back, but that's it. All IMO of course. Time will tell.
yeah... when Dunn was the other RB
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I think Norwood would get 100 carries on any team in the league.
I think Norwood is signed thru '09. He becomes a free agent in '10.7/26/2006: Signed a four-year, $1.985 million contract.
If that is correct, thanks for the info. As you can see, I pulled that info from the link I posted. Maybe they trade Norwood to Denver
As a Turner owner, Chicago or Houston was where I was hoping he might land. However, Atlanta isn't that bad...and with all the chaos and injuries they had to deal with during the 2007 season, basing one's opinions on stats/performance from 2007 as a predictor for 2008 is about as dangerous as failing to discount for a player having really bad tools/weapons around him. Atlanta isn't the ideal situation (related to fantasy), but it could have been one HECK of a lot worse. He could have been stuck behind LT for the indefinite future too. 
As a Vikings fan though, not seeing Turner in a Bears uniform and having Lovie Smith re-commit to Cedric Benson has me doing a little too.....Get rid of him. Worst starter in the league.
