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*** Official Michael Turner 2007 offseason thread *** (2 Viewers)

From the Buffalo Bills blogger Chris Brown:

March 20, 2007 Posted By: Chris Brown | Time: 10:11 PM ET | Link

NFL GRAPEVINE PRICE FOR TURNER: In talking to some people around the league I'm hearing that Chargers RFA RB Michael Turner could be had for a high second round pick. That obviously limits the number of teams that could make a play for Turner to those at or near the top of the second round this year, if that is the true asking price. I suppose if a team that wasn't at the top of the second round was desperate enough they could offer a first.

It wouldn't surprise me if teams that are interested try to wait it out though. San Diego GM A.J. Smith would obviously love to get value this year for a player that will likely be out the door for nothing next year. The longer he waits the less he will likely get in return for Turner. Of course if just one team can't land the RB they want in the draft he could get lucky and name his price.

While some teams might like the talent that Turner brings, there is the other deterrent of signing him to a lucrative long term deal.

I don't know if I'd give up a first for him, but I'd have to strongly consider giving up a 2nd if that's indeed all it would take. Again it's just rumblings I'm hearing. Nothing definitive.

We'll have to see if Turner talk heats up around the league. Stay tuned.
If I'm the Bills, I'm all over this like white on rice if this is true.
If this is truly the case, why give Turner the high tender (1st and 3rd) if you are SD. A simple 1st round tender would be sufficient. Less money and cap hit.
My guess would be that by giving him the highest tender it makes it less likely that he will end up some place that the Chargers don't want him (Denver).
Still, if all they wanted was a 2nd, they could still have dictated any trade and assigned a simple 1st round tender. Denver would have to be willing to part with the #21 pick or better to get Turner via offer sheet. I don't see that happening.

The only team that may have snuck in and parted with a 1st rounder would have been Baltimore (#29).

I don't see a trade of Turner for a 2nd UNLESS there is a player the Chargers really really want that is available at that slot. And, I think they would want more then a 2nd (add some late round picks).

I would suspect that even if they lost Turner to FA in 2008, they would get a 3rd round comp pick in 2009.

Of course, AJ needs for Turner to be successful this year. Lots of talent for the Chargers and he needs to justify that Schottenheimer was the one that should have gone and he is a golden boy. As a result, the insurance for LT is more valuable then a 2nd rounder IMHO.
There's no way the Chargers want Turner to go to a good team that is a RB from winning the SB. They know that the next couple years are their shot at the SB and they aren't going to give someone the missing piece they need. What I don't get is why let Turner go for a 2nd instead of getting another year out of him plus getting a 3rd round comp pick in 2009.
SD will get at best a 4th round compensatory pick based on Turner being a backup in terms of production in 2007. The performance in 07 and the salary received dictates the picks status from what I understand.
 
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SD will get at best a 4th round compensatory pick based on Turner being a backup in terms of production in 2007. The performance in 07 and the salary received dictates the picks status from what I understand.
It's performance with the new team that matters, not performance with the old team.But it's mostly about salary with the new team. Performance is apparently a distant second.
 
after this all plays out, MT will get to pick his team next year as an UFA. the chargers are not going to get a 1st and 3rd for him, or anyone else, and soon time will be running out for the chargers to get something for him. SD will realize they have blown it if he ends up playing for the broncos next year.....

 
With Cleveland signing Lewis (who I think stinks). This does not make sense to me. Why trade that much for Turner? I think they will give Lewis a try for 1 season and try to build up positions other than RB.

 
Cleveland needs to win now and they have a lot of holes to fill. SD needs a WR in the worst way and will lose Turner next season anyway.SD gets the 3rd overall and selects Calvin Johnson.CLV gets Turner, the Chargers 1st and 2nd round picks.Doubt it happens, but seems like it would be a good trade for both teams.
In this scenario I do not see where Cleveland meets the 1st and 3rd round requirement.Is Calvin Johnson worth Turner, a 1st, and a 2nd? Hell no.Rookie fever. Catch it !
 
Cleveland needs to win now and they have a lot of holes to fill. SD needs a WR in the worst way and will lose Turner next season anyway.SD gets the 3rd overall and selects Calvin Johnson.CLV gets Turner, the Chargers 1st and 2nd round picks.Doubt it happens, but seems like it would be a good trade for both teams.
In this scenario I do not see where Cleveland meets the 1st and 3rd round requirement.Is Calvin Johnson worth Turner, a 1st, and a 2nd? Hell no.Rookie fever. Catch it !
Actually Clevland is getting hosed on that deal in my opinion. It would be more feasible to see Turner, 1st 2nd rounder from this year and a 1st next year to make this deal fair. Turner hasnt proven anything. While he looks good in limited time there is no gaurantee he holds up as a full time back.
 
I think AJ Smith is too smart not to get some value for a guy who's going to be leaving in 16 games.
I don't neccessarily see it that way. The stakes are high for the Chargers next year; after what has transpired the last couple of months (not to mention their great regular season), I would say it's Super Bowl or bust. I would think you have to look at Turner as a great insurance policy for next year and not worry about what kind of return you can get on him. The Chargers are at a different place then say the Niners, where they couldn't afford not to get some type of return on a talent like him. I have to think Smith is too smart to let Turner go without a very significant return.
 
I think AJ Smith is too smart not to get some value for a guy who's going to be leaving in 16 games.
I don't neccessarily see it that way. The stakes are high for the Chargers next year; after what has transpired the last couple of months (not to mention their great regular season), I would say it's Super Bowl or bust. I would think you have to look at Turner as a great insurance policy for next year and not worry about what kind of return you can get on him.
Right. It's not like the Chargers won't get any value out of Turner by keeping him for a year. They'll get 16 games out of him. That's value.Not that they won't listen to offers if somebody wants to give up a first-rounder for him; but they're not desperate to get rid of him. They're certainly not going to give up draft picks to get rid of him.

 
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The Chargers giving up 3 starting caliber players (Turner/1st/2nd) to move up to 1.03 (not necessarily Calvin since I think he'll be a Raider) is pretty stupid.

They can get a WR in the draft with their own pick, keep Turner for 16+ good games at a pretty low salary, and still have another draft pick. All by staying where they are currently.

Draw the line between fantasy and real football.

 
The 1st and 3rd is not a requirement, just a starting point.

The latest rumor has GB making a move to acquire Turner, They could swap 1st rounders and GB could give up a 2nd...AJ will make a solid deal for the Chargers.

 
RUMORS FLY OF TURNER TO PACKERS

We continue to hear rumors from media sources of a possible trade of Chargers running back to the Green Bay Packers.

Turner, a restricted free agent, has been tendered at the highest possible level. Signing him to an offer sheet would subject his team to the sacrifice of a first-round pick and a third-round pick in next month's draft. Earlier this week, Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub, who had carried the same restriction as Turner, was traded to the Texans.

The Packers definitely have a need at the tailback position, given the departure of Ahman Green, who like Schaub will play in 2007 for Houston. The only other running backs with experience on the roster are Vernand Morency and Noah Herron.

Turner is a highly-regarded backup to NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson. But the reality for the Chargers is that, if he plays for the team in 2007, he'll be completely unrestricted in 2008.

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Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:

THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).

According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.

 
Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.
If that's the deal, I'm in favor of it. (First time I've seen a Turner trade rumor I can say that about.)
 
Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.
No thanks.
 
Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.
If that's the deal, I'm in favor of it. (First time I've seen a Turner trade rumor I can say that about.)
I think Hacksaw started this rumor, saw it on the chargers homer message board
 
Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.
If that's the deal, I'm in favor of it. (First time I've seen a Turner trade rumor I can say that about.)
I think Hacksaw started this rumor, saw it on the chargers homer message board
:hot:
 
Of course it's just a rumor, but the rumor goes as follows:THe Packers and Chargers swap 1st rounders (#16 for #30) and the Packers give the CHargers their 2nd rounder (#47).According to the draft chart, the trade would give the Chargers the equivalent of the 20-21 pick in the first round.
If that's the deal, I'm in favor of it. (First time I've seen a Turner trade rumor I can say that about.)
I think Hacksaw started this rumor, saw it on the chargers homer message board
Whoever Trader Jake is, he pegged this deal exactly yesterday in the "Who are the Packers gonna pick at 1.16?" thread.
 
No way TT gives up a 2nd rounder and drops in the 1st round to get a RB. The guy values draft picks too much...he's looking to add picks not trade them away.

 
No way TT gives up a 2nd rounder and drops in the 1st round to get a RB. The guy values draft picks too much...he's looking to add picks not trade them away.
:yawn: I had seen rumors of a swap of 1st round picks OR the 2nd round pick, but not both. I suppose anything is possible, but I see NO way TT does this. The most likely scenario for TT is the swap of firsts as he then will still have a 1st and 2nd. That puts the value at a late 2nd.
 
Whoever Trader Jake is, he pegged this deal exactly yesterday in the "Who are the Packers gonna pick at 1.16?" thread.
:tumbleweed: Knowing the way Ted Thompson covets draft selects I also stated that I didn't think this trade would occur...and as a Packer fan I hope this deal does NOT take place. RB's can be acquired much cheaper than this.
 
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
I think Hacksaw started this rumor, saw it on the chargers homer message board
From Chula Vista to the Canadian Rockies.from San Bernadino to Santa Barbara.......REACTION !!
 
Can all the members on this board agree to NEVER post anything written by PFT ever again? Seriously, it seems there are a number of thread each day on here reporting what PFT is "reporting" from the NFL. Has anything they ever wrote become factual?

Joe & Co. should delete any thread that has a "PFT rumor" in the title or initial post. They are like a 1980's version of the National Enquirer.

 
Joe & Co. should delete any thread that has a "PFT rumor" in the title or initial post. They are like a 1980's version of the National Enquirer.
I think PFT has some good contacts with player agents. They often announce signings before anyone else (and don't get that kind of stuff wrong very often).But when speculating about who will make the team or be cut or other stuff that is likely to be known by NFL clubs rather than by player agents, they whiff an awful lot.
 
I would like for PFT to stay at PFT, if people want to read every brainfart they have go to their site. Don't understand why every message board in the world has to be spammed with their crap.

 
uwgb96 said:
nathanbalboa said:
No way TT gives up a 2nd rounder and drops in the 1st round to get a RB. The guy values draft picks too much...he's looking to add picks not trade them away.
:no: I had seen rumors of a swap of 1st round picks OR the 2nd round pick, but not both. I suppose anything is possible, but I see NO way TT does this. The most likely scenario for TT is the swap of firsts as he then will still have a 1st and 2nd. That puts the value at a late 2nd.
 
trader jake said:
dsrm said:
Whoever Trader Jake is, he pegged this deal exactly yesterday in the "Who are the Packers gonna pick at 1.16?" thread.
:no: Knowing the way Ted Thompson covets draft selects I also stated that I didn't think this trade would occur...and as a Packer fan I hope this deal does NOT take place. RB's can be acquired much cheaper than this.
Why? The Packers need a RB unless you want to go in with what you have. Everyone wants them to draft Lynch if he is there. Why not take Turner at the spot and still have a 1st round pick. I understand its pick 30 but Im sure that everyone would agree to that Turner would be the first or second back taken in the draft this year. They get a RB and still keep a first rounder. Makes a lot of sense to me.
 
Maurile Tremblay said:
Liquid Tension said:
SD will get at best a 4th round compensatory pick based on Turner being a backup in terms of production in 2007. The performance in 07 and the salary received dictates the picks status from what I understand.
It's performance with the new team that matters, not performance with the old team.But it's mostly about salary with the new team. Performance is apparently a distant second.
Well then you answered the question a little bit. Trading him now gets a pick now and waiting for the compensatory pick takes time. Somewhat iof a sidebar, NE knows that you should ALWAYS take a 2nd two years from now rather than a 3rd now, but teams make that dumb mistake over and over again
 
trader jake said:
dsrm said:
Whoever Trader Jake is, he pegged this deal exactly yesterday in the "Who are the Packers gonna pick at 1.16?" thread.
:bag: Knowing the way Ted Thompson covets draft selects I also stated that I didn't think this trade would occur...and as a Packer fan I hope this deal does NOT take place. RB's can be acquired much cheaper than this.
Why? The Packers need a RB unless you want to go in with what you have. Everyone wants them to draft Lynch if he is there. Why not take Turner at the spot and still have a 1st round pick. I understand its pick 30 but Im sure that everyone would agree to that Turner would be the first or second back taken in the draft this year. They get a RB and still keep a first rounder. Makes a lot of sense to me.
:confused: Turner + 1st rounder >>>>>>>Lynch + second rounder
 
Why? The Packers need a RB unless you want to go in with what you have. Everyone wants them to draft Lynch if he is there. Why not take Turner at the spot and still have a 1st round pick. I understand its pick 30 but Im sure that everyone would agree to that Turner would be the first or second back taken in the draft this year. They get a RB and still keep a first rounder. Makes a lot of sense to me. Turner + 1st rounder >>>>>>>Lynch + second rounder
This makes sense if you assume that Lynch and Turner are equal talents, but If you believe Lynch is a more talented back then it doesn't.I'd also add that while Lynch to GB makes sense, TT is so secretive it's hard to imagine anyone being able to know what he really wants to do. The fact that everyone thinks TT will take Lynch makes me think there's no way it will happen. I wouldn't be suprised if he's got his eye on a RB he grab in round 3-6 that he thinks is capable of being a starting back in their offense (a la Denver Broncos).
 
I would like for PFT to stay at PFT, if people want to read every brainfart they have go to their site. Don't understand why every message board in the world has to be spammed with their crap.
I realize that's your opinion, and you're certainly entitled to it. You sure do post it a lot, too. Do you realize that you probably post "PFT" more often than anyone else on this board? If you want to reduce spam..........
 
Fodasme69 said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
Is Hacksaw reliable? I've never heard of him. :goodposting:
Hacksaw is somewhat less reliable than PFT.
If it was 5 years ago, I'd disagree but he had a bad falling out with the team after (correctly I might add) criticizing what they were doing on his radio show, causing them to can him as their play-by-play announcer. This is overwhelmingly likely just speculation based upon rumors and nothing else.
 
Why? The Packers need a RB unless you want to go in with what you have. Everyone wants them to draft Lynch if he is there. Why not take Turner at the spot and still have a 1st round pick. I understand its pick 30 but Im sure that everyone would agree to that Turner would be the first or second back taken in the draft this year. They get a RB and still keep a first rounder. Makes a lot of sense to me. Turner + 1st rounder >>>>>>>Lynch + second rounder
This makes sense if you assume that Lynch and Turner are equal talents, but If you believe Lynch is a more talented back then it doesn't.I'd also add that while Lynch to GB makes sense, TT is so secretive it's hard to imagine anyone being able to know what he really wants to do. The fact that everyone thinks TT will take Lynch makes me think there's no way it will happen. I wouldn't be suprised if he's got his eye on a RB he grab in round 3-6 that he thinks is capable of being a starting back in their offense (a la Denver Broncos).
It also doesn't factor in which player will cost more. Turner might look to break the bank compared to what Lynch will receive at slot #16.
 

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