Which of these RBs would you most like to have... (1 Viewer)

[Bruno Tataglia]

Just want to see who you think will have the most value in 2, 3, 4 years from now. Let's say for sake of argument that production from these guys is not really needed this season, though it would be icing on the cake. More interested on which of these guys might see their stock skyrocket in the coming years.

 

[Armando]

I'll rank them:

1) Turner

2) Norwood

3) Tatum Bell

4) Barber

5) Morency

6) Mike Bell

7) Lundy

8) Lendale

 

[Raider Nation]

Turner has the most potential, IMO.

But he's a RFA after the season, and if the Chargers match an offer, he'll continue wasting his prime years rotting away on the bench behind L.T. Norwood is intruging, but he also has a roadblock in Dunn. Who knows how long that will last? White has a good chance to start next year, but he currently is running behind TWO guys.

 

[The Jerk]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

He's a top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. People who like handcuffing should consider LT as the #1 overall because he retains more value than the backups to SA (Maurice Morris) and LJ (Michael Bennett).

 

[Raider Nation]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

He's a top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. People who like handcuffing should consider LT as the #1 overall because he retains more value than the backups to SA (Maurice Morris) and LJ (Michael Bennett).

I agree with the love for Turner's game, but I am also at the fact that he is running away with this poll early on. Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him? Would it strictly be a money issue? Maybe they won't want to pay top dollar for a backup...The poll results would indicate that many of you think the Chargers will not block his path.

Any idea what compensation San Diego would receive (if any) if another teams signs Turner?

 

[Raider Nation]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

BTW, just looking at it quickly, I came up with 12 or 13 teams for which Turner would start.

 

[Bruno Tataglia]

I originally had more names in this poll. I had Samkon Gado, Dominic Rhodes, Domanick Davis and Musa Smith. I took all of them off the list because I didn't figure they'd get many votes.

I also had Frank Gore on the list, but I removed him because I think he'll be gone by the time I have to choose from among the 8 guys I listed. I assume Gore would have won this poll had I included him, yes?

 

[Raider Nation]

I also had Frank Gore on the list, but I removed him because I think he'll be gone by the time I have to choose from among the 8 guys I listed. I assume Gore would have won this poll had I included him, yes?

I voted Turner, but I would have had to vote for Gore if he was listed.Turner could be The Man somewhere. Gore already is The Man, albeit with a poor team.

 

[The Jerk]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

He's a top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. People who like handcuffing should consider LT as the #1 overall because he retains more value than the backups to SA (Maurice Morris) and LJ (Michael Bennett).

I agree with the love for Turner's game, but I am also at the fact that he is running away with this poll early on. Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him? Would it strictly be a money issue? Maybe they won't want to pay top dollar for a backup...The poll results would indicate that many of you think the Chargers will not block his path.

Any idea what compensation San Diego would receive (if any) if another teams signs Turner?

You are correct that implicit in my vote is the expectation he will be able to leave San Diego. Not a sure thing by any means.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I originally had more names in this poll. I had Samkon Gado, Dominic Rhodes, Domanick Davis and Musa Smith. I took all of them off the list because I didn't figure they'd get many votes.I also had Frank Gore on the list, but I removed him because I think he'll be gone by the time I have to choose from among the 8 guys I listed. I assume Gore would have won this poll had I included him, yes?

I actually would have voted for Musa Smith. Jamal Lewis is getting old so fast, I think Smith might be worth drafting this year in a re-draft league. That might be slight hyperbole, but I will definitely be watching the waiver wire for him.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

He's a top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. People who like handcuffing should consider LT as the #1 overall because he retains more value than the backups to SA (Maurice Morris) and LJ (Michael Bennett).

I agree with the love for Turner's game, but I am also at the fact that he is running away with this poll early on. Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him? Would it strictly be a money issue? Maybe they won't want to pay top dollar for a backup...The poll results would indicate that many of you think the Chargers will not block his path.

Any idea what compensation San Diego would receive (if any) if another teams signs Turner?

There's some good discussion of these issues in the following threads:Michael Turner, The Burner...what gives with him...

Micheal Turner, What happens next year?

 

[SSOG]

I am sure that it will take a lot of people by surprise, but I voted Tatum Bell.

 

[Texasmouth]

I think Norwood is going to be great and he has the best situation. Warrick Dunn is 30+ which is over 85 years old in RB years.

Marion Barber isnt too shabby either, even though I dont think he will ever be a featured back.

 

[Armando]

I get the feeling most that are voting Lendale White are trying to justify their early pick. White has looked awful.

If I had to name which of these guys were out of the league first, I'd vote for White.

 

[-OZ-]

I believe Michael Turner would start for roughly half of the other teams in the league. At worst, he'd be a top 25-30 pick in FF leagues.

He's a top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. People who like handcuffing should consider LT as the #1 overall because he retains more value than the backups to SA (Maurice Morris) and LJ (Michael Bennett).

I agree with the love for Turner's game, but I am also at the fact that he is running away with this poll early on. Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him? Would it strictly be a money issue? Maybe they won't want to pay top dollar for a backup...The poll results would indicate that many of you think the Chargers will not block his path.

Any idea what compensation San Diego would receive (if any) if another teams signs Turner?

Hopefully this is still accurate.

Restricted Free Agents (RFA)

A Restricted Free Agent is an NFL player who is not under contract, but has only three years of NFL experience. The signing period for restricted free agents begins on March 2 and concludes on April 15. If his previous team has made him a Qualifying Offer, then that team has a right of first refusal on the player. This means the player may negotiate with other teams and receive an offer, however the previous team may agree to the offer that the player has received, in which case the player stays with his former team. Of course there are lots of games played, the prospective new team will attempt to structure the offer so that it is very unpalatable to the new team. For example, a team with a lot of cap room can offer a large salary and small signing bonus which is difficult for another team to match. Or a team with a very bad record can offer a large bonus based on winning 10 games, which would be unlikely to be earned on the new team but perhaps likely to be earned on the original team, thus making the offer have a large cap number.

There are three levels of Qualifying Offer. Each level has an associated salary which is part of the CBA. In 2005 the three qualifying offer levels are $656,000, $1.43M, and $1.9M.

If the team offers the player the lowest qualifying salary, then that's the player's salary if he gets no offers in free agency. If he gets an offer, his current team has a choice: they can match the offer exactly, or they can let the player go, in which case they will get a draft pick from the new team which is the same as the draft pick they used to get the player. If the player was selected in the 6th round, then the old team gets the new team's 6th round draft pick in the next year. If the player was undrafted, the old team gets no draft pick.

If the team offers the player the middle level salary, then that's the player's salary if he gets no offers. If he gets an offer, then the old team can match the offer. If they do not, then the old team gets a 1st round draft pick from the new team.

If the team offers the player the top level qualifying offer, then that's the player's salary if he gets no offers. If the old team does not match an offer, then they get a 1st round and a 3rd round draft pick from the new team.

Turner was a 5th round pick.

I'd suspect at the least, Turner would get the middle level salary, so a 1st. In some ways, it may make more sense for SD and the interested team to work out a trade.

Sproles (being injured this year) won't have the opportunity to show that he can be the primary backup, so Turner's chances to leave might be hindered.

 

[Routilla]

I vote for Maroney.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him?

There's an obvious answer to this question in light of the whole Steve Hutchinson-Nate Burleson nonsense.This is what the Broncos' offer for Turner will look like: "Year 1 - $4M. Year 2 - $5M. Year 3 - $6M. Year 4 - $500M. If Turner is not the highest paid RB on his team in any given season, the remaining portion of the contract shall become guaranteed. Also, if Turner plays more than two home games within the territory known as San Diego County in any given season, the remaining portion of the contract shall become guaranteed."

The Chargers will not be able to match those terms.

 

[BUD GRANT]

Why on earth would the Chargers not match an offer for him?

There's an obvious answer to this question in light of the whole Steve Hutchinson-Nate Burleson nonsense.This is what the Broncos' offer for Turner will look like: "Year 1 - $4M. Year 2 - $5M. Year 3 - $6M. Year 4 - $500M. If Turner is not the highest paid RB on his team in any given season, the remaining portion of the contract shall become guaranteed. Also, if Turner plays more than two home games within the territory known as San Diego County in any given season, the remaining portion of the contract shall become guaranteed."

The Chargers will not be able to match those terms.

"IF" the NFL doesn't address the sittuation in the off-season to prevent further occurrences of this type of contract offer.

 

[The Jacket]

Whoever's the system guy in Denver.

Tatum Bell it is.

 

[PMENFAN]

For the list, I'd take Turner, and then Tatum Bell.

But, for young backs in the league, I'd take Laurence Maroney. I've got homer glasses on, but if you want to have a discussion about young RB talent, you should probably include him, Addai and DeAngelo in the discussion. And from what I've seen, he's the best of the lot.