Michael Turner spent the past four seasons as the backup running back to LaDainian Tomlinson in San Diego. Now, he’s ready for a bigger role in the Atlanta Falcon’s offense. Turner signed a six year deal with the Falcons and was considered to be the best running back available through free agency. Falcons GM, Thomas Dimitroff, feels Turner will make a fine RB tandem with Jerious Norwood.
“Given coach [Mike] Smith’s and [offensive coordinator] Mike Mularkey’s system, as far as being very strong up the middle, we believe that Michael Turner was the best fit to add that one-two punch with Jerious Norwood,” first-time general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “We felt this big back, at 230-pounds plus, would offer us the opportunity to pound it inside and be a very nice complement to Norwood.”
- Matt over at Falcons Gab talks about how the Falcons got the RB they wanted all along.
- Dave writes at The Falcoholic, jokingly, that “Michael Turner is the man, the myth and the legend we’ve always dreamt of.”
- Gerald at Flying High says that the Turner signing is huge for the Falcons.
Two questions for everyone to ponder and discuss here…
- Does this signing of Michael Turner tell us that the Falcons are not looking to choose Darren McFadden with their #3 pick in the upcoming draft?
- How much will we miss, Falcons fixture, Warrick Dunn?
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Bart Stevens
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