I hope the Chargers pick him back up. I'd re-sign him. He is better than Mathews. I think Turner, who is 247 lbs to Mathews 200, is more of a powerhouse. He also has less fumbles than Matthews and more yards. Sure he is 5 years older than Mathews, but 31 years is still young. IMO, Turner would be a huge upgrade to the RB corps. He would well worth being on the team. Telesco should be open to giving him a 2-year contract if Turner's asking price isn't too high. Alot of teams would probably want him. Let's go Telesco. Sign Turner before it is too late.

I was just telling my barber that about 30 minutes ago. I wouldn't mind having him back because we all know Mathews won't make it a full season even with an improved O-line in front of him. Next year target a starting running back in the draft.

I'd welcome Burner Turner back in a nanosecond.

Okay, can he bring Robinson with him?

Turner has lost a step if not two, but he still runs with as much power and desire as he ever did, which is why if the plan this off season is to build/restructure the O-line, I'd be fine with bringing Turner back on a 2 year deal as was suggested earlier by ultratvfan.

You know if they brought back Turner but found a young guy in the middle rounds and let Turner, Mathews, and the kid compete for playing time, and as part of a rotation, I would have no problems with that.

Ok good I will let Tommy T know you are ok with that!

Chargerhonk wrote: You know if they brought back Turner but found a young guy in the middle rounds and let Turner, Mathews, and the kid compete for playing time, and as part of a rotation, I would have no problems with that.

ultratvfan wrote: I hope the Chargers pick him back up. I'd re-sign him. He is better than Mathews. I think Turner, who is 247 lbs to Mathews 200, is more of a powerhouse. He also has less fumbles than Matthews and more yards. Sure he is 5 years older than Mathews, but 31 years is still young. IMO, Turner would be a huge upgrade to the RB corps. He would well worth being on the team. Telesco should be open to giving him a 2-year contract if Turner's asking price isn't too high. Alot of teams would probably want him. Let's go Telesco. Sign Turner before it is too late.

What a bunch of foolishness.  Michael Turner looked like a shell of himself late in the season. He has no burst anymore, he looks like LT in 2009 + an extra 10 pounds.  Falcons fans are not weeping to see him cut, they know Rodgers is the better back.

Also Ryan Mathews weighed in at 217 lbs at the combine, and has since put on (according to him) 7 pounds of muscle over the 2012 offseason, as is evidence by his physique.  Mathews is in supreme shape, he's just disappointingly brittle.

I might be in the minority here but I'm not digging the thought of bringing him in thinking that he's the ol' Mike Turner.  He's just an old Mike Turner.  


I'm sorry but if you look at his stats, he's been used like a cheap dirty you know what and might be useful for a change of pace but I wouldn't trust him to carry the load vs Mathews.  He may not have the same injury history as Ryan but he had darn near 400 carries in just his first season with the Falcons.  Since then he has two more years of over 300 carries and the only season under 200 was the year he didn't complete the season.  


Not to mention he's over the magic number 30.  I'm sorry guys, I'm just not seeing it.  Would an ok one two punch but wouldn't put much stock into Turner being the go to guy in the backfield.

Thisfrickinguy wrote: I might be in the minority here but I'm not digging the thought of bringing him in thinking that he's the ol' Mike Turner.  He's just an old Mike Turner.  


I'm sorry but if you look at his stats, he's been used like a cheap dirty you know what and might be useful for a change of pace but I wouldn't trust him to carry the load vs Mathews.  He may not have the same injury history as Ryan but he had darn near 400 carries in just his first season with the Falcons.  Since then he has two more years of over 300 carries and the only season under 200 was the year he didn't complete the season.  


Not to mention he's over the magic number 30.  I'm sorry guys, I'm just not seeing it.  Would an ok one two punch but wouldn't put much stock into Turner being the go to guy in the backfield.

I agree, I don't even think I would pay the vet minimum (about $1M for him) to get him. 

He has no acceleration, not lateral quickness, and worst of all he's a terrible receiver which only serves to take away from our offense.   

I would rather see us make a play for Reggie Bush, who despite having durability issues himself is still explosive with the ball in his hands.

Reggie Bush > Michael Turner

I personally wouldn't target Turner but since it was brought up, I wouldn't be against it either if the Telesco and McCoy think he still has something left in the tank. He still does have some burst but yes, he is a little older, no doubt. Some on here are making it out as though Turner had a poor season, and actually he didn't look that bad. He had about 1,000 all purpose yards and over ten TDs. He had over 100 yards rushing in his playoff game. Not bad...

Well I am against spending the money for Turner.  He has slowed down and getting "old" in running back terms.  I would rather spend FA money for the O line and secondary.  I think Mathews can still play and the injuries he had were no Jared Gaither type BS.  The kid runs hard and broke his collarbones.  I only worry about his fumbilitis.  We have a kid Baker and could draft another later round prospect.  Agree with Bush over Turner if Mr T wants to go that way.

I'm afraid the "Burner" doesn't have any gas left in the tank. He's 31 and showed very little burst last season. He got some yards and TDs because they didn't have anyone else capable of running between the tackles on the roster, but 3.6 yards per carry is not good. He might be able to survive a few more years as a strictly short yardage back, but his days as a feature RB are over.

In this offseason of change, I can't see the Chargers hopping into the way-back machine to fill their need at running back. There are better options available, such as Rashad Jennings. Another running back I like is Mewelde Moore, who had some productive seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. Moore spent last season in Indianapolis under the watchful eye of Tom Telesco.

Moore......Good call Mike!

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In this offseason of change, I can't see the Chargers hopping into the way-back machine to fill their need at running back. There are better options available, such as Rashad Jennings. Another running back I like is Mewelde Moore, who had some productive seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. Moore spent last season in Indianapolis under the watchful eye of Tom Telesco.

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I read somewhere he was released because he failed his physical.  Waste of money to bring him back.  Nice guy, time to move on.

No to Burner Turner, he does look like a shell of his former self

Good Luck to him tho

No way. We had an old up/down RB last year (Battle) and it didn't help us much.

No on Turner for me but I wouldn't mind if they brought in Robinson for competition.

Chargerhonk wrote: Reggie Bush > Michael Turner

I personally wouldn't target Turner but since it was brought up, I wouldn't be against it either if the Telesco and McCoy think he still has something left in the tank. He still does have some burst but yes, he is a little older, no doubt. Some on here are making it out as though Turner had a poor season, and actually he didn't look that bad. He had about 1,000 all purpose yards and over ten TDs. He had over 100 yards rushing in his playoff game. Not bad...

I don't think anyone is saying that he had horrible season but consider this.  Mathews in 4 fewer games due to injuries + Norv's handling of the kid + a less stellar OL compared to the Burners = a better overall season statistically.  

Yes, Mathews had a better year stat wise compared to the Burner and not only did he not finish the season but the kid had the ball taken away from him completely in short yardage and goal line situations and at one point if I'm not mistaken was demoted a game or two as Jackie Battles backup, no?  

For me, I'm not totally against it but to think that he'll be anything more than part of a one two punch is asking quite a bit from a guy that was a serious workhorse for the Falcons.  I mean in just his 1st season with the Falcons alone he was about 70-80 carries away from having twice the amount of carries as he did his entire career in SD.  And that was the year he carried it almost 400 times. 

I'm not concerned so much with his stats but with the what I believe is a career of guy who's body is wearing down and pretty much worn out.  Just remember that LT had about 1000 yards "all purpose" before he was let go of.  Sure he had a few more decent years with the Jets but considering the Jets OL that LT went to and the state of the Bolts OL now if the Burner was to be acquired.  I'm not liking that equation brutha Honk.  Not one bit.  

Again, if it were a situation were he was brought in to part of a RB committee, I'd be ok with it but I would in no way believe that Mikey would be brought in to become the feature back over Mathews.  Nor would I believe he would be able to "carry" the load if he were to be the feature back or even replace Ryan in the event of an injury.  At least not the Turner of now days.