Overall Ranking
| 17 | '10 | '09 | '08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| Attempts | 334 | 178 | 376 |
| Rushing Yards | 1371 | 871 | 1699 |
| 100 Yard Games | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Receptions | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| Receiving Yards | 85 | 35 | 41 |
| Total TDs | 12 | 10 | 17 |
Week 1 - Sep 11
ATL 12 @ CHI 30
Week 2 - Sep 18
PHI 31 @ ATL 35
31 rushes
214 rush yards
1 TDs
4 receptions
72 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 25
ATL 13 @ TB 16
Week 4 - Oct 02
ATL 30 @ SEA 28
Week 5 - Oct 09
GB 25 @ ATL 14
Week 6 - Oct 16
CAR 17 @ ATL 31
Week 7 - Oct 23
ATL 23 @ DET 16
Week 8 - Oct 30
bye
Week 9 - Nov 06
ATL 31 @ IND 7
Week 10 - Nov 13
NO 26 @ ATL 23
Week 11 - Nov 20
TEN 17 @ ATL 23
Week 12 - Nov 27
MIN 14 @ ATL 24
Week 13 - Dec 04
ATL 10 @ HOU 17
Week 14 - Dec 11
ATL 31 @ CAR 23
Week 16 - Dec 26
ATL 16 @ NO 45
301 rushes
1340 rush yards
11 TDs
17 receptions
168 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 1 - Sep 12
ATL 9 @ PIT 15
Week 2 - Sep 19
ARI 7 @ ATL 41
Week 3 - Sep 26
ATL 27 @ NO 24
Week 4 - Oct 03
SF 14 @ ATL 16
Week 5 - Oct 10
ATL 20 @ CLE 10
19 rushes
140 rush yards
0 TDs
0 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 6 - Oct 17
ATL 17 @ PHI 31
Week 7 - Oct 24
CIN 32 @ ATL 39
23 rushes
121 rush yards
2 TDs
2 receptions
23 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 31
bye
Week 9 - Nov 07
TB 21 @ ATL 27
24 rushes
107 rush yards
2 TDs
0 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 11
BAL 21 @ ATL 26
Week 11 - Nov 21
ATL 34 @ STL 17
28 rushes
131 rush yards
1 TDs
1 receptions
-4 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 12 - Nov 28
GB 17 @ ATL 20
23 rushes
110 rush yards
1 TDs
1 receptions
4 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 13 - Dec 05
ATL 28 @ TB 24
Week 14 - Dec 12
ATL 31 @ CAR 10
28 rushes
112 rush yards
3 TDs
1 receptions
12 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 15 - Dec 19
ATL 34 @ SEA 18
Week 16 - Dec 27
NO 17 @ ATL 14
Week 17 - Jan 02
CAR 10 @ ATL 31
334 rushes
1,371 rush yards
12 TDs
12 receptions
85 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 1 - Sep 13
MIA 7 @ ATL 19
Week 2 - Sep 20
CAR 20 @ ATL 28
Week 3 - Sep 27
ATL 10 @ NE 26
Week 4 - Oct 04
bye
Week 5 - Oct 11
ATL 45 @ SF 10
22 rushes
97 rush yards
3 TDs
0 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 6 - Oct 18
CHI 14 @ ATL 21
Week 7 - Oct 25
ATL 21 @ DAL 37
Week 8 - Nov 02
ATL 27 @ NO 35
Week 9 - Nov 08
WAS 17 @ ATL 31
18 rushes
166 rush yards
2 TDs
2 receptions
14 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 15
ATL 19 @ CAR 28
Week 11 - Nov 22
ATL 31 @ NYG 34
Week 12 - Nov 29
TB 17 @ ATL 20
Week 13 - Dec 06
PHI 34 @ ATL 7
Week 14 - Dec 13
NO 26 @ ATL 23
Week 15 - Dec 20
ATL 10 @ NYJ 7
Week 16 - Dec 27
BUF 3 @ ATL 31
Week 17 - Jan 03
ATL 20 @ TB 10
Week 1 - Sep 07
DET 21 @ ATL 34
22 rushes
220 rush yards
2 TDs
1 receptions
6 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 2 - Sep 14
ATL 9 @ TB 24
14 rushes
42 rush yards
0 TDs
1 receptions
6 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 21
KC 14 @ ATL 38
23 rushes
104 rush yards
3 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 4 - Sep 28
ATL 9 @ CAR 24
18 rushes
56 rush yards
0 TDs
1 receptions
-1 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 5 - Oct 05
ATL 27 @ GB 24
26 rushes
121 rush yards
1 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 6 - Oct 12
CHI 20 @ ATL 22
25 rushes
54 rush yards
0 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 8 - Oct 26
ATL 14 @ PHI 27
17 rushes
58 rush yards
0 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 9 - Nov 02
ATL 24 @ OAK 0
30 rushes
139 rush yards
0 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 10 - Nov 09
NO 20 @ ATL 34
27 rushes
96 rush yards
1 TDs
1 receptions
0 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 11 - Nov 16
DEN 24 @ ATL 20
25 rushes
81 rush yards
2 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 12 - Nov 23
CAR 28 @ ATL 45
24 rushes
117 rush yards
4 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 13 - Nov 30
ATL 22 @ SD 16
31 rushes
120 rush yards
0 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 14 - Dec 07
ATL 25 @ NO 29
18 rushes
61 rush yards
1 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 15 - Dec 14
TB 10 @ ATL 13
32 rushes
152 rush yards
1 TDs
2 receptions
30 rec yards
0 TDs
Week 16 - Dec 21
ATL 24 @ MIN 17
19 rushes
70 rush yards
1 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
Week 17 - Dec 28
STL 27 @ ATL 31
25 rushes
208 rush yards
1 TDs
receptions
rec yards
TDs
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Rush Attempts = 334 / Rush Yards = 1,371 / Rush TDs = 12
Receptions = 12 / Receiving Yards = 85 / Receiving TDs = 0
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2010 FANTASY STATISTICS
Total Fantasy Pts = 217.6
RB Rank = 9
Fantasy Pts/Game = 13.6
RB Fantasy Pts/Game Rank = 11
*Games Played = 16
It was obviously a disappointing season for the Centaur, Michael Turner, but far from unexpected. After lugging around the punishment that comes with a 376-carry season in 2008, the statistics (The Curse of 350+ Carries) clearly foresaw the fate that awaited him in 2009. That’s not to say he didn’t fight the odds with everything he had, as can be seen by the 831-yard, 10-TD output he put forth in the first nine games of the Falcons season, but 350+ carries is eventually going to catch up to you no matter who you are. That being said, Turner did well enough to prove to his fans that the numbers he amassed in 2008 wasn’t a fluke and that he still has plans to make the Chargers pay for making him sit behind LT21 for the first four years of his career.
2010 will see Turner two years removed from the overload the Falcons put on his back in 2008. Couple this with the fact that he’s only 28-years old and it’s reasonable to think that it’s well within his reach to provide another top-of-the-line season for fantasy owners. In the past, Turner was referred to as the “Swedish Meatball” due to his gigantic body structure, but that handle really has no authenticity to it at all. In truth, he actually has a size 34 waist (which is quite slim in America today), but needs to buy size 42 jeans because it’s the first size up that fits over his monstrous legs (don’t ask us how we know this). My point is that Michael is in incredible shape, so don’t be scared off by his injury in 2009 and have confidence drafting him to your fantasy team as your #1 RB in 2010.
~ Turner will be healthy coming into the 2010 season
~ Unlike 2009, Atlanta has a relatively easy rushing schedule this year
~ Both WR Roddy White and TE Tony Gonzalez demand enough attention to make sure the defense doesn’t stack the middle of the field
~ How will Turner respond to coming off an injury-plagued season?
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So one of the things that freaks us out about Turner is all those carries from 2008. 370+ is unsustainable. Here's what happens to RBs the year following a heavy workload - we went with 350+ for this one to show a rounded result, and went back 15 years. As we saw, Turner's carries and yards decreased by over half in 2009, which fits right in with this trend. Only two RBs over the last 15 years were able to string together two years of top production after toting the ball 370+ times - Edge and LT. And only another couple were able to follow up 350+ carry seasons with a similar result the next year. We know he's a year removed from the load, and we still love his possibilities this year, but Turner buyers... you've been warned.
Michael signed a six-year, $34.5 million contract in March of '08 that included $15 million guaranteed. Here is how the remainder of the deal plays out:
2010 - $2 million
2011 - $5 million
2012 - $5 million
2013 - $5.5 million
2014 - Free Agent
Jason Snelling did well enough as a replacement for Turner in 2009 to be the handcuff over Jerious Norwood
Missed games last year with a high ankle sprain, he is back to 100% for the 2010 season
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