The Facts:
According to the Football Outsiders Almanac 2012, Turner has a chance to make history. If Turner can rush for 638 yards before he catches four more passes (and I’m thinking he has a good chance), he will pass George Rogers as the most one-dimensional prominent running back NFL history.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas notes, Turner is closing in on 7,000 career rushing yards, yet he has only 51 career catches. Rogers finished his career in 1987 with 7,176 rushing yards and 55 receptions. That currently is the lowest reception total for any running back with at least 7,000 career rushing yards. Yasinskas went on to point out something Fantasy owners are quite aware of: Turner isn’t much of a receiving threat out of the backfield. But he is coming off a season in which he recorded a career-high 17 receptions. New OC Dirk Koetter has pledged to make the screen pass a staple in Atlanta’s play book. But the numbers say there’s no sense throwing screen passes to Turner. Jacquizz Rodgers is quicker and can make things happen when he catches passes and
coaches clearly want to get him more involved. As Yasinskas summed up: "That could help assure Turner of his place in history."
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