after 2007 when LT lead the league in rushing yards and TDs for the second straight year is a liar. Or a terrible GM. No one expected LT to repeat 2006, but it was absolutely reasonable and smart to expect the 2005/2007 LT to show up again. That he would get hurt and have a lingering injury all the following year was nothing anyone could have predicted.

That will keep you at the Dallas Morning News. To prove he is even more of a dildo, he titles one paragraph with If the Super Bowl were played tomorrow, and then goes on to explain

The two most efficient quarterbacks in the game (Peyton Manning and Drew Brees) would square off, and Manning would be playing against his hometown team. Not only would this be a great game, it’d be the best story line.

Can Someone tell Rick Gosselin how the NFC/AFC thing works in the superbowl. Also pay Kate her child support.

I had a friend who suggested this very thing back in 2007. He is a cowboys fan and was doing it to get a rise out of us Chargers fans, but it did make me think for a second.

Stupid considering they made the unpopular Rivers over Brees decision the year earlier.

And if a frog had wings, he wouldn’t bump his ass every time he jumped.

I wish MT all of the success in the world. Let’s see how durable he is when used at the pace that LT has been used.

is always shipping out our veteran talent who may be nearing the end of the road? The team that alwats gets rid of a guy a year to early rather than a year too late? There is a certain mercenary feeling to that that I don’t really like. On the other hand, we would be a lot better off with Turner right now than LT.

QUESTION: Im just curious, Didnt really follow the Turner trade but who did the Chargers think was gonna be their next RB when they let Turner go? I mean no one really knew he was gonna be that good, well maybe they did beng that Turner was mentored by LT all those years… But still.

Turner gets his yards and TDs because the Falcons are dedicated to the run to a point of stubbornness. He also benefited last year from an offensive line that didn’t have a lot of injuries and was running new blocking schemes that no one had film on. If he had stayed a Charger he would have run behind the same lines that LT ran behind. The only argument I could see in favor of Turner is that he is less likely to have suffered the sort of injuries that LT suffered. But, basically LT had been one of the healthiest backs in the league and nothing other than his age pointed to him getting hurt in the future. On top of that with the LT situation at least the Chargers were be able to restructure his contract after suffering some injuries, whereas Turner would only be on the second year of his big deal and even if he got hurt I don’t think he would have been willing to restructure.

I personally think the decision was six in one hand, half a dozen in the other.

Tomlinson was 28 at the time, and had suffered only one serious injury.
No one could have predicted his nagging injuries in 08, not to mention that the problems and injuries on defense would limit his opportunities.
As for Turner, he’s a great downhill runner, but his hands are suspect and he never has been the multi-threat that LT has been.
Personally, I’m getting annoyed with everyone taking shots at LT. At the very least, he’s the best all-purpose runner since Marshall Faulk, and certainly in the discussion among the 10-15 best runners ever.