If you are lucky enough to get the coveted first spot in your fantasy football league this year, take Turner. I know what you’re thinking. What about Adrian Peterson? He is sick. The guy is freakier than Paula Abdul in room full of young singers. He’s got explosion, speed, and the necessary power to punch it in at the goal line. He is a stud.
I’m not knocking Adrian Peterson’s ability. I’m not knocking him as a football player, but as a fantasy player he is just a tad bit unreliable to be the number one overall pick. Adrian Peterson is prone to injury. He was injured all through college. During his freshman year at Oklahoma in 2005 it was his ankle. In 2006 it was a broken collar bone. In 2007, his rookie year, it was lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.
Adrian Peterson is a ferocious competitor. He goes all out when he plays, but that also leads to injuries which is something we’ve seen time and time again with him. These constant injuries have to be a concern. Look I know he didn’t get injured last season, but he has still been injured three out of the last four seasons. So he didn’t get injured last year and broke the trend. So what are the chances he breaks the trend again? If anything Adrian Peterson is due for an injury. Why would you take Peterson with the first pick when there is a good chance he will miss considerable time? I had Adrian Peterson on my team in 2007. He carried me the whole regular season and when it came to the playoffs, he was out, and I got killed. So then I ask a very basic question. Is he the very best fantasy player, if there is a good chance come playoff time, the only touchdowns he’ll be scoring will be on a Gatorade commercial?
Michael Turner is Atlanta’s featured back, and he isn’t constantly getting injured. He had a monster season last year, and I can’t imagine why he wouldn’t have another one this season especially considering Atlanta’s favorable schedule. They open up against the Ford family run Lions. Then they play the pathetic Rams and the offensively charged Chargers, not exactly the top defenses in the league. They then have a few tough games against Baltimore and the Patriots, but overall they are in a week defensive division. The Saints don’t play much defense and the Bucs are rebuilding. The Panthers are the only defensively tough team in their division, and two of Atlanta’s last four games are against the Bucs and Saints. That means come fantasy playoff time, Turner will be going to work.
If all that hasn’t convinced you, then have faith in the Turner name. Tina Turner was a huge chart topping success. Ted Turner founded several cable television stations TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, and CNN, the most RELIABLE name in news. He put Atlanta on the map while becoming a successful billionaire. Putting Turner and Atlanta together has proven to be a great combination. Take Turner.
