RUMOR: San Diego RB Michael Turner for a 2nd round pick

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Good point but...

The difference is 721 carries to 157.

The belief (of those you're speaking of, including myself) is if Turner has 721 carries, his stats are better than Julius's. If Turner were a starter for 3 seasons rather than a backup he would have been more productive than JJ.

Where an individual was initially drafted is moot to me.

A good example would be Matt Schaub versus J.P. Losman.
Or Patrick Crayton versus Rashaun Woods.

The same argument is currently being made for Barber's potential over Jones's... one that I agree with, BTW.

Potentially high reward is always more appealing than proven average production.

In other words, Julius has been more valuable. That is my point.

This is similar to the Texans acquisition of Matt Schaub, It's a roll of the dice that when he's the featured guy he can do something. Sometimes that works out. Sometimes it bites the buyer right in the old gluteous maximus.

 

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In other words, Julius has been more valuable. That is my point.

This is similar to the Texans acquisition of Matt Schaub, It's a roll of the dice that when he's the featured guy he can do something. Sometimes that works out. Sometimes it bites the buyer right in the old gluteous maximus.

Exactly and I agree.


I can also agree that a 2nd round pick seems a little steep for such an unproven player. But when I look at what we have drafted in the 2nd round in the past 7 years...
(A. Fasano, K. Burnett, J. Jones, J. Rogers, A. Johnson, A. Bryant, T. Dixon, D. Goodrich, Q. Carter, A. Gurode)...
I realize that a 2nd round pick is hardly a sure thing and rarely has led to an impact player or even a long term contributor. That makes me more attracted to the idea of acquiring guys (contract terms aside) that have already played and "shown up" in the NFL in some capacity versus a rookie.