March 27th, 2010 
Matt Loede 
Posted in There’s been chatter about Michael Turner having less carries in the 2010 season, and as far as the running back is concerned, that’s fine with him:
Falcons running back Michael Turner was on his way to another mega-season but things went down a different path after Carolina’s Chris Gamble basically planted his shoulder pads on Turner’s ankle, resulting in a severe high ankle sprain he could not come back from. In basically half of a season (he played in eight full games and was knocked out of three early), Turner rushed 178 times for 871 yards (4.9 yards per carry) and 10 touchdowns, double the numbers (356 for 1,742 and 20 touchdowns), and he would have essentially matched his breakout 2009 totals with 20 fewer carries. The Falcons want to make sure that Turner doesn’t get overworked in 2010, according to coach Mike Smith. “That doesn’t bother me,” Turner said. “I just want to be ready when my number is called. Like I said last year, nobody can predict how many times I’ll be able to touch it this year. We just have to take it game by game.”
