1st&punt Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) You see it in sports every day. The succesor takes over for the aging veteran. L.T still has major trade value, minimum 2+ first rounds and Turner 4 year veteran with rookie wear on his legs ( > 300 carries). I dont get it!! How can you not seriously consider this option for the benifit of the squad present and future. Edited February 25, 2008 by 1st&punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 You see it in sports every day. The succesor takes over for the aging veteran. L.T still has major trade value, minimum 2+ first rounds and Turner 4 year veteran with rookie wear on his legs ( > 300 carries). I dont get it!! How can you not seriously consider this option for the benifit of the squad present and future. No-one would give up 2 first rounders for LT, doesn't matter how good he is. RBs are a dime a dozen right now and while none of them are as good as LT, they certainly are better than trading away the next two years of first round picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 One rule of football, fantasy or real: Don't Trade LT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyr0802 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Have to imagine that the Charger fans, and city of SD for that matter, would kill the Chargers front office for trading him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 With LT you have a proven future hall of fame stallion of a back. With Turner you have a guy that has shown flashes in limited playing time. Its not like S.D is in rebuilding mode . They made it to the championship game last year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Trade L.T and keep Turner - Why has this question never been raised  Because it's completely ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&punt Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 If Wayne Gretzky or majic Johnson can be traded, so can L.T. I guess Sprolles will be the go to guy in a year. Whatever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 If Wayne Gretzky or majic Johnson can be traded, so can L.T. I guess Sprolles will be the go to guy in a year. Whatever!!! Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 If Wayne Gretzky or majic Johnson can be traded, so can L.T. I guess Sprolles will be the go to guy in a year. Whatever!!! Â He just Valley-girled all of you. Arm extended with his palm to your faces and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&punt Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 With LT you have a proven future hall of fame stallion of a back. With Turner you have a guy that has shown flashes in limited playing time. Its not like S.D is in rebuilding mode . They made it to the championship game last year . An aging RB approaching 30, and your saying its not an issue. AGAIN !!! Whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebdog Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 i understand the concept, but LT2's 29, not 33. he's got 2 or 3 good years left. and like has been said, SD's ready to take a shot at a championship NOW. you don't trade LT2 at this point. if the team was struggling, of course you'd consider it. but we're not building for the future anymore. we just need to get a good backup in the draft. there's a few RBs available this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 An aging RB approaching 30, and your saying its not an issue. AGAIN !!! Whatever  Easy pal. Walk away from the edge. People are just stating their opinions as you are. No need to "Whatever!!!" everybody when their opinion isn't the same as yours. State your case and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giants56 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 If Wayne Gretzky or majic Johnson can be traded, so can L.T. I guess Sprolles will be the go to guy in a year. Whatever!!! Â Umm, Magic Johnson was never traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Umm, Magic Johnson was never traded. Â Change it to Abdul Jabbar for the proper effect if you don't want to be confused all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) I think the initial thought is brilliant. LT would draw interest, no question. He's entering the twilight of his career as a NFL RB, and he's absorbed an astounding amount of work. It would be absolutely the right thing to do... Â Â ...except that the general fan base isn't very football savvy, and the media would have a feeding frenzy. The public relations nightmare & subsequent fallout might be predictably so large that it might negate a large part of the benefits of keeping Turner & sending LT packing. It would take gigantic brass balls from the GM, and he would have to understand that his job would be tied directly to the outcome of such a move. That might be too much of a risk for a GM who instead can stand pat & let SD slip as Turner moves on & LT's play deteriorates, since fans will be much more understanding that SD will enter a rebuilding period as they try to reassemble their RB corps. Edited February 25, 2008 by Bronco Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) Change it to Abdul Jabbar for the proper effect if you don't want to be confused all day. Could we? I really liked him in 'Airplane.' Edited February 25, 2008 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) An aging RB approaching 30, and your saying its not an issue. AGAIN !!! Whatever   Let me put it in terms you may understand. You dont trade away Corey Feldman just because you have Corey Haim. Sure Haim had a few decent flicks under his belt but was he in Stand By Me or Meatballs IV ? I dont think so. That was Feldman baby..Pure Feldman Edited February 25, 2008 by whomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Let me put it in terms you may understand. You dont trade away Corey Feldman just because you have Corey Haim. Sure Haim had a few decent flicks under his belt but was he in Stand By Me or Meatballs IV ? I dont think so. That was Feldman baby..Pure Feldman  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 In theory it's a good idea, if they could get a ton in return for him... but no team out there wants to be the next to make a Hershell Walker deal. So, there's just no practical way that the Chargers would get enough in compensation to have this idea make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Let me put it in terms you may understand. You dont trade away Corey Feldman just because you have Corey Haim. Sure Haim had a few decent flicks under his belt but was he in Stand By Me or Meatballs IV ? I dont think so. That was Feldman baby..Pure Feldman Goonies never die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzkek Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 An aging RB approaching 30, and your saying its not an issue. AGAIN !!! Whatever I guess this guy didn't see how horribly ineffective Turner was in the playoffs w/LT out of the game. yds att avg. @ NE L 12-21 65 17 3.8 @ IND W 28-24 71 17 4.2 TEN W 17-6 28 9 3.1 Â Not overly impressive against D's that you can certainly run on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I guess this guy didn't see how horribly ineffective Turner was in the playoffs w/LT out of the game. yds att avg. @ NE L 12-21 65 17 3.8 @ IND W 28-24 71 17 4.2 TEN W 17-6 28 9 3.1 Â Not overly impressive against D's that you can certainly run on. In the Indy game he was instrumental in a drive that would give them the win... In New England the Pats could focus on the run as Rivers was a gimp along with Gates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzkek Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 In the Indy game he was instrumental in a drive that would give them the win... In New England the Pats could focus on the run as Rivers was a gimp along with Gates... Ok. So are you inferring that Turner is in the same class as LT? You think LT would have put up similiar numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Here's another example. Why would a community trade away Kevin Garnett, Johan Santana, Torii Hunter, or David Ortiz? Is it to sell more tickets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ok. So are you inferring that Turner is in the same class as LT? You think LT would have put up similiar numbers? Where did I say that? Nowhere did I say Turner was in the same class as LT. You said Turner was horribly ineffective, I then stated that in one game he was huge on an instrumental drive, and then he played against the Patriots without a healthy qb, te, and some gimpy lineman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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