The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... It continues to sound like the Falcons want to ease back on the work Turner’s doing, in hopes of giving him a chance to have something left late in the season. “Michael has been our workhorse for a few years,” RBs coach Gerald Brown told D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We discussed the possibility of making sure that we monitor his reps so that he can stay strong for us through the season and into December."
Diehards Line:And as we've heard time and time again this offseason, Jacquizz Rodgers seems to be making it easier to back off Turner. Jason Snelling's presence doesn't hurt either. “This year [Rodgers] is going through the offseason and that is going to help him. Snell is a veteran. He’s been there. When Michael is not in there, we feel comfortable with those guys being able to carry the load in both the run and the pass game. ...” Still, as PFT's Darin Gantt notes, Snelling is a functional backup, but if the Falcons are serious about cutting into Turner’s workload, they’re going to need Rodgers to show more than he’s shown so far.