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Following up on a previous item. ... Because the Falcons want to make sure that Turner doesn't get overworked in 2010, HC Mike Smith recently said the offense will not lean so heavily on Turner. "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."
Reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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This after Turner rushed 178 times for 871 yards and 10 touchdowns during an injury-plagued 2009 season. As Journal-Constitution staffer D. Orlando Ledbetter pointed out, in nearly 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. And even though he wasn't showing any signs of a dropoff before he was injured, Turner sees some benefit from a decreased workload. "I understand that the coaches want to take care of me, and that's for the team not just for me so that I can be around a little longer," Turner said. ... We'll see. He's still the team's best option at the position; if Turner healthy and effective it's going to be hard for Smith to keep him off the field.
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