Will everything come together for MD QB Chris Turner in his Senior year?

Maryland Football competes for local attention with all of the professional sports in the Baltimore-Washington Media-Market. Because of that, players at College Park are never going to deal with the constant scrutiny that exists at some SEC schools for example. However, with The Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Comcast Sports Net,and local sports-radio covering the Terps; it would be inaccurate to state that MD players receive no attention. When that local media has covered Turner these past couple of years, it has often been to point out how consistently inconsistent Turner has played.

To me, that inconsistency has to be somewhat expected with college-players. By definition they are not professionals, and should not be held to that standard.

That said, Turner has to perform on a more regular basis for the Terps to compete in the ACC Atlantic Division in 2009.

Everyone seems to know the book on MD’s offense this year. There is a deep and talented RB core, an athletic group of inexperienced WR’s, and a Offensive-Line with questions.

Philosophically, it will be interesting to see how Coach James Franklin runs the offense. If you believe the O-line will have trouble blocking, do you keep the RB’s and TE’s in and max-protect? Or do you spread the field, and make defenders pull out of the box?

Myself, I think MD would be well-served to attack defenses. Spread the field, and allow Turner to use the skills and athleticism of Torrey Smith, Ronnie Tyler, Kerry Boykins, Kevin Dorsey, Lansford Watson, and Devonte Campbell.
With defenders out of the box, the passing game can be augmented by the RB’s who will have less defenders to break-through.

It would be different if Turner was younger, and less experienced. He is a Senior that has taken MD to back-to-back Bowl appearances. He has beaten California, Boston College, and Wake at home. He has beaten Rutgers, and Clemson on the road. Put the ball in Turner’s hands, and give him the opportunity to make some plays.

Turner’s Five Best Games
11/10 2007 BC: 21 for 27, 337 yards, 155.7 rating, 77.8 comp%, 3 TD’s(W)
10/18 2008 Wake Forest: 28 for 41, 321 yards, 99.7 rating, 68.3 comp%, 1TD (W)
11/29 2008 @BC: 33 for 57, 360 yards, 73.7 rating, 57.9 comp%, 2 TD, 2INT (L)
9/13 2008 California: 15 for 19, 156 yards, 136 rating, 78.9 comp%, 2 TD(W)
9/29 2007 @Rutgers: 14 for 20, 149 yards, 91.5 rating, 70.0 comp%, (W)

2008 Season
214 for 374, 2,516 yards, 13 TD’s, 11 INT’s, 119.31 Rating

2007 Season
153 for 241, 1,959 yards, 7 TD’s, 7 INT’s, 134.54 Rating

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Chris Stoner founded Baltimore Sports and Life in 2009. He has appeared as a radio guest with 1090 WBAL, 105.7 The Fan, CBS 1300, Q1370, WOYK 1350, WKAV 1400, and WNST 1570. He has also been interviewed by The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, and PressBox (TV). As Owner, his responsibilities include serving as the Managing Editor, Publicist, & Sales Director.

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