The Injury Escalator Goes Up And Down For Falcons

by Dave Choate on Oct 10, 2008 8:00 AM EDT in Falcons News

The Falcons are getting more mixed news than DJ Quik flipping Dan Rather, and unfortunately centered around both of our lines.

Let's tackle the good news first, because I always like to make sure you're depressed by the time you're finished with one of my posts. In good news, the Falcons are getting back behemoth offensive tackle Renardo Foster; if nothing else, he can form a human wall at right tackle. Having a guy that huge who actually has a little skill can only help our depleted offensive line, as it allows Tyson Clabo to possibly swing inside if he's needed.

The bad news is that we're down one Trey Lewis for the rest of the season. Lewis suffered a knee injury last year that he re-aggravated in March, and one of the team's most promising young players last year now has a very long road to recovery. If this gives him a better of coming back and potentially serving as one of our top three defensive tackles next season, I'm glad they're shutting him down. Still rough to lose him, though.

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Such is Life

To be honest I think this is just a positive with very little / no downside.
1) we are getting back a behemoth of an offensive lineman that will just add more depth to a line that is performing quite well.
2) our defense has performed nicely so far without Trey, while it would be nice to have him back and his ability to pressure the passer from the inside, Coach Smith is thinking about the long haul. While the Birds are playing very well, we still are rebuilding, and it is better to put Trey away for next season so that he is 100% than risk reinjuring him.

Just my 2 cents

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by Pregame with Pabst on Oct 10, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Getting Foster back is definitely a plus since we lack o-line depth and putting a reasonable talent on the bench for the rest of the year in Trey will surely be for the best for next year.

by Jesse28 on Oct 10, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions