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Falcons Place S Jamaal Fudge On I.R., Sign S Charlie Peprah

Some years even your depth can't escape the dreaded injury bug.

That's right, folks, that cursed little bastard has dug his plague-encrusted fangs into Jamaal Fudge, knocking everybody's favorite backup safety out for the rest of the season. This is especially unusual because the team never disclosed what happened to Fudge, who had mostly played his time out on special teams in 2009. We wish him well.

His replacement is kind of an intriguing guy, or at least he would be if he wasn't doomed to spend the rest of the season warming the bench. Charlie Peprah was an effective special teamer for the Green Bay Packers, jarring two fumbles loose in 2007 and generating 37 total tackles during his three years there, and he could be a valuable piece of our kickoff return coverage team. If nothing else, his name will be fun to say for the rest of the season. Peprah peprah peprah.

In the big scheme of things, this is a blip on the back of an atom zipping its way through the universe, but it does illustrate just how heavily we've been hit by injuries this season. Let's hope Fudge is the end of it.

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I tell ya what.

First off, what happened to him to get put on IR?

Second, at the rate we’re going, we’re really gonna have to earn our 9 wins. This is ridiculous. Also, I’m seconding the comment someone said a few weeks ago about “Where is the guy who ATL hired to prevent injuries?” Because we do have one, although he may specialize in preventing muscle pulls and whatnot. I’m not sure.

Also, before I mention my third point, I just want to make it clear that I don’t know all the ins and outs of NFL rules, however….

….Third, what if Comrade Dimitroff is doing this on purpose to find a sleeper homerun somewhere? If a player gets injured (or if he plays poorly and the organization tells him to fake an injury), he can throw them on IR and find a replacement player who might be better. Seems a little too crazy to pull off, though. Any thoughts?

by Zippo729 on Nov 5, 2009 1:36 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't necessarily put it past any NFL GM

And this is weird because they haven’t disclosed his injury, so I dunno. I kind of doubt it, still.

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by Dave the Falconer on Nov 5, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

conspiracy afoot???

NAH!

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 5, 2009 7:51 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

O.K., now this is just getting ridiculous...

Via Adam Schefter’s twitter account: “Falcons placed long snapper Mike Schneck on injured reserve and signed free agent long snapper Bryan Pittman”

by maddosc on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Son of a!

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by Dave the Falconer on Nov 5, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Whats up with this crap man???

If this continues it could cost us our season. Lets just hope these injuries stay away from our primetime players-ryan, turner, abraham. It’s already got Norwwod, I just hope thats it!!

by ATLsince1972 on Nov 5, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately

Schneck is a bigger part of this team than can be readily accounted for. He’s been so good as our long snapper that he’s been invisible out there, which is exactly what you want from that guy. He’ll be missed.

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by Dave the Falconer on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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