Antoine Harris And The Grand Opening Of Injury Season

by Dave the Falconer on Jul 1, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Editorial Comment 14 comments

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Minor surgical procedure, my foot. This is a harbinger of doom!

Antoine Harris is a special teams ace who offers little on defense, and he just had surgery. He'll be out until training camp, which wouldn't be such a big deal if he wasn't the first domino in a seemingly endless line of falling Falcons. Terror grips me!

Now that I've either frightened or confused you, let me make my point clear. Injuries in the NFL are extremely bad news for any number of teams, and the Falcons have lost some reliable performers in recent years. As a Falcons fan, I've learned to tolerate a great deal of shaz that would bring a lesser man to his knees, but injuries absolutely kill me every time. Look at poor Trey Lewis, who might be competing for a starting job this year if fate hadn't taken a hammer to him. By mentioning my overwhelming fear, I'm hoping to work some kind of reverse jinx.

The question for all of y'all (keeping y'all in health) is who among guys who missed significant time due to injury last year will emerge and wreak havoc upon an unsuspecting league? Will it be Lewis, well-known dinosaur and offensive lineman Sam Baker, or someone else entirely? Click and clack your way to discussion-based victory.

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Trey Lewis

I’m looking for Trey Lewis to have a big year. When I saw him play his rookie season, the guy had alot of promise. The Falcons did a smart thing by not rushing him back last year.
Don’t forget about Von Hutchins. Most people forget that he’s a veteran and that our back field may not be as young as people think it is. To be honest there will be at most 2 rookies starting on either offense or defense this year…Make You Want Your Mama (William) Moore and Jack Hammer (Peria) Jerry

by Fear Me on Jul 1, 2009 9:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It would have to be

Sam Baker for me – I mean, we’re counting on him to hold down the LT spot… I’d say his health is pretty important to the team’s success without Weiner around. Next I’d say Trey Lewis. If he can stay healthy, he’s going to be a big part of the DT rotation – and he looked pretty promising in ‘07. Also, I’m hoping Thomas Brown is able to take the KR duties from Norwood so he can be more involved in the offense.

And Von Hutchins would be last – as I’ve said before, I’m not expecting too much out of him…

by orang3b on Jul 1, 2009 9:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i agree with orang3b

sam baker for me as well… on a side note, after reading this off season about how hard and mean harvey dahl plays i can’t wait to pay more attention to him this year… i love watching the kind of player he has been described as…

the great white dope...

by Sik Boy on Jul 1, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sam Baker is a dinosaur

hahahaha… I love that. He is big and has “little arms”

anyways – more so than even him, I’m concerned about our rookies. The reason we got most of them in the draft where we did is because they are coming off injury seasons… sure, we have the depth to make sure their absence doesn’t create a massive hole in our defense (knock on wood… these guys aren’t going down), but I’d still like to see them make a huge impact this year.

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Jul 1, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

Good point – I’m a little worried about the injury history of Moore and Jerry…

by orang3b on Jul 1, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll go with what surely will be the safe pick

Sam Baker will be of the most importance and should take a large progressive step in his understanding of the system and blocking schemes. Trey Lewis needs to have a monster season if for no other reason than to pick up JA’s slack. Whether these guys wreak havoc or not I’m not sure, but they both need to have excellent seasons.

Also, Von Hutchins is not a veteran. In four seasons he has played in only 38 games. Houston has played in 32 games in only two seasons. Fudge has played in 31 in only three seasons. If anyone is the veteran of the secondary, then it has to be Coleman, who has played in 79 games in only five seasons, twice as many as Hutchins. Hutchins has been nothing but injured most of his time in the League.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Jul 1, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

According to the Falcons organization

Von Hutchins is considered to be a veteran with and has a leadership role. He’s strated for 2 full season and played well. His history of injury looks worse than what it really is. He played 16 games his first season with Indy 2004. He got hurt his second year and got placed on the PUP list. Was released and picked up by the Texans late in his third year and played only 3 games. And then played 15 or 16 games for the Texans in 2007. We snatched him up because of his play making ability and he was a free agent. I promise you the Texans fans wanted the organization to re-sign him, but those are the Texans. The key with him like some other veterans is to stay healthy.

by Fear Me on Jul 2, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Jul 1, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Your one word answers never fail to amaze me

I’d like to know if you huh because you dont’ care about the post, or if this is sort of like your wrestling gimmick.

by Dave the Falconer on Jul 1, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thomas brown

he will be a return superstar hopefully

by mistab50 on Jul 1, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

glad you through that out there

have a designated KR/PR and let Norwood get more carries and trust HDs hands a little more in the passing game – sounds like a plan to me.

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Jul 2, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with trey lewis too..

I think he can have a tremendous impact on the d-line rotation. He can even play a bigger role if someone goes down with injury. He WILL step up this season and help solidify and improve our d-line, with a possibility of having a career year too!!!
I predict 6-8 sacks.
L-Dawg

by ATLsince1972 on Jul 2, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs