Report: C Jeremy Newberry Will Retire

by Dave Choate on Jul 21, 2009 11:44 AM EDT in Falcons News

Man, you just sign a guy and he decides to quit football forever. Isn't that just the way of things?

ProFootballTalk reports that Jeremy Newberry, he of the bad knees and veteran pedigree, will retire before the season begins. This removes the veteran insurance from the equation if something happens to ~~Troy~~ Todd McClure and brings signing Brett Romberg into a backup role. The team might also crawl back to Alex Stepanovich and beg him to come back, which probably will result in a West SIde Story-style love, er, story. I just re-signed a lineman named Stepanovich...

Crazy ramblings aside, this isn't a good thing. Newberry was somewhat of a question mark because of his injury history, but it's rare to see someone of his skillset backing up a starter who has had one or two injuries of his own to contend with. Our depth takes an immediate hit, and while I like Romberg, we're not really sure what he's going to be able to do.

Of course, this is all moot if McClure just stays healthy and effective all year, but this rainy day must be killing my optimism. What are your thoughts?

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I don’t see it being too much of a problem. Yes our depth on the line takes a hit, but I believe we should be alright.

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by Pregame with Pabst on Jul 21, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

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I think

by zooker on Jul 21, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

I dont think it's that big of a deal

Yeah, like you said our line depth takes a hit. But I think Romberg is a pretty good backup. Plus doesn’t Wilkerson play guard and center? I think we’ll be fine.

by FLA_Falcon on Jul 21, 2009 3:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

We need youth at the position anyways. I’d like to get a line that doesn’t need a massive overhaul for five years.

I was big on taking Alex Mack because I’ve seen the boon with having a cerebral center with a superstar QB, especially in a no-huddle (see Peyton and Saturday).

Regardless we need a young C to take over.

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by iRonin on Jul 21, 2009 11:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions