WR Harry Douglas Goes Down with Knee Injury

This could be disastrous for our receiving corps and exacerbates the situation with White's holdout. Doctors will be getting back to the team tomorrow.

UPDATE: According to Sports Illustrated, "After catching a pass, Douglas fell and grabbed his left leg. He tried to stand with help from teammate Michael Jenkins before again falling to the ground."

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He fell back to the gorund.

Dangerous stuff.

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by tlozwarlock on Aug 5, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Here’s a comment from somebody that was at practice (Torgo, 3rd comment down). Doesn’t sound good at all…

by orang3b on Aug 5, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sweet fancy Moses

This is the worst news I’ve heard in a while. I hope he’s alright…

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 5, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good luck Harry

I have a grim vibe on that injury, I hate to say. This indeed increases the focus on getting White signed (and picking up quality depth if the diagnosis is bad).

Roddy needs to grow up and end this holdout bullsh!t. Ever since his Monday night “Free Mike Vick” T-shirt display, I’ve wondered about his judgment.

by tom slick on Aug 5, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Time do look at Matt Jones...

4 years in the league, maybe Ryan can help his production catch up to his talent…

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

by NaGaNole on Aug 5, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather not go after Matt Jones

He has an incredible combination of size/speed and Coach Smith is familiar with him from his days in Jville but he is too immature and has too many off the field problems (cocaine if u missed it)

by FLA_Falcon on Aug 5, 2009 7:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

That's why you gotta do the work to see whats there...

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

by NaGaNole on Aug 5, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn

I almost feel like I jinxed us by citing injuries as the only thing that could stop our offense this year.

Anyone have ideas about what we do to replace HD if this turns out to be worst case scenario? Marvin Harrison is out there…I know he is approaching the end of his playing days but if he would accept a small role and a smaller paycheck I think he could provide quality wisdom/guidance for the young WRs we have on the team, also Matt Ryan could benefit from working with a guy that helped to make one of the top 2 QBs in the league today

by FLA_Falcon on Aug 5, 2009 7:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Harrison? Interesting....

But I don’t know if anyone wants to take a chance on him with all of his legal woes.

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on Aug 5, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

legal woes?

I thought that whole gun incident was cleared up…or am I mistaken?

by FLA_Falcon on Aug 5, 2009 10:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

according to wikipedia

he was being sued for a shooting outside one of his businesses in Philadelphia in April, 2008. Supposedly the case was closed due to false accounts back in January, but now supposedly a new victim that got caught in the crossfire is trying to sue him, saying they saw him as a shooter.

I dunno… as much as I would like to have Harrison as a powerful stopgap and reliable Douglas replacement for this season, I don’t forsee the Falcons taking the chance.

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Aug 5, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Legal woes

Isn’t the problem. He’s D-O-N-E, done. He’s got nothing left…

by orang3b on Aug 6, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harrison

He wouldn’t stay with the Colts for a reduced role, I doubt that he would come to ATL for the same. IMO

"If you can’t get excited for Ryan throwing to Gonzalez, you’re either a robot or clinically dead. Or you’re a zombie robot, which is just plain awesome."
Dave the Falconer

by Pregame with Pabst on Aug 6, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you guys shouldn't be worried

I might be biased.. but you have Brian Finneran!

President of the Ramses Barden Fan Club

Fact on Villanova Sports

by Hoyadestroya85 on Aug 5, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It ins't Finn im worried about

He was great depth, with HD out he moves up a spot on the depth chart. I’m worried about the hole that creates behind him.

I think the biggest thing bothering all us Falcoholics is that we were expecting great things from HD this year, nothing against anyone else on our roster

by FLA_Falcon on Aug 5, 2009 10:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Bad, bad news...

Douglas out for year with torn ACL. Adam Schefter says he has confirmed it.

Martians Attacking Indianapolis

by joshmassey on Aug 5, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m absolutely crushed by this news. I love HD. Damnit damnit damnit.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 5, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Dave said it all

Damnit damnit damnit.

I was avoiding commenting on this thread because every time I tried to my vocabulary was infested with many colorful adjectives along those lines.

the term “crushed” is also an understatement…. I don’t think I really need to go into a rant about the potential I felt this guy had and this was his breakout season to be…

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Aug 5, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So which Patriots receiver are we going to trade for?

Gotta think that’s what’s coming. Greg Lewis?

Martians Attacking Indianapolis

by joshmassey on Aug 5, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WOW

I completely jynxed HD…
I was talking to my dad about the White hold-out, and I said HD is going to fill in fine, unless he gets some severe knee injury.

Im really questioning whether or not I should vontinue talking about the Falcons.

by FlyYouFalcons on Aug 6, 2009 12:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks front office for getting rid of Laurent Robinson for nothing because we were “so deep” at receiver. That is going to haunt us just as I thought the day it happened. At least we have Fin, but the HD news is truly devistating…..devistating. DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Brett Favre was a 3 year project and I only had 2 years left on my contract"
Jerry Glanville

by Chandler12 on Aug 6, 2009 3:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't that pick become Vance Walker?

I make that trade all day long…

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

by NaGaNole on Aug 6, 2009 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

I agree.

"If you can’t get excited for Ryan throwing to Gonzalez, you’re either a robot or clinically dead. Or you’re a zombie robot, which is just plain awesome."
Dave the Falconer

by Pregame with Pabst on Aug 6, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1 and rec'd

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Aug 6, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This

by Jesse28 on Aug 6, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TIME TO MAKE A MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!1

The falcons really should make a move to sign some of those big name free agents. True some might have behavior issues but we need WINS people. If Mike Smith and Arthur Blank dont start making moves like the Patriots, Cowboys, and other pretigious programs they’ll see the team make the playoffs and lose EVERY year. I love the falcons but we gotta compete!! dmnit

by D Truf on Aug 6, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs