Wednesday Falcons Injury Report: Six Down For Now

by Dave Choate on Nov 9, 2011 5:09 PM EST in Falcons News

If you were to make a list of worries for the Saints game, perhaps on some fancy paper with a letterhead, I'm betting your list would start with Drew Brees.

Second on that list might be that six Falcons are currently not practicing for the big game this Sunday.

Obviously it's only Wednesday, and this list could dwindle to zero by the time the Friday report rolls around. At the moment, though, it's difficult not to be nervous about a list of injured Falcons in arguably the biggest game of the year thus far.

Here's the six and some brief thoughts:

DE John Abraham. Missing for reasons that aren't related to injury. Not entirely sure what's going on there, but hopefully he'll be set by the weekend.
OT Sam Baker. He's not going to play. Will Svitek has turned in solid performances in back-to-back weeks, and he'll remain the starter.
DE Ray Edwards. Keep a close eye on Edwards, who's dealing with a knee injury. The Falcons will be in trouble if both Abe and Edwards miss the game.
TE Tony Gonzalez. Dealing with a back injury, Gonzo will undoubtedly push hard to play. Hopefully he's just resting at the moment.
C Todd McClure. No idea what's going on here. He's listed as missing practice for non-injury related reasons, so hopefully he, like Abe, will be ready to go come Sunday.
S William Moore. Moore was removed from the Colts game with a quad injury. He'll likely be slapped with the dreaded questionable tag. If he can't go, James Sanders will prove his versatility once more and start in his place.

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I pray everything is going well with Abe & McClure, its not often we here those guys missing practice for non injury related issues…as far as the other guys, like Willy Mo, Tony, Ray I’m sure they’ll push hard to play…

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by Dirtybyrdatl4life on Nov 9, 2011 5:15 PM EST reply actions

Over 30 Club likely in effect

No way these guys are missing the game if they can walk. Abe has many of his biggest games within the division.

I am concerned about WillyMo, however. He’s a hard-hitter and a good run-stuffer. Obviously, I think we’d all prefer him to be in there, but Sanders is at least competent.

by KMarch on Nov 9, 2011 5:22 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

OOOH! I AM IN THAT CLUB!

Wednesdays off!!!

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by Duff_Man on Nov 9, 2011 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

McClure hurts bad if he can't go not to say the others don't

If he can’t go that means an overmatched Hawley will be at C and an underwhelming RGGR will once again be stood straight up in front of Matt. If RE and Abe are out…yeesh. Can we get a do over?

by aces666high on Nov 9, 2011 6:04 PM EST reply actions

Abe...

A lot has been said about his overall lack of production. I wonder if he is dealing with some off the field personal issues? In any case, I hope the Abe of last year shows up.

Dont cloud the issue with facts!

by muuzilla on Nov 9, 2011 7:37 PM EST reply actions

Its a long time until the sun's day. :)

I would almost rather beat the aint’s with the birds than I would the gators with the DAWGS. I HATED Morton Andersen for a LOT of years when he was with the aint’s. I don’t know how many times I looked up with nothing left on the clock and there stands old Mort to win it from forever away. More often than not he made it too. Than one year all of a sudden I look up playng the aint’s down by less than 3 and here comes Mort running on the field in a FALCONS jersey with nada left on the clock, OMFFSM!!!!! And then he was the greatest kicker ever.

I HATE the gators.

by CaptJackSparrow on Nov 9, 2011 7:50 PM EST reply actions

I remember that moment too.

Still makes me grin.

by LuvGems on Nov 9, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions

Abe, McClure and Tony are fine.

They all rested and missed some practice last week. The coaching and medical staff just believes in giving their vets time to rest.
Dimitroff is really progressive about medical stuff. That’s part of why they signed Hayden even though he was an injury concern to most teams (I think he failed a physical too), Dimitroff said that they had a better means to test what was up (his neck or back I think), and the decision was he’s fine.

Those 3 guys know what’s up. They’re probably at home studying and keeping themselves healthy. It isn’t like they need some tips on technique or the extra experience.

by dude-bro on Nov 9, 2011 8:13 PM EST reply actions

Abe and McClure will sit out every Wednesday for the rest of the season

due to their age. I’m pretty sure Smitty said that somewhere along the way.

I do worry about Ray Edwards though. Gonzo’s probably fine, too.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Nov 9, 2011 8:14 PM EST reply actions

isn't wednesday

the old geezer day off from practice as a normal thing?

by Tybee2 on Nov 9, 2011 8:18 PM EST reply actions

Abe McClure Gonz will all just be out as it's a wednesday

They’ve been doing that for a while. Really worried about Edwards and Moore though – We’ll need Edwards for sure, and Moore is going to be a vital cog in the run D. Nothing against Sanders, he’s played pretty well in limited snaps, but nobody can lay the smack down like C4.

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by Turner_The_Burner on Nov 9, 2011 9:07 PM EST reply actions

Need everybody this week. Set the pace for the rest of theseason.

by YokoFalcon on Nov 9, 2011 10:33 PM EST reply actions

We'll get everyone we need to beat the Saints.

What the Falcons must do against the Saints is let the Defense control the game. Force Brees into 3rd and long situations while bringing the pressure at the same time. I would rotate Corey Peters because when their run game isn’t working or the long passes aren’t there – Brees will go to the slant passes and set up a few screen passes. Look for him to go Sproles for the run and screens. Then he will go to Ingram for the short passes, then go to Colston for the passes and to and Graham for the long passes. Look for Brent, Decoud, Duante Robinson, Sean Weatherspoon, Ray Edwards, John Abraham, and Babineaux to be the most effective in the game. Then the offensive can explode with Julio, Roddy, Tony, Jacquizz, Turner, Douglas all day long.

by Antonio Grimes on Nov 9, 2011 11:47 PM EST reply actions