Sunday Afternoon Quick Hits For The Falcons: John Parker Wilson Concussed
There's a lot of things going on at practice today, so rather than post a ton of FanShots to get caught up, I thought I'd collect everything in a post.
Here's the rundown:
- Falcons signed Carlton Powell. A very bright guy, Powell is also a big ol' dude and could be a system fit for the Falcons. His signing became much bigger news when it was revealed that Corey Peters was hauled off the field with a possible knee injury. Trey Lewis and Vance Walker are also reportedly banged up—even though Lewis practiced Sunday—so guys like Powell and Kiante Tripp get a real shot at proving themselves in the days ahead.
- Kroy Biermann and Tyson Clabo were booted off the field for fighting. Nothing like a brawl between huge, angry dudes with odd names to mark your Sunday practice.
- Mike Johnson is back in practice. He'll try to gain ground on Garrett Reynolds, who I thought played pretty well on Friday. Johnson's talented enough to do it even if it's not particularly likely, so keep a close eye on this ongoing battle.
- John Parker Wilson has a concussion. That will almost certainly keep him out versus the Jaguars. Look for Chris Redman and Adam Froman to get plenty of snaps. This is probably Froman's best and maybe only shot to make his case for the third quarterback job. I hope JPW's back on his feet soon.
- Ray Edwards is almost back. Look for him to get some snaps against the Jaguars.
I'll make every effort to update you on big doings, especially if we get news on how Peters is doing. For now, talk Falcons and thank the fine collection of reporters and team staff above who gave us these updates.
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I was watching the ball carrier,
But it seemed like Beerman bull-rushed Clabo right to his ass.
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How bad did Peters injury appear?
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by Ball Hawk on Aug 14, 2011 2:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It happened during a part of practice where they separated the offensive and defensive positions. The D line was doing a rotation of sled work and some kind of light contact drill. It was about 100 yards away, and I was preoccupied with WR/CB 1-on-1s. My wife was as close to the D-line as viewers were allowed – only about 50 yards away, and while she didn’t see the injury occur (nobody did, Julio was embarrassing Dunta) she did see him on the ground, and said the staff responded “in force” and seemed pretty intense.
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Meant to add
She thinks it was a non-contact injury; I hope she’s wrong.
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Your wife goes to Falcon's practice?
Marry her!
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Aug 14, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep in mind
The facts that we live in Florida and that we brought our 5 kids with us and you’ll begin to understand her awesomeness. Throw in that she surprised me with the trip and that she watched the kids yesterday while I shot skeet with my friends and you’ll understand why we have 5 kids. ;)
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damn, she's da man
lucky men, both of us. My wife is just as woderful – I think, suprise trip? ok, you win. lol
" Ryan back to pass, He throws it long, he's going deep to Julio on his first snap! HE CAUGHT IT, HE CAUGHT IT! JJ's dragging the safety into the endzone with him! TOUCHDOWN FALCONS! TOUCHDOWN JULIO JONES!! HIS FIRST ONE IN THE NFL, AND I GOT A FEELING THE FIRST OF MANY MANY MORE TO COME FOLKS!! I GOTTA SAY IT FOLKS - JJ......... IS.......... DY - NO - MITE!!
by ATLsince1972 on Aug 15, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Carlton Powell looks okay I guess, but I see Va. Tech and I think, um ...
… is this another broomstick we gotta take a beating form?
How many more days, Lord, must I walk through the wilderness?
GO FALCONS!!
This
I don’t even draft VT guys on Madden anymore lol
Peters being injured would be a problem
why aren’t the guys practicing in knee protection?
Any word on Dent?
Any weight lifter will tell you
Doing reps in protective gear is actually worse for you. It keeps you from building the supporting muscles and makes you more susceptible to injury in the long run.
An ACL/MCL is not a supporting muscle
The support is there to prevent torque in an unnatural direction. If it was an issue why do so many OL use them?
I know it's not a supporting muscle
But to help give the ACL support – especially after surgery – it’s critically important to build up those supporting muscles in the knee. My PT specifically told me to NOT wear a brace after my ACL surgery, as the brace takes the place of the support systems in the knee and actually acts as a detriment.
As for why a bunch of OL guys use them – I think part of it is due to the fact that many of these guys are un-naturally big and are putting extra stress on their knees due to their massive weight.
That was after surgery
not as a preventative for tearing the ACL in the first place. Those are two very different situations.
The DE’s might have a problem with braces but the DT’s should be fine.
I doubt it’s weight related for the OL as it’s gotten to the point that many DL. especially NT’s, approximate the weight of OL. It probably has more to do with lateral or rotational torque.
Coach smith says Peters' injury doesn't require surgery.
Probably a sprain by my estimation?
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by Ball Hawk on Aug 14, 2011 7:04 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'd take what our staff says w/a grain of salt
Spoon didn’t require surgery last season and ended up missing 5 games and was a role player upon returning.
Not intentional
The nature of knee injuries is that they are hard to get a grasp on, and you don’t know how different people are going to respond.
So bummed. I really hope it's not a lingering thing
I guess a bright spot is we get to see a lot more of other DT’s and what they can do. Hopefully Peters misses only a couple of weeks. Don’t need him wringing off the rust game one.
Knee injuries
Given the 14 billion ways there are to get injured, injuries to the knee are sometimes the most severe. Even Vick – after a broken leg – was able to return late in the same season. But one ACL tear and a guy goes down for an entire season and isn’t the same for another year after that.
That said, I think MS and TD have a long-term view of this team, and they aren’t going to risk their players for the purpose of getting a player in the game. They took it easy on Peria all last year, and I think it’s paying off now. I trust that they’ll handle Peters right, even if it means sitting him for longer than we’d like.
If it was an ACL tear they would have said so.
I’m encouraged.
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by Ball Hawk on Aug 14, 2011 7:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
...or would they...
No, I get it. Just saying Comrade came from the most secretive team in all of sports and those habits have trickled down. Hence why everyone is listed as questionable even when they need their leg surgically reattached. Hoping for the best though.
i'm encouraged too
even if he does end up having to miss 3 or 4 weeks, that’s fine… season doesn’t start for another month. Lots of time to recover.
by cheshire falcon on Aug 14, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
no surgery should just mean he’ll just need rest.
" Ryan back to pass, He throws it long, he's going deep to Julio on his first snap! HE CAUGHT IT, HE CAUGHT IT! JJ's dragging the safety into the endzone with him! TOUCHDOWN FALCONS! TOUCHDOWN JULIO JONES!! HIS FIRST ONE IN THE NFL, AND I GOT A FEELING THE FIRST OF MANY MANY MORE TO COME FOLKS!! I GOTTA SAY IT FOLKS - JJ......... IS.......... DY - NO - MITE!!
by ATLsince1972 on Aug 15, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
And the injuries begin...
…there’s always something that goes wrong in a season.
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