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Possibly.Neither injury is thought to be serious this morning, but neither Kerney (triceps strain) nor Abraham (groin pull) finished the game.The morning rags make it sound like Kerney's injury is the more concerning (status unknown for next week) while Abraham says he's fine. We've been down this road with Abraham before though and spidey senses suggest the Falcons ought to be more worried about him.
Exciting?Is this the way we're describing injuries now?
Abraham = QuestionableKerney = ProbableI think both will be fine, Abraham may miss some time, but not more than a game.
Abraham will be fine? Excuse my skeptisism. He's almost the D Foster of DE's.
Abraham was infamous for this BS when he was playing for the Jets. His pompous mug with a pulled groin in street clothes on the sidelines for a playoff game. Guy has no heart.
I knew it! I saw him trying to get off of the field and he could hardly walk. It looked serious.
Jesus!
Thank goodness the new Jet brass got rid of him - I'll take Mangold for 16 games over Abe for 6-8 any time! BTW Falcon fans - don't expect him to play in a big game if he is anything less than 100%.
John Abraham hurt already??????????????????? You don't say.. I can't believe this, crazy talkthe guy is as tough as it gets
What is the source for this. The most recent I can find is posted by Fanball 9:35 pm est.
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At that time, he was lobbying for a contract and didn't want to aggravate the injury. He took a lot of heat but ended up with his cash in the long run.
Better options than a healthy Abraham? Then obviously, yes.Better options than a dinged Abraham? Depending on how consistent they are, but maybe. Abraham is in a nice situation (stacked DL when healthy, aggressive scheme); if he's got a minor groin injury I'd hold until he declares himself one way or the other. With his history of groin problems and the effects those injuries can have on the explosion and leverage he needs to make plays, I'd have a close eye on him even if he plays.
I' ve got the same decision. As good as Abe is, I think the Falcons will do alright if he sits. I think people underestimate how big (pun intended) adding Grady Jackson is to the Falcons. He is a huge dude, who takes 2 players to block. This really open things up for guys like Abe, Kerney and Coleman. If Kerney AND Abe are out, the sacks will probably be down, but I think they will still get pressure and guys like Hall, Williams, Webster and Milloy will have a shot at picks. NE looked good to, but if all is even, I like D's who play at home a bit better than road D's.slinky said:I either start Atlanta DST or NE DST.I'd rather start Atlanta...but thats only if their DEs are in and ready to go. Maybe I'll go fisihing in the WW DST pond again.
One word comes to mind reading this post: Clueless
Yeah. No way he comes back from a hangnail before week 7.joffer said:
You claimed that you live in Atlanta. Let me ask you. Did you follow Abraham in NY?You claimed "the NJY showed the guy a little respect, maybe he woulda played his "heart" out for them. I think their management has been horrible, we'll see if it gets better." That statement in itself shows you know little, if anything about Abraham's career in NY.Maybe the "NJY" (New Jork Yankees, New Jersey Yankees?) didn't show Abraham any respect due to the fact that he missed almost every big game that they played? Maybe it had something to do with Abraham being completely unreliable, missing a good amount of games during his rookie year to pulled abdominal muscles, and playoff games in 01 and 02 and 04 due to various injuries. Maybe it has something to do with Abraham being caught for DWI/DUI.The jets never, as you say, "disrespected" Abraham. Outside of last season, a contract year(franchised), he never proved that he could remain healthy for a season and was not worthy of the large contract he sought. The Jets had already been burned by Pennington and wanted Abe to prove to them that he could be depended upon.Abraham can be a terror, when he's healthy. Look no further than last week for proof of what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, for him and yourself (if you're a Falcons fan and I'm sure you are), I think last week also proved that Abe is injury prone and cannot play a full season. The Falcons should be improved this year, and I think they can make the playoffs. Don't plan on Abraham being there. He'll only let you down.
Like I said, I'm giving him a fresh start. The NJY (thats right, I like yanks filling in the blanks) may have had a injury prone player with monster talent on their hands, but hey, DE's like him are still rare. I wouldn't think he's soft, just a little bit small to be playing in the trenches. If he keeps playing with the fire he had Sunday, I'll take him being injured sometimes, just prepare with depth at DE.
Abraham is now going to have surgery on the groin he injured in week one.
