Comments on: Brent Grimes done for season with Achilles injury

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:47:52 +0000

The Sheriff will lead the Broncos to a lot of scores in that Georgia Dome minus Grimes. Ryan will need to get the Falcons about 50 to win.

By: jtfawver

jtfawver — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:00:40 +0000

I dont want to group all ATL fans in the same group because every team has good and bad fans, but I had quite a few call me an idiot for saying Hali/Flowers would have made a difference Sunday… I wonder if when they struggle Grimmes missing will ever come up?

I hope he comes back strong, not wishing any ill will.

Its amazing the difference stars make in a game.

By: jkaflagg

jkaflagg — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:39:10 +0000

Good detail, chc4 – thanks

By: jkaflagg

jkaflagg — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:37:40 +0000

Don’t know if it’s good conditioning, dumb luck or a combination of both, but the Falcons have had relatively few major/season-ending injuries in the Mike Smith era…this may be the biggest. Don’t know if Asante Samuel has lost as much as Eagles fans seem to think, but Falcon fans are sure glad they spent some money & a 7th round pick for him now…..

By: pftstory

pftstory — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:06:47 +0000

Franchise tag worked out fair. Grimes gets paid big money for this season. Team does not have him locked into big money for future years without knowing what he will be able to give.

I don’t know why people think it is fair for a player to get paid big money up front in case he can’t complete the contract due to injury. Look at it from the other direction. Suppose Grimes got the big new deal in the off-season, he’d have the big bonus and possible 1 game to show for it.

The system works fine. Sometimes to the players advantage, sometimes to the teams, sometimes just right. Seems odd that people tend to root for a guy to (or feel bad that he didn’t) “get paid” before he got hurt and couldn’t earn his contract.

By: seenoland54

seenoland54 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:52:31 +0000

I had a full rupture of my achilles (sounded like a shotgun going off). You’re ruined, never the same, not even close. That ones a crippler.

By: chc4

chc4 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:42:15 +0000

To jason49er — What happens is the achilles snaps and rolls up the calf creating an apple-sized sore in the middle of the calf muscle. I suspect Grimes did not completely rupture it otherwise it’s easy to diagnose. I tore mine playing tennis and it was a no-brainer. For a pro athlete even a partially torn tendon is as good as a fully torn one. It’s gonna blow eventually.

By: jason49er

jason49er — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:14:52 +0000

Must be scary for NFL players when team physicians can’t even tell if it’s a calf injury or an Achilles injury, wtf.

By: webothlose

webothlose — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:56:58 +0000

Mike Wallace’s contract position seems a lot more reasonable now, doesn’t it?

By: deadeye

deadeye — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:47:22 +0000

People who complain about the franchise tag are being ridiculous. It was agreed to by the NFLPA, and agreeing to it got them some concession from the owners that they felt was important. If it really is horrible, next time around insist on getting rid of it and expect in response to have to give the owners some concession in return.

By: tinkletinkleonyourstar

tinkletinkleonyourstar — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:28:00 +0000

Brent “Grimey” Grimes…

By: calv23

calv23 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:24:02 +0000

Very sad to hear this news. I’m a Saints’ fan, and he was the guy on that defense who really scared me. He made an unbelievable pick against us I’ll never forget. Hate to hear this–I wanted to beat the Falcons at full strength! Hope he has a speedy & full recovery.

By: jbaxt

jbaxt — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:15:43 +0000

The Falcons whipped the Chiefs. No argument from me. But don’t in one breath say “injuries can kill this team” then say “if they could play the Chiefs every week” in the next. The Chiefs were without their starting pro bowler Hali, soon to be pro bowler Flowers and a solid starting FS Lewis. A healthy Chiefs team would’ve likely beat the Falcons at home. The Chiefs out produced in every category except the one that matters, score. Good luck Falcons, you won easily and deservingly.

By: beckzhere

beckzhere — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:07:18 +0000

NOOOOOO!!!!!!

By: bucrightoff

bucrightoff — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:03:34 +0000

Man this guy would terrorize the Bucs game after game. Gonna be a tough loss to overcome. You’re up Asante…

By: wjmoffatt

wjmoffatt — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:03:06 +0000

This is why players holdout for long term deals! Feel bad for the guy since he got franchised.
From a Bucs fan, I hope him all the best in his recovery and hope he can come back next year like AP has this year

By: trojanwarrior007

trojanwarrior007 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:41:31 +0000

so much for the Kettlebell workouts that they implemented.

By: dolfanatik

dolfanatik — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:38:37 +0000

Maybe the dolphins will trade Sean smith for a first rounder to out do themselves on vontae Davis trade

By: mp4philly

mp4philly — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:38:14 +0000

He got 10 mil this year. Could be worse.

By: dogluverssuck

dogluverssuck — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:25:44 +0000

That Mike Vick curse is a helluva curse

By: internethumor

internethumor — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:18:17 +0000

Anyone who watched the Falcons over the past 5 or 6 years knows the absolute leaps and bounds that Grimes has made in his game. From NFL Europe, to the most fan hated player on the team, to a player that has All-Pro ability to shutdown receivers despite his size. He has unique athleticism I have never seen before.

As one of my favorite players, it is absolutely awful to see him go down on a team that has potential for its greatest success yet. Wow.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:13:07 +0000

Poor ol’ Grimsie.

By: timbuttrum

timbuttrum — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:11:42 +0000

That’s the problem with the franchise tag. I don’t know why the player’s union allowed for the tag in the last CBA. Grimes has been forced to play under the tag. Sure, he gets paid a lot this year, but he just lost millions as he will now not get near the contract when the tag expires that he would have if he would have stayed healthy. When a contract expires, it expires. To force a player to either accept a tag for one year or sit out is pure BS.

By: xxwhodatxx

xxwhodatxx — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:11:26 +0000

And they wonder why players don’t wanna be franchised.

By: jigwig13

jigwig13 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:09:32 +0000

that’s why we see hold outs one major injury and it impacts how much he can potentially make…gonna be hard for him to get all that guaranteed money he was expecting after this yr…get well

By: johnnyjagfan

johnnyjagfan — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:09:11 +0000

$10.7 Mil for one game. Ouch.

Get well, Brent.

By: nolahxc

nolahxc — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:05:00 +0000

That sucks. I hate the Falcons, but I can respect a good player, and he was a really good player. Hate for that to happen to anyone. Hope he makes a full recovery.

By: chesslungo

chesslungo — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:58:41 +0000

Always wondered why guys hate the tag. Hes a good player and he’ll still get paid. Not like he was going to though

By: beauregard

beauregard — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:55:05 +0000

Here’s wishing Brent a full recovery so he can continue his career.
Bad timing to miss your best CB with Peyton Manning next up.

By: jasncondit

jasncondit — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:50:54 +0000

Stick a fork in him his career is over…very sad!