Grimes, Anderson may miss Pats’ game
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes (20) intercepts a fourth-quarter pass intedned for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Bryant (89) during an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
FLOWERY BRANCH — Defensive end Jamaal Anderson (left knee) and cornerback Brent Grimes (groin) may not play against the New England Patriots at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Georgia Dome.
Both players will be game time decisions, according to coach Mike Smith.
Grimes did not practice against the Patriots on Tuesday. Anderson suffered a helmet hit to his left knee in Tuesday’s afternoon practice. He left and did not return. Both participated lightly in the team’s walk-through practice Wednesday morning.
“He left practice yesterday and he’s a little sore today,” said Smith of Anderson. “But everybody is a little sore at this time in camp. We’ll see where he is. There are a number of guys and we’ll make a decision a couple of hours before the game on whether if they are going to play or not.”
Chauncey Davis will likely get the bulk of Anderson’s snaps. Chevis Jackson and Dominique Franks will get Grimes’ snaps if he’s unable to play.
Last week, 11 players did not dress for the exhibition opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.
“Potentially, we’ll have the same number of guys sitting out for week two that we had for week one,” Smith said.
Players not expected to play include safety William Moore (groin), cornerback Brian Williams (knee), cornerback Dunta Robinson (hamstring) and defensive tackle Peria Jerry (knee).
Wide receiver Harry Douglas is slated to play.
TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 19 — Preseason Week 2 vs. New England 8 p.m.
Friday, August 20 — No Practice.
Saturday, August 21 — 9:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. (closed to the public); 3:45 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. (closed to the public).
Sunday, August 22 — 9:35 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (closed to the public)
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getbuzzed
August 18th, 2010
5:03 pm
I don’t believe that William More actually exists……….
Aints
August 18th, 2010
5:04 pm
And please remember before Katrina……………YOU ALL WERE NOTHING!!!! AINT’S With bags over your heads at every game, it took a hurricane to damage the city for the NFL to take pitty……..YOU GOT YOUR ONE SUPER BOWL now BACK TO THE BASICS…… WE OWN N.O.! BESIDES 2 YEARS, WE GOT THE BEST OF YOU’LL SINCE 82………
William NOMOORE
August 18th, 2010
5:05 pm
Am I ever going to get to play ONE DOWN, can I scrimmage might as well make me the water boy……..
hiramsaint
August 18th, 2010
5:05 pm
jonesboro slim- we do go to other blogs as much as others go to ours . check it out! we’re not on here cause we ‘re afraid of you , thats really laughable . we are on here cause the saints and falcants are rivals and we like to pick on each other. you must be a band wagon rider just jumpin’ on, not to know that yet. here’ some info jim — your wagon ride stops after week 17
William MOORE
August 18th, 2010
5:05 pm
Why am I even on MADDEN?
hiramsaint
August 18th, 2010
5:06 pm
what about the last 4 years dufus.
Kroy BEERman
August 18th, 2010
5:09 pm
Am I the only one who thinks I am a BEAST?
JONESBORO SLIM
August 18th, 2010
5:14 pm
@hiramsaint
I’ve been here several years…and yes I know about the rival….but why are you always taking up space on our blog?…..go away childish champion
Really
August 18th, 2010
5:19 pm
Are we really going to count the days of Byron Leftwich and Joey Harrington, Petrino really? You’re team had squad while ours was just being wasted, no GM, Mike Vick I mean we were basically building a whole new football team……..in rebuilding stages since then we’ve gotten a new GM, new coach and a new QB at that a rookie drafted QB not a proven vet in Brees so come on with all your superior talk cause you lucked up and got you a bowl, now Reggie has no Kim, sharpers too old and slow and peep this, you guys WON’T make the playoffs……….1. ATL, 2. Tampa Bay 3. N.O. 4 CAR…………..NUFF SAID
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
5:20 pm
When you reply to a moron’s comments, it is seen as validation of his viewpoint(in said morons mind).
Scroll ths saints trolls.
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
5:25 pm
Joneboro Slim….. the Panthers and the Bucs got up enough speed to beat the saints, last year. I see no reason why they can’t beat them again in 2010.
I truly believe that the saints will finish last in the NFC South.
JONESBORO SLIM
August 18th, 2010
5:26 pm
@rekingball
I stand corrected…thanx
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
5:27 pm
If I was Sean Payton, I would put a muzzle on my Defensive Coordinator’s mouth, before he gets Brees’s head knocked off of his shoulders.
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
5:28 pm
GO FALCONS!
Take Good With Bad
August 18th, 2010
5:29 pm
You go Falcons Nation defend your TURF
JONESBORO SLIM
August 18th, 2010
5:29 pm
@rekingball
Whats that all about?
@really
I agree
hiramsaint
August 18th, 2010
5:40 pm
you all can have an agressive d but we can’t reckingball? why? @ slim- the space is not limited so i’m not really taking it up. can’t handle a lttle rivalry pickin’ ? you guys gotta slink to namecallin because you have nothing else- is that it…pathetic. go to the jets sight- they’ll eat y’all alive and leave you cryin’. if you want to be in the mix , you have to mix it up . if you ever get DEEP into the playoffs there will fans on here bashing you worse than we ever have. ours is friendly pickin’ and you’re already cryin’! too bad
veedub
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
@AllFalconFans.. Yall give waaaaaaay too much attention to non-falcons fans!!! Think about it!!!
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
6:19 pm
The Defensive Coordinator for the saints has issued a warning to Brett Farve, and the QBs of all of their opponents in 2110, that the saints defense are going to be gunning for him and them, as they did in the 2009 NFC Championship game, with the late hits and cheap shots that the saints hit Favre with, and the officials ignored.
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
6:26 pm
Although I don’t believe that the NFL officials are going to make many calls in the saints favor in 2010(as the NFL has let N.O. have their SB win), I do think that if the saints start landing a lot of late hits and cheap shots on their opponents QBs, their opponents defense will surely pay it back to the saints, and Brees will be the one collecting the payback.
rekingball
August 18th, 2010
6:30 pm
And as most everyone knows, as Brees goes so goes the saints.
Brees carried the saints last year and if the saints lose him, they don’t have a prayer.
joewhite
August 18th, 2010
6:36 pm
well its not a shocker that william moore is not playing again or norwood. moore and norwood may lose there jobs due to injury prone> I will be there in section 313 row 15 seats 17-21
GO FALCONS
SeenThisB4
August 18th, 2010
6:38 pm
Jonesboro Slim: The boys in Minnesota, Giantland, Philadelphia, Indy, Dallas, Carolina, etc. know me well. You’re the amateur, in fact, you’re “typical”. You and rekingball act like you own this free public ball, but you don’t. If I wanted, I could hijack every single one of these falcant stories, but I choose not to, in preference to causing havoc at the othere team sites, besides I really do like to read your fans opinions and thoughts about your team.
And the sorry falcants were the only team in our division that DIDN’T beat the Saints last year; too bad your team can only claim to play the Saints tough. But that’s not the objective, the objective is to win.
TLH
August 18th, 2010
7:05 pm
Somebody please tell William Moore to “Rise Up”……
SuperBird
August 18th, 2010
7:14 pm
If William Moore had a rocket in his rear end he still couldn’t rise up!
Jeff
August 18th, 2010
7:14 pm
Can we now say we are done with Grimes experiment please?
Jeff
August 18th, 2010
7:16 pm
Maybe the Lions will trade a very good GT WR Calvin Johnosn for the Grimes lovers out there; would that make you happy?
hiramsaint
August 18th, 2010
9:29 pm
rekingball- if those teams don’t want us beating up their qb’s, then their o lines ought to keep us out of their backfields. herm edwards says “you play to win the game”. it’s not patty cake it’s football and if you ever played, which you didn’t, you’d understand.
Pam Oliver - Fox
August 18th, 2010
10:00 pm
Breaking new William Moore just injured his baby toe on his right foot and he has a ingrown hair in his chin. He miss practive for about 1-2 moore weeks.
thunderbull56
August 18th, 2010
10:50 pm
What about Hurtwood ? and is Moore the new Hurtwood ?
Theylove2hate
August 19th, 2010
3:32 am
Go FALCONS !!! ignorance is Bliss
Theylove2hate
August 19th, 2010
3:37 am
Falcon Fans; Please stop responding to the Hate…once u guys stop they will go away i promise you….Lets just talk Football for once, we already know what we have in store for us this year, an easy schedule with at least 12 wins in the Regular Season….
IGNORANCE IS BLISS
Saints LSU
August 19th, 2010
8:17 am
@ Aints the saints are 7-1 with Peyton & Brees vs the falcons now who own who
newgafatboy
August 19th, 2010
8:40 am
seenthis b4, the falcons were 1 game out of the playoffs, even though we had alot of injuries. not just injuries to some starter, but 66% of our offense. even then we were 1 or 2 plays away from beating the saints twice. say what you want but you know at the end of the season last year you were praying the falcons didnt make the playoffs, because you werent convinced the Aints could beat them three times in one year.
newgafatboy
August 19th, 2010
8:47 am
if Moore EVER gets on the field in a game, he better freakin BLOW somebody up. all i hear on monday and tuesday is how hard he is pushing coleman for his job, then on wed and thur all we hear is he wont suit up for the next game. i know we want everyone healthy for the start of the season, but i know peewee players that play thru more adversity.
pulled hammy? drink some poweraid, take an IV, muscle relaxer, something get your butt on the field
Darth
August 19th, 2010
10:22 am
Bottom line: Falcons 45 wins vs. Saints 36.
hiramsaint
August 19th, 2010
3:09 pm
saints top line saints superbowl wins 1-falcons ZERO