What’s wrong with the Beer Man?
Defensive Kroy Biermann has missed the last two days of practice. He might have "tweaked" something.
FLOWERY BRANCH – Defensive end Kroy Biermann did not practice on Sunday or Monday.
He looked fine and wasn’t wearing a brace, boot or sling.
He might be just getting some rest and might not be injured at all.
Or he could have “tweaked” something, but we’ll never know.
Falcons coach Mike Smith is not announcing injuries until he has to release a league-mandated injury report on Wednesday before the first game. He said he would continue to announce major injuries as they occur.
So, since we don’t have an announcement on Biermann, we can reasonable conclude that the sackmaster of the preseason will be a game-time decision on Thursday with some ailment or another.
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Wildebeast
August 30th, 2010
11:06 pm
First!!
Wildebeast
August 30th, 2010
11:07 pm
Hope he’s OK…maybe he just needs a Heineken!
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PMC
August 30th, 2010
11:25 pm
Taste in women?
Nah, his injury is probably a complete lack of need to participate in the final preseason game. Rest up for Pittsburgh.
south ga boy in the ATL
August 30th, 2010
11:44 pm
Bierman is the kind of player that needs to be protected from himself. He goes 100mph with a motor that never quits. Smitty is, hopefully, just giving him so needed down time. I wish all of our Falcons had a motor like his.
NES
August 30th, 2010
11:47 pm
Same old crap on injuries, the falcons management is snake-bitten on all the players they draft with injury histories that they won’t comment on any injuries now. I guess they can’t handle the heat from the fans questions or media questions either. bummer we can’t be informed on players status, remember Coach Smith the fans pay good hard cash to attend and watch the falcons so be a little open minded to us fans!
mountain_jim
August 30th, 2010
11:52 pm
Tandy, a Falcon fan who attended the game in Miami, said on the forum it appeared they were treating him for a possible concussion during the game.
rekingball
August 31st, 2010
12:26 am
making too much whoopi?
Resign or Resign?
August 31st, 2010
12:40 am
The NFL network replay of the game was the Miami feed with their announcers (Bob Griese, etc.). They mentioned something late in the game about Bierman not returning to play due to a suspected concussion. Anyone else hear that?
Resign or Resign?
August 31st, 2010
12:44 am
mountain Jim;
Sorry, your comment hadn’t posted yet when I wrote mine. (I hadn’t refreshed the page for an hour) Didn’t mean to be redundant.
Reid Adair
August 31st, 2010
1:09 am
If sitting him out the final pre-season game helps have him ready for the regular season, so be it.
Timbo
August 31st, 2010
1:22 am
Judging by his taste in women, my vote is on him having a venereal disease . . .
MR ZIZZLE
August 31st, 2010
6:15 am
Kroy RULZ!!!! Best charge up front since Patrick Kerney!
Manny
August 31st, 2010
6:15 am
I agree with everyone that thinks that it’s just rest. Biermann, out of everyone else on the entire Falcons roster, looks like he’s ready for the season.
Just jog around the track a little and watch some game film, Biermann. You’re good.
Jedi Falcon
August 31st, 2010
7:10 am
He suffered a concussion against Miami. And “Beer Man” is my term. You stole that from me on the Falcon message board.
crabapplejoe
August 31st, 2010
7:17 am
He’s probably just pissed that the Falcons coaches refuse to start him….and is sitting out in protest….I don’t blame him. He’s gone at the end of next season.
Big Fan
August 31st, 2010
7:31 am
Maybe KimZ pulled something … you know, on Kroy.
JeanE
August 31st, 2010
8:20 am
Me & my husband always refer to him as the “Beer Man”, never knew anyone else did!! Hope he’s OK and just resting, we need him.
Beck
August 31st, 2010
8:22 am
Crabapple,
You don’t know what you’re talking about! Of all the current players who will not be on the roster next year, Kroy is at the very both bottom of that list. He’s quite possibly the most solid player on our entire team.
alanfalcon
August 31st, 2010
8:27 am
Hurry up season this is just to much speculation for me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Dude
August 31st, 2010
8:39 am
Nes,
Lighten up man! You’re showing whats inside…
Whopper Dawg
August 31st, 2010
8:56 am
Sackmaster?????????????????????????????????????
SeenThisB4
August 31st, 2010
8:58 am
Saints: 11-5, 2010 NFC South Champs
panthers: 8-8, out of the playoffs
falcants: 7-9, out of the playoffs
bucs: 6-10, out of the playoffs.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
POLOBOY
August 31st, 2010
9:05 am
SEENTHISB4, TIME WILL TIME .
POLOBOY
August 31st, 2010
9:05 am
TELL I MEANT@SENTHIS
Grant
August 31st, 2010
9:08 am
Really SeenThis B4??? 9 losses….not gonna happen….Falcons schedule is super weak
Grant
August 31st, 2010
9:08 am
Really SeenThis B4??? 9 losses….not gonna happen….Falcons schedule is super weak
crabapplejoe
August 31st, 2010
9:14 am
@Beck who wrote: “he’s quite possibly the most solid player on our entire team”
I agree…but tell me why our coaches refuse to start him. He’s an unrestricted FA after next season. Do you really think he’s going to stick around on a team where he outplays the person in front of him but the coaches continue to insult him? Don’t think so. A smart team like the Patriots or Colts will pick him up and start him, not have him third on the depth chart….geez. He’s outplayed all of the DEs including Abraham but our coaches refuse to acknowledge it.
Hamp
August 31st, 2010
9:14 am
It’s cool things like this happen. He is not in a boot, cast or sling so it’s something that rest will cure. Step away from the ledge people!
SeenThisB4
August 31st, 2010
9:31 am
Hi, I like computers and playing World of Warcraft. I enjoy my 5 minutes in the sun each day when I walk to the corner and watch little boys get off the school bus. I live with my mother who does my laundry and loves to fix me sandwiches. I’m 5′6″, 270 lbs, slightly bald, and smoke. My favorite food is food. My favorite drink is Mt. Dew. My favorite animal is unicorn. My favorite sport is World of Warcraft and the NO Saints. If this sounds interesting to you and you would like to get to know me, email me at WoW_SaintsHomer@gmail.com.
Mike Jay
August 31st, 2010
9:33 am
NES,
wow over react much? Football is a brutal sport and injuries happen. Not reproting injuries unles they have to is standard practice for every team out there. Some temas even get in trouble for not fully disclosing them. So take a chill pill and check your ego. I promise the coaches are not keeping their lips sealed about this just to piss you off.
SeenThisB4
August 31st, 2010
9:37 am
Grant: I took Atlanta’s weak schedule into account….
ATL Fan
August 31st, 2010
10:34 am
I think he is suffering from a mean case of sackurarses.
BULLSEYE
August 31st, 2010
10:52 am
I’m excited and looking forward to this season. I feel that with everyone healty we can return to a power running game and that the defense will be much improved over last year’s. I like our formula from 2008 of taking an early lead and then grinding the game out. Might not win by scoring 35 points per game, but only the fantasy geeks should be bothered by that.
Grady Jackson *Barber Shop*
August 31st, 2010
11:13 am
Biermann
has been busy teaching Jamaal Anderson ” the tricks of the trade “.
Ken Strickland
August 31st, 2010
11:25 am
Have you noticed how these AINTS fans refuse to even casually mention last yrs SORRY 25th RANKED DEF, or the fact it has lost 2 of its biggest play makers, OLB SFujita and FS DSharper, who they were forced to resign even though he’s 35yrs old and recovering from major knee surgery. The truth is, no other team even showed interest in signing him, other than the desperate AINTS.
What does it say about the DEF depth and talent of the AINTS when they can’t find a single player on their roster to replace a 35yr old FS that’s coming off major knee surgery? Or, they have to sign a 32yr old 9yr vet FA DE to replace a 32yr 9yr old vet DE.
The Falcons can rely on both their OFF and DEF to win gms, while the AINTS can only rely on their OFF. No more luck, no more big plays, no more catching teams by surprise, and no more Super Bowls or division championships. Your team is old and getting older, you have little depth and talent beyond your starting OFF. YOUR TIME HAS PASSED!
Dwayne
August 31st, 2010
11:33 am
They called him beerman in college…you made nothing up.
Eric
August 31st, 2010
11:49 am
Hey the Saints won it all last year. I’ll give them all of the respect in the world. But that was LAST year. This division is notorious for upheaval (just ask the 2002 Bucs who were also high on themselves the next season). 2010 is OUR year, just wait and see.
Sid
August 31st, 2010
11:57 am
They call me Mr Tibbs………………who cares?
Sid
August 31st, 2010
11:58 am
I am beginning to have some faith in Jamaal…………….dude, keep that motor running……….!!!
Veedub
August 31st, 2010
11:58 am
@SeenThis… You got the Panthers ahead of the Falcons!! I know we rivals but u aint that stupid are you…. I can respect our rivalry but now you just not talkin’ football reality!!!!
Sid
August 31st, 2010
12:01 pm
SeenThisB4, what area do you live………….? Not that I want to get together, I just want to make sure my children are safe.
waynester
August 31st, 2010
12:09 pm
The league has just instituted a whole raft of precautionary measures for teams and players regarding concussion. Ya’ll try not to make more out of this than it is….
As for coach Smith not being forthcoming about injured players, he hasn’t changed a bit from his 1st year here. The NFL requires teams to file official injury reports once a week and that’s the only time Smith will give out such information. If you think Smitty is tight with injury info, check out Belichick and some of the other head coaches around the league. Compared to some of these guys Mike is positively chatty. Why give out strategic info to your next week’s competitor if you don’t have to? Loose lips sink ships….
Sid
August 31st, 2010
12:20 pm
Final 2010 NFC Division Standings
———————————-
NFC South
Falcons
Saints
Carolina
Bucs
NFC East
Dallas
Washinton
Giants
Philadelphia
NFC North
Minnesota
Green Bay
Detroit
Chicago
NFC West
San Francisco
Arizona
St Louis
Seattle
Sid
August 31st, 2010
12:23 pm
Ok, maybe Washinton won’t come in 2nd, but Washington will……………..lol
Creaky
August 31st, 2010
12:25 pm
Enter your comments hereThe Real Housewife has drained the Beer Man’s keg.
Sid
August 31st, 2010
12:26 pm
I know Philadelphia bottoming out the East is a stretch but karma is a powerful thing…………..and I won’t underestimate Shanahan being able to get 110% out of his team, they will be much improved, maybe not better than the Giants but that’s how I am calling it.
Chucktown 38
August 31st, 2010
12:35 pm
Hey NES if you don’t like how Smitty does things with injuries, don’t buy your tickets to the games until the injury report comes out.
Matty Ice
August 31st, 2010
12:44 pm
Mountain Jim is right…..Tandy is one of the most respected posters on the messageboard and diehard falcons fan – she was at the game and reported during the game on the messageboard about possible concussion for Kroy Biermann – she said that it looked like if he had one it was probably of the “mild” variety. Coaches are just being cautious most likely – don’t look for him to play this week.
Veedub
August 31st, 2010
12:50 pm
@Sid… Whoa.. Philly at the bottom of the div.. Don’t think thats gonna happen. They still got playmakers over there and Kevin Kolb aint no slouch. The Giants are in disarray and with Mcnabb out at least four games a yr due to injury, I say Philadelphia finishes no less that second in that Div, then Wash, then Giants.
Think Green Bay, then Minnesota in that Division. Brett not gone make it through the season. If he does, it aint gonna be pretty!! Aaron Rodgers has arrived!! Other than that, you aight!!!
FrontRow
August 31st, 2010
12:51 pm
Ahhh the BAG HEADS are back. Here’s a suggestion; when they ask “paper or plastic” take the plastic.
Remember there is no more 2009 schedule for an 8-8, LAST PLACE team. No more road refs; no more Rams / Lions on the schedule.
FrontRow
August 31st, 2010
12:54 pm
I hate Beer Man. Every time he makes a big play and I holler his name it cost me $7.50.
Flowery Branch, Georgia
August 31st, 2010
12:58 pm
Nesbitt for Heisman
Jim
August 31st, 2010
1:35 pm
It’s the economy bro, it is even affecting the beer man. I ain’t got no money, so I can’t buy no beer.
On the real, let’s hope he is ok, because Jamal Anderson need to be sent packing.
MT Guy
August 31st, 2010
2:38 pm
The guy plays like he does, and the best you geniuses can come up with is “Beer Man?” That’s his name, you didn’t come up w/ anything.
Yeeessshh….
The G
August 31st, 2010
3:06 pm
Sid, like your picks, but I’ll take GB over Minn.
FrontRow
August 31st, 2010
3:23 pm
@MT – did the Patriots fans require any other name for Teddy “Brew-ski”? I think not.
The league is financed by beer commercials. I believe it is quite possible, with the retirement of Bruschi, that Biermann is a ringer for the NFL sponsors.
FrontRow
August 31st, 2010
3:27 pm
D’led if u r listening aren’t we due 2 more cuts today?
hiramsaint
August 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
@ sid – you could have at least gotten one of them right. @ ken strickland- you sure are hung up on our superbowl winning def aren’t you . thats good and if you check the facts we are actually younger and more talented this year but you won’t admit it . if we were to rely on our off and def the way the falcons did we may have been a non-playoff team also, like the falcons! according to brian baldinger and adam schefter we are loaded on depth everywhere even at qb and it was also said by both that if atl has even 1 injury , they are in big trouble for lack of depth at any position besides qb. now is our time and you just have to live with it!
FrontRow
August 31st, 2010
4:41 pm
Keep dreaming hiramsaint. The 2008 LAST PLACE Saints do not get the creampuff schedule this year.
And – without Sharper you guys are how many pick-6 down from last year? Truth is the Saints did not improve and are resting on their 2009 laurels. Ask the Steelers how well that work out for them.
FalconsFan284
August 31st, 2010
4:41 pm
hiram—–Care to mention that Baldy picked the Saints to finish 4th, in the division, last season? Or that he touted the quality of depth in Carolina, in the same segment? Yeah, he is a good quality source!
If you want to see something funy, why don’t you waddle over to mommy’s tv, with pen and paper in hand, and write down all the predictions these “experts” make then, at the end of the season, dig the paper out from under the garbage you’ve left next to your computer and see the 11% they got right! The rest of us will just laugh at the accurate picture I just painted of you!
hiramsaint
August 31st, 2010
5:18 pm
paint all you want- maybe you can paint a lombardi for atl ’cause thats as close as they will get to seeing one. after this season you can pick one of our two to be a model. by the way- how did you know i was at your mommy’s watching t.v.?
hiramsaint
August 31st, 2010
5:21 pm
on a serious note- congrats to the falcants starting juggernaut OFFENSE for finally finding the endzone in week 3.
bcinbuford
August 31st, 2010
7:44 pm
I have been a Bierman fan from the first time I saw him play for Atlanta. Even when nobody else knew his name I was saying that he reminded me of Patrick Kearney. He is still developing into an every down type of DE. He is bigger than last year, and that should help him this year. As for him wanting to leave for another team, think again. Why would he want to have to play every down to get his sacks, when he can rotate and come in on the best “sack” situations. Lets face it, they talk about the number of sacks you have…not the number of snaps!
crabapplejoe
August 31st, 2010
9:15 pm
@bcinbuford: Yep, most competitors I know don’t really want to start at their position….they would rather be listed as third string and watch a clearly inferior player start each game. I’m sure if the Patriots called his agent and said “we would like the Beerman to come up here and start at DE for us and be an every down guy” his agent would reply “no thanks, the Beerman would prefer to be third string and get less pay than the dolt who is starting in front of him”….LMAO.
irishrebel66
August 31st, 2010
11:38 pm
Anyway we can go after some preseason phenoms at WR like Victor Cruz from the Giants and/or Stephan Williams from Arizona? Should be cheap since they are buried on the depth charts.
Samuel
September 1st, 2010
6:17 am
I don’t care how weak the schedule is, after all the Falcons had no control over that. The key is to win as many games as you can. We can agree that their all professional athletes, and anybody can win on any given sunday.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
September 1st, 2010
9:39 am
I wouldn’t disclose the injuries either but there is obviously a reason Bierman is not practicing and he won’t be in the game thursday.
SeenThisB4
September 1st, 2010
9:49 am
Ok, I have gotten many emails from you folks interested in my World of Warcraft avatar. If you would like to join my magic guild and roleplay with the best, then let me know via email and we can set up a gathering. If enough people become interested, we can even do a con event. I host at least 2 a year. Dozens of us get together and dress up like our avatars and roleplay battles of good vs. evil. Several of us believe we can actually channel real magic. I know I have.
Now just as my WoW avatar is awesome, so are my Saints!. GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
10:02 am
on an even more serious note- has anyone noticed Brees’ mole is getting bigger and more delicious looking? ugh I am so homo for that guy I think I need help.
Joe Tess Fish House
September 1st, 2010
1:53 pm
Falcons really messed up by not sighing TO.
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
3:20 pm
@ truth or rekingball- good job on the name piracy but having jobs , we cannot be on the computer like a little schoolboy in home economics class. you’ve shown how little you actually know because brees has a birthmark on his face and a superbowl ring on his finger. whats ryan got? an 0-1 playoff record! we’re fine with our man and you keep stickin’ with the pick machine
Saints LSU
September 1st, 2010
3:43 pm
@ Ken Strickland the saints DEF won the superbowl 39 take aways & number 1 OFF in the NFL the saints are good on both side of the ball remember the pick 6 in the superbowl that was the D & the O driving to score that a total team
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
4:11 pm
@ saints lsu- ken is just a jealous old codger. he likes to pontificate on meaningless stats but rarely brings up the most recent ones . to bad he’ll have to live in another year of bitterness but then again- it’s his choice to and right to be a bitter person
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
4:16 pm
@ truth or rekingball- i apologize for what i said earlier, especially comparing you guys to little schoolboys. i just can’t get little schoolboys out of my head sometimes and well… you just made me so mad making fun of brees birthmark on his face.
montana grizzlies rule
September 1st, 2010
4:35 pm
Way to make us proud BEERMAN!!!
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
4:45 pm
how feminine it is to hi jack a screen name on a blog. this is probably the 1 place you could actually be you without getting beat up and still you have to hide. i suppose some fans are pathetic little cowards. anyway – thanks for wanting to be me , it sure must feel like an upgrade over yourself
yo momma
September 1st, 2010
5:00 pm
hiramsaint, you are homo. stay off of our boards
falcon4ever
September 1st, 2010
5:08 pm
you sound like a man of experience
hiramsaint
September 1st, 2010
5:11 pm
thanks falcant4ever but i can… nevermind–you actually said it pretty well.LOL LOL