The Falcons will move around the pieces, like every team must in cases like this. Maybe they'll plug in Kemal Ishmael, a hard-nosed fellow, at strong safety to play the run. And maybe turn to Sharrod Neasman when more coverage is required.
And they'll never quite have the same edge that Neal supplied.
While wondering how the latest wounds might affect a team's bottom line, it is good on occasion to be reminded that the weekly injury report in the NFL wears a face, too. And it is one we saw in Indianapolis, the one contorted in frustration and helplessness that can pain even the viewer 500 miles away.
