Brian Finneran was not the Falcons best wide receiver, and certainly not the most talented. But when things would get uncomfortable for Michael Vick, when he felt like he was in trouble, when he felt like he was in a pinch, he would go to… well, he’d go to the doctor at the STD clinic. But when he was in a pinch of the football field, he went to Brian Finneran. Finneran manged his knee in a non-contract drill yesterday, and is out for the year.

First, best of luck to Brian Finneran, because that’s a nasty injury. He tore his ACL, dislocated his kneecap, and messed up some cartilage in his right knee. Just a complete freak accident, no one near him at the time. He plants, he cuts, his knee explodes. Ouch. Sorry man.

So that leaves the Falcons with Roddy White (young, talented, and unproven guy #1) and Michael Jenkins (young, talented, and unproven guy #2) as their top receivers. At the third spot, which is important, because Atlanta plays with three receivers fairly often, it’s evidently going to be Jerome Pathon. The free-agent wire isn’t completely bare; Ricky Proehl’s out there, Johnnie Morton’s out there, Kevin Johnson’s out there… I don’t know if any of them are a clear upgrade over Jerome Pathon, though.