August 7th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
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As expected, the Falcons WR core is weaker today, as Harry Douglas will miss the season.
Coach Mike Smith confirmed Thursday that Douglas’ knee injury will have him out the rest of 2009. With Pro Bowl receiver Roddy White in a contract holdout, the Falcons’ three-receiver formation now includes Eric Weems, who has one career catch, and Brian Finneran, who hasn’t started a game since 2005.
Both Weems, who rooms with Douglas at the Falcons’ training camp, and Finneran, who missed two seasons with knee injuries, said they felt pain for Douglas when he hurt his left knee in practice Wednesday.
“The way he went down was a bad feeling, a bad feeling,” Finneran said.
The teammates’ fears were realized when Smith said Douglas tore his anterior cruciate ligament and is out for the year.
Smith said Michael Jenkins, Finneran and Weems would be the starters in a three-receiver formation “if we had to go right today.”
“Of course there’s a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and the first game,” Smith said.
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