Terence Moore

By Maurice

September 10, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

King of stating the obvious.

By michaelgee

September 10, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

Why is it that you will NOT commend the accomplishments of the Falcon Team or Falcon players? Did you miss game 1?

Enough of the “it was only the Lions”, everybody picked teh Lions to beat us on Sunday, afetr we beat them from pillar to post, the refrain now is “it’s only the Lions”. If that is what the punduits really believe why did they all pick the Lions to win?

Eventually you will be on the bandwagon, let the past go Terrance. This is a whole new day in Falcon land. This time they got it right.

By Beretta

September 10, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this

I love what I see in this Falcons coaching staff. Coach Smith has a great attitude and style, and I hope we get to watch him on the Ga Dome sidelines for many years to come. The offense has a great design that will allow our runners to shine while not putting too much pressure on Ryan. He always has the safe dump off available when nothing is there downfield. The defense is playing great, although I’m concerned about the pass rush. John Abraham truly is the Predator, but he needs help. Special teams are awesome.

I think the thing that first stood out to me Sunday was that we weren’t missing tackles. The first guy to the ball was stopping it. There also weren’t the typical drive-killing “dumb” penalties to which we’ve become accustomed. Those are signs of a truly well coached team.We’re going to be competitive this year, and we’re only going to get better.

By Spud Webb

September 10, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

Not much to this story T.Moore?? Lol, can you tell us again how the WR’s stink on this team and how DJ Shockley is going to be a difference maker on the Falcons?? ahahhahahha.

By Little

September 10, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

I love this new brand of Falcons football:

a running back that can actually run, a QB that can actually pass, and a coach that can actually coach.

Go Falcons.

By Hawes

September 10, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

C’mon, let’s cut Moore some slack here. I think the last few years have shown that the Head Coach matters. A lot. For years the Falcons have been underachievers or non-achievers. For the first time in a long while, they look like they might be ready to overachieve.

Smith deserves some credit for that.

By Jim H.

September 10, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

Mike Smith is like 40 lbs heavier than Steve Martin, so I don’t see the resemblance (other than the gray hair).

But anyway, he looks like he has this team headed in the right direction so far, so God bless him. I hope he can quickly make those terrible Petrino (the coward) memories fade away. It appears that he can be a disciplinarian without being a total A-HOLE like Petrino is.

By Shane

September 10, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

What is this ??? A somewhat positive article from the #1 Falcon HATER himself !?! Say it isn’t so Terrance Moore ! You have been awfully quite this week. I guess after the last posting where you dissed the OL , the QB the Defense, the ball boy and everything with a Falcon logo on it ! I feel good about where this team is headed. They are not a playoff contender yet, but, it is coming. You might as well jump on board now before the wagon is too full !

By Halsey

September 10, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Why do you people who hate Moore for writing his thoughts and opinions read his thoughts and opinions? So angry…

By NCFalconFan

September 10, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

AJC, Please fire this man.

By Barry

September 10, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

Hey Y’all:

“ONE HEARTBEAT!!!!!”. “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!”. “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!”. That is how the Falcons played on Sunday. They played with “ONE HEARTBEAT!!”. The coaches, the players, and the fans played with “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!”. The played together on offense, defense, and special teams with aggressiveness, heart, and nastiness. They did it with “ONE HEARTBEAT!!”. They did it together and in all phases of the game. The coaches coached in a coordinated, professional teamwork fashion and the players did the same. They were functioning as “ONE HEARTBEAT!!” As “ONE HEARTBEAT” they all shined and came out winners. I am looking forward to seeing every game, one game at a time, to see this type of football played in Atlanta. I can not wait until the next game to cheer these guys on and be a part of their “ONE HEARTBEAT”. We as a sports community need to join this “heartbeat” as community. Because we play a large part as FALCONS too. We are all “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!”. In fact, this should be our motto for the organization and the fans “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!!”. It is our time to pay back all those who defeated us when we were injured with 2 crazy coaches for the last 2 years. It is payback time. It is time to do it as “ONE HEARTBEAT!!”. LETS’s GO FALCONS: “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!!!”

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! This is a SECRET from a FALCON FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ringold

By Dawgbyte

September 10, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this

I’m still waiting, Mr. Less, for you to apologize to the o-line you trashed. They did a good job Sunday and anyone—but you—who saw the game will say so. BTW, it doesn’t surprise me that you won’t.

By Kenny

September 10, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

At least your not putting the falcons down this time, keep up the good work

By Joey Ramone

September 10, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

Terrance Moore is a rockstar. After all, he is capable of causing an uproar by merely stating what’s on his mind. Terrance - that’s SO punk rock, man!

By hasavior

September 10, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

i liked the way the falcons played. the coaching, defensive and offensive schemes. everything will continue to come together if they are able to average 100 rushing yards a game and limit matt ryan to 14 to 16 passing attempts a game.

the 100 rushing yards will keep defences from blizting and running stunts. this will protect mmatt ryan and accentuate passing opportunitites. hitting the flats and several attempts down field.

i would like to see them do the same thing againstg a more respectable team defensively within and outside thier division.

Tampa Bay will give more resistance defensively this weekend. we will see.

i think the player that put all this together on the field is Mughelie. That guy can BLOCK!!!

By JoeFann

September 10, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

Not much info in this post, but at least it agrees with most of us who are cautious, but optimistic, about what we’ve seen and heard regarding this coaching staff. They appear to be the kind of quality staff needed in these parts for years, if not decades.

Does anybody else notice what appears to be a change of tone in TM’s posts and articles in the last two weeks or so? I wonder if someone (an editor, maybe) has pointed out some stats on the positive/negative ratio of comments his posts have received. Of course, it’s not that he cares what we think, but maybe he does care about the paycheck. With the other changes at the AJC, did someone get TM’s attention? Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! (More likely his meds are getting regulated.)

By Green Tea

September 10, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

Seriously Terrence YOU SUCK!!! Quit your job now! No one in this city enjoys your crap writing. It’s unoriginal and blan. Do us all a favor and take a long walk off a short pier somewhere.

By mike

September 10, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

If only we still had DHall !! Maybe we can get him back from the Raiders. He was awesome the other night. Even Jay Cutler said so.

By Paul

September 10, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

Anybody who comes to a blog who’s author they proclaim to hate has a mental problem. If you don’t like the guy why do you keep reading his articles?

Some of you people are children. The columnists at ajc are paid for their opinions. You are free to agree or disagree, that’s America. And if you think that ajc is going to listen to you you’re crazy. This guy could write “The sky is blue” and some idiot would post that TM is a racist.

Don’t like it? Don’t read it.

By loyal

September 10, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this

Don’t try to jump on the bandwagon when the falcons keep winning Mr Moore. Maybe if you eat some humble pie now, they’ll let you on for the ride.

By Maxx

September 10, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

This article is crap. I don’t know how you still have a job

By DaddyBirdDawg

September 10, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

Great article Terence.

Atlanta needed a coach like Smith to illustrate how one should treat and respect those with whom they associate with.

Too bad many of the “bloggers” he can’t follow his lead.

Keep up the good work and I am looking forward to reading your next article about the Falcons since you are one of the few AJC sports writers who tell it like it is objectively without any nonsensical hype or sensationalism.

By Getaway

September 10, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this

This “only the Lions” comment needs to be explored. It was a consensus before the game that the Falcons didn’t stand a chance. The Lions had a better record last year and drafted better than ATL. They were smarter in free agency. They had two receivers that our “D” couldn’t possibly contain. They’ve owned the birds throughout history.

Yet, the Falcons did win. It could be one of those “on any given Sunday” things, but it looked to me that ATL totally dominated DET.(‘cept for a brief period in the 2nd quarter) It was the SPEED, man. Did you see the way Turner and Jenkins pulled away from their pursuers?

Surely those geezers in Tampa B are looking at that footage and going, “Vick is gone, yet they got faster? WTF?”

By michaelgee

September 10, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

How can you be so wrong, and so predictable so often?

Michael Turner smashes EVERY rushing record we compiled since 1966 for rushing yards and you do not even mention it. Even those of your personal pet #7.

Note: This record was broken with a rookie QB, rookie GM, rookie Head Coach, a very young Oline (yes with rookies in place) and all you can summon up is that the Coach is likeable.

blasphemy!

By Darrin "The Vent King"

September 10, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

I’m going to refrain from the usual negative rhetoric I spew when I usually read T Moore’s articles cause for once this is a justified positive article on the Falcons which is contrary to what is usually written by him. It’s early, REAL early but there’s a sense of real football pedigree going on with this new head coach and his staff. You can sense a “legit” football thing going on here, not the hotdog, new new, look at me, I’m the man, fancy new wave crud we’ve been subjected to the last few seasons with Mora and Bobby PeStinko. From the GM to Coach Smith, it just feels like real football going on. I hope it continues because maybe, just maybe after all the suffering- the Falcon faithful may have something good and solid to be proud of for the forseeable future.

GO FALCONS!! GO TURNER! GO RYAN! GO NORWOOD! GO JENKINS! GO DEFENSE!! GOOD JOB SUNDAY FELLAS!

By EC

September 10, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

Sunday, regardless of the opponent was impressive and even the skeptics, myself included had to take your hat off to the display the Falcons put on Sunday. The effort alone lets us know that we may play opponents with more talent but they will have to show up, cause the effort and the ability to gameplan seems to be in place. Sunday’s matchup will really tell the story on the season. Whenever the Falcons have done well it has shocked the football world, so who knows what type of shock these guys can do over the course of the season. Shock and Awe, I know I felt both Sunday!

By Terence Moore

September 10, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

DaddyBirdDawg,

Thanks for asking for more civil responses from bloggers and for many of them to adopt the professionalism that Falcons coach Mike Smith continues to show.

By Joe

September 10, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

this is coming from a man who just dogged the falcons for not getting Calvin Johnson in the draft last year. I’m a fan of Calvin, but he didn’t have a great game against us. Also i can’t believe you’re comparing Mike Smith to Bobby Petrino. Just what the heck are you smoking? If i remember correctly, alot of sports experts pick that toothless bunch of lions (which has your “main man” Calvin Johnson) to win this game. I wished you realize one day just how stupid you sound when you read your own crap you write in the paper. Just know this, we, the falcon fans HATE you for your stupidity of what you write about them. Move to Canada and write about the CFL.