Jim Mora tosses some grenades at the Falcons
Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora, right, and quarterback Michael Vick (7) watch from the sideline late in the second half as the Green Bay Packers seal their 33-25 victory at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
Lil’ Jimmy Mora is already running off his mouth in his new post at UCLA.
In an interview with Mike Carvell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mora took some not-so -veiled shots at the current regime.
“The bottom line is this: The last time the Falcons won a playoff game, I was the head coach,” Mora told the AJC. “Kids remember that game, the 47-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams. A lot of kids around Atlanta, the state of Georgia and the Southeast follow the Falcons. They know that was the last time that the Falcons have won a playoff game.
“So kids are interested with that connection to the Falcons, and the parents are interested in that, too. They all wonder why the Falcons haven’t won a playoff game since, and I can’t answer that question. For all the success that the Falcons have had since we left, they still haven’t won a playoff game — and that resonates with people”
“When we recruit kids around there, people remember me as the coach that led the Falcons to the NFC championship game, and the coach who coached Mike Vick. So I think things like that are very helpful when recruiting in that area.”
Really?
No, really?
Mora took credit coaching Michael Vick. The same player who admitted to basically freesytling and to not bothering to read his game plan. Vick was the same player that he let run around the field dangling the ball around like a hand grenade. (BTW, he called it athletic arrogance. Others called it poor fundamental mechanics.)
Mora is correct. He is the last coach to guide the Falcons to a playoff win.
But he’s also the last Falcons coach to start the season 6-2 and finish 2-6 in 2005. He’s also the franchise’s last coach to coach a full season and post a losing record.
After going 11-5 in his first season, he went 8-8 and 7-9 before getting fired. His final record was 28-23 (.549) and 1-1 (.500) in the playoffs.
Smith, who took over after Vick was sent to federal prison and Bobby Petrino bolted under the cover of darkness, is 43-21 (.671). Smith is 0-3 (.000) in the playoffs.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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124 comments Add your comment
Nolefalcon
February 13th, 2012
5:57 am
Bravo standing up for Smitty DLed.
robertussen
February 13th, 2012
6:02 am
what did mora do but take over coach reeves team and turn it to crap. coach smith gave this franchise something it never had, stability
dirtyo11
February 13th, 2012
6:42 am
No matter what Smith record is or what Mora record was. All we want to do is win. I’m in the military and I bragg about all the Ga sports but my fellow battle buddies destroy me when they talk about the last time we won a Championship in Ga (bulldogs -1980, Falcolns-never, Hawks-never & Braves-1994). And we wonder why our kids don’t want to stay home when it come time for recruiting. Fla, Bama, Aurburn, LSU, FSU all have won Championships in the late 90s – 2011. It’s time we bring that winning spirit back to Ga.& as fans stop complaining about who we sign or who coaches us. ALL WE WANT TO DO IS WIN
GTChamps
February 13th, 2012
6:56 am
You are forgetting the GT championship in 90. O’ thats right, you must be a Puppies fan.
doodoobailey
February 13th, 2012
7:01 am
GT Chumps….he wasn’t talking about split championships (Colorado is still laughing at you).
Wait didn’t Tek win the ACC in 2009? Oh wait….they cheated, I forgot.
Paddy
February 13th, 2012
7:06 am
Mora will have his “hat” handed to him if he tries to recruit extensivily in Georgia. He is a “short timer”!
trademark
February 13th, 2012
7:13 am
Once an arrogant little spoiled brat punk-a§$ kid, always an arrogant little spoiled brat punk-a§$ kid.
“Daddy, get me a coaching job!”
Please L’il Jimmy.
sports fan
February 13th, 2012
7:18 am
hey dirtyo11 the braves won in 1995 not 94
mora=loser
Markmjtx
February 13th, 2012
7:29 am
USC owns LA. Mike Leach and Rich Rodriguez enter the conference along with Stanford, Oregon and Washington remaining strong. Those are going to be the biggest obstacles to Jim Mora.
AlanFalcon
February 13th, 2012
7:31 am
Mora will be out of UCLA before his contract expires, hasn’t had any sucess since his downhill slide with the Falcons, has a big mouth and a lot of pride without the ability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SirReal
February 13th, 2012
7:32 am
Come on Jimmy Dean…..we beat a Rams team that clearly didnt belong in the playoffs. What happened in the NFC Championship game? Enjoy the college ranks b/c you’ll probably never be an NFL head coach again.lol D Led that was funny.lol
Pool guy
February 13th, 2012
7:42 am
Playoffs. Playoffs? I think his daddy will be remembered for the beer commercials,but poor little Jimmy? I wouldnt let this guy coach my pee wee football team. Playoffs ?
Kramer
February 13th, 2012
7:42 am
Lil’ Jimmy is a legend is in own little mind. The boy can’t coach his way out of a paper bag.
Fan of the Game
February 13th, 2012
7:51 am
Dan Reeves and Leeman Bennett are the two best coaches the Falcons have had. Mora showed his true colors by even commenting on his time with the Falcons. He needs to remember he was fired and the team was in worst shape when he left than when he got there.
Dr. Gooseneck Bender
February 13th, 2012
7:54 am
Goes to show this dude just has no grasp on reality. How about someone ask how many jobs he’s had since the Falcons jettisoned this chaff and why the NFL won’t give him a sniff since he bombed with the Seahawks.
The name Mora must mean “Don’t know when to shut up” in Slavic or something. At least it does for Jim Sr and Jr.
The over/under on his UCLA career is 2 years. He’ll mess up some recruiting rules, thinking he’s above the rules, and put the Bruins on the wrong side of the NCAA for long after he’s gone
Dan
February 13th, 2012
8:08 am
Everytime I think of Mora I think of the time when he had his headset on and he was trying to coach the game and he looked frustrated and yanked them off because Arthur Blank was on the sideline bugging him. Arthur Blank was probably like the coach on the opposing team in the movie MASH asking Mora what he thought of the new cheerleaders.
Tha Real Falcon
February 13th, 2012
8:13 am
Look as a season ticket holder I was disappointed in Mora’s last two years here. However your couching ststs with phrases like “he was the last coach to coach a full season to lead the team to a losing record” is disingenious. You only used the phrase “to coach a full season” to ignore Petrino’s season which even if he had not left was going to be a losing season. One worse than Mora’s 7-9 final season.
If you don’t like the guy, fine. We are fans who have to pay to go to the games want to win playoff games. He did that. Evem with a freestyling QB. That’s just a fact!
Tha Real Falcon
February 13th, 2012
8:17 am
If you read the whole interview he said that he uses that a a recruiting tool. He IS the last one to win a playoff game. If you love him or hate him the facts don’t lie.
Bubba Bean
February 13th, 2012
8:22 am
What a arrogant little narcissist! He’s a legend in his own mind! I’m sure every coaching failure he has ever had is someone else’s fault. People like ‘lil Jimmy, who cannot (or will not) face their own failures are bound to repeat them because they do not learn from them. What a loser!
Boom Dizzle
February 13th, 2012
8:23 am
It’s funny what Little Jimmy remembers. While I do remember the last playoff win vs the Rams (a bad Rams team at that)….is this
– Going 4 — 12 in the 2nd half of his last two seasons here. And that includes a lot of losses to awful teams (AT HOME)
– Players running the asylum.
– Players admitting that they weren’t giving their all. Including your QB who was more interested in running his “empire” than playing QB.
– You being stupid enough to say (WHILE YOU HAVE AN NFL JOB) that you’d rather be coaching at a college program…..
Funny that Little Jimmy doesn’t remember that part….
Big Dude
February 13th, 2012
8:43 am
I thought he said, on that radio show while coaching the Falcons, that he wanted to coach in Washington?
Foothills
February 13th, 2012
8:49 am
Little Mora still coaching? In L.A.? Better bring Pampers in by the truckload for those two spoiled brats in tinseltown. Just another reason to hate the left coast.
Sean
February 13th, 2012
8:50 am
Mike Smith has yet to win a playoff game, and he’s already the most consistent coach the Falcons have ever had.
HeGotttaPoint
February 13th, 2012
8:53 am
Smitty and crew are 0 for 3 in the playoffs and only coming close once.
PMC
February 13th, 2012
8:54 am
Didn’t know I’d become a Lane Kiffin fan, but hey, here I am.
derrick
February 13th, 2012
8:54 am
You can say what you want, but he won in the playoffs. With all this better coaching,better players, Coach Smith hasn’t gotten the job done. Playoff wins are what count. If you want to just look good in regular season stick with the current regime, you can win a championship without winning playoff games.
blazerdawg
February 13th, 2012
8:58 am
What is UCLA thinking? I give him two and a half seasons.
True Falcon Fan
February 13th, 2012
9:26 am
Dled — Perfect photo for this article “Coach Killer” next to “Jimmy Jr.” — Perfect!!!
At least Mora learned something while here. Being this close to the SEC he knows where the best recruits to be had………..
Let’s move-on Falcon Fans from these “Dirt Bags”!!!!!!
retired
February 13th, 2012
9:32 am
to those that knock Smith and probably the same ones that ragged on Cox, Both have been consistent winners and at least positioning the team to have a chance in the playoffs. Much rather win it all BUT if you don’t make the playoff you don’t have a chance to win a game. Rather be working in the right direction with Smith than the wrong direction with Mora …… not even close.
SawThat1nce
February 13th, 2012
9:35 am
UCLA’s commitment to winning their conference’s championship has been questioned by some of the NCAA football experts.
1eyedJack
February 13th, 2012
9:36 am
I hope he recruits a team full of Ron Mexicos and MeAngelo Halls.
Frankie
February 13th, 2012
9:37 am
WOnder why NO NFL team has looked at him for a HEAD COACHING POSITION, hell even Sorry Tampa Bay went to RUTGERS to get there Coach…RUTGERS….
Jimmy MORA Jr….you are the JOKE of the week……
6-8(overall)/5-4(conference) I don’t see Mora winning more than 3 games next season.
SawThat1nce
February 13th, 2012
9:37 am
retired9:32am…….Right arm,..I mean right on.
I agree, 100%.
disbot3000
February 13th, 2012
9:40 am
Mora only got to that playoff game and the one win that resulted because of the work Dan Reeves put in before him. The downward slide afterward is far more reflective of the kind of coach he is. Smith has built a team that is a consistent contender every year and, one of these days, luck and fate will combine with the talent and skill that he’s developed to deliver another post season victory and, who knows, maybe even a super bowl visit.
TD has no clue!
February 13th, 2012
9:49 am
This shows you how bad Smitty is.
Mora is 1-1 (.500) in the playoffs.
Smitty 0-3 (.000) In the playoffs.
TD has no clue.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
February 13th, 2012
9:51 am
True Falcon Fan — Yeah, I thought I did a good job with the photo selection, too. We are going to take an early peak at free agency and the draft this week. Also, trying to put together a Georgia Connection roll call for the combine. I’ve got all of the UGA and GT guys. That’s the easy part. I have to finish plowing through the rest of the list for locals.
RobbE33
February 13th, 2012
9:52 am
More like sparklers than grenades. Jim’s just spinning to save face and hoping to have a better run than in Atlanta and Seattle. No biggie and not worth the net space.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
February 13th, 2012
9:52 am
I don’t UCLA’s powder blue uniforms. Those are sweet!
tfalcon
February 13th, 2012
9:55 am
Since he takes credit for the good he should be taking credit for trashing a championship team he inhairated from good ol dan he should call him an thank him for that win,I myself would run from that guy
and under no sircumbstances let my son play for a loser coach like him
Najeh Davenpoop
February 13th, 2012
9:58 am
Jim Moron is the coach any Atlanta sports team has had in my lifetime. He has some nerve talking sh-t about anyone considering that He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named-On-This-Blog is the reason for what little success Moron had as the Falcons coach. It is no coincidence that he has failed spectacularly everywhere else he’s been since he left.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 13th, 2012
9:59 am
^the worst coach any ATL team has had in my lifetime
ATLSportsNate
February 13th, 2012
9:59 am
D. Led, I don’t understand how he wants to take shots at this new regime when they have been the most successful group in Falcons history. Yes, they are still working on a playoff win but it’s getting there. Did he remember the 2006 season when we lost to the sorry Browns AT HOME, the 3-13 LIONS on the road and then started 5-2 and 6-2 and did not make the playoffs. His thoughts about the Falcons don’t concern me at all. He’s ignorant for saying that
tfalcon
February 13th, 2012
10:01 am
Oh DOL was that the game that sam cungato or what his name was just ran all over us yea good ol jim looked like he was at a loss for words in that picture
Dennis
February 13th, 2012
10:19 am
Mora is an arrogant little dweeb who was, and always will be, a loser.
Big Crimson 75
February 13th, 2012
10:25 am
The Pic above pretty much says it all! When your Coach & your QB are clueless — you’re in trouble!
Just Sayin.....
February 13th, 2012
10:31 am
Mora was 1-1 in the playoffs and Smith is 0-3.
Why is this Mora’s fault?
Just Sayin.....
February 13th, 2012
10:33 am
When you offensive coordinator & player personnel both bail out in the same season that should be a red flag.
Just sayin……………….
Pete E. Tong
February 13th, 2012
10:34 am
Smith started from the ground up, literally. Mora had a relatively intact, decent team his first year.
Pete E. Tong
February 13th, 2012
10:35 am
Let’s see: Stay as player personnel or become General Manager.
Which career decision would you make? Which do you think benefits Snead and his family best?
dean
February 13th, 2012
10:37 am
Every time I hear Mora’s name, I’m reminded of a particular Frank Zappa song.
CD Falcon
February 13th, 2012
10:44 am
What is Jim MORON doing at UCLA… is this another stop to his DREAM JOB as Washington?
Big Crimson 75
February 13th, 2012
10:45 am
Poop — the guy that came after him was no Lombardi either.
Just Sayin.....
February 13th, 2012
10:53 am
Mora was not bashing the Falcons. He was at a recruiting event in the Atlanta area and he was just stating a fact that he was the last coach to win in the post season in Atlanta. What is he supposed to say to pursuade recruits to play for his team?
You guys should be angry with the coach that is 0-3 in the playoffs, which Mora had nothing to do with.
Mora Jr./John Harbaugh/Rex Ryan/Mike Smith all were rookie coaches, but Mike Smith was the only one not to win a playoff game.
Why so much anger towards Mora?
Falcon James
February 13th, 2012
11:05 am
Nice work DLED! We don’t needs some NFL “has been” coach telling us that we havent won a playoff game. The Falcon got better the minute Mora was not the coach anymore. He was a pitiful coach at best with the Falcon and a less than pitiful coach for the Seahawk. Glad he gone.
mark
February 13th, 2012
11:09 am
Mora is a classless idiot, the organization that gave him is first head coaching job he wants to take a shot at? What a moron, he must have power pointed his way to greatness again in the interview with UCLA. Hey Jr remember Tampa that was a great coaching job! Jim Mora making Lane Kiffin look like a stand up guy.
PMC
February 13th, 2012
11:11 am
Caption this picture would be good for this blog: “I’m the freaking coach killer? Can you believe his freaking guy?”
aj
February 13th, 2012
11:18 am
Why all the venom? Its just grown men getting paid obscene amounts of money to put on stretchy britches and play a game.Mora makes all you southern fried goobers mad because he speaks the truth,not the current regime’s feel good hooey.Newsflash:they got destroyed,murdered,annihilated by the Giants.
Frank Wren
February 13th, 2012
11:26 am
I think Jim is a great coach. Wonder if he would ever consider joining us here at Turner field….
Ueeediot
February 13th, 2012
11:27 am
Jim Who?
Pete E. Tong
February 13th, 2012
11:27 am
Troll harder, aj. You don’t have to be “mad” to point out utter lunacy.
Adam
February 13th, 2012
11:34 am
@ Markmjtx
in all reality, the biggest obstacle he will face at his new gig is himself
hbcuclassics
February 13th, 2012
11:53 am
Falcons 2012 Draft Easy Button 1.0
1.22 – Cleveland Browns- Julio Jones, WR, Ala
2.55 – Cordy Glenn, OL, 6′6, 345, UGA
– Remington Finalist, Outland Watch List, plug/play
3.87 – Ben Jones, C, 6′3, 305, UGA
-Remington Finalist, Outland Watch list, plug/play
4.109 – Cleveland Browns – Julio Jones, WR, Ala
5.133 – Chris Rainey, RB, 5′8, 178, Fla.
– 4.36/40 – speed back missing since Norwood
6. 165 – Christian Thompson, FS, 6′1, 213, SCSU
– Auburn transfer – combo safety w return skills
7. 197 – Lamont Bryant, TE, 6′6, 230, MSU
– Former QB, sleeper, 4.6/40, super athletic
Summary:
Georgia OL immediate upgrade; bring chemistry, top shelf talent;
while others scrambling for DBs, Falcons set anchors.
Rainey is lightning in a bottle we’ve missed since Norwood;
teams will be wary of his size, we won’t.
Thompson is big hitting, big playmaker at safety, Auburn transfer;
St. Thomas Aquinas grad provides immediate options.
Bryant is the small school stud nobody but hbcuclassics have heard of;
see Ricardo Lockett, Seattle Seahawks.
Pete E. Tong
February 13th, 2012
11:59 am
Stop spamming your craptastic site, hbcu.
Sid
February 13th, 2012
12:04 pm
Shoes, Life Insurance, Omaha Steaks from the back of a freezer truck…….Junior is an excellent salesman and both Arthur and UCLA bought into the sales pitch (I can’t explain Seattle). It’s kinda like selling frying pans door to door, you hand it to them handle first so it feels heavy and offers the sensation they won’t get burned. SIZZLE!
Sid
February 13th, 2012
12:07 pm
aj
February 13th, 2012
11:18 am
********************************************
You sound tired of all them big legged women up North.
Remedial Studies 1980
February 13th, 2012
12:20 pm
Pups national title in 1980 was like being champs of the penal league. Half of those idiots can’t tie their shoes, and couldn’t graduate from Kindergarten.
Anyway, Jim Mora is an arrogant d-bag. He could’ve won a super bowl here if he were a COACH, and not tried to be the Jim Rome of the coaching world…..a jock sniffing goon. Enjoy getting creamed in the Pac-12. Bye bye!
A decent draft pick please!
February 13th, 2012
12:23 pm
Forget all those fat Ugag OL, draft Coby Fleener from Stanford. We need a TE, and the guy is amazing. He’d be a perfect 2nd round pick, and will learn from the best in the game. Next, we need a corner and go grab some OL in the late rounds along with a DE while concentrating on our biggest needs in free agency.
Mako
February 13th, 2012
12:33 pm
GTChamps…would you Yellow Yaks please stop bragging about a 1/2 title….it’s so demeaning to Colorado….I mean it’s kinda like kissing your Great Aunt Bessie and she reaches down to check your package….you wouldn’t brag about that would ya….well, on second thought maybe a Techie would!
yo mama
February 13th, 2012
12:51 pm
cant blame the coaches for the poor playoff performance by the players. simply put, players win games, coaches coach. the dreadful offense in new york, would have gotten the OC fired if he didnt leave here. blame the players. it makes sense. eli performed, their d showed up. blame the players, they are the ones getting paid to lose.
I Remember
February 13th, 2012
12:55 pm
Jim Mora was just another hot dog on the FALCONS team when he was here. DeAngelo was his boy, and we all know what a big hot dog he was. There were some good FALCONS players, but Hot Dog Mora had nothing to do with signing them or developing them. Mora had nothing to do with the team going to the playoffs. Mora will be a short timer at UCLA.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
February 13th, 2012
1:00 pm
Pete E. Tong — Good point.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
February 13th, 2012
1:05 pm
Sid – You get that sales tip from Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite?
Mora less Petrino
February 13th, 2012
1:30 pm
Mora and Petrino are the low point of Blank’s ownership of the team. Both are DA’s. How long did Moron last in Seattle? Guess he will not be recruiting in Washington using his logic. Let him talk, he is the Bruins problem now.
shawn
February 13th, 2012
1:31 pm
If you look at what Jim Mora has done in NFL (Falcons and Seattle), it is clear that he does not belong in NFL. If I were Jim Mora, I would be quite especially since I have been fired twice (Falcons & Seattle)…Mora, please go away…
Andy
February 13th, 2012
1:36 pm
These are d-bag comments made by a d-bag. No one should be surprised.
N
February 13th, 2012
1:51 pm
Nice one DLed! Enjoyed it. Take Smitty over Mora any day of the week. Reeves too for that matter.
dsgbncali
February 13th, 2012
1:51 pm
I’m in agreement with dirtyo11. In the end it all comes down to winning and we haven’t done that. But we are closer to a SB with Coach Smitty and TD then we have ever been. I still hold out faith that I will see our team get the confetti bath and holler about going to Disneyland real soon.
drew
February 13th, 2012
3:24 pm
I’m just thrilled that I won’t have to listen to Mora’s dumbass comments during NFL games. He’s a worse analyst than he is a coach.
pcole
February 13th, 2012
3:28 pm
Hey DooDoo, the only reason GT was a split championship is because Colorado got 5 downs to score a touchdown. Otherwise they would have had one loss, to an un-ranked team at that.
Smith and this regime has definitely elevated the Falcons status. Championship is just around the corner.
keepinitreal
February 13th, 2012
3:33 pm
The playoffs are all about matchups. Mora got lucky to face an 8-8 Rams team at home in the playoffs. Every one of Smitty’s teams would have won that game, too.
It’s a little silly how big a deal we make out of playoff records. If the Bucs don’t lose a home game to Detroit late last season, Aaron Rodgers would still be 0-fer in the postseason.
Puma
February 13th, 2012
3:34 pm
Bottom line with Mora – the most success he has had anywhere as a coach was with the Falcons – and even that wasn’t that great.
TDF
February 13th, 2012
3:42 pm
GTChamps
February 13th, 2012
6:56 am
You mean the split title that no one give you credit for but techies???? hahahahahahahaha run along little boy, we all know that the champs in 1990 was Colorado!
TDF
February 13th, 2012
3:43 pm
Remedial Studies 1980
February 13th, 2012
12:20 pm
ahahahahhaha jealousy at its finest. Run along little techie stop being jealous you cant us.
TDF
February 13th, 2012
3:44 pm
cant beat us
TDF
February 13th, 2012
3:45 pm
A decent draft pick please!
February 13th, 2012
12:23 pm
Fat????? wow you must not know a lot about them. they are very athletic with size you cant teach clown.
TDF
February 13th, 2012
3:49 pm
pcole
February 13th, 2012
3:28 pm
botom line 1990 champs = colorado NOT TECH clown
Joe Tess Fish House
February 13th, 2012
3:53 pm
Funny looking at that pix U can aslo see Matt Schwaub another QB 2 get away from the Flacons.
Good wrok Mr Blanks. One QB wins palyoff games and you turn UR back on him the oter QB has several Pro Bowel Years after you cut him.
TDF
February 13th, 2012
4:00 pm
@ Joe Tess Fish House
did the absolute right thing by turning his back on the dog killer, I would have turned in all my falcons gear had he been allowed back to the team.
Schaub on the other hand was completely mishandeled and should have been our QB.
crazydi
February 13th, 2012
4:22 pm
Morehead you have THE NERVE to talk about the current regime, GROW UP you little pansy! Stay in the collegiate ranks, where you belong! Grow some hair on your face or something already ..
Mike Franklin
February 13th, 2012
4:26 pm
Amazing how we tend to forget how much we all liked this guy at one time. Not trying to justify everything he said but… he wasn’t a bad coach. Anyone who has followed this team for more than a few years, knows that much. Mora was outspoken and the players liked him as much as the fans did.
He’s called a few Falcons games from the booth and it’s always been clear that he is still a fan of this team. He just stated what he believes… and everything he said about being the last coach to lead us to a playoff win is true. I mean, he didn’t make it up.
I don’t think he was really taking any shots at the Falcons… I think he felt like he was fired prematurely and that had he stayed, things might be different.
hiramsaint
February 13th, 2012
4:29 pm
no wonder y’all are so bitter-it has been a long long long time !
SimpleDawg
February 13th, 2012
4:37 pm
Lil’ Jimmy Mora……really? He’s running his mouth about how great he was, er is…..really?
UCLA will rue the day they even considered him, much less hired him.
Really? Lil’ Jimmy?
ZACK
February 13th, 2012
4:44 pm
LIL MORA GO DO YOURSELF YOU DAMN TOOL! NOBODY MISSES YOUR PUNK AZZ!
ASHCAN
February 13th, 2012
4:44 pm
Dumb topic,Its easy to post what coach mora said and post it on a atlanta blog and get kudos and combat remarks.Fact is you post it nationally and all the other 49 states will agree with mora.
ASHCAN
February 13th, 2012
4:49 pm
Another fact,falcons won’t win with a weak arm QB.What’s the use of having speedy recievers when you under throw to them.DC’s are hip to the dink and donk throws to there recievers.This team don’t have any playmakers on either side of the ball.
yellowfever
February 13th, 2012
4:51 pm
GEORGIA TECH RUNS THIS STATE. Herschel Walker (1) NC, uga (0)
Buzz
February 13th, 2012
4:52 pm
1990 is more recent than 1980. Who was the team that did not LOSE that year? You UGA guys are ass clowns
J-Lo
February 13th, 2012
4:53 pm
Mike Smith has gotten to more playoff games, and has never lost a playoff game to a team that didn’t either win the superbowl, or come within seconds of doing so (Arizona). Jim Mora knows this but claims ignorance, and I hope that players coming out of Georgia aren’t as ignorant as he claims to be.
J-Lo
February 13th, 2012
4:53 pm
oh, and, what a classy guy!
yellowfever
February 13th, 2012
4:53 pm
TDF, nice spelling you uga grad
hiramsaint
February 13th, 2012
5:50 pm
@ j-lo- so that makes those playoff losses ok????? i guess it does when you’re forced into settling for mediocrity
J-Lo
February 13th, 2012
5:52 pm
Yellow, Mora is trying to steal your recruits and all u care about is a rivalry that hasn’t been competitive in years? Refocus your energy
JoFo
February 13th, 2012
5:53 pm
Yeah, sure Lil’ Jimmy! I DO remember some things about you while being entrusted as the leader of our team! I remember the time, I saw you on the sideline (while the FALCONS were behind in the game) dialing up someone on your cellphone during the game!!
You shoulda been coaching!
Ray C.
February 13th, 2012
9:23 pm
Jim Mora is right and there is no need to sugar coat it. The numbers don’t lie and I’m sick and tired of the Falcons organization trying to hoodwink Atlanta fans into believing that we can win with this mediocre team. Our players don’t have that true football grit and swagger in them the way that I see other teams. Wake up Atlanta, Wake up!!!!!!
bms4343
February 13th, 2012
10:58 pm
good old jimmy mora or is it jimmy lessa…….mabye he will hook up with some single A high school program next GOD help them if he does!!!!!!!!!!
atlol
February 14th, 2012
7:29 am
Love it when DOB gets real
Jockich Ahn Smelley, II
February 14th, 2012
8:38 am
The only way the Dirty Birds will win ONE playoff game is a Multiple Choice question: A) on a fluke, B) great defense that leads to a last minute TO in the 4th QTR for the go ahead lead, C) get rid of “MATTY ICE” aka “NOODLE ARM” ; D) Smitty actually doesn’t choke on critical calls in a big game; E) Awtie Blank refuses to wear a Mustache until the D-Birds win, or F) All of the Above……..
Matty Ice, your excuses for losing are running out bro………..who/what are you going to blame next? Quit saying WE and start with “I”……that would be a good start!
David
February 14th, 2012
8:45 am
Its the difference between a coach that has class or not. Mora has shown more than once that he is arrogant, hot headed at times and classless.
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February 14th, 2012
9:29 am
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Jax Falcon/Dog Fan
February 14th, 2012
9:55 am
Judging from the number of comments on this blog, Jim Mora has certainly had a polarizing effect. It does seem unreal that his act hasn’t grown completely unbearable yet, at least in the college ranks. His hiring at UCLA isn’t as shocking once you consider the track record of his predecessor. Could he possibly do much worse?
Mike Smith’s playoff record is not acceptable, and, as big a critic as I have been this year, he is still a better option than keeping Mora would have been.
Sid
February 14th, 2012
10:05 am
Mora’s departure from Seattle…………….Reprinted without permission:
Mora attended a meeting Friday morning with management, at which time he was told by Leiweke that he did not win enough games to save his job. The Seahawks ended the season on a four-game losing streak to finish 5-11.
Mora was shocked by his dismissal, believing that when he was called to Leiweke’s office that he would be in a discussion about the team’s vacant general manager’s job, Seahawks sources said.
Jax Falcon/Dog Fan
February 14th, 2012
10:11 am
Now THAT’S funny, Sid.
iceBIRDcold11
February 14th, 2012
10:41 am
PLAYOFFS………………… is HE talking about PLAYOFFS?
jalan67
February 14th, 2012
10:45 am
Coach Mora enjoy your stay at UCLA. We definetly don’t want your coaching presence anywhere in the south! I can’t believe you made such a bold statement, considering how the Falcons spiraled out of control after coach Reeves left.
Coach Reeves would have had the Falcons in the Super Bowl again and you never would have. The best Coach the falcons ever had is at the helm right now-Coach Smith!!!!!
GO FALCONS !!!!!
iceBIRDcold11
February 14th, 2012
11:30 am
He won’t even last at UCLA. Let’s see how many times he wins that division….0 as long as USC is still there. He should be looking ahead and the kids in the south DON’T CARE ABOUT MORA.
Falcon Jonk
February 14th, 2012
11:57 am
I don’t have any problems with Jim Mora when he did good here nobody talks about it then when he did bad…you can hear everthing from ???? let it be and do NOT be surprised if he rakes all good players from GA High in years to come yeah? how about Ted Nugent ” You can kiss my Arss” lol
Lessa is Mora
February 14th, 2012
4:28 pm
His mouth got him in trouble here and is still causing him trouble now. A perfect embodiment of the Peter Principle – except he is still above his level of incompetence. His continuing downward career spiral should eventually get him where he needs to be – coaching his grade school kids.
rin
February 14th, 2012
6:15 pm
that is all wrong wut moraa said
techduck
February 14th, 2012
8:35 pm
Hey d led,Would you please find another picture of your self in the sports edition.The one you got now looks kind of (well you now)???????
D. Orlando Ledbetter
February 15th, 2012
7:05 am
techduck — That’s the best picture we could come up with. The photography had to make due with what he had. It’s not like he was working with Kate Upton, you know.
Hi Rise
February 15th, 2012
8:35 am
I like Jim Mora a coach with a personality. I don’t want to hear St Louis should not have been in playoffs. Wins in regular season mean nothing if you can’t win a playoff game. Last time I checked we have been embarrassed by two teams we should have beat I don’t care how hot they were.
KQuark
February 15th, 2012
10:28 am
Mora is an idiot. The Falcons lost two road games and all the NFC teams they lost to ended up going to the SB. In fact every team they lost to beat two other teams in the NFC playoffs as well. So the whole 0-3 in the playoffs thing is overblown. Not saying the Falcons should be proud of that or be better but c’mon it’s not like they lost to schlubs.
Peter Principle
February 15th, 2012
11:03 am
Mora Jr. rose to the level of his incompetence and is searching downwardly for his highest level mediocrity. In the end, Mora may find he’s better suited for the broadcast booth than the sidelines.
shunt011
February 15th, 2012
7:32 pm
Hey Dirtyo11, The Falcons won the NFC championship in 1998 and the Brave won the World Series in 1995. 1994 was a strike season. Get it straight!!