Tag Archives: Todd McClure

Player Challenge Taking Shape

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 18, 2009
We’re still in Round. No. 1 of the Motorola Player Challenge, but some interesting second-round matchups are starting to take shape. Take, for instance, Chris Houston’s victory over Erik Coleman… We’ll get through Round 1 first, but we already know Houston will square off against center Todd McClure in the next line of the bracket. A cornerback-quarterback [...]
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Dolphins ‘D’ Presents Early Test

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 9, 2009
NFL quarterbacks get most of the attention when it comes to studying and preparing for all the intricacies of an opposing defense. In reality, the prep work is a team effort. Just as much brain power is required from the offensive line and other positions, especially when the defense presents a few less-than-standard wrinkles. Falcons center Todd [...]
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The Need to be Versatile

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 7, 2009
If you watched a college football game over the weekend you likely saw massive linemen slamming against one another on some hot, early September afternoon. If you played close attention, you probably saw some subs come into the game to give the front five some relief. Either way, you saw two gigantic lineups on either side of [...]
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Birdseed: Ravens at Falcons

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 3, 2009
Settling into the Georgia Dome press box for the final time in the 2009 preseason and there’s some early “news” to report. I use the unnecessary quote marks because this is stuff Head Coach Mike Smith talked about earlier in the week. But maybe it’s just now getting to a different audience. Safety William Moore, running back Jerious [...]
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Birdseed: August 26, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: August 26, 2009
Rarely do I deviate completely from the football syllabus but, today, I couldn’t write a blog post without mentioning the death of Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy. America has lost an icon. Many have no idea the impact the youngest brother of the Kennedy dynasty had on the United States and world. For nearly 47 years Kennedy walked [...]
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I Think the Burner is Back

By J. Michael Moore | Published: August 21, 2009
Michael Turner is ready for the regular season. As if to make a point he’s not going to slow after a grueling, 376-carry season, the Pro Bowl running back has recorded two runs of 40 or more yards this preseason. His 43-yard run on the second play of Friday’s preseason game in St. Louis was a large [...]
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The Good, Bad and Ugly

By J. Michael Moore | Published: August 16, 2009
Moments after the Falcons 27-26 loss to the Lions on Saturday, Detroit offensive lineman Ephraim Salaam joked for Falcons center Todd McClure to hurry back to Atlanta. Salaam, a former Falcon, made the remarks outside the locker rooms at Ford Field. McClure, baseball cap on head, smiled and fired back with a return comment. You would never [...]
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Shockley Feels Douglas’ Pain

By J. Michael Moore | Published: August 6, 2009
D.J. Shockley knows what Harry Douglas is going through. The quarterback was scrambling out of the pocket in a 2007 preseason game at Buffalo when he tore an ACL in his knee. He went on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. Wednesday Douglas, a second-year wide receiver, tore a ligament during one-on-one drills. He’s also done [...]
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Birdseed: June 19, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: June 19, 2009
Another day, another edition of Birdseed… The more I go through various news sites and read about the Falcons the more I realize the depth of expectations for 2009. It’s a good thing, because the excitement is contagious. Team releases Russell Training Camp schedule, AF.com Start making plans now. The first weekend of training camp is often crowded. Mughelli to [...]
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OTAs… Nearing the End

By J. Michael Moore | Published: June 17, 2009
The Falcons are looking at Thursday like children at the end of another school year. By this time tomorrow the Birds will be done with another year of organized team activities and dashing away to vacation spots before the start of Russell Falcons Training Camp. In all, Falcons players will have 42 days off. “To sum it up, [...]
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