Evaluating Matt Moore

[mav1234]

The FA list I saw earlier in the year had me believing Moore was our best shot for a non-rookie QB. Who are you thinking of that you think is better than he is?

[pantherj]

Jake and Moore are backup QBs at best. Jake recently dropped to backup quality due to father time, and Moore was never more than backup quality. Expect a huge hunt for a good starting QB to begin asap. Jake and Moore are simply not the answer imo.

[Sandy Claws]

Here is my attempt at an unbias view of Moore's last couple games (with a little nod to his previous starts a couple years ago).

Things I liked about today's game or in general:

-He spreads the ball out. I feel like he gives receivers a chance to get the ball if they're open.

-He is capable of making some reads and finding open receivers... most of the time.

-He is getting Smith involved deep. This is huge, and the single largest aspect of our offense missing in earlier weeks

-No turnovers! Despite making some bad throws, he limited the number of changes for picks and he came out without a turnover this game.

-Pocket awareness and ability to use his feet to prolong plays and make completions - thanks ChucktownK!

Things I didn't like (blame it on him or the coaches):

-Throwing 30 times in such a close game. I don't know how many were run/throw options, so blaming him solely for this isn't fair.

-Seeming lack of vision of the field and understanding the playclock.

-Overthrows and underthrows. We all saw them. One play in particular was a touchdown to Smitty instead of a FG if he floats it over his head instead of chucking it into the ground.

-Floaters... he seems to like just lofting it up, but this allows time for people to react under the ball =(

Overall, I would say he is a work in progress and shouldn't be dismissed yet. It is clear he is not "The Savior of the Franchise" in his current state... but for those of us that want Fox gone very bad, that isn't a terrible thing, since if we go 8-8 or 9-7, Fox is probably back. At the same time, I want Moore and the Panthers to play well and win. It's too early to say we should just immediately cut him, but he is also not showing us much yet.

The next two games will be critical in determining his future as a Panther and his future as a QB in this league. If he has two more decent games, he'll land someplace as a back. With two good games, he could be a starter - here or elsewhere.

What did you guys like and not like about Moore this week?

That looked just like Jake out there minus a couple picks, b ut if the Pats DBs were capable of holding onto the ball, the picks would have been there too.

[CRA]

he didn't handle the pressure at the end all that well. a lot of that has to do with him being so green. i just don't see anything out him that would have me believe he is anything more a QB who is than better than jake. many rookies coming out of the draft next year can pull that off. most FAs hitting the street next year can pull that off as well.

i want someone who is going to kill defenses that want to concentrate their efforts on stopping the run. someone who can, if necessary, carry the game on his back. someone that is going to take the team over the top. moore just doesn't look to have it.

I agree.

I am also not as big of fan as McCown either. Hopefully, the new coach literally starts from scratch and brings in some vets and a decent one in the draft for a legit competition next year.

[monstercat]

Moore has potential...he just needs to keep playing, IMO. Nobody here knows how good he can be yet, so we need to stop posting wild guesses as if they're proven facts.

[Bigdaddy8523]

You can defend Moore all yall want but if Jake would have had the same game yall would have wanted him cut immediatly. The thing that I didn't like about todays games were the passes that were terrible in the placement where no recievers were in the area. It's almost like he doesn't know the playbook and I cant 1 time remember when Moore audibled I think Jake should start when he is healthy. He will never be like he was but at least he knows the offense.

[rayzor]

Moore has potential...he just needs to keep playing, IMO. Nobody here knows how good he can be yet, so we need to stop posting wild guesses as if they're proven facts.

we do?

[Sloth]

You can defend Moore all yall want but if Jake would have had the same game yall would have wanted him cut immediatly. The thing that I didn't like about todays games were the passes that were terrible in the placement where no recievers were in the area. It's almost like he doesn't know the playbook and I cant 1 time remember when Moore audibled I think Jake should start when he is healthy. He will never be like he was but at least he knows the offense.

Those 3 picks Moore almost had? Jake would've delivered them. Jake wouldn't/couldn't have thrown the TD pass either.

I'm not that impressed with Moore, but at least there's a small chance while he's in.

[monstercat]

we do?

Well, some do. How's that?

[Bigdaddy8523]

Those 3 picks Moore almost had? Jake would've delivered them. Jake wouldn't/couldn't have thrown the TD pass either.

I'm not that impressed with Moore, but at least there's a small chance while he's in.

I know that you like Moore and he has great arm strenth but his decision making is not good at all. Jake has a whole lotta picks from recievers tipping balls from bad passes but he does know the offense and it seems like Moore was just paniked when it came to fast decision making. That's all im sayin, he can play but when there is pressure he seems to forget about audibles and just throws it up for grabs. Jake just can't get the ball where he wants it at all times. It was 1 play when NE blitzed and there was no safety and the CB was coming also. All Moore had to do was lob it to Smith and it would have been a big gain but he just threw it right into the db's hands cause he paniked. Jake would have made the attempt wheter it was complete or not is a different story. I just think that Moore doesn't know the Offense nearly as good as he should from being here 3 yrs.

[ChucktownK]

You can defend Moore all yall want but if Jake would have had the same game yall would have wanted him cut immediatly. The thing that I didn't like about todays games were the passes that were terrible in the placement where no recievers were in the area. It's almost like he doesn't know the playbook and I cant 1 time remember when Moore audibled I think Jake should start when he is healthy. He will never be like he was but at least he knows the offense.

No, Jake has played at that level or less almost his whole career and it was only OK. Don't even compare Jake's 4-5 INT per game average compared to the way Moore played today. No, it wasn't great but it wasn't terrible when compared to Jake. I'm not going to go into all of the comparisons of the two because it's been done here in this forum enough times already. His throws were NOT worse then Jake's...they were better because he spread the ball around evenly and even got a huge bomb to Smitty for a TD;that's how Panthers roll. Yes, there were bad passes but none were an INT for a TD and that is the BIGGEST difference.

[mav1234]

Bleh, this offense is awful. It's probably better he "doesn't know it."

Moore may have made a couple questionable decisions, but he also made some great throws (and Rosario had one great catch).

[micnificent28]

moore looks like 2.0...better arm little more running abled but the 3 picks were still there to be had. dont get me wrong i have more faith in him than jake but this cant be the answer...it just cant be can it??????

[Fiz]

to be honest he has some issues with footwork