QB Moore "shocked" at Delhomme's release

[Kevin Greene]

CHARLOTTE – Matt Moore believes he’ll be the starting quarterback this coming season for the Carolina Panthers regardless of who the team brings in.

“From what they are telling me, yeah, I do feel like it’s my team now,” Moore said in an interview Friday with Carolina Growl.

Moore said he was “shocked” when his agent Dr. Lynn Lashbrook called to notify him that the Panthers were releasing veteran Jake Delhomme last Thursday on the eve of free agency.

“I was completely caught off guard,” Moore said.

Moore said it didn’t really sink in that he’s now the face of the franchise until he walked into Bank of America Stadium earlier this week.

“That’s when it really hit me -- when I walked in the locker room for the first time and seeing everybody and just started talking about things,” Moore said. “It’s been awhile since everybody was together. So yeah, it was a little different. But I will try my best not to let it change me. It’s a good feeling and I realize what a great opportunity this is, which is one the reasons I wanted to sign the tender, get in here and start working my tail off.”

Moore could have waited until April 14 to sign his tender, but instead was Carolina’s first restricted free agent to sign.

Moore said during the short period he was under the restrictions of the tender offer he didn’t receive any interest from other teams.

“I didn’t really expect to, but the bottom line is I didn’t want to play anywhere else,” Moore said.

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“I feel good right now regardless of whom they bring in,” Moore said. “That’s not to say there won’t be competition. There’s always competition. But I feel good and feel solid and being given this opportunity I’m going to try to make the best of it. But am I threatened? Not really.”

http://www.carolinagrowl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=434:qb-moore-i-feel-like-this-is-my-team-now&catid=1:articles

[Swarly]

But am I threatened? Not really.

sounds a little cocky

I like it

[beastson]

^ Hell yea lol

[CatMan72]

sounds a little cocky

I like it

Yup, QB's and fighter pilots need to be cocky to stay sane.

[turnmyleftheadphoneup]

god i hate carolinagrowl.com, it's the worst carolina panthers site ever. that's why i came here. i even offered that guy a chance to let me re-do his site cause it just looks sooooo horrible.

Matt Moore's gonna destroy next season, btw. we'll definitely be going to the playoffs this season, but probably not the super bowl unfortunately. if favre returns, i think the vikings will go, or the packers if favre doesn't return. maybe the giants, but their defense is still a giant question mark...

[err456]

I bet is was a good shock.

[Wither]

Yup, QB's and fighter pilots need to be cocky to stay sane.

Yeah, because QB's have such important jobs, like fight pilots.

i even offered that guy a chance to let me re-do his site cause it just looks sooooo horrible.

Oh god, you must be the best web designer to ever hit the block then. "Offered that guy a chance", huh? What do you use? Frontpage?