Great interview with Matt Moore.

[smahtaz]

http://wqam.com/interviews

With all of the talk about upgrading the QB position from the owner, GM, Marshall and most of the fan base, this guy has a pretty solid outlook on the whole thing. It's worth a listen.

[Killer Bees]

Yea he seems like a pretty laid back guy, understands he has to step up. I think he's gonna show a lot of improvement after he gets a grasp on this new offense. If we do end up taking Tannehill I hope he sits for a few years and hopefully Moore plays well enough to land a nice contract after signing maybe a 1-2 year deal after this season. If not a QB lets get a stud play maker, fill some holes and hope Weeden falls.

[gunn34]

Wouldn't it be great if Moore plays up to his potential and we hit it big. We are due.

[RevRick]

Wouldn't it be great if Moore plays up to his potential and we hit it big. We are due.

Ah, man.. You just did it.. Now someone who really can't stand the idea that there is some possibility of success for the team is probably going to have a total hissy fit then throw a conniption on top of it.. I would love to see Matt Moore come out and do his impersonation of Bob Griese leading the team to beat every team in the division this year not relying on someone throwing every down. I'd love to see a number of those 18 play 10 minute 80 yard drives. Keep the defense rested, the other team defense on their heels, and their offense on their tukkises..

[MonstBlitz]

Wouldn't it be great if Moore plays up to his potential and we hit it big. We are due.

Matt Moore has already played up to his potential. That's the problem. He's a good QB who has hit his ceiling. Is Matt Moore's ceiling good enough to win a superbowl? I don't think so. I could be wrong.

Ah, man.. You just did it.. Now someone who really can't stand the idea that there is some possibility of success for the team is probably going to have a total hissy fit then throw a conniption on top of it.. I would love to see Matt Moore come out and do his impersonation of Bob Griese leading the team to beat every team in the division this year not relying on someone throwing every down. I'd love to see a number of those 18 play 10 minute 80 yard drives. Keep the defense rested, the other team defense on their heels, and their offense on their tukkises..

While I wouldn't mind seeing that either, those days are gone. NFL rules and $$$$$$ will prevent that type of team from ever winning a championship again, IMHO. Average Joe fan wants big name QBs and plenty of passing. And the league will continue to use player safety as a (valid) excuse to keep making Average Joe fan's wish come true.

[Tone_E]

Does anyone else think Garrard will start anyway, as I do? Assuming we don't get Weeden as he can start right away. Tannehill, not so much.

[MonstBlitz]

Does anyone else think Garrard will start anyway, as I do? Assuming we don't get Weeden as he can start right away. Tannehill, not so much.

No. I don't see how a guy who wasn't that effective before missing an entire year of football is going to beat out a guy that finished last season 6-3. It's possible, but I don't think it's likely. Just my opinion.

[dsteve]

garrad is better than moore.

[Aqua4Ever04]

garrad is better than moore.

Lol.

[Alex44]

I don't think Garrard will start but it mainly has to do with age and injury, not talent. He actually fits the system extremely well. Accurate passer with decent mobility. If we draft Tannenhill I think the chances of Garrard starting go way up because in that scenario you really aren't tied to Moore in any way, it becomes may the best QB win. Where as if you take a later round prospect or a guy like Osweiler you HAVE to tie yourself down to Moore as a starter for the next 2-3 seasons and see what he has.

As a side note, I think Moore is probably the better QB. However I think Garrard fits the system a bit better. Though Moore is deceptively athletic.

[Tone_E]

Lol.

Why is that so hard to fathom? If anything they are very close and def. not warranting your response. You'd think we were comparing Brady to Leaf or something. We will see. I personally have a feeling you will have to change your sig by Week 1, or sooner.

[Serpico Jones]

No. I don't see how a guy who wasn't that effective before missing an entire year of football is going to beat out a guy that finished last season 6-3. It's possible, but I don't think it's likely. Just my opinion.

Garrard was a Pro Bowler in 2010.

[SlyFoxxx]

Pro Bowl means less than High School All American

[xphinfanx]

Garrard was a Pro Bowler in 2010.

Remember what fan base your talking to.

[unluckyluciano]

Pro Bowl means less than High School All American

for someone playing for the jacksonville jaguars, I'd say its a pretty big deal given their visibility.

[MonstBlitz]

Garrard was a Pro Bowler in 2010.

Maybe productive was a better word to use? I know he missed a couple games but his production has never really been through the roof.

I think the fact that the Jags cut him days before the 2011 season started says a lot. Yeah, there was an injury but you don't cut a QB just because he's injured. They recognized there was a ceiling that had been reached there.

I'm not saying there's no way Garrard beats out Moore. It could happen. He's a lot like Moore in many ways. Effective, efficient, usually keeps the TD/INT ratio on the right side of 1, but the production is limited. For Moore and Garrard 200 yards and a TD is a normal outing. The top guys in this league throw for 300 without breaking a sweat.

[SlyFoxxx]

for someone playing for the jacksonville jaguars, I'd say its a pretty big deal given their visibility.

He was basically the third alternate after Manning, Rivers, Brady, Schaub and Young.

I think it's more that no one cares about the Pro Bowl than Garrard was a "Pro Bowl" QB

[Alex44]

Maybe productive was a better word to use? I know he missed a couple games but his production has never really been through the roof.

I think the fact that the Jags cut him days before the 2011 season started says a lot. Yeah, there was an injury but you don't cut a QB just because he's injured. They recognized there was a ceiling that had been reached there.

I'm not saying there's no way Garrard beats out Moore. It could happen. He's a lot like Moore in many ways. Effective, efficient, usually keeps the TD/INT ratio on the right side of 1, but the production is limited. For Moore and Garrard 200 yards and a TD is a normal outing. The top guys in this league throw for 300 without breaking a sweat.

If a QB threw for 300 yards a game by the end of the year he would have 4,800 passing yards. Thats not exactly true or a fair representation of what even great QB's do year to year.

Now what you said about Moore is a bit more accurate. Just counting starts he averaged 208 passing yards per game and a shade over 1 TD. Where I disagree though, is his ceiling. I believe in a better offensive scheme he is capable of averaging about 250 yards and 2 TD's a game over the course of a season. Averaged out that is 4000 yards and 32 TD's

I'd take that from my QB. Can he do it? Maybe or maybe not. I happen to like his skill set and believe he can, but I may be wrong and his numbers stay the same. I just happen to think a strong offensive system (something he's NEVER had) could do him wonders.

[MonstBlitz]

If a QB threw for 300 yards a game by the end of the year he would have 4,800 passing yards. Thats not exactly true or a fair representation of what even great QB's do year to year.

Now what you said about Moore is a bit more accurate. Just counting starts he averaged 208 passing yards per game and a shade over 1 TD. Where I disagree though, is his ceiling. I believe in a better offensive scheme he is capable of averaging about 250 yards and 2 TD's a game over the course of a season. Averaged out that is 4000 yards and 32 TD's

I'd take that from my QB. Can he do it? Maybe or maybe not. I happen to like his skill set and believe he can, but I may be wrong and his numbers stay the same. I just happen to think a strong offensive system (something he's NEVER had) could do him wonders.

Well, 300 yards without breaking a sweat was a bit of an exaggeration. But didn't 3 (I think, not sure) QBs throw for over 5,000 yards this season? I think we are already at a point where 4,000 yards is the new mark of a good season for a QB, not 3,000. I think we're on the way to 5,000 yards being the mark of a great season for a QB.

I'd love to see Matt Moore become the type of QB you describe and it's not out of the realm of possibility. The good thing about this QB situation the Dolphins are in is that they can draft someone like Tannehill or Weeden, and Matt Moore should still have every opportunity to start and have his chance to see if he can do that.

I just think it's a mistake to assume Matt Moore or Dave Garrard can be that guy and not draft somebody this year.

[Aqua4Ever04]

Why is that so hard to fathom? If anything they are very close and def. not warranting your response. You'd think we were comparing Brady to Leaf or something. We will see. I personally have a feeling you will have to change your sig by Week 1, or sooner.

Because Garrard is coming off of a season where he had a serious back injury and he's only had two seasons where his rating was higher than 83. His career YPA is barely over 7 yards and he is the ultimate close to the vest non-risk taker at quarterback.

Matt Moore, on the other hand, played pretty damn good in the last nine games of the last NFL season and people here treat him like he's Jay ****ing Fiedler. It's irritating that everyone's bitching for a quarterback but the instant we have a guy that plays better than half the quarterbacks in the leauge, everyone is quick to call him a backup.