Dolphins resign Matt Moore

Bleh

Good move if it's not 5M a year. I just couldn't see Travarus Jackson backing up THill

I like the signing if it isn't for the same type money he was getting the past few seasons. Now that Tannehill is firmly established as the starter, they no longer need to pay a backup $5 million a year.

Luckiest dude in the league. Nobody hates you, and you make all the cash.

"lmeister3 wrote:

Luckiest dude in the league. Nobody hates you, and you make all the cash.

The most popular player on the team is the back up quarterback.

"lmeister3 wrote:

Luckiest dude in the league. Nobody hates you, and you make all the cash.

Yep.

1 year deal. Can't be too bad.

Remember all the push earlier last season about how Moore should replace Tannehill as a starter?!?!?

Good times.

Hm. Thought they'd go for a more athletic type. I like Moore, though, and stability/consistency at the QB position is always good.

"Sumlit wrote:

Remember all the push earlier last season about how Moore should replace Tannehill as a starter?!?!?

Good times.

Let's be honest. It's probably gonna happen again this year. It doesn't take a whole lot to get the angry mob going.

FFS... That salary better be reduced.

"lmeister3 wrote:

Luckiest dude in the league. Nobody hates you, and you make all the cash.

I don't like him one bit. Hated his style when he played in 2011. Way, way too risky while giving up on easier first downs, game after game. That being said, he's the best option that was left, and hopefully he's a good influence on RT and the locker room. Also hoping its a reasonable deal, because he was paid crazy money last year. If all goes well, he'll never see the field.

This shouldn't have happened, but they blew it in free agency. The Clay thing really messed them up. Now they don't have a draft pick to spare on a QB prospect.

If they had known Clay was going to be lost we could have been players for both McCourty and Patrick Robinson and we would have had the secondary secure with only the one gaping hole at LG.

Maybe if they trade down in the first and pick up a 2nd or a 3rd and a 5th, they could still draft a QB. Kinda slim pickens IMO.

"Phoenician Fan wrote:

This shouldn't have happened, but they blew it in free agency. The Clay thing really messed them up. Now they don't have a draft pick to spare on a QB prospect.

If they had known Clay was going to be lost we could have been players for both McCourty and Patrick Robinson and we would have had the secondary secure with only the one gaping hole at LG.

Maybe if they trade down in the first and pick up a 2nd or a 3rd and a 5th, they could still draft a QB. Kinda slim pickens IMO.

IMO this is the furthest thing from the truth. They could have kept clay if they really wanted to. They knew he was leaving and have known.

"Phoenician Fan wrote:

This shouldn't have happened, but they blew it in free agency. The Clay thing really messed them up. Now they don't have a draft pick to spare on a QB prospect.

If they had known Clay was going to be lost we could have been players for both McCourty and Patrick Robinson and we would have had the secondary secure with only the one gaping hole at LG.

Maybe if they trade down in the first and pick up a 2nd or a 3rd and a 5th, they could still draft a QB. Kinda slim pickens IMO.

lol. If the Dolphins spent a 3rd pick on prospect QB with all the holes we have, then THAT would be the mistake.

"Fin D wrote:

lol. If the Dolphins spent a 3rd pick on prospect QB with all the holes we have, then THAT would be the mistake.

Hell no...not in this sh*tty QB draft.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

I don't like him one bit. Hated his style when he played in 2011. Way, way too risky while giving up on easier first downs, game after game. That being said, he's the best option that was left, and hopefully he's a good influence on RT and the locker room. Also hoping its a reasonable deal, because he was paid crazy money last year. If all goes well, he'll never see the field.

Just like with every other backup QB, he is only there in case of an emergency.

The reality is that if any starter in the NFL is out for an extended period of time. That team isn't going to win many games to begin with.

They need a backup and Moore has been on the team for the past four years and he knows the offense. As long as he isn't getting paid as much per year as he did for the past three years. He was the best backup QB still on the market and they definitely were in need of a proven backup.

"jw3102 wrote:

Just like with every other backup QB, he is only there in case of an emergency.

The reality is that if any starter in the NFL is out for an extended period of time. That team isn't going to win many games to begin with.

They need a backup and Moore has been on the team for the past four years and he knows the offense. As long as he isn't getting paid as much per year as he did for the past three years. He was the best backup QB still on the market and they definitely were in need of a proven backup.

Well, my feeling is that when a guy is limited, he needs to play within the system and make smart decesions that allow his team the greatest chance of success. Moore all too often would go for broke in situations where there was no need - throwing into triple coverage on first down at mid field for example. It worked far more often than it should have because of Marshall bailing him out of the other team just not making the play, but it still drove me nuts.

TBH, am rather glad the Jest and Jills went with Fitzpatrick and Cassel over MMoore.

"dcafiero wrote:

IMO this is the furthest thing from the truth. They could have kept clay if they really wanted to. They knew he was leaving and have known.

Preposterous! Everyone knows they were working their asses off to get a long term deal done with Clay. If they had just let him test free agency the cap room would have been there to make a serious offer to Devin McCourty and the Dolphins would have had the best safety tandem in the NFL including those two guys up in Seattle. As it was, the Clay thing dragged out and the other top tier free agents were all gone except Hardy and Percy Harvin.

"lmeister3 wrote:

Luckiest dude in the league. Nobody hates you, and you make all the cash.

Long Snappers have it pretty easy as well.
Best position on the field as long as you get the ball there 5-10 times a game.

I like the signing.
Moore is a pretty good Backup QB when you look around the league.
There are some real disasters out there.

"Phoenician Fan wrote:

Preposterous! Everyone knows they were working their asses off to get a long term deal done with Clay. If they had just let him test free agency the cap room would have been there to make a serious offer to Devin McCourty and the Dolphins would have had the best safety tandem in the NFL including those two guys up in Seattle. As it was, the Clay thing dragged out and the other top tier free agents were all gone except Hardy and Percy Harvin.

Totally agree. As much as it sucks sometimes you have to cut ties with players are 6m a year players who are asking for 12m

"Phoenician Fan wrote:

Preposterous! Everyone knows they were working their asses off to get a long term deal done with Clay. If they had just let him test free agency the cap room would have been there to make a serious offer to Devin McCourty and the Dolphins would have had the best safety tandem in the NFL including those two guys up in Seattle. As it was, the Clay thing dragged out and the other top tier free agents were all gone except Hardy and Percy Harvin.

Ofcourse they were going to attempt to resign him, there's always that sort of obligation there. Due diligence. that doesn't mean they would, or that they didn't know he was pretty much gone anyway. You really thing they just dropped contact or something?

And yes. if they REALLY wanted to, they could have kept him. in the end, they chose not to. we had the OPTION to match and COULD HAVE.

Derailing - Matt Moore is overpaid, but hopefully not too bad this time