1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

What Happens with Matt Moore

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by KeyFin, Jan 11, 2017.

What Happens w/ Matt Moore for the 2017 Season?

  1. He stays in Miami for 2M a year

    29 vote(s)
    74.4%
  2. He stays in Miami with a raise

    6 vote(s)
    15.4%
  3. He gets traded to start somewhere else

    4 vote(s)
    10.3%
  4. (for Finster) Matt starts for Miami over RT17

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Matt Moore decides to retire

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

    10,488
    12,821
    113
    Nov 1, 2009
    Matt Moore finished the season with 8 TDs, 3 picks and a 105.6 quarterback rating, which is third best in the league. I realize that it was only over a span of four games and one playoff loss, which was about the same length of time we saw Osweiler and Flynn play well as backups before becoming the hottest commodity in the offseason. So you'd think that there would definitely be some interest out there.

    Now, we know for a fact that Matt loves South Florida and his wife does not want to go anywhere, which may be the two biggest factors in this whole equation. But does he go back to riding the bench for 2 million per year? I'm not so sure.

    Anyway, I'm looking forward to everyone's opinions.
     
  2. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

    44,356
    22,480
    113
    Mar 22, 2008
    He's under contract for 2017. Considering his age I would try trading him, and drafting a QB. But I'm not sure how many teams would give up a valuable pick for a 32 year old.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
     
    cuchulainn, KeyFin and LI phinfan like this.
  3. resnor

    resnor Derp Sherpa

    16,329
    9,874
    113
    Nov 25, 2007
    New Hampshire
    I don't think there's a team in the league that goes after Moore for a starting position, especially after the playoff game.
     
    cuchulainn and KeyFin like this.
  4. Fame

    Fame Well-Known Member

    1,043
    1,581
    113
    Mar 20, 2012
    Vero Beach
    I don't think Matt Moore actually wants to be anywhere other than Miami, and while I think it would be unfair to say he's happy being a backup, I do think he's content in that role.

    He's had opportunity in the past to leave the team in search of greener pastures and a chance to really compete for the starting job elsewhere, but he's chosen to stay here in those instances when it was 100% clear Tannehill would be the starter no matter what. So for what it's worth I think he stays here because he wants to be the backup QB for the Miami Dolphins and the team very clearly also feels the same way.

    I can't say I blame the guy either. Making 2M a year for a job with very little pressure where you are now a bit of a cult hero. I'd take that in a heartbeat.
     
    gunn34, MAFishFan, btfu149 and 3 others like this.
  5. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    What teams offered him the possibility of starting?
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  6. Fame

    Fame Well-Known Member

    1,043
    1,581
    113
    Mar 20, 2012
    Vero Beach
    I don't mean to suggest one specific team was after him, but simply that he has been here for 6 years and during that span he signed multiple 2-3 year deals: in 2011, 2013, and 2016. During that time frame he was basically a FA 3 times and if he wanted to compete for a starting job he certainly could have moved on to a different club with a legit chance of competing. There have been dozens of such situations over the last 6 years.
     
    dolphin25, KeyFin and danmarino like this.
  7. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    If I remember correctly he put out feelers in FA a few times and didn't get even a nibble.
     
    resnor, cuchulainn and KeyFin like this.
  8. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

    72,658
    35,312
    113
    Nov 29, 2007
    Charlotte NC
    I am worried about option 5.

    Retirement. Just had a new baby, older, been knocked around a lot in his career, took a devastating blow in playoffs....worried he hangs em up.
     
    smahtaz, dolphin25, btfu149 and 2 others like this.
  9. SlyFoxxx

    SlyFoxxx Sorry for Party Rocking

    95
    40
    18
    Jul 29, 2011
    I don't think he comes back for whatever is on his contract. He either renegotiates or retires. I don't see him playing elsewhere based on the South Florida/wife combo.
     
    KeyFin and danmarino like this.
  10. Fame

    Fame Well-Known Member

    1,043
    1,581
    113
    Mar 20, 2012
    Vero Beach
    Perhaps I'm wrong but I was always under the impression that he turned down several potential opportunities elsewhere to stay here. Just thinking back at the QB situations for teams over the last 6 years, Matt Moore being what his is, I can't imagine many of those teams not being interested in Moore to see what he's got.

    He's always been regarded as one of the best, if not the best, backup QB in the NFL.
     
    dolphin25, KeyFin and danmarino like this.
  11. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

    10,488
    12,821
    113
    Nov 1, 2009
    You know, I almost made that an option...I could see that happening since he's a huge family man and his wife was probably screaming bloody murder after the game because of that massive hit.
     
    dolphin25, SICK and danmarino like this.
  12. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    You may be right, I could be remembering wrong
     
    Fame and KeyFin like this.
  13. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

    10,488
    12,821
    113
    Nov 1, 2009
    I was told directly from a member of the team that he was in serious talks with two different clubs this last round of free agency, but decided to stay in Miami. There were no formal offers though because Moore said no thanks. Both teams were offering him a "chance to compete for the starting job", which meant he was probably going to be a backup.

    He also considered leaving in 2012 for the chance to start with another club but his wife talked him out of it, mainly due to his history with concussions. I've heard that from dozens of sources.
     
    dolphin25 and danmarino like this.
  14. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    I don't remember anything in the news about Moore turning down a chance to start, but like I said, I could be wrong. I remember Logan Thomas last season saying that he turned down at least one offer because he thought he could earn the back-up role.
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  15. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

    40,533
    33,035
    113
    Dec 11, 2007
    Moore was in Dallas to be the backup for Romo, before signing a contract he had a conversation with Gase and they both decided it was a good idea for him to sign in Miami for very small contract.
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  16. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    This past offseason?
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  17. Rock Sexton

    Rock Sexton Anti-Homer

    2,553
    1,793
    113
    Mar 14, 2015
    Yup.
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  18. evo8904

    evo8904 Active Member

    180
    52
    28
    Dec 31, 2015
    Tampa, FL
    Maybe Cleveland but I'm sure that Matt wouldn't go there. QB careers end in Cleveland.
     
    dolphin25 and KeyFin like this.
  19. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    Dallas, lucked out then, huh? If they had signed Moore they may not have drafted Dak...
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  20. Rock Sexton

    Rock Sexton Anti-Homer

    2,553
    1,793
    113
    Mar 14, 2015
    From the sheer upside alone - hell ya they lucked out.

    EDIT: I read they were going to draft a guy anyway, so the signing wouldn't have affect that.

    I still would have found it interesting to see what MM8 could do behind that O-line and those weapons.
     
    dolphin25 and KeyFin like this.
  21. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

    4,214
    1,750
    113
    Aug 2, 2015
    Keep Moore, Keep Daughty, Keep Tannehill (restructure deal). BUT, draft a qb every draft. It's the Patriots way
     
    KeyFin and cuchulainn like this.
  22. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

    52,652
    25,565
    113
    Nov 13, 2009
    To be fair, they never really begin there either.
     
    KeyFin, cuchulainn, resnor and 2 others like this.
  23. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

    23,698
    39,847
    113
    Sep 7, 2012
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Wasn't there some sort of feature a year or so ago about Matt and his wife buying a mansion in Cali to retire to?

    Matt's a nice guy, but he really should go at this point. While he is an experienced vet backup option, he's one of the two longest tenured offensive players, along with Pouncey. I'm hoping he either retires or we release him. I'd like to see Doughty as the backup and draft or sign a younger guy to develop. As I posted in the other thread, follow Belichick's lead there. Draft and turn over those backup QB spots as often as possible until you hit a lottery winner.
     
    KeyFin and danmarino like this.
  24. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014

    With the hits he's taken over the years I hope he leaves the game healthy and able to enjoy his kids. If I were him, I'd retire.
     
    smahtaz, KeyFin, SICK and 4 others like this.
  25. ExplosionsInDaSky

    ExplosionsInDaSky Well-Known Member

    3,163
    2,325
    113
    Sep 13, 2011
    He should stay and be a backup. With that said, I don't think it would hurt to draft a QB.
     
  26. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

    23,698
    39,847
    113
    Sep 7, 2012
    Hattiesburg, MS
    smahtaz, MikeHoncho, resnor and 2 others like this.
  27. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    smahtaz, resnor and cuchulainn like this.
  28. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

    72,658
    35,312
    113
    Nov 29, 2007
    Charlotte NC
  29. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

    23,698
    39,847
    113
    Sep 7, 2012
    Hattiesburg, MS
    He bought it for twice what the previous owner paid and will likely sell it for 2-3 times what he paid...
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  30. danmarino

    danmarino Tua is H1M! Club Member

    15,360
    20,981
    113
    Sep 4, 2014
    I thought the same thing. Must be near the eastern Cali border or something. That would cost more than $1.5 here in WI...lol
     
    resnor and KeyFin like this.
  31. SlyFoxxx

    SlyFoxxx Sorry for Party Rocking

    95
    40
    18
    Jul 29, 2011
    It says Hasley Canyon in the article, which looks north of Los Angeles.
     
    KeyFin likes this.
  32. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

    23,698
    39,847
    113
    Sep 7, 2012
    Hattiesburg, MS
    See... I improved your knowledge and user experience with that link... Cuchulainn = good poster. lmao...
     
    smahtaz, Conuficus, KeyFin and 2 others like this.
  33. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

    2,752
    1,373
    113
    May 31, 2013
    Plantation, Fl
    MikeHoncho, KeyFin and cuchulainn like this.
  34. SlyFoxxx

    SlyFoxxx Sorry for Party Rocking

    95
    40
    18
    Jul 29, 2011
    That you did! Who knew Matt Moore would have a real estate article written about him and it would come in handy.

    Props to you!
     
    KeyFin and cuchulainn like this.
  35. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

    72,658
    35,312
    113
    Nov 29, 2007
    Charlotte NC
    Like the one and only Mark Paul Gosselaar?!?!??!
     
    Conuficus, Fin-O and KeyFin like this.
  36. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

    2,752
    1,373
    113
    May 31, 2013
    Plantation, Fl
    Yea, that's what I said, Zack Morris.
     
    KeyFin and cuchulainn like this.
  37. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

    72,658
    35,312
    113
    Nov 29, 2007
    Charlotte NC
    [​IMG]
     
  38. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

    23,698
    39,847
    113
    Sep 7, 2012
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Somewhere McLovin is unzippin...
     
    danmarino and SICK like this.
  39. Rock Sexton

    Rock Sexton Anti-Homer

    2,553
    1,793
    113
    Mar 14, 2015
    Just a thought - but people must consider the possibility that Tanny needs ACL surgery. Then it increases Moore's value to the team even more.
     
    gunn34 likes this.
  40. Fin-O

    Fin-O Initiated Club Member

    11,375
    11,392
    113
    Sep 28, 2015
    Matt has a nice comfy spot on the bench in S FL making millions. I think he will happily return there.
     
    Ohio Fanatic and dolphin25 like this.

Share This Page