Yea, what am I missing with Matt Moore that a few others seem to think would be a significant difference? If I recall he came in and had a couple of good TD drives against the Jets. I think he started the next game and was walked on by some mediocre team. He again has another fill in that was fair. If I recall he had a good PO game a few years ago but otherwise he hasn't started or seen any meaningful duty in when I can't remember.
The Phins have been failing on D for some weeks now (??some stat about 30 per game since beginning or middle of Oct) and they aren't scoring near that defensive average. So if the Patriots can't ultimately dismiss this Phins (even if they put up a good intra division fight) led by Cutler or Moore then the Patriots have been provided game film on a team/scheme flaw that has been overlooked/unrealized.
I've sometimes thought that Moore could've become a decent, more consistent regular starter if he'd had better QB-coaching during the early part of his career in Carolina (maybe someone other than Mike McCoy, anyway), or maybe if the Panthers had stuck with him as their starter over Testaverde (age 44 in 2007), Jake ("The Snake") Delhomme (32), David ("Splat") Carr (who undoubtedly taught Moore how to take a lot of sacks), Josh McCown, Jimmy ("Pickles") Clausen and Brian St. Pierre.
Anyway, after four seasons in Carolina (including spending 2008 on the bench - but NOT on IR - with a broken leg), he's been the backup QB in Miami for seven years. That's kind of remarkable in itself, considering that his coaches have included:
2011 Sparano/Bowles HC, Daboll OC
2012 Philbin HC, Sherman OC, Zac Taylor QBs
2013 Philbin HC, Sherman OC, Zac Taylor QBs
2014 Philbin HC, Lazor OC, Zac Taylor QBs
2015 Philbin HC, Lazor/Zac Taylor OC
2016 Gase HC, Christensen OC
2017 Gase HC, Christensen OC
Over that time Moore is 8-8 with a QB rating of 86.9. Over that same period, the 'Fins as a team are 49-57.
He was 7-6 in Carolina while the team went 17-31 during Moore's 3 seasons active.
