On the NFL:
Matt Moore's work in Miami reminds me of Jake Delhomme's work in Carolina. Delhomme never found his place when he played for New Orleans. Then Carolina hired him. When Rodney Peete went bad the Panthers gave Delhomme an opportunity to start and he made the team his.
Moore had an opportunity to start for the Panthers last season. But he was overwhelmed, got a quick hook and then got hurt. He went to Miami as a substitute, became the starter when Chad Henne was injured and the last three weeks he's been the top quarterback in all of Florida.
FEEL bad for Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler. Always wondered what he could do if he had decent receivers and, more importantly, a decent offensive line. We're seeing it.
Mike Tice, the former Minnesota head coach, has done superb work with the line, and the receivers have steadily improved. Cutler was excellent Sunday against San Diego. He, and not Phillip Rivers, was the best QB on the field. Rarely has Rivers been the best QB on the field this season.
Alas, Cutler broke his right thumb in the victory against the Chargers, Chicago's fifth straight, and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
Interesting football Thanksgiving. The Harbaugh Bowl is Sunday night. I won't see it. Don't get the NFL Network.
Miami and Matt Moore versus the Cowboys is interesting. Moore began his pro career with the Cowboys.
Green Bay-Detroit is compelling. If the Lions play the first half the way they usually play the second, and if their defense disrupts Aaron Rodgers, the Lions win.
Real Thanksgiving football means that no matter how old you are you go outside and throw a football or run a pass pattern. My legs are usually used up after the five-mile Turkey Trot.
But I'll play anyway.
Nice words. Matt Moore plays like a hall of famer when the season is already out of hand. It's still up in the air whether he can win when the games actually count!
Posted by: Actual Real Fan | November 21, 2011 at 01:46 PM
This goes to show, if a team gives Matt Moore a decent offensive line and good receivers he can be a constant winner.
To bad he never had either of those,with the exception of Steve Smith, when he played for the Panthers
Posted by: Black--Panther | November 21, 2011 at 07:33 PM
Matt Moore put out to pasture in Carolina, goes to Miami and wins, then, John Fox leaves Carolina hated by fans, goes to Denver and win's. THink the Panthers may want to look at themselves a lil closer, getting rid of wrong people
Posted by: SargeTN | November 22, 2011 at 04:02 AM
Instead of whining about the NFL Network, why don't you just go out to watch it like the rest of the world?
Great GB-DET analysis. I've got similar thoughts on tomorrow's NY-NO game: If New York can come out and stay smooth on offense and score more points than New Orleans does, they'll definitely win the game.
BP, you're an idiot. Moore had two perennial Pro Bowlers on his team in Gross and Kalil. He simply can't handle the pressure of playing games that matter (which his in Miami absolutely don't.)
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