Moore compared to Brady's early career.

[Mekeritrig]

Now that Matt Moore has finished yet another great game, his situation reminds me of how Tom Brady took over the quarterback position for the Patriots organization. Following the injury to the supposed franchise quarterback, Delhomme for the Panthers and Drew Bledsoe for the Patriots, both players stepped in and led their teams with early wins.

Comparing Brady's stats from the year he took over (2001) to Moore (this year) the stats are very similar.

Brady's Starts

1: 13/23, 168 yards (44-13 Win)

2: 12/24, 86 yards (10-30 Loss)

3: 33/54, 364 yards, 2 TDs (29-26 Win)

4: 16/20, 202 yards, 3 TDs (38-17 Win)

Total: 820 yards, 5 TDs/0 int, and a 3-1 record

Moore's Starts

1: 14/20, 161 yards, 1 int (16-6 Win)

2: 15/30, 197 yards, 1 TD (10-20 Loss)

3: 21/33, 299 yards, 3 TDs (26-7 Win)

4: 15/20 171 yards, 3 TDs (41-9 Win)

Total: 828 yards, 7 TDs/1 int, and a 3-1 record

If the Panthers management can't realize what an opportunity they are being presented with when it comes to starting Matt Moore, they are completely blind. Loyalty to Jake or not, Moore's numbers speak for themselves.

I'm not saying here that Matt Moore is the next Tom Brady, however, it is not often a bottom rounder can post such great numbers and turn around a troubled team. I don't know what else you could expect for him to do to show that he is starting material. Starting Delhomme again would be a huge blunder, the organization needs to rally behind Moore, who is definitely looking like a diamond in the rough, and help him improve rather than attempting to salvage damaged goods with Delhomme.

[Mesmer]

No offense, but I think at this point even John Fox realizes that starting Matt Moore is the correct choice.

[mav1234]

It's way too premature to compare Brady and Moore in any meaningful way. Still, Moore is showing what he can do and I'm confused why a lot of stats & news sites keep saying that Delhomme is the presumed starter next season... If Delhomme starts and there is no QB competition, fans are going to riot. =|

[steveSmokin_D]

Well Im still holding out my judgement on Moore till after next weeks game. If he puts up respectable numbers then I will give the nod and say kill the trade williams/stewart/peppers (if he wants to be here) thread because we no longer need a qb, we can get a 2nd wide reciever through the draft or FA (with no trades of valuable players), DT, and another qb through free agency/Draft (later rounds) for competition. Moore looks very promising and hopefully he will work hard in the offseason and come into camp ready to battle and improve and if he does this team will finally be where we all were hoping they should have been for so long.

[rico6]

I would fap uncontrollably if this was a precursor to Matt's career.

[Jangler]

No offense, but I think at this point even John Fox realizes that starting Matt Moore is the correct choice.

That is still to be seen...guess we will have to wait until August for the answer..

And Good Job :hurray: Mekeritrig, even though you might get some poo from this.

[Mekeritrig]

The point is that Moore is showing quite a bit of talent with little previous experience. Compare this to Delhomme who consistently failed while having a wealth of experience. The upside to Moore is far greater than Delhomme's. The organization's lukewarm support for Moore this season should definitely change. The longer the coaches hold onto the idea that there isn't a clear cut starter the worse the team will be for it.

Moore needs to be the established leader, and cutting his reps with the offense during the off-season in order to share with Delhomme and foster "competition" would be dumb. Look at the Browns this past off-season, neither of their QBs was given any definite support from the coaches and by the time the season started neither looked like they had enough preparation to lead their offense. QB competitions are a joke. Pick a player and give him the most reps as possible in practice in order to improve timing and trust with the offense as best as possible.

[DaveThePanther2008]

...Comparing Brady's stats from the year he took over (2001) to Moore (this year) the stats are very similar.

Brady's Starts

1: 13/23, 168 yards (44-13 Win)

2: 12/24, 86 yards (10-30 Loss)

3: 33/54, 364 yards, 2 TDs (29-26 Win)

4: 16/20, 202 yards, 3 TDs (38-17 Win)

Total: 820 yards, 5 TDs/0 int, and a 3-1 record

Moore's Starts

1: 14/20, 161 yards, 1 int (16-6 Win)

2: 15/30, 197 yards, 1 TD (10-20 Loss)

3: 21/33, 299 yards, 3 TDs (26-7 Win)

4: 15/20 171 yards, 3 TDs (41-9 Win)

Total: 828 yards, 7 TDs/1 int, and a 3-1 record...

The numbers speak for themselves.

It's way too premature to compare Brady and Moore in any meaningful way....

The post isn't comparing opinion he is comparing FACTS. The fact that Brady doesn't have to throw for 300yds every game to win is very meaningful. What I take from this is we have QB that can produce as required. He has thrown a buck 50 and he has thrown for 300yds. (299 but who's counting 1 yd)

Those of you that MUST have a drafted QB to run this team, you are wasting a pick. Our team has all the QB's we need.

Moore, McCown and Delhomme or Cantwell if we must severe the ties to Jake.

I personally believe if McCown is healthy going into the draft we cut ties with Jake and bring in Cantwell to be #3 QB. He has the Arm Strength and Size.

The ONLY way I draft a QB is if someone like Bradford fell in our laps.

Go Panthers

Go Panthers

Go Panthers

[RazzleDazzle]

Dude, Matt Moore is BETTER than Tom Brady and I'm not even joking.

[Gscottnc5]

It's way too premature to compare Brady and Moore in any meaningful way. =|

Explain why not?

Brady was a 7th rd draft pick who stepped in for Bledsoe, played well and never looked back. And after the first 4 games they almost have identical stats. Plus Moore went against a top 2 defense in the Vikings and then played well in a hostile environment in New York

So you CAN make the correlation between the two. If he puts the time in and really works at what he has accomplished, he will only get better

[rayzor]

thought i would beat the jake supporters/moore non-believers to the punch....

jake's first 4 games starting with the panthers:

game 1: 12/20, 122 yards 3 TDs, 2 INTs. (W 24-23)

game 2: 9/23, 96 yards 0 TDs, 2 INTS (W 12-9)

game 3: 17/27, 168 yards 1 TD, 0 INTs (W 23-3)

game 4: 15/23, 124 yards 0 TDs 0 INTs (W 19-13)

total: 510 yards, 4 TDs, 4 INTs, 4-0 record

stats weren't great but 4 wins is 4 wins. of course how much playing time did he get prior to this? remember he had the benefit of playing in NFLE.

how old was jake when he first got the starting gig? how old is matt?

matt is much greener than jake was when he first got the job but the truth is, he's doing a better job than jake did when he first started....at least he's doing his job better, anyway.

with jake, he was pretty much tapped out developmentally when he got here. it was all about the intangibles. there was a ceiling, though..and he hit it a couple times and we have seen 2009 as the year he plummeted down.

with moore, he still has a good deal of room for growth. he is coming to the table with more talent and a better skill set. give him more time with him as the starter and the intangibles he lacks will come.

[rayzor]

one thing that brady had the benefit of was charlie weis installing the offense that the pats have been using ever since.

you get him to come here and take over the offense and you will have a lot more success from moore.

of course this isn't to say we shouldn't try to get a better QB in here but i think moore is definitely a step in the right direction and weis would make it even better (if we were going to be stuck with fox for another year, that is).

[chbright]

Explain why not?

Brady was a 7th rd draft pick who stepped in for Bledsoe, played well and never looked back. And after the first 4 games they almost have identical stats. Plus Moore went against a top 2 defense in the Vikings and then played well in a hostile environment in New York

So you CAN make the correlation between the two. If he puts the time in and really works at what he has accomplished, he will only get better

i love that we are not using 2007 stats, his actual 1st playing time to start. cherry picking in this thread people?

[Mekeritrig]

Nobody thought Moore was going to replace anyone his rookie year. The same went for Brady. At this point in Moore's career, he is positioned to take over as the starting quarterback, just like Brady was in 2001.