Interesting conversation this week...

[Zod]

had an interesting conversation this week within someone within the organization. We didn't meet up to talk Panthers in particular, but I couldn't help but ask a few questions.

When I asked about Matt Moore, he had another perspective I had not heard much. Fox preferred Delhomme, McCown, and even Cantwell to Moore, but not because of anything on the field. Mainly, it was a personality thing. Fox described Moore as being"not a football player". It comes down to nothing on the field, but simply a personality conflict.

Moore is a pretty laid back guy. Tends not to take things overly serious, maybe not even football as much as the next guy. This clashes with the type of player Fox likes to use. But it may also explain how Matt is able to come into big games with all that pressure and perform the way he did.

Anyways, just throwing that out there.

[Wither]

Interesting indeed. I'd say Fox may have had a point but he may also have had a change of heart as of late.

[scpanther22]

Same thing With David Carr and the Californa Cool as he called it.

We will see next year if Moore can get over it.When Pressure is on him

[Darth Biscuit]

Doesn't really surprise me... I don't know Fox personally from Adam, but on the surface he seems like someone that, if he takes a disliking to you, that's it, not much changing his mind on it.

[Wither]

Doesn't really surprise me... I don't know Fox personally from Adam, but on the surface he seems like someone that, if he takes a disliking to you, that's it, not much changing his mind on it.

I'm going on the assumption that he assumes if you don't seem like you care, he'd rather not play you. Remember, NFL players make good money and have a legitimate reason not to care, imo.

[Fiz]

that jives with what i'd heard about moore, that he's not a practice player.

[The Link]

My question is, can Fox really justify not starting Moore next season?

[CatMan72]

Interesting, but someone in the organization must have thought enough of him to keep him on the roster for 3 years?

I also find it ironic that Fox is from the Parcells coaching tree and Parcells is one of the most intense coaches in the history of the NFL and Moore was a guy Parcells snatched up and hoped to clear through the waiver wire when we snatched him up.

Perhaps Fox was operating on the "if Parcells likes him then I like him" principle? It's funny that Romo also gets the same heat for seeming too laid back. Both are undrafted FA's brought in by Parcells.

I agree with others on the thought that this laid back personality is actually an asset on the field.

[CatMan72]

Interesting, but someone in the organization must have thought enough of him to keep him on the roster for 3 years?

I also find it ironic that Fox is from the Parcells coaching tree and Parcells is one of the most intense coaches in the history of the NFL and Moore was a guy Parcells snatched up and hoped to clear through the waiver wire when we snatched him up.

Perhaps Fox was operating on the "if Parcells likes him then I like him" principle? It's funny that Romo also gets the same heat for seeming too laid back. Both are undrafted FA's brought in by Parcells.

I agree with others on the thought that this laid back personality is actually an asset on the field.

[turnmyleftheadphoneup]

his laid back, cool kid personality is what we need to boost our team. i think that's why delhomme has sucked over the past few years. he's started to put too much stress on himself, and has felt too pressured as of lately. a guy who doesn't feel pressured would actually produce more. i don't see how this could affect fox's decision on playing him or not. if that were the case, he would've put a.j. feeley in those last few games of the season.

[MurkN]

Just because he doesn't run around screaming and project leadership like Fox is so use to Jake doing, doesn't mean he can't perform at a high level. Even Fox should know this.

[Jackofalltrades]

my question is, can fox really justify not starting moore next season?

ftw!!!

[OneBadassCat]

Just because Matt is mellow and level headed doesn't make him a bad QB or leader. If anything it helps him focus. I seriously doubt that he is not emotionally invested in this game. He obviously cares about the team and said he wants to play for us.

[Jackofalltrades]

Interesting? Check

disappointing? Check

Surprising? Nope