Matt Moore describes his draft day

[MurkN]

"I didn’t pay too much attention on the first day of the draft in 2007. I was interested in the first couple of picks, but that was it. That Sunday though I thought there might be an outside chance that someone would pick me up.

It’s so funny, because when it started out I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, I didn’t want to have people over in case I didn’t get drafted. So it was just my family hanging out at my parent’s house in Valencia, California, at the beginning, but then all my buddies started to come over and it became a big barbeque, which is what I didn’t want to happen. But it ended up being a really good time and I was happy that everyone was there.

As the day went on, I got calls from a couple teams who said they might take me in the later rounds. The Jets called, Detroit called late. It was kind of a long day. Your emotions ride high when you get a call from a team saying they might pick you and telling you what they’re thinking.

I didn’t get drafted and immediately after the draft there were a lot of teams on the line. Carolina was one of them, Dallas, Detroit, and Kansas City. There were a lot of highs and lows, a lot of emotions. It ended up being a blessing that everyone came over. We played bocce ball and took my mind off the draft for a while because at the end I was paying a lot more attention.

There was really no time to be disappointed afterward, though. Probably no more than five minutes after my agents were on the phone and everything went into motion. I was happy that a bunch of teams wanted me but I found it hard to turn down the possibility of being a Dallas Cowboy. They gave me $15,000 and I couldn’t have asked for a better situation.

I learned a lot in Dallas. Tony Romo was the starter and Brad Johnson the No. 2. I was there with Richard Bartel and he and I were battling for the No. 3 spot. They ended up carrying only two quarterbacks. They wanted to put me on the practice squad but I was claimed by Carolina during the 24-hour period and I was happy about that."

http://www.mattmooreqb.com/2010/04/06/my-draft-day-2

[Davidson Deac II]

Hopefully, Matt Moore eventually becomes one of those QB's that prove draft scouts get it wrong a lot.

[Montie_0123]

Yea I agree with you on that one.

[jasonluckydog]

I'm his #1 fan

[DaveThePanther2008]

I was at his 1st Game against Seattle in 07. I could not help thinking of how poised he was. I think the transition from Jake to Matt will be painless.

Anytime you switch QBs there is always the chance that the new QB won't work and then you go into panic mode cause you don't really have anything viable.

Matt Moore will not be like that.

[Lumps]

I have met Moore a few times and he is a really cool guy, very down to earth and realistic. I know he wants to play football and I know he wants to win. I'll be cheering for ya Matt!

[Mr. Scot]

He was very nice at training camp.

[PantherBrew]

He was very nice at training camp.

Yeah he was, I talked to him there, and I told him he had a helluva number.

He asked why, and I told him because the best, most badass Nascar driver ever wore that number.

He replied, "Well heck yea, man!"

:cheers2:

[Mr. Scot]

I told him before his first play in the regular season that I had turned to my friend and said it would be a run because they weren't going to have a rookie try a big pass his first time out. Then we both watched as he lobbed it 43 yards to Keary Colbert. He laughed at that

Last year, Jake wasn't signing for fans as he had before, but Moore was. I remember thinking "a sign of things to come?"

[Ricky Spanish]

for the past 2 years, I have been telling my friends that the panthers need to start matt moore, and boom now he's the starter.

Called it.

[jramsey4]

for the past 2 years, I have been telling my friends that the panthers need to start matt moore, and boom now he's the starter.

Called it.

I think most of us wanted to see him starting by the Bye week last season. Probably would have saved our season. He would have been hitting his stride by mid-season (instead of week 14) and we would have most likely been a contender.