Matt Moore gets Hurt and Jimmy has to play out the season.... What Happens?

[MadHatter]

You don't give up do you, even when you don't have a clue.

Let me help you here. I discussed TDs with Brees because the info on his percentages left and right were equal. So the defining info that was relevant was the TDs which were significantly skewed to the right. In most folks estimate, TDs equal success.

Moore doesn't obviously have a problem throwing left. You took one comment from Clayton and are treating it as gospel. The reality is that he threw more times to the right because they rolled him out to that side for blocking purposes given that Gross was injured and the left side was more suspect with Wharton at tackle which is not his usual spot.

Onbiously you are slurping Clausen's nuts and he hasn't even thrown a pass in the NFL. I hate to think what you would do when he actual completes a pass.

What is significant about Moore is that he has thrown only 7 Ints in his career- 2 of them in 2009. Compared to Delhomme that is significant.

We earlier discussed all of Moore's throws so where you get your 5% is completely out in left field.

Here is how a TD comparison could be important. Divide the numbers of TDs to each side as a percentage of total passes and you find he threw more TDs as a percentage of total passes to his left compared to the right. Now compare Brees TDs to each side as a function of total passes and what do you find? He was eminently more successful throwing TDs to his right versus the left. If TDs are a measure of success, then Brees must have a problem throwing the deep ball to his left. Is that true? It makes more sense then looking at total passes which doesn't account for the differences between throwing a 40 yard strike versus a 5 yard dump off. But then again anything that supports Moore as the starter has to be instantly ignored if it doesn't matched with your preconceived notions.

If you want to point out the 7 INTS and believe it is significant then why is that. First of all 5 of those Ints were thrown years ago. He threw 2 last year. Were they to the left or right? And with an "N" of 2 it is significant? Hardly

Or are you once again just pulling numbers out of your butt in an effort to try and salvage some modicum of face here since you are obviously a Clausen homer taking pot shots at Moore.

He is right handed....thus, he is very likely to throw better to his right than to his left.

Thanks....Captain Obvious.

[panthers55]

He is right handed....thus, he is very likely to throw better to his right than to his left.

Thanks....Captain Obvious.

It is likely easier and more natural to throw to his right than to his left. Most every right-handed quarterback is in the same situation. The difference here is not which is easier or more natural but whether he has difficulty throwing to his left and whether it is an inherent weakness to be exploited by the defense.

There is a big difference between the two and it is the cruz of the argument. Teams roll out right handed quarterbacks to the right because it is very difficult for any quarterback to throw across his body when his momentum and footwook is pushing him in the opposite direction. Few if any guys can do it although Favre and a few others try.

If you look at quarterback stats for quarterbacks who freqently roll out, you will see a skew like is the case with Moore. With more stationary quarterbacks there is often much less of a skew to one side or the other. It doesn't mean that one can throw to his left while the other can't. Look at Brees for example his 4-1 ratio of TDs to the right versus the left suggests that he has significantly more success throwing to his right versus his left although his completion percentages to the left and right are similar. Coincidence? I doubt it. And since no receiver caught more than 9 TDs last year, it can't be explained by saying he threw to one particular guy who happened to be on the right side. I suspect he throws a better deep ball to the right. Does that mean he struggles to throw to his left? NO! But it should mean that if you were looking to defend him, you should post your best corner and safety on the right side.

But does Brees struggle to throw to his left? I don't think you can go that far with the argument just like you can't say the same thing about Moore. And that whole argument doesn't even account for whether someone like Clausen can throw well to his left or right given he hasn't thrown a pass in the NFL.

[RoachKiller]

This....Can't believe so many people are hanging their hopes on a rookie QB

A rookie QB, that happens to be more talented than the veteran QBs by a mile.

[panthers34]

put clausen in thats why we got him. if moore goes down or plays bad we have clausen who will be able to do a good job since he knows the offence and and all we have to do is hand the ball off to deangelo and stewart

[monstercat]

A rookie QB, that happens to be more talented than the veteran QBs by a mile.

Actually, that is yet to be seen. Clausen my know the playbook fairly well, but he won't be facing the Naval Academy defense if he starts for the Panthers this year.

Also, there is plenty of precedence for sitting 2nd round QB's for a year or two. Kevin Kolb and Chad Henne come to mind.