And that right there is the problem. You don't know how much you can trust what he says. He's one of those guys that has the eternal optimistic view, yet hedges as easily as he breathes. Notice he said Moore "can be" a rock solid starter. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but also nothing lost. He can't be called out when Moore fails because he was right, Matt Moore COULD be a rock solid starter, he just didn't "reach out and grab it for himself" or whatever parlance you want to say. He doesn't go on record saying this guy IS this, or WILL BE that, so he doesn't have a record of misses and hits to go off.
Personally I think one aspect that people ignore a little conveniently about Matt Moore is the fumbles. Fact of the matter is Moore is a small guy, thin, dominable in the pocket. He got his big chance to be a starter, and he fumbled the ball 14 times, losing 6 of those fumbles. How great does your passer rating look when you threw 16 touchdowns and turned the ball over 16 times? The answer is: not as good as if you only count 9 of those turnovers because they were interceptions.
As an offensive player he gained 2,343 net yards on 405 plays, about 225 of which were successful (gained yardage). He got 18 touchdowns and turned the ball over 16 times. That's a 70.8 rating.
