Five years ago, when Matt Moore entered the league with the Carolina Panthers, then-Head Coach John Fox gave him his first chance to start in the NFL.
On Sunday, Fox is turning his offense over to second-year quarterback Tim Tebow, who will be making just his fourth career start for the Broncos.
Does the excitement and buildup for Tebow’s 2011 season debut resemble the attention Moore received when he took over?
“I’m going to say probably not,” Moore said with a laugh.
In a conference call with the Denver media, Moore spoke about his relationship with Fox as the Dolphins quarterback gets set to face his old head coach in a Week 7 matchup with the Broncos.
“I’ve been through a lot of different situations with him,” Moore said. “I was with him for four years. I loved playing for the guy. We had a really good relationship, kind of went through it all. We experienced some playoff runs and experienced some down seasons, but I’m really appreciative of not only the Carolina Panthers, but Coach Fox as well, for kind of giving me that shot, that start to kind of get out there and play some football.”
Now Moore is getting his shot in Miami, taking over for injured starter Chad Henne.
In his second start for the Dolphins, Moore will be up against a familiar face on the opposing sideline, but he doesn’t expect any familiarity with the Denver defense, despite spending time working against Fox’s defensive system in Carolina.
“There is a new coordinator, and I’m sure that they are mixing it up,” Moore said. “I played against it for four years, but I think, obviously, you’ve got to be ready for anything.”
Miami Head Coach Tony Sparano is tasked with preparing his defense for a new-look Broncos offense.
Tebow ignited a second-half comeback last time out against the
Chargers, but that’s all Sparano and his defense has to work with when reviewing film of the 2011 Denver attack under Tebow’s lead.
Sparano said he doesn’t expect to see too many changes schematically, but Tebow’s running ability will add a new challenge for the Miami defense.
“Teams don’t change a whole lot of what they do with their approach but with Tim – the ability to move and extend plays, get out of the pocket and his ability to run – those are the things that you have to be concerned with,” Sparano said in a conference call on Wednesday.
“Watching this group play, they’ve got some explosive people and now with the quarterback and the way he runs and he extends plays, that makes them even more explosive.”
Tags: Matt Moore, Miami Dolphins, Tim Tebow, Tony Sparano, Week 7
OK, Broncos – 13
Miami – 10
just watch some videos of jake plummer, and wow i’d always been a fan of him but our offense was so effective, we ran 50% of the time and our pass offense consisted of mostly bootleg, empty backfield from under center, play action.
i swear that if broncos beat the steelers in the afc championship we win the Super Bowl, an we wouldn’t had missed the playoffs on the next year, with plummer, shanahan really destroyed a sb contender.
Explosive!!!!!!!
It only takes a “spark” to ignite an Explosive!!!!!!!!!
POUR IT ON TEBOW!!!!!!!
LIGHT THAT SCORE BOARD ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE ME SOME DENVER BRONCOS!!!!!!!ILMSDB
funny how how coach sparano can see we are more explosive with tebow, lol.
With all the overwhelming confidence from fan predictions … ill laugh so hard if we lose … IF … its very unlikely IMO but anything is possible on any given sunday. TRB out…
I predict that TRB has a sadistic side!
I’m going to be a true optimist and Bronco fan — here’s what will happen through week 9:
Broncos win 3 straight
KC beats the R8ers and Chargers and lose 1 Iknow – that means they lose to Mia, but hey – this is my prayer).
Oakland lose both games (Palmer is a bust)
Chargers lose all 3 (I think they could easily and realistically go 1-2 in the next 3 games ::: their early season slump is a midseason slump this year)
Result: by end of week 9, all 4 teams are 4-4.
wow, wishful thinking at its best
It’s funny and disconcerting that Fox doesn’t know what the ‘Tebow’ thing is, but any body else can see it –
the plus 10,000 tickets to the Miami game – proves it
Right now, I suppose Fox has to hedge his bets in order to have a back door if Tebow isn’t able to take the reins of the organization.
You have to think it’s funny when the opposing coach ‘gets it’.
Worst case scenario – Tebow flops as a starting QB – He will remain a backup / a gadget QB / and the most polarizing football player ever! Guaranteed!
TRB is actually a lot more on the money than many bloggers may think, take those two examples:
For the home game against the Raiders last year, every single blogger picked us to win and we got beat 14-59.
Second example, at Arizona last year every single blogger picked us to win, final score we lose 13-43.
Now, think about those abnomalies for a minute, they are stupendous, totally off the wall, proving that the orange kool aid is still the best selling drink in and around Colorado, haha.
If I’m gonna wish, then what the heck … (I’ll take the winning Power Ball ticket while I’m at it — LOL)
Beautiful thing about the NFL is that it’s possible. My plan is full of probable long shots, but what the hey. I doubt Palmer will be the Raiders magic bullet, and the Chargers have been barely pulling off their wins against exclusively crappy teams. Perhaps a longer shot than the Broncos winning 3 is the Chiefs beating the Raiders and Chargers just to lose to Miami.
Sure would make this season fun though.
It could happen…
It isn’t gonna!
Again with the Tebow thing. It takes emotional fortitude to take the ball in hand and always assume you are going to win or that you at least have a shot at it. With Cutler (the younger version that was sick of McD) and with Orton these guys couldn’t keep their performance up when the chips – and the score are down. My money is on the guy who plays a championship game on a broken leg and who will put himself in on defense in order to get his team there. We are going to see some fight in Tebow in short order – (mark my words) – and I think you all know it!!!
I think Fox had better watch himself because the Tebow thing could run him outta town on a rail.
Fox may not be listening to the fans but Bolen is_
If it happens, just remember you read it here first LOL (eyes tight and fingers crossed).
Hey, if nothing else, I think Tebow will make the rest of the season VERY entertaining to watch, which is what I want most after winning.
Daddy Fox knows what the Tebow thing is. He can not play it up and make Tebow bigger than the team. He has to down play it. We as fans can build it up all we want.
Tim Tebow is gonna star in the new Die Hard movie with Bruce Willis after the season. lmao
new blog, again.
The winner of this game could be the loser. The loser could be the winner!
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/denver_broncos_power_rankings_week_7/7523716
I at home now surfing the net. I found this on the Broncos and NFL power ranking. It’s funny how people think we are secretly undermining our season.
@daddybronc – not sure that Tebow sticks around with Denver if he doesn’t work out by the end of the season. Elway speech if say, Tebow ends the season with less than a 50% completion record, and the team wins 3 games or less: “Tim has been great for this organization, but we think we need to go in a different direction. We wish Tim the best of luck in Jacksonville, his hometown [yatta, yatta, yatta . .. ]. Elway does not want to deal with having Tebow on the bench as he will undoubtedly let Landry Jones or whoever else he might draft have the same luxury as Cam Newton in Carolina (let them develop even if the team is losing). The fans would be clamoring for Tebow to come in, saying he didn’t have enough time to develop while the team was rebuilding. It’s this season for Tebow in Denver, make or break.
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