Do you believe in Cowboys quarterback Kellen Moore?
After emerging as the Dallas Cowboys top back-up last season, is quarterback Kellen Moore still the best candidate for the primary position behind starter Tony Romo?
One of the hottest topic swirling around Valley Ranch is who will back-up Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Tony Romo when the regular season begins in September.
The current favorite to win the primary position behind Romo is fifth-year veteran Kellen Moore. Inevitably when you bring up Moore’s name you’ll likely hear he went an astonishing 50-3 as a four-year starter at Boise State. And the fact he finished fourth in the Heisman balloting back in 2010.
Unfortunately, if college success equated NFL glory then players like Tim Tebow and Vince Young would still be in the league.
The 6-0, 200 pound Moore spent three seasons as a back-up quarterback with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted in 2012. He signed with the Cowboys last September thus rejoined his former Lions offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan, in Dallas.
After Romo suffered two collarbone injuries that limited his season to four games last year, the Cowboys called upon two other back-up quarterbacks before turning to Moore. But the 26-year old made the most of his opportunity outperforming both Matt Cassel and Brandon Weeden in Dallas.
Moore played in the last three games of the Cowboys 2015 season, starting under center in the last two. It was the first time in his four-year career that he had an actual chance to play in a regular season game in the NFL.
In his debut, a Week 15 matchup against the New York Jets, Moore struggled throwing three interceptions in the 19-16 loss. But he would save his best performance for last, as the veteran back-up threw for 435 yards, three touchdowns and two picks in the Cowboys final game of the season against the NFC East champion Washington Redskins.
And it was likely in that last performance that Moore won the benefit of the doubt by team officials and coaches when it came to winning the primary back-up for Romo in 2016. But the undersized quarterback will still need to prove himself this offseason (and likely throughout his entire career).
Despite his physical limitations, don’t discount Moore’s abilities. Especially those he possesses above the shoulders.
"“[Kellen Moore’s] not a guy that overly impresses you physically,” Garrett told ESPN during a press conference last week. “He’s not an imposing figure when he walks into the room. He doesn’t have an overly powerful arm. He’s not overly athletic. But he has a lot of the things that really good quarterbacks have. He understands the game. He has a good feel for the game. He’s instinctive. He’s a very accurate passer. He’s a quick decision-maker. And he’s a very good leader.”"
Moore has some stiff competition in Dallas this offseason. Not only did the Cowboys draft Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott in April, but second-year quarterback Jameill Showers is said to be impressing onlookers this offseason as well. If Moore can stave both Prescott and Showers, then the veteran gunslinger will certainly have earned the title as the primary back-up to Romo this year.
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