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He made some mistakes, but I thought he handled himself very well." "He’s had success playing in preseason games. "He has not had experience in the NFL playing regular-season games, but he’s an experienced quarterback - 53 starts in college, he won 50 of them," Garrett said. With Cassel struggling and getting booed against the Jets, Garrett made the move to Moore. When Romo went down again on Thanksgiving against Carolina, Moore was the backup again. He backed up Weeden for two games while Cassel was learning the offence following the trade that brought him from Buffalo, then was inactive for four games before going back to the practice squad. Moore joined the Dallas practice squad in September, before Romo got hurt, and was moved to the active roster after the injury.

Cowboys backup qb 2015 free#

"We’ll grow from it and learn from it and see what happens."Īn undrafted free agent out of Boise State, Moore signed with Detroit in 2012 and spent two seasons there with Cowboys offensive co-ordinator Scott Linehan. "Obviously I took this opportunity for what it was," Moore said after going 15 of 25 for 158 yards. Moore also led a drive to a tying field goal in the final two minutes before the Jets drove the other way for the winning points.

Cassel was 1-6 filling in for Romo after Brandon Weeden went 0-3 following the first injury.Īlthough he threw an interception on his second career pass and three for the game, Moore beat a blitz with a quick toss to Dez Bryant in the flat, letting the receiver get around cornerback Darrelle Revis for the 10-yard touchdown. Romo missed seven games with a broken left collarbone and was lost for the season after breaking it again in his second game back. Making his first regular-season appearance late in his fourth year in the NFL, Moore sparked the offence after replacing an ineffective Matt Cassel in the second quarter of a 19-16 loss to the New York Jets on Saturday. We have one objective going to Buffalo, and that’s winning a ballgame." "A lot of people will start pointing that way that this is a great opportunity to evaluate players in regular-season games," Garrett said Monday.