Dallas Cowboys: Kellen Moore makes case for signing Colin Kaepernick
By Randy Gurzi
While the coaches in Dallas are set on Kellen Moore as the backup quarterback, his play makes Colin Kaepernick look like a much better option
What the coaching staff for the Dallas Cowboys sees in backup Kellen Moore is anyone’s guess. When he was called upon in 2015, he was less-than-impressive. He completed just 58.7 percent of his passes for 779 yards with four touchdowns and six picks. He missed all of 2016 with a broken leg, and has now come in as the unquestioned No. 2 player under center for Big D.
So far, there’s nothing in his play in the preseason that warrants that faith. Moore came into Saturday’s game completing less than 60 percent of his passes in the first two preseason games with a quarterback rating of just 79.4.
He then actually looked worse against the Indianapolis Colts. Moore fumbled on his first drop back, and saw the Colts run in for a touchdown off his mistake.
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It didn’t get much better from there as he completed just 10-of-21 passes for 131 yards and no touchdowns. Even worse than his stats is the lack of strength in his passes and the problems he has with moving in the pocket to find throwing lanes where his passes won’t get batted down.
His inability to perform at an acceptable level make fans wonder why the Cowboys don’t do something about it. One obvious move they could make is to sign Colin Kaepernick, formerly the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers or Robert Griffin III formerly of the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns.
Both players have their warts as well, but nothing can be as bad as Moore’s lame-duck passing. RG3 may be a bigger concern because of his injury issues, but Kaepernick doesn’t have that problem. Of course, there’s a stigma around Kaepernick and some fans may be upset about him being picked up.
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However, it’s hard to say a guy that has 12,271 yards passing with 72 touchdowns and 30 picks in his career is a worse option than Moore. Any argument against such a move gets weaker and weaker every time Moore drops back to throw.