Matt Moore

Moore has made a living as a reliable backup quarterback, serving in that role for three teams in 12 years. He not only has enough experience to serve as a mentor for Sam Darnold, but also enough familiarity with Adam Gase to run New York’s offense without missing a beat.

Moore spent 2016 and 2017 with Gase in Miami. In fact, Moore started the Dolphins’ 2016 AFC Wild Card matchup with the Steelers due to an injury to Ryan Tannehill. Miami didn’t win that game, but Moore was not the reason why. He performed admirably in relief of Tannehill at the end of the regular season when he succumbed to injury and carried that play over to the playoffs.

In Gase’s eyes, Moore might be the ideal candidate to come in and serve as Darnold’s backup. It remains to be seen if Moore has any desire to reunite with his former head coach, though.