Mike McCarthy was impressed enough to keep Moore on his new staff when McCarthy replaced Garrett in 2020. Moore rewarded his new head coach, overseeing an offense that ranked 14th in 2020 despite losing Prescott after five games, and then leapt up to the No. 1 spot in 2021 with Prescott back in the lineup.
Moore’s creativity quickly put him on the radar of the rest of the NFL, but Dallas fell out of the top 10 in total yards per game in 2022. Moore’s best play-calling performances came in key moments throughout much of 2022, including Dallas’ Super Wild Card Weekend triumph over Tampa Bay, in which Moore’s masterful decisions produced two perfectly timed touchdowns early in an eventual blowout win.
Dallas entered 2022 with a noticeable lack of weapons at receiver, but Moore still managed to conduct an offense that utilized lesser-known talents like Tony Pollard and Noah Brown in 2022. Ultimately, McCarthy’s Cowboys decided it would be best to move on from the offensive partnership, leaving Moore to seek employment elsewhere.
He’ll find it in Inglewood, where the Chargers are looking to take the next step toward a Lombardi Trophy with a quarterback who has confirmed his standing as one of the most promising, young talents of the NFL’s future generation of star signal-callers. Herbert finished second in passing yards behind only Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, powering a ninth-place finish for the Chargers’ offense in 2022, but also leaving room for improvement as a unit. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley didn’t waste time moving on from offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi following Los Angeles’ Super Wild Card Weekend collapse, and he’ll likely be pleased to replace Lombardi with a bright mind who should elevate Los Angeles’ offense in 2023 .