Impact of Smith, Lindgren and Riley

Moore and DA are both FAs right now I think. DA probably resigns, not sure about Moore, but both had 10+ year careers. Not too shabby at all. 

I also agree with you, but to be sure, It isn't like our guys were total scrubs either. Mannion was the #15 nationally ranked pro passer and the overall 4th ranked California prospect, and a composite 4*. 

Matt Moore didn't take the traditional route to Oregon state, but he was a very highly ranked Pro passer, #12 overall nationally and a 4* recruit. We did ultimately land him when he transferred. 

Sean Canfield was just outside being a 4* recruit and the #19 nationally ranked Pro passer. 

Riley put those 3 guys in the NFL, for at least an extended cup of Coffee (Canfield never fully stuck, but did have parts of two seasons on active rosters and practice squads). With that, given these guys were very good but not "elite", it does beg the question of why elite didn't look more closely at Riley from a developmental and pro future standpoint. 

Look at the guys rated ahead of Mannion in 2010.

1.    Phillip Sims signed with Alabama.  He transferred to Virginia and was ruled academically ineligible, so he transferred to the Winston-Salem State Rams.  Sims went undrafted.
2.    Jesse Scroggins signed with USC.  He broke his thumb in preseason in 2011 and fell behind Matt Barkley at quarterback.  Scroggins transferred to El Camino, where he was limited to six games because of injury.  He transferred to Arizona, completing 7/18 for 152 yards and a TD (against Oregon).  He finished his career at D2 Lindenwood.
3.    Tyler Bray signed with Tennessee.  He became the starter in week nine and turned a 2-6 start into a bowl berth.  He started the next two seasons (Tennessee went 5-7 both years).  Derek Dooley was fired during the season, so Bray went pro at season's end.  He went undrafted but was signed by the Chiefs, only playing in the preseason.  Bray was injured for the entire season in both 2014 and 2015.  In 2017, Bray came on in relief of Patrick Mahomes II.  In four offensive plays, he fumbled and went three-and-out with an incomplete pass.  He played so poorly that Mahomes was re-inserted into the game to finish it out.  He was signed by the Bears a couple of weeks ago.
4.    Jake Heaps signed with BYU.  He played second fiddle to Riley Nelson his first two seasons and so transferred to Kansas.  He failed to start at Kansas, so he transferred to Miami.  He was a backup to true freshman Brad Kaaya.  Heaps went undrafted but was signed by the Jets before being cut in the preseason.  He played for the Brooklyn Bolts instead.  The Seahawks signed him from Brooklyn, but he only played on the practice squad for a couple of weeks before being cut.  He played for Saskatchewan for a season before quitting to try and catch on with the Seahawks again.  The BC Lions signed him for two weeks to be an emergency backup before being cut.
5.    Connor Wood signed with Texas.  He redshirted in 2010.  In 2011, he lost out on the starting job, so he transferred to Colorado.  He was primarily a backup in 2012.  He was named the starter in 2013 but lost the position to Sefo Liufau in week 6.  At the end of 2013, he retired from football.
6.    Paul Jones signed with Penn State.  He redshirted in 2010 and was ruled academically ineligible in 2011.  In 2012, he was moved to TE.  He transferred to Robert Morris in 2013, serving as their starting QB.  Jones was ruled academically ineligible in 2014.
7.    Brett Nottingham signed with Stanford.  Nottingham backed up Andrew Luck for two seasons and then finished third on the depth chart in 2012.  He transferred to Columbia.  In 2013, he suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the season against Fordham.  In 2014, he started four games before being benched.  After that, he refused to communicate with anyone and the coach kicked him off the team.
8.    AJ Derby signed with Iowa.  Derby redshirted in 2010 and was a backup in 2011.  He transferred to Coffeyville Community College in 2012.  In 2013, he transferred to Arkansas, where he was a backup.  In 2014, he was converted into a TE.  Derby played the first 11 games at TE with 7 starts before suffering a season-ending knee injury.  The Patriots selected Derby in the sixth round.  He was on IR in 2015.  He played in the first game of the season in 2016 but was relegated to the practice squad thereafter.  The Patriots traded Derby to the Broncos for a fifth-round pick, which was ultimately traded for Mike Gillislee.  He was injured in 2017 and waived.  The Dolphins claimed Derby off waivers on November 29, 2017.
9.    Chase Rettig signed with Boston College.  Rettig debuted in the third game of the season against Notre Dame but suffered an ankle injury.  He missed a week but was the starter each game thereafter from 2010-2013.  He signed with the Packers but was released in preseason.  He signed with the Chargers the next year but did not make the final cut.
10.  Scotty Young signed with Texas Tech.  Young redshirted in 2010.  Young was a backup in 2011.  He transferred to Louisiana Tech for 2013.  Young played in seven games starting six for Louisiana Tech in 2013.  He retired from football in 2014.
11.  Andrew Hendrix signed with Notre Dame.  Hendrix redshirted in 2010.  From 2011-2013, he played as a backup.  Because Notre Dame does not count redshirts except in certain circumstances, Hendrix transferred to Miami of Ohio.  He led Miami of Ohio to a 2-10 record in 2014.  He received a minicamp invite from the Bengals in 2015 but did not make the team.
12.  Bryan Bennett was signed by Oregon.  He redshirted in 2010.  He was a backup to Darron Thomas and Marcus Mariota in 2011 and 2012.  He transferred to Southeastern Louisiana in 2013 to run an option offense.  He was signed by the Colts in 2015 but was cut before the season started.  He signed with Winnipeg a couple of weeks later.  He signed with Saskatchewan in 2016.  In 2017, he was cut by Saskatchewan.
13.  Austin Hinder was signed by California.  Hinder redshirted in 2010 and did not play a down in 2011 and 2012.  Hinder played in 2013 and 2014 off the bench.
14.  Chandler Whitmer was signed by Illinois.  Whitmer redshirted in 2010.  He transferred to Butler Community College, where he was named All-Kansas Junior College Conference.  Whitmer transferred to Connecticut, where he led the team to 5-7, 2-10, and 2-10 records.

I look at lists like this, and I think, man, Riley was a heck of a recruiter.  He could not always tear elite talent away from other teams, but he could identify great quarterbacks.  Quarterbacks that have the tools and were not complete basket cases.  I am excited that the offense might actually be, y'know, not terrible this year.  Maybe, dare I say, semi-competent in 2019?

He clearly got hosed. In no universe is Moore not, at least, as effective as the shambling corpse of Cutler... at he would of done it for far less than $10M. It was a major dick move on Miami's part. Why have and pay a decent amount for a competent #2 if you are never going to use them?

Major props to wilkyisdashiznit - that's some excellent research there. Fun and interesting, I thank you for taking the time to look that up.

He totally got hosed.  I don't blame him.  Although as crappy as Miami was last year, he's probably thankful for the extra 5 years of life

Not enough marketing, not enough sales, not enough being talked about. Because I agree, if you want to be a millionaire NFL QB, even a backup(ESPECIALLY A BACKUP QB AKA THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD...ahem) you should be knocking down Mike Riley's door. It just doesn't seem like there is awareness.