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theringer.com]
The writer makes some good points.
Here's a nugget...
"By the way, wanna know the last six first-round quarterbacks to make it to November of their rookie years without starting an NFL game? Johnny Manziel, Jake Locker, Tim Tebow, Josh Freeman, JaMarcus Russell, and Brady Quinn. I don’t think I could’ve hand-selected a funnier group. If starting early ruins quarterbacks, every other first-round quarterback in the NFL since 2007 has been ruined, and Manziel, Tebow, and Russell are among the untainted few.
Of course, there’s the question of cause and effect. Did Tebow, Manziel, and Russell fail because they didn’t start in the first eight weeks of their career? Probably not. It seems more likely that they didn’t play because they were bad — and that’s where things should get scary for Rams fans".
Here's another...
"But the Rams are not winning with Keenum. They have a pretty decent defense, and in a league watered down by parity, the Rams would probably be in the hunt for a playoff spot if their offense was merely bad instead of horrendous. But with Keenum, their offense is horrendous. If this season isn’t going to result in a playoff berth, the Rams are probably best off letting Goff grow. It’s one thing to keep a talented rookie on the bench if you’re in “win now” mode; it’s significantly dumber to keep a rookie on the bench because you’re in “go 7–9 now” mode".
