Re: I would add

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Speed_Kills
There is simply not a ton of reading going on with Keenum. I only say this after actually watching him through three games. Keenum is not seeing a ton right now. He generally goes to 1 read. While it's true he might read the defense at the Los scrimmage and change plays...while the play is in motion Keenum rarely takes time to actually read how the play is unfolding

This was true in Tampa as well and as you say could be seen in the Hawks game. If any of you get the all-22 I suggest you watch it. I think a lot if that is a function of Keenum being very careful with the ball and not a ton of confidence in his arm.

The Rams leave a ton of plays on the field between the drops and Keenum's marginal play. I used to think that as long as Keenum played ok maybe the Rams could be more than a 7 win team. However, as his sample size has gotten larger I am less convinced of that.

I wish I could take Keenum's knowledge of the playbook and insert it into Goff's brain. Keenum's ceiling appears to be 190-250 yards and 2 TDs a game. The Rams will need more than that here shortly.

Getting the ball out quickly is often simply a case of going with the read you liked from the pre-snap look.

And in spite of your criticism Keenum has been playing okay. They are 5-3 with him starting.

None of this is different from last year. I mean they can win with a #2 caliber qb playing efficiently. Then what I hear from some critics is "hey, he's just a #2 caliber qb!" Well we knew that.

It's not just knowledge of the playbook. Goff has never done things like alter a protection before the snap to counter a blitz he sees. Along with everything else he has to think about on a play.

This may be the only team where the qb isn't losing games for them, they are doing well enough to start strong for the season, and fans complain. Heck I say if they had THIS level of qb play all year last year they would already have a winning record.

And again, remember---all people can complain about is what they see. Yet what they see may not even be half of it.

I get that some people don't trust the head coach. This causes them a lot of anxiety that I actually don't feel. But it's one thing to not trust the head coach, it;s another to do that to the point where you basically end up assuming--without, I know, consciously meaning to--that his actions come from a level of stupidity that would in fact normally keep someone from being allowed to drive. So either you believe a coach knows when a rookie is ready to play, or you believe that fans in the stands who are simply not privy to that much info actually know more than he does about which qb is ready to play or not.

On that one I go with the far more likely scenario. It's not personal...I can't help but do that. I can't think of a good reason why I wouldn't do that.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/2016 04:46AM by zn.