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LesBaker
I posted this on another board. This isn't the entire post because thee were a few other thoughts that aren't meaningful to a response to your post. I don't disagree with what you are saying, but this is worth discussing IMO. It's just too easy to say "Goff sucks and that's why the Rams aren't winning".
I'm not accusing you of saying that here, but it's said a lot on message boards.
There is enough blame to go around.
Keenum has played 3 bad games this year. Unfortunately the timing could not have been worse because those games were all winnable. SF, Buffalo and the Giants game were all losses that he made significant contributions towards the outcome. Had he played at a level that would be considered HIS average 2 of those games are very likely wins. At least one is for sure. The only one I will say that he couldn't have changed was the 49ers game because frankly the Rams sheet the bed in all three phases plus 10 penalties for over 100 yards. Even Johnny Football couldn't have won that game. (kidding)
He's played 5 games where he was average to pretty good with one really good game. Sadly he lost his very best game of the season so far. Any QB would, and should, expect to win putting up the numbers he did and 28 points.
Overall he is not doing a terrible job. He's just lacked consistency which is something that HAS to be expected from a backup. That said the Rams as a team have (IMO) left two wins on the table, the Lions and the Giants games. Both of those came down to a few plays made by the other team or not made by the Rams. The Rams as a team weren't really in the other two losses.
I will submit to you that the Rams should have won that Niner game, Les.
Not by playing the way they did, of course. Then again, that's kinda the point.
But because they started the game with healthy starters from late last year.
Plus a healthy Gurley.
Fisher had 8 months to prep for playing an inferior Niner team.
But Gawd! Not only did they lose the game, but they were humiliated in a nationally televised 28-0 rout by a team that just might be picking #1 overall next draft.
It's almost a Fisher trademark, TBH.
I will go so far as to say that with a Saban, Urban Meyer, Carroll, Harbaugh type HC, this same team would be at least 6-1 by now. And Goff would have been starting by game 1, as well.
There.
I said it.
