Rams' switch to Jared Goff was entirely Jeff Fisher's call - and it's the right one

By VINCENT BONSIGNORE / STAFF COLUMNIST

If your thing is reading between the lines, you probably saw the Rams’ decision to finally give Jared Goff the keys to the kingdom coming a couple weeks ago.

The Rams made that decision official Tuesday, according to multiple sources, by informing the first overall pick in last April’s draft he's taking over for Case Keenum at quarterback beginning Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

This was 100 percent a Jeff Fisher call, the sources insist, without any pressure from upper management.

That's an important distinction to make, as it's well-known Fisher is in the final year of his original five-year contract. And while there is a presumption of an extension in place to keep him in L.A. beyond 2016, nothing is official and his future could depend on how the Rams finish the regular season.

With that hanging over his head, it's understandable a decision as big as starting a rookie quarterback could be affected by factors that reach outside the playing field. Or be the result of interests beyond the office of a potentially lame-duck head coach.

That doesn't seem to be the case.

This is Fisher's decision.

And it's the right thing to do, as the Rams offense was going nowhere under Keenum, a marvelous person and fierce competitor who was simply miscast as a long-range NFL starter.

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