The whole begging for Goff reeks of desperation. I think Goff beggars are being a little manic and impulse. I'll only rally behind the Goff bandwagon if Gurley starts tearing it up, yet doesn't result in Ws due to Keenum making inexcusable mistakes. To be a hypocrite for a second it is frustrating that Keenum's biggest mistakes are mental - he's supposed to be in there for his smarts and reduce turnovers. Physically, I think Keenam has surpassed expectations. We don't beat AZ without him and wouldn't have won with Goff imo.Case misses guys just as much as the rest of the QBs in the league. He still hasn't performed better than a top 15 NFL starter, but has made lots of throws that I didn't expect to see entering the season. Throws that the worst starting QBs in the league don't make.
Part of me is worried the rest of the offense not being ready to embrace Goff as their leader. I'd hate for him to struggle early and have the rest of the O lose confidence due to Goff holding them back.
I would like to avoid Goff playing with Britt considering there's a chance we lose him and based on Britt's history of lack of cohesion - something he seems to have with Case. I'd rather Goff's first game being filled with guys who are going to be around for awhile like Gurley, Tavon, Quick(I think he re-signs), Cooper and Higbee.
If we lose Sunday i'll concede and admit MAYBE it's time for Goff, mostly because of the upcoming schedule
NYJ - like idea of first start being on the road vs a struggling/banged up squad and it's vs AFC
MIA - Good time for home debut, another AFC team with turnover issues and a poor pass defense
NO - Chance of having his signature rookie W vs maybe worst pass defense in NFC, giving us momentum going into New England that hopefully carries throughout ATL and the 3 NFCW games to end the season...If we're sitting at 4-7 it will suck but might be best case scenario for Goff's development
I'm not dismissing AFC teams because I don't care the records, NYJ and MIA are 50/50 games, not matter whose behind center because we all know Fisher's history with out of conference opponents, but losses vs AFC opponents are not as detrimental towards getting a playoff bid.
Goff, regardless if plays well, scares me with those NFCW games(we can't expect our defenses to shut them down quite like last time and no rookie is going to go into SEA and out perform Baby Jesus Wilson)
If playoffs are still on table and things don't go our way- I guess at least he gains big game experience that carries over into his career. We're not ready to win a SB, but a play off birth this year would be huge because i can't see us winning one without having any post season experience...delaying the dream....
Ideally I hope the only game he plays in is week 17 vs Niners, he lights it up with a TD to Tavon and Cooper. Rams win big, ending year on happy note with revenge on SF.
A small yet strong sample size softens the weight of going into off season thinking we just maybe drafted a complete bust. Not that a single W vs a poor team would completely convert the skeptics....but if he does play more than 5 games and plays poorly, the media will do nothing but add gas to the fire. Like it or not, the LA media is powerful enough to screw with this team's future.
