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Winner: Jared Goff, Big Enough to Fail
Sam Schube: For a moment there, it was all going Jared Goff’s way. The Rams QB tossed three first-half touchdowns against the Saints, a mix of quick reads, 18-yard outs, and other assorted Professional Quarterback Throws. Rams fans — the #MobSquad — had reason to feel excited.
Because it’s been a trying rookie season for Goff: he frowned his way through the preseason, spent 10 weeks sitting behind Case Keenum, and made a wet fart of a debut in last week’s loss to the Dolphins. A Google image search for Goff yields a treasure trove of “I could have been an agent instead” faces:
So a single half of competent QB play was enough to get people excited. Maybe the Rams
had drafted the right player. Maybe Goff
was the perfect (weird) face for an L.A. franchise.
And then the Saints went on a 42–7 run.
After a 167-yard, three-TD first half, Goff put up 47 yards and an interception in the second as the Rams continued their march to 7–9. Toward the end of the first half, the commentators quoted Goff as saying: “I feel like the starting quarterback.” Then he fumbled the ball away deep in his own territory. But Jared Goff — third-string no. 1 pick, maker of bad faces, fumbler of footballs — feels like the starter. It’s a start.