Fisher announces Austin Davis is QB going forward

[rams2050]

This makes me happy, at least for a while.

Ask me again after 3:30 on Sunday (CDT).

 

[Big Game]

And So the Future Begins!!! Best of Luck to young Davis and here is to a winning season hopefully.

 

[rams2050]

OMG, that guy really looks like AD!

 

[LazyWinker]

Hopfully this story doesnt end like the movie he played in. his final destination is the superbowl parade.

Is that a Final Destination movie?

 

[RamsJunkie]

You got it.

 

[V3]

Im not sure how I feel about this, Davis has been better than expected but how do we know that Hil wouldnt have been better? Obviously I'm still not the biggest Davis fan

How do you know that Davis won't? No one knows so you're left with going with the person that could be here next year and beyond. This could have major ramifications on who the Rams draft next year.

 

[rams24/7]

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::bow::bow::bow::bow:

 

[V3]

I don't quite get all the coach speak this whole time? What was the point in being so adamant about Hill only to say, "Nope, Davis is our QB for the rest of the year"?

Doesn't really matter, I guess. Just glad he went with Davis.

 

[thirteen28]

Im not sure how I feel about this, Davis has been better than expected but how do we know that Hil wouldnt have been better? Obviously I'm still not the biggest Davis fan

Hill has no long term future with the Rams. I'm hoping at minimum, Davis can prove himself to be a quality long-term backup and someone that could be penciled in as a stopgap starter should we move on from Sam and draft a QB next year.

Of course I'm also hoping that the same kind of lightning that struck when we had Warner fall into our laps will strike again with Davis, but I don't want to get too far ahead of myself. Let's see how things play out over the next several weeks.

 

[jrry32]

I don't quite get all the coach speak this whole time? What was the point in being so adamant about Hill only to say, "Nope, Davis is our QB for the rest of the year"?

Doesn't really matter, I guess. Just glad he went with Davis.

Best guess is that he wanted Philly to have to prepare for both and is now giving Davis confidence knowing that he has Fisher's full support.

 

[ZigZagRam]

I'm glad he's made a decision rather than keeping everything in limbo.

I liked Hill, and feel bad for him, but Davis has shown promise and you can't stick that on the bench right now.

 

[TheDYVKX]

I am so happy right now. You made the right decision Fisher, we look to have a special kid here. He's only going to get better with reps.

 

[Dodgersrf]

Fisher finally came out and stated what most people already knew.
Still good to hear. I like the stability.

Also, I guess everyone can stop calling Davis our 3rd string QB.
I thought that was odd since we only carried 2 on the 53. The season started with Davis listed as #2.

 

[BuiltRamTough]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

 

[RamBill]

Gordon: Persistent Davis lingers as Rams QB
• By Jeff Gordon

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colu...cle_1aa59132-b56c-5101-8151-0fd22bff29c7.html

Many Rams fans have seen enough of Austin Davis to anoint him as the franchise's Quarterback of the Future.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher has seen enough to regard him as his Quarterback for Now . . . and that's about as far as he will go with it.

Davis once again took a lead role in practice Wednesday at Rams Park. Displaced starter Shaun Hill moved around just fine, suggesting that he has recovered from his quadriceps strain.

Former Houston Texans quarterback Case Keenum is still around, too, and taking a few practice reps. And rookie Garrett Gilbert is still on the practice squad.

So the quarterback controversy, such as it is, will continue as Sam Bradford recovers from knee surgery and Rams management mulls its options for next season and beyond.

It is a nice problem to have. Davis breathed life into the Rams offense in his two starts, completing 52 of 71 passes for 562 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in those games.

He built a passer rating of 98.4 and a QBR of 77.5, lofty numbers Bradford seldom approached. So far the NFL stage has not been too big for him.

After mostly struggling in training camp passing drills — where he languished as the No. 4 quarterback for a spell — Davis played with confidence during the actual games.

His productive day against Dallas (30 for 42, 327 yards) caused excessive celebration among Rams fans. Can you blame them for getting carried away?

Davis can evade the rush and make plays on the move. His arm strength and accuracy remain an issue, despite his high completion percentage, but he is finding ways to make plays.

He connected instantly with Brian Quick, then got in sync with tight ends Jared Cook and Lance Kendricks. He is playing with confidence and providing vocal leadership on the sideline and in the huddle.

What an amazing story this is.

Davis was thisclose to washing out of the NFL, probably for good. Now he is making the case to stick around for a while as a back-up — and maybe, just maybe, become another Ryan Fitzpatrick and make some money.

As Post-Dispatch colleague Jim Thomas notes, Davis has put up his numbers against basic defensive schemes and depleted lineups. He can expect to see more blitzes and more disguised coverage in the weeks ahead.

The schedule gets much tougher after the Philadelphia game, which is why Fisher isn't writing off Hill or even Keenum. Fisher prefers to remain cautiously optimistic about Davis while keeping his other options in play.

We do not know how this story will end. But so far it has been far more interesting than most of us imagined it could be.

 

[RaminExile]

Right decision I think. His performance has been good enough to warrant it. Feel bad for Hill because he'd possibly have put up similar if not better numbers and wins but as others have said we just don't know - so you take the production you've got going. Good for AD.

 

[rambone]

I’m with Fisher on this one. Doing it his way. Why rush? Because the media says so?

The numbers tell the story and say what you might, Fisher is no fool. He’d also have to explain to his players why the best man at the time wasn’t going to start.

Go Rams!

 

[Rmfnlt]

I don't quite get all the coach speak this whole time? What was the point in being so adamant about Hill only to say, "Nope, Davis is our QB for the rest of the year"?

Doesn't really matter, I guess. Just glad he went with Davis.

Guess Fisher finally figured out he never really had a choice after Davis played pretty well for two weeks.

My only question is... after that Cowgirl game, why did it take him so long to come to this rather obvious conclusion?

 

[RhodyRams]

it's about time Fisher realized what we all knew after the Dallas game LOL

 

[Rams43]

I think that Fisher's announcement that Davis is now the named starter for the rest of the season was brilliant.

Almost as important as naming Davis the starter at Philly.

What a huge confidence builder for the kid. Now he knows that there'll be no quick hook if he makes the inevitable mistake.

This enables him to play his natural game and be all that he can be.

Both ballsy and brilliant on Fisher's part, IMO.