Mike Martz's "Pedal to the Metal Offense"=playoffs
Jeff Fisher's "Prevent Offense"=6-10
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Have you seen the light? Jeff Fisher has, in Jared Goff
Posted by Darin Gantt on November 21, 2016
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The coach best known for going 7-9 now has an 0-1 quarterback.
But Jeff Fisher was still encouraged by the debut of rookie quarterback
Jared Goff, despite the fact the Rams blew a 10-point lead late to lose to the Dolphins.
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He did a really good job,” Fisher said, via Eric Williams of ESPN.com. “No delay of games. He was in complete control in the huddle. He did a nice job on the line of scrimmage. I was disappointed in the outcome of the game, but you could see the light — there’s light there for him.
“So we’ll continue to allow him to get ready and continue to progress.”
Of course, they didn’t ask him to do all that much, as he was 17-of-31 for 134 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions. That 4.3 yards per attempt is indicative of what they were going to let him try on a wet day in L.A., as he only tried five passes of 10 yards or longer. He didn’t complete any of them, but he didn’t try many.
“I was really proud of him,” Fisher said. “It’s hard to praise any one of your players in a loss like this, but when all eyes were on our quarterback, I thought he handled this game pretty well.
“I’m looking forward to him having another real week of preparation. What greater challenge can you imagine being in his shoes than going down and competing against
Drew Brees? That’s a huge challenge for a young quarterback.”
Fisher said that wasn’t because the playbook was limited, but because of the Miami defense’s ability to get pressure made getting the ball out quick a priority. Or maybe, that’s just their offense.
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Loser: The Rams’ Defense
Sherman: The Rams finally benched Case Keenum and started no. 1 draft pick Jared Goff at quarterback against the Dolphins on Sunday. That’s good!
It was getting quite silly that Goff was still on the bench.
Goff looked about as good as Keenum. In Keenum’s final start, he went 17-for-30 for 165 yards. Sunday, Goff went 17-for-31 for 134 yards. In Keenum’s last three starts, the Rams scored 10 points, 10 points, and nine points. In Goff’s debut, they scored 10.
Goff’s performance was fine. It wasn’t notably different from Keenum’s, but the Rams weren’t going to the playoffs with Keenum. If they’re going to be utter crap offensively, they might as well do so while giving meaningful snaps to a player whose future could change the franchise instead of a veteran we already know stinks.
But as the offense has sputtered, the defense has continued to do work. The Rams haven’t allowed more than 17 points in over a month, and Sunday, they held Miami scoreless for 55 minutes. It wasn’t enough. The Dolphins scored two touchdowns in the game’s final five minutes, and because Goff and crew had only managed 10 points, that meant Miami won.
The Rams are now 1–3 in their last four games despite fielding a defense that played well enough to spark a 4–0 showing in that span. It’s not a Goff or Keenum question: Either option leads to bad offense. Playing Goff right now is the best move for this team’s future, but it has to be demoralizing for a defensive unit that’s built to win now.
The Rams defense put in the kind of work that should lead to an A on this group project. But their partners are the NFL equivalents of a slacker who will never amount to anything and a freshman who can’t find the classroom. Sorry you’re failing, guys.
