What more do I want? 4000+ yards, 30 TDs, and a 100 QB Rating. But I'd settle for less. I'm not, however, settling for less than a legitimate starting QB. Case ain't that.
He's played in the equivilant of a 16 game season and had a bit over 3000 yards, 15 TDs, and 9 INTs. That's basically rookie type numbers in an offense that isn't, say the Saints.
And his numbers are poor. It's great that he's cut down the INTs but he also doesn't even routinely throw for 200 yards. That's a problem in today's NFL. I'm not a numbers guy but the play on the field explains why the Rams don't trust him enough to let him sling the ball more.
Based on what you are clamoring for #s wise...
12 QBs threw for 4000+ yards, 4 of them were on playoff teams (Russell Wilson, Carson Palmer, Tom Brady, and Kirk Cousins). True, Ben Roethlisberger easily could've eclipsed if he didn't get hurt.
10 QBs had 30 or more TD passes, 4 of them were on playoff teams.
17 QBs had a 100+ QB rating, 11 of them weren't even full time starters (backups or WR/RB doing trick plays). 4 of those 6 were on playoff teams. A very small number.
But if you aren't a numbers guy, it shouldn't matter to begin with. As long as he is competent and has control of the offense.
Also your basis on Rams not trusting him to sling is wrong b/c of 2 reasons: 1. It's not the Rams style to do that; and 2., the game logs says other wise. It's a nice mix b/w run and pass, leaning a bit more heavy toward the run. And why not, you got Todd Gurely back there.
The losses in Houston weren't entirely on him and the wins in St. Louis weren't entirely on him either. But people want to talk record. So I talked record.
I didn't say they were. It just means he's not as bad as you think he is. I don't think signing your boy Chase Daniel would magically make this team better.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were 16th out of 32 teams in passes attempted this year. They attempted 590 passes. That's about 37 passes per game. Case averaged 25 attempts per game. That's nothing in today's NFL. The Rams weren't throwing the ball. In 4 of his 5 starts, we ran the ball more than we passed it. That's not a normal thing in today's NFL. The Rams took the ball out of Keenum's hands. And it's easy to understand why.
Umm, you do know I'm like the only Steeler fan here, right? I know damn well of how that team played. IDK why you are bringing them up in the first place. But since I'm a fan of that team I'll play along. It's a different offensive mindset to begin with. Also, they lost Le'Veon Bell for most of the year. In 2014 he played all 16 games and Ben attempted 408 passes. That is....wait for this, you are gonna love this....25.5 passes a game. A whopping more than what Case Keenum attempted. So in other words, you got a star like Le'Veon Bell or TGII of course you are gonna take the ball out of the QBs hand to be more balanced. And that's exactly what the Rams did. Sure, if you add up those couple carries by backup RBs, gadget plays by Tavon, and QB scrambles of course the rush attempts are gonna be higher than the total pass attempts. That doesn't mean they don't trust him or trying to take the ball out of his hands.
But in your obsession to downplay Case and scream for a replacement you twist the numbers and use words (i.e. taking the ball out of his hands) that paints him in a negative light. I don't think anyone here thinks Case Keenum is or ever will be a superstar, simply put what is currently available in FA or the draft may not necessarily be better than what Case is right now. If the team feels like there is, they'll make their move.
What I said was 100% true. I wasn't talking about Keenum's passing stats. Read over X's post again and you'll see what I was responding to.
You and
@-X- were going back and forth about Sam Bradford vs. Case. And opponents records. Unless I missed something, you were the one that brought up the shitchicken game itself, and said it was the game that bolstered his numbers. Which isn't true at all. I mean it's right there at NFL.com. It was the lowest number of all.
Kind of ironic that you would make that point because I was thinking the opposite. Seems like you're arguing for continuity for the sake of continuity. Case isn't good enough. I'm not advocating for change for change's sake. I'm advocating for change because there are better options out there.
Not really. I don't buy into the better options out there. You don't know that for a fact. Maybe a rookie will indeed be better. Again I don't think that replacing Case with an outside guy will necessarily be magically better.
