NFL1000: Rams Offense Renders Jared Goff Invisible in NFL Debut

November 21, 2016   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

For the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday’s 14-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins was historic in two ways. First, head coach Jeff Fisher ascended to his current status as the second-losingest coach in NFL history, tying Tom Landry, who accomplished quite a bit more than Fisher has in his long career.
Second, it was the first regular-season start for quarterback Jared Goff, the rookie from Cal drafted first overall after the Rams traded a king’s ransom of picks to the Tennessee Titans for the top spot.
Fans had been fairly apoplectic about Goff’s benchings, because starting quarterback Case Keenum has been what he’s always been—an unspectacular placeholder who can play in a mediocre fashion until your franchise quarterback has been procured and is ready to go. After the Rams beat the Jets in a 9-6 snoozer last Sunday, and Keenum completed 17 of 30 passes for 165 yards, Fisher finally decided that he had nothing to lose by throwing Goff out there.
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