Jeff Fisher will stick with Case Keenum as QB

Even after Case Keenum rewarded London NFL fans by throwing four interceptions, Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher insists he will stick with him.

If you’re an L.A. Rams player and you want a starting job, you should become friends with Jeff Fisher. Whether it’s the product of blind loyalty or just being blind, Case Keenum has been the starting quarterback for the Rams this season.

Even in a year where rookie quarterbacks are stealing all of the headlines, Fisher has forced his first overall pick to warm the bench, but you had to think that his game against the New York Giants would warrant a change, right?

Even though Keenum threw four interceptions, including on the potential game-tying drive, Jeff Fisher will stick with his guy. That’s according to Gregg Rosenthal:

It didn’t make sense for the Los Angeles Rams to sit a quarterback from Cal at the start of the season, and it makes even less sense now. In his NFL career, Case Keenum has never thrown for more than nine touchdowns, while eight games is the most he’s ever started.

When your team moves to a new city, that should call for change. We all know that Jeff Fisher wants to change the Rams’ culture after his all-timer of a rant on Hard Knocks. So why does he insist on playing a QB who started all of six games for the Rams last year instead of a guy they drafted to be the face of the franchise? This isn’t like when Aaron Rodgers sat behind Brett Favre.

While it’s understandable that Fisher would want to give Jared Goff better weapons, what he has right now isn’t bad. Tavon Austin is a versatile player who can line up as a back and as a receiver. Kenny Britt is on the verge of a breakout. Todd Gurley is a talented back who can take pressure off of Goff. The real problem is the offensive line, who can’t keep up their quarterback to save their life.

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When the Rams got off to a great start, the local announcers called them the most disrespected 3-1 team in the NFL. That’s because unless we see a real change in culture, there’s no reason to think they won’t finish 7-9 again. And it’s safe to call sticking to a quarterback that just threw four interceptions “some 7-9 bulls**t.”