I watched Case a bunch too...specifically the Denver game...the "dress rehearsal" that everyone claimed was big measuring stick. I particularly took note of 3rd downs, and red-zone snaps. While we are obviously (really) going vanilla during the preseason, I found no major differences in this years 3rd down effectiveness as compared to last years team. In fact, against Denver's defense, I saw so much of what was wrong with the offense last year, that I couldn't believe they didn't wanna force feed Goff the offense and get him up to speed as a starter....My concerns...The continual check down passes...the short routes of the receivers, the conservative nature of the offense in the red-zone....settling for FG's....you know, 7-9 bullcrap. I was listening to an NFL guy...he was critiquing the Denver QB after the Carolina game...About his throws...He said something along the lines how he failed to attempt a throw outside the numbers, that in time the defense will condense around that area and dare Seimian to beat them, and the running lanes will close...sounds like the same thing our offense has done for 5 years whenever Bradford wasn't in the game...Same thing I see Keenum doing...3-5 yard outs...any pass over 15 yards must be in the middle of the field...and is floating. Which in itself is dangerous to receivers, and causes them to drop the ball...Yeah, balls floating over the middle make guys drop the ball...Alligator arm complex...
Keenum looks like a great guy....nice and all...helpful...But I'd take a mean ass son of a bitch like Dan Marino any day...I'd take the pervert sex-texter like Farve any day...Hell, I'd take Jim Everett & Vince Ferragamo & Sam Bradford any day over a guy that refuses...in preseason...to take some damn chances and stretch the field.
It's a shame, in an era after the GSOT, we as fans have become so numb to terrible offensive play...It's like, every team, except US feels like 3rd and 9 is make-able....3rd & 15 is worth a try...a deep dig route...2nd & 1 is an obvious chance to take a shot downfield. I just read were Saffold says he likes 4 play drives of 80 yards...but he's referring to some long Gurley runs...not passes...
Case averaged 165 yards a game...seemed like 100...And he was happy, satisfied with his play...you know how I know that? Body language expert an all that I am? Well, he came into camp in the same shape as last year...He's making the same throws that had us punting after 3 and outs...Nothing has changed in his opinion...He's really set to be a backup QB...The worst type of backup QB is one that doesn't really want to start...The worst.
I've said this before...We should have given Mannion his reps last year...Just to see if he wants to be a career backup or maybe a starter...We should probably cut Keenum and start Mannion....if Goff really is as bad as he's looked at times...No, not his passes but the terrible turnovers...And if Mannion is a career backup, we need to cut his ass too...Get guys on the team that want to start...want to improve...Only way to get better at that position...