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Report: Rams bench Austin Davis, Shaun Hill to start Sunday
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 12, 2014
AP
So much for
Austin Davis remaining the Rams’ starter.
After previously indicating that Davis would keep the starting job in St. Louis, Rams coach Jeff Fisher has reconsidered. According to Jim Thomas of the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Shaun Hill will start Sunday’s game against the Broncos.
Hill opened the season as the starter after
Sam Bradford suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. But after Hill suffered a Week One injury, Fisher gave the job to Davis and said Davis would keep the job even after Hill was completely healed.
Now Fisher has changed his mind. Davis has shown flashes of talent, but he has also made some big mistakes, including three fourth-quarter turnovers in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals. Fisher wants a veteran he can trust not to make game-changing mistakes, and Fisher thinks Hill is the guy. At least for now.
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Fisher would rather see Hill get killed than Davis?
Fisher should sell used cars.
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Rams need a fresh start…. Starting with a new coach, QB and possibly GM… Their o line also needs new players who are actually capable of learning the playbook…
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Might as well play the kid, you already know what you have in Shaun Hill.
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Well, that’s an interesting strategy for building and maintaining trust with your players…say that the starting QB is going to remain the starter and then bench him a few days later.
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I thought Davis was the next Brady?
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No a huge mistake, but a mistake nonetheless.
I personally liked what Austin Davis was doing from the few Rams games I saw.
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That’s just dumb. See what you have in Davis, the season isn’t going anywhere and Hill is not a part of their future. I shouldn’t be surprised though coming from Jeff Fisher.
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But…but…people were comparing him to a “young drew brees,” just a couple of weeks ago.
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Turning to Shaun Hill is as bad as it gets. I really feel for St. Louis. Do they have a William Penn building there or something?
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The single most overated coach in NFL history, the media likes Goatees and sunglasses more than actual coaching- never mind that he is the architect of bounty gate!
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Jeff no, just no. Davis has played pretty decently and you probably wont make the playoffs this year anyway, let him play it out.
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Rams have three QBs who aren’t the answer, and appear to be making a move to ensure they get a shot at one who might in the next draft.
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Someones playing for the first pick
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Austin Davis was an experiment. Bradford will be back next season with his final year, this year is basically being toyed with when your at loss at the quarterback position.
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Right. He’s the next Tom Brady or Kurt Warner. Brett Favre told us so from his tractor in Mississipi because… they both went to Southern Mississippi. Get a grip.
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Rams will bid to Marcus Mariota in 2015 draft
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You trolls from other teams haven’t actually watched the Rams games. Who are you kidding with your two cents when you haven’t even seen the kid play? He’s overmatched and lost. He gets flustered under the pass rush. He’s not ready yet to helm this team.
Hill probably isn’t a huge upgrade but you have to think he’s been around long enough to maintain some poise under pressure (oh yes, there will be plenty of that with the Rams line playing the part of a sieve, letting in the rushers).
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If you think Austin Davis has played decently or doesn’t deserve getting benched then you have really big issues. They know what the have in Davis, a No. 3 QB. There is no reason to continue playing him.
Whoever compared him to anyone other than Trent Edwards doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Sorry