Over the first three weeks of the 2017 season, Jared Goff hasn’t just been a marked improvement over every Rams quarterback in recent memory, he’s been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

Goff has completed over 70% of his passes for 817 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. His 118.2 passer rating is currently fourth best in the league, and it’s the 9th best start to a season through the first three games in NFL history.

All of this is to say that Jeff Fisher’s baffling decision last season to bench Goff in favor of Case Keenum from preseason straight through Week 10, despite having just selected Goff with No. 1 overall pick, looks even worse in retrospect.

Here’s a side-by-side look at Goff’s first three games in 2017 compared to Keenum’s first three in 2016 – while Goff sat on the sidelines.

Query Results Table Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Rk Age Year Lg Tm G W L T Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Sk Yds 1 Jared Goff 22 2017 NFL RAM 3 2 1 0 57 81 70.37 817 5 1 118.2 3 20 2 Case Keenum 28 2016 NFL RAM 3 2 1 0 49 91 53.85 559 2 3 66.1 6 37

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Woof. It’s really hard not to think about where Goff would be right now had he been given the benefit of the doubt last season.