Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher has hinted at it for weeks and he made it official Tuesday: No. 1 pick Jared Goff will not play Monday in the Rams' season opener at San Francisco.

Goff will be inactive for the game as Sean Mannion, a third-round pick from Oregon State last year, will be the backup to starter Case Keenum.

Goff won't even be the emergency quarterback Monday with punter Johnny Hekker tabbed to be the QB should Keenum and Mannion both get hurt against the 49ers. Instead, the top overall pick will be in street clothes without any hope of playing.

"Jared's had a great camp, so has Sean. Case is clearly our starter. I think Week 1 just to settle things down ... it's probably going to be, like I mentioned last week, it's probably going to be three and inactive," Fisher told reporters Tuesday. "That's just how it goes. And then next week we'll flip them. I just want him to feel and sense and absorb the pressures of Week 1.

"(Goff's) going to be a great player. As we've said from Day 1, we're not rushing him. We don't have to rush it. I'm really happy with where he is right now. It's unfair to compare him to anybody else. I know Philly has got their situation, it's a little different and trading Sam (Bradford) so (No. 2 pick) Carson (Wentz) is going to start, but you know Jared is in a good place right now. He's done some really good things, so I'm really pleased with his progress."

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The Rams traded away six draft picks to the Tennessee Titans to move from No. 15 to select Goff with the No. 1 overall pick. Goff struggled during the preseason, going 22 of 49 for 232 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and two lost fumbles.

Fisher believes the Rams can contend for a playoff spot this year and insists Keenum gives the team the best chance to win. He did say Goff, who saw limited time with the starters during the preseason, will continue to get significant practice reps.

"We're probably no different than anybody else," he said. "I'm going to have both Sean and Jared work against the defense. I hold the card, and when I hold the card, I want them to put it in our terminology. So I show them the card real quick, they call the play and they go. So they learn. The reps are valuable. They're hard to get, but he's going to get them. It's just a matter of him — I think the reps are one thing, and we'll get him reps — but it's just a matter of him feeling everything. You just kind of feel it.

"So we're in a good place. Regardless of what everybody else is saying out there, he's our quarterback, he's going to be our franchise player, it's just not right now."