THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Case Keenum is the man who finally landed his dream job and immediately had to keep the new guy from replacing him.
That's what happens when your backup was the No. 1 overall pick.
It means Keenum is the quarterback with the game's shortest leash. Every week Jared Goff gets a little bit better, learns the playbook a little bit more, grows increasingly comfortable with the speed of opposing defenses. And all Keenum can do is hold on as tight as he can, knowing that every interception -- every incompletion -- will only loosen his grip on the starting job he will inevitably lose.