Case Keenum no longer looks like a backup

The Houston Texans certainly hoped for more from Case Keenum this past weekend. Case Keenum came in as a backup to CJ Stroud against the New York Giants on Saturday and completed 7-13 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Yet he only averaged 5.6 yards per pass and had a lot of bad passes compared to his number of passes thrown. Keenum seemed a step behind what Davis Mills has normally played this preseason. Mills, who missed the game due to injury, has played exceptionally well against the second-rate defenses he has faced.

Keenum, however, has more problems than Mills. He doesn't have the arm strength of Mills or Stroud, which is evident by the fact that he throws a lot of balls under the ball. Still, Keenum didn't play his best against the Giants' weak defense. He was slow in the pocket and didn't seem to be the most accurate player he could have been.

He's pretty old, he's 36 and he's never been known as an athlete or a strong arm, and now it seems even more obvious that he's just not the guy he needs to be. The Giants' second team really pushed Keenum hard, and that's not what you want to hear from your replacement. You want your replacement to be good enough to beat the starters on a good defense.

If this is the level of play Keenum can produce, it's time to admit that Mills is the right guy and say goodbye to Keenum.

Yes, Keenum wasn't terrible. He did help John Metchie look good and even scored a touchdown with him, but that alone isn't enough. Remember, while we evaluate players based on how they play in the preseason, we don't ignore how they played last season. Keenum also struggled last season as a backup to Stroud.

Now we see him falling even further behind. Keenum's time in Houston should be coming to an end, but we're not sure Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans agrees with that idea just yet.