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Fisher and his assistants (Weinke/Boras) must have known from the day they drafted him that they might not be equipped or experienced enough to put him in a position to challenge CK in his rookie debut.
I just completely disagree with that. These are all opinions of course but here's mine---I don't think that what you just described is remotely the reality.
For one thing, the reason Goff right now doesn't (yet) look better than Keenum and Mannion is because the latter 2 have already benefitted from their coaching to a greater extent than he has because they have been with the Rams longer.
The mistake people make with Keenum btw is that they judge him entirely on the basis of his average physical skills. What that misses is that his strengths are intangibles and mental stuff---and he knows a complex offense inside and out. He is fluent in it. He is a very smart, and game smart, player that way. Certainly the best #2 qb the Rams have had in years and years.
I like the way Cosell put it. Goff is being asked to play Mahler, not Mary Had a Little Lamb. This offense includes audibles, calling protections, and sight adjustments where the qb has to be on the same page with the WRs depending on both pre-snap and post-snap reads. He is OBVIOUSLY struggling with that because it's a lot. BUT once he is fluent in it I am confident it will show.
When Goff is up and running, I am convinced he will at the very least be a very good one. That's my best hunch from watching him. But the Rams did not simplify things for him the way Dallas did for Prescott.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2016 03:17PM by zn.
