Rams hope rookies can help quarterback Jared Goff elevate his game

Rams hope rookies can help quarterback Jared Goff elevate his game

By Gary Klein

The new players spied him watching from outside the weight room.

The offensive coordinator saw him there too.

Rams quarterback Jared Goff went through rookie indoctrination last year, after the Rams selected him No. 1 in the draft, so he could only observe the action on the practice fields during last weekend’s minicamp for this year’s draftees and free agents.

The two-day camp, conducted under the watchful eye of new coach Sean McVay and his staff, enabled the newcomers to get comfortable and demonstrate their talent.

But like just about everything surrounding the Rams, the subtext was all about Goff — and developing weapons that might help him live up to his billing as a franchise quarterback.

That’s why general manager Les Snead carried out McVay’s request to identify and draft specific players for his pass-oriented offense.

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