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I think where we disagree is here:
I have no inside info on the forcing of a QB on anyone. I honestly don't really care. I do care that he picked the wrong QB for what he was trying to accomplish (at least in my humble opinion)
2nd thing - Goff's impossible situation? Why wasn't Wentz in an impossible situation? Pro style offense vs. Bear Raid? yup. And I mentioned it. On top of that, Fisher never gave the reigns to Goff from the get go. It may have helped getting first team reps. What didn't help was Fisher relegating Goff to 3rd team, then slowly moving him up.
Foles being a misfire and Bradford's series of injuries were totally out of Fisher's control and everyone suffered for it. Goff, to a degree, could have been better last year.
He said Kroenke ordered a QB and Fisher picked the QB.
The rumors floated all over the place that Fisher didn't want a QB, he wanted to keep the picks. And that makes sense to me. Its plausible that Kroenke was either pushing for a QB or was actively engaged in supporting the idea if it came from Demoff and/or Snead. Obviously, this would be tied to making the BIG SPLASH in the move to LA. Of course, this is all supposition. But you can bet that if Goff turns out to be great then Kroenke will take credit for it down the road.
It is curious that Fisher would pick Goff over Wentz. On the surface, Wentz appears to be a better fit for Fisher. But we heard time and again that Goff was the pick cause he was so good in the redzone. Also for consideration is that the rumors were that Fisher really liked Mariota more than Winston. And he also was rumored to like Manziel. So there that to consider as well. So a big physical presence isn't necessary for Fisher it would seem.
Added to this is that the Rams braintrust knew they needed a QB to make the move to LA successful. As Magic Johnson said, in LA you need to win AND be exciting. That is a given, really.
Did Fisher like the idea? Who knows. But he picked Goff whether he wanted the trade or not.
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“The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.” - Alexander Hamilton
