Goff’s night was brief, but he made good use of his time in Rams preseason opener

Goff’s night was brief, but he made good use of his time in Rams preseason opener

By VINCENT BONSIGNORE

The work night was short, just eight plays total and all of one minute and 11 seconds of clock time.

But never let it be said Jared Goff doesn’t know how to put 71 seconds to near-perfect use. And in the process, maybe buy back a good chunk of the faith and confidence fans and pundits lost in him after watching his rookie season plunge down the drain faster than 45’s approval ratings.

It was always irrational writing off Goff after last year, especially considering everything he had working against him. The most obvious being he was 21-year-old rookie quarterback making the transition to a level of football that takes perverse satisfaction in turning hot shot college prospects into road kill.
It would be just as foolish, of course, to start fitting Goff for a gold jacket after he completed 3 of 4 passes for 34 yards and one should-have-been touchdown pass in his short stint against the Dallas Cowboys Saturday at the Coliseum.

Quarterbacks aren’t broken in one forgettable seven-game rookie season nor are they made in a brief – albeit productive – preseason opener to start Year 2.

But let’s just say step one in the next phase of the development of Goff revealed compelling evidence he’s on the right track.

And that the poised, confident looking quarterback who showed levity in rolling to his left and connecting with rookie wide receiver Cooper Kupp for 19 yards and stood tall in the pocket on a 5-yard dart to Robert Woods at the Cowboys goal line looked remarkably more confident and effective than at any point last season.

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