Jared Goff's development depends on those voices in his headGary Klein
Sean McVay developed Kirk Cousins into one of the NFL’s most productive passers.
Matt LaFleur was 2016 league MVP Matt Ryan’s position coach.
Greg Olson coached Drew Brees in college before working with numerous passers during 15 seasons as an NFL quarterbacks coach and coordinator.
The coaching triumvirate is now responsible for Rams quarterback Jared Goff.
After going winless in seven starts at the end of his rookie season, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL draft is preparing to lead the Rams as the full-time starter. His development was the focus of nearly every move the Rams made in the offseason, including hiring the 31-year-old McVay as coach to replace defense-minded Jeff Fisher.
The challenge for McVay, offensive coordinator LaFleur and quarterbacks coach Olson is to make sure Goff does not get mixed signals in the meeting room, on the practice field and during games.
“It’s always striving to make sure our message is very clear and consistent across the three voices that he’s dealing with,” McVay said.
So far, so good, Goff said.
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