Does Matt Ryan represent a best-case projection for Rams QB Jared Goff?By JACK WANG / STAFF WRITER
For just the second time in five weeks, Rams fans have the chance to take in a game at the Coliseum. The arc of the season, however, might prompt a few to stay home.
Jeff Fisher’s squad has lost seven of its last eight games, becoming arguably the least watchable team in the NFL. The Rams have not been mathematically eliminated from the playoff race, but Bovada has their chances at 1,000-to-1. A week ago, the online sportsbook had Fisher’s odds of returning in 2017 at 11-to-10.
If Angelenos need a reason to head to Exposition Park, consider this weekend a potential glimpse into the future. On Sunday, the Rams will try to beat the Falcons (7-5) and quarterback Matt Ryan, the most oft-cited pre-draft comparison for rookie Jared Goff.
Last October, NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah – a former scout – polled five personnel executives around the league about Goff’s pro potential. All five picked Ryan as the most analogous example.
“They’re both very accurate passers with good size,” one NFL executive said.
“Talent-wise, they’re very similar,” said another.
The same man played a role in scouting both. By 2008, when the Falcons took Ryan third overall out of Boston College, current Rams general manager Les Snead had spent more than a decade in Atlanta’s personnel department. A year later, the team promoted him to director of player personnel, a job he held for three years before jumping to St. Louis.
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