Rams back up money truck to ensure Goff-McVay connectionLindsey Thiry
ESPN
The sample size wasn't big nor was it impressive.
Quarterback Jared Goff started seven games as a rookie in 2016, after the Rams' homecoming season in Los Angeles already appeared doomed under former coach Jeff Fisher.
He lost all seven starts.
But Goff, whom the Rams made a move up the draft board to select first overall earlier that year, showed his potential, albeit in a Week 12 loss against the New Orleans Saints.
At least one person, perhaps the most important person, was sold.
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Sean McVay saw enough in Goff's performance that day -- 20-of-32 for 214 yards, three touchdowns and an interception -- to determine the young quarterback had the tools to become a franchise player.
It was Goff's presence, in part, that sold McVay on becoming the Rams coach in 2017.
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