By the way, an old friend of mine was an All-American MLB for Cal in the '90s. Drafted by KC but only ever played a couple games.
Goff:I think the question is not what he can and cannot do but how to get him back to what he can do. Everything the Rams want from him he has shown
many times he can produce. Not a game here or there. 2 FULL seasons under McVay and then in some games here and there since. So there's that.
Also, I don't see any way they cut ties with him nor do I think they should. But...there does need to be a message of "2021 is a contract year"- meaning, they COULD move him (contract-wise) after 2021 if things don't pan out. Wolford had a nice game Sunday. He did. He has some potential and the Rams and us fans should feel good about him as a quality QB2. But thinking OK let's hand the reigns to him, he's going to do great is- to me- really far fetched.... I agree I would play him this Saturday, though. Goff would need to be able to take all the snaps Wednesday and Thursday and I don't see how that can happen.
Personally, I think Goff needs
more called rollouts,
more no huddle offense and much LESS empty backfields. I think he excels overall when those things happen. And when it comes to the Rams OL, when they had a top 3 OL (2017 and 2018) he was a top-tier QB. When the OL was awful (first half of 2019) he wasn't good. The 2020 OL was better, and overall Jared's numbers were better. So I think we can infer he is very much tied to the quality of the Rams' OL. He just is. So that equates to needing more talent there. I think ONE upgrade on the OL plus better blocking from the TE2 (TEs got blown up blocking WAY too much this year) and a WR4 that can stretch defenses will actually go a long way.
McVay:As far as the redzone, McVay offenses (going back to WASH) have always been middle of the pack. It may madden some fans but it doesn't bother me. That's just fine IF you don't turn the ball over and IF you have some big play capabilities. Score from 25-30+ yards out. Don't fumble or throw INTs there. The Rams have certainly shown they can do that under McVay.
I agree about teams disguising coverages and matchups more which leads to McVay (in his ear until 15 seconds) and Goff taking too much time and ending up with too many delays or timeouts used.
My concern is the entire Rams' offense became condensed into within 10 yards of the LOS this year. Why is that? No deep threat? OL unable to sustain blocks? Goff couldn't make downfield reads? Whatever it was- and likely a combination of all those things and maybe more- that HAS TO get fixed. This is not a dink and dunk offense. Yet it was in 2020.
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