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Los Angeles Rams Hope To Rectify Goff Goof

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Back in 2016, the Los Angeles Rams traded up to take Cal-Berkeley’s quarterback Jared Goff . They paid a king’s ransom for him. A massive trade with the Tennessee Titans that cost them multiple first, second and third-round draft picks over two years to move up in the NFL draft for the right to choose Goff as the number 2 overall pick. The Rams had a lot riding on Goff’s right arm.  Goff hadn’t done well at the NFL draft combine where college players run through drills to show their physicality and mental prowess to NFL coaches. He is 6’ 4” and 215 pounds and mobile enough to appear to be an excellent quarterback. It’s a textbook height and weight that makes NFL coaches work themselves into a tizzy. He looked like he was capable of doing it. If you were making a football movie, Goff was straight out of central casting.  He didn’t stand out at the physical workouts. Goff scored low on the mental aptitude exam. They thought that with the right offensive system and coaching, he should