the word on Goff after GAME 4

Blue and Gold wrote:

Looking at the All-22 Goff did well, but did miss some things but he’s played only 11 games—so it’s to be expected. In preseason he missed on open guys, and vs Dallas he did the same. Had he hit a couple of those GZ wouldn’t have had 7 FGs, we’d have score well over 40 again. The YAC by Gurley kind of skewed his yardage, but that was a good throw, too. Taking nothing away from him on that

I’d give him a so-so grade call it a C/C+ for the 1st half, maybe a B/B+ in the 2nd half. Total grade maybe a B/B-

XXXIVwin wrote:

On plus side, Rams offense is so fun to watch I can barely believe it.

IMHO, Goff has not shown YET that he can come through at the very end of the game under extraordinary pressure with everything on the line . Against Washington– we all saw it. On the very last drive against Dallas, our success was primarily on the ground. Goff had three throws on the last drive.

First pass: AWFUL jump-ball throw to Higbee on his right into triple coverage. Should have been picked. Honestly, I think Goff didn’t see the safety.
Second pass: Nice throw to a WIDE OPEN Gurley in the left flat; no defender was within ten yards.
Third pass: Poor throw to an open Watkins that was behind and low, but Watkins comes up with the circus catch to bail us out.

So, on the last drive, three passes: one was fine, one was poor, one was terrible. I’m as huge a Goff fan as anyone on this board…. just noting that he hasn’t come up huge with a signature game-winning drive. Not YET.

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Rampage2K- wrote:

high praise for Goff from Steve Young today

Was on NFL Live Talking about QB’s week five –

Best match up ? Rodgers vs Cowboys

Worst match up? Trubiski vs Vikings

Which young QB would you take regardless ? Jared Goff yes

Loves what he is doing “tremendously coachable” with a great coach like McVay

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll sees a big difference in Rams quarterback Jared Goff

Gary Klein

http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-report-20171004-story.html

The difference is obvious to Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.

Last season, the Seahawks harassed Rams rookie Jared Goff during a Thursday night game at CenturyLink Field, a game that featured cornerback Richard Sherman’s plowing into the quarterback with a sideline hit.

On Sunday, a much more confident Goff will lead the NFC West-leading Rams against the defending division champion Seahawks at the Coliseum.

Goff, under first-year coach Sean McVay, is the NFL’s eighth-ranked passer.

“There’s a dramatic change in terms of his efficiency and all that,” Carroll said of Goff during a teleconference Wednesday, adding, “He’s grown and he’s made the big jump that you can make, and that you hope guys make, from Year 1 to 2. And it’s certainly in effect.”

Goff has completed 67% of his passes, seven for touchdowns, with only one interception.

He passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns Sunday in a 35-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium that improved the Rams’ record to 3-1.

Now he faces the 2-2 Seahawks, traditionally regarded as one of the NFL’s top defensive units under Carroll.

“People say it all the time,” Goff said. ‘”They don’t do much and they know they don’t do much, but they do it so well.

“And they do it consistently well for so long now that they’ve proven to be hard to beat.”