Teams believe Jared Goff to Rams is a 'done deal,' sources say

I was Wentz at first, but think I’ve turned Goff. He appears to possess better fundamentals, and it seems (no scientific study here…) that the majority of analysts think he is closer to starting than Wentz. So…even if W has a greater upside, Goff contributes sooner, and that’s important in the salary cap era in which the Rams have a D ready to compete right now.

Oh well. I’m still Team Wentz, but have become more accepting of Goff. I realize that good QBs come in various shapes and sizes, but I have to admit that I favour the size of both Wentz and Paxton Lynch. Goff’s slight frame will have me nervous for quite some time. I state this concern knowing that it was the bigger Wentz, not Goff, who missed time due to injury last year. The cannon arms of Wentz and Lynch also intrigue me.

Prior to the trade I’d been warming to the idea of the Rams drafting Lynch. So giving up so much to move up seems to carry so many obvious risks when holding still at 15 might have brought success. In the end there’s a good chance that Lynch will go before 15 anyway, but obviously the price to move up to get him would not have been as steep as the what the Rams paid to move to one. Of course, if the pundits are right and Goff will be ready to play sooner than either Lynch or Wentz I can see why the Rams would prefer Goff.

Anyway, over the coming weeks and months I may need people to reassure me lots and tell me that everything is going to be ok.

canadaram wrote:

Oh well. I’m still Team Wentz, but have become more accepting of Goff. I realize that good QBs come in various shapes and sizes, but I have to admit that I favour the size of both Wentz and Paxton Lynch. Goff’s slight frame will have me nervous for quite some time. I state this concern knowing that it was the bigger Wentz, not Goff, who missed time due to injury last year. The cannon arms of Wentz and Lynch also intrigue me.

Prior to the trade I’d been warming to the idea of the Rams drafting Lynch. So giving up so much to move up seems to carry so many obvious risks when holding still at 15 might have brought success. In the end there’s a good chance that Lynch will go before 15 anyway, but obviously the price to move up to get him would not have been as steep as the what the Rams paid to move to one. Of course, if the pundits are right and Goff will be ready to play sooner than either Lynch or Wentz I can see why the Rams would prefer Goff.

Anyway, over the coming weeks and months I may need people to reassure me lots and tell me that everything is going to be ok.

I was warm to Lynch as well.

But I have to say, Lynch’s wonderlic of 18 compared to Goff’s 34 and Wentz’s 40 has me decidedly cool on Lynch. We do not have to roam far afield in modern football to cite examples of QBs who had the physical set, but not the mental set, for learning playbooks.

It matters.

I hope it doesn’t happen to the next Rams’ QB, but look how many systems Bradford was asked to learn. I think each of his first four years he had to learn a new playbook, iirc. He was able to do it. Lynch probably not so much. That also extends to reading defenses and making adjustments. Lynch is not in the same category. He may be “football” smart, though. That kind of intelligence may actually exist as a separate thing from whatever wonderlic measures, I don’t know. But the Rams didn’t trade up to take Lynch, that’s for sure, so if the wonderlic thing doesn’t work for you, just look at the guy’s ‘stache. That will reassure you.

My only issue with Goff is that he comes from a spread offense. QBs coming from spread offenses in college haven’t exactly been tearing up the league. There seems to be a huge learning curve for spread QBs.

Wentz may not have faced the best competition, but he is much more familiar with the way QB is played in the pros.

If a rookie QB starts from day one, what do you
guys think the Rams record will be?

Cause, 16 games with a rookie QB, looks like
about 8 and 8 to me. Which, lets face it,
would be downright funny.

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zn wrote:

With this schedule, plus games in Helsinki and Instanbul, starting a rookie qb from week 1 would be deadly.

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Istanbul’s long-snapper melted down last year so I wouldn’t worry about them. Constantinople and Byzantium on the other hand are gonna be tough this year.

Anyone here been to Istanbul, btw? Ive always wanted to see it.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul
Istanbul (/ˌɪstænˈbuːl/ or /ˌiːstɑːnˈbuːl/;[8][9] Turkish: İstanbul [isˈtanbuɫ] ( listen)), historically also known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey…

… The population of the city has increased tenfold since the 1950s, as migrants from across Anatolia have moved in and city limits have expanded to accommodate them.[14][15] Arts, music, film, and cultural festivals were established at the end of the 20th century and continue to be hosted by the city today. Infrastructure improvements have produced a complex transportation network.

Approximately 12.56 million foreign visitors arrived in Istanbul in 2015, five years after it was named a European Capital of Culture, making the city the world’s fifth most popular tourist destination….