again. it’s still too early to tell. gotta collect more data on him. i think week 8 will be a good time to gauge where goff is.

still. that ypa number is exciting. he’s aggressive. yet he looks so relaxed out there. his completion percentage might not be where other qbs are. but i think the most important thing is his aggressiveness. his decision making. the offense looks explosive. and he might not have even hit his stride yet. he’s still a little off. ya know.

and i don’t know if not having a preseason made a difference in him being a little rusty. the fact is that he does look a little off but also flashes a lot. will he be like this over the course of the season or will he continue to peak toward the end of the season? will other qbs taper off as the season progresses? i guess we’ll find out.

on a side note. on that interception. i might be projecting here. but i understood what he was thinking almost. third and long. you don’t have a kicker. i gotta think if gz was healthy, he throws it away.

zn wrote:

A lot of that is playcalling and offensive design but the qb has to execute.

his accuracy and anticipation. i haven’t seen it in a rams qb in a long time.

bradford was accurate but i don’t think he had exceptional vision. i think goff does. and i think that helps him in the intermediate areas where there’s more going on. it’s not like the deep passes where you’re just aiming for a target. you gotta be able to navigate all the congestion and find the open man.

goff looks good doing that. and even when the guy isn’t open he’s so accurate he’s still dropping it in there.

there were passes this past weekend where my jaw just dropped how accurate he was.

so i think he’s got bradford level accuracy but also trumps him in pocket presence and vision.

it’s exciting.

i just want to say thank you, ag. i love these. i’m gonna download the whole season.

on the downtown rams podcast jake made a good point. and i think this has been mentioned on this message board numerous times but his experiences at cal helped him in ways bradford could not prepare for. that is facing intense pressure from snap to snap. in some of those videos you see goff making throws with traffic in his face but his body language is so calm. i remember bradford back in the day looking a little panicked because he didn’t have the huge pockets that he enjoyed in oklahoma.

that goes along with what pa just wrote. he reminds me too of warner the way he stands in there.

also. despite him looking rusty. he still finished yesterday throwing for 75% accuracy and he could easily have had 2 more touchdowns. he hasn’t peaked yet but that’s a good thing. as long as he’s playing his best football at the end of the season that’s all that matters.

also.

rams rank

7th in total offense

3rd in total defense

offense did well. goff was sharp. or at least sharper than the week before.

defense pitched a shutout.

and yet. i think they can play better. much better.

that’s a little weird to say. but i think it’s true. they haven’t played particularly strong teams. and when they go up against teams like the vikings, they will have to play a lot better than they have…

but i think they will.

PA Ram wrote:

I was pleasantly surprised by the linebackers–especially Corey Littleton. Very nice game.

yes. very active.

ebukam flashed too. fast and physical. hopefully, he keeps improving.

but littleton was everywhere it seemed like.

nittany ram wrote:

Extending Peters?

that would be beyond awesome.

mcvay does a nice job of adapting to his personnel. he doesn’t have tight ends. but he does have a helluva third receiver in kupp and a helluva running back in gurley. so those two positions are getting emphasized over tight ends.

but i do think eventually mcvay will want to draft a legit tight end prospect. or maybe everett can be that guy. i noticed he played a little bit in the game.

ya know i was gonna mention that. his footwork on that play was good.

but i definitely think he looked rusty. although he did have moments.

i’m encouraged.

zn wrote:

On NFL Live just now…Schefter said Rams were very serious about trading for Mack after Donald was signed and that they had a plan to pay him for this year and then trade him at end of the year to get the picks back. Would have been a hellava one year rental…can you imagine Donald, Mack, Suh and Brock on the same line???

interesting. makes sense. rams could never afford the two most expensive contracts in nfl history for a defensive player. and then pay goff.

….

they should trade for von miller…………

mack is making the raiders look like idiots.

i honestly have no clue. i don’t follow the eagles. i know chris long. they got jay ajayi. i know the qbs. beyond that. i don’t know much about the eagles. they might very well have more tough guys.

yeah. i think this is a really risky move.

Agamemnon wrote:

Pastoors: That cleared some space. And then, the other thing to give us a little bit of breathing room … was going to the guy with the longest contract in the building, [punter] Johnny Hekker. He’s a captain for a reason. Just a call to his agent, “Hey I think we might be in a position where we might need to create some cap space. Would Johnny be willing to work with us and convert salary to signing bonus?” He said, “I’ll call Johnny, but I think we both know the answer to this if that helps you guys.”

just a kind of random question. is there any downside to converting salary to signing bonus? does he really need to be congratulated on that?