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"There's really no way to know how Goff will perform. The last time he started in a meaningful game, he led Cal to a win in the Armed Forces Bowl in December 2015. He did play in all four of the Rams' preseason games and attempted 49 passes, but that's the preseason and it was at the very beginning of his career, when he clearly wasn't NFL ready"."Luckily, I covered Goff as a Daily Californian football beat writer for the first two years of his college career and wrote about him for CBS Sports in his final season. So, let's try to answer that question: What can we expect from Goff on Sunday?"
"He was particularly accurate on fades -- one of the most frequent plays Cal ran in the red zone and, well, anywhere on the field. On those passes, Goff displayed the necessary touch and precision to place the football into pockets only his receivers could reach deep down the field".
"My best guess is that the Rams will call a conservative game by letting Gurley run into a stacked box and using shorter, quicker passes to make Goff's life easier. If the Rams win this game, they'll need to pull off the kind of defensive performance that allows the offense to stick with that conservative approach, which won't force Goff to make difficult throws. The Rams will also need to protect Goff in his first start, which might be difficult seeing that the Dolphins have notched 12 sacks in their past four games -- all of which were wins.
(Scratch the Gurley part; last report he might not play).
"Timing is the other aspect his Cal teammates raved about. For that, Goff can credit his footwork. At least that's what his offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin (now at Middle Tennessee State), told me last year, comparing Goff's quick feet to Peyton Manning's."
"If the Rams do air it out, I'd expect to see Goff show off better accuracy than Keenum. And if the Rams do drive down the field, look for Goff to connect with the 6-foot-3 Britt. He's caught three touchdowns this year and all have been from within 20 yards of the end zone".
My best guess, the Fins will crush them.
Read the rest @
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/h...red-goff-in-his-first-nfl-start-for-the-rams/
"He was particularly accurate on fades -- one of the most frequent plays Cal ran in the red zone and, well, anywhere on the field. On those passes, Goff displayed the necessary touch and precision to place the football into pockets only his receivers could reach deep down the field".
"My best guess is that the Rams will call a conservative game by letting Gurley run into a stacked box and using shorter, quicker passes to make Goff's life easier. If the Rams win this game, they'll need to pull off the kind of defensive performance that allows the offense to stick with that conservative approach, which won't force Goff to make difficult throws. The Rams will also need to protect Goff in his first start, which might be difficult seeing that the Dolphins have notched 12 sacks in their past four games -- all of which were wins.
(Scratch the Gurley part; last report he might not play).
"Timing is the other aspect his Cal teammates raved about. For that, Goff can credit his footwork. At least that's what his offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin (now at Middle Tennessee State), told me last year, comparing Goff's quick feet to Peyton Manning's."
"If the Rams do air it out, I'd expect to see Goff show off better accuracy than Keenum. And if the Rams do drive down the field, look for Goff to connect with the 6-foot-3 Britt. He's caught three touchdowns this year and all have been from within 20 yards of the end zone".
My best guess, the Fins will crush them.
Read the rest @
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/h...red-goff-in-his-first-nfl-start-for-the-rams/