With Goff chosen by the Rams, North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz, the other prime quarterback in the draft, was snapped up by the Philadelphia Eagles as second outright pick.
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Forbes provided estimates on the value of Jared Goff, Carson Wentz and Joey Bosa’s contracts. As you may know, Los Angeles and San Francisco have a fairly significant sporting rivalry, particularly in baseball.
Goff said he had struck up an instant rapport with Rams officials after he was scouted at the NFL Combine earlier this year. He’s understandably amped about having NFL football and his beloved Rams back in sunny southern California. “It’s just another thing I’m probably not going to have to deal with much, because I don’t think it will affect me much”.
Los Angeles traded their first-round pick, two second-rounders and a third-round choice in 2016 as well as their first and third-round selections next year to the Tennessee Titans to move from number 15 to the top spot.
Fisher and general manager Les Snead acknowledged that Goff was their target when they traded six picks to get to No. 1. They confidently used it on Goff, who doesn’t seem phased by the spotlight that will follow him everywhere.
Goff pledged to “be really focused on being the best player I can be, the best teammate I can be, the best leader I can be”, and said it was “really, really cool” to meet past Ram quarterbacks Jim Everett and Vince Ferragamo Friday. “I had to go out on the red carpet with the crop top”. The pick will go down as an historic one, the Rams just moved back to the west coast after two decades in St. Louis.
The Rams need plenty of targets for Goff after finishing last season with the NFL’s least productive passing offense and total offense.
Jared Goff was selected by the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday as the No. 1 overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. “It’s insane to see because I’ve seen all the sacrifices he’s made every day”.
The 2016 NFL Draft is about selecting the right player that fits a team. Fisher and Snead have been together for four straight losing seasons, patiently building organizational depth to survive the light draft necessary to trade up for the top pick.
They went out and got another with Cooper, who became a solid receiver for the Gamecocks after being recruited as a defensive back. And you know what?
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Goff doesn’t have the offensive firepower to work with at this time to compare to Warner’s receiving corps. Goff, however, is a Bay Area native, so his team allegiance in the Giants-Dodgers rivalry has already come under intense scrutiny. “Nothing is too big for him”, said Fisher.
