In what is truly an unsurprising development, Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole is reporting that there is concern within the Los Angeles Rams’ organization that rookie No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff is not ready to play.
Cole highlights the concerns regarding his ability to handle blitzes, an issue stemming back to his time in college. It is stated by Cole’s source that the Rams will attempt to take pressure off of Goff by going with a run-heavy approach in Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
In all honesty, this amuses us to no end. Jeff Fisher is the poster boy for mediocrity and is constantly lambasted by almost every pundit the football world over.
The Rams have one of the worst interior offensive line trios we’ve seen in quite some time. And despite having a young budding star at running back in second-year pro Todd Gurley, the Rams have been completely ineffective in the run game.
So ineffective, in fact, teams don’t feel the need to bring extra blitzers as the Rams are averaging a paltry 3.3 yards per carry on 226 carries.
If there is one team that Fisher shouldn’t have started Goff’s career against, it is definitely the Dolphins.
The biggest issues on the Rams’ offensive line are the interior pressures allowed and the turnstile they have at right tackle.
The Dolphins have Ndamukong Suh on the interior of their defensive line and line up the NFL’s premier 4-3 pass rusher over the opponent’s right tackle in Cam Wake.
Games like this could legitimately ruin a young quarterback’s career, and seems more like Fisher is willing to ruin the franchise to save his own butt, something he showed time and again as head coach with the Tennessee Titans.
On top of that, the blame on Goff not being ready falls squarely on Fisher’s shoulders, as well as quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke, whose last job was as the head coach of a high school team.
The Rams are a parody of themselves and deserve all the misfortune that has befallen them. Though, Goff himself shouldn’t fall victim to this.