iigakusei":189s1ujj said:
Hey RamFan128,
What do you see as the biggest reason for Goff's improvement. Better OL play? Coaching? Just another year under his belt? He seems to be playing really well from what I have seen. Any areas where he is still making mistakes?
All of the above. IMO it's been incremental improvement by Goff across the board - but the major difference is the insane amount of talent this year versus last year. I was telling some of my fellow Rams fans before the season that this year had a 1999 feel to it.
Had a star offensive player that was wasting away on bad teams (Isaac Bruce/Todd Gurley)
New offensive system in place that year
Traded a 2nd round pick for established offensive weapon (Faulk/Watkins)
Influx of talent at skill positions (Faulk and Holt; Woods, Watkins, Kupp, Everett)
Unproven QB (Goff/Warner (or even Green - he was decent but looked much better with the Rams than he did the Skins)
Of course, Gurley/Watkins/Woods are nowhere near Faulk/Bruce/Holt - but then, our defense is actually more talented than it was in 1999 (even though we finished 5th in total D that year). So in a way I kind of saw this coming, but the PTSD from Fisher still has me hesitating.
The really crazy part is the upgrades over last year:
Watkins/Woods vs. Britt and Quick....my God we were terrible..
Whitworth is the best OL we've had probably since Pace.
Everett was a headscratcher on draft day, but he's made some plays. Kupp is someone everyone's already hearing about.
The interesting thing about this offense is how every game somebody steps up. Kupp in week 1, Everett in week 2, Watkins (and Woods) in week 3, Gurley in week 4 - although Gurley has been good every week. The OL has been stellar.
Which is why I'm so interested in this game Sunday. I feel much better about the Redskins loss after seeing them play the Raiders and Chiefs...but still, beating the Colts is nothing to write home about. The Niners...who knows? Their defense played really well against the Panthers, Seahawks and Cardinals - but their offense lit us up. It all points to who the hell knows..
I've picked the Rams wrong every week, except for week 1 which was easy..