Hello my friends!

The game will not be broadcast in my area as usual. I do have Red Zone, but I'd rather watch the whole game. Honestly I'm worried after they looked week one. Well if you have a way to watch please share.

ball:

So i ordered sunday ticket even though i have cable i scheduled my install for october but i can still watch sunday ticket on my ps4 this is the 2nd week that im able to do this without having dish installed and only paying 8.65 for the start up cost. I will keep you guys posted when i reschedule my appointment to see if i will still be able to watch sunday ticket for free lol

Any hot new sites or options out there for streaming today's game?

I am starting out watching Cincinatti at Pittsburgh.

Will flip over to Cowboys/Skins and NO/Giants depending on things.

Who you watching?

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Our very own Kurt Warner's bold prediction is that the 9er's will get shut out and the Rams will too for the second week in a row :fuelfire::blah::blah::blah:

We seriously need to silence all the haters this week and DESTROY THE SHITCHICKENS !!

RAMS FANS UNITE !!!

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As the Rams adjust to their new digs in Los Angeles, the city they last called home in 1994, their soft-spoken second-year tailback is making a transition of a different sort: from River City stud to Hollywood leading man.

Fresh off a rookie campaign in St. Louis that saw him rush for 1,106 yards, good for third in the league and a Pro Bowl nod, Todd Gurley is now a marquee name in L.A., where stars are made if not born, already a rising pitchman with an endorsement portfolio that includes Gatorade, Nike and Carl's Jr.

Still, Gurley says he's more likely to be recognized in SoCal's streets for pitching burgers than shedding tacklers. How well do you really know the man who may become the face of L.A. sports? Take our quiz -- watch out for the play-fakes! -- and then read the real answers from Gurley himself.

1. When Todd Gurley found out the Rams were moving to LA, he initially felt ___.

A.) Sadness. He loved St. Louis.

B.) Surprise. He got the news on TV.

C.) Stressed. He hates moving.

D.) Like puking. LA is the worst.

ANSWER: A. "It was kind of weird because I found out on TV -- it was like, damn, we're moving to LA? But it was exciting. To go to a whole new city, just knowing the opportunities and the fan base, and the history of the Rams in LA, this is pretty cool."

2. When you ask Gurley what he wants LA Rams fans to know about him, the first thing he says is ____.

A.) "I don't like dogs. They're annoying."

B.) "I don't like people. Give me space."

C.) "Mermaids creep me out. They don't even have legs."

D.) "I like ice cream, especially when it melts and you have to lick it up."

ANSWER: A. "I don't like dogs. They're annoying. You got to take care of them and all that. If I see somebody with a puppy, I might pet it, but that's about it."

3. On his off-days in LA, Gurley prefers to pass the time by ___.

A.) Sight-seeing.

B.) Taking acting classes.

C.) Sleeping.

D.) Swiping right on the secret celebrity Tinder.

ANSWER: C. "I'm a boring person, man. I don't do too much. I like to be by the beach, but I'm not going to go in the sand or in the water or anything. But there's a lot of stuff I want to do -- Universal Studios, Disneyland, Six Flags. I was supposed to go to Six Flags a few weeks ago, but then I got lazy and just sat around in the house."

4. Gurley says he loves the following about his new city.

A.) Weather, food and creative vibe.

B.) Scenery, weather and fans.

C.) Weather, food and fans.

D.) It's far away from St. Louis.

ANSWER: B. "I love the scenery, the great weather, the fact that it doesn't rain here. And it's looking like we're going to be playing in front of sold out crowds. We haven't had that happen in years, so we're excited."

5. The one thing Gurley dislikes about LA is ___.

A.) "Traffic. It's very annoying."

B.) "The Dodgers. What can I say, I adopted the Cardinals."

C.) "Their movies. I'm into independent films, not sequels and remakes."

D.) "The Kardashians. They're rough on ball players."

ANSWER: A. "Everything is cool besides the traffic. Traffic here is very annoying. But it'll keep me inside the house and let me sleep more. I can't complain about that."



6. Gurley's favorite celebrity-encounter since moving to LA was ____?

A.) Seeing all the Rams greats at training camp.

B.) Watching the cast of Stranger Things perform karaoke.

C.) Meeting NBA stars at Staples Center.

D.) Rear-ending Justin Bieber on the 405.

ANSWER: C. "I'm not really into star-seeking, but I went to a Lakers-Cavs game, where I got to meet Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving. That was pretty cool."

7. On a recent visit to famed Hollywood Boulevard, home to the Walk of Stars and Chinese Theater, Gurley was repulsed by ___.

A.) "Snakes. I hate them."

B.) "Tourists. I hate them."

C.) "Kevin Bacon's star on the Walk of Fame. I hate that dude."

D.) "Tom Cruise's hands imprinted in cement. They're so tiny."

ANSWER: A. "There was these street performers with snakes around their necks, and people were touching the snakes! I couldn't believe it."

8. As seen on his Instagram, Gurley recently donned workout gear and journeyed into the Hollywood hills, eventually posing for a photo in front of the Hollywood sign. Why?

A.) It's a great workout.

B.) He was playing Pokémon Go.

C.) He was filming for HBO's Hard Knocks.

D.) He got sperarated from a celebrity tour.

ANSWER: C. "I can't lie: I didn't run it; I drove up to it. But I was like, I'm gonna take a picture while I'm up here, and let everybody think I ran it."

9. As the star of the LA Rams, Gurley is primed to become the face of L.A. sports. How does he feel about that?

A.) "Too much pressure. I'll just do me."

B.) "It's cool. I want to be the next Kobe."

C.) "It's cool. But there'll never be another Kobe."

D.) "It's time. I'm too gorgeous not to shine."

ANSWER: C. "I'm embracing it. Hopefully, I can make it to the Clayton Kershaw, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul level. But there'll never be another Kobe. It's just not realistic."


Todd Gurley is ready to be a star in L.A. Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images

10. When Gurley met Jared Goff for the first time, his first thought was ___.

A.) He's rich.

B.) He smells nice.

C.) He's tall.

D.) We took this dude over Carson Wentz?

ANSWER: A. "He's got a lot of money. [Laughs] But our No. 1 pick, he's a good kid - wait, I was about to call him a kid, but he's the same age as me."

11. Gurley believes he should've been selected ___ in your fantasy draft.

A.) "First, overall. But if you took Cam Newton or Antonio Brown, I won't be mad."

B.) "Anywhere in the first round. There are a lot of elite players available."

C.) "In the second round. Touchdowns will be hard to come by."

D.) "Top of the third round. I'm appealing a 4-game suspension."

ANSWER: A. "But I'm not going to tell you why. If I tell you I'm going to do something this season, and I don't, I'll be hearing from you, like, "Damn, Todd, I drafted you No. 1 and you didn't live up to the hype."

12. Gurley's personal goal for the season is ___.

A.) 2,000 rushing yards.

B.) Being a more vocal leader.

C.) Improving without the ball in his hands.

D.) Overcoming his fear of blocking.

ANSWER: C. "My teammates are always like, "Get that 2K!" But I don't have a number in my head. I want to improve my receiving, my route-running ability, and being better without the ball. Last year, I'd give myself a grade of B+/A on receiving. Having the ball in my hands, that comes natural, but play-faking, all that stuff without the ball in my hands, I can do better."

13. Gurley feels the biggest obstacle in snapping the Rams' 11-year playoff drought is ___.

A.) "Inexperience at key positions."

B.) "Offense. We have a great defense that holds its own."

C.) "Defense. We'll have to carry them."

D.) "Traffic. Seriously, it's just that bad."

ANSWER: B. "We have a great defense that holds its own, but when you're always on the field, there's not too much you can do. The offense has to stop the 3-and-outs and put some points on the board."

14. Gurley feels the Rams will ___ this season.

A.) "Have a lot of fun. The rest will fall into place."

B.) "Play well. But we can't expect a championship overnight."

C.) "Compete for a championship."

D.) "Break some records and break some rules."

ANSWER: C "I think we can compete for a championship this year. Everybody has to have that mindset. If you bring a couple of championships to this city, they treat you like a god."

Okay. Keenum was . . . less than good last week. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if he bounced back a bit today. Will he? Will Goff make his delayed debut if he doesn't, or will Fisher be stubborn?

Goddamn Motherfuckin' late game is Colts-Broncos today. Never mind 90% of the country gets the Rams homecoming game. Never mind I live nowhere near Indy or Denver. Never mind I am not allowed in any sports bars around here (that's what the last 13 years as a Rams fan will do to you). Never mind I didn't bother to get the Ticket or Game Pass this year (figuring plenty of games would be on TV 'cause, you know, "#2 TV market"). Never mind none of my friends with the ticket will let me over to their houses anymore (that's what a lifetime of inappropriate comments to their wives and daughters and habitually raiding their medicine cabinets will do to you). Never mind I'll be wayyyy too drunk by 4:00 to even remember the game...

Anyway, I'll be following on the GD thread. Please embellish in the Rams favor when possible - say silly things like "the Rams completed a forward pass" or "Touchdown Rams!" Thanks.

I am making chicken enchilada / tortilla soup!

You?

Its Game Day!!



Let's bring it!

Prophets of Rage, RATM. You get it.

Badass 2 hour set covered it all.
Right place right time.
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I don't know if this has been posted yet. It's obviously not going to be pretty, but it's a pretty good analysis. No one played well on offense.

Has 13 TDs and 3 picks in 3 games and Cal just upset Texas. He looks as good as Goff did last year. He's doing it with all new receivers as well. Makes me vomit thinking Goff is just a gimmick college QB guy.

Over/under on Helton being canned anyone?

http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-sam-lagana-20160910-snap-story.html

Lindsey Thiry
Sam Lagana sat in a moderately sized office atop a hill in Malibu that overlooked the Pacific Ocean and chuckled as he pulled out his iPhone.

Lagana retrieved a text message sent by Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, who razzed him about ESPN Monday Night Football commentator Sean McDonough mispronouncing his name — “Laganya” — before the introduction to the national anthem at the Rams’ exhibition opener against the Cowboys.

“Have fun tonight and all season, Sam,” Kerr’s text concluded.

Lagana, the associate vice chancellor at Pepperdine University and a longtime friend of Kerr’s from Pacific Palisades, will ring in the NFL’s return to Los Angeles as the Rams’ public address announcer when the team hosts the Seattle Seahawks in its home opener Sept. 18 at the Coliseum.

“It’s crazy and exciting at the same time,” said Lagana, who counts a Deacon Jones autographed football among his prized collection of sports memorabilia, and can recall attending his first Rams game as a child against the Chicago Bears.

When the Rams announced their return to Los Angeles after 21 seasons in St. Louis, Lagana — a recognized voice among the volleyball community in Southern California and the voice of the former L.A. Avengers of the Arena Football League — mentioned to friends that he would be interested in announcing the games.

Soon after, while at work, he received an email from the team asking him to record seven lines.

Lagana wedged himself in a hallway between offices and a restroom, where he thought the acoustics were best, to record the script.

He included an eighth line — an insight to his personality and what he hoped could become a Rams signature:

“The time has come for every man, woman and child to rise with the Rams,” Lagana bellowed on the recording.

Two months later the Rams offered him the position.

“Sam really stood out because of his voice, his passion,” said Chris Slepokura, the Rams’ director of broadcast production. “His voice can really echo through that stadium.”

Lagana’s sound is discernible. His enthusiasm, the Rams hope, will be contagious.

“There are notions that you might just want your PA announcer just to tell you down and distance,” said Kevin Demoff, the Rams’ chief operating officer and vice president of football operations. “We didn’t subscribe to that. We thought we wanted to give Sam a chance to bring his personality to the game and try to make football infectious for the NFL.”

Lagana grew up a fan of legendary Los Angeles public address announcer John Ramsey, whose delivery was articulate, unruffled and deliberate, but admitted his style is noticeably different from the man who announced for virtually every sports team in the city.

“That was just never my style,” Lagana said. “I think what I might be is just a guy who is bringing the same kind of enthusiasm that they are feeling to the game. I am just kind of your average fan that is as excited as is everyone else to be there.”

Through two dress rehearsals during exhibitions, adjustments have been made, Lagana said. He and the Rams analyzed what they believed to have worked best inside the Coliseum, which can be acoustically challenging when sound reverberates off the Peristyle. His goal is to raise the energy and induce a crowd response.

Back in his office at Pepperdine, it was the first day of school after summer vacation, but it was the Rams’ pending opener that Lagana said was drawing goosebumps.

He pulled out his iPhone a second time to open a tweet that he saved after he announced the Rams’ exhibition opener.

“May we all live our lives with the enthusiasm of the Coliseum PA announcer,” the tweet read.

For Lagana, the message was perfect.

lindsey.thiry@latimes.com

Twitter: @lindseythiry

Copyright © 2016, Los Angeles Times

If Rams offense is off, is it time for Jared Goff?

By Rich Hammond, rhammond@scng.com, @Rich_Hammond on Twitter

[www.dailynews.com]

LOS ANGELES >> In terms of the Rams’ offense, it’s too early to worry, but not to wonder.

The NFL’s highest-paid offensive coordinator got fired this week, two games into the season and one day after his team (Buffalo) scored 31 points. The Rams, in last week’s season-opening loss at San Francisco, were shut out, had 10 punts and 10 first downs and never crossed the 49ers’ 20-yard line.

That’s not to say Rams offensive coordinator Rob Boras is on the hot seat going into Sunday’s home opener against Seattle at the Coliseum, but so far, the Rams’ offense hasn’t met even mild expectations.

“For everybody across the board – playing and coaching – it just wasn’t good enough, it wasn’t up to our standards,” Boras said of last week’s loss. “We all need to do better, starting, obviously with me at the coordinator position. But I think, to a man, everybody recognizes that we have a lot more in us.”

Will it come out this week? The Rams face a Seahawks defense that allowed only 214 yards and 11 first downs in a 12-10 victory over Miami last week, and traditionally is tough against the run and the pass.

The Rams, meanwhile, will send out quarterback Case Keenum, who admitted that he was so rattled last week against a mediocre San Francisco defense that he was “seeing ghosts” when he looked at coverage. It’s a near-certainty that the Seahawks will force Keenum to prove he can play better.

It worked for the 49ers, who loaded up at the line of scrimmage and held star running back Todd Gurley to 47 yards on 17 carries. Keenum, with some often bland playcalling, completed 17 of 35 attempts.

“Offensively, we couldn’t make plays,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. “It’s a combination of bad decisions at the quarterback position, and drops at the receiver position.”

More disturbingly, an anonymous 49ers player told NFL Network that, based on the way the Rams lined up and went in motion, the 49ers could determine which routes their receivers would run.

That sounds a bit far-fetched, and perhaps is a mental ploy, with the 49ers knowing that the teams meet again in December, but given how ineffective the Rams looked, it doesn’t seem impossible. Boras said he “did not have the perception” that the 49ers were jumping his play calls.

“Didn’t play up to our standard, didn’t coach to our standard, didn’t see it coming,” Boras said. “I think, across the board, coaches (and) players would say that we thought we had a great week of preparation and then obviously just didn’t live up to our standard, playing-wise (and) coaching.”

Boras might take some heat, but it’s not entirely deserved.

Formerly the Rams’ tight ends coach, Boras took over as coordinator last December after the firing of Frank Cignetti. Boras had never been an NFL coordinator, but in his four games last season, the Rams averaged 22.8 points and went 3-1. They had averaged nine points in Cignetti’s final four games.

Boras actually had the right idea last week. Knowing the 49ers likely would load up to stop Gurley, the Rams passed the ball on six of their initial eight plays. They actually moved the ball into 49ers territory, but then Keenum threw three consecutive incomplete passes.

The Rams never got going from there. They went a dreadful 3 for 15 on third down and Keenum was never enough of a threat to make the 49ers veer from their stop-the-run strategy.

So, Seattle could follow it. The Seahawks feature game-altering safety Kam Chancellor, who excels at creeping down toward the line of scrimmage and making plays. If the Rams can’t throw the ball against a talented Seattle secondary, Gurley once again might not find much running room.

“We’re going to have to take our shots,” Fisher said. “You make a couple of plays down the field, it changes things. But, we always subscribe to the philosophy that even if it’s loaded, we still have to find a way to (run the ball), especially at the end of the game.”

So, good luck, Case Keenum. The Rams already have elevated rookie quarterback Jared Goff to be Keenum’s backup this week. If Keenum, a former undrafted free agent and a practice-squad veteran, has another poor game, it’s reasonable to think the Rams might consider handing things over to Goff.

For Keenum and the Rams’ offense, it needs to be bounce-back time.

“I’ve got a chip on my shoulder,” Keenum said. “I’ve had it for a while. So, it’ll still be there, the same one.”

Fred Gehrke got out his brushes and changed helmets forever
By Mark Mandernach - Sports Illustrated
http://www.si.com/vault/issue/711170/1/1

Fred Gehrke liked everything about football except the leather helmets he and his fellow NFL players had to wear. "My gosh, I loved the game," says Gehrke, 76, who was a halfback and defensive back for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams during the 1940s and for the Chicago Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers in 1950. "But those gosh-awful helmets we used to wear? At best, you'd have to call them dull."

So one day after the 1947 season, during which the Los Angeles Rams had gone 6-6, Gehrke took matters into his own hands. Deciding that his teammates needed inspiration, he went to coach Bob Snyder with an idea. "I told him we needed to put some kind of design on our helmets," Gehrke says. "No other team had anything like that, and I thought it was time for a change."

Gehrke, who had majored in art at the University of Utah, painted one of the team's brown helmets dark blue and then added the now familiar yellow horns. He and Snyder presented the helmet to the Rams' owner, Dan Reeves, who liked both the idea and the design. Gehrke took 75 helmets home with him that summer and decorated them all. He was paid a dollar for each paint job.

The new headgear was introduced on Sept. 2, 1948, in an exhibition game at home against the Washington Redskins. When the Rams went charging onto the field, the 77,400 fans in the Coliseum gave them a standing ovation. The Rams lost that day 21-10, but the team made history by being the first in the NFL to wear helmets with a logo or an insignia.

Besides playing both ways and returning punts and kickoffs for the Rams, Gehrke became the caretaker of the team's headgear. He stored brushes and cans of blue and yellow paint in his locker because after every game the helmets, particularly those of the linemen, needed touching up.

In 1949 Riddell introduced plastic football helmets to the NFL, and the Rams' horns were baked into the plastic. But while Gehrke's days as a helmet artist had come to an end, his creativity had found other outlets. After breaking his nose in four straight games in 1946, he fashioned a prototype mask out of aluminum and shoe leather during the off-season with the help of his grandfather, a shoemaker. The mask looked like something Hannibal Lecter might wear, and while it was uncomfortable and, according to Gehrke, "distracting," it did the trick. And in 1968 Gehrke used pipe and netting to design the first kicking cage, for the Denver Broncos' Bob Humphreys.

In recognition of his helmet design for the Rams, the Pro Football Hall of Fame honored Gehrke in 1972 with the first Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Pioneer Award for a "significant, innovative contribution to professional football." Today, an exhibit at the museum in Canton, Ohio, commemorates Gehrke's handiwork.

Gehrke grew up in Salt Lake City, and after earning letters in football, diving and track and field at Utah, he played his first NFL season with the Cleveland Rams in 1940 for $135 a game. After the season he got a job at Northrup Aircraft in Hawthorne, Calif., as a technical illustrator in the engineering department. When the U.S. entered World War II, in 1941, Gehrke stayed on the West Coast and played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs in the Pacific Coast League.

After the war Gehrke re-signed with Cleveland for $5,000 a year. The Rams won the NFL title in 1945 and moved to Los Angeles the following year. Gehrke played four more years with the Rams before finishing his career with the Cardinals and the 49ers in 1950.

Gehrke went back to Northrup after his retirement from football but returned to the game in 1965 as director of player personnel for the Denver Broncos, working with an old college buddy, Bronco coach Mac Speedie. Gehrke ultimately became general manager and vice president of the Orange Crush team that lost Super Bowl XII to the Dallas Cowboys 27-10. And, yes, he helped design the Broncos' Super Bowl rings.

"I spent the better part of my life in football, and I'll be best remembered for some work I did with a paintbrush, but that's O.K.," Gehrke says. "I've been called the Da Vinci of football helmets, and that's not all bad."

And which helmets, apart from the Rams', are Gehrke's favorites? He has always liked the Colts' horseshoe. "It's simple, it's an identifiable symbol, and you can see it from the stands," he says. "The Vikings' helmets are pretty good too, and so are the Eagles'." What about the headgear of the Cleveland Browns, the only NFL team without a design on its helmets? "Well, since they're the only team without a logo, you'd have to say at least it's unusual," he says. "Besides, how the heck are you going to show a Brown?"

I haven't read anything about Cooper or Spruce yet. I feel like those two are going to help the offense a little more. Any news on their potential returns? Thanks!

On this TD Pass completed by the 49ers... 3rd & Goal from the 8 Yard Line?

#21 Sensabaugh has outside coverage on his WR and covers him until about the 3 yard line. After 3 yards he just lets him go/drift as if there is safety zone help etc.

The issue for me is this is 3rd & Goal from the 8 and he doesn't even jam or funnel the WR in any capacity and looks lost just shuffling his feet 3 yards deep in the endzone.

He looks bewildered and just watches the TE make the TD catch as if he was safe guarding a ghost RB sneaking out of the backfield into his zone?

Anyway.... Sensabaugh stops covering the WR at about the 3 yard-line (no RB or other 49er player anywhere near his zone) and yet he's just shuffling his feet backwards 3 yards deep in the endzone?

No reaction/assignment or instincts to help with any kind of coverage? He just watches the closest player/ TE catch the TD pass with not other 49er player anywhere near his zone? This is quite baffling after watching it several times....

Goff is Rams' backup QB for now, but his former coaches believe he'll work out long term

By JACK WANG / STAFF WRITER

[www.ocregister.com]

THOUSAND OAKS – Less than five months ago, Sonny Dykes was the picture of optimism. Jared Goff, the only quarterback he’d started in three years at Cal, was not only entering the NFL, but doing so as the No. 1 overall pick.

“He’s ready,” the coach told Bay Area television station KTVU in April, shortly before the draft. “He’s one of those kids – you don’t ever know how somebody’s going to transition from college football to the NFL – but I can’t imagine anybody’s going to be as ready as he is.”

But earlier this week, in a stadium roughly 70 miles south of his high school, the Rams’ prized rookie was stuck on the sideline, a first for a top-drafted quarterback since 2007. He didn’t even dress in what turned out to be an embarrassing 28-0 loss to the 49ers, relegated to street clothes as the team’s third-string signal-caller.

Goff could still turn into a franchise player. But if it happens, the journey will likely consist of small steps rather than giant leaps. On Friday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced that Goff will back up veteran Case Keenum on Sunday against the Seahawks, jumping Sean Mannion on the quarterback depth chart. That this represents a promotion has forced those who once coached Goff to reconsider his developmental timeline – though it has not shaken their faith in their former pupil.

“He’s right where I thought he’d be,” Dykes said this month, in an act of revisionist history. “He’s 21 years old. I knew there’d be a period of adjustment.”

Mazi Moayed, Goff’s coach at Marin Catholic High School, was more forthright.

“It was surprising at first,” he said, “but it makes sense that he’s not (the starter) right now. I think in the long run, it’s going to help him.”

Goff himself has echoed those sentiments. On Friday, he insisted that he has prepared exactly the same way for the past several weeks. Monday’s game, which he watched in a white hoodie, simply meant a chance for him to absorb the game from a different angle.

“I tried to just take it into perspective,” he said. “Just tried to learn, tried to see everything from the sideline, tried to understand things.”

Offensive coordinator Rob Boras praised Goff’s study habits, saying that the quarterback hasn’t relaxed his study habits at all. A good sign, now that there’s a chance Goff could actually enter the game.

“They’re always one snap away,” Boras said. “It’s hard when you’re 21 years old to recognize that.”

The stakes are higher now. Fisher has long insisted that he will not rush Goff’s development, but there is pressure that comes with the Los Angeles spotlight. Against the 49ers, Keenum went 17 of 35 for 130 yards, throwing two interceptions along the way. If he puts up similar numbers Sunday against a more formidable Seattle defense, it may be difficult to justify leaving Goff on the bench.

Would the rookie, who had plenty of preseason struggles, be ready?

“I just remember a calm, skinny kid,” Moayed said, recalling the first time he met Goff. “I was like, ‘That guy can just play catch.’ He’s out there, he’s just calm, cool, he’s in control. Just playing catch with the guys, making it look easy.

“God willing, he’ll be doing that before long at the stage he’s at. I don’t see it being any different at that level. It’s just a matter of time.”