I have to say that I am blown away. Not just that ESPNLA is covering camp instead of talking basketball, but I have heard some of the most intelligent analysis on the Rams by former Niner Eric Davis on Jared Goff (along with Davis' sidekick, whose name I don't know). It was fair reporting. The guy with Davis posed this question to him.:
(paraphrase)
How successful would you say a rookie QB would be if you placed him as starter past the midpoint of a losing season, where the Oline is giving him no protection, very limited talent at WR that drops balls,a stymied run game, and a prehistoric offensive game plan? (They both laughed at this.) Not well, they said.
Davis then said "But the defense wasn't horrific" which Steve Young had in San Francisco (he compared similarities with starting circumstances between Young and Goff). Sidekick says that the one thing that impressed him about Goff was his toughness...Then Davis responded fairly, that Steve Young was tough too...but then he got off the turf and scored a TD. Goff has yet to show this (fair).
Still, this is where Davis' comments differed from @sshat Steve Wyche at NFLN....Davis said that he could not judge what Jared Goff can be as a QB, because of what happened last year(STFU ED). He fairly said we have to see what happens in pre-season games where there is little gameplanning by the defense and the offense should have the advantage, Goff should succeed in these circumstances, also considering all the changes and McVay calling plays. (Is this an Eric Davis impostor?).
Positives about Jared Goff per Eric Davis:
*He has a fairly good long ball, when he gets set up.
*He has good short to immediate passing range, and can place accurate throws in the "seam," which he did last year but WR's have to catch the ball, which they were not reliably doing last year.
*He has to perform early, but will not be replaced by Sean Mannion unless he totally breaks down. McVay is not in danger of getting fired if Goff does not succeed, so he will decide if Goff is "his guy" this year.
Davis wasn't being a homer,but was speaking fairly, which is all that I can I ask of him.