The Los Angeles Rams paid a "Game of Thrones"-like king's ransom to move up the draft board from No. 15 to No. 1 this year. Now that they sit at the front of the pack, the team is expected to decide between this year's top two quarterbacks: Cal's Jared Goff and North Dakota State's Carson Wentz. As is customary in the NFL, both players have been reported to be the favorite of the Rams by sources close to the situation.
We know that can't be the case, so for all of the posturing and misinformation, there has to be a kernel of truth in some of the reports we've seen thus far. Despite issues in the secondary and along the offensive line, the Rams have put together a strong front seven and a promising running game. They have been a quarterback away from respectability for a few years now, meaning they probably prefer the prospect who is more NFL-ready.
That would be Goff, presumed to be Los Angeles' pick in a recent report from Jason La Canfora.
"The Browns want Jared Goff, and I have yet to talk to an executive who does not believe that is who the Rams are taking," wrote La Canfora. "While the talk prior to the Rams making that huge move was that they preferred Carson Wentz, no one is buying that they jumped up half a draft round to select a quarterback who played low-level college football and may need to sit for a few years while the Rams try to make a dent in the Los Angeles market."
Further supporting this theory is the fact that head coach Jeff Fisher is entering the final year of his contract with the Rams. Los Angeles has finished under .500 in all four seasons Fisher and general manager Les Snead have been in charge. Another losing season would likely guarantee their departures via pink slip. Wentz's upside may be more enticing than Goff's, but it will be difficult for him to hit the ground running in the NFL after the relative ease of the FCS and the college offense he ran at North Dakota State.
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