Rams take Goff No. 1

With the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams select Cal quarterback Jared Goff.

CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco approves of the pick:

“A- They made the move up to get the passer, and they got the right one.”

In Los Angeles, Goff will have the benefit of handing the ball to Todd Gurley. Unfortunately, the rest of the offensive situation is bleak. Pro Football Focus graded the Rams’ offensive line as the 28th best line last season. Tavon Austin is a special player in space, but the Rams haven’t figured out a way to turn him into a consistent playmaker. And, oh yeah, as the newest NFC West quarterback, Goff will be forced to go up against defenses like the Seahawks’ Legion of Boom.

Somewhere, Richard Sherman is already dreaming of feasting on the rookie.

Still, Goff should feel fortunate he’s not in a place like Cleveland. The Rams aren’t an awful team, they’re middling. And if Goff lives up to the hype — he shares similarities with Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan — the Rams could contend for a playoff spot.

Goff doesn’t have a cannon for an arm. He’s a lanky 6-foot-4, even if he’s bulked up substantially in the past year. In college, he operated in a system called the Bear Raid, which might be the most college sounding system in …

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