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Rams pick Cal quarterback Jared Goff in first round
- Updated: April 28, 2016
8:51 PM ET
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams gave up six premium picks to move up from No. 15 to No. 1 to land who they hope is their present and future franchise quarterback. After taking their second quarterback with the first pick in the past seven years, they’re betting big that Cal’s Jared Goff will be that guy.
My take: When the Rams made the deal with the Tennessee Titans to move up for either Goff or North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz, it was one I wouldn’t have made but understood. This team had reached a point of desperation in its need for a franchise quarterback. They did what they had to do to make it happen. Wentz might have been a better fit for what the Rams want to be offensively but that doesn’t mean Goff can’t succeed in the NFL. The biggest question now is what the Rams will do to add receiving weapons and solidify the offensive line. They want to put Goff in position to get them …
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