Jared Goff‘s regular season has likely come to an end, but it sounds like the quarterback could return if the Rams make the playoffs. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports (via Twitter) that Goff will undergo surgery tonight on his broken thumb. There hasn’t been any definitive word that the 26-year-old will miss the Rams’ crucial season finale against the Cardinals, but all signs are pointing to John Wolford being under center on Sunday.
Schefter adds (on Twitter) that the surgery that Goff underwent “gives him the best chance of an optimum result without a delay in return,” with the organization eyeing a postseason comeback. Meanwhile, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic tweets that left tackle Andrew Whitworth could also be back for the start of the postseason, and that “alignment” could have been a contributing factor in Goff’s decision to go under the knife. We heard earlier today that Goff was battling a dislocated and broken thumb on his throwing hand. Surgery always seemed inevitable, but initial reports indicated that Goff was pushing to play this weekend.
The Rams control their own playoff destiny, as they can reach the postseason with a win over Arizona. Instead of having Goff under center, they’ll likely turn to Wolford, a former undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest. The 25-year-old started his career with the Jets before a stint in the AAF where he led the league in touchdowns. He joined the 49ers organization back in 2019 and has primarily been on their practice squad over the past year-plus.
If Goff’s season is indeed over, the former first-overall pick will have finished with a career-high passing percentage of 67.0. He also threw for 3,952 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
no pressure John
What a disappointment the Rams team is. On top of that, they have a very shaky starter in Jared Goff and the best they could back him up with is John Wolford? Poorly run team!
No one picked the Rams to make the playoffs this year. I would say this year they overachieved. Goff has to be better otherwise they’ll never win it all.
one of the hosts on Philly talk radio said he thought they would go to the Super Bowl if I remember correctly. dunno how – they’ve always seemed to be a big mirage to me.
Their GM is, and has been, one of the worst in the league. Snead’s attempt to buy a superteam has seen the organization without high picks and with heavy cap concerns for a team that is definitely not considered a surefire division favorite, let alone a Super Bowl contender. Snead is not a competent GM, and has consistently proven that over the years. I am not a huge McVay fan, but I do recognize that he and especially Brandon Staley are competent enough to keep the Rams at least competitive in the playoff hunt right now. Snead has gotten lucky on a few picks, but his misses through this tenure since he aided in torpedo’ing the franchise out of St. Louis are more common.
The Rams rarely develop players under Snead, and haven’t over the years he’s been there. Donald, John Johnson, Tyler Higbee and Cooper Kupp are standouts that they drafted. You could throw Todd Gurley in there. But most of their best players under Snead have come in from outside the organization: Ramsay, Woods, Cooks, Whitworth, Suh, Floyd, Fowler, and Robey-Coleman are all significant starters and significant contributors just from the last two years who were brought in from outside. Snead has either struggled identifying talent or simply does not recognize the long term effects of borrowing from future cap space and/or draft capitol.
Goff may end up a disappointment, if things get worse. I am not surprised that Snead got caught unprepared for a roster gap. He did when Whitworth went down, just earlier this year, and did so last year when Gurley’s arthritis severely impacted his big-play ability.
Exactly. The Rams are too reliant upon high-end talent and their lack of depth shows when injuries mount. The top ten coaching staff plus Ramsey and Donald always gives this team a chance to win, but Snead does not seem especially savvy when it comes to cap management. If you’re going to maneuver with minimum cap space, you have to know what you’re doing or else the future ramifications are going to be dire. The Steelers and Saints can get away with this, but they are the exceptions. If the Rams aren’t careful, they could turn into Atlanta: not enough money to replenish depth and build around their top talent
Well he did put together the best defense in the league. The problem the last 2 years has been Goff.
I’m really happy for the guy that works at the Walgreens by me. He gets to start at QB for the Rams this week.
I’m a big fan of that Walgreens.
This dude has gotten worse with every season. The Rams tied their own hands by giving him big money – thus they’ll waste the best years of their other stars while waiting for Goff’s contract to expire.