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INDIANAPOLIS >> Cal product Jared Goff laughed off what has become a hot story at the NFL scouting combine: his 9-inch hands, diminutive by league standards for a quarterback.
“I’ve been told I have pretty big hands my whole life. I heard I have small hands yesterday, apparently,” Goff said Thursday. “*Naw, I’ve never had a problem with that or expect it to be a problem at all.*”
http://www.marinij.com/sports/20160225/goff-says-hand-size-has-never-been-a-problem?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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*Cal QB Jared Goff remembers Oregon nightmare*
SANTA CLARA --
As a native Oregonian, growing up in an area where storms are frequent, that was unbelievable," Ducks coach Mark Helfrich recalled. "I've never seen that before or since."
Neither had Goff, who arrived at Autzen Stadium as the nation's passing leader, averaging 435 yards through his first three collegiate starts as a freshman. *He lasted only 14 snaps before being pulled.*
"*I couldn't control the weather, and I couldn't control the way the ball was coming out of my hands," said Goff*, who lost two fumbles in the splashy conditions. "That game was rough. It wasn't a good one for me or anyone else, really. It's in the past. I've got a chance to prove myself again against them."http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26784144/cal-qb-jared-goff-remembers-oregon-nightmare
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On that rain soaked and windy night in Eugene (9-28-13) after fumbling twice, Goff was benched for a freshman named Zach Kline. The following season, Kline played at Butte Community College in Northern California. In 2015, Kline *transferred to Indiana State *and was supposed be "their guy" at QB this past season. However, during fall camp, he was bested by sophomore Matt Adam. He played in only 3 games for ISU in 2015* and passed for only 47 yards (6-13-0). Zach Kline does not appear on the Sycamores 2016 roster.
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After the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine, I reached out to sources across the league from a variety of teams to survey who were the players who did well in the Combine interviews and who were the players who interviewed poorly.
As I tweeted during the Combine, the Browns said that North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz was a stud in the interview room. Other teams echoed that. They said he is a bright, smart kid with excellent play recall.
Cal quarterback Jared Goff got mixed reviews. Some teams said he did well and others said he did poorly. Sources said he did have good play recall.
Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook disappointed teams from an x's-and-o's perspective. They felt that with his years of starting experience in a pro-style system, he would have done better, but he had bad recall on plays. He also didn't show good knowledge of coverage, and didn't ease the concerns about him as a teammate.
Sources said that Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg has pretty good recall and knows coverage, and they like his tools. However, they would have liked him to make less excuses about some of the issues he had over the last two seasons.
Teams say Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch is very far behind from an x's-and-o's perspective. Teams like his skill set and athletic upside, and they don't think he's a bad kid. But he hasn't been taught much from a NFL scheme perspective coming from his college spread system. Sources felt that Lynch was behind the other early-round quarterbacks from an x's-and-o's standpoint.
Read more at http://www.BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1/nfldraftrumormill.php#uWD5gC79gC67OHhI.99
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Goff won a total........a total of 14 games as a starter at Cal over a 3 year time period.
“I’ve been told I have pretty big hands my whole life. I heard I have small hands yesterday, apparently,” Goff said Thursday. “*Naw, I’ve never had a problem with that or expect it to be a problem at all.*”
http://www.marinij.com/sports/20160225/goff-says-hand-size-has-never-been-a-problem?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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*Cal QB Jared Goff remembers Oregon nightmare*
SANTA CLARA --
As a native Oregonian, growing up in an area where storms are frequent, that was unbelievable," Ducks coach Mark Helfrich recalled. "I've never seen that before or since."
Neither had Goff, who arrived at Autzen Stadium as the nation's passing leader, averaging 435 yards through his first three collegiate starts as a freshman. *He lasted only 14 snaps before being pulled.*
"*I couldn't control the weather, and I couldn't control the way the ball was coming out of my hands," said Goff*, who lost two fumbles in the splashy conditions. "That game was rough. It wasn't a good one for me or anyone else, really. It's in the past. I've got a chance to prove myself again against them."http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26784144/cal-qb-jared-goff-remembers-oregon-nightmare
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On that rain soaked and windy night in Eugene (9-28-13) after fumbling twice, Goff was benched for a freshman named Zach Kline. The following season, Kline played at Butte Community College in Northern California. In 2015, Kline *transferred to Indiana State *and was supposed be "their guy" at QB this past season. However, during fall camp, he was bested by sophomore Matt Adam. He played in only 3 games for ISU in 2015* and passed for only 47 yards (6-13-0). Zach Kline does not appear on the Sycamores 2016 roster.
****
After the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine, I reached out to sources across the league from a variety of teams to survey who were the players who did well in the Combine interviews and who were the players who interviewed poorly.
As I tweeted during the Combine, the Browns said that North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz was a stud in the interview room. Other teams echoed that. They said he is a bright, smart kid with excellent play recall.
Cal quarterback Jared Goff got mixed reviews. Some teams said he did well and others said he did poorly. Sources said he did have good play recall.
Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook disappointed teams from an x's-and-o's perspective. They felt that with his years of starting experience in a pro-style system, he would have done better, but he had bad recall on plays. He also didn't show good knowledge of coverage, and didn't ease the concerns about him as a teammate.
Sources said that Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg has pretty good recall and knows coverage, and they like his tools. However, they would have liked him to make less excuses about some of the issues he had over the last two seasons.
Teams say Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch is very far behind from an x's-and-o's perspective. Teams like his skill set and athletic upside, and they don't think he's a bad kid. But he hasn't been taught much from a NFL scheme perspective coming from his college spread system. Sources felt that Lynch was behind the other early-round quarterbacks from an x's-and-o's standpoint.
Read more at http://www.BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1/nfldraftrumormill.php#uWD5gC79gC67OHhI.99
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Goff won a total........a total of 14 games as a starter at Cal over a 3 year time period.