Goff impresses at Rams rookie minicamp

First overall pick Jared Goff appears to be on track to start for the Los Angeles Rams in their first game back in California.

Head coach Jeff Fisher praised Goff's performance since the draft and at the team's rookie minicamp, suggesting Goff has met and perhaps exceeded expectations.

"He's doing a great job picking up our offense," Fisher said, according to the Rams' official website. "We've given him a lot more information than we did at the private workout and then that we did here at our meeting, and he's handled it without any problem. And that's the impressive thing."

Cliches be damned, Fisher said Goff is putting in the time to be great.

"I passed him last night walking to the room and he was leaving the meeting room at 10 o'clock," Fisher added. "He's that kind of guy. He'll spend the time. It's important to him."

Fisher did acknowledge that Goff hasn't connected on all his passes, but suggested it's because Goff is operating ahead of where his teammates are.

"A little frustrating at times for him because he's setting the back foot and getting ready to go, and we're running half-speed routes," Fisher said. "So if you see balls hit the ground or things like that, it's all because we're encouraging the skill players not to run full speed."

Of course, Goff isn't the first and certainly won't be the last rookie quarterback to be talked up by his coaches. We shouldn't expect to hear anything but positivity out of Rams camp until the regular season arrives.

Only then, when Goff finally faces live fire, will we have an accurate idea of how ready he is for life on an NFL field.