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Rams 2010s All-Decade Team: Offense

Breaking down the best offensive players to play for the Los Angeles (and St. Louis) Rams during the 2010s.

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The 2010s were quite an eventful decade for the Rams franchise. They played in two different cities, had the first overall pick twice, played in a Super Bowl, drafted a generational talent and a massive bust in the first round of the same draft, won two games in a season, hired a coach who produced a timeless meme, and hired another coach who changed how teams hire coaches in the NFL.

There were some incredible highs and some devastating lows. This list is no different. There are players on this list that would make anybody’s overall NFL All-Decade team, and there are players on this list that maybe shouldn’t have even been starting games in the NFL. The Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams of the 2010s were a rollercoaster ride. This list will give you a chance to relive it.

To select our All-Decade Team, we only considered what players did between the 2010 and 2019 seasons. For example, when considering Steven Jackson, we wouldn’t take into account his entire career with the Rams, just his three years playing for the team this decade.

Let’s get into it, starting with the offense.

Quarterback: Jared Goff (2016 – 2019)

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Goff is the only real option here. In his three full seasons as the Rams starting quarterback, Goff threw for 13,130 yards while completing 63% of his passes. He tossed 82 touchdown passes against 35 interceptions and added five touchdowns on the ground. His rookie season may have been abysmal, but Goff bounced back with two very impressive seasons in 2017 and 2018. He was the first Rams quarterback to be selected to back-to-back Pro Bowls since Kurt Warner in 2000-2001.

Most importantly, he’s helped the team win football games – something the Rams’ other QBs from last decade struggled to do. The Rams have put together three straight winning seasons for the first time since the days of the Greatest Show on Turf. Goff played a significant role in leading the Rams to a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl appearance in 2018. He holds a 33-14 record as the Rams starting quarterback since 2017.

Goff left a lot to be desired in 2019, but his overall tenure with the Rams has been a success. Let’s hope he can return to form in 2020 and cement himself as the quarterback for next decade’s team.

Honorable Mention: Sam Bradford

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Jets hire Leigh Torrence as assistant DB coach

The Jets have hired Leigh Torrence as their assistant defensive backs coach.

The Jets have found their replacement for Steven Jackson.

The team announced Tuesday that it has hired Leigh Torrence as the new assistant defensive backs coach. Jackson left the Jets to become the Bengals’ cornerbacks coach earlier this offseason.

Torrence has spent the last four seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He was a coaching intern in 2016 before being promoted to a defensive assistant in 2017.

Torrence played in the NFL from 2005-2011. He was an undrafted cornerback out of Stanford that was signed by the Packers. Torrence didn’t make the Packers roster but was claimed on waivers by the Falcons and played in 10 games in 2005.

He was then picked up by Washington, where he spent the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. After three seasons in the nation’s capital, Torrence moved onto the Saints, who he was with from 2009-2011. Torrence made two final stops in Washington and Jacksonville before calling it a career.

In eight seasons, Torrence recorded 108 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, nine pass defenses, two interceptions and a touchdown.

The 38-year-old will primarily work with Jets defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson.