OXNARD, Calif. -- No matter the stop in his football career, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has had to endure the growing pains that inherently accompany stepping up to a whole new level.

Now, as Goff transitions from Cal, the Rams rookie quarterback must adjust to the NFL's speed and talent. He knows there will be plenty of bumps in the road.

“Yes, it reminds me of when it was my first year on varsity [in high school], my first year in college," Goff said. "It’s all a transition every time. I was able to make those transitions pretty well, so we’ll see.”

As Goff pointed out at the conclusion of his second NFL practice, the mistakes are going to come as he develops. There was no shortage of miscues in Goff's practice on Wednesday.

Spending most of his time in team drills working with the third string, Goff threw an interception and had some other misfires during a four-on-three drill the Rams run in which there are four defenders covering three inside receivers with no wideouts on the outside.

"He was working against our starting defense and they made a couple plays and there’s no receivers outside to throw to and he’s never done that before. It was his first time in a four-on-three drill, so nothing to be alarmed about,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said.

Goff also had a miscommunication on a play in which he turned to hand the ball off and nobody was home. It resulted in a busted play and the botched snap exchange resulted in a fumble.

Jared Goff goes through a drill under the watchful eye of quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports

In short, Goff had the type of day you'd likely expect from a rookie practicing for only the second time.

"Right now, it’s my second OTA [organized team activity], my rookie year and mistakes aren’t the worst things in the world," Goff said. "I’m learning a lot of stuff. The guys are helping me out. [Quarterbacks coach Chris] Weinke’s been great, [offensive coordinator Rob] Boras has been great, and I’m getting a lot of support from those guys. It’s been a really good transition. I’m learning every day. Trying to get better at something every day, and I have been.”

A big part of playing quarterback is having a short memory. Putting that interception, that fumble or that incompletion behind you and moving to the next step is part of the job description. Even though Goff was the first to acknowledg mistakes, he earned high marks for his composure and ability to bounce back.

After the miscommunication on the handoff, he came back with a perfectly placed completion to tight end Tyler Higbee in tight coverage with pressure closing in around him.

It's that type of resilience that has earned early praise from his teammates.

"He’s confident," tight end Lance Kendricks said. "He throws a good ball. Obviously, he’s a rookie, he just got here so he has things to work on, but he’s really excelling and he looks comfortable in the huddle. So I think he’s going to continue to progress and hopefully soon enough be a good leader."

The leadership aspect will come as Goff climbs up the depth chart. For now, the Rams aren't hesitating to throw things at their No. 1 overall pick and he believes he's picking it up well. There's still work to be done when it comes to adjusting to playing under center but aside from the botched exchange, he looked comfortable doing it Wednesday.

Goff points to his ability to get a play call, spit it back out in the huddle and mostly operate the called play from down to down. As OTAs and the offseason roll on, Goff hopes to build on those fundamentals.

"Learn as much as I can and get as comfortable as I can, as quickly as I can," Goff said. "My first two practices, I’ve just tried to pick it up as best I can and try to just functionally be able to do it out there. There’s going to be mistakes, but at the same time -- you can’t be perfect. You try to be, but as a rookie in my second OTA there’s a lot of thinking going on, so you can’t be as perfect as you want. But, so far, I think I’ve done a decent job.”

The Rams and Fisher will continue to take their time with Goff, but they also aren't shying away from the idea of him working his way into the starting job. Fisher even indicated that Goff's reps with the second- and, eventually, the first-team offense could come sooner than later.

“He’s going to get more and more reps," Fisher said. "There may be a day when he gets all the No. 1 reps before we’re done with camp. That certainly doesn’t mean to say that he’s won the job, but it means to say he’s developing in the offense and you want to give him that opportunity.

“It’s different when you’re under center and you’re working with the starting tight ends and the starting receivers as opposed to an undrafted receiver who doesn’t have the complete understanding of the offense and breaks a route off short and he ends up throwing an interception, and then you go, ‘Oh, it’s the quarterback’s fault.’ So it’s a progression. That’s the best way to describe it.”

For Goff, it's a progression that's only beginning but feels plenty familiar.