During 2016, the Los Angeles Rams appeared unwilling to commit to the future they’d signed up for in the draft. After taking quarterback Jared Goff at No. 1 overall, they benched him for the first nine games and sat idle as the chance to break their postseason drought crumbled.

Now the Rams appear determined not to repeat the sins of the Jeff Fisher era by establishing a firm commitment to Goff as their franchise starter and actively participating in the early part of free agency.

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However, going all in on Goff also means going all in on improving the NFL’s worst offense of last season. The Rams head into the draft having added Robert Woods to the receiving corp but also having lost Lance Kendricks, Kenny Britt and Brian Quick.

Here’s how the depth chart at the receiver and tight end positions looks now:

WR 1: Tavon Austin, Bradley Marquez, Nelson Spruce

WR 2: Robert Woods, Mike Thomas, Pharoh Cooper

TE: Tyler Higbee, Cory Harkey, Temmarick Hemingway

It’s not pretty. Unfortunately, another major position of need is safety:

SS: Maurice Alexander, Isaiah Johnson

FS: Cody Davis, Marquis Christian, Brian Randolph

The position is so thin, the idea of converting cornerback Lamarcus Joyner to free safety was entertained, in which case they’d be out a solid slot cornerback except for when he switched back in nickel packages.

Per ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, Rams general manager Les Snead acknowledged this year’s pool is “definitely deep at a few positions that we need,” a nod to tight ends and wide receivers.

Via ESPN.com:

“Based on what we did last year with the QB, you knew this year you were going to be limited in the draft,” Snead told ESPN during the owners meetings on Monday. “Now, that was a little bit of the strategy. We let some free agents out the door and we didn’t re-sign any. So, we knew we would probably be rewarded with the compensatory program that’s going to replenish some of those picks. We knew it was going to be limited, but we do think that it’s a deep enough draft where you can get good football players across the board.”

Since the Rams have a clear lack of size at receiver, both USC’s Juju Smith-Schuster and East Carolina’s Zay Jones have been discussed as prospects that could add a bigger target for Goff.

Via ESPN.com:

“Each of those receivers, however we get this thing done, has a role,” Snead said of the various receiving prospects that have drawn interest from the Rams. “Their body types, their physical traits, all those things, fit right into a perfect puzzle, and if those things work in sync together, we’re able to spread the ball around. If you take Sean McVay’s offense in Washington, if you look at it, what they did do was spread the ball around.”

Their focus on the receivers is one of a few indications the offense has been and will remain their prime focus this offseason. When speaking with the Orange County Register’s Vincent Bonisgnore, Snead was particularly keen to talk about their moves on the offensive line — especially the acquisition of left tackle Andrew Whitworth.

When his assessment of the Rams’ offseason move so far, Snead replied he was “very satisfied.” Via ocregister.com:

“A player like Andrew Whitworth does so much for us, and not necessarily all on the field at left tackle,” Snead elaborated. “We’ve been the youngest team in all of football for the last few years, and now we get a legit leader that gives us that short-term dividend of, if he continues to keep playing the way he has been, left tackle will be a strong point for us. But I also think he will help Rodger Saffold, who is in his prime and playing good football, continue to play good and maybe even help him play the best football of his life. Then moving Greg Robinson, all of a sudden a guy who’s still 23, 24 years old, gets to learn from somebody that’s 12 years older who has had a lot of battles.”

The Rams are putting a majority of their eggs in the Jared Goff basket, which is exactly what they should’ve done last season. Better late than never, I suppose.