@dieterbrock
much like booty, I've studied the in's and outs of QB-ing. I really wanted to know what made Jaworski, James Harris, Pat Haden, Vince Ferragamo, and Jim Everett different? And you can see it...
The one trait Goff has that the other good ones is, he gets up from hellacious hits. The one trait I don't like is, he can't forget those hits and watches the rush, rushes his throws, and is very inaccurate after said hits.
Obvious stuff like overall accuracy, early game accuracy, after drop accuracy, just watch. Watch any QB after a really hard hit, and you can see a lot. Especially on the next few throws.
Scrambling is another story, and can make up for deficits in other areas.
A cannon arm...all things being equal...can mask many flaws.
So can anticipation & intelligence. Getting rid of the ball...On time...To the right target...in the face of the rush.
These guys throw more in a game than some QB's threw in a month. 7 games is plenty. He has a huge journey to become average....Average. Average. Biggest improvement is in the 2nd year...He has 6 months to become average. What can change in 6 months?
@Scirca
Just by your homerism, you are blind. Trust me...I was there...We drafted ED....Then Jim Everett a few years later. We had the pieces...But not a championship team. Far better than this one. And we were far.
You keep saying I don't know what I'm talking about. On a 4-12 team...worst offense I believe I've ever seen, only competition was last years offense...basically the same players save one...Goff. And he's looked worst than Keenum, Davis, Clemmons, Hill....who'd I leave out? And this was the end result of getting rid of a QB, Bradford that has more talent than every single one of them, and replacing him with a kid outta Cal, that has never won a big game worth something in his life...Save maybe high school. You tell me...What I'm missing? His team around him is bad? Really? You ever see Trent Dilfer's Buccaneers? Sean...King's Buc's??? Hell, I saw Dieter Brock's rookie year...guys were bashing him...and he was rookie of the YEAR!?!!?!
He's not accurate...esp. under pressure...a supposed strength in college. I saw him in college..esp. vs SC & UCLA...and this is the same accuracy I saw then.
His arm isn't strong...It needs to get stronger to be average.
The only trait I saw that would help him in the pros was his feet...and guess what, he DOES still have nice feet. Almost every other trait that people tried to push on me, that I really never saw in college, has proven to not be an asset at all. Hell, the way he's ducking and throwing, he's not that tough either. At least if you're gonna get hit, make the defense pay and complete the pass.
So, I've probably forgotten more about football than you even know at this moment. If you don't start listening to others out there...on this internet thingy...stop with the " I know more than you"...find some true facts...Like what is it that makes you...YOU
@Scirca believe this guy will turn into something more than Matt Moore (another great UCLA QB)...you tell me...you show me...I'm listening...All I keep hearing is all the drops...the lack of protection...no help...he's not even helping himself. So Wilson has a perfect line? So Cook has perfect receivers? Carr did? Oh, they led the league in drops...Still, Carr got them to the playoffs. Was in the MVP conversation. Same with Luck...Difference makers. At QB. The no TD thing should make any Rams fan nervous. Instead, blame boras..blame Quick...blame Kendricks..blame Tavon...2 picks...2 games in a row...In the first 3 drives of both games. 7-9 BS right there. Total lack of preparation.
And I don't want him to perform like a 3 year vet....I'd take Siemian type play. I'd love Cody Kessler type play. Hell, play like the 3rd stringer on the Pats...Play like Connor Cook today...well, I'd hope a little better than this. If he continues to play like Connor Cook, we shoulda got Cook, in the 4th round. Feel me?