Because he's the QB? Oh. I see how it works now.
Just the linemen. They can go freak off and get called garbage, slobs, idiots, etc.
There is a serious double standard at work - but a freshman is a freshman and a sophomore got it's name from the Greek word "foolish" as you know. So as a society we seem to give the new guy a little more time before evaluating them as a bust or garbage or slob etc...
Goff is pretty brand spanking new - he offers hope for the future. And will get a little more slack than those on the oline will at this point at the end of the season
but the online is different
especially with guys like Saffold who unlike Goff has been here for some time, and he of all people are more responsible for the "culture" of losing than a rookie who played tough. And i think we can all agree after watching every game of this dudes career that he does in fact ... suck
Greg Robinson. I loved the pick then and still like the pick considering we got Aaron Donald in the same 1st round. When someone called him dumb as a box of rocks i responded with the Wonderlic scores for GRob and the guy he was suggesting we replace (kalil) and how he scored better on the test. I didn't say 'why don't you say Goff not smart cause he doesn't know where the sun rises?' Instead, I just responded to how i think the guy does have a decent football IQ and he shows flashes of brilliance as well as all the faults we knew about the kid coming out of Auburn. So 3 years later when the kid has the same deficiencies as he did in college, i'm taking the huge leap and saying it was coaching. I mean Fisher did get fired. And GRob is still our LT of the future.
Rob Havenstein - we all like this guy. He played really well last year. All rookie second team. Didn't allow a sack. This year he has played horribly as a sophomore. But members here have pointed out that he looks to be injured and playing on one leg the whole year. So the guy goes from being a huge disappointment to being sort of heroic and playing through the injury. Again the fault lies on the coaching staff, specifically Fisher. If Fisher knewnof the injury and played him regardless that's not cool. I mean with the moves the FO and Bones have been making last two games you can stsrt to speculate as to the contention between Fish and the FO to some degree. Havenstein out on IR and Keenum in street clothes.
Donnel is a Rubik's pyramid. There is a lot of discussion about his value. And it's good stuff to read.
And with Brown and Wichman there has been plenty of good in-depth discussions on their performance.
And nobody is trashing Battle, Murphy, Rhaney etc... If anything we want to see them play
I believe we are all pissed to some degree about Saffold's big mouth here at the end of the season. It's just weak ass shit
So...These are just some of my observations.
But i am definitely in the camp of giving Goff his due priaises under the circumstances he endured in 2016. The guy played with balls. i love it. Reminds me of Warner's toughness. He got an arm. He's our Franchise QB.
A year with a new coach and a fresh influx of guys that want to battle with Goff I see a lot more of this in our future
