I say this with respect, I think you're making unsound assumptions. I've kept trying to tell people this (for years now). Young pocket passers are volatile from season to season and even week to week. Many of the good ones didn't find consistency until they hit their prime. And that window generally starts between 27 years old and 30 years old. But people are so quick to give up on QBs these days.
People assume that progression is linear. You get more experience, so you should keep getting better. It doesn't work that way. Pocket passers have inconsistencies up until their primes. But when they hit their primes, they generally settle down and are fairly reliable from year to year. Next season starts that window for Goff.
To demonstrate my point, look at Goff's and Peyton Manning's career arcs:
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Outside of their rookie years, they're nearly identical through their respective age-26 seasons. I don't think anybody would tell you that Peyton Manning wasn't preparing for games back then. I'm not a patient person, so I get the desire to have an answer on Goff now. But I think we're just going to have to wait and see how things play out.
People assume that progression is linear. You get more experience, so you should keep getting better. It doesn't work that way. Pocket passers have inconsistencies up until their primes. But when they hit their primes, they generally settle down and are fairly reliable from year to year. Next season starts that window for Goff.
To demonstrate my point, look at Goff's and Peyton Manning's career arcs:
Jared Goff Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Jared Goff. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.Peyton Manning Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Peyton Manning. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
Outside of their rookie years, they're nearly identical through their respective age-26 seasons. I don't think anybody would tell you that Peyton Manning wasn't preparing for games back then. I'm not a patient person, so I get the desire to have an answer on Goff now. But I think we're just going to have to wait and see how things play out.
Nick Wright should not be allowed near a camera. Dude has a face for radio at best. Man is he punchable....
Football is a team sport. You can only judge a team by wins. Manning was a way better QB than Brady. Manning had to go up against the pats top 5 D every year. Colts D was always middle of the road. Swap teams and who is everyone saying is the goat. Put Brady on marino's dolphins. He would be forgotten by now. The team around the QB is the context that nobody wants to pay any attention to.
Never said football wasn't a team sport. People cant say "Elite quarterbacks are suppose to elevate the talent around them" and then when they turn in a season like 4-12 then make countless excuses as to why they finished with that record.
Well that's because you can literally subtract two AWFUL Goff games and the Rams would have been 12-4. And I'm just talking about two games that he very clearly and objectively sank the team. I also struggle seeing all of the issues that weren't just QB play. Their offensive line allowed him 2.5 seconds averaged in the pocket, tied for 10th in the NFL. So he had protection. We lacked an explosive deep threat but that's not really an excuse for our offense being so putried. I've evolved from irrational Goff lover (I fought with a chiefs fan about how Goff was better than Mahomes in 2018 lol) to being a Goff doubter. What was it about our offense do you feel hampered him? Because , outside of a few things like a deep threat, it felt like he just didn't have it.
Works for the Colts. They would give the chiefs and bills a run for their money. The rams would be stuck in 7 and 9 bullshit. Trading Goff is fools gold. Make the oline bigger. Stronger, better. There. Offense fixed.
