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merlin
Is that he's not the QB who excels the first time through in a situation. He's a builder in terms of his ability to overcome. He struggled his first year in college, then turned it around year 2. He struggled his rookie season in the NFL, then turned it around in year 2. He struggled in his first playoff game, then turned it around in year 2. And he struggled in his first Super Bowl, which is not really a surprise to myself at least, because the trend is there.
Also what is interesting to consider is what if the Chiefs had been our opponent in the Super Bowl? If they had, Goff would probably be a Champion with a lights-out game under his belt. And everyone would be lavishing praise on him when he's still got plenty of room to grow.
He may be intelligent, but his learning style is from doing. He has to get reps and he has to be in a situation and learn from it. The way I put this before is, he is actually a slow learner even though he is naturally bright.
I am more hesitant than you are to state he will become elite. Not that I doubt he can, it's just not perfectly clear to me yet that he can. I do think he will always be good to very good, and I would not be surprised if he became elite, but, I just have to see it first.
