Straight line improvement is rare. Anyone that takes two steps forward and one step back is, in the longer term, doing really well...
I read something from Vinnie B yesterday about talking to Goff about the check downs etc vs Carolina. JG said something to the effect of he and McVay are learning together they need to be disciplined to take what the defense may be giving them.
VB also mentioned part of the quicker passing game vs play action deeper stuff is giving Noteboom and Allen a chance to get their feet wet as starters without asking them to protect for 5 seconds right out of the gate.. I was assuming this may happen too. They have to game plan early on to help those two as they get settled in.