Jared Goff must improve on play-action if he's to rebound in 2020Cameron DaSilva
There are a number of reasons why Jared Goff struggled in 2019. His offensive line was significantly worse than it was in 2018, Brandin Cooks missed time with concussions, Todd Gurley offered little help in the running game and Goff himself wasn’t nearly as accurate as he was in the two years prior.
It’s unfair to put all of the blame on Goff’s shoulders, but he shouldn’t be exempt from ridicule, either. He admitted he didn’t play as well as he should have last season and was part of the reason for his team’s downfall.
One area where he regressed significantly was on play-action passes. That came as a huge surprise, too, because of how good he was on those plays in 2017 and 2018. Goff was among the best quarterbacks on play-action passes in 2018, posting a passer rating above 100. In 2017, he led the NFL with 1,446 yards passing on play-action, 176 more than any other player.
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