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RockRam
What Goff needs is development and some support from his teammates. He got zero as a rookie because there was no one to develop him. He had no support from his offensive teammates, and no support from the coaching staff. And, after 3 years in an Air Raid offense, and being only 21 years old, he simply wasn't ready for the NFL.
I think asking if Goff can be turned around is like asking if a 3rd grader can be rescued from math deficiency because he/she has not yet tackled algebra. The only good that came from Goff playing last year was to allow him to a) see what game speed is, b) see real NFL defenses in action, and c) not get injured.
We found out he also is physically and mentally tough and resilient. Apparently he is also humble and coachable. Besides; the kid is 22 years old. He's got a long way to go to physical maturity. And a long way to go to absorb and run an offense instinctively.
The headline would be more fair if it read "Can McVay develop Goff into a good starting NFL QB?"..
I get where you are coming from.
I do see it minorly different
I don't buy that Fisher's staff had zero skills within the structure of pro ball and bringing Goff up to speed. Yes, the offensive coaching staff lacked plenty, but there were some in there that had solid input for Jared.
To some degree, I still appreciate that they didn't put Jared out there from day one. It may have avoided a major injury to the young signal caller. The OL was that bad
Cringe at some of the poor plays the rookie had, too. Try his first snap ever with the club in preseason and it sure wasn't promising.
But all your points are salient. An arm, and tougher than advertised. Even so, the QB really has to show some progress this year to avoid a lot of distractions from big city critics.
Bottom line; your original take is right. words have meaning and in this case: Can the coach develop the Cal Bear kid is more explicit in its intent.
