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jemach
Well, then Goff has a year to prove it. We face a tough schedule against some outstanding defenses.
I like Goff but he needs serious improvement to consider elite.
1. Needs to operate more freely at the line of scrimmage. (McVay is part of that equation)
2. Needs to see the field better.
3. Needs to throw receivers open.
4. Needs a better deep ball.
5. Needs to run a better two minute drill.
6. Needs to show he can come up big in Q4 against the best competition.
Goff has done a lot of good. The progression from year 1 and 2 was fantastic...although year 1 the OL about got him killed.
FWIW, I always liked Goff, even after year 1, when many, especially national media, were ready to call him a bust. I never gave up on him. I slightly preferred Goff over Wentz in the draft. I saw "flashes" (unlike Everett flashes) that made me think he just needed more support. So, I'm not coming from an anti-Goff position.
Goff doesn't make many mistakes and that is huge. I think he progresses this year but while you say he is all he is, he hasn't put up elite numbers and until he does, he is going to be viewed as a mid tier QB. That's a fact...not a feel.
Finally, anyone putting Goff in Rodgers territory at this time is not in reality IMO.
He has more than a year to prove it.
And this is a play-action team that is top 10 in running attempts. "Elite numbers" are a product of the coordinator, not the qb. So that would be the wrong place to look. (And besides I use the term "elite" very sparingly. I don't even count Rodgers as an elite qb because he has a very spotty record in clutch/comeback situations. So "elite" is just not the word I am going to use. In terms of stats I say "top." ) When it comes to that at what point in his career did Brady start putting up top stats? That's all around just the wrong thing to look at.
You have to actually go by his play on the field. Watching him.
In terms of your list of 6 things he's already doing all of that except #6. Something he shares with Rodgers but unlike Rodgers has a chance to grow out of it.
You're way too harsh on him. I don''t see you at all as being "more objective," you're just harsh. If you can't tell me the kinds of big great plays he's already proven he's capable of with his skill set, then you're judging him too severely and not watching him with an open enough mind.
Forget what the rest of the country is saying, they have no clue.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2018 05:38AM by zn.
