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You mention the 1st year bust label, as many do. I am sure that's a factor, though I don't tend to think about it much.
But, you know Goff seems to actually be lingering in people's minds as a sort of test case. I tend to see people in various neutral situations citing his case in warning against judging too soon.
I was watching the Bear game yesterday. They kept comparing Trubiskey's situation to Goff's. They had comparison charts and everything.
Personally, I thought it was a lame comparison. Trubisky played, IMO, a really poor game apart from running. His accuracy throwing is miles behind Goff's.
But the interesting thing is how they kept using that comparison. It's as if, for NFL nation, Goff's case is really sticking in the mind. It may keep many from giving him his deserts. But, it ALSO lives on as a sort of broaching of certain possibilities. Perhaps as a caution against premature judgments.
All of which seems weird to me, an old codger who remembers that QBs were routinely EXPECTED to take time to develop.
Everyone has to remember that Goff was the #1 overall pick. When you go in THAT position, you are going to be scrutinized above and beyond anyone else, especially as a QB..... and since Goff really, really struggled year one, he was labeled a bust and, like Albany alluded to, has had difficulty shaking that label.
What's interesting is how long it is taking Goff to fully shed the bust (or at best, game manager) label. Peyton Manning went #1 overall in 1998 and proceeded to throw 28 ints and lead his team to a 3-13 record (completing only 57% of his passes). But by Year 2, he was being proclaimed as an elite talent and as the best young QB in the NFL. Funny thing is his QB Rating for that season was 90.7. By comparison, Goff's Year 2 QBR was 100.5.