Re: It's not hyperbole, it's evidence...

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rampage666
Apologies for not being clear. By situation I generically mean down, distance, plays, score differential that match the skill set of the line less. For example, more 2nd and 3rd and longs, more empty formations on 1st down or more short yardage formations on 3rd and 1. Maybe a better way of calling it is Game situation.

I wouldnt call anyone on our line a good pure pass blocker. Whit back in the day but not anymore. So, putting them in pure passing situations with a distance that takes a route time to get to will hurt their performance--make them perform badly. Whereas, keeping them out of those situations will make them look good.

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... [www.footballoutsiders.com]

Goff’s time to throw has seen a shift. In 2018, Goff’s average time to throw was 2.95 seconds, which ranked sixth in the league according to Next Gen Stats. Goff’s average time to throw has dropped to a 20th-ranked 2.77 seconds this season. However, Goff experienced a fourth-ranked 25.2% pressure rate in 2018 despite his high time to throw, whereas his lower time to throw in 2019 has been paired with a 21st-ranked 29.9% pressure rate
. In other words, Goff isn’t holding the ball as long this season, but he’s being pressured far more often.

Goff isn’t always at fault, to be fair. The offensive line, especially right tackle Rob Havenstein, has been awful in pass protection. It’s true that Goff has a faulty internal clock as is, but the quality of pass protection the Rams are shelling out right now would not be adequate for quarterbacks with functional internal clocks, either.

As such, some plays aren’t so much Goff’s fault as they are the offensive line accentuating the quarterback’s weaknesses. That sounds like it’s still Goff to blame, but a quarterback being thrust into a situation that is uncomfortable for him is not the same as a quarterback actively making a wrong or bad play.