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Speed_Kills
What we have to hope for is he matures, that he gets better when things aren’t perfect, that he processes information more quickly and plays better when under pressure
I think that's the very formula for the entire "put it all on the qb and ignore the effect of a big problem OL" approach to football.
Things were never "perfect" for Goff before 2019, they were just better than 2019.
If he didn't process info quickly there would have been more sacks. As it stands under those conditions, Rams were 1st in passing attempts and 11th in points. How do you get to be 11th in points while throwing the ball more than anyone else behind a shaky OL? Well let me just say you CAN'T do that with a qb who can't process info fast enough.
Play better under pressure? Like which qb? And remember with "which qb" I mean you will have to name one who played with an OL that was the same kind of problem. We've seen the best struggle under pressure at times because the Rams have had Quinn and now Donald. Many top qbs had issues with Rams pressure when the Rams could bring it. Heck at the end of the famous Monday night game Mahomes had 2 chances to tie or win with just under 2 minutes and he threw 2 INTs...as a direct result of being pressured all game. The difference is, with a problem OL, it's that way for the qb every week.
What does Goff need? A fairly solid, relatively healthy OL. When he gets that people with the infamous "don't factor in the OL" syndrome will tell us how much he improved on his own as a qb.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/2020 05:25AM by zn.
