Re: who predicted that

Cousins had question marks but he was also playing for a dysfunctional team on the decline. I would guess that his stock was much higher than Goff's is right now. When he sustained the pro-bowl level of play after losing McVay as his OC, I think that really resonated with those in the know. His surroundings slowly eroded in Washington and he basically had no weapons in '17. He also had to deal with a line that gave up 41 sacks(7.1%). By comparison, Goff has been sacked this year 15 times(3.6%).

Sidenote, looking at the sack % numbers, one might be surprised to find out that last year's...what is the term? Massively catastrophic? Historically incohesive? Whatever the term, the '19 OL that was supposedly a lot worse than it's numbers, was giving up a sack % LOWER than this year's group which is supposedly so much better. I know, I'm off on a tangent but it still bugs me that Goff's struggles last year were supposedly because the OL was so bad that no QB could be productive behind them. 3.6% this year, 3.3% last year. Cousins 7.1% in '17.

So, I really don't see how Goff measures up '19 and '20 to what Cousins did in '17 and '16. It would be great if '17/'18 Goff rematerialized but does anyone really think that's going to happen? He isn't injured, isn't old, hasn't lost all of his weapons or his coach or the scheme. I don't see how we can view this as anything other than the training wheels being taken away and Goff not being able to ride without them. But, maybe a team like the Jaguars or Bengals if Joe's slow to recover or Jets as a placeholder will give Goff a shot but I'm skeptical of him being taken by a good team that's looking to get over the top. And if Goff is on a bad team, I don't expect him to rise above it all.