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Ohiorams
You mean the speed WR we had in the superbowl that our QB with great protection threw the ball late?
I agree with the sentiment. There have been big plays to be had...this year, but Goff has not hit them. That isn't a scheme, coaching or personnel problem. That's a bad read/throw problem. How many long throws has Goff missed to a wide open receiver this year? It seems like every game there's a play that should have been a TD if the throw was better. I don't expect him to hit ALL of them but I also don't expect him to miss MOST of them.
The whole point of having a speed/deep threat is that the defense will fear a big play. I think the reason defenses don't fear that big play is because we miss the ones that are there to be had.
I've noticed this too. We're missing nearly all of the deep shots that are taken even when wide open.
I'm pretty sure improving the OL's ability to pass protect will make it better. Most of the time Goff misses like that, he has someone bearing down on him.
And that's not to excuse Goff. As much as people talk about him being ridiculously accurate, that is only if he has a very clean pocket. His accuracy completely falls off in the face of pressure. IMO, that's why last year and this year, we've been very bad at completing deep shots.
Here is the conundrum of Goff: he's one of the most accurate QBs when kept clean; he's one of the most inaccurate on deep throws when under pressure. All IMO of course.
The fix? I'm returning to what I said last year: for Goff's sake, we need an elite OL to be a good offense. It's mandatory. And I'll add an updated nuance that it can't just be elite overall, it needs to be elite in pass protection.
