I know we go back and forth on Goff, at least I do, mostly because I just can't figure him out.
I think Orlovsky is very fair here. Goff has strengths and weaknesses, and his weaknesses have clearly outweighed his strengths since mid 2018, barring that game in NO where he outplayed Brees to get us to the SB.
I am all for moving on from him with one reservation. We will take a huge hit in CAP and draft capital to dump Goff and I juxtapose that with the possibility that Goff steps it up next year and becomes a better version of Matt Ryan. Its been said that drop back QBs really start to flourish when they're in the 27-30 year old range. I'm skeptical that it happens for Goff, but there is that risk. If we never gave him that big contract I would just let him walk, but we're stuck with that money anchor now. I dunno, maybe its just best to rip the bandaid off.
I don't blame McVay for being exasperated with Goff, and maybe McVay has gotten to the point where he has a clear idea of what he wants at QB, and its different than it was 2 years ago. It's his offense. Ultimately, McVay gets the blame if it doesn't work, so I'm good with whatever he decides. But if he goes in another direction, and it doesn't do well, and Goff matures into a really good QB and wins a SB somewhere else, McVay gets the blame as well.
~ max ~
“The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.” - Alexander Hamilton