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February 23, 2021 02:05PM
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Saguaro
So it's only logical, I think, at that point, to ask "well how much better will the Rams do then? With a QB that's light years better? How many more wins? How much farther into the playoffs? Given how far they went dragging Goff like an anchor, all the way to the superbowl, shouldn't they win it now?"

And that's when people get all squirrely, and start trying to lower expectations all of a sudden, and saying "weeellll, there's no guarantees, you know." and I laugh. Because there's a big disconnect there between "Stafford is so much better than Goff", and "gee, who knows if they'll actually get any farther".

There are some of us who do not do either thing.

We don't say Stafford is the great elevator who changes everything. I for one am way too much aware that a lot has to go right to be the NFL champion. I think Stafford has experience over Goff--which some people are mistaking for other stuff (eg. who processes faster). Experienced qbs who are still physically in their prime add a lot to your team, BUT that in itself guarantees nothing.

And that's not me "lowering expectations." I was never a Goff critic. I saw him in 2020 as an inconsistent qb with a lot of first-rate skills. I am not one of those who mistakes what happened in 2019 as being on Goff--that was the OL (and not accounting for what problem OLs do to qb play is one of the great blindspots of football discussion. Even after the Mahomes disaster last superbowl). So I don't buy into the myth this was a 2 year decline. I saw the same tough, accurate qb in the 2020 playoffs I saw in 2018. But yeah some inconsistency in 2020, but never enough for me to accept the "he declined" narrative. 5th year qbs often struggle (Stafford did). I saw him as capable of working through it and re-emerging as more consistently strong as a player.

What happened with McVay and Goff? No one knows though everyone pretends that their own pet theory is exactly what McVay was thinking. It's just as possible that McVay wants to leap over his own issues as an offensive coach with a qb who does not need continued coaching and developing (the way Stafford himself did in his own 5th year). Anyway at this point it's all guesses.

So. I am not "lowering expectations" for Stafford. And I like Stafford. I just know it's always more than just the qb. (Give the 2020 Bux Brady but also the Detroit, or Jacksonville, or Houston defenses--do we get the same result? How about giving the Bux the Chief's end of the season injury wrecked OL? Same result?)

And I am not throwing Goff under the bus.

Yet I don't complain about the trade because Stafford, in my eyes, makes the entire issue moot.

There may be some guys who say the things you're criticizing, but not all of us.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/2021 02:09PM by zn.
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  Interesting as teams try to plug QB holes

RockRam1565February 22, 2021 10:58AM

  Re: Interesting as teams try to plug QB holes

dzrams702February 22, 2021 11:36AM

  Agreed!

RockRam383February 22, 2021 11:59AM

  Re: Agreed!

dzrams590February 22, 2021 12:45PM

  Re: Agreed!

oldschoolramfan444February 23, 2021 04:53AM

  Sorry, dz, but you got the proverb and its meaning exactly backwards.

Saguaro418February 23, 2021 06:33AM

  Re: Sorry, dz, but you got the proverb and its meaning exactly backwards.

zn386February 23, 2021 06:44AM

  a thought on yer post, Sag...btw good to read ya again!...

SunTzu_vs_Camus513February 23, 2021 08:15AM

  I think this is a good point

zn301February 23, 2021 10:39AM

  Good post. Thx, STvC, and hope all is well with you, too!

Saguaro441February 23, 2021 12:27PM

  for the record

zn321February 23, 2021 02:05PM

  Re: for the record

dzrams487February 23, 2021 02:22PM

  Re: for the record

zn301February 23, 2021 02:42PM

  Re: for the record

dzrams258February 23, 2021 02:45PM

  agreed, zn...

SunTzu_vs_Camus460February 24, 2021 01:01AM

  Re: Good post. Thx, STvC, and hope all is well with you, too!

Rampage2K-279February 23, 2021 06:16PM

  yep, I agree with that....

SunTzu_vs_Camus301February 24, 2021 12:50AM

  Re: yep, I agree with that....

Rampage2K-258February 24, 2021 07:31AM

  Re: yep, I agree with that....

Rams43312February 24, 2021 07:50AM

  Re: yep, I agree with that....

Rampage2K-541February 24, 2021 09:14AM

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Rams43464February 24, 2021 01:31PM

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Rampage2K-268February 24, 2021 01:58PM

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dzrams410February 24, 2021 03:00PM

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Rams43391February 24, 2021 03:31PM

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zn269February 24, 2021 04:17PM

  Know what might be interesting?

Rams43249February 24, 2021 05:14PM

  Re: Know what might be interesting?

zn280February 24, 2021 06:02PM

  Re: Looking at this from another angle ...

AlbaNY_Ram263February 26, 2021 03:44AM

  Re: Sorry, dz, but you got the proverb and its meaning exactly backwards.

dzrams289February 23, 2021 02:42PM

  Lotta good points there, something I disagree with tho...

Saguaro594February 24, 2021 09:39AM

  Re: Fair point....nm

dzrams282February 24, 2021 09:44AM

  Re: Interesting as teams try to plug QB holes

zn687February 22, 2021 12:07PM

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dzrams341February 22, 2021 12:37PM

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zn400February 22, 2021 12:51PM

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dzrams383February 22, 2021 01:06PM

  I did the math myself

zn290February 22, 2021 01:17PM

  Re: I did the math myself

dzrams2543February 22, 2021 01:31PM

  Question

DaJudge325February 22, 2021 02:34PM

  Re: Question

dzrams386February 22, 2021 03:07PM

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zn318February 22, 2021 07:09PM

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dzrams301February 22, 2021 07:31PM

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Leoram318February 23, 2021 02:30AM

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zn281February 23, 2021 04:18AM

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dzrams295February 23, 2021 08:12PM

  Cowboys about to find out if they don't sign Dak

BumRap413February 24, 2021 09:15AM

  Re: Cowboys about to find out if they don't sign Dak

dzrams301February 24, 2021 09:27AM

  Re: I did the math myself

zn298February 22, 2021 02:48PM

  Re: I did the math myself

dzrams283February 22, 2021 03:11PM

  Re: I did the math myself

zn303February 22, 2021 03:58PM

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dzrams336February 22, 2021 06:24PM

  Re: I did the math myself

zn480February 22, 2021 06:37PM

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dzrams280February 22, 2021 07:20PM

  Re: I did the math myself

zn679February 22, 2021 07:23PM

  You're absolutely right.

Ram_Ruler319February 22, 2021 01:23PM

  Re: Interesting as teams try to plug QB holes

Rams43352February 22, 2021 03:11PM

  Interesting Premise... I Agree

LoboRam298February 23, 2021 06:28PM

  Good posts Rock and Dz

Coy Bacon441February 22, 2021 05:23PM

  Re: Good posts Rock and Dz

zn407February 22, 2021 05:40PM

  Re: Interesting as teams try to plug QB holes

zn326February 22, 2021 06:57PM

  Re: Crunching more numbers, Doubling down on the theory...

dzrams354February 23, 2021 08:05PM

  Wow. That's some amazing research you did.

RockRam309February 24, 2021 01:58AM

  Re: Crunching more numbers, Doubling down on the theory...

AlbaNY_Ram302February 24, 2021 03:21AM

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Leoram315February 24, 2021 04:11AM

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zn387February 24, 2021 07:14AM

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dzrams404February 24, 2021 09:06AM

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zn421February 24, 2021 10:04AM

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dzrams307February 24, 2021 10:25AM

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zn409February 24, 2021 10:39AM

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dzrams303February 24, 2021 11:38AM

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zn524February 24, 2021 11:55AM

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dzrams265February 24, 2021 12:12PM

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zn369February 24, 2021 12:27PM

  There are several things about McVay that I ‘know’ to be true...

Rams43298February 24, 2021 07:44AM

  Re: There are several things about McVay that I ‘know’ to be true...

zn316February 24, 2021 08:08AM

  A lot of assumptions to make us seem brilliant

BumRap382February 24, 2021 09:01AM