Jared Goff’s evolution: How much different is the QB with the Lions than the Rams?
Jared Goff was billed as a “bridge” quarterback when the Lions took on the quarterback’s contract in the 2021 offseason trade that sent Matthew Stafford to the Rams. Goff’s played well enough for the Lions to hold off on drafting a quarterback high in the draft and for them to talk about a contract negotiation with him. GO DEEPER Lions observations: Jared Goff continues to mature at QB, and that's no slight In the dropback game, Goff looks to have made key improvements but he’s still not an elite processor and at this point in his career, it’s hard to see him ever becoming one. Team rush DVOA rank EPA per dropback Play Action% EPA per true driopback EPA vs Blitz 2016 31st -0.43 N/A N/A -0.28 2017 7th 0.13 N/A N/A 0.18 2018 1st 0.16 N/A N/A 0.16 2019 15th 0.06 33% 0.05 0.06 2020 4th -0.04 35% 0.00 -0.04 2021 26th -0.03 22% -0.03 0.14 2022 14th 0.2 27% 0.10 0.20 This chart shows Goff’s numbers through the years and how it’s typically linked to how well his teams ran the ball.
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