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Source: The stat was during the game.
2 fumbles were getting sack/hit while throwing
1 fumble when he was pressured up the gut and trying to make something happen
3 guards scored in the 40s in PFF. The line have not been as good as last year. 10+ combinations
No QB can perform under that circumstance. Goff is a big reason why we have one of the best record in the league.
The defense KNOWS he can’t move. Liability.
Not all on Goff the O-line played god awful. But teams can get more aggressive and scheme more blitz packages due to a lack of mobility.
Despite this very useful and fact driven information, Lions fans are still going to blame him. That’s a damn disgrace. Like you said, Goff is a big part of the reason we have those wins.
O line didn’t play up to standards but Goff missed laporta on a crucial third down twice with no pressure in his face.
Goff (6’4", 217) and Kirk Cousins (6’3", 205) are cut from the same cloth. Slow footed statues with good arms and size, and questionable decision making. They have good receivers that make them look great at times. They’ll win some games and look fantastic at times, but can be rattled and exposed by a competent opposing defensive scheme.
You see the exact same criticisms of Cousins on the Vikings board as you see against Goff here. Dobbs play has made Cousins look totally expendable, and not worth the money in this modern iteration of the NFL. The Lions have a very hard time containing mobile QBs. The Vikes will be a nightmare for us, that we have to play twice still.
The 49ers traded for Chase Young, which the Lions should have done. Just like they traded for CMC last year. They don’t sit still. The Vikings traded for Dobbs. We trade for Donovan Peoples Jones. LOLOL. Why? We didn’t need another receiver, we needed defensive help.
Anyway, RG3 was saying in the pregame show that the old school pocket passer is antiquated in the modern NFL. He’s right. Mobility and smart decision making can make up for offensive line flaws and injuries. And it gives the opposing D fits. Goff in no way should be signed to an extension here. NO WAY. He’s not god-awful, but we don’t need to sign a guy that’s just gonna get slower with age.
Replacing Goff with Hooker would be a terrible decision
All this offensive line talent, and there’s so many injuries. It’s making them inconsistent.
Goff has giraffe legs when he tries to break the pocket. Once he’s out of the pocket he can’t reset for a long ball. Watchign Dak and Purdy after the lions game it was so obvious how mobile those QBs can be, without being mobile QBs. Goff looks stiff like stiff Peyton without the same amount of talent
Can we please not use the worst take of this sub and try to argue against it as if anyone reasonable wants it?