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QB Jared Goff, DET (1 Viewer)

Has improved in every category year over year since he was drafted 3 years ago.

Best wide receivers in the NFL.

Good offensive minded head coach.

Two solid tight ends.

Added a pass catching running back in the draft.

Trying to reduce wear and tear on the guy who scored 30 rushing touchdowns the last two years.

4700 yards and 34 touchdowns despite losing kupp for half the season and Gurley towards the end.

I feel like 5000/40+ is achievable.  

 
I’m starting him in my main redraft league. Vegas suggests a high scoring game and Kupp is ready to go. Kupp, Cooks, Woods as targets, 2 TEs and Henderson and Gurley for possible RB receptions - I’ll start him for now until results show it should be questioned 

 
bostonfred said:
Has improved in every category year over year since he was drafted 3 years ago.

Best wide receivers in the NFL.

Good offensive minded head coach.

Two solid tight ends.

Added a pass catching running back in the draft.

Trying to reduce wear and tear on the guy who scored 30 rushing touchdowns the last two years.

4700 yards and 34 touchdowns despite losing kupp for half the season and Gurley towards the end.

I feel like 5000/40+ is achievable.  
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I was planning on benching him for Jackson until I read this post. Still, not crazy about the matchup.

 
I started him. I admit it. Dak meanwhile went bananas on my bench. 

Really hoping for much better things from Goff going forward. 

 
Otis said:
I started him. I admit it. Dak meanwhile went bananas on my bench. 

Really hoping for much better things from Goff going forward. 
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Same here but I had Lamar Jackson on the bench.  I'll also be working the home/road splits with Lamar going forward.  Unless he proves week 1 is his new jam...

 
Offensive player rankings, Week 2: Patrick Mahomes' hot start

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Jared Goff came a long way in his first three NFL seasons, evolving from a struggling rookie in 2016 to an MVP candidate last year.

But the quarterback who helped guide the Los Angeles Rams to a 24-8 record over the past two regular seasons has been replaced by an imposter of late. Goff has struggled royally under pressure going back to last postseason (including Super Bowl LIII) and hasn't had nearly the success on intermediate or deep passes that we've become accustomed to seeing.

Over his last four starts, dating back to the 2018 NFC Divisional Round, Goff has a 29.8 passer rating when under pressure, completing just 33.3 percent of his passes for zero touchdowns and two picks, per Next Gen Stats. While not necessarily known for his production under duress, Goff's track record while playing for head coach Sean McVay the previous two seasons (12:6 TD-to-INT ratio, 42.4 completion percentage, 67.6 passer rating) clearly suggests the QB is currently in a funk.

One of the reasons that appears to be holding back the former No. 1 overall pick more recently is the team's reduced use of play action. Goff has performed far better under pressure when throwing out of play action over his last four games, but against the Panthers on Sunday, the Rams ran play action on just 26.8 percent of their dropbacks -- down about 18 percent from the two-year average in 2017 and '18, per Next Gen Stats. Calling more play action won't alleviate all of Goff's struggles under pressure, but the data and tape show he's more comfortable, composed and effective throwing out of action concepts during those situations than taking traditional three- and five-step drops. 

His recent regression on intermediate and deep throws has been more head-scratching and concerning, as the Rams often relied on these chunk plays as a catalyst for their offense. Next Gen Stats reveal that in his two full seasons under McVay, Goff completed 50.9 percent of his passes of 10-plus air yards (ranks 10th among qualifying QBs during that span), for 4,249 yards (4th), 11.4 yards per attempt (T-5th) and a 97.4 passer rating (15th).

Where has that quarterback been? In his last four games (2018 playoffs and Week 1 of 2019), the Rams passer has mustered a disappointing 59.3 passer rating on those throws while managing just 8.7 yards per attempt and zero touchdowns against two picks, per NGS. In fact, Goff had the worst passer rating (18.8) of any quarterback in Week 1 on passes of 10-plus air yards, going 4 of 13 for 72 yards, including 0 for 4 on deep passes (20-plus air yards). 

A lot of his miscues downfield are a direct result of poor mechanics. When taking a closer look at Sunday's performance, Goff's hips weren't open to the throw on a lot of his incompletions. His hips are naturally open to the right as a right-handed thrower, so he must be mechanically sound on throws to the left. On incompletions to the left -- there were several against Carolina -- Goff airmailed throws over open receivers because he didn't get his hips completely open to his target. When your hips are the issue, the throw feels good coming out of your hand and feels like it's right on the money -- until it's not.

Another area that gave Goff fits Sunday was the timing of his throws, most notably on his fourth-quarter interception. The fourth-year pro threw the ball after Robert Woods broke his route, so the ball was delivered behind the receiver, making it easier for Panthers cornerback James Bradberry to make a play. Goff must throw with more anticipation, and the way to do that is to make a conscious effort to do it in practice. Peyton Manning used to talk about how he'd push the anticipation on throws to uncomfortable levels during practice because then the ball wouldn't be late in games. 

In fairness to Goff, it was like Bradberry knew Woods was running a dig route. There's more than enough film on McVay at this point that he has to keep advancing his route concepts so they don't become stale. If defenders have an idea of what the Rams will run -- despite the smoke and mirrors -- McVay's unit won't produce numbers even close to last year's. The coach has the talent to innovate and push the envelope -- he just needs to continue to do what got him the job in the first place.

I'm confident that if McVay can continue to be the creative offensive mind that he is and Goff can work through his mechanical issues, the quarterback can get back to the level we saw during the 2018 regular season. Sunday's rematch of last year's wildly competitive (and controversial) NFC title game with the Saints should be quite telling about the direction Goff's season could go.
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Jared Goff completed 24-of-38 passes for 269 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the Rams' Week 3 win over the Browns.

It was a slow start for Goff, with neither team scoring a touchdown in the first half. He salvaged his night with a pair of second-half TDs on red-zone throws to Cooper Kupp, though Goff had some misfires that led to his interceptions. This was a slight letdown for Goff playing against a Browns defense that was without their top two corners and multiple starters. Goff will have another plus matchup against the Bucs in Week 4.

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He looked absolutely awful today...the shine is off this guy.  Those first 8 weeks last year were the aberration.

 
People are really going to turn on this guy if they haven't already.  If it's not the terrible play, it's his very punchable Eli-face he makes after every turnover.

 
killface said:
He looked absolutely awful today...the shine is off this guy.  Those first 8 weeks last year were the aberration.
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He was pretty good the year before. If he can take away the turnovers, which is easier said than done, he's back near the top with his weapons and game plan.

 
Jake Ciely @allinkid

During Rams 2018 bye I talked with @FBallGameplan about Goff's struggles. It was how defenses starting disguising plans until headset coms from McVay to Goff shut off. Look at game log since. Yes, no Kupp hurt too, but Goff has only flashed some since. Never played nearly as well
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let's not forget the 500-lb gorilla in the room named T. Gurley. where s the running game? the lack of any credible run game has paralyzed this offense, one that is predicated on play-action to set up passing. they need to get that figured out, and soon.

I'd be calling the Niners about one of  their RBs. OR maybe K. Drake. 

 
Worrying so far this season. Took as my late QB, holding no backup, and the options on the wire look terrible. Unsure how to proceed at present 

 
ponchsox said:
That was the worse 500 yard passing game I’ve ever seen.
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That's the thing...make all the excuses about gurley and mcvay you want but he missed wide open wr's over and over and over again that game.  He is not good. There are no other excuses

 
killface said:
That's the thing...make all the excuses about gurley and mcvay you want but he missed wide open wr's over and over and over again that game.  He is not good. There are no other excuses
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As a defender for a while watching those throws has me concerned. He needs to get better

 
Been hanging on to him despite the fact I have L. Jackson.

The LAR's schedule looks sooo good...@SEA, SF, @ATL, CIN...then the bye. Thought this TB game would be the start of a serious run of above average play that would continue with this upcoming schedule.

Nope.

Now thinking I kick him to the curb. There's all kinds of Dalton's, Stafford's, and other on the wire. Goff can join them.

 
Jared Goff completed 29-of-49 passes for 395 yards, one touchdown and an interception in the Rams' 30-29, Week 5 loss to the Seahawks.

Goff came out looking like his disastrous Week 4 self in the first quarter but managed to get into serious rhythm for the game's final three frames. Goff was making quick decisions and accurate throws as Sean McVay schemed players into space. In other words, it was the Rams' offense as it's supposed to be. Goff's pick was nearly a game-sealer, but it was not his fault. Gerald Everett let a perfectly-delivered ball go through his hands. Goff could have had an interception or two of his own, however. Goff also lost Brandin Cooks to a potential concussion. The Rams host the 49ers' upstart defense in Week 6.
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