Obviously, Goff isn't as bad as he looked last night, but it should be evident to everyone he's a game manager. He'll still be a game manager if he happens to help the Lions win a Super Bowl. That said, Goff is a decent QB. At best, he's a stat-compiler due to having the most help in the league at his position.
Can Goff actually bring Detroit a title? Possibly, but not likely. He needs a productive running game or he'll be vulnerable against playoff Ds and top DCs like Spags. In their favor, the NFC hasn't been this weak in a long time. They SHOULD make the Bowl.
I think all Lions fans know Goff has some limitations as do all QBs not named Mahomes, Jackson and Burrow most of the time. Some QBs limitations are physical, most are not developing the mental mindset for the NFL game. Goff did not play good but had a tipped pass INT defender made a great play on first drive, arm hit from behind INT, and a meaningless hail mary. Had one where the DB made a good play and one really bad INT.
Can Goff bring a title? Who knows as that is elusive to 31 teams when all is said and done. All I know is Brad Holmes who right now is probably the best GM in the NFL thinks Goff gives the Lions the best chance to win in this window.
Goff might give the Lions their best chance right now. I’m not sure about the future.
Windows can close quickly so it’s ultimately yet to be determined if Goff is the best long-term solution and if he lives up to the contract because everything else seems to be in place.
Do you have similar concerns about the contracts of Josh Allen? Lamar? Burrow? Herbert?
Not Allen, Lamar, or Burrow. They're among the best of the best.
I don't know man. Goff has as many playoff wins as Allen & Burrow and three more than Lamar. He has a better playoff win% than Allen & Lamar. Been to more conference championship games than all of them. And he has been to as many Super Bowls as all three of them combined.
Those guys seem like stat compilers by comparison to Goff. They're essentially Vinny Testeverde in an easier passing era.
I haven't seen too many people compare Goff to guys like Allen/Lamar/Burrow except for Lions fans.
Goff is at least a tier below those guys. Their teams have a different problem than Detroit. They have to assemble talent around their top QBs...the Lions seem to have the surrounding talent, but need the QB. Getting the QB is the hardest part, but that said, getting surrounding talent isn't easy.
Holmes may or may not be right about Goff. He paid him like a top guy and if he, indeed, is a top QB, Detroit's chances of winning a title are very good. Holmes could be wrong, though. If so, the contract will hurt (which is my original premise of why pay him now when they could've waited, but I digress).