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August 7, 2019 at 11:09 pm #103733znModeratorWideouts bringing the heat. đ„ pic.twitter.com/VvaLP9KkFF
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August 8, 2019 at 2:11 am #103747znModeratorThe âperfect throwâ that showed how much progress Jared Goff has made
Vincent Bonsignore
NAPA, Calif. â On a day when Jared Goff shredded the Oakland Raiders in the first of two joint practices, the Rams quarterbackâs very best play wasnât scripted, programmed or relayed to him. And it wasnât part of Sean McVayâs deep and creative play call sheet.
In fact, the situation called for Goff to go off script and tap into his footwork, vision and improvisational skills to create a big play when it appeared there was no play available.
That area of Goffâs game has been knocked by critics over his first three seasons. Itâs the source of the backhanded compliment often paid to him as a âsystem quarterbackâ who is capable of carrying out orders when the pocket is clean and everything is perfectly flowing on schedule. However, the unsaid implication of that label is that Goff is much more compromised the second things go awry and he has to become a playmaker.
Itâs not an entirely unfounded complaint; itâs just a bit overplayed. In a league in which quarterbacking under duress is a way of life, Goff has stacked up the necessary numbers and victories to undisputedly solidify his place among the elite quarterbacks in the game.
He will never be Patrick Mahomes when it comes to using athletic ability and one of the great throwing arms in all of football to make Houdini-like plays. But Goffâs precise footwork, feel for a pocket and ability to keep his eyes focused downfield â even on the move â allow him to make things happen when he has to make a play.
Three years into his partnership with McVay, Goffâs command of the offense is fueling the rising confidence in that part of his game. So far in training camp, he is taking more chances. And instead of simply throwing the ball away or taking a sack when under pressure, Goff has been a bit more daring in being a playmaker.
âIt just continues to keep growing like I always talk about,â he said. âI canât specifically say anything in particular, but just me and Sean continue to get on the same page, I think itâs continuing to grow. And then, just my understanding of everything will always continue to grow with Sean as well.â
Which brings us back to the play Goff made in Wednesdayâs practice with the Raiders that quickly turned into a highlight reel for the 24-year-old.
Maybe it was the fact that his parents were in attendance. Or perhaps it was the comfort of being home in the Bay Area. Whatever the reason, the former Cal star had his strongest day of training camp.
In a spectacular 11-on-11 red zone period, Goff came up with multiple scoring throws, the best of which was the laser beam that split two Raiders defensive backs for a touchdown pass to tight end Gerald Everett in the back of the end zone. With so much going into the play, not the least of which was the mutual intuition between Goff and Everett, the Rams gave themselves a second or two to celebrate the touchdown.
âNo doubt,â Goff said. âEspecially an off-schedule play like that where it is just so much chemistry and so much trying to feel each other out. For us to make a play like that â weâve been making plays for a couple years now but continuing to make more and hopefully do some this year.â
The throw and catch drew âoohsâ and âahhsâ throughout the Raidersâ training camp site, but it wasnât even the best part of the play. The real highlight moment was how Goff manipulated the pocket, after the Oakland defense threw everything off rhythm with a big pass rush, and then used his eyes to guide Everett off his original pattern to cut back across the end zone.
Goff not only showed that he had the nerve and arm strength to attempt a throw against such tight coverage, but he also accurately delivered it on time.
âThere was a lot of traffic in there,â McVay marveled afterward. âHad to be a perfect throw.â
It was an absolute strike. But just as importantly, Goff excelled as a playmaker rather than just a tactician. For him to take another bold step forward, he needs to showcase more of that improvisation. And it looks like heâs heading in that direction.
âWe talk about it all the time â the ownership that we want and the extension of the coaching staff,â McVay said. âHe certainly has demonstrated that where heâs able to really command a lot, where heâs kind of just taking it, running with it. He understands the intent, what we want to get done, and then I think the natural off-schedule plays â those are just a guy being a great playmaker. Certainly, as coaches, you try to stay within the timing and rhythm, but itâs an imperfect game with 22 moving parts on every single snap.
âI think the guys that really separate themselves are the guys that have the ability to create outside the timing and rhythm of sometimes what itâs drawn up to do. I think thatâs naturally happened. Heâs been a guy thatâs always done that. I thought he made a handful of plays last year and if the opportunity presents itself, whether it be creating with your legs, buying time, big eyes down the field.
âThatâs a collaborative effort, but certainly, Jared made some big-time plays (on Wednesday). First play of the team period, really when he found Robert (Woods), he got flushed from the pocket on a play-action. Thereâs a handful that felt like they were great plays by him and guys working off-schedule.â
It provided more proof that Goff continues to move forward.
Said Goff: âToday was a good day.â
August 8, 2019 at 2:29 pm #103759HerzogParticipantOMG I canât wait
August 8, 2019 at 9:31 pm #103777znModeratorBy Vincent Bonsignore Aug 7, 2019
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Goff not only showed that he had the nerve and arm strength to attempt a throw against such tight coverage, but he also accurately delivered it on time.
âThere was a lot of traffic in there,â McVay marveled afterward. âHad to be a perfect throw.â
It was an absolute strike.
OMG I canât wait
That;s THE signature Goff thing, IMO.
The uncanny perfect throw.
Like the one to Kupp in the endzone against the Vikes that dropped into the receivers arms over 2 defenders. It was so good the announcer when it happened just blurted “Come ON!” As in, get real, this doesn’t happen, unbelievable, are you shittin me. He didn’t say anything else, just “Come ON!”
August 9, 2019 at 1:35 pm #103809Eternal RamnationParticipantThe first time I saw one of those uncanny perfect throws was against the Colts in ’17 . The throw zipped out like a missle till it cleared the db and just dropped right into the receivers hands just crazy! Now he’s showing otherworldly stuff just breaking camp. If this OL can solidify and everybody stays healthy we will see some truly special numbers out of Goff.
August 15, 2019 at 2:44 am #104004znModeratorColumn: Is Ramsâ Jared Goff a championship-caliber quarterback? No one seems to know
Jared Goff has struggled in the playoffs. Is the quarterback capable of leading the Rams to a Super Bowl title?BILL PLASCHKE
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2019-08-14/jared-goff-must-be-difference-rams-super-bowl
The Rams have a quarterback controversy.
Nobody can seem to agree on whether Jared Goff is a championship quarterback.
The smartest young mind in football loves him, Rams coach Sean McVay raving about him as if he were Tom Brady.
But the national pundits do not love him, in some cases even ranking him below Baker Mayfield.
The regular season loves him, as he has been voted to two Pro Bowls while improving in each of his three seasons, capped by last yearâs top 10 finishes in passing yards and touchdown passes.
The postseason does not love him, as his last two winters ended in stink bomb losses to the Atlanta Falcons in the playoffs and the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
âI think the world of him,â McVay says. âI know I donât want anybody else to be our quarterback.â
Yet according to the national narrative, heâs just a system quarterback, benefiting greatly from masterful play-calling.
âI see a quarterback who makes the reads, makes the throws, stands in the pocket ⊠doing all these things to lead his team, to be a great quarterback, to be a Super Bowl contending quarterback,â receiver Robert Woods says .
Yet the narrative says it was really Todd Gurleyâs team, and when Gurley crumbled at the end of last season, so did the Rams.
Back and forth the debate rages, the only certainty being the date and place of its conclusion.
This season. Right now. This is when weâll find out exactly what resides under the No. 16 jersey and whether or not it can shoulder the Rams to a championship.
Gurley is hobbled. McVay is trusting. Teammates are buying. For the first time since the Rams emptied their pockets to move up a record 14 spots to pick the lanky blond dude with the top pick in the 2016 draft, this is clearly Goffâs team.
The most important story line of the season will be, what will he do with it?
The last time most folks around here saw Goff, he was banging his hands against his helmet after throwing a wobbly, off-balance pass to the Patriotsâ Stephon Gilmore deep in Patriots territory. It essentially clinched New Englandâs 13-3 Super Bowl victory and made Goff one of the authors of arguably the worst offensive performance in Super Bowl history.
Six months later, during practice Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, he looked like a different person, joking with lineman, shouting audibles, and finding receivers in the tightest of spots.
âHe has seamlessly and naturally become a leader,â McVay says.
A stilted and uncomfortable demeanor in Goffâs rookie year has morphed into a confident ease. Where once he projected uncertainty, now he carries himself with a sort of genial gravitas. Unlike some other NFL stars, Goff isnât even making an issue about a seemingly inevitable contract extension that could be the richest in Rams history.
âItâs starting to become that even more and more every day as I get more comfortable, my leadership continues to grow, I continue to be the best teammate I can be,â Goff says.
He adds, âI enjoy it, I think itâs the way itâs supposed to be, something I donât take lightly ⊠when a quarterback grows older, it should become their team and Iâm hoping Iâm putting the right foot forward every day to make that happen.â
More specifically, this summer Goff is owning this team by taking more control of its offense, changing his plays with McVayâs blessing, the âsystem quarterbackâ making this system his own.
âSome plays, McVay is pretending his [helmet] mic went out, and says, âOK Jared, call your favorite play here,â and heâs doing it,ââ Woods says . âItâs a great to see.â
One of his linemen said sometimes heâs calling plays that even they donât see.
âSome of the checks, the audibles, are coming more natural to him now,â tackle Rob Havenstein tells The Timesâ Jack Harris. âSometimes it comes out and weâre like, âHuh? I guess he sees something.â Turns out, heâs right.â
Asked about this newfound control, Goff smiles. He understands his increased responsibilities. He clearly relishes it.
âItâs been great, man,â Goff says. âAs time goes on you continue to grow and continue to learn.
âThis offseason in particular, I feel like Iâve taken a big jump in that regard. Just continuing to understand the intricacies of our offense, just trying to become more and more of an extension of Sean. The best I can do that, the better weâll be.â
McVay echoes that last statement, noting that the Rams will be better as Goff is more empowered.
âWeâre able to do a lot more because of his comfort level, his ownership with the operation,â McVay says. âWhen you have a player that is, in essence, an extension of the coaching staff, you can operate in a lot of special ways.â
The Rams surely are hoping one of these special ways will be more confidence and better decisions by Goff in the postseason.
Goff has completed just 55% of his postseason passes, and has a 73.6 career postseason passer rating. Compare that with his regular-season 62.1 % completion rating and 94.7 quarterback rating, and some have seen a system quarterback who struggles when forced to make pressure decisions outside the system. This has led to the various rankings that have left Goff out of the top 10 with some strange choices in front of him. In one poll, Goff is ranked 12th behind Carson Wentz and Mayfield. In another poll heâs 13th behind Dak Prescott and Des haun Watson.
âWhose rankings?â Goff asks with a laugh before getting serious.
âI donât have a feeling on it honestly,â he says. âI understand where that narrative started from and it doesnât bother me because I know what these people in this building are thinking. The only thing Iâm concerned about is the team, coaches, close family and friends. Anyone else, it doesnât matter to me.â
He then pulls out the pocket ace that beats the likes of Wentz and Mayfield and Prescott and Watson. In three years, heâs already quarterbacked a team to the Super Bowl. They havenât.
âThey can say that all they want, as long as we keep winning games, Iâll be happy,â he says.
Not only doesnât McVay buy the rankings, but also he bristles at those who continue to call Goff a system quarterback.
âEverybody wants to talk about that, he makes the system what it is ⊠weâre able to do the things we are because we have the right trigger man that can really do anything that we ask,â he says. âHeâs a special player. I think his production kind of speaks for itself.â
This season, it certainly will.
August 21, 2019 at 1:50 am #104160znModeratorMatt Waldmanâs RSP NFL Lens: QB Jared Goff (Rams) And Contextualizing Pressure
Matt Waldmanâs RSP NFL Lens examines quarterback Jared Goffâs work under pressure and illustrates why we have to better contextualize pressure scenarios to get a more accurate picture of the Ramsâ quarterbackâs work and development potential.
MATT WALDMAN
Football Outsiders posted its updated DVOA rankings for quarterbacks when they worked in clean pockets and when they worked under pressure. Goff was the No.5 passer on its list in protected situations, but 24th out of 34 ranked passers when facing pressure.
FO also graded the 2018 Rams offensive line as the fifth-best unit at protecting the passer. It presents a compelling case from a statistical perspective that Goff is bad under pressure.
Author Scott Spratt, who did the FO research, did a great job of balancing his analysis of Goff by touching upon Kirk Cousinâs improvement under pressure from bottom-third of the league to top-10 option and then showing that Goff is actually ahead of Cousinâs development track.
Context matters when making broader statements about a quarterbackâs game because what I havenât seen is an in-depth analysis of pressure types:
Is it mostly interior or edge pressure?
Is it a single defender or multiple defenders at the same time?
Which type of offensive plays are most difficult to execute against these different pressure types?
Do quarterbacks execute with a higher rating against pressure when in pistol, shotgun, or under center?
On a scale of difficulty, which types of pressure are the most and least formidable for quarterbacks to handle?I seek this context because we watched the Lions, Bears, and Patriots foil the Rams offense late in the season and much of the blame be misplaced on Goff when a deeper study of scheme and strategy suggest that defenses found answers to Sean McVayâs scheme and McVay didnât develop any timely counter attacks.
A good example was the way the Lions dismantled the Ramsâ screen game. Bill Belichick credited the Lionsâ approach to the Rams offense as a template for his Super Bowl-winning work against LA later in the year.
Hereâs a successful screen pass early in the game from the rams:
Beautiful illustration of the #Rams OL in position on the screen pass.
They make a square alignment that Gurley runs through–two backside protectors, two downhill pic.twitter.com/RI6Mhvyxa4
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
The Lions shut down this play repeatedly afterward with a defensive line work that confused the Rams offensive line and put Goff in untenable situations because there arenât usually viable check-downs for screens and a quarterbackâs rating will naturally suffer if an opposing defense has figured out a play and your play-caller is essentially banging his head against the wall for the rest fo the game.
#DetroitLions foil the #Rams screen game at the end of the half with a twist on one side and both DEs closing off the passing lane to Gurley on the middle screen. pic.twitter.com/Rw8TcoUW3D
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
Here's a pair of fourth-quarter plays where the #DetroitLions foil a TE screen and after that an attempted check-down to Josh Reynolds who was bunched at the line. Good work holding the potential check players at the line
OR, dropping to the flat just enough to be over top. pic.twitter.com/Rh89F1t9kV
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
These twists also tricked the Rams line play on throws that werenât screen passes.
#DetroitLions nice job of pressuring Jared Goff and foiling the #Rams oline at the end of the half. pic.twitter.com/OSWKAjuVZs
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
Later in the game, the Lions also made it a point to eliminate check-downs by sending its ends to the pocket and then disengaging to the flat to cover Gurley leaking from the backfield.
#DetroitLions DE does an excellent job sliding off the LT to take Gurley working around end to the flat. Near pick-six of #Rams Jared Goff pic.twitter.com/XCCs8s4KGy
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
Despite the Lions having the number of McVay and the Ramsâ line, Goff flashed skill under pressure in this game.
Jared Goff with the Tom Brady pocket movement bails out his line and Robert Woods bails out Goff's throw opposite field. #Rams pic.twitter.com/BFW1pOOuEc
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 3, 2018
After doing this analysis in December, I expected the Bears to present a similar challenge for the Rams offense because of their healthy secondary and strong pass rush and upcoming opponents like the Eagles and Cardinals to at least make life more difficult for Goff because of its defensive fronts.
Even so, Goffâs response to difficult forms of pressure remains promising even if itâs not showing up with his quarterback rating. When Iâm scouting quarterbacks against pressure, Iâm seeking poised movement thatâs efficient and gives the quarterback a quick second- or third-chance to deliver the ball.
I also want to see if the quarterback displays quick enough processing of the situation and his targeted route to deliver the ball with effective placement. Although Goffâs statistical production under pressure doesnât look good, his tape has long provided impressive displays of skill in these situations stretching back to his years at Cal.
Although I havenât seen the data on interior versus edge pressure, quarterbacks say that interior pressure is more difficult to handle. Hereâs Goff executing a picture-perfect response to the Packersâ interior pressure below.
Special play by Jared Goff. The moment he turns to look at Cooks, 329-plus-lbs of pressure interrupts the program and Goff still has the timing of the route ingrained after avoiding to reset to his left and fire with anticipation and placement. Great play rhythm by Goff. pic.twitter.com/GLoIawReHc
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) October 29, 2018
What you may not realize is that the best response to many forms of pressure is not to move off oneâs spot until the defender is closing tight and at the height of his momentum. Many equate this to deer-in-headlights behavior when itâs the exact opposite. Watch Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, and several other quarterbacks execute with this timing.
Goff excels at this type of move and it buys him greater time than heâd earn moving earlier in the play. The efficiency to move left, reset his feet, and fire the ball where only his receiver can make the play at the sideline is just as impressive.
This is a difficult pressure situation and Goff handles it well. So is the play below with defenders compressing the throwing lane and Goff managing to fit the ball over the defense. Itâs not a pretty throw but the placement protects Woods and gives him a place to win the target.
Jared Goff with an excellent throw under pressure. Over the LB and forces Woods to turn away from oncoming DB. pic.twitter.com/c7DUGrbW3D
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) September 17, 2018
Hereâs an excellent display of accuracy under pressure that may not interfere with the throw but Goff knows heâs going to take a huge hit. The pass Goff delivers is pinpoint to a tightly covered Woods.
Goff throws Woods open under pressure. pic.twitter.com/lbzRCFPTaq
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) September 17, 2018
Note that five of these nine examples take place with Goff working under center, which often means the quarterback is taking more time setting up than his peers in shotgun and pistol. In addition to the work from center, Goff is often working with his back to the defense and executing play-action.
When the opponent knows the answers and doesnât respect the play-fake, the type of pressure intensifies and places Goff in qualitatively more difficult situations than what can be quantitatively measured. Although the data suggests Goff is the main culprit for the Ramsâ woes under pressure, thereâs worthwhile evidence that suggests otherwise.
Goff, the Rams offensive line, and the coaching staff have room to improve against specific types of pressure that have foiled the Los Angeles offensive strategy. Looking at the examples above, which are representative of a larger sample size of positive efforts against pressure, Goffâs tools against pressure are much better than the stats may currently indicate.
These are tools that are similar to the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Andrew Luck. With the improved scheme support, Goffâs data under pressure should rise.
August 21, 2019 at 1:54 am #104164znModeratorRams’ Jared Goff must transform into Joe Cool to join QB elites
Jared Goff is one of the more interesting QB mysteries in the NFL. Over the past two seasons, he has put up some of the most prolific passing numbers in the league. Since 2017, he is fourth in the NFL in passing touchdowns (60) and fifth in passing yards (8,492), spearheading one of the NFL’s most dangerous offenses. Earlier this year, he led the Los Angeles Rams to Super Bowl LIII at only 24 years old.
However, many have questioned the legitimacy of Goffâs production. Are his gaudy numbers truly representative of his talent level? Or are they a product of head coach Sean McVayâs masterful scheming ability?
Letâs assess Goffâs greatest strengths and weaknesses:
STRENGTHS
Protecting home turf
When playing on his home field, Goff has produced at a dominant level.
In his eight home games in 2018, he completed 207 of 303 passes (68.3 percent) for 2,737 yards (9.0 per attempt), 22 touchdowns and three interceptions. He led the league in passing yards and touchdowns at home. The home passing yardage total, a whopping 342.1 per game, is the sixth-highest mark by a quarterback in a season.
Goff registered a spectacular passer rating of 116.7 in Los Angeles this past season. He also joined Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner as the only QBs who have won at least seven games and posted a 115.0 passer rating at home.
No game better exemplified Goffâs home cooking than the Ramsâ 38-31 win over theMinnesota Vikings in Week 4. In that game, Goff completed 26 of 33 passes for 465 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions. Those numbers earned Goff a perfect passer rating of 158.3 as well as the NFL records for most pass attempts and passing yards in a perfectly rated game.
All of Goffâs best traits were on display in that historic game. On the following play, the Rams hurry up to the line following a five-yard run on first down. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp runs across the field out of the slot, drawing a mismatch with Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr. Kupp turns upfield and runs a vertical route, easily toasting Barr.
Impressively, it appears Goff knew pre-snap this matchup was going to be there. After receiving the ball, Goff keeps his head turned to the left to freeze the other two linebackers and prevent them from helping over the top. Then he moves his eyes to the right and immediately winds up, starting his throwing motion well before Kupp looks back for the ball. Goffâs throw hits Kupp in perfect stride, and he jogs in for the 70-yard score.
— Yardbarker All-22 (@22Yardbarker) August 20, 2019
Goff is not only a pocket passer. He is plenty capable of making pinpoint throws on the move, which he is frequently asked to do in McVayâs offense.
Later in the game, Goff and Kupp connected for another touchdown, seen below. Goff, in the shotgun, fakes a hand-off to the motioning Todd Gurley. Goff rolls to his right while the flow of the offense carries most of the defense to the left. Moving right with Goff is Kupp, who runs a crossing route from the left slot to the back right pylon. Kupp is sandwiched, as his man-to-man defender has him over the top and the defensive back covering that zone takes Kupp underneath. The window is microscopic, but Goff takes the shot anyway. Throwing on the run while under pressure, Goff drops the ball in the bucket as Kupp separates at the last moment to make the catch.
— Yardbarker All-22 (@22Yardbarker) August 20, 2019
Bombs away on first down
In 2018, Goff averaged 9.3 yards per attempt on first down passes, the best mark among the top 30 quarterbacks in first-down passing attempts. Additionally, Goff moved the chains on first down a whopping total of 89 times, the third-highest total in the league behind only Patrick Mahomes (91) and Matt Ryan (93). He registered a conversion rate of 36.9 percent on first down, fourth best in the league behind only Jameis Winston (37.6), Philip Rivers (39.8) and Drew Brees (40.2).
Goff and the Rams were able to generate a huge number of big plays on first down, often moving the ball downfield quickly without needing to face many third downs. On first downs in 2018, Goff completed 39 passes for gains of 20-plus yards, the highest total in the league.
In a Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals, Goff completed four 20-plus yard passes on first down, gaining an astounding total of 120 yards. Three of those completions were to wide receiver Brandin Cooks, for 99 yards.
The longest of those catches by Cooks came on the following play, a 57-yard bomb. The Rams are on their own 21-yard line, having just received possession following a Cardinals punt on the previous play. On the first snap of the drive, the Rams take a shot. Goff fakes the hand-off and first looks to his right at the crossing Cooper Kupp, drawing in safety Tre Boston. That frees up the deep range for Cooks, who uses his 4.33 speed (95 th percentile among wide receivers) to burn cornerback Jamar Taylor. Expecting help from Boston, Taylor plays Cooks underneath, but since the help never comes, Cooks is able to gain about four yards of separation. Goff loads up and launches a rocket that travels 63 yards in the air, and Cooks hauls it in for a 57-yard strike on first down.
— Yardbarker All-22 (@22Yardbarker) August 20, 2019
Goff underthrew this ball a bit, but given the enormous distance of the throw, a completion is plenty to be happy about. Even when the receiver has that much separation, a 60-plus yard throw is difficult to complete. Goff got enough air under the ball, and the Rams are able to cover more than half of the field on a surprise first-down shot.
WEAKNESSES
Getting it done on the road
Goffâs home/road splits have been extremely volatile. In 2017, he was just decent at home (17th among qualifiers in passer rating); on the road, he was one of the best quarterbacks in football (2nd in passer rating).
In 2018, those splits flipped dramatically. As noted earlier, Goff performed historically well at home. However, on the road, Goff was one of the least productive quarterbacks in the league, completing 157 of 258 passes (60.9 percent) for 1,951 yards (7.6 per attempt) and 10 touchdowns. He threw nine interceptions, tied for fourth most in the league. On the road, he had a passer rating of 82.7, ranking 28thamong the 34 quarterbacks with at least 100 passing attempts on the road.
Goffâs worst road trip was easily the Ramsâ Week 14 visit to Chicago against the Bearsâ top-ranked defense. Goff completed 20 of 44 passes for 180 yards and no touchdowns, tossing a career-high four interceptions. He averaged only 4.1 yards per attempt and earned a passer rating of 19.1. Since the turn of the century, that stands as the third-worst passer rating posted by a quarterback to throw at least 40 passes.
Passing under pressure
In addition to his road woes, that game in Chicago highlighted Goffâs other major issue: throwing under pressure.
The Bears’ pass rush was downright unstoppable that night, and Goff had no answer. Chicago pressured Goff an astonishing total of 25 times. On those plays, Goff completed just 8 of 22 passes for 88 yards (an ugly 4.0 yards per attempt), throwing three interceptions and taking three sacks.
Goffâs difficulties dealing with pressure that night were a shining example of a weakness he displayed all season. When pressured, Goff completed 68 of 157 passes (43.3 percent) for 913 yards (5.8 per attempt), five touchdowns and five interceptions. Goffâs passer rating under pressure of 59.8 ranked 29th of the 39 quarterbacks with at least 150 total dropbacks last season.
The Rams had one of the best offensive lines in the NFL last season, so Goff did not have to work often under heavy pressure. However, when he did, the results were usually disappointing. Chicago was a prime example. On this play, something happens that Goff is certainly not used to â- his superstar left tackle, Andrew Whitworth, is beaten. In a battle of beasts, itâs Chicagoâs all-world pass rusher, Khalil Mack, earning the victory. Mack slips between Whitworth and left guard Rodger Saffold to get to Goff. The quarterback does not feel the pressure from his blindside, and Mack knocks the football out from behind. The Rams recover, but they take five-yard loss on second down.
— Yardbarker All-22 (@22Yardbarker) August 20, 2019
That play highlights another Goff issue: fumbling. He was tied for the NFL lead with 12 fumbles last season. Five of those were lost, tying him for the fifth-highest total in the league.
In the Super Bowl against the Patriots, Goff also struggled while under pressure, completing four of 14 passes for 47 yards (3.4 per attempt). He was sacked four times, and his passer rating was 11.3.
Goff is one of the most talented young passers in the NFL, but to secure his place among the leagueâs elite QBs, he must do a better job staying cool under pressure.
August 21, 2019 at 1:56 am #104165znModeratoraeneas1: VIDEO – P.MANNING BREAKS DOWN GOFF’S CC GAME
http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=2a989cd1-f5eb-4144-ad8d-5fea3489309a&lang=en
highly recommend checking out this vid if you haven’t already, it’s about a 25 minute watch that features manning breaking down goff’s performance against the saints in the cc game – he also highlights what goff and the rams faced in terms of the deafening superdome noise and what they did to combat it, as well as a detailed look at what the saints did defensively and how the rams countered with, a great watch.
DirtyFacedKid: Bummer. Paywall. đ
aeneas1: doh, thanks for pointing that out, went ahead and recorded in its entirety, enjoy!
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And so thanks to aeneas1:
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August 21, 2019 at 10:07 am #104167znModeratorfrom: Ramsâ Jared Goff must transform into Joe Cool to join QB elites
on the road, Goff was one of the least productive quarterbacks in the league
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LMU93
Clearly he needs to be better overall on the road. No question.
But… the Bears game skews his overall 2018 road performance. It was an abysmal game. But in his other 7 road starts his QB rating was 95.8, 64.0% completions and his YPA above 8.2. So he was not awful on the road all last year. He was not elite as he was at home, and he had a single horrific game vs. the best defense in the league.
They do not have an easy road schedule this year- CAR, CLEV, SEA, ATL, PIT, ARZ, DAL and SF. But are any of them projected as top 5 defenses? Not sure.
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