Here’s the truth about Jared Goff, since an honest assessment seems hard to come by around these parts of late: The Rams were right to trade him and won a Super Bowl because of it. The Lions have surrounded Goff with one of the best offensive minds in football and, perhaps, the second-best offensive line in the sport behind the Eagles’.
So, yes, he’s improved because, God willing, we all get a little bit better as we put the hours into our craft, especially if there are good people around us. It’s difficult to determine exactly how much better because, in order to do that, we’d need to see Goff without OC Ben Johnson, who will be the first head coach hired in next January’s cycle should he choose to leave, and a slew of Pro Bowl–caliber blockers.
We can say all this without it being a slight to Goff, or handing a resounding “win” to either Dan Campbell or Sean McVay.
