some of what you would call lamar's less productive seasons are on par with goff's best seasons.
lamar qbr:
42.6 rookie year
83 (one of the greatest seasons in nfl history)
67
50
59
goff:
18, 55, 63, 50, 50, 39, 61
again, the issue with lamar is health, not talent. when healthy, he is one of the best qbs in the nfl.
lamar jackson had one of the greatest seasons in nfl history. jared goff has never been close to as good as peak lamar jackson.
the question for lamar is health.
i'd put lamar jackson and deshaun watson in tier 2.
we'll see if watson can recover his form after missing so much time, but before his suspension he waa dynamic. lamar too before his injuries.
i dont really like or agree with pff stats on most things. i had a subscription for a year and always found their ratings puzzling. admitedly, i dont know football, but ive watched it enough to know good from bad in general. and pff's interpretations were....not what i was seeing.
every time i listen to a pff podcast - most of which i like - they have the lions oline as one of the top 3 or 4 units in the entire league. they love amon ra, and they like the direction theyre going.
they also think goff is an average qb. probably because he is an average qb. there is no shame in that and you can win with that. but if there is a system that has goff as the #2 qb behind patrick mahomes, that system is flawed.
stafford has better arm strength than goff. he has top 1% arm strength.
like red said, goff had a good year last year and we all like him, but he has some weaknesses like a lack of mobility that likely limit his ceiling. the lions are aware of this which is probably why they drafted a potentially more mobile qb in hooker.
we'll see if that works out. if not they have goff for two more season under contract and can alwaya franchise him for a third if they like. there isnt any need to do an extension now (unless they want some cap relief this year or next).
they passed on donovan mitchell to take kennard because they "needed shooting" and kennard was a good shooter in college.
if they traded back to draft gradey, it seems like the same play. a guy who can shoot and they need shooting.
gradey seems like he's destined to play for golden state.