During a time where it might be easy for the Detroit Lions and their fanbase to get caught up in all the hype heading into the season, it is nice to see that the most important player on the team has the right idea. 

Jared Goff should get to enjoy days like this. After all, he has gone through a lot to end up where he is at.

The end of his Rams career was far from what was expected after a Super Bowl appearance and some extremely good football, and the start of his Lions career made it seem like Goff was more of a filler than a leader.

All of that changed this past season when the Lions became one of the hottest teams in football and Jared Goff made a case as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFC.

Now, the team has put together a great free agency class and is set to go into the draft as one of the best teams in the league. The excitement is very real in Detroit.

Jared Goff isn't letting that get to him.

Rather than leaning into the hype, Goff believes everything that is happening right now matters little in the grand scheme of things based on his comments today, and his mentality is important for keeping an edge when the season starts.

“I don’t think we have a bullseye. We missed the playoffs, why would we have a bullseye?” Goff said in his Tuesday press conference. “I mean, we’ve played better. We played better last year and have a lot of work to do still. But yeah, we’re a better team. We’ll get teams better shots maybe. But we certainly have done a lot of things that have improved our chances and hopefully can give us a better chance this year.

“I don’t believe there are any favorites to win anything in April. But what do I know? A lot can change from now until August or whatever. We like what we’ve done in the offseason and last year, but plenty of stuff to get better at and work on.”

It would be easy to wear that 'preseason winner' badge of honor with pride. It would also be nice to enjoy being a favorite in the NFC North for the first time in years.

None of that matters to Jared Goff, and perhaps that is part of the reason why so many people expect this team to exceed expectations in many ways.

This is exactly what the Lions want to see from their starting quarterback, and more players on the team having this mentality is going to go a long way for turning the page on the decades of losing for the franchise.