Hall of Fame quarterback sees parallels between himself and Lions quarterback Jared Goff
This is why you don’t give up on a guy
The NFL has a quarterback problem right now, and it’s pretty easy to see. The Athletics’ Zak Keefer did a really great piece earlier this season about how teams are failing their young quarterbacks and ditching them faster than ever. On the flip side, you’re seeing quarterbacks whom everyone gave up on go to different teams and light it up way more than before.
Look at Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold, Mac Jones, and Baker Mayfield. These guys were left for dead not long ago when their initial teams gave up on them, and so did football fans and media. The interesting thing is that these guys have gotten out of the shadows of all that. They’re the comeback kids, and they’re doing it on their own.
Jared Goff hasn’t received that same praise, despite playing way better than those guys, and he’s done it for years now. Why do people still view him as that 2020 version of himself? The guy who got benched for John Wofford and then traded away by Sean McVay. At least one guy outside of Detroit isn’t seeing it that way.
Kurt Warner compares his story to Jared Goff’s
“Haha… amazing how a few people or a move by one team can shape the entire narrative & perception of someone!!! ‘Well, they benched him? They cut him? He must not be any good!! ‘Sometimes it just doesn’t fit… sometimes the team wants something different… and sometimes they are just wrong.” Warner said on Twitter. “It’s why I tweeted last week, don’t let someone else’s choices stop you from doing your due diligence on someone/something… It’s why I am where I am & I’m so grateful so many didn’t listen to other people’s narratives & didn’t buy into the perception of a few!”
The Lions did their due diligence on Goff, and while he was initially expected to be a stopgap and nothing more by some fans and media, the Lions never felt that way. They felt he was their guy, and they were right.
As you might remember, Warner had a somewhat similar story. He was completely given up on, then found the right situation with the Rams, and it all changed. He wound up winning the league MVP and a Super Bowl. Now, he’s in the Hall of Fame.
Goff still has to do those things, and maybe when he does, the narrative will finally die. Until then, he might just continue to be the most misunderstood quarterback in the NFL.
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