Stat Padford is the textbook definition of unrealized potential. Detroit hasn't been so awful that he should have only 3 playoff appearances in 12 years...and ZERO division titles in 12 years. This speaks to his limitations as a floor raiser, as every team in that division has had off years in the last dozen years, and he certainly had about a half-decade stretch where Detroit had some of the top talent at the skill positions...
His resume of being a perennial loser as a first overall pick is simply unacceptable. He's had weapons and failed to make his team a contender, I can't for the life of me figure out how people see this massive gap between he and Goff. Even PFF grades them as the 10th (Padford) and 13th (Goff) ranked quarterbacks since 2017, hardly enough of a distance to warrant the haul LA gave up for Padford...
I have no clue where this idea that Stafford is a championship upgrade from Goff when Goff took them to the championship. Maybe rebuild the offense with the personnel that let dude shine first before washing your hands with him...
Im not here to cape for Stafford. I didnt watch him like that to know his ins and outs.
In fact alot of this trade isnt even about Stafford. The rams main goal first and foremost was offloading the Goff contract onto Detroit. Which is why they asked for everything they asked for AND made the offer more enticing by throwing in Stafford.
As someone who has watched every pro snap Jared Goff has took, im telling yall, he's far worse that any of you think.
Physically, he has all the tools. But he's severely lacking in the brain part. He's a slow processor, cant read defenses, and cant see the second or third read since he cant read defenses. 90% of his success was due to having a insanely productive Todd Gurley and a above average offensive line. Once the Rams lost Guard Roger Saffold to the Titans, didnt resign Center John Sullivan and Todds knee gave out, you see how bad he looked in 2019. This year we struck gold with Darrell Henderson emerging and Cam Akers having a breakout rookie season...halved the Playbook to mold to Jareds weaknesses....ran tighter sets to give him more protection....upgraded the Defense to be more potent....resigned Kupp and Woods...drafted Van Jefferson....And his numbers were still shyt.
McVay and Snead believe that the roster currently constructed can contend for a Super Bowl and I see it too. No one expects Matt to come in and be Pat Mahomes...the Rams toward the end of the Regular Season were just asking Goff to NOT fukk UP. And he couldnt even do that, having his usual turn overs in late games vs the Jets and especially the Seahawks. Games that were difference between winning the West AND even contending for HFA.
Smart man
Oh yeah, read the thread
