Jared Goff’s regression
Quarterback is the most important position in sports, and when yours isn’t playing well, your team probably isn’t, either. That was the case for the Rams this season, with Goff regressing to levels below his 2017 season. Through 15 games, Goff has only 19 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions with a passer rating of 84.8. Those are all the lowest marks of his career, excluding his rookie season in 2016.
His yardage numbers are still up (4,319), but that’s because he’s thrown 581 passes, which is 20 more than he had in 16 games last season. As a result of the up-tick in pass attempts and decline in efficiency, Goff’s yards per attempt average has dropped from 8.4 last season to 7.4 in 2019.
Goff’s struggles were not only a huge factor in the Rams’ disappointing season, but they’re also a major concern moving forward. For a quarterback with the highest cap hit of anyone in the NFL next season, Goff better turn it around in 2020. Otherwise, the Rams are going to look foolish for giving him $134 million.