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If Jared Goff can’t keep defenses honest, then he isn’t the answer

Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

The Detroit Lions‘ new brass of general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell say Jared Goff is the answer. But if he can’t keep opposing defenses honest, he isn’t.

It has been the biggest offseason story of the Detroit Lions. The trade of their long-time signal-caller, Matthew Stafford, for draft capital and Jared Goff. Right from the moment the news broke, all the Motor City faithful considered the acquisition of Goff to be nothing more than a throw-in to get the Rams to agree to the proposed trade.