Pride Of Detroit · Feb 5, 2021
Notes: How Lions OC Anthony Lynn can tap into Jared Goff’s potential
Photo by Al Pereira/New York Jets/Getty Images The Athletic’s Chris Burke went to the NFL Next Gen Stats diagrams showing quarterback rating by air yards and location (i.e. where on the field the pass was being thrown to) for newly-acquired Lions quarterback Jared Goff. The difference in deep passes is striking when we compare the Rams’ Super Bowl season in 2018 against last year:
In 2018, Goff had 22 completions of 20-plus air yards on first downs. That is the second-highest total among all starting NFL quarterbacks of the past 15 seasons (via @SportradarUS).
Last year, he had four. This year, five.
