Jared Goff Isn’t ‘Just’ a System QB, and More Championship-Round Numbers

Yes, the Rams QB turned things around once he was running Sean McVay’s schemes, but it takes special ability to be able to do that—and his success isn’t all down to play-action. Plus, what Sheldon Rankins’ absence and Aqib Talib’s presence means for Rams-Saints and more.

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Jared Goff has been described all week as the least valuable of the four quarterbacks remaining in these playoffs. In comparisons with Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, it’s Goff who draws the short straw, with many in the national media…