Jared Goff shown throwing a pass for the Los Angeles Rams. He has played on the team his entire NFL career (2016-Present)

The Los Angeles Rams, formerly known as the St. Louis Rams, is a franchise you wouldn’t want to face up against in its most recent years. Between the 2017 and 2018 football seasons, this team is shaping up to be a real monster to defeat. The Los Angeles Rams (LAR) utilize Todd Gurley II in the rushing game, and also have improved their passing and coaching. Jared Goff has been the eyes in the sky for the LAR passing game, improving significantly from his rookie year with the team in 2016, until present day with that very same franchise. So let’s take a look at his statistics and characteristics to see if he has, and will be, a talented Quarterback.

1. The vast majority of his stats are consistent improvements from his rookie year.

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay talks with Jared Goff during the fourth quarter of a 16-10 Seattle Seahawks win at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This was during the 2017 season.

This is a huge factor to make a good QB, especially if this growth happens right from the QB’s rookie year. With Goff showing this growth, he is showing that he can match up to the level of veteran QBs when he is given time and mentorship.

2. Goff has a very good Touchdown to Interception ratio. 

Goff has only thrown twenty interceptions in his 33 starts with the LAR. Furthermore, he has thrown a total of 59 Touchdown passes in his 33 starts. This shows that Goff is learning to limit his interceptions, while still knowing when and where to throw for a considerable number of Touchdown passes. It is very important to note that he has improved this ratio each year he has played, on a consistent basis. This is showing the growth in Goff’s experience, and speaks to the first point of this blog as much as it does this point.

3. He has been given ideal resources for the majority of his career.

Currently, Goff has one of the best Running Backs in the league. He also has one of the best, experienced receiving groups in the NFL, and a fantastic Offensive Line, which has given Goff countless opportunities to make good plays (you can see the LAR player roster for this year). It may not be happening now, but he will need to rise to an occasion where he will not be in as comfortable of a position as his current teammates are giving him.

4. His QBR and RAT are growing.

Goff has a QBR of 54.6 from 2016, 62.1 from 2017, and currently a 67.7 QBR for this season (2018). His RAT has made a similar growth pattern, and now sits at a comfortable 113.5 for this season. He has shown great improvements in decision making, strength, and accuracy on the field. His numbers currently align with veteran growth patterns when they were as young as Goff is to the NFL, and even aligns some of his numbers with veterans still in the league today. For example, here is a comparison of his QBR for all three of his seasons with the LAR.

Jared Goff leading his team, the Los Angeles Rams, out of the tunnel for the 2018 Veterans Appreciation game.

Jared Goff has shown potential, but he still has a lot he needs to face before he can be proven to have true greatness. He has only appeared in one post-season game, in which his team lost to the Falcons in the 2017 NFC Wild Card. He also needs to prove, like I said before, how good he can be with less resources at his fingertips. Despite these two factors, however, I still think Goff has proven right for the QB hype. I think he will take his team to great places, and can very reasonably make his first Super Bowl game after the conclusion of the 2018 regular season.