Jared Goff is the Detroit Lions' present quarterback, but should he be their future?

This season, Goff has 3,352 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He’s fourth in the league in ‘air yards’ from play action, (526), he’s tied with Joe Burrow for second most 20+ yard completions, with 46, and he has the tenth best passer rating in the league, 97.9. The Lions are rolling!

Goff has been able to operate at a high-level within offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s system. It’s important to note that this offense has two of the best offensive linemen in the league in right tackle Penei Sewell and center Frank Ragnow. The Lions also have a dynamic rushing attack in which they can successfully execute inside & outside zone and gap-schemed runs; making it difficult for defenses to stop.

With Goff’s contract — a $31.5 million cap hit in 2023, and a dead cap hit of $40.5 million, the Lions will have him on the roster in 2023, but the question is whether he’s played good enough this year to keep him beyond that. Or if the Lions should look to the draft for their next franchise quarterback.

Goff fans will love this, all of his best arguments in one spot, except that dead cap hit of 40.5 million

if Goff is facing the fourth most blitzes and still has the most yards, Why are defenses still blitzing?

They will have to start giving Goff the Mahomes treatment and start dropping into coverage and letting the pass rush get home. When Goff is under that kind of pressure, he struggles.

According to PFF, Goff has the eighth-most turnover-worthy plays when under pressure, 4.8%. He has four touchdowns and four interceptions and as a 43.8% completion percentage, which is ranked 20th in the NFL behind Justin Fields and Russell Wilson.

Goff turns it over under pressure just as I have said before

We have to give Goff credit. He’s been playing the best football of his career, but there is a reason why he isn’t in the top-ten of passes completed per game and completion percentage and yet he’s tenth overall in pass attempts per game, with 34.2.

Goff is sixth overall in first downs with 172, but 26th in completions ‘past the sticks’ when moving or shuffling his fee, with only nine.

Outside of the structure of the offense, Goff hasn’t been able to extend plays and really make something out of nothing. Unless he is able to do that, the passer in this scheme isn’t sustainable in the long run against today’s NFL defensive coordinators.

Right now, the Lions need to ride this wave of success with Goff. But their best shot for long-term success is to grab a quarterback in next year’s draft who can sit and learn behind Goff for half or maybe even the entire 2023 season.

The last paragraph explain why Goff is not a franchise Quarterback. "Goff is sixth overall in first downs with 172, but 26th in completions ‘past the sticks’ when moving or shuffling his fee, with only nine." Goff is a timid thrower keeping throws shorts to lower his turnover rate.Great QBs take risks, they are not afraid. "Outside of the structure of the offense, Goff hasn’t been able to extend plays and really make something out of nothing. Unless he is able to do that, the passer in this scheme isn’t sustainable in the long run against today’s NFL defensive coordinators." Goff can't do anything outside of pocket, he is a statue. Every franchise QB today, Hurts, Mahomes, Borrow, and Allen can make plays outside of structure. Defenses can wait to go after Goff this year, can Ben Johnson outscheme defense when they already know most of his tricks. I would go after one of the top RBs to help Goff or he's dead. "Right now, the Lions need to ride this wave of success with Goff. But their best shot for long-term success is to grab a quarterback in next year’s draft who can sit and learn behind Goff for half or maybe even the entire 2023 season." their conclusion and mine is draft a QB high, I don't want to pay Goff what he's getting now and I think his sell by date is coming fast. I could see AR15 or even Hooker or whoever drops to 6 except the Kentucky kid.