Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff led the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl in 2018, however Lions head coach Dan Campbell says Goff is even higher now as Goff enters his third season in Detroit.
Following Tuesday’s minicamp apply, Campbell praised Goff for a way he transitioned from LA to Detroit, saying he’s matured as a quarterback in his two seasons with the Lions.
Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions celebrates after defeating the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Jan. 8, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
“I think he’s settled in with us. He’s gotten very comfortable with what we want to do,” Campbell mentioned. “I think he’s, you know, everybody knows what he came from, and that wasn’t the easiest thing.
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“But he simply hung in there, and I believe what you are seeing is a man who simply put his head down and went again to work and labored on what he may, tried to enhance on what he may. And now his confidence has actually grown,” he continued. “And, alongside the best way, he is matured as a quarterback. I imply, he’s a higher quarterback than he was there, in my view, as a result of he can do extra issues.”
Campbell said Goff is “light-years” forward of the place he was when he arrived in Detroit.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell reacts during the first half of a game against the Minnesota Vikings Dec. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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“He’s bought a very good grasp of what we’re doing, the place the problems are, the place the issues are,” Campbell said. “And that is one thing that we actually wished him to get good at, and he wished to get good at. And he is labored at it, and he is improved. So, that helps too.”
Goff led Detroit to an impressive 9-8 record during the 2022 NFL season, the first winning season for the Lions since 2017.
He threw for 4,438 yards and 27 touchdowns with just seven interceptions and had the second-highest QBR of his career.
Jared Goff (16) of the Detroit Lions throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Jan. 8, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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Goff will now look to take Detroit to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season.
Detroit selected two players to help Goff and the offense in the first two rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft, taking running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th pick and tight end Sam LaPorta in the second round.