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Good to see a Cal man do what a “Stan(f)ford man could not!!

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So happy for Goff and the Lions. A local Marin boy, Cal man, and now back from the pile of ashes. I'm certain he will always be proud of his Cal connection and in retirement may be around the Bay Area again, since if you have as much money as him, where would you rather live?

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I'm a Rams fan, but happy for Goff and the city of Detroit. I want to believe they can beat the Niners if it comes to that, but not sure I see it. Prove me wrong Goff.

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Am I the only one thinking Nando could be our Goff 2.0?

Both have that "je ne sais quoi" factor.

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Yes!!

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I think so 😀

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It’s interesting that for a guy who has been characterized as soft and relatively slight, Goff has barely missed a game, if ever, over his college and already lengthy pro careers. Dude is an iron man.

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I think its the optics of when he gets hit, it feels like there's a good chance the ball is coming out. Whether true or not.. but I did a quick search to compare Goff vs Stafford, fumbles lost over their career:

- Stafford lost 38 fumbles in 15 years.

- Goff lost 33 fumbles in 8 years.

Obv stats with grain of salt.. But, Stafford arguably had worse offensive lines over that time too and was really getting creamed in Detroit for a while, but lost at roughly half the rate over his career bigger picture.

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Remember when Goff was a freshman at Cal and everyone said he sucked? He was awkward , skinny and afraid? Well, he kept after it and worked hard and didn't give up or quit. Now look where he is.

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He was amazing from day one and it was so obvious. Perhaps you are talking about Buh, LBs and DBs? Because everyone talked about how D sucked.

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No, I don’t recall that.

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I remember the skinny part.

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Looks like it's "can" and "did". Great for him!!

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Good for Jared.

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Sean McVay has a brilliant offensive mind, but he's immature when it comes to dealing with people, and he has no character. He'll sacrifice someone else to save his own skin. Stafford is a good QB, but Goff has intangibles that Stafford does not have. So happy that Goff beat that little turd McVay.

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Revenge of the Bear!

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So happy to see Goff living his best life. Detroit will love him forever.

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I wonder if he will love Detroit forever.

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Always hard to predict the future of sports but he seems like a more loyal guy than most.

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I started watching in 3rd quarter and Goff offense did nothing but the final drive they took care of business. Go Lions.

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He was fantastic in the first half, especially the first quarter.

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Yeah I missed that and that's what I wanted to see

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So happy for our boy Goff. Long way from that first 1-11 season.

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Dude has been part of multiple rebuilds

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Jan 16·edited Jan 18

And, what many of the pundits and commentators don’t acknowledge is that the resurgences were in large part due to Goff. For example the other night Collinsworth went on and on about how Campbell resurrected Goff’s career. I don’t see it that way. Rather, Goff is giving Campbell glory, just like he did Dykes and McVay. It so happens that Jared is a very modest dude.

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Jan 18·edited Jan 18

I think it's because Goff has very noticeable brain farts, which makes the casual viewer who doesn't watch many of his games just assume he's not that great. And to be fair, he's not a Mahomes. But he's still a top 3rd QB in the NFL that can make any pass in the game, and people underrate that.

And Collinsworth is essentially the casual viewer's mouthpiece for the NFL.

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The end of this game is reminding me of Pac12 after Dark.

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Let’s go GOFF. Mcvay threw this man under the bus! Great start, hope he can send these assholes home, get some revenge, and continue to do what Stafford never could in Detroit

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And he overcame the mistake nicely.

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Funny how he picked this exact moment to brain fart. But, yes, he's been clockwork otherwise.

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Gambling for the INT without safety help was not ideal.

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Lions didn't screw up the eligibility reporting and it pays off!

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Jan 15·edited Jan 15

Amon-Ra judo tossed a tackler without using his hands.

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Jan 15·edited Jan 15

Game living up to its hype so far. Don't know how many times Stafford can pull a big play out of his pocket but he's already done it twice. Defense is getting to him.

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Go Lions. My Cal fandom has completely swamped any allegiance to NFL teams.

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I’m in the same boat, to a point. I have bailed on Rodgers, who has seemingly lost his mind.

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My LA NFL allegiance is weak since both teams left town when I did.

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Let’s go Goff!

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Gonna wear my Goff Rams jersey because this game makes me so ambivalent.

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Rouging Goff isn't helping my hometown team's case.

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I like how you replied to your own comment

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That was a cool move

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almost as cool as liking your own comment

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I can maintain an internal dialogue but do not have the self-esteem for it to include compliments.

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Goff looked comfortable behind that o-line on that opening drive.

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