Since the Detroit Lions were eliminated from the playoffs, the chants for Jared Goff have almost completely faded.<\/p>\n
Jeff Riger, a host on 97.1 The Ticket sports radio, shared his thoughts on what he’s been noticing since the Lions’ 2024 season ended.
\n\u201cThe main thing I keep hearing from Lions fans, and it’s not everyone, but it’s a noticeable number of them, is about the quarterback,” Riger noted. “Something\u2019s changed in the past couple of months. Detroit Lions fans don\u2019t seem as confident in Jared Goff as they were before.”<\/p>\n
In the playoff game against the Commanders, Goff had one of his worst performances, throwing multiple interceptions, including a pick-six that shifted momentum to the other team.<\/p>\n
“All it took was one brutal game. Even today, someone called in and said, \u2018Jared Goff can\u2019t win you three or four games to win a Super Bowl.\u2019 You went from chanting his name everywhere\u2014at a Meijer\u2019s, a girls\u2019 volleyball game, the local pharmacy, the school bus stop\u2014to not chanting it at all,” said Riger. “Does the chant come back? I don\u2019t know. Will it happen when preseason starts, and Goff takes the field again? How does that work? I\u2019m not sure. There\u2019s a lot going on here, and it\u2019s almost under the radar, but it\u2019s a lot.”<\/p>\n
One of the biggest criticisms of the 30-year-old quarterback is the belief that he can’t win the big game or that his lack of mobility will hinder his team in the postseason.<\/p>\n
Though Goff did guide Detroit to two playoff victories in 2023, the team\u2019s loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship wasn’t seen as a result of poor quarterback play.<\/p>\n
However, the poor performance against Washington has reignited doubts about who is leading the offense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talk here and there, and people often mention it in passing. They call in about a different topic, but they always manage to bring it up. I\u2019ve noticed it. I think Detroit has fallen out of love with Jared Goff. I do. I get it, the guy played terribly in the last game. He wasn\u2019t the only one who struggled, but he was bad,” said Riger. “And he\u2019s 30 years old, he\u2019s going to have to work with a new offensive coordinator, and maybe, all along, you thought of him as a bridge quarterback, even though he proved he wasn\u2019t.
\n\u201cI do believe everyone in Detroit loves Goff. The chants began when Stafford ran on the field during last year\u2019s playoffs, right? But have you really always loved him? Or was there always something deep down telling you he wasn\u2019t the guy for the job and couldn\u2019t win a Super Bowl? I\u2019ve always wondered that, and since losing that playoff game, I think those questions have been answered,” Riger continued. “A lot of people don\u2019t say it outright, but they drop little comments here and there. It\u2019s almost passive-aggressive. Many are taking subtle jabs at Jared Goff.\u201d<\/p>\n
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