I saw the @getnickwright.bsky.social video on Goff, so I decided to write him a bit of an open letter Dear Nick Wright, 2020 is over and it's time to let go of the narratives around Lions' QB Jared Goff atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-... - ThreadSky

atozpayton.bsky.social • 218 days ago

I saw the @getnickwright.bsky.social video on Goff, so I decided to write him a bit of an open letter

Dear Nick Wright, 2020 is over and it's time to let go of the narratives around Lions' QB Jared Goff

https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/dear-nick-wright-2020-is-over-and-its-time-to-let-go-of-the-narratives-around-lions-qb-jared-goff/

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rysmooky.bsky.social•218 days ago

You could have every statistic to show that Goff is a good quarterback, and they will still think he’s not and holding this team back because he isn’t Lamar or Mahomes. Let them be wrong

mostlyvoidstars.bsky.social•218 days ago

It's exhausting and ridiculous. They can't get over those bad years with the Rams. And this season Goff is playing BETTER than Mahomes. National media talking points with Goff this season have been 'yeah, but'. Hope he can get that ring and shut them all up.

rysmooky.bsky.social•218 days ago

Honestly I feel like he could have the game of his life in the Super Bowl, win it for us, and these idiots would still say it was everyone else but him that did it. They would still find an excuse to not give him any credit. Fuck em. I know we have an amazing quarterback for us.

mostlyvoidstars.bsky.social•218 days ago

Lol for real. I’m with you - he’s our guy 1000%. Fuck anyone who says otherwise

peopleschamp.bsky.social•218 days ago

Great read Mike

evilkinnevo.bsky.social•218 days ago

Better off ignoring him. It's the attention that he craves.

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

Preach.

I think your article highlights something I've been thinking about a lot lately. One of the most frustrating things I encounter in sports analysis/discussion/fandom is the huge bias toward the present, the now, the moment, or the status quo. We see it everywhere, and I find it perplexing.

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

There seems to be an assumption that, not only won't people change, but that they can't change. But players, coaches, and managers change all the time. Yet, we discuss college prospects as though they are some sort of immovable construction who can do A things but definitely can't do B things.

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

As though these players aren't coachable, can't learn, and won't develop. Yet, they're only in a position to be drafted in the first place (aside from obvious physical talent) because they've been coached, have learned, and developed.

Equally, we see players who are stars discussed as though

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

They'll always be stars. As though time won't run out on them (ahem Aaron Rodgers).

It's kinda weird. Particularly because we see narratives around players get built in some specific moments. But often those narratives are different at different points in their career.

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

So going back to your article again, I've started using narratives as a kind of time marker for points in a player's career. Where this can be helpful is when someone like Nick Wright references a particular narrative about Goff, it tells me when the last time Nick actually paid attention to Goff.

poliphinosaur.bsky.social•218 days ago

Another example that has caught my attention in the past couple of weeks is hearing talking heads discuss the Lions "high powered offense", but then mention whether the Lions defense (or secondary) can hold up against good teams. Some times they'll toss in a line like

tayyibabu1.bsky.social•218 days ago

16 has become the ultimate ‘double standard’ QB

He could play 16 perfect games & talking heads would use the 1 bad game to confirm their bias & push the narrative

markhensler.bsky.social•218 days ago

People have to use the data on what's in front of them. He just had a good playoff run and now has the best offense in football. I don't hear him saying how average Mahomes has been for better part of 2 years

kingfontes.bsky.social•218 days ago

What you don’t understand is that everything good is Ben Johnson or the running game and everything bad is Goff. That is the actual belief of wright and Ruiz and the take artists. Former players love Goff.

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