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There were a lot of people on this very board that said he’d be out of football within 2 years after the trade. Some said he was just a placeholder until Brad could build a team and then go get a QB. Even last year, people were saying that Hendon Hooker was the heir apparent.
Yes, I’m absolutely saying that because lots of people said he was finished at the time we traded him. I’m sure if I went back and dug up the threads from the times of the great Goff debates I’d find plenty of posts confirming that.
I personally don't recall very many saying he would be out of football, and that's asinine regardless. But I definitely thought he was a placeholder because I didn't think the Lions would have a team around him.
What were the odds of Detroit building the team they've built, even with the picks? I mean we got more value in picks from the RG3 trade and didn't come close to the roster they've built.
So I don't think it was doubting Goff as much as it was doubting the Lions organization and their ability to draft, Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell.
His fans taking a victory lap when he has arguably a top 2 roster around a QB in the NFL is a strange flex. We already knew he could do this.....its not even a little bit surprising. He literally got further than he did last year, with us, when he had a great OL, running game and good weapons.