Jared Goff was a Pro Bowler in 2017 and 2018, but his play fell off a bit this past season. He and the entire Rams offense regressed and came up well short of expectations, missing the playoffs for the first time since Sean McVay took over.
Fans are understandably frustrated and concerned by Goff’s struggles in 2019, but his teammates don’t feel that way. They still have faith in Goff and believe he’ll be just fine moving forward.
TMZ caught up with Cooper Kupp at LAX recently and the wide receiver is confident Goff will turn things around next season.
“We have all the faith in the world in Jared, absolutely love him, one of my good friends,” Kupp said. “So we’re going to be just fine. We’re going to work hard, things are going to come together. We’ve just got to get back out there and play again.”
Kupp was asked if it’s ridiculous and unfair for Goff to be criticized as much as he is despite playing well the previous two seasons. Kupp chalked it up to expectations being high for everyone.
“Expectations are high, which isn’t a bad thing,” he said. “We have high expectations for ourselves, too. It is what it is.”
Goff still put up big yardage numbers in 2019, throwing for 4,638 yards – only 50 shy of his 2018 total. The problem is he also threw a career-high 16 interceptions and only 22 touchdown passes – his fewest since he was a rookie.
With as much talent as the Rams have, it’s reasonable to expect Goff and the entire team to rebound next season. But at the same time, there’s still a lot that needs to be figured out, mostly with the impending free agents.
