Is Jared Goff Really the Best Quarterback in the NFC North?

Is Jared Goff Really the Best Quarterback in the NFC North?

Author: AC Sports May 25, 2026 Duration: 54:03
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Memorial Day is over and Packers OTAs officially begin tomorrow, but before we spiral into boot watches and right tackle rotation drama, we're settling the real fight in the NFC North. Today I lay out exactly why Jared Goff was the best quarterback in the division last season — not with vibes, not with "he's about to take the leap," but with the actual numbers that matter. We're calling out the bad stats, the ecological fallacies, and the crayon rankings once and for all.

  • What to expect from Week 1 OTAs: voluntary participation, no pads, teaching tempo, key injury updates, and why I'm already preemptively pissed about potential right tackle cross-training experiments.
  • The statistical case for Jared Goff: leading the North in yards, touchdowns, passer rating, and sitting comfortably ahead on PFF while protecting the ball better than Jordan Love or Caleb Williams.
  • Why wins, raw yards, and "future potential" metrics are noisy garbage when ranking quarterbacks — and why serious people isolate what the QB actually controls.
  • Tomorrow's plan: the full, no-holds-barred ranking of all four NFC North quarterbacks using metrics that actually work.

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