Goff doesn’t seem to me to be the kind of QB that can carry a team through adversity. He took a stacked, well-coached team to the precipice of the finish line, and was stoned by one of the most brilliant defensive minds and game plans of the last era. When it was up to him to carry the load, he failed miserably.
Still, when compared to those just outside top ten money, I would likely take Goff over most of them.
Prescott, Jones, Rodgers, Carr, Mayfield, Smith, Love, Minshew, Darnold, Williams, Young….
A reasonable argument could be made for taking Rodgers, Smith, and Love over Goff, but it would be close.
It really speaks to how ridiculous the QB salaries are getting (as a percentage of cap).
Of the top ten paid QBs, only one has won a Super Bowl, and only 3 have appeared in Super Bowls. Only 2 of the top 10 have a playoff record above 500.