ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions aren't making it difficult to read between the lines regarding the future of the team's quarterback position.
Following a stellar second season with the Lions, with Jared Goff posting a passer rating of 99.3 while conducting one of the league's top offenses, general manager Brad Holmes was asked if the performance was enough to commit to building around Goff as the long-term starter. And while Holmes didn't go as far as to make a declarative statement — something he always tries to avoid in his position — it's easy to interpret the intent of his response.
"I agree I think he's played really well," Holmes said. "I'll say this, I think it's a lot easier to get worse at quarterback than to get better at quarterback in this league. I think what Jared has done this year, he captained the ship of a top-3 offense, and I want to say he was top-10 statistically in most of the passing categories. Again, you know how we approach the draft, we're never going to turn down a good football player. If there's a good football player that we really love, we're going to make sure every stone is (overturned). But I do think Jared has proven to everybody that he is a starting quarterback for us."
