“Yeah, (I’m) as comfortable (with him) as anyone I’ve played with, and for a rookie, that’s pretty tremendous,” Goff said of LaPorta after the game. “I’d compare it directly to what ‘Saint’ (Amon-Ra St. Brown) was doing as a rookie, as far as on the field and off the field and the type of pro he is, knowing his assignments. He rarely has a (missed assignment) and rarely has a rookie mistake. Very rarely. Such a reliable guy and a guy that I count on in those crunch times.”
LaPorta has added immense value to the Lions throughout his rookie season.
Goff and Detroit’s offense, as a whole, are undeniably more efficient because of his presence in the passing game.
He has rarely looked like a first-year player, and more often than not, has come up with the big-time catch in the crucial moments of games.
And, for this reason, there’s an argument to be made that LaPorta – and not Amon-Ra St. Brown or Detroit’s dynamic running back duo of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs – has been the Lions’ MVP this season.
He’s the one threading the needle on these timing routes for ALL the receivers. Some of these windows are incredibly small in between two and three defenders at times. He’s getting better at climbing the ladder as well of late… the last play to Reynolds was a thing of beauty. Goff has still not hit his ceiling.
