Vote of confidence or just coach speak?

Dan Campbell took to the local radio waves recently and was asked about Jared Goff’s future with the Detroit Lions, and this is what he had to say”

“Yeah, man, I don’t see why not. Look, he’s playing pretty good ball now. Shoot, he was coming off his best performance of the season and then, unfortunately, he had COVID and he kinda had the knee injury, so he had to sit out last week. But, yeah, there’s no reason why—I feel like we’re starting to find our rhythm here, and we’re all starting to mesh collectively, from a coaching staff to the players as well. Just maximizing everything we have over here, and I just feel like we’re really improving. I feel like we’re finding identities. So, yeah, I don’t see why not. Look, he puts in the work, and all you can ask is for improvement from him, too. So I like where he’s going right now.”

Courtesy of Pride of Detroit, here’s a breakdown of Goff’s numbers this season:

Goff’s first 9 games in Detroit: 220-of-333, 2,109 yards, 6.33 Y/A, 8 TDs, 6 INTs, 84.0 passer rating

Goff’s last 4 games in Detroit: 91-of-131, 898 yards, 6.85 Y/A, 9 TDs, 2 INTs, 105.1 passer rating

Is Jared Goff the answer in Detroit, or is he just filling a roster spot until the Lions draft a quarterback in the coming years?