The Detroit Lions have become the betting favorite to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans according ESPN Bet, but not all analysts are convinced Detroit has what it takes to bring home the Lombardi Trophy.
According to First Things First host Nick Wright, the Lions have a major weakness that most other reporters are giving them a free pass on in comparison to other top tier NFL teams.
The Lions boast a player at quarterback who was taken first overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. The player in question, Jared Goff, led his previous team the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl, although he came up short in the end.
According to Wright, Goff's talents are nothing to write home about, and preclude Detroit from being considered the best team.
"I don't think you can be the best team in the league when you have a civilian at quarterback," Wright said, which was followed up by a response of "Come on" by co-host Kevin Wildes.
"I can't say this team with Jared Goff at quarterback is better than the Chiefs or the Bills. I can't, I won't," Wright added, saying that it's "very difficult" in today's NFL to win three games in a row with a "guy" who is just a "good guy,' his classification of the Lions' record-setting quarterback.
"You can be mad, that's my opinion on the Lions," Wright added, to which a co-host called him "dead wrong."
Fans reacted in the comments section of Wright's strongly worded opinions on the Lions quarterback.
"That civilian threw the only perfect 18-for-18, three touchdown game," one said.
"He looks like a kid trying to sound important at the adult table," another reader wrote.
"Ravens did it with Trent Dilfer...No way you can tell me Dilfer is better than Goff," another fan wrote.
Goff is completing 73 percent of his passes, which ranks behind only Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins in terms of players with 1,400 or more passing attempts on the season.
"Goff will feed off that disrespect!" another fan added in response to Wright's comments.
