The obstacles Jared Goff encountered as the University of California’s starting quarterback steeled him for what he would need to endure if the Browns were to draft him as their savior.
Tony Franklin, Cal’s offensive coordinator during Goff’s three collegiate seasons, is certain.
“If I was going to go out right now and restart a franchise and I wanted the picture of my franchise to be that community, that town, toughness, the ability to fight and to compete under adversity,” Franklin said during a recent phone interview, “I’d sure as hell want Jared Goff to be my franchise quarterback because he’s got all those qualities.