Jameson Williams' frustrating day does nothing to limit Jared Goff's confidence

The Detroit Lions went up against one of the NFL's best defenses in Week 4, and did more than enough offensively to run away from the Cleveland Browns by a score of 34-10.

Just the fact that the Lions were able to win is significant because Cleveland had just beaten the Green Bay Packers in a Week 3 upset, and Detroit was on a short week after an emotional road victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Still, there were a few frustrations.

For starters, the Lions were unable to establish Jameson Williams as one of their top pass catchers. While Amon-Ra St. Brown remained solid with two touchdowns and 70 yards, Williams struggled. He had multiple dropped passes and only made two catches for 40 yards. Jared Goff was intercepted on one of his targets and failed to connect on another deep shot.

In spite of the frustration, Goff isn't going to change his game plans with Williams. Instead of sulking about the performance of Williams, he took time afterward to build up the impact of his speedy receiver on the game and take the fall for some issues feeding him the ball.

"I think we would love to go to him as much as possible. He's as good of a player as there is in this league. I don't think this game was something different," Goff said after the game. "He was open on some of them, he was covered on some of them. I made a poor decision on the interception that had nothing to do with getting him the ball. I just saw it poorly and got pretty reckless. (That's) one I'd like back."

Goff didn't have his best game, only throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns while amassing an 86.7 QBR. As a leader, he's smart to look inward rather than be critical of teammates who were battling with him.

Goff hasn't lost faith in Williams despite his rough day catching the ball

In some circumstances, a quarterback might have a secret frustration with a receiver unable to pull in multiple passes. With the sure-handed St. Brown at his disposal, those targets might go elsewhere in the coming weeks. Detroit's locker room, however, is unique in its selflessness.

Goff chose to build up Williams as a major game breaker afterward, smartly pointing out that he is still capable of exploding at any moment, even in spite of some of his ups and downs.

"I thought Jameson did fine," Goff said. "He had a couple drops there, but he's so steady Eddie throughout the week. I've got no reservations with him at all. He's as good as it gets in our league. He can score on any touch. He can score from anywhere and (I'm) going to keep believing in him no matter what."

In his career, Williams has been a proven home run hitter. Goff is right that he can put up points fast. That's the kind of player a team is smart not to give up on. The Lions were able to win comfortably even without Williams having his usual impact. The strong bet is that Williams bounces back in the coming weeks and hits more big plays.

Though Williams struggled, the Lions still scored a big win, and Goff remains on track to repair the communication issues that plagued his connection with the speedster.