One of the most persistent narratives of the current NFL season has been shoddy quarterback play, exemplified by perennial benchwarmers like Tom Savage and Brock Osweiler, but exacerbated by high-profile injuries and the blackballing of Colin Kaepernick.

But instead of sulking in the tepid offensive performances this year’s starters are producing, let’s focus on the positive, the bright side, the silver lining of the dust cloud produced by Jacoby Brissett’s body as he’s suplexed into the dirt for the ninth time this quarter. This season, we’ve been treated to an abundance of defensive quarterback play.

A quarterback forced into defense mid-play is a surefire indicator that something has gone horribly wrong. It is also one of the most enchanting occurrences in all of professional sports. I present Jared Goff, who in a Week 7 matchup against the Cardinals, executed a textbook defensive maneuver that would make any coordinator proud:

This is an especially silly football play for a number of reasons, but my favorite thing about it is that it sort of works — Goff doesn’t get credited with the tackle, but he manages to trip up Arizona’s Deone Bucannon. After tossing a pick, Goff (to a minor extent) absolves himself of his Cardinal sin.

When a quarterback takes down his interceptor, he completes a miniature redemption arc, one hidden in a play that, as a whole, will almost certainly be categorized as his mistake. It is a fleeting, oft-forgotten fragment of poetic justice, and I live for that shit.

So in a season plagued by lackluster offensive performances from QBs, I decided to analyze them by their defensive ones. After all, franchise passers are the ones who can handle crises, who remain calm and composed when things go wrong. Everyone knows to tap Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers for a fourth-quarter comeback. What quarterback do you want on your team when a) the ball is suddenly going the other way and b) it’s very likely his fault?