Let’s hear it! Give me your most unpopular opinions so far this season. I know this sub can be a hive mind echo chamber sometimes where people all arrive at certain assumptions and conclusions based on small sample sizes or bias’.
Here’s a few of my unpopular (to this sub) takes:
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RBs aren’t a “luxury” pick in the first round of the draft, you just have to accept that the pick won’t be as “long term” as other positions. Drafting guys like CMC, Travis ETN, Bijan, etc. aren’t “wastes” or “luxuries”. Those guys can really aid an offense, especially in the current era where we’re coming back around to ground attacks. The big issue is the second contract, but you’ll still have a stud weapon on the cheap for 4-5 years. More specially, I don’t see anything wrong with the Gibbs pick. People think he’s a bust or a waste bc he hasn’t been a 20-25 touch guy 6 games into his career… I think he can be a huge contributor for them for 4 seasons or so. If he helps them in big playoff games, then the pick is worth it, even if he’s not a guy who’s around for 6-10 seasons.
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A QBs ability to process info and remained poised is far more important than athletic ability. Everyone is looking for the shiny athlete like Josh Allen or Lamar, but honestly guys like Brock Purdy, Kirk, Goff, etc. are way more attainable and way safer. They can process info and deliver accurate passes. Obviously the gold standard is a freak athlete who’s an elite processor, but I think some teams try to find the athletes first then try to teach the mental aspect. While it’s true that you can’t teach athletic ability like Fields has, or the arm talent Wilson has, it’s not so easy to teach the mental component either.
What’re your guys’ hot takes and unpopular opinions?
I like the fumble out of the endzone = touchback for the defense rule.
Let the defense keep one of the few rules that doesn't benefit the offense. And if a ball carrier wants to try and reach to make a play, it gives the defense a chance to punish them.
Also love this rule, if you want to get reckless with the ball that close to the endzone, there should be bigger consequences than just getting the ball back at the 1 .
And hearing the players talk, they are told not to stretch at the line especially not on a crucial down to avoid it.
I can't find it anywhere but I saw it described as 'when you're invading a castle and drop your battering ram in the moat, you don't get the ram back.'
Unironically solved the issue in my head
Yeah now that we are a few weeks removed from this happening to us and JJ, I can see why it’s a rule. If it happened to the other team I’m not sure I would have complained haha
Agreed. A fumble in your own endzone should definitely be costly.
I didn’t until some recent discussion on it, I think from JJ’s during Vikings eagles? I forget the exact wording but basically “endzone belongs to the defense”
Same.
I think they should have the defense team safety punt the ball back to the team who's offense fumbled so they keep possession but they still get pushed back
I hate it because it impacted the Vikings negatively this year, but I’m biased. I know I’ll love it when it benefits us
As long as the defense doesn’t bat the ball out of the end zone, right 2016 Seahawks?
I agree. Nobody seems to understand this rule. I ask who’s endzone is it anyway? It’s the defense’s. I like to think the out of bounds in the endzone as an extra player that recovers the fumble. But most people focus on the optics of it.