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?
Not sure if unpopular but there are just too many rules. Stupid ones like ineligible man downfield. So the olinemen went 1 yard past LOS before a ball was thrown, who gives a fuck? Illegal shift or motion are stupid as well and just slow the game down.
There shouldn’t be any automatic first down penalties. If the penalty yards are enough to go past a first down then the team gets first down. A 3rd and 29 defensive holding should not be an automatic 1st down especially how judgmental these types of calls are in the first place. To add to this, I hate the half the distance to the goal rules. If defense commits a penalty where the yards would end up in the endzone, put it on the 1. If an offense commits a penalty where the yards would put them back in the endzone, put it at the 1 and then add the extra yards to the first down marker (if you get off. holding on 5 yard line, go back 4 yards to the 1 and add the other 6 to the first down marker).
The nfl needs a sky judge so every flag thrown the ref that throws the flag uses his mic to call the judge to immediately look at the offending player/play and decide if its worthy of a penalty. It’s impossible for refs to be perfect watching 22 guys going full speed, throw the flag and let a replay official determine if it’s a good call or not.