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?
QB is the most important position in football, but it’s overall importance is overstated. Many teams in the last decade or so have made deep runs or won Super Bowls with merely “good” QBs and they will continue to do so in the future. People act like QB is Everything or that nobody else can be the most valuable just because of the QB position and I disagree with that level.
Similarly, Cooper Kupp should have won MVP or at least been legitimately in the conversation in 2021. Stafford is IMO an underrated QB for most of his career, but in no way does he lead them to a Super Bowl without Kupp’s all-time great play. Kupp is why they beat the Brady Bucs to advance and he helped keep the team on track when Woods went down and OBJ was just okay during the regular season. People discount a season like this simply for not playing QB, but with and without Kupp was also a huge difference. Hell the year before they won their playoff game w/ Goff and Kupp, then lost the one he got injured for a very simplistic look. Barely even being considered is a joke.