Diggs today

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@pattersaur said:

@Jor-El said:

Regardless of where he was on the "diva scale", I think the staff badly misjudged his impact on the offense. In hindsight, it sure looks like, even when he wasn't getting great stats, he was taking double coverage or more on every play and pulling the secondary further downfield. Think what the effect that has on Thielen, on Cook, every other part of the offense. Bisi Johnson is getting a fraction of the attention and most everyone is bunched up in the middle of the field.
Maybe Jefferson turns into a threat soon and helps. I think the team thought Irv Smith would thrive, but the absence of Diggs might be taking away the open spots over the middle. Also, that drop by Smith on Sunday made me ashamed he was wearing #84.

Side note- the fact the Vikings haven't retired #84 is clownish. #80 is retired for CC. I can't understand why #84 isn't retired for Moss. All due respect to CC who is a legend, Moss is widely thought of as the better player.

Thats a very good point...

#84 should be retired, probably just a matter of when. He's clearly one of the top 3 most impactful players to ever don the purple jersey. 

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@purplefaithful said:

@pattersaur said:

@Jor-El said:

Regardless of where he was on the "diva scale", I think the staff badly misjudged his impact on the offense. In hindsight, it sure looks like, even when he wasn't getting great stats, he was taking double coverage or more on every play and pulling the secondary further downfield. Think what the effect that has on Thielen, on Cook, every other part of the offense. Bisi Johnson is getting a fraction of the attention and most everyone is bunched up in the middle of the field.
Maybe Jefferson turns into a threat soon and helps. I think the team thought Irv Smith would thrive, but the absence of Diggs might be taking away the open spots over the middle. Also, that drop by Smith on Sunday made me ashamed he was wearing #84.

Side note- the fact the Vikings haven't retired #84 is clownish. #80 is retired for CC. I can't understand why #84 isn't retired for Moss. All due respect to CC who is a legend, Moss is widely thought of as the better player.

Thats a very good point...

#84 should be retired, probably just a matter of when. He's clearly one of the top 3 most impactful players to ever don the purple jersey. 

I'd take it even further. I think he's the most impactful player to wear any NFL jersey. There might have been better players long term, but I can't think of a single player in NFL history that had more impact on the game than Randy. I doubt there ever will be. 

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Completely agree about Moss and #84, but I don't think this team wants to retire it; otherwise, why keep giving it to players like Patterson and Smith, who they hope will have long careers? If you retire 84 within the next 7-8 years, you have to take it away from Smith. Not impossible, but...why wouldn't they make plans and avoid that? Made sense to do it in or around 2018 when he went into the HOF. It's another WTF.

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@purplefaithful said:
Randy Moss in his prime to the Raiders was worse, much worse.

Look, we clearly miss Diggs and I was po'd we lost him. But I think some of you are giving Diggs a pass for being a diva and a Richard and coloring it he wanted something better and newer. 

Both SF and GB pound the rock. SF kicked our ass last year with good d and pounding the football.

Look at what the GB rb did yesterday vs Detroit. The Titans too. Seattle does as well with 2 very good rbs. Dallas with Zeke. 

These modern offenses have crossing patterns, bunch formations and pound the rock. The Vikings would too, but dont have the OL to do much of either.  

This.