
I see a lot of "hot takes" in a given day, but they don't get much hotter than the e-mail I received last night, the title of which was "A Peterson & His Dum Agent." (Yes, it was spelled like that).
Why Don't All Of You Just "STOP" Writing About A P & His Agent, Who Cares. This Team Could Have Batman & Superman On It They Will Only Win 6 Games This Year, Our Great Q/B Can't See Over The Line, He Is To Short.
There was so much in such a small space that it would have been easy to overlook one of the most glaring points of controversy: A team with Batman and Superman would only win six games? I don't think so. Thankfully, a lot of other folks jumped in on Twitter after I posted the letter. What follows here is a smattering of their thoughts combined with my scouting report of Batman, Superman and how they would impact the 2015 Vikings.
SUPERPOWERS
In this area, it seems as though Superman has a clear edge over Batman. In fact, I'm not even sure a lot of Batman's powers are relevant on a football field because he's so dependent on gadgets and a fancy car. Superman, though? Faster than a speeding bullet; able to leap tall buildings in a single bound; those are transferable skills. Also, there's this intangible:
That said, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges jumped into the Twitter discussion on Wednesday morning with a good point in favor of Batman, calling Superman, essentially, a one-trick pony while Batman has the ability to evolve in an ever-changing NFL.
FILM REVIEW Any good scout, though, will go back to the film instead of just relying on preconceived notions and raw data. Here we see the official trailer for Batman vs. Superman. At around the 30 second mark, you see Superman's strength really coming through when he holds up what appears to be an entire rocket ship. The combine doesn't test for that kind of thing, but I have to think in basic bench press drills, he'd kill it.
The first glimpse of Batman is around 1:10, and he's stoic; dark; brooding. He's not even really doing anything. Sure, in previous film sessions he's saving people and showing off tremendous strength. But I want to see it every time I turn on the film.