That might seem like the most obvious headline we've ever written, but sadly it is not because modern logic when it comes to sports is all messed up.

Here's the deal with Teddy Bridgewater: If he's healthy enough to play — not necessarily 100 percent because once you get into the season, few players remain 100 percent — he should play. It does not matter that sitting him tonight would give Bridgewater extra time to heal for next week. It does not matter that it's supposed to rain. It does not matter that he is a rookie.

What matters is that, if healthy enough to play, he is the best option the Vikings have at quarterback. He could very well have a bright future ahead, and it is important not to unnecessarily expose him to a higher risk of re-injuring the ankle IF he is not healthy enough to play.

But the future vanishes into the present quickly every year. Right now, the Vikings are 2-2 in the NFC North. It's a mediocre division that figures to be wide open until the end. Even if this started out as a rebuilding year, the present says this: a win tonight would put the Vikings at 3-2, one game ahead of their border rivals and with a road victory already in hand. Detroit might be 3-1 now, but the Packers are still this division's biggest threat.

As such, a win would put the Vikings in a very nice position going forward. That doesn't mean they should play Bridgewater at all costs. But it means that if he is healthy enough to play, he should because the only thing that really matters is that he gives the Vikings the best chance to win right now.

That sentiment gets lost sometimes on fans who give up on seasons when they are barely started, preferring instead to be seduced by the potential of the future. Might as well start tanking now! Get that high draft pick!

No. Win. Always try to win. Feel free to gaze off into the future every now and then, but on game day keep both eyes fixed on the present. That means Teddy if he's healthy.