
I was at home minding my own business, checking work e-mail and watching another torturous Twins-Yankees game, when I received at 9:45 p.m. an e-mail from a reader named Terrence. There was nothing at all in the body of the e-mail, but the subject line said it all:
"I'd start Sloter over Bridgewater any day of the week."
I can only guess the e-mail was prompted by things I've written about the Vikings' suddenly complicated quarterback situation. And yeah, I suppose right at this moment I'd take Sloter over Bridgewater any day of the week since Teddy is still recovering from a massive injury. But if they're both healthy? Maybe take the guy who has a resume that goes beyond one preseason.
After recovering from the searing heat of that hot take, though, I put on a full fire suit and asked for more. At 10:01 p.m., I put out a Twitter call for followers to e-mail me their best subject-line-only hot take, with the promise that I'd publish the best ones.
I counted 44 usable ones by 8 a.m. this morning — with most coming in before midnight. Here are the 10 best of the bunch with a comment from me on each:
Brent: "The Vikings are purposefully limiting Bradford to hurt his negotiation leverage during contract talks."
Comment: Sabotaging their 2017 season to save some money down the road? That would be quite the long play. I'm going to guess the Vikings aren't really doing that.
Alex: "If Adrian Peterson is traded to the Packers by Week 4 he will lead the league in rushing."