The sane, rational take on rookie sensation Stefon Diggs is that he’s having a really nice training camp and looks like he will be a pretty good player who complements the other pieces the Vikings have on offense.
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But training camp is no time for being sane and rational, it’s time for breathless optimism, over-the-top comparison and wild, irresponsible hype.
And it’s not just the fans and media who sometimes get taken in by this tendency toward hyperbole. It happens to the players too.
Mike Wallace got sucked into the hype game Sunday when he talked about his new teammate Diggs by comparing him to a former teammate who has developed into one of the NFL’s best receivers (via Vikings.