08-31-2021, 01:43 PM
(08-31-2021, 01:31 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I think these two recent moves (Price and Jordan) really illustrate just how little you can put into the news stories coming out of training camp and the preseason.
How many times have we heard Price was looking great, and he may start? How many times did we hear that Jordan was improving under the tutelage of Pollack? Now they're both gone in a matter of 24 hours.
This is why I warned people about the reports out of camp that Joe Burrow and the offense were struggling, or that Carman was a disaster. Good and bad, it seems we get sucked into these stories every year. The problem is we're listening to reports about practice, meaningless games, and from writers who are either relying on fluff or creating talking points for clicks and views.
This is why I don't buy anything I hear during this time year, and why I always say wake me up when the season starts. I don't want to hear about how good the defense is looking, or how bad Player X is playing. I just don't care. I don't believe any of it (positive or negative) until it actually matters.
Actually, I think it's just the opposite. It is the reports on improvement in camp and his play in the pre season games that made Price worth another team trading for. For our team though, I think it was just a case of too little too late.
