08-24-2017, 03:26 PM
(08-23-2017, 06:09 PM)Joelist Wrote: Then there are those of us who saw the EXACT SAME THING happen last preseason, with the OL not ready for prime time and the defense showing bad tackling and constantly getting caught out of position. And the reaction from others that "it's only preseason" was exactly like this time.
So what happened?
In the regular season both issues were still there and killed us. The OL was a sieve and the defense took half the season to remember basic principles of defense. So we have direct, recent precedent for preseason play quality reflecting regular season play quality.
They struggled in 2015 preseason also.
Then went along to absolutely tear it up.
Pre-season can be concerning to fans sure but the reality is the pre-season is not a true showing of potential team talent.
If I remember correctly the 0-16 Lions went 4-0 in the pre-season that same year
The real issue for 2016 was injuries to skill players.
Hell even with the lower half of the depth chart playing the difference between 6-9-1 and 10-6 was 9 fricken points.
