08-13-2017, 05:47 PM
(08-13-2017, 03:38 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: The first preseason game doesn't mean anything in terms of production, on balance, because coaches aren't going to show schemes they'll employ when the season starts.
They definitely want to see players execute the plays they call, so seeing the middle of the D wide open again is something that needs to be corrected right away. They also don't want to see WRs running all over the field, open, on man coverage (things like that). But sacks and pressures...coaches aren't going to fly off the hook in the preseason cause you're not going to see as many stunts and blitzes and disguised coverages as you'll see in the regular season.
Preseason game 1 is for getting used to the live bullets flying and executing your assignment, albeit, mostly basic assignments.
What does any of this have to do with my pre-preseason prediction of 8-8 not changing after 1 game?
I predicted 8-8 before the first game, and because I didn't change it after the first game, a game that's no more than a glorified OTA exercise, I'm out of touch and claim the season is over??
