08-13-2017, 03:38 PM
(08-13-2017, 11:43 AM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Come on, so many here were waiting for the preseason games to even 'MAKE' a guess at where this team would finish!
Preseason tells the coaches which 53 they keep, what their depth looks like. and where their weaknesses are.
I predicted 8-8 after the draft, and after one game, I stand by that.
My prediction may change as the preason games unfold as we will all get to see the dress rehearsal game against the Redskins, where they usually put starters out for the first half. My 8-8 may tweak after those first 3 games, but don't come on here with that foolishness that preseason games don't mean anything.
Yes, the SCORES don't mean anything because there are teams that have gone 0-4 in preseason and made the playoffs. (14 times).
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.
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