NFL Preseason thread

[Sam Mills 51]

No biggie. It obviously can't compare to Erin Andrews in a clubhouse.

 

[BYH]

Saints open Thurs. on road as underdogs at Cards.
This is the first game, and one bookend, while the NFC title game vs. Giants will be other bookend.
In between's a long, interesting season.

Super Bowl just may be the Saints' exciting finale.

My first instinct was to say not likely.

But then I remembered you said last fall Eli Manning would win a title some day. So I may in fact place some $$$ on the Saints winning it all.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Saints will have weapons on offense, and I suspect New Orleans will be better than last season.

But the defense has entirely too many questions. Linebackers should be better (though not exactly reminiscent of the Dome Patrol) but D-line isn't up to snuff and secondary is shaky at best.

Sorry ... don't see it happening.

 

[Oz]

But why are the Redskins and Colts playing FIVE preseason games?

Happens every year with the two teams that play this game, it's nothing new.

 

[Lieslntx]

All I know is I am happy that football is back on. Football makes me happy. And feel free to make fun of me for it. It won't matter. 'Cause I am HAPPY!

 

[Write-brained]

No biggie. It obviously can't compare to Erin Andrews in a clubhouse.

Haven't read that one either. Is it worth looking at?

 

[SalukiNC]

Gray > Sorgi

 

[JackReacher]

I'm so glad the NFL games are back, even if it is preseason. I'm sick of this never-ending baseball garbage. Enough already.

I watched the entire game tonight and thought Brennan was fantastic. Made some really tough throws look pretty damn easy. Not bad for a system quarterback.

Marcus Mason also looked really good, and Hart ran tough.

The game was actually pretty good despite the starters playing a series or two.

 

[sportschick]

Can we please stop with the "Brennan's a system quarterback" ****. Every quarterback's a system quarterback.

 

[StaggerLee]

One of my colleagues said -- following Georgia's dismantling of Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl -- that he would retire from sports writing if Colt Brennan made it out of an NFL team's training camp.

Might want to start checking the jobs board, there may be a position opening.

 

[BigSleeper]

I was giddy as all hell when I came across the game last night. I'll take round-the-clock meaningless NFL preseason games over even one minute of Olympics horse**** any day.

 

[93Devil]

I like that football is back, but the preseason is worthless unless a player gets hurt. I take that back, it is worthwhile to see if a late round pick (Colt for example) seems to have enough skill to be a factor on the team.

To gauge starters or teams overall ability in these games is futile.

I think when the Steelers won the Super Bowl, they did not have the first team offense score a touchdown the entire preseason.

 

[JakeandElwood]

If memory serves, the '85 Bears didn't win a game in the preseason.

 

[JackReacher]

Can we please stop with the "Brennan's a system quarterback" ****. Every quarterback's a system quarterback.

Amen. Looking back, I prolly should have used the blue font on that line.

 

[forever_town]

I don't care much for the first preseason games. The third one is generally when most teams play their starters longer anyway.

But once the season begins, I'm a football junkie. Taking a couple years off from fantasy football helped me to enjoy the game for its sake rather than stay up until 2 a.m. hoping that Javon Walker would get shut out by the Broncos secondary on a Monday night game when I have to be up early to cover a murder trial.

 

[93Devil]

I don't care much for the first preseason games. The third one is generally when most teams play their starters longer anyway.

But once the season begins, I'm a football junkie. Taking a couple years off from fantasy football helped me to enjoy the game for its sake rather than stay up until 2 a.m. hoping that Javon Walker would get shut out by the Broncos secondary on a Monday night game when I have to be up early to cover a murder trial.

FT, one cure is to be in so many leagues that you just don't care.

You just look up what happened Monday morning and take it from there.

I agree though. I hate it when the words "my fantasy team" are said from 1 pm Sunday to 12:30 am Tuesday morning.

Anyone who turns off their favorite team to see who scores a TD in the Dolphins game is just sick.

 

[Overrated]

I watched the entire game tonight and thought Brennan was fantastic. Made some really tough throws look pretty damn easy. Not bad for a system quarterback.

Marcus Mason also looked really good, and Hart ran tough.

The game was actually pretty good despite the starters playing a series or two.

I wish this is what AP would've sent...rather than a 17-inch story that I whacked down to about 6.

 

[forever_town]

I watched the entire game tonight and thought Brennan was fantastic. Made some really tough throws look pretty damn easy. Not bad for a system quarterback.

Marcus Mason also looked really good, and Hart ran tough.

The game was actually pretty good despite the starters playing a series or two.

I wish this is what AP would've sent...rather than a 17-inch story that I whacked down to about 6.

You could soooo work for USA Today. Sapping the soul out of a story is what they do well!

 

[pallister]

Football doesn't start until after the World Series. And even then, it's only two days a week between hockey games.

The White Sox fell out of first place the day of the first preseason game. Coincidence? I think not. It's football season.

 

[forever_town]

FT, one cure is to be in so many leagues that you just don't care.

Did that one year. That's a case when the cure is worse than the disease IMO.

I actually signed up to play fantasy football again this year. I didn't know what I was thinking.