I don’t understand why anybody puts stock in preseason wins or losses. Lions were 4-0 in their 0-16 campaign. In crunch time at the end of games it’s 3rd-5th stringers out there. It’s very useful to see your players get the full speed, full contact reps they can’t get in practice. If wins meant anything more than the ink on a scoresheet, better players would be in the game in the 4th.If it were an indication of what we might expect during the regular season, then I might be a little more enthused. But I vividly remember the Mora year in 2009 when we went 4-0 in the preseason. As a matter of fact, our combined preseason record in 2008/2009, our two worst back-to back seasons this century, was a gaudy 7-1, the one loss coming by a single point.
But like you said, to each his own.
Well put. More so than ever before, preseason games are all about talent evaluation, in particular, those younger players that are on the bubble and just trying to make the team.I don’t understand why anybody puts stock in preseason wins or losses. Lions were 4-0 in their 0-16 campaign. In crunch time at the end of games it’s 3rd-5th stringers out there. It’s very useful to see your players get the full speed, full contact reps they can’t get in practice. If wins meant anything more than the ink on a scoresheet, better players would be in the game in the 4th.