{"id":31894,"date":"2022-08-12T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=31894"},"modified":"2022-08-12T17:35:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:35:09","slug":"what-can-we-learn-from-the-nfl-preseason-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2022\/08\/12\/what-can-we-learn-from-the-nfl-preseason-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can We Learn From the NFL Preseason, Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, the preseason. Where the playsheet isn\u2019t real and the points really, truly don\u2019t matter. For any NFL fan worth their salt, we all make a big show out of getting excited for the Hall of Fame game, the official start of the exhibition schedule. In reality, who among us stuck out the Jaguars-Raiders tilt until the final whistle? If you get paid to write about football, you don\u2019t count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting last season, the NFL preseason schedule was thankfully reduced to only three games. What we as viewers got back was an extra week of not having to watch roster bubble quarterbacks float uncatchable passes to receivers picked up off the high school field next door to Lambeau. While at-home viewers and some starting players (looking at you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/green-bay-packers\/post\/_\/id\/22526\/aaron-rodgers-doesnt-hide-disdain-for-preseason\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/rodgers-admits-he-misled-people-about-his-covid-19-vaccine-status-2021-11-09\/\">you capital <\/a>douchecanoe) may be relieved at fewer times having to run through the charade of getting dressed and warmed up, taking three snaps against Pro Bowl-caliber competition, and sitting on the bench for three hours, I would argue something else. Roster bubble players and non-starters, who benefit most from these simulated game environments, are the ones who seem to matter the least to the average fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we\u2019ll get into that in a bit. Before we hit the fundamental question of what we learn in August, it might be prudent to briefly cover what the preseason <strong>doesn\u2019t <\/strong>teach us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If a team will be good or not<\/li><li>Who will be a quality fantasy football starter<\/li><li>What the new (head coach\/starting WR\/offensive scheme\/draft pick) will look like come the regular season<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To wit: The Baltimore Ravens now own a 21-game preseason winning streak since 2016, the longest in NFL history. This has netted the franchise exactly one playoff win. Preseason wins and losses, again, matter about as much as telling Antonio Cromartie to use a condom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for fantasy relevance, you can\u2019t gauge whether somebody\u2019s ADP is spot-on over five carries or four targets, no matter how much of an expert you claim to be. Lastly, as we all know, coaches are famously paranoid and play everything close to the vest for game scenarios, so they won\u2019t be trotting out the entire playbook, new concepts, or using their new shiny free-agent safety to their full potential in August. Don\u2019t hold your breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, we can glean a handful of things from the warm-up games.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22224497731597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173011\/AP22224497731597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173011\/AP22224497731597-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173011\/AP22224497731597-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (AP Photo\/Michael Dwyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-uniforms-and-rule-changes\"><br>New Uniforms and Rule Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pretty simple. No fewer than 14 teams have <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/14-nfl-teams-getting-uniforms-164332837.html#:~:text=Several%20NFL%20teams%20are%20getting,with%20more%20sure%20to%20come.\">shiny new uniform<\/a> additions this season, including the return of Pat Patriot to Foxborough. No matte helmets, though, sadly. Bring back matte helmets! As for rules, the biggie this year is the playoff overtime change, courtesy of The Greatest Playoff Game of All Time last season: both teams will receive a possession.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22207732670891.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173118\/AP22207732670891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173118\/AP22207732670891-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173118\/AP22207732670891-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/Nick Wass, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injuries-and-availability\">Injuries and Availability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Injuries are tricky. The longer you\u2019re a fan, the more content you consume, the more podcasts you listen to, and ultimately the more you think you know about how injuries work in the NFL. News flash: you\u2019ve never torn your ACL or had seven fractured ribs. Even if you have, you\u2019re not a professional athlete. I stepped on a Lego last summer and couldn\u2019t bathe myself for three days. Trying to figure out the performance level or availability of any given player is up to the team (and to a lesser extent, sadly, the player), and the best indicator of that we have is preseason action. Is the player on the field? That\u2019s a good sign. Are they not? It could be a bad sign. Unfortunately, it\u2019s kind of a binary result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-depth-charts-backups-and-unsung-heroes\">Depth Charts, Backups, and Unsung Heroes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of not being the licensed medical professionals we think we are, we\u2019re also not walking Pro Football Reference datacenters (well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cynthia-frelund-aa932315\/\">most of us<\/a>). Quick, name the backup long snapper for the Seahawks last season. Trick question: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OttxTy00.htm\">Tyler Ott<\/a> didn\u2019t need a backup, and neither do most other teams because that\u2019s a roster spot more valuable for a skill position player. Every season, a handful of players come from \u201cout of nowhere\u201d to become stars and All-Pros and Super Bowl champions. They don\u2019t spontaneously appear on the sidelines; they appear in the preseason.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22224627013292.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173237\/AP22224627013292.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173237\/AP22224627013292-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12173237\/AP22224627013292-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-best-part-of-football-isn-t-the-football\">The Best Part of Football Isn\u2019t the Football<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My personal favorite thing about the preseason is Hard Knocks, full stop. Not because of the incredible production values, the emotional roller coaster ride, or even the trek through each team\u2019s facilities. It\u2019s the characters. People forget NFL players are people sometimes, I think. We worry about their stats and availability, and laugh at their blunders (my wife will never forget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VTvjRHcmOE\">Odell and the Net<\/a>), but how many players do you recognize without their helmets on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, the preseason allows us to learn about UDFAs, late-round rookies we may never see play again, assistant coaches, and more. Televised preseason games feature a team\u2019s local broadcasters and production crews, not the national ones. We may hear from a long-retired or beloved member of the franchise\u2019s family. We get local sponsors, locally-flavored analysis, and great in-game anecdotes. To me, that\u2019s more watchable and wildly more entertaining than the on-field product itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, the preseason is different things to different people. The games are not \u201cmeaningless\u201d any more than a job interview or a family reunion is. They just might mean something unique to each of us, and that\u2019s okay. There\u2019s still lots to learn for most of us. Except, of course, for Aaron Rodgers. F*ck that dude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the preseason. Where the playsheet isn\u2019t real and the points really, truly don\u2019t matter. For any NFL fan worth their salt, we all make a big show out of getting excited for the Hall of Fame game, the official start of the exhibition schedule. 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