Schneed10
08-18-2006, 10:57 AM
Fans read into every play of the preseason, hoping to catch a glimpse of their team’s potential that season. But every year we watch several teams go 0-4 or 1-3 in the preseason, only to turn around and make the playoffs in the regular season. And for every one of those teams, there is a team that goes 4-0 or 3-1 in the August warmups, only to tank in the regular season. So if win-loss record doesn’t help us evaluate anything, what signs of progress can we look for to properly evaluate the team in the preseason? The following guidelines may help shine light on the key areas of interest.
Read the full article here:
http://www.thewarpath.net/wordpress/2006/08/18/evaluating-preseason-performance/
And feel free to discuss.
ArtMonkDrillz
08-18-2006, 11:18 AM
I think you'd be better than half of the talking heads on ESPN, Scheed. I might have to print this out and bring it with me to the game to keep focused. Good work.
TheMalcolmConnection
08-18-2006, 11:24 AM
Great points. Maybe it'll help people calm down a little bit.
GTripp0012
08-18-2006, 11:49 AM
Good call. I'm not sure I'd even put that much stock into the preseason. I'm just sick and tired of people who think wins and losses in the preseason means anything.
A lot of people get paid to tell us they do.
Big C
08-18-2006, 12:41 PM
remember, we did go 4-0 in pre season in spurrier's first season and look what happened. pre-season is just to get players back in the flow, winning and losing isnt important in the pre season, especially since backups play 80% of the game
TheMalcolmConnection
08-18-2006, 01:16 PM
Right. Also remember that Spurrier was running like reverses and trick plays to run up the scores. The teams that are winning by a lot in preseason might be giving away more than we know.
backrow
08-18-2006, 01:41 PM
I'm confused!
Do I begin drinking heavily, or
focus on the nuances?
I can't do both! (sets glass down!)
Schneed10
08-18-2006, 01:47 PM
I'm confused!
Do I begin drinking heavily, or
focus on the nuances?
I can't do both! (sets glass down!)
When in doubt, always drink heavily. Let someone else tell you how Campbell did.
SmootSmack
08-18-2006, 01:48 PM
That was a good read, nice work
dmek25
08-18-2006, 01:56 PM
hey schneed, excellent read. especially the drinking heavily reference, everyone should keep that in mind. i was just getting on a friend of mine( who is a raider fan) about the preseason , when our second and third teamers looked like they couldnt compete with a good high school teaml