NFL GDT: Pre-season Week 1

[Marc the Habs Fan]

If anyone cares enough about these games where 90% of the players playing will be reserves or on the street in a month, this is the place to talk about it.

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[GKJ]

This is kind of all that needs to be said about how much you should invest in preseason, at least this week

 

[John Price]

It's still football to me damn it

 

[StreetHawk]

This is kind of all that needs to be said about how much you should invest in preseason, at least this week

Back over a decade ago, the standard operating procedure for Pre-season was:

Game 1 - starters for 1 series
Game 2 - starters for Quarter 1
Game 3 - starters into Q3 to get them used to coming out after half time
Game 4 - all starters rest as the real season is the following week.

Now, with it down to 3 games, the final game is the same. Starters will not play for the most part.
Game 2 is when you would see the most starters if they do play at all during the pre-season.

some teams if they have a new HC or new personnel at key roles, like QB may want to have live action. Aside from that, won't see many starters especially from the newer and younger HC today. McVay's stance has changed that narrative of needing reps in pre-season.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'll be watching cause the WR battle in Green Bay is interesting and I want to see how Love does.

 

[John Price]

I'll be watching cause the WR battle in Green Bay is interesting and I want to see how Love does.

I wonder who replaces Adams production. I don't think you can just bring someone up like Marquec Valdez Standing or whatever his name is and have him put up those #'s

 

[WeThreeKings]

I wonder who replaces Adams production. I don't think you can just bring someone up like Marquec Valdez Standing or whatever his name is and have him put up those #'s

MVS is in KC.

It's going to be by committee.. we haven't seen Christian Watson play yet because of a minor knee surgery. But Romeo Doubs has been turning heads every day of camp, so it looks like he's going to get a chance.

Lazard is WR1, Cobb is the slot receiver, they'll give Amari Rodgers another shot. Sammy Watkins looks like a 3/4.

They'll be running a lot of 2RB sets to have Dillon & Jones on the field as much as possible.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Falcons holding their breath.

 

[GKJ]

Hurts 6 for 6, touchdown to Goedert and had a running td called back. Terrific start for the eagles

 

[GKJ]

This is not good, Wilson stares down receiver, never sees the linebacker, and anyone who knows the eagles history with linebackers this is pretty damning.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Wilson hurt his knee.

This is a cursed franchise.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Doesn't look awful but we shall see.

 

[PanthersPens62]

And with that I expect to see little if any starting QB play during the pre-season. You just can't have your starting QB go down in a meaningless slop of something pretending to be a pro football game.

 

[EpochLink]

SMH Jets

 

[Ace]

I never want to see the Bills play anyone worth anything but they always do one of the games. In 2020 there was no preseason and Allen came out on absolute fire to start the year. Last year they made him play one and the offense had its worst game of the year in the opener. There’s no proof playing guys does anything to benefit anyone. He’s not going to learn anything taking snaps with no preparation done on either side. Like…what is Von Miller getting out of doing one snap in a meaningless game?

If you have a starting job locked up I would never put you on the field. If you are trying to earn a starting job you can play a little. If you are trying to make the roster…good news…you’re playing a lot.

 

[GKJ]

For some reason there's reporters already circulating a tweet from a twitter doctor that Wilson has a torn ACL. I'm not saying he doesn't, because it seems like he could, but the evaluations aren't even done yet, that's pretty irresponsible

 

[Ace]

No one should speculate until they know. Non contact injuries are the worst though.

 

[GKJ]

I never want to see the Bills play anyone worth anything but they always do one of the games. In 2020 there was no preseason and Allen came out on absolute fire to start the year. Last year they made him play one and the offense had its worst game of the year in the opener. There’s no proof playing guys does anything to benefit anyone. He’s not going to learn anything taking snaps with no preparation done on either side. Like…what is Von Miller getting out of doing one snap in a meaningless game?

If you have a starting job locked up I would never put you on the field. If you are trying to earn a starting job you can play a little. If you are trying to make the roster…good news…you’re playing a lot.

Some guys want to go through the gameday process and preparation. That, and/or coaches haven't liked what they've seen in practice

 

[EpochLink]

Why was Zach Wilson playing beyond a first series to begin with? I thought they would pull him after their first series and that’s it.

No reason to risk your players being injured

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

That looks like an ACL. As a Jets fan, our fanbase expects the worst so we're never disappointed which is a sad statement in itself. What a gut punch this week has been between Becton and Wilson.

Why was Zach Wilson playing beyond a first series to begin with? I thought they would pull him after their first series and that’s it.

No reason to risk your players being injured

Saleh galaxy brained it after the pick, probably didn't want the negative headlines of his night ending on the pick. But I agree 100%, Wilson played hero ball after his pick and shattered his ACL in all likelihood from it.

 

[EpochLink]

That looks like an ACL. As a Jets fan, our fanbase expects the worst so we're never disappointed which is a sad statement in itself. What a gut punch this week has been between Becton and Wilson.



Saleh galaxy brained it after the pick, probably didn't want the negative headlines of his night ending on the pick. But I agree 100%, Wilson played hero ball after his pick and shattered his ACL in all likelihood from it.

Looking at the replay, Wilson should’ve just slid for the down or run out of bounds.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Looking at the replay, Wilson should’ve just slid for the down or run out of bounds.

Yep, also with the late/dirty hit that Quincy Williams gave on Hurts, you just knew something bad karma wise was gonna happen to Wilson.

 

[GKJ]

Could just as easily suffer that injury in practice.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

I am no expert but believe that a) you can semi-diagnose a torn ACL without the MRI and b) if they thought it was torn, it would have leaked out by now.

And now this tweet comes in: