The pre-season for the NFL is always bitter sweet. We all love to have our teams back in action and it sometimes fun to watch the position competitions. We get way to much analysis from the likes of ESPN and your local market news but at the same time it's great to have football back in the head lines....especially when you route for a baseball team that currently resides in the cellar. Listed below are the main reasons I think the pre-season sucks:
1. While watching a pre-season game the announcers always feel the need to explain that it's just a pre-season game therefore you'll see a lot of subbing in and out, mistakes, procedure penalties, and yada yada yada. What is probably more annoying is them trying to sell you on the second half by saying things like "you've probably never heard of most of these guys but this is the most important game of their life"....like I care, most of them are going to be bagging groceries next month anyway.
2. The results are never realistic. Right now, the Ravens are dominating the Patriots 16-6. This probably would not happen in the regular season. The Ravens played the tightest game of the regular season against the Pats last year but it's not likely this outcome would be typical. The problem is Tom Brady and Randy Moss didn't even suit up. Most of the Ravens key players like Ray Lewis played only a series and then there are guys like Terrel Suggs that haven't even reported to camp yet (franchise protest). Not to mention the 17 players that didn't suit up due to "injuries".
3. I think this is the main reason I don't like the pre-season: IT'S TOO FUCKING LONG!! Do these guys actually need nearly a month and a half and 4 games to get into game day shape? If they do then shame on them for slacking off in the off season. Pre-season games are a joke and it becomes worse every year. You rarely get starters in the game until the third or game and even then they might play a half. I think the players and the coaches would prefer to play meaningful games so I really hope the NFL considers dropping at least one of the pre-season games and make the season a game or so longer. I know the fans wouldn't complain and I can't imagine the players would. They already bitch about having to play in games that don't mean anything and run the risk of getting a season ending injury.
The best thing that could happen this pre-season is if Brett Favre gets into the third or fourth Jets game and gets his leg broken. Not only would that be irony for Jets fans but Favre would get a little justice for being a douche bag. As a matter of fact I think Favre has moved from stiff of the week to the official "How my ass taste" award winner for now on I&TSG.
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