BIRKETT ON PRESEASON FOOTBALL
Dave Birkett of the Free Press wrote a perfect column outlining the meaninglessness of preseason football. Here’s the first few paragraphs
Between forced season ticket buys, unwatchable second halves and pointless season-altering injuries, there are few redeeming qualities to preseason football.
But the worst part about the exhibition exercise that the NFL puts its 32 teams through four or, in some cases, five times a year is the overreaction that comes with every game.
Sure, that happens in the regular season, too. That’s the nature of our instant-gratification society.
But you don’t need to be the 2008 Preseason Champion Detroit Lions to know which games matter and which games don’t.
KEVIN WHITE’S MINDSET
Adam Jahns with quotes from Cutler:
As for White’s drop, Cutler sounded almost happy it happened. Such plays lead to more dialogue between him and the second-year receiver.
‘‘He handles it well,’’ Cutler said. ‘‘He’s always the first guy to blame himself, no matter what the situation is, so I just try to keep him positive and keep him going. There’s no point or real time for us to dwell on it. We have to move on, and he does that well.’’
