They honestly need prescreen games more than ever with the newish practice limitations. Plus you have tremendous turnover in rosters each year. Don't kid yourself, if this were game 1 of the regular season, he would have been hurt on drive 2 of the first regular season game. Guys are going to get hurt- in the offseason, in practice, during preseason games, and during regular games.

I think the idea that preseason games are needed is wrong. College football gets away without having any preseason games and the NFL guys are more prepared and better. The only real thing that happens in college is a team or two comes out flat in week 1 and loses to an inferior opponent but that happens in week 1 of the NFL anyways.

I love the "bad thoughts" attacks.

It confirms I am right and those who use them don't have an argument.

No one said Meredith is Michael Irvin. But no one disagrees he is/was the best Bears receiver. That should make you extra careful with him, should it not?

The purpose of pre-season is to get ready for the regular season. That can still be done by holding out your best assets. Because of the owners' money grab of charging regular season prices for pre-season game tickets, we all have to suffer through these games. But I don't think you are any better prepared playing against other teams than practicing against yourselves, ones versus ones, twos versus twos and so on. There are no pre-season games in college, and the college teams seem to do just fine without them.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

I wouldn't feel great about NFL teams with limited practice schedules going into week 1. But if they adjusted practice schedules to allow for more prep time, it might work. Otherwise, the first few weeks of regular season would be quite a learning curve.

They have a union in the NFL which restricts practice time, unlike college.

They have a union in the NFL which restricts practice time, unlike college.

Again, you can have your thoughts, but like most evangelical Protestants, they aren't grounded in any objective reality.

Why though? Colleges can handle it. It's obviously not that important if teams only treat the third preseason game as anything close to a real game. It's something that came about because most of the players were doing other jobs in the offseason. Now they are all full time.

NFL starters play the equivalent of about 2 full games in the preseason. So by removing the preseason, you reduce the injury risk of the NFL starters by 11% (2 /18). In return, you get guys that aren't game ready in the first game, which probably would increase injuries like pulled muscles and you negatively impact the quality of regular season play.

Why though? Colleges can handle it. It's obviously not that important if teams only treat the third preseason game as anything close to a real game. It's something that came about because most of the players were doing other jobs in the offseason. Now they are all full time.

I'll point out that colleges also have restricted practice time even without a union.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

They aren't just sitting around doing nothing. They scrimmage and simulate game action.

Week 1 would be different but nothing earth shattering.

You know if football is that unsafe that practice needs to be severely limited and preseason games are too big of an injury risk, well then, maybe the sport should not be played. As I get older, I get increasingly disgusted at these injuries.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Kids are on campus all year working out with each other.
Nothing like the NFL.

You know if football is that unsafe that practice needs to be severely limited and preseason games are too big of an injury risk, well then, maybe the sport should not be played. As I get older, I get increasingly disgusted at these injuries.

Football as we know it is already starting to die. Local programs are losing kids and some have been disbanded already.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

In Highland Park, yes. But that's a long way from having it die, especially in the South or in areas where pro sports are perceived to be the only or best way out of poverty.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Wealthy white people watching the poor concuss each other into a stupor will not be accepted by the culture as a whole.

We all are projecting development unto Meredith this year. However, his production from last year is replaceable.

This was going to be a heavy run and pass to TE offense anyway. Double TE sets galore.

He was clearly the 2nd best offensive player and the best receiver. The Bears don't have a replacement.

Son, they’re gonna beat on your white ass like it’s a rented mule

If they really have struck gold with (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky and the OL stays mostly healthy (aka Whitehair keeps anchoring that unit) they will find 1000 yard receivers organically. Meredith was a nice looking WR but nothing really special, its not like they lost Julio Jones out there.

Guys who can run routes well and have good hands are dime-a-dozen in the NFL.

That easy huh? This isn't Madden "Build a player" for Christ sake.

Son, they’re gonna beat on your white ass like it’s a rented mule

We all are projecting development unto Meredith this year. However, his production from last year is replaceable.

This was going to be a heavy run and pass to TE offense anyway. Double TE sets galore.

That easy huh? This isn't Madden "Build a player" for Christ sake.

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

Add big bodied with a very large catch radius and it becomes downright rare.

Yeah, Meredith isn't Julio Jones. But he has potential to be a very good WR, either a very strong 2 or a serviceable 1. I wouldn't just dismiss this as no big deal.

Meredith was so good that each team passed on him 7 times.