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Brian Damage · 08-24-2003, 02:01 PM

First Michael Vick breaks his leg, then James Thrash almost breaks his neck, now Chad Pennington breaks his wrist. Preseason football is useless and should be eliminated.

passionsfan79 · 08-24-2003, 02:07 PM

i agree i hardly never watch preason football. its to boring

~LadyJess~ · 08-24-2003, 05:47 PM

Even though I watch all the Lions preseason games, I agree that the preseason sucks. 4 games is too long for football preseason. Hopefully no one else gets seriously hurt before the regular season starts.

Brian · 08-24-2003, 09:41 PM

You can say the same for preseason baseball. Phil Nevin of the Padres dislocated his shoulder during a game in March and missed a lot of this season. He hasn't been 100% at all.

dlemond · 08-24-2003, 11:03 PM

You need some sort of scrimmage. So there really is no alterntive.

Teams would just play each other in non-league scrimmages and there would be injuries anyway.

I hate the pre-season injury crap too, but I've watched football all my life and sometimes there are a bunch of mishaps, and sometimes there are barely any.

And then there are a buttload that happen in the first two weeks-so you can't blame pre-season.

At some point you have to be ready to play.

Swimfan85 · 08-24-2003, 11:44 PM

yah, I am ready for the regular season to begin!!

Three'sCompanyrules · 08-25-2003, 01:34 AM

I agree the preseason is to long, but I think you need a couple of games so you can see who makes the rosters and who doesn't, how else can you determine if a rookie or a street free agent is good enough to make a roster, if they had no preseason games then you might miss out on a hidden jem, like a Kurt Warner or Jeff Garcia.

As everyone else said, I to hate the injury thing is popping up almost all camps it seems good player are getting hurt when the games don't count.

Maybe the NFL will work something out in the future.

Small Wonderian · 08-25-2003, 07:14 AM

I agree that although the preseason is meaningless, there has to be some sort of scrimmage in order to see where your team's their strengths and weaknesses are.

But great times are just ahead....

The first NFL regular season game

Sept. 4 - 9:00 pm on ABC
New York Jets @ Washington Redskins

isiahthomas · 08-25-2003, 04:47 PM

Amp2k3 u live in Cleveland? The Browns are horrible in preseason so far. They are 0-3. They lost to Detroit Saturday 38-17. I hope the Browns do better this yr in the regular season & hopefully they can get farther in the playoffs. If Cincinnati & Baltimore end up having a better record than Cleveland this yr, i'm done with them.

Small Wonderian · 08-25-2003, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by isiahthomas
Amp2k3 u live in Cleveland? The Browns are horrible in preseason so far. They are 0-3. They lost to Detroit Saturday 38-17. I hope the Browns do better this yr in the regular season & hopefully they can get farther in the playoffs. If Cincinnati & Baltimore end up having a better record than Cleveland this yr, i'm done with them.

Cleveland is not my favorite NFL team. My team is the Washington Redskins and I live in Virginia. I'm just using their logo as a theme for right now. I have also used the Redskins, Packers, and Lions as themes so far.

isiahthomas · 08-25-2003, 05:48 PM

Your team is the Redskins? LOL they got a long way to go. They haven't been good since Joe Gibbs was their coach LOL. What part of Virginia u live in? I used to live in Alexandria, Virginia. I love the Alexandria, Springfield, Arlington areas.

Small Wonderian · 08-25-2003, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by isiahthomas
Your team is the Redskins? LOL they got a long way to go. They haven't been good since Joe Gibbs was their coach LOL. What part of Virginia u live in? I used to live in Alexandria, Virginia. I love the Alexandria, Springfield, Arlington areas.

I live in the Tri-Cities (Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Petersburg area).

And I know the Redskins have a long way to go, but we're almost over the hump. As long as we have 7-9 and 8-8 records, we're close to doing something great.

~LadyJess~ · 08-25-2003, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by isiahthomas
Amp2k3 u live in Cleveland? The Browns are horrible in preseason so far. They are 0-3. They lost to Detroit Saturday 38-17. I hope the Browns do better this yr in the regular season & hopefully they can get farther in the playoffs. If Cincinnati & Baltimore end up having a better record than Cleveland this yr, i'm done with them.

That was a good game. I was glad to finally see something out of the Lions offense. Hopefully they do well in the regular season.

isiahthomas · 08-26-2003, 03:09 PM

How was the Cleveland & Detroit game a good game when it was a blowout? LadyJess what's the quarterback's name who used to play for Cleveland as a backup a couple of yrs ago behind Tim Couch? He plays for Detroit now i think.

~LadyJess~ · 08-26-2003, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by isiahthomas
How was the Cleveland & Detroit game a good game when it was a blowout? LadyJess what's the quarterback's name who used to play for Cleveland as a backup a couple of yrs ago behind Tim Couch? He plays for Detroit now i think.

Well I think any game the Lions win is a good game.

It doesn't have to be close to be good, IMO, how many blowouts do the Lions have anyway? I don't know what QB you're talking about. The only QB's Detroit has are Harrington, Mike McMahon, Ty Detmer, and Curt Anes but he's a rookie.

08-24-2003, 02:01 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Preseason Football is a joke!!! First Michael Vick breaks his leg, then James Thrash almost breaks his neck, now Chad Pennington breaks his wrist. Preseason football is useless and should be eliminated.

08-24-2003, 02:07 PM	#2
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08-24-2003, 05:47 PM	#3
~LadyJess~ Football Chick Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: At the Shamrock doing shots with Mo Posts: 8,260	Even though I watch all the Lions preseason games, I agree that the preseason sucks. 4 games is too long for football preseason. Hopefully no one else gets seriously hurt before the regular season starts.
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08-24-2003, 11:03 PM	#5
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	You need some sort of scrimmage. So there really is no alterntive. Teams would just play each other in non-league scrimmages and there would be injuries anyway. I hate the pre-season injury crap too, but I've watched football all my life and sometimes there are a bunch of mishaps, and sometimes there are barely any. And then there are a buttload that happen in the first two weeks-so you can't blame pre-season. At some point you have to be ready to play.
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08-25-2003, 01:34 AM	#7
Three'sCompanyrules Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2002 Location: Holdrege, NE Posts: 1,233	I agree the preseason is to long, but I think you need a couple of games so you can see who makes the rosters and who doesn't, how else can you determine if a rookie or a street free agent is good enough to make a roster, if they had no preseason games then you might miss out on a hidden jem, like a Kurt Warner or Jeff Garcia. As everyone else said, I to hate the injury thing is popping up almost all camps it seems good player are getting hurt when the games don't count. Maybe the NFL will work something out in the future.
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08-24-2003, 09:41 PM	#4
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	You can say the same for preseason baseball. Phil Nevin of the Padres dislocated his shoulder during a game in March and missed a lot of this season. He hasn't been 100% at all.

08-24-2003, 11:44 PM	#6
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	yah, I am ready for the regular season to begin!!

08-25-2003, 07:14 AM	#8
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	I agree that although the preseason is meaningless, there has to be some sort of scrimmage in order to see where your team's their strengths and weaknesses are. But great times are just ahead.... The first NFL regular season game Sept. 4 - 9:00 pm on ABC New York Jets @ Washington Redskins
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08-25-2003, 04:47 PM	#9
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Amp2k3 u live in Cleveland? The Browns are horrible in preseason so far. They are 0-3. They lost to Detroit Saturday 38-17. I hope the Browns do better this yr in the regular season & hopefully they can get farther in the playoffs. If Cincinnati & Baltimore end up having a better record than Cleveland this yr, i'm done with them.

08-25-2003, 05:48 PM	#11
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Your team is the Redskins? LOL they got a long way to go. They haven't been good since Joe Gibbs was their coach LOL. What part of Virginia u live in? I used to live in Alexandria, Virginia. I love the Alexandria, Springfield, Arlington areas.

08-26-2003, 03:09 PM	#14
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	How was the Cleveland & Detroit game a good game when it was a blowout? LadyJess what's the quarterback's name who used to play for Cleveland as a backup a couple of yrs ago behind Tim Couch? He plays for Detroit now i think.