DawgTalkers.net Forums The Archives 2024 NFL Season Preseason Gameday vs Green Bay Postgame Thoughts

- It was a pretty BLAH performance. Didn't seem like we got much out of it

- I thought DTR looked pretty good and had a good connection with Thrash

- Really hate the Wyler injury - that stinks

- I think GB will be a good team and they played their starters ... and you could tell

that sucks for him

That stinks. Missing out on a developmental year.

I thought that DTR played really well. The defense had issues, as did the backup/backup OL.

That experimental Tackle from Nigeria was awful. Hope the can coach him up on the Practice squad

Boring.. Sad to hear about injuries.

Postgame thought: Hurry up and get to an 18 game schedule and eliminate another preseason game.

we definitely need less preseason games - especially now since the joint practices are the thing the coaches care about more

To me that sounds great in theory. Not so great in practice. I'm not sure how much more people think these players bodies can take. So many NFL rosters look like hospital wards by seasons end as it is. The only thing I see it accomplishing is giving teams even less time to prepare for the season which would make the early games more sloppy. Even more injuries over a season than we see now. More wear and tear on players leading to even shorter careers.

I never played football at this level so I can't imagine how their bodes feel by the end of the season. But I do know from playing at a lower level as a season wears on the more of a toll each game takes. You can only push a body so far before it breaks.

I actually preferred that they just stayed at 16 games.

You can still eliminate the preseason, but 16 games, imo, was a good number.

I thought Tillman looked good in his limited reps. He had three defenders waiting for him when he caught that pass at the scrimmage line. I was impressed by Strong at RB. None of the QB's looked bad to me but DPJ certainly looked the best out of what we saw.

While the D seemed to fold in the second half, considering early in the game our second string was playing against some of their first sting I thought they handed it as well as could be expected early on. I didn't see a lot to be concerned about other than how badly some of the defense low on the depth chart handled the Green Bay O. Especially their run game.

The NFL owners are getting the 18 game schedule they want to increase revenue. They'll make concessions to the NFLPA by adding in an extra bye and expand the roster size. It also means an increase in money to the players as well, just like they got when a 17th game was added.

I don't disagree with you on the wear and tear on the bodies, but the NFL does not care about that. Money talks and that goes for the players, too. Everyone has a price.

I think your claim that it all comes down to money, or as I call it in this case, greed, is something we certainly agree on. That still doesn't change that I believe it's just too much and in the end the players will pay the ultimate price for it. I also agree with you that the NFL doesn't care about that.