Friday, August 8, 2014

Ask the Expert Question: What do you believe is the main reason people should watch preseason football games?

What do you believe is the main reason people should watch preseason football games?

Position battles and to check on how a new player on a team (whether a free agent add or a rookie) is adapting. Those are the major reasons to watch. Most of the time I just watch the first quarter or on the rare occasion until half time live. In fact I like to watch the taped games to concentrate on just the plays and not the hype. Look for players who are up and coming. Ignore the 80 yard touchdown passes when a defender fell down and the WR was wide open. Instead look for receivers making incredible catches and runners who gain the extra yards. But don't lose the big picture-the first 10 rounds of your draft are players who are known starters and who will not be playing much beyond the first half.

Keep in mind who they are playing against and when. Are they with their own teams first string? Playing with the starters is always a good sign.  Are they playing a defensive third string? For example, Andre Williams ran well in the Hall of Fame game but it was not against the first string Bill's defensive line. Is it the first game or the third game (where coaches like to play starters longer and give them a warmup before the regular season)? I feel that the third game is the most important as the first two are for coaches to "practice" and not show anything and the fourth game is to see who will be the 50-53rd man kept.

Another thing to look for is the skill level of players returning from injury. I am going to look at Gronk, Arian Foster, Reggie Wayne and Julio Jones to see if they still have it or have lost something due to last years injuries. One more thing to observe-the new coaches, their schemes and what kind of plays they are calling. Again preseason means nothing so do not read too much into a 4-0 start, but don't be surprised if CIN runs more under OC Hue Jackson and the Giants throw more with Ben McAdoo and his West Coast offense.

 

ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.


Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Basics , all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20+ year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

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