In the long desert of offseason football, therein lies an oasis of Preseason.
Here, weary travelers near and far, panged with thirst for something, anything, to quench their desire for the wonders of football, only to taste something bitter, something deceptively sweet, something that will drive good men mad.
Or, at the least, leave you looking silly as you sit in the sand, chugging beach dirt, thinking it’s a glass of Milo’s sweet tea.
Welcome to preseason football in Falconland.
Losing without major stakes
The Atlanta Falcons “lost” their first plunge into opposing football activities to the New York Jets Friday night 17-0 in the first dose of preseason action, a time where coaches experiment ideas with reserve players, starters play for roughly five minutes if they’re that unlucky and fans decide this random roster shuffle of scrimmage play indicates this, this, is exactly what their team is going to look like in September, when, y’know, things actually matter for something, and stars play more than a snap or two.