Overreacting to the preseason is unwise. The regular season simply is not the same game. However, there is room to hope that positive play of players might indicate some potential to carry over their preseason performances to the regular season. Hassan Ridgeway is just such a case.
Ridgeway had 2 sacks, 3 hurries, and 3 tackles for a loss in the preseason week one matchup against the Seahawks. He played 24 snaps in the game, and the performance was enough to earn him a spot on PFF’s preseason week one team of the week.