Longtime Rams president Jay Zygmunt used to say you never want to finish 4-0 — or 0-4 — in the preseason.
An unbeaten record in exhibition play can lead to false security and inflated fan expectations. A winless record can create early panic in the building and howling on the outside by the fan base.
Makes you wonder how Baltimore, Houston, Philadelphia, and Minnesota feel today. All four teams finished unbeaten (4-0) in preseason play, which concluded Thursday night.
And then there’s Cleveland and New Orleans. Both went winless (0-4) after losses Thursday.
By November, most fans won’t even remember their favorite team’s preseason won-lost record, much less the scores of the games.