Every year the complaints about the NFL preseason get louder. To some extent, the griping is justified. The product – in other words, the games themselves – is nowhere near the quality you’ll see in the regular season. In the Seahawks case, Russell Wilson has thrown nine passes, and we’re halfway through the preseason. The Rams aren’t playing their starters at all. So is there a point to the NFL preseason?
Before I answer that, let’s look at the complaints. You can blame the league for forcing season-ticket holders to buy two tickets for the preseason.