The fact that the NFL has four preseason games is an absolute joke. No other professional sports league plays a higher of exhibition games to regular season games and it’s completely unnecessary.
Coaches have long played things close to the vest in preseason action to avoid putting the full extent of their schemes on tape for their opponents to see. Now they’ve slashed the amount of snaps that starters get in an attempt to preserve their team’s health for the regular season. What you’re left with is a bunch of backups and players who likely won’t make the 53-man roster playing the most vanilla version of the offensive and defensive schemes.