The Ravens lost running back JK Dobbins for the season the other day in a nothing preseason game, and what did the Blob tell you about this JUST THE OTHER DAY??
Here it is, in case if you've forgotten. Consider it a great big ol' "I told you so."
Yeesh. When is the NFL going to drop these silly out-of-their-time relics once and for all?
Yeah, I know, probably never, because MONEY. NFL teams make coin off these games, because they strong-arm their season ticketholders into purchasing preseason games as part of the package. And the players get paid for these games, so they might be reluctant to give them up as well.
But for the love of all that's holy, people. Preseason games are a 1961 thing, not a 2021 thing. They're the single wing formation of scheduling.
The Blob says it's time to bury 'em with Sammy Baugh and Don Hutson 'n' them. But if you don't (because MONEY), at least don't risk your front-line vets in them.
Seriously, does Bruce Arians really need a look at Tom Brady against a bunch of scrubs to know if he's ready or not? Does Andy Reid need to put Patrick Mahomes out there against next week's roster cuts to reassure himself that, yep, he can still play?
If you're going to have preseason games, limit them to rookies and down-roster players on whom you haven't made up your mind. Why risk a JK Dobbins in a game that doesn't count? Especially in an age of minicamps and OTAs and interteam scrimmages?
I guess that would be a good thing to ask Ravens coach John Harbaugh this morning.
Hope someone does.
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