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Hope you guys are ready for some awful football?!


Kurb

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Players out of the loop for months (check)

New scheme/ New staff (check)

Void of vet presence at key positions (check)

Chance to loss major contributors (check)

1 week FA period before camp (check)

Rushed Training Camp (check)

Lack of OTA's to get system in place (check)

These upcoming preseason games are going to be garbage.

Honestly we won't see anything of substance from our guys till week 8.

Granted many other teams are in the same boat.

AND we do have talent for success in the future.

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Honestly it's a danger to the players.

I think they should cancel at least the first week of preseason.

Luckily and Sadly it will be scrubs out there for the first couple games, while the starters get practice reps.

BUT! this is the start of a new era for us.

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i know but at least this year we'll watch a team starting anew with young players that will become key contributors eventually instead of watching a team regressing with old players way past their prime that should retire like we saw in 2006, 2007 and 2009, or watching john fox's 1000 yard stare on the sidelines like we've seen more and more ever since the seattle nfcc game.

as long as i know we're rebuilding, i'm okay with some growing pains

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