“We’re playing,” coach Aaron Glenn said Thursday after the team’s final full practice before the game against the Packers. “I can’t tell you how much guys are going to play. That’s going to be affected by how the game goes, but we’re playing.” “Because I want to play,” Glenn said when asked for his reasoning to play the starters. “That’s the reason. I want our guys to play. That’s the reason.” I’m indifferent at times about if guys really need to play in preseason since there are varying results but this pumps me up. Coach Glenn loves ball and is coaching to inspire everyone on the roster to love ball.
I am not indifferent actually. I want players to use preseason games to get in game shape. Sooner you get hit the better.
I’m ok with a series or two but I am firmly in the Let’s not have the Starters play much in preseason camp Already saw the Colts’ Richardson have some kind of finger injury …. Don’t know the seriousness of it…one of the Ravens’ rookie CBs tore his knee up today and will miss his rookie season. Not good…I get the desire to have them get some game action, but to me, it’s just not worth the risk. Too much risk in a meaningless game…win or lose the games mean absolutely nothing… So to me, I would limit key players time as much as possible…especially when we have a pretty thin roster already.
I like this. Our team is young enough and the stakes are low enough this season where playing starters a good amount in the preseason offers a good risk/reward.
