Tiger-Eye Review—Preseason Buzz Edition

I’ve had a bee in my bonnet all summer. I’ve been trying to make sense of the incessant chitter of rankings, predicted outcomes and opinions from the media beat reporters. I sometimes wonder if many of these predictions are actually based upon real analysis of coaching and player talent, team experience or other such data, or if they are based simply on casual observation. It sometimes feels that the comments on practices and interviews by a given beat reporter are merely flowery descriptions of a team based entirely on warm-up throws between quarterbacks or a series of wind sprints by a team’s defensive backs.