Football is back!
Well, a version of it, at least.
Preseason always goes the same way for fans and media. After six months with no football, everyone circles the first preseason game on their calendar and eagerly awaits the return of real, live football, complete with full-on contact, fans in the stands, terrible officiating, and all the other great stuff we love about the sport.
Then, the game actually starts, and reality sets in.
Give it a quarter or two and the excitement quickly dissolves into “Can we just get this over with?”.
That’s preseason football for you.