It’s a rite of passage, happening in living rooms all over our country every August. Veteran NFL fans who know better convince themselves that a player fighting for a spot on their team’s roster is a diamond in the rough. Not only make the team, they could very well become a star. Why? Well, because they shredded the third-string run defense of the Minnesota Vikings in a preseason game. Or because they tore up the secondary of the Jacksonville Jaguars — never mind it was the fourth quarter of the first preseason game and the defensive backs in the game at the time might be stocking shelves at CostCo in a month.
Prospecting for fool’s gold in the 49ers preseason
