Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 784044">Whoever told you that is lying.  Or shall we say oversimplifying?There's a game plan.  It just may not be targetted to matchups as in the regular season since you are playing against a lot of unknown quantities and you're prepping 90 players to be tested in certain situations against who knows who.They practice what they plan to play against a scout team in preseason.  The scout team will do something resembling what the opponent likes to do.  Plays are called and the players will be graded on how they execute to the call.  The DBs are not just playing man; I see a fair amount of zone coverage, some of it quite good in the red zone.  That doesn't happen without playing to a plan formed in practice and then evaluated on execution to the plan.Do teams save some wrinkles for the regular season?  Sure.  Is the defense pure "vanilla"?  I see a fair amount of variation.Do you think CBs won't bother to look at film of the QBs they intend to face?  I think their coaches would be disappointed in that.In short, there is a lot of preparation that goes into these games if for no other reason than guys are being evaluated on how they prepare.  It's just not hyperfocused on and tweeked for a specific opponent and specific matchups.</blockquote>

Total: 570 (members: 2, guests: 568)