Cruize

Everyone on here says preseason games don't matter. But, when a player who by all accounts had made the team, doesn't go all out in a meaningless game, he gets cut. By those standards, the Saints roster should be at about 30. He wasn't ready last year but had the look of an NFL quality CB this camp and preseason. Dixon and Wilson have never looked like an NFL caliber CB.

burningmetal

Preseason games matter for players on the bubble. But the games themselves don't mean a thing. Teams are trying to hide as much as possible before the real season starts, and the backups barely know the playbook. You can't take scores and stats seriously, you're just looking for competence and guys who can make some plays.

You can grade out individuals somewhat, but it's almost impossible to grade them together, as a team, when you've got a lot of guys that haven't played together much and they're all competing against each other instead of WITH each other. That's why people like me say preseason doesn't matter.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.