Preseason DOESN'T matter per huddle insiders... John Harbaugh has a PSA for ya

[TheBigKat]

Looks like a 15 year head coach, 2019 Coach of the Year, with a Super Bowl has a totally different message than TJ from Buncombe County

 

It does matter gentlemen, effort matters!!!

[top dawg]

"It doesn't matter win or loss, it matters the way they went about their business tonight."

--John Harbaugh (in this video)

 

That's what the point of preseason is, and what determines that are the goals that are set by the coaches.

Harbaugh, just like you are trying to do in this thread, is really using a straw man. No one here is saying that preseason doesn't matter, and I personally have never seen a reporter write that preseason doesn't matter. Everyone knows it matters, but wins and losses in preseason are largely not the measure of "success" during the regular season. 

Everyone knows that preseason games matter to the guys who are actually trying to develop and prove that they deserve to be in the NFL. 

Edited August 22, 2023 by top dawg

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

"iIt doesn't matter win or loss, it matters the way they went about their business tonight." 

That's what the point of preseason is, and what determines that is the goals that are set by the coaches.

Harbaugh, just like you are trying to do in this thread, are really using a straw man. No one here is saying that preseason doesn't matter, and I personally have never seen a reporter write that preseason doesn't matter. Everyone knows it matters, but winning and losses in preseason are largely not the measure of "success" during the regular season. 

Everyone knows that preseason games matter to the guys who are actually trying to develop and prove that they deserve to be in the NFL. 

No dog in this fight either way but there are literally dozens of posters claiming preseason doesnt matter.  The freaking official panther twitter said as much

[TheCasillas]

[TLGPanthersFan]

Preseason doesn't matter in terms of how the season will go. But some people on here think it does. 
I agree with him that preseason matters to people trying to make the team. Showing effort.
He still said winning or losing doesn’t matter. 

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

No dog in this fight either way but there are literally dozens of posters claiming preseason doesnt matter.  The freaking official panther twitter said as much

They are referring to preseason wins and losses. Anyone trying to suggest otherwise is being pretentious.

[electro's horse]

wins and losses don't matter

looking good and executing during the games matter. for the record, panthers are not currently doing this either. 

[TheBigKat]

Just now, electro's horse said:

wins and losses don't matter

looking good and executing during the games matter. for the record, panthers are not currently doing this either. 

get this man a steak dinner... perfectly summarized... No one is upset with a W or L in preseason but anyone with eyes and a brain attached to those eyes who sees 11 men getting their asses kicked and poo effort will have serious concerns and to punt that off as "its just preseason" is reckless

[ncstatekwi]

[top dawg]

3 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

wins and losses don't matter

looking good and executing during the games matter. for the record, panthers are not currently doing this either. 

So there has been no proficient execution? I think you're wrong. There has been inconsistency of execution, but some of these guys have proven that they can execute at a high level.

[jfra78]

Did you really need to start another topic on this? Couldn't you have just put this video on your other bitchfest of a post?

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

So there has been no proficient execution? I think you're wrong. There has been inconsistency of execution, but some of these guys have proven that they can execute at a high level.

Who?  Who have you seen perform at a high level through 2 games?

[WUnderhill]

7 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

No dog in this fight either way but there are literally dozens of posters claiming preseason doesnt matter.  The freaking official panther twitter said as much

People are just pushing back on the idea that some here, including OP, seem to have that you can essentially declare the season over based on preseason.

[panthers55]

2 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

wins and losses don't matter

looking good and executing during the games matter. for the record, panthers are not currently doing this either. 

The purpose of preseason most years is to give starters a few reps but focus on developing the bottom part of your roster and the practice squad. With all the turnover we were more in need of not just that but playing time to gel all the players and staff and give Bryce significant reps as well as see what we had in Corral. If we were about scoring points we would have played Dalton like the Jets did Wilson for a whole half or the Giants did with Taylor. 

Executing and getting experience definitely needed. Looking good in August. Totally irrelevant if most of those guys won't be on your roster after next Tuesday.