Practice Football

I realize that the NFL has overtaken baseball as the favorite sport in the US, but pre-season football is the biggest joke. They promote it as though it is "real" football. They televise it as though someone actually wants to watch it. They sell tickets to it at the same price as regular season football.

The games mean nothing. It does not matter if the team wins or loses all the games. Next month, the slate will be wiped clean and everyone will start 0-0 after four practice games. The starters play two series, if not one, in the first two games. They may play the first quarter in the third game. They may actually play an entire half in the last practice game. Who wants to watch the third or fourth string play?

Practice football is fine. I understand that they need the practice, but don't promote it as though it is "real" football.