Bill Doremus of Jericho caught our item below on the meaningless aspect of preseason games, and he e-mailed (Bob.Glauber@newsday.com) an interesting idea: 
"More than ever, there's much discussion about NFL pre-season games - lack of interest, half empty stadiums, pointless injuries, etc. I can't give my 2 pre-season tickets away. There's serious talk of eliminating some of the games while expanding the regular season schedule.
"I have another solution. The pre-season games certainly have a role. How else can a team evaluate talent and prepare for the big show? What I'm suggesting is that these games be given limited value in determining team standings. For example, a pre-season win could be valued as half a win - likewise for losses. Under this scenario, Coach Mangini can weigh giving Kellen Clemens and the scrubs a good look for long range benefit versus going all out with Chad Pennington and the starters to rack up "half-wins" that could become huge at the end of the regular season. Or, he could do something in between. In any event, fan interest would be elevated to everyone's benefit. God, can you imagine the opportunity for second guessing by you guys as well as by us mere mortals?"
Bill:
Love the energy in coming up with the idea, although I would think if you’re going to give any credit for preseason results, you might as well add in the one or two additional regular season games that the league has been talking about.
Personally, I think the 16-game schedule is about as perfect as you can get, especially with the balance of a 32-team league. But I say cut the preseason down by at least a game – most important players don’t play the fourth one anyway – and go from there.
Preseason games have become a hugely important economic factor, so eliminating the preseason entirely just isn’t going to happen. But if you reduce it to three games, you get the starters enough reps, and you get a good enough look at the backups to make definitive judgments.
Have your own ideas about making the preseason more bearable? Fire away.
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