All Laced up NFL Preseason Week 1

I am not the biggest NFL fan, and of course their decision to deny the Dallas Cowboys (insert lifelong fan here) a symbolic gesture on their helmets to the city's fallen police officers, makes for more disdain.  However, it is preseason week and the start of some gridiron.

As my friend reminded me today, "preseason doesn't count.  Bad rehearsal, good performance.  That's the rule in dance and football."  I am also reminded that there are scores and outcomes.

So here are some highlights from Preseason Week 1:

Dallas 24  Los Angeles 28 

Dolphins 27  Giants 10 (shout out to Dan Thomas)

Lions 30  Steelers 17

Cleveland 11  Packers 17

Tampa Bay 9  Eagles 17

Saints 22  Patriots 34

JAX 13  Jets 17 (come on Jags you had the ball 33:49 - 26:11)

Texans and 49'ers play tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET.  San Francisco has dominated this match up in 2013 and 2014, but a year ago the Texans came out on top 23 - 10, but remember this is just a rehearsal for the performance.  Happy preseason week 1 NFL fans!

Whose shoes did the 2016 draft fill?

With the NFL Draft complete, whose shoes did your favorite team fill?

There were a whopping 15 quarterbacks selected in the 2016 draft, and if you want to see which college laced up the most shoe spots, then look no further than Ohio State. The Buckeyes contributed 12 players in the first 4 rounds.

Derrick Henry went in the second round to the Tennessee Titans, and he will be the second pair of Heisman shoes following in the footsteps of Marcus Mariota for the Titans.

Who continues remains to be seen as we move through the training and preseason phase, but lots of teams will be lacing up some new talent on the field this year for an exciting 2016 season.

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Great to be back after some time off and look forward to providing you new points to ponder.