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Ratings Up For Bad Football. Time To Re-evaluate Preseason

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 05: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers calls a play against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 05, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers defeated the Bears 10-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Coaches have gone too far by not playing players in the preseason.  I know they are afraid of injuries.  But these games count in September!  And games within your division are even more important whether they are in September or December.  Aaron Rogers threw zero passes in the preseason, Mitch Trubisky barely played and it looked like it!

Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.