Bill Belichick Makes His Opinion On Preseason Extremely Clear

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The NFL preseason just wrapped up which means the regular season is only 10 days away.

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Some coaches like the preseason, while others think that it doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick falls into the latter category.

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"Preseason is about developing your team for the season and evaluating the players. If you look at the playtime in our games, and any other games

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I don’t know don’t think Las Vegas played 30 players, I don’t think Carolina, it must have been 30 players that didn’t play in their game.

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That’s not really what preseason is about. Preseason is about evaluating the players that you do play,

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and taking the practice time — in joint practices or whatever time you have — to prepare your team for the regular season."

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A lot of times, the starters don't play in the preseason games. Those contests are used for players who are just trying to make the 53-man roster.

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It's also why some fans choose to not watch the full games.

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Belichick will have to make his final roster cuts by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. After that

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he can get to work on prepping his team for the regular season, which starts on Sept. 11.

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