Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald doesn’t intend to strategy the second preseason recreation in opposition to the Tennessee Titans like he did versus the Los Angeles Chargers.
With Seattle set for its first joint follow since 1991, Macdonald informed reporters after Monday’s follow that the starters will almost definitely sit out the Titans recreation and get most of their work in through the two scrimmages, which is tentatively slated to be full pads.
“We’ve talked about this earlier than, of why we’re doing it,” Macdonald mentioned. “However one, the science behind it, to sort of callous the group, get able to go for the lengthy haul, in order that’s primary. And simply in search of the competitors inside a structured setting. [I] assume [the Tennessee Titans] obtained a fantastic group, they obtained a fantastic teaching workers, so to do it in a decent method like proper right here and as a substitute of in a recreation and sort of management the setting. After which it’s a chance to judge plenty of the fellows, the place our starters are at, going in opposition to their starters, after which the place the fellows, 79 by 80, how these guys match into the equation.
“The starters most likely gained’t play within the recreation,” Macdonald added. “They’ll get nearly all of the follow reps, we’ll get threes on the market as effectively. So, there’s a technique behind the insanity, however you shouldn’t see plenty of the starters on Saturday.”
This isn’t notably stunning information given Titans head coach Brian Callahan successfully mentioned the identical factor on Sunday.
“I’ll formally offer you some extra play time data on the finish of the week,” Callahan mentioned (through Titans.com). “However the place to begin (for the starters) shall be to play a bit of bit much less, if in any respect, relying on how the 2 practices go in opposition to Seattle since it is going to be such heavy load on these guys. The emphasis shall be for the 1s to get much more reps (within the joint practices) and the 2s and 3s play much more within the recreation.”
Let’s simply hope the inevitable skirmishes and bodily practices don’t spiral uncontrolled and value each groups cash, which is what occurred with the Detroit Lions and New York Giants.
