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Shorten preseason? That''s a real long shot.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 28-AUG-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Shorten preseason? That''s a real long shot.(SPORTS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Joe Gibbs once said he wouldn't mind if there were 16 preseason games and only four regular-season games. He was kidding ... I think. Gibbs was such a preparation freak - dotting every X, crossing every O - that you can't be totally sure.

Joe never felt like he had enough time to get his team ready for battle. And plenty of other coaches, no doubt, share his view. This is the mentality you're fighting when you start talking about shortening the exhibition season, trimming the number of games from four (and occasionally five) to, say, two. Training camp is their classroom, coaches will tell you, and preseason games, though hazardous, are important in determining who's who and what's what. Besides, there's only so much you can learn...

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