The '08 Lions went 4-0 in the preseason and won those games by an average of 12 points per game. They certainly weren't a clown show or comedy of errors in those games.
Their 1st 4 regular season games they lost by an average of 20.2 points per game, in route to an 0-16 season. Plenty of clowns and errors then.
This is why I hate the preseason. People putting way too much into the games, like it's some kind of indicator of something. It's not. Preseason football is not the same game, I don't care how you look. 4-0 or 0-4, comedy of errors or not, it doesn't matter because a majority of the players who are playing these games will have other jobs by the time September rolls around. What we saw Saturday from the Texans, regardless of how good they looked, is not close to the team we will see on Sept. 12. Same for the Packers and how bad they looked. The Bengals beat the Super Bowl champs Saturday night. What do you think that means? It means absolutely nothing.
The Texans did look good Saturday night. The Packers did not. Who do you think has the better season this year? One of those teams will, and it won't even be close.
These games are for looking at individuals, again, most who will be looking for jobs in a couple of weeks, and seeing who stands out, who can play well and be an NFL player. Team accomplishments, or failures for that matter, mean diddly in these games, and don't tell you diddly. You're not going to see the real Houston Texans until September 12th. That's when the T-E-A-M shit matters.
We're coming off a bad season, coming off a bad regime, so I get it. Seeing a good showing, even in a PS game, is refreshing. It’s just that it doesn’t really tell us anything yet.