NFL Preseason Week 1 Observations

Here are some things we know after the first round of NFL preseason football games:

• Michael Sam looks like a perfectly competent football player when on the field playing football.
• Johnny Manziel did not step onto the field and instantly turn into the Best Quarterback Evar.

The 5 People Who Watch Preseason Football

As a proper son full of filial piety, I called* my parents last night, and was greeted by "Oh hi, son, we're just watching the football game..." 

I briefly thought that my parents -- who had watched a few World Cup games on purpose -- had lurched into soccer fandom so hard that they were even calling it "football." But then I realized that they were watching the Hall of Fame Game, which is the kickoff of the NFL preseason non-season.