Quote:For a guy like Gerhart, you just make up some phantom injury and give him an excuse to take a few days off to rest his legs.    6 week preseasons are useful to evaluate bubble players and provide reps to developmental young guys.    For vets who you're going to war with for a 16 season, it's entirely too long and an antiquated remnant of a time when NFL players weren't participating in year round strength and conditioning programs and months of OTAs and minicamps in the offseason.    I wouldn't even put Gerhart in until the 3rd preseason game.