Take a deep breath and repeat to yourself... 'it's just the preseason'. We don't know what we've got yet because the preseason games are not the same as the regular season games. They are essentially just 'practice games' for the benefit of coaches to evaluate who will be kept and who will be cut. Beyond that, there is no good reason for the 'upper tier' players to go out and needlessly risk injury beyond just a few series.

 

In Fowler's case, remember he is just a rookie; he is inexperienced like a rookie and he will make rookie mistakes. In practice, he was going up against our O line guys who aren't known for being that great. But you can't tell what you've really got until the 'rubber meets the road' so to speak; that is, lets wait and see what he can do in a real game situation when it really counts. Then we'll know.

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