Preseason Schmeseason

Before I reflect back and break down the Kansas City Chiefs preseason so far, I want to show you something…

Passing Yards:

1. Seneca Wallace SEA 285
2. David Garrard JAC 282
3. J.T. O’Sullivan DET 268
4. Aaron Rodgers GB 265
5. Sage Rosenfels HOU 263

Rushing Yards:

1. Gary Russell PIT 121
2. Brandon Jackson GB 111
3. Tyson Thompson DAL 109
4. Jesse Chatman MIA 107
5. Marion Barber

Receiving Yards:

1. Shaun McDonald DET 193
2. Taye Biddle CAR 151
3. Santonio Holmes PIT 148
4. Lance Moore NO 131
5. Troy Walters DET 124

Tackles:

1. Kris Griffin CLE 11
2. Pago Togafau ARI 11
3. Nick Graham PHI 10
4. Herana-Daze Jones CIN 10
5. Nate Webster

Those are your 2007 NFL preseason individual statistical leaders, folks. Atop the categories — a talented back-up QB who might end up a wide receiver, a running back I’ve never even heard of, a wide receiver the Rams let walk and a linebacker we cut well before training camp ever started. Not a very imposing list.

When I saw this list, something my brother reminded me of yesterday sunk in — the preseason doesn’t mean jack, at least for your big dogs anyway.

That’s why I’m not going to rip Derrick Johnson a second asshole for impersonating G-Wes against the Dolphins. That’s why I’m not going to let Damon Huard have it because he’s looked more like Damon Wayans back there in the pocket. That’s why I’m not going to fret over Napoleon Harris looking like a ballerina out there thus far.

That’s also why I’m not ready to prematurely nab Jarrad Page the next Rod Woodson. That’s also why I’m not ready to suggest that Michael Allan should be ahead of Jason Dunn on the depth chart. That’s also why I’m not suggesting that Casey Printers should start ahead of or even back up Brodie Croyle.

(I do, however, think that we should sit Damon Huard and that sore calf the rest of the preseason, and start taking a deeper look at Printers. We ought to know more about him before we head into next year’s draft. Obviously, King Carl and his court see something in Printers if they kept Jason Dunn off the playoff roster and on the IR so nobody would steal the developmental QB from us.)

Allen Iverson said “Practice?” I say, “Preseason?

Preseason is a good way to gage some things, but not always. Most of the time, preseason is a glorified rookie summer league where the first-stringers play a little bit to help keep the attendance numbers healthy. Let’s try to remember all of this come this Thursday.