Most football fans want to fast-forward to the regular season, but there’s plenty to assess from Week 2 of the preseason. Jimmy Garoppolo made his Raiders debut, and rookie Bijan Robinson had his first carry for the Falcons.
Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud had a bounce-back performance, and third-year quarterback Trey Lance might have quieted his critics for at least one week.
Here are our overreactions and observations from Week 2 of the preseason. (And, yes, we’re also counting down the days to the regular season.)
Browns at Eagles: Let’s start with an overreaction. The Browns have something with rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
I’m not exactly sure what that something is, but it’s definitely better than his being the third-string quarterback. With three consecutive impressive preseason performances, the UCLA product has made a strong case to surpass Joshua Dobbs as the backup to Deshaun Watson.
Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round pick, stood in the pocket against the Eagles’ pressure to make a few big-time throws to rookie wide receiver Cedric Tillman and Austin Watkins Jr.
