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I don't think there's any advantage to playing in the preseason... It's preseason, it's not real football... Preseason football is good to see guys with the pads on, under the lights, how they react to the nerves. But it's not real regular season football.
STACKED’s take
Rodgers downplays preseason value; McCarthy undecided on his Thursday availability.
Rodgers expressed skepticism about preseason value, stating 'I don't think there's any advantage to playing in the preseason' and 'It's preseason, it's not real football.' He elaborated that teams no longer run real schemes in preseason or joint practices, making them ineffective dress rehearsals; while he acknowledged preseason can show 'how guys react to the nerves' with pads on, he emphasized it is 'not real regular season football.' Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy indicated the team was still deciding whether to play Rodgers against the Packers on Thursday, though Rodgers has not publicly expressed a desire to play despite McCarthy saying Rodgers told him privately he wants to play.
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