Jay Leach called out as a noticeable guy after the first Rookie game as well. I think there's a few guys in there that could get call ups this season, just don't see it happening out of camp because the number of veterans and the focus on depth.

Maybe I'll get there. For the moment I'm on the rollercoaster enjoying the thrills and waiting for the train to come from the other direction.

I'd probably say he was more an "entertaining" - at times - Ranger. As a player, aside from that one game, he was mostly meh.

It'll take me longer...even though I'm liable to get carried away if they have some success, but deep down I'll be just waiting for it to go bad again.

I think this is mostly right, but flip Laf and Gabe.

I think there's a good chance that Gabe sticks with Zib and Dorofeyev ends up playing with JT too, but I guess we'll find out in preseason whether any of these lines really work

I believe both Vance and Drury are both AI entities at this point given how detached from reality they both seem.

The only difference is that one you have to see every day, and the other you wonder if they even exist any more.

It's like going into a season, there's hope. Then the hope gets crushed. Then I remember who's running the place. Then I feel total and utter despair.

Rinse

Repeat

Yep, and with less time and fewer preseason games there was not going to be a chance to do any sort of evaluation.