Hello to all, I am new to AP. I had recently followed AP on twitter and did not decide to join until recently. I guess I am just asking for everyone to go easy on the newbie.

My buddy is a Black Jack dealer at a local casino in KC and last night had the opportunity to deal Black jack to Tyson Jackson. My buddy raved on how polite and well minded Jackson was and he stayed professional through most of the encounter, With that being said, he did manage to sneak in a few question to Mr. Jackson regarding this season and Fridays horrible beat down. I personally do not look to much into the preseason. You can never tell what any given team is actually trying to achieve during the four games that do not matter. With that being said, My buddy informed me that Tyson mentioned that the team ran basic sets on D and to not look into Fridays game too much. Also he stated the D would be fine and that you play in preseason to not get hurt. What do you all think of this? Should we believe in Tyson Jackson of all players? Should we be worried about Atlanta or better yet this whole season?