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One thing NFL fans shouldn't do this early in the preseason is overreact. We've barely seen half the league's starters in action, and most of the starters we have seen aren't close to being at their best.

As a former player, I can tell you most of these guys are in survival mode at this point in the preseason. They're just trying to make it through the grind of training camp without falling completely flat or suffering an injury. For many of them, preseason games are actually a welcome break.

This is why I've always found it a bit silly to rank teams after one week of preseason action. But we all love power rankings, so you know what? I'm doing it. But trust me, I won't be moving a team up seven spots because their fourth-stringers played well late in an exhibition game.

In fact, you aren't going to find many changes from my rankings from before the preseason. (Expect a lot more movement to come in the next few weeks.) What you will find are my observations and key takeaways from Week 1 of the preseason.

Yes, there are important things to glean from this first week of preseason games. While we didn't see anything resembling teams' finished products, we did get an excellent look at roster depth and some of the young players around the league.

Understand, though, that even some of these young players aren't at their best. If you like what you saw from a Leonard Fournette or a Christian McCaffrey, just imagine how they'll perform once they've had a chance to catch their breath with a regular football schedule.

With all of this in mind, here's how I view the NFL with roughly three weeks to go before the start of the regular season.