Going Off The Grid: Execs Dish On The NFL Preseason, Print Publications

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panelists share their thoughts on the NFL preseason and tell us what publications they still have to read in print.

• ESPN football analyst Brian Griese
  -- Is calling Jets-Lions on "Monday Night Football" for Week 1.
• Atlanta Esports Venture President & CEO Paul Hamilton
  -- Is busy planning for his newly acquired Overwatch League expansion team.
• MSG Exec VP/Marketing Partnerships Ron Skotarczak
  -- Has a continued lack of social media skills, but he's still trying. 
• Notre Dame Assistant AD/Compliance & Policy Management Claire Leatherwood Slebonick
  -- Tends to leave crossword puzzles blank when they have a pop culture clue. 
• Hornets Senior Dir of Marketing Liz Rackoff
  -- Is both entertained and influenced by reality TV at the same time. 

Going Off The Grid
	The NFL preseason is ________.	What's your interest in the U.S. Open? (scale of 1-10)	What's your favorite part of being a fan at a game?	What publication, if any, do you still read in print?	What's the best thing about school starting back up?
Griese	Too Long	After Nadal/Thiem battle = 7	Simultaneous eruption	Biographies	Carpool Karaoke
Hamilton	Awful	Nobody has less interest in tennis than I do	People watching	Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Nothing -- I love having my kids around the house in the summer
Skotarczak	Horrible	11. May be the greatest annual sporting event in the world	The GAME	N.Y. Post, Men's Health	My kid's high school sports
Leatherwood Slebonick	A great way to scout out my championship winning fantasy team	10. I love the Slams.	The anticipation and excitement right before the game	All of them. If there's a print version, I read that	That everyone is still full of optimism
Rackoff	Making me wish for the regular season	I don't follow tennis, 1	Fan dance cams	None. Online all day, every day!	The first day of school pics on social media

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