Drops are never in season bud.
And you must've missed the past few preseasons as a matter of fact. I can tell you the last 3 years we settled for alot of FG's in the red zone and lo and behold it carried into the regular season. This was a major reason we couldn't score many points haven't been to the playoffs. On top of that, the run D was positively atrocious. One other thing, stupid penalties should NEVER occur at home games (i.e., false starts, encroachment/off sides, delays of game, personal fouls, illegal motions, etc).
If those problems aren't corrected very soon, don't expect a winning year.