Comments on: HBO wants a Hard Knocks team locked in by June 1

By: dynaco

dynaco — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:20:18 +0000

Yeah, it should be the Pats.
But the viewing audience should be able to pick a more interesting soundtrack. Something from a silent film would work for me.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:00:46 +0000

Have the over rated Ravens do it! Drama queen Ray Rice complainign about his contract, mass murderer Ray Lewis showing how to stab people, Ed Reed changing his miond about ritiring every week, Joe Crappo trying to tell everyone he is a top 5 qb and then Suggs finally stating the truth, he torn his achilles by playing basketball!

By: granadafan

granadafan — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:58:16 +0000

So many teams don’t want hard knocks, I don’t see this show lasting beyond this season.

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:47:46 +0000

I have had HBO for years. That said, I have never watched an episode of Hard Knocks.

By: subo23

subo23 — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:42:29 +0000

My favourite HK season was the Bengals…in that vein the Browns would be a great choice. Pass on the ‘Boys or the Jets please.

By: kato11unf

kato11unf — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:32:44 +0000

If they do it in Jacksonville, it’ll be blacked out.

By: macwomack

macwomack — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:25:39 +0000

Jags are a good fit only if they move to LA; being in Jacksonville unfortunately means that the owners subsidise the team and this creates a competitive balanace issue.

By: homelanddefense

homelanddefense — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:33:20 +0000

buffalohogan says: May 25, 2012 11:17 AM

dontouchmyjunk says: May 25, 2012 10:26 AM

It’s patently stupid for any team to want to be on that program. Nothing good can come from it. The only ones who could be are those with a disinterested fan base trying to raise support.

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What exactly is “patently stupid”? Is that stupidity that has a patent?

I love people that try to use cliche phrases but dont actually understand what they mean and totally botch them…

I think may be you are trying to say “blatantly stupid”, which is an exaggerated way to say obvious stupidity.

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HAHA, maybe you should look up the definition of “patently”

adverb British English pronunciation: patently /ˈpeɪt(ə)ntli/

in a way that is so obvious that no one could disagree

“a patently unfair law”

His usage was fine….

By: jimw81

jimw81 — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:40 +0000

I wonder the teams don’t want anything to do camera’s in locker room after the Greg Williams tapes were released.

By: jagfan8030

jagfan8030 — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:08:24 +0000

Hate is what the world go round but believe me my jags will have the last laugh

By: homelanddefense

homelanddefense — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:08:10 +0000

For me its appointment viewing no matter what team it is……Im interested in seeing the internal workings of the teams, the processes they use at practice and in meetings. The cut down days are awesome. It could be the worst team in the league and its still fun to watch. I think most football fans would probably agree.

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:53:35 +0000

buzzardpointlookout says: May 25, 2012 11:17 AM

Hit the showers, little buddy.
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That’s what Sandusky said.

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:52:01 +0000

My pick would be the patriots.
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Could not agree more. Only access to the government’s UFO/alien files would be as fascinating.

By: texansdude

texansdude — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:39:07 +0000

Anyone else think Goodell will step in and choose the team himself next year?

By: jlorenz24

jlorenz24 — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:33:48 +0000

Why do you keep mentioning that it will not be interesting if its not one of your picks? Millions watch the pro bowl and that blows (yeah I know not everyone gets HBO, but it shows how much we love football)….Hard knocks is amazing no matter the team. I still watch re-runs from the shows years ago when they come on, that’s how intriguing it is.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:31:10 +0000

tallguyme says:
May 25, 2012 9:55 AM
oh, so you’d have no interest in the Patriots doing it then right?
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I think that falls under the heading of “it goes without saying”.

As in, “it goes without saying” that there is no way the NFL would even bother to ask Bill Belichick to do something that stupid.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:17 +0000

Some team needs to just step up! It’d be impossible for HBO to say no if one team flat out volunteered. This is one of the best mini-series on television, I hope it’s not blackballed forever!

By: buffalobills2012

buffalobills2012 — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:14:19 +0000

Buffalo Bills have all the characters in place…buddy nix? need i say more? dudes a trip and loves to talk.

By: redskinsroost

redskinsroost — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:13:04 +0000

Dan Snyder will let the Redskins do the show if HBO pays him $5 per subscriber, and NFL Films pays $400.00 a day for parking.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:11:49 +0000

I will say though, the worst “Hard Knocks” team ever: the 2007 Kansas City Chiefs!!!

By: LoCoSu@%s

LoCoSu@%s — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:54:08 +0000

Dallas Desperados, Philly Soul, Allen Wranglers.
There are plenty of teams out there.

By: macgee10

macgee10 — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:47:05 +0000

I could tell you right now it won’t be the Cowboys. So get that idea out of your head Florio.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:43:21 +0000

without any doubt, it needs to be the new orleans saints….

By: ragingyinzer

ragingyinzer — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:40:21 +0000

HBO thought about asking the Cleveland Browns, but then they remembered that the show is supposed to be about an NFL football team.

By: panther21384

panther21384 — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:39:35 +0000

They should do the Panthers, that is all.

By: dontouchmyjunk

dontouchmyjunk — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:38:08 +0000

No Mr bufallo. I knew exactly what I wrote when I mixed my outrage sentiment metaphor.

By: buffalohogan

buffalohogan — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:17:08 +0000

dontouchmyjunk says: May 25, 2012 10:26 AM

It’s patently stupid for any team to want to be on that program. Nothing good can come from it. The only ones who could be are those with a disinterested fan base trying to raise support.

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What exactly is “patently stupid”? Is that stupidity that has a patent?

I love people that try to use cliche phrases but dont actually understand what they mean and totally botch them…

I think may be you are trying to say “blatantly stupid”, which is an exaggerated way to say obvious stupidity.

By: buzzardpointlookout

buzzardpointlookout — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:17:03 +0000

rajbais says: May 25, 2012 10:41 AM

Not the Cowboys!!!!!! They are the most overrated Hard Knocks team EVER!!!

They haven’t been interesting since the days of Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, and Charles Haley!!!!!!

The 2002 Hard Knocks Cowboys were boring and a waste of time!!! No one relevant was on the damn team!!!!!

The 2008 Cowboys weren’t that interesting!!!!!! The media over-exaggerates everything with regard to them!!!! Jerry Jones ain’t that nuts, Tony Romo will never win a Super Bowl, and Jason Garrett is too much of an intellectual to be a damn good head coach!!!!

Garrett doesn’t even use his offensive players like how little boys know how to use toy soldiers!!!! He is in the easiest offensive era in NFL history and he can’t use his weapons the way Belichick, Payton, or McCarthy can!!!

The Dallas Cowboys: the most overrated Hard Knocks Team, EVER!!!

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Man, I got tired just reading that. You must be exhausted.

Hit the showers, little buddy.

By: mohrmd

mohrmd — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:15:20 +0000

The Browns would be a great fit. They have the 29 yr old rookie QB that played for the Yankees and the #3 overall pick that was dissed by the greatest player in franchise history, Jim Brown. Other rookies have been panned as reaches by the media. HBO can dive into the two most prominent points of discussion this offseason…Bounty Gate and concussions. Fujita has a looming suspension and Colt McCoy ended the season with a concussion. They have competition at a number of positions and a relatively young team so the coaches will be doing a lot of teaching. They have a number of players involved in the community like Haden and Cribbs. They also have the Big Show and should have an overall us against the world approach.

By: buzzardpointlookout

buzzardpointlookout — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:13:09 +0000

ZERO chance the Lions are on HN if Jim Schwartz has anything to say about it. He gets a ton of static here for being a “hothead” or whatever. But JS is an old school, control freak coach. No way he lets a bunch of ninnies with cameras around his squad. Not gonna happen.