Anyone watching Hard Knocks?

[CRA]

3 hours ago, TNPanther said:

I watched Episode 1 last night. That franchise is a trainwreck and a half. Makes me really thankful for Tepper/Rivera and their leadership.

Part of it may be an act for the cameras, but good god Abram is an asshat. I am shocked that one of the veterans on that team hasn't decked him yet.

Derek Carr is awkward as fug.

I was actually surprised by AB - actually seems kind of humble. This all obviously was before the helmet noise.

Gruden doesn't seem to have a hold on that locker room. Case in point when Abram talked back to him after hitting in walkthroughs and Gruden simply laughed it off.

I will be shocked if that team wins 5 games.

that was the weirdest interaction.   Rookie didn't give a fug what Gruden said and he just kinda giggled at the rookie for not giving a fug. 

Gotta think one of those vets gonna humble him in an upcoming episode. Clean his clock on a run play or something.   

[YoungPanthers89]

Going great for Oakland right now

 

[PanthersATL]

HBO is chatting with Alabama (and a few other colleges) about doing a one-week Hard Knocks on their program(s).  Hope 'bama signs up, would be interesting to see what they go through [more than the 60 Minutes Sports segment that aired a few years ago].

https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/08/13/hbo-hard-knocks-college-alabama-penn-state

 

[Anybodyhome]

I've watched every season of the show, regardless of team, and I think it's entertaining- that's all it's supposed to be.

The show is one hour long covering a week of camp. For those of you who believe listening to and watching Gruden for 5 or 10 minutes over the course of a week gives you enough info to pass judgment, then so be it. You want some insight into a coach based on this show? Watch Brentson Buckner at work.

Yes, Hunter Renfrow gets some air time in episode 2, but -spoiler alert- none of it is on the field or with his helmet on, so don't get your hopes up.

Jonathan Abram... for those of you who think he's too cocky or mouthy, I suggest you go look at Mike Minter, Dante Wesley, Colin Branch, Chris Gamble and a couple other Panther DBs over the years and you'll see the same personality emerging very early for them, too. Abram is a 1st round pick who can hit, has decent ball skills and is not afraid to mix it up, which is half the reason Oakland drafted him.

Compare it to "All or Nothing?" How would you even do that? One is from week to the next and the other is a retrospective edited over several months of the season.

If you think Hard Knocks isn't to your liking now, watch what happens with an Alabama series. That promises to be nothing but boring. Saban won't let those kids talk and they'll be intimidated by the NCAA not to say anything that will cause problems.

[Rubi]

Rivera is 10x the coach Gruden is

 

the guy goes bi polar in an instant. Would not want to play for him. 

[kungfoodude]

I have never watched. Don't really plan to.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[Anybodyhome]

19 hours ago, Rubi said:

Rivera is 10x the coach Gruden is

 

the guy goes bi polar in an instant. Would not want to play for him. 

Both have career winning records. Gruden has a winning post season record, Rivera does not. Gruden has a ring, Rivera does not. Gruden entering his 12th year as a head coach, Rivera heading into his 9th.

But if you're watching "Hard Knocks" depending on the head coach, that's probably not the best reason.