The official Hard Knocks thread
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:52 pm
I have HBO, so I'm able to watch each episode in this series, thankfully. Here are some thoughts:
-I really like Marvin Lewis. He seems relatively loose and willing to help his team. He may not be as fiery as others prefer, but he's not an awful coach.
-Tank Johnson. "That 4-11 season made people kinda mad. I wasn't even here but I'm mad about it." Yes. Good. You should be mad.
-Goddamn, Roy Williams is a p***y.
-I don't like Reggie Kelly. I don't think he's an NFL-caliber starting TE. I don't respect him as a blocker very much. But it's hard to watch him go down like he did, and that will bite the Bengals in the ass. Utecht and Coffman are not able to fill that hole just yet.
-...and then we see Utecht's concussion. TE is already one of the Bengals' thinnest positions, and while Utecht should be ready for the regular season, this is not good.
-The Katie Blackburn interview has gotten an awful lot of press for being a sign of the franchise. But if they'd, you know, SIGNED HIM BY NOW, this wouldn't be a huge issue.
-Dhani Tackles the Globe > Any Chad Johnson TV Show
-That pigment disorder makes J.D. Runnels look hard.
-"Child please."
-"I'm pissed off to the highest of pisstivity." I agree with those who say there's "just enough" of Chad in this show.
-God, Mike Brown, I hate you.
-Ah, J.D. Runnels' cut scene. First of all, yes, it's completely a d**k move to cut a man at 5:30 a.m. Second, "we always cut players on ability" is a terrible way to say that. Is there really not a better way? Third...eh. I'm not really high on any of the fullbacks on the roster, least of all Jeremi Johnson at this point.
-I really like Marvin Lewis. He seems relatively loose and willing to help his team. He may not be as fiery as others prefer, but he's not an awful coach.
-Tank Johnson. "That 4-11 season made people kinda mad. I wasn't even here but I'm mad about it." Yes. Good. You should be mad.
-Goddamn, Roy Williams is a p***y.
-I don't like Reggie Kelly. I don't think he's an NFL-caliber starting TE. I don't respect him as a blocker very much. But it's hard to watch him go down like he did, and that will bite the Bengals in the ass. Utecht and Coffman are not able to fill that hole just yet.
-...and then we see Utecht's concussion. TE is already one of the Bengals' thinnest positions, and while Utecht should be ready for the regular season, this is not good.
-The Katie Blackburn interview has gotten an awful lot of press for being a sign of the franchise. But if they'd, you know, SIGNED HIM BY NOW, this wouldn't be a huge issue.
-Dhani Tackles the Globe > Any Chad Johnson TV Show
-That pigment disorder makes J.D. Runnels look hard.
-"Child please."
-"I'm pissed off to the highest of pisstivity." I agree with those who say there's "just enough" of Chad in this show.
-God, Mike Brown, I hate you.
-Ah, J.D. Runnels' cut scene. First of all, yes, it's completely a d**k move to cut a man at 5:30 a.m. Second, "we always cut players on ability" is a terrible way to say that. Is there really not a better way? Third...eh. I'm not really high on any of the fullbacks on the roster, least of all Jeremi Johnson at this point.