HBO's "Hard Knocks" Picks The Cincinnati Bengals

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Jun 15, 2013 10:11am
It won't be quite the show when Ocho was there in 2009, but they did win the division that year. I'm excited & hoping to see more on how Andy & AJ will progress & it'll be good to see players like Geno Atkins & Carlos Dunlap get some exposure. I can't wait for football season!

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Jun 15, 2013 10:32am
They were probably the only team to actually accept the offer. No idea why else they'd choose the Bengals.
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Jun 15, 2013 11:22am
SportsAndLady;1458211 wrote:They were probably the only team to actually accept the offer. No idea why else they'd choose the Bengals.
I agree with this. The LOLPhins last year, and Ben-gals this year? They must be hard up.
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Jun 15, 2013 12:58pm
Bias aside, it's actually not too bad of a team to follow. Instead of focusing on all of the BS they did last time, you legitimately have a ton of talent, some budding superstars and an entire roster who has been good, but stuck in neutral the last few years. You have a lot of pressure on Andy Dalton and the defense.

Basically, if they stick to the football storylines, it's a pretty good team to follow.
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Jun 15, 2013 1:27pm
SportsAndLady;1458211 wrote:They were probably the only team to actually accept the offer. No idea why else they'd choose the Bengals.

Yeah, I read somewhere that most teams don't want any part of it.
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Jun 17, 2013 1:24pm
HBO makes it official w/ their announcement & the first episode airs on August 6th
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Jun 17, 2013 5:05pm
I will be sure not to watch.
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Jun 17, 2013 5:05pm
Good to see that the Bengals will be getting their moment of glory for 2013 out of the way early this year!
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Jun 17, 2013 6:08pm
like_that;1459069 wrote:I will be sure not to watch.

A lot of potential lolz and fail ammo.
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Jun 19, 2013 10:05pm
Saw this. Can't wait say what you want but hard knocks is a good series
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Aug 6, 2013 9:06pm
Show starts tonight @ 10... I've been looking forward to this
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Aug 6, 2013 9:08pm
osu45804;1483267 wrote:Show starts tonight @ 10... I've been looking forward to this
I don't have HBO, so please let me know if Sanzenbacher is talked about at all.
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Aug 6, 2013 9:18pm
osu45804;1483267 wrote:Show starts tonight @ 10... I've been looking forward to this
Yessir DVR set
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Aug 6, 2013 10:58pm
What I took away from the 1st episode:

Tyler Eifert & Gio Bernard are just more weapons for Andy Dalton
Mike Zimmer & Hue Jackson are awesome
James Harrison looks pretty good
The Oklahoma Drill is the best
Larry Black's injury was nasty
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Aug 6, 2013 11:02pm
osu45804;1483315 wrote:What I took away from the 1st episode:

Tyler Eifert & Gio Bernard are just more weapons for Andy Dalton
Mike Zimmer & Hue Jackson are awesome
James Harrison looks pretty good
The Oklahoma Drill is the best
Larry Black's injury was nasty

Took one episode of basically a highlight reel show in the first week of training camp to say Harrison looks good and Eifert and Bernard are gonna be weapons?

Hue Jackson was annoying.

Blacks injury was sad. Don't know why they ended the episode on that.
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Aug 7, 2013 8:11am
SportsAndLady;1483316 wrote:Took one episode of basically a highlight reel show in the first week of training camp to say Harrison looks good and Eifert and Bernard are gonna be weapons?

Hue Jackson was annoying.

Blacks injury was sad. Don't know why they ended the episode on that.
Look at the source...

I refuse to watch the bengals, however I remember with the Jets they made it look like Vernon Gholston was turning the corner and was going to become a very good starter for the jets. So in summary: LOL at taking anything away from this show in terms of player development/potential season performance.
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Aug 7, 2013 8:20am
like_that;1483349 wrote:Look at the source...

I refuse to watch the bengals, however I remember with the Jets they made it look like Vernon Gholston was turning the corner and was going to become a very good starter for the jets. So in summary: LOL at taking anything away from this show in terms of player development/potential season performance.

Yeah it's all about good tv, not good football knowledge/sources/information.
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Aug 13, 2013 9:57pm
We can probably expect a good deal from Dane Sanzenbacher on tonight's episode
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Aug 14, 2013 5:08pm
osu45804;1486601 wrote:We can probably expect a good deal from Dane Sanzenbacher on tonight's episode
Wasn't anything from Dane guess next week which will be after falcon game
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Aug 14, 2013 8:20pm
gerb131;1487050 wrote:Wasn't anything from Dane guess next week which will be after falcon game
They did the Falcons game last night though...talked alittle about him, showed his TD catch.

Taylor Mays is a weird dude.
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Aug 14, 2013 9:04pm
bases_loaded;1487113 wrote:They did the Falcons game last night though...talked alittle about him, showed his TD catch.

Taylor Mays is a weird dude.
Yea Mays is odd.
Since they did falcon game last night I figured next week they will focus n Dane since he had such a good game
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Aug 18, 2013 12:29pm
The super power Taylor Mays needs is better hands...
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Aug 21, 2013 9:31pm
Watching Sunday's episode right now...is there a bigger douche in the entire world than James Harrison? lol I mean someone needs to drop a car on him or something
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Aug 21, 2013 11:03pm
SportsAndLady;1489660 wrote:is there a bigger douche in the entire world than James Harrison?
Maybe. Vontaze Burfict.

I loved how they talked about how Geno Atkins doesn't overly impress you with his lifting or physique, but the guy is just dominant and manhandles everyone.
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Aug 27, 2013 10:43pm
Anyone know what's going on with the cuss words on this show?

I'm seeing articles saying in the last CBA they don't allow players to cuss in documentaries/short films. I'm also seeing some that say they cuss during the night episode, but daytime episodes they're censored.