Hard Knocks – Dallas Cowboys – Episode 1

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting for HBO’s Hard Knocks pretty much since football season ended.  I love football, I watch it whenever it’s on.  Hard Knocks finally gave my the fix i’ve needed.  Not only is it a great series from HBO, it’s a great Cowboys show.  Being from Dallas, I follow every franchise our city has, but the Cowboys are the pinnacle of my fandom.  I honestly havent missed a game in years. 

This show is providing some great insight into how training camp is going.  It is also letting me see more of the personalities of the players.  On the field, you dont really get to see how people really interact with one another.  Further, the media portrays these athletes as villains or heroes.  We dont get to see the people they really are.  I was really pleased with the first episode of Hard Knocks and I cant wait until Wednesday for my next dose.

HBO’s Hard Knocks it aires Wednesday at 9 PM eastern

Here are some comments a friend of mine made about the episode:

 
First 10 minutes, appallingly bad. Looked like it was going to be the Jerry Jones show. I’d be willing to bet he set up that call with Terry Glenn’s agent before the actual call.
 
Remaining 50 minutes outstanding.
 
—Didn’t know Tank was such a cut up, he seems like a really fun guy
—Like the idea that Wade is the Good Cop Head Coach and the Garretts are the hard asses
—Interesting to see draft say conversation re: Mendenhall vs Jones brief synopsis. Appparently they believe Marion is an everydown back for sure
—Following Martellus Bennett was an interesting call, but you have to like guys who grew up as Cowboys fans getting selected by us
—Witten and Romo seem like genuine friends, we’ve said this before, nice to see it reaffirmed
—Dave Campo. Glad to see him back. Glad he’s not head coach.
—Who the hell are all those white guys they showed in the ice tubs. No seriously, we have 2 white guys starting on the O line, and it wasn’t either of them. I’m guessing Practice squad OL guys.
—Roy Williams, I am THE Roy Williams homer, so I will stand mute on this one, but I love the ideas I’ve heard, like inflating trade value, build a psychological fear in other teams (as though they are watching Hard Knocks and saying uh oh Roy is getting back to form!)
—T.O.’s T-Shirts. Anybody think he should’ve made a specific shirt for the Player formerly known as Pacman (PFKPac) that says: iRain on the front, then on the back says: But leave the money on the floor, Hoes.
—If we fall out this year, the ominous warning sign is PFKPac holding an empty bucket grinning and saying “Wekum to the Dallas Cowboy”
—Anybody terrified about Crayton’s mindset. Talking about the drop he said “It’s all I’ve been thinking about, it’s what drives me” That’s fine for the year, but how wound up is he gonna be in the playoffs?