JoeNamathsFurCoat Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Last year, the Lions were announced March 28. If the Jets are in fact the choice this year, perhaps Goodell will push Murphy and Douglas to get this done within the next week. https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-hard-knocks-candidates-ranking-jets-bears-saints-commanders-by-entertainmen 2023 'Hard Knocks' candidates: Ranking Jets, Bears, Saints, Commanders by entertainment potential Whichever team is featured on HBO's Hard Knocks this summer has a lot to live up to. Shouts to Lions coach Dan Campbell for setting the tone for last year's season with his kneecap-biting style. The personalities, the culture of the city, the players' stories ... 2022's look at the Detroit Lions set the bar high for 2023. Which team will be in the spotlight this year? Well, thanks to exemptions that have been in place since 2014, we know teams won't be required to appear on the show if they meet any of the following criteria: They have a first-year head coach. They have secured a playoff berth in the past two seasons. They have appeared on Hard Knocks within the past 10 years. Now, teams can volunteer to be featured on the show, although they'd have to first reckon with the fact that no team has won the Super Bowl after being featured. So we can safely use those exemptions to whittle the pool of likely candidates down to four teams. (And maybe one of them can break the Hard Knocks Super Bowl curse.) Here is how I'd rank the four candidates in order of potential entertainment value: Rank 1 New York Jets The Jets were very much in the playoff hunt for most of last season, even without stellar quarterback play. Running back Breece Hall suffered an ACL tear midway through an excellent rookie campaign, and the team started to crumble; New York lost its last six games, finishing 7-10 after a 5-2 start. Now, though, four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers is set to take the reins clad in Gotham Green, surrounded by a healthy, youthful and talented squad, including both 2022 Rookies of the Year (Garrett Wilson on offense and Sauce Gardner on defense). Plus, new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will be a familiar face for Rodgers. There are plenty of personalities to go around here. Not to mention the setting, the "concrete jungle where dreams are made of," with each episode providing a chance to show off New York. Gosh, there's just so much to like if Gang Green makes it to the screen. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BornJetsFan1983 Posted March 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2023 I hope the jets do not return to hard knocks. It was great show for sure, but I rather they not do it. Distracting etc. Lets just get to football thsi year. I thihnk it would be a very good show for sure, but we alreayd have our in house hard knocks show and that is good enough for me plus. You know the whole goal of the show will be to make aaron rogers looks stupid. These nfl hard knocks guys will not be able to help them selves. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post slimjasi Posted March 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2023 Hey, the last (and only) time we were on Hard Knocks we went to the playoffs and qualified for the AFC title game and haven't been back to either since. 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BurntDice Posted March 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2023 With one jets Drive being so good I don’t really care if the team is on hard knocks 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, BurntDice said: With one jets Drive being so good I don’t really care if the team is on hard knocks Which is why I'm kind of surprised they'd be the leading candidate. I dont know if all teams do this, so maybe it's not a differentiator but it's really well done and season long instead of just the preseason. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 This is a stone cold lock unless the Jets decline it. I would prefer the in-season Hard Knocks though. Seems like this would be as great a year as any to watch them week by week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, JoeNamathsFurCoat said: If the Jets are in fact the choice this year, perhaps Goodell will push Murphy and Douglas to get this done within the next week. You don’t think the whole team waiting around for Rodgers to arrive won’t be compelling TV that first week? He might ask them to put it off! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntDice Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, JiF said: Which is why I'm kind of surprised they'd be the leading candidate. I dont know if all teams do this, so maybe it's not a differentiator but it's really well done and season long instead of just the preseason. The only difference might be they are probably not pro jets bias with hard knocks. I haven’t watched it since the last time the jets were on it so I’m not sure how different it is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2k8 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 They won't want to do it when Rodgers tells them he's won't be mic'd and refuses to say anything on camera. The team gets to control what's seen. They are not going to insist that AR participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rex-n-effect Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, y2k8 said: They won't want to do it when Rodgers tells them he's won't be mic'd and refuses to say anything on camera. The team gets to control what's seen. They are not going to insist that AR participate. I don't know if Rodgers has any desire for a media career after he retires but Hard Knocks would be a good way to rehab his identity from conspiracy weirdo who is impossible to work with to a misunderstood hippy who rubbed his old boss the wrong way. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 groan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Like Darrelle jogging onto the field, 2023 has A-A-Ron carried onto it while he's completely faded on hashish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just say no. The jets don’t need the distraction. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Willie White Shoes Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Hard Knocks is now a terrible show. It's grown old and is mostly fluff now. I'd be happy if HBO canceled it. The Jets on Hard Knocks is worse. It is a major distraction. Hark Knocks is the main reason for such anti-Jets bias in the NFL media and elsewhere. The 2010 show was a PR disaster for the franchise. With One Jets Drive, Jets fans have our own show. Who needs Hard Knocks? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Unless they make Rex a permanent host, the show is a waste of time for the teams, the players, and the fans. Hard pass from me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballLove Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Something tells me our young bucks (Sauce, Garrett, Breece, at al) would love to be the weekly focus of a national tv show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bla bla bla Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 It's a lock we will 100% get Hard Knocks - Aaron Rodgers, potentially not settled a la Revis the last time - Quinnen Contract - OROY + DROY - Likely Comeback Player of the Year in Breece. - Revis & Klecko HoF - Zach Wilson drama - Players will love brand recognition I'm also pretty certain the last time the Jets were on Hard Knocks is still their highest rated season. I'm here for it 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, rex-n-effect said: I don't know if Rodgers has any desire for a media career after he retires but Hard Knocks would be a good way to rehab his identity from conspiracy weirdo who is impossible to work with to a misunderstood hippy who rubbed his old boss the wrong way. I like him just the way he is... the media and the normies can eat a bag of glyphosate covered ****s. Doubt he wants to spend retirement commiserating with the talking heads and Shifty Schefters of the world, I think it's Jeopardy or a bungalow for that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Dunnie said: I hope he's not part of what's holding up the trade. This guy has to be a fixture for this franchise going forward. But if he is part of it, then Hard Knocks absolutely needs to film the whole process of choosing the person who has to tell him that he's been traded. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 58 minutes ago, bla bla bla said: It's a lock we will 100% get Hard Knocks - Aaron Rodgers, potentially not settled a la Revis the last time - Quinnen Contract - OROY + DROY - Likely Comeback Player of the Year in Breece. - Revis & Klecko HoF - Zach Wilson drama - Players will love brand recognition I'm also pretty certain the last time the Jets were on Hard Knocks is still their highest rated season. I'm here for it Unfortunately, I think you're correct. It just adds to the LOLJets circus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNamathsFurCoat Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Roscoe’s Diner part 2 JD, Murphy, and A-Rodge in a booth eating pancakes and putting and end to all this stupidity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, JoeNamathsFurCoat said: Roscoe’s Diner part 2 JD, Murphy, and A-Rodge in a booth eating pancakes and putting and end to all this stupidity Don’t forget Woody! They need someone to pay the bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, bla bla bla said: It's a lock we will 100% get Hard Knocks - Aaron Rodgers, potentially not settled a la Revis the last time - Quinnen Contract - OROY + DROY - Likely Comeback Player of the Year in Breece. - Revis & Klecko HoF - Zach Wilson drama - Players will love brand recognition I'm also pretty certain the last time the Jets were on Hard Knocks is still their highest rated season. I'm here for it As a fan, how could you not love the idea? It's a bit more in depth than One Jets Drive imo. From a competitive aspect, it probably elevates the competition with the cameras being there so that's good but overall, probably a detriment with our bubble players getting highlighted and the possible distractions it would cause. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bla bla bla Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, Drums said: As a fan, how could you not love the idea? It's a bit more in depth than One Jets Drive imo. From a competitive aspect, it probably elevates the competition with the cameras being there so that's good but overall, probably a detriment with our bubble players getting highlighted and the possible distractions it would cause. Completely agree. I love the quality of the One Jets Drive stuff but HBO is another level of production quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 7 hours ago, JoeNamathsFurCoat said: Which team will be in the spotlight this year? Well, thanks to exemptions that have been in place since 2014, we know teams won't be required to appear on the show if they meet any of the following criteria: They have a first-year head coach. They have secured a playoff berth in the past two seasons. They have appeared on Hard Knocks within the past 10 years. In other words, the NFL doesn't want to bother the "serious" teams. The Jets have already appeared on it. It should go around to every team in the league before we have to go again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Drums said: As a fan, how could you not love the idea? It's a bit more in depth than One Jets Drive imo. From a competitive aspect, it probably elevates the competition with the cameras being there so that's good but overall, probably a detriment with our bubble players getting highlighted and the possible distractions it would cause. We've missed the playoffs for 12 straight years. If the Sacramento Kings make the playoffs this year (and it looks like they're going to), we'll have the longest playoff drought in the 4 major sports. We don't need any type of additional distractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FidelioJet Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I can't imagine Rodgers would want anything to do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal N of Provo Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I did not want it last season for the good of the team - they sucked anyway. This year… I want to have fun this year and this seems like a great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsons Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 EFF NOOOO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Personally I would love it. I don't think they should do it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doggin94it Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 12:40 PM, BornJetsFan1983 said: I hope the jets do not return to hard knocks. It was great show for sure, but I rather they not do it. Distracting etc. Lets just get to football thsi year. I thihnk it would be a very good show for sure, but we alreayd have our in house hard knocks show and that is good enough for me plus. You know the whole goal of the show will be to make aaron rogers looks stupid. These nfl hard knocks guys will not be able to help them selves. I don't think it's all that distracting any more; it's no different from what they're already doing on 1JD and Flight 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 22 hours ago, bla bla bla said: It's a lock we will 100% get Hard Knocks - Aaron Rodgers, potentially not settled a la Revis the last time - Quinnen Contract - OROY + DROY - Likely Comeback Player of the Year in Breece. - Revis & Klecko HoF - Zach Wilson drama - Players will love brand recognition I'm also pretty certain the last time the Jets were on Hard Knocks is still their highest rated season. I'm here for it lol See, the most obvious to me is the inevitable OBJ addition. If the Jets do Hard Knocks he'll sign here for the league minimum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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