Are the Texans and Jets battling it out for HBO’s Hard Knocks series in 2010?
The New York Jets could be first in line for this year’s series that has featured four teams – Baltimore (2001), Dallas (2002, 2008), Kansas City (2007) and Cincinnati (2009).
The Texans were invited to appear last year but decided it wasn’t the right time.
Between Ryan, some very outspoken players, a dynamic young QB, and a surprise playoff run, this could be a slam dunk for the HBO. As the Daily News reported, the Jets brass was at the Pacquiao fight last weekend with the HBO brass.
Are the Jets closing in on a starring role in HBO’s “Hard Knocks?”
Maybe so. It was curious seeing HBO Sports boss Ross Greenburg sitting ringside with Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum in Dallas at Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight.
Our lip reader had the night off, so it was hard determining what they were saying, but it sure looked like these fellows were enjoying each other’s company.
Would anyone be surprised if Greenburg was doing some hard “Hard Knocks” lobbying?
Maybe now that Kerry Rhodes is gone, the team doesn’t fear anyone hamming it up for the cameras?
Thanks to Chris R. for pointing this out in the comments.
Not without the ring.
Dos anyone no if kiper still has the jets taking the safety from usc?
Its cool Reality- even when we disagree we can still be civil- no need to apologize its the same thing as if we were in a bar shooting the s#it
reality
No dude you are right in sense. Bart Scott, at times this season, was WAY out of line…and it bit us right in the a$$ early on after we got off to the 3-0 start
Sanchez rookie struggles were the main culprit to us not winning the division- but not shutting up and playing ball early on hurt us too
Judging from the number of Jets jerseys and the spontaneous “J-E-T-S” chants at today’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade, I think my general thesis on Jets v. Giants fans is true. NYC, Westchester and LI are almost 50-50; but, NJ is overwhelmingly Giants territory.
BigKatt
As much as it pains me to say it- the Giants have more fans than the Jets- being as they pretty much own North Jersey
RJF
I think he switched it back to Golden Tate…
BTW, if they take Mays or a WR round one and a pass rusher is still out there, Im going to lose my mind on this blog
My 2 cents: I think that this is a critical year in the formation of a solid football team anything that would distract from that (i.e. Hard Knocks) is not necessary. But as I said before Woody will be all over this—gotta sell those PSL’s.
Its not a “Giants” town… Its a whoever is hot town just like the rest of the world. Hard Knocks would be fun for us to watch. And i tend to agree with the fact that these guys are always on camera in front of millions of people at a time anyway… Whats the big friggin deal??? With all of the man-made distractions they deal with how could this be any worse??? Not too mention its just for a few weeks in August…. I hate all the comparisons to the other teams that have done Hard Knocks and what their records were. You people fret about the dumbest [stuff]. If we get it then we get to see some extra footage before we go stompin peoples heads in this year… If we dont get the show we just get to see the JETS go stomp peoples heads in this year…. For a football crowd we seem to have a real bunch of whiney lil Mary’s in here. Grow some nuts….
i feel like if the jets were on hard knocks this country would love rex…i feel like rex gets a negative persona because the media only writes down the poo talk
Absolutely eddie im just saying thats not my type of team. To me a superbowl ring is the only thing that allows you to talk trash. But you heard peyton manning after that game “we just worked while others talked”
I don’t mean to offend anyone here, but i really could care less about Jersey. Or Giants fans. They both suck. And don’t get all mad about me talking bad about Jersey. I have family in NJ. I hate it. It stanks.
And eddie i think you disagreed but like i said a few days ago i think LT HAD A LIL TO DO WITH PSLS
BigKatt: Good thing you didn’t want to offend anyone here.lol
Honestly who gives a sh@t if the country likes him.I dont want anyone to like him. Just like parcells.
And RJF, as much as you like the Indy style of being choir boys and “just working while others talk”, that’s not how we roll any more. We have the biggest mouth in the league as our HC, and a team that defends his every word. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
@Brendan
I just didn’t think it would impact the product on the field. The rest is marketing though I must admit, from a fan’s point of view, I could see my son, who is a Jet’s fan, eating it up. I guess I would probably enjoy it as well. I like the fat man and what he has done so far.
Reality Jets fan
No disrespect to you my fellow Jets fan, but do you really give a rats ass if Mel Kiper thinks we are drafting anybody???? Has that dude made one accurate prediction about any player or team in any round of any draft in the history of the NFL drafts??? That guys is as useful as a weatherman givin you a weekly forecast.
RJF
No I agree. The LT name definitely weighed in the signing for ticket sales…I just didnt think it was the ONLY reason they did it, thats all
And the “ring” thing is fine…but the Jets didnt talk trash…they just said we think we can go in and win the game…to me thats not trash talking…trash talking is saying “they are going to have to carry Manning out on stretcher” that sort of thing…not “we are going in there to win the game…Id be shocked if we didnt”
Its really hard to believe in the jets. Alot of years of letdowns. And when i say letdown i mean no superbowl. Because that is all that matters. That is how rex will be liked,we will get respect, and for a year or more it will be a jet town. I loved last year i did but i want a superbowl.I cant get that nuts about losing in the championship game. Our coach being on the cover of the papers is fine. But it is about the superbowl.And i understand this is a new regime but we have heard all this and been threw this all many times. But i am very optimistic with this coach and qb.
The whole Rex trash talking thing was WAY OVERBLOWN…if you read what he actually says, all he says is he has confidence in his team, he thinks that they have good players who can win football games…thats it
When Rex makes those statements, all he is doing is letting his team know that he believes in them, its just that he does it in a public forum
Mike24 dont hold back how do u really feel abot kiper.
Mike24 dont hold back how do u really feel about kiper.
Hey Jack,
So you don’t view this as a distraction???
Ravens – 2001 – Went 10-6, lost in divisional round (2000 they were 12-4 and won the SB!!)
Cowboys – 2002 – Went 4-12 (5-11 in 2001)
Chiefs – 2007 – Went 4-12 (9-7 in 2006 and lost in divisional)
Cowboys – 2008 – Went 9-7 (13-3 in 2007 and lost in divisional)
Bengals – 2009 – Went 10-6, and lost to the best team in the AFC (the only outlier as they were 4-11-1 in 2008)
I hear you eddie. I just guess i like quiet winners. Like bb or peyton manning. And that doesnt mean i dont think that rex cant win it all.I love what he go this team to do.
BamBam BAM!
Eddie you better not turn me into a positve jet fan. My wife will think im on drugs,
Eddie-
exactly man…. I dont see why thats so hard for people to understand. Its called Coach-Speak. Usin the media to let his players know that he doesnt just hype them up in the lockerroom and that hes not affraid to let the world know he believes in his guys!!!
RJF
And that why even though I disagreed with you in some heated discussions…I still know where your heart lies
You want to believe but the Jets for some people, are like having a beautiful girlfriend with a great personality that you are madly in love with, but she cheats on you all the time…I get it
My point is, with this coach and young team, we have a 5+ years window for a Super Bowl…with the NFL the way it is, thats about all you can ask for
As usual you are right on my man
Mike 24
I am a football coach…I do it all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!
You must be or have been one too!!!!!!
On average they dropped from 10 wins to 6 … hmmmm … how many wins did the J-E-T-S get last year?????
Bad Idea
reality
No man, I want you still get mad…
Who else am I going to talk down off the ledge…its part of our dynamic!!!!
You know your s#it dude, you just vent in a different way…we all are intitled to our opinions, I just try to rationalize it so maybe I can still help keep hope alive
LOL
Reality-
lol. I’m sorry man… Like i said no slight towards you on that one…
But for a few years i got caught up in tryin to stay on top of the Draft and all that stuff and all i came to find that was not only are these guys just guessing the whole time, but they also werent even close. Perticularly Mel Kiper and the entire Mickey Mouse crew over at ESPN. Believe me i’d love for some true insider info…but fact is these GM’s all talk in codes and leak ‘dis-information’ to throw people off their gameplan…AND after a couple wild card picks and trade ups, those MockDrafts just look ridiculous by the end of the first round.
i WONT LET YOU DOWN I GET SOFT IN THE OFFSEASON.
guys im sure rex knows whats good with all the cameras around assuming he was there when they recorded the show back in 01 with baltimore. i would love to see this this country needs to be aware of who the next elite team is in the nfl
Eddie-
nope not a football coach…. Some liitle league baseball coachin with my lil brother…. Just a sports nut!!! Lol
good for you tho brotha….would love to coach!!!
Please no HARD KNOX! I want so called experts all picking the pats.
I think it gives too much info to your opponents. Play football and leave the Hollywood crap until after you win a SB
I just want that f$%king superbowl to shut all the F&*king giant fans i have to listen too.
Want to be a hard nose football team.
RealityJetFan
This is like a support group for Jets fans. Kind of like AlAnon…
So when you say “why the F@CK did the Jets do….” and I can say ” It makes sense from this standpoint… or “its gonna be okay as long as..”
Sometimes though, this team is going to need a kick in the @ss, and thats why we NEED guys like you…
Mike24
Yea dont it twisted though. I played small time college ball at Iona and Central Conn St…I coached at a small college in Conn and Ohio after I graduated…unfortunately, you have to move around alot and position assistants in college make no money
I own my own distibution business now and help scout teams for my old high school coach and coach my nephew’s team ( my brother is a suit-accountant).
Im no Lombardi but Ive been at clinics where Ive heard Belichick and Parcells speak to coaches before…swear on my life Ive met both of them
Oh and Ive met Mike Sherman(Packers) and Dave Campo (Cowboys) to name a few- no name dropping though!!!!! LOL
Eddie-
thats cool man….do whatcha can. Nobody can knock that. Thats cool you’ve met some pretty good coaches. I met a lot of football players but never any coaches really.
Feels good to coach up kids…but my schedule is all frigged up and just dont have the time available like i used to. Definitely again some day tho.
Mike24
Yea man…one thing about coaching is though…you dont have to be a great player to be a great coach…I dont think enough guys who dont play college ball get a chance to be coaches
Whether you get paid or not to do it, it is one of the most enjoyable and worthwhile activities a sports nut can do!!!!!!!!!
The Jets are the only team I’d watch on “Hard Knocks”; so, I want them there. So what if Rex and Bart are big mouths, sports is entertainment like Broadway or Hollywood. Football is like a jazz jam contest; each player getting a chance to “solo” on every snap, whether on offense or defense or special teams, someone shines with a block-run-tackle-catch-throw; Tha’s Entertainment, M-G-M style.
A behind the scenes look at these scene stealers, I’m there! I trust The Big Man to lose weight and decide whether to accept the extra show or not. I’d prefer to see it but I’m sticking with The Man.
Football is like a jazz jam contest. And Rex Ryan is Jeff Coffin.
BASSET…
i really would LIKE IT IF YOU MADE SOME KIND OF POLE…on wether we should have kept TJ,THE SIGNING OF lt AND IF WE SHOULD HAVE WENT ANOTHER DIRECTION…such as the draft or another FA RB…i ask only because…
The Jets seem confident he can, too, with GM Mike Tannenbaum saying the former Chargers star will play “a lot” for the Jets, calling him an “every-down back” more than once.
“We always say the best players play. He’ll play a lot. We expect him to play a lot. We expect him to touch the ball a lot,” Tannenbaum said. “We can’t sit here and say he’s going to carry it eight times or 28 times. I do know this. We’re going to run the ball a lot next year…just my thoughts…
Everything that anybody types is just their thoughts… just my thoughts…
no way, too much of a distraction
ofcourse it is BIGKAT…BUT THATS JUST MY THING…oh wait a mintue…were you mocking me…i feel so offended…lol…
I would love to see the Jets do this the year Kerry was sent walking. That would be amazing!!
Not mocking, just saying. Ha.
And btw i think if we were to poll everyone on what the right move was now and then again in january, i think by the time the season is over LT is going to have tuns of support. And just curious, how would you vote and why?
I’d vote LT, i think behind our line, playing our Ground and Pound style, he is going to be the best #2 RB in the league hands down.
how about we just fly under the radar like we did this year,remember when we lost the the steelers a few years ago,we came into camp and everyone was talking superbowl this,superbowl that,and we sucked so much,we only won 4 games that season,i rather no one picks us or talk about us until we actually win the superbowl.
between TJ and LT…im LT ALL THE WAY…
i liked TJ and think TJ was a good RB but became better because of our o-line…we all know LT is a great RB who’s only gonna prove every1 who says he done that he isnt …just my thoughts…
dakar
I love your “just my thoughts” btw…just my thoughts…lol
maybe i should change it to just my opinions…but that doesn’t as good as thoughts…
The Giants, Patriots, and Steelers wouldn’t do it, and they’ve pretty much won all the SB’s for the last deacde.
And I doubt the Colts would too.
dakar
It makes you sound like you are not a pretentious a-hole who thinks his opinion is written in stone…
It makes for good discussion and I dont think you should change it man…let em hate
Yea No Hard Knocks this year…Id rather see them do it coming off a Super Bowl and Rex will still be the most entertaining guy to watch whether its this season or twenty years from now
eddie
thanks
shawn andrews was cut by philly today…maybe we can get him for depth…long shot but you never know…just my thoughts…
I’d like to know what the other four teams thought about being on the show after it was over? Was it a distraction? helpful?etc etc.
it’s the jets. don’t worry about how i know it.