oldschooler Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Kind of hate to see it end. [img]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3179/vlcsnap1204777.png[/img] What you didn't see on week 4 of Hard Knocks and a preview of week 5. [url="http://www.hbo.com/hardknocks/"]http://www.hbo.com/hardknocks/[/url] All so they have 3 different "Ask a Bengal" clips in the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 cant wait.. almost forgot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 [b][size="5"]Sabol: Best Hard Knocks ever[/size][/b] GEOFF HOBSON Posted 27 minutes ago Steve Sabol, the heart and soul of NFL Films, had to be feeling on Wednesday a little bit like Spielberg after Jaws and Ken Byrnes after The Civil War. Thanks largely to the open arms, not to mention the open minds, of the Bengals Sabol called his seventh Hard Knocks series with HBO the best one yet after gauging ratings everywhere from hard numbers to Tuesday night's cocktail party with the highest NFL officials. With the series wrapping up with the fifth show on HBO at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sabol cited the Bengals' "unprecedented access and honesty," for ratings that were measured 45 percent more over last year's first four episodes with the Cowboys. Sabol said the Bengals never once prohibited the NFL Films crews from shooting something and only once in all five episodes did they ask something to be edited out. "It was a play in the huddle with [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/jordan-palmer/22d3b409-4d6e-46b4-a13a-92ce0f773440/"][color="#f04e23"]Jordan Palmer[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url] in the Rams' game," Sabol said. "Marvin was afraid it gave away something with their audibles and so we cut it. But, yeah, that was it." Sabol said you can see the result in more than numbers. "I heard 'Child Please,' at several intervals last night," said Sabol of [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/chad-ochocinco/09ddc7d1-e507-4a75-ab2b-f6f17723cbf8/"][color="#f04e23"]Chad Ochocinco[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url]'s slang that has become a national catchphrase and could be heard during the party. "Not from the commissioner. The commissioner didn't say it, but he's loved the show and wants to make sure we keep doing it. Ratings wise and critical acclaim, the best yet." The last episode focuses on the final cuts and Sabol says get ready for an emotional scene with the mother of one of those released, rookie fullback [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/chris-pressley/15ff1db3-1df6-44f6-8c20-b61eae6f91b3/"][color="#f04e23"]Chris Pressley[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url]. "The editing room fell silent," Sabol said. "It gives you chills." It's not the first time that's happened there the past month. The scenes that have lasted with Sabol are like that, such as when tight end [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/reggie-kelly/e55f261b-53be-4bbd-b1b4-beed923e860b/"][color="#f04e23"]Reggie Kelly[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url] found out his season was over with a ruptured Achilles' tendon and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer called in defensive tackle [url="http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/tank-johnson/56c60130-f938-45cf-aba0-62dece1c4fde/"][color="#f04e23"]Tank Johnson[img]http://www.bengals.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif[/img][/color][/url] for a heart-to-heart talk about life. And there have been about 15-20 requests from high school and college football programs for a copy of head coach Marvin Lewis' impassioned plea for professionalism after the sloppy 24-21 loss to the Rams. A big reason why the Bengals asked for just one edit is because Sabol already has a pretty good idea what teams find objectionable. But Sabol also said it's because Bengals president Mike Browns runs a pretty straightforward ship. He got a visit from former NFL quarterback and current broadcaster Phil Simms on Tuesday and Simms raved about the reality. "He felt it really peeled back the layers and you saw the way it really was for the Cincinnati Bengals," Sabol said. "He said there was none of the B.S." Sabol said he was taken aback by the negative reaction in Cincinnati out of the first episode in which Brown led a personnel meeting. It hit the raw nerve locally that Brown chooses to own the team and have the final say in football matters despite the team's failure to win consistently. "What we got from the outside from bloggers and on Face book was almost the exact opposite.," Sabol said. "They said it's nice to see a guy that doesn't sell cars or anything else who has been in football his whole life taking an interest like that. I think (the show) put the entire organization in a good light. I think Mike said it all in that first meeting when he said last year was an embarrassment and they needed to win their fans back. I think that kind of honesty hit home." When you focus on guys like Kelly, you can't help but get positive play. It turns out that Hard Knocks discovered the Bengals have a lot of good guys. "What a great guy Reggie Kelly is. We found a lot of good guys. And the leadership is spread out with guys like Carson, Dhani, Whitworth," Sabol said. "I'll tell you, there are 300 new Bengals fans here at NFL Films." And they had their own drama to deal with as the series shut down Friday night. The show's producer, Keith Cossrow, was called away when his wife delivered six weeks early. Yeah, bad timing because that weekend they were putting the show to bed for good, but Sabol told him to forget it. They'd do it without him. But son Josh was doing just fine and his dad had his laptop in the hospital. So suddenly Keith Cossrow was splicing it together via cyberspace hooking him to the editing room from the neo natal unit. They were up until 1 a.m. Monday grinding like a coaching staff and one of the images sent over the weekend was tiny Josh Cossrow wearing an even smaller Bengals key chain around his neck. "That shows you how into it all of us were," Sabol said. [url="http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Sabol-Best-Hard-Knocks-ever/bd5d0a1e-fc78-48b1-bfdc-c8c8e20c0040"]http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Sabol-Best-Hard-Knocks-ever/bd5d0a1e-fc78-48b1-bfdc-c8c8e20c0040[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 That's great to read. Hopefully they will have us back on it again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 It is sad to see it end...it's been so awesome to see this stuff for the last few weeks.... To see how the coaches talk to and teach the players.... Just to see some of how out favorite team works on the inside....great stuff... I will miss it, but this ending just means the regular season is starting... and that is going to be much better... All that said...I can't wait to watch tonight and really can't wait till Sunday.... WHO-DEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhfinks Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 This has been kinda the best pre-season ever - hardknocks - watched all the games - have tickets to the browns and chiefs games - am having a party on sunday when we play the squeelers - please Cincy Gods let us win that one..... I have enjoyed hardknocks and this preseason like none other and i've been a fan since the late 70's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrengthOfFates Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote]head coach Marvin Lewis' impassioned plea for professionalism after the sloppy 24-21 loss to the Rams.[/quote] Most significant scene to come out of hard knocks. If those players weren't inspired by that, the Bengals are doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CougarQuest Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 That's a great article. Really hate to see the show end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CougarQuest Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 http://www.justin.tv/james_k_p Working now, with no passcode needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='CougarQuest' date='09 September 2009 - 09:22 PM' timestamp='1252545741' post='800017'] [url="http://www.justin.tv/james_k_p"]http://www.justin.tv/james_k_p[/url] Working now, with no passcode needed [/quote] This one says it is going to stream it too . . . [url="http://www.justin.tv/sky_high_3"]http://www.justin.tv/sky_high_3[/url] They are streaming America's Game The Story of the 2008 Stealers at the moment though. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 great article to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='oldschooler' date='09 September 2009 - 10:28 PM' timestamp='1252546119' post='800024'] They are streaming America's Game The Story of the 2008 Stealers at the moment though. :puke: [/quote] Ah the memories.. Remember when it looked like they had lost all momentum and were forced to punt from midfield towards the end of the 3rd quarter, but then all of a sudden the punter fell on top of a guy and flailed around some and the refs called "roughing"? So inspiring.. And then later on that same drive, it looked like they had stalled again after an incomplete pass on 3rd down, only to have defensive holding called on a guy that didn't even get within 5 yards of the TE? Truly a SB for the ages edit: they're showing the INT return complete with stirring NFL Films music, and I just watched Woodley shove someone in the back bigger than shit at around the 30. also I never realized that Polamalu has the voice of Michael Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 WHO-DEY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Ready to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm waiting for Hayes to give Coffman a "child, please". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineBengal Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 w00t! here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle1 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 kinds of sad this is over already. I did download the hard knocks soundtrack tonight on itunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 [b][size="7"]FINALLY![/size][/b] A little Paul Brown history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Bernard wasn't a big surprise for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Some of this is a little anti-climactic knowing who made the team and who didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 damn, i don't get home for another 45 minutes, so will be nice to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccartman2 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Sucks seeing guys like Fui who you know got cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 The Leonard Leap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Wow, Dede seemed excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Last man in, Last man out. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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