Saints will NEVER Appear on "Hard Knocks" Series
by Dave Cariello on Mar 21, 2011 6:33 PM CDT
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PrintDon't expect the Saints to ever be featured on HBO's excellent series about NFL training camp, Hard Knocks. Ever!
Not long ago, Adam Schefter initially tweeted that the Saints were on the short list of possible candidates for this years series. Then later informed us that the Saints would actually pass on the opportunity. But that wasn't enough for Vice President of Communications Greg Bensel, who was sure to clarify the teams position just minutes later. Just in case there was any confusion.
To clarify Adam Schefter tweet; we are asked each year to do hard knocks and each year we politely decline
Not only did the Saints pass up the opportunity this year but they've said no for years now. And we can only assume they will continue to politely decline.
Which sucks.
I watch Hard Knocks every summer and I think it's incredibly well done, as is almost everything HBO produces. For example, if you haven't watched yet, Boardwalk Empire is brilliant and only one season old. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
But it's disappointing to know we'll never get the inside look at the human side of our favorite team as only Hard Knocks can deliver. Of course, that's never been the Saints method of operation so I can't say their decision to remain quiet and keep the doors closed doesn't surprise me. Perhaps they've got lots to hide?
The Saints have become a frigid organization. Sometimes, I just wish they'd loosen up a bit. Even Bensel's handling of this exact situation shows just how serious they take absolutely everything. I know some fans might like that approach. I'm not crazy about it.
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I like that approach.
I just want to see them win and doing a TV show during training camp seems like it would only distract from that goal. That would be a lot of extra people, TV cameras, and microphones around when players should just be learning the playbook and their assignments on any given play. Plus, I don’t have HBO, so I don’t have a clue as to what I’m missing in Hard Knocks.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Mar 21, 2011 6:44 PM CDT reply actions
NFL Network was showing edited (for profanity) versions. Still worth watching. Let me know if you don’t get NFL Network, Satch. I’d be happy to launch an inquiry with your cable provider.
Great. You throw the big Z's for 19 frames, and then you throw a strike on the last ball of a losing game. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
Thanks, but I have NFLN.
Maybe I’ll look for their version of the Jets Hard Knocks if they show it this summer. But that’s only if they finally get a CBA deal done. The longer this s*** drags on, the more I want to just forget about football and focus on baseball.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Mar 22, 2011 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
You need to get you a copy of the 2009 Superbowl and summary of the Saints 2009 season and just watch them every Sunday until the deal gets done… that’s what I do.
(not exactly, but I do have both DVD’s; and love popping them in from time to time.)
"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."
PS. There’s no need to resort to baseball, man. There’s always a better alternative… Like buying a can of paint and painting a swatch on your wall and then watching it dry.
"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."
by Dan Kelly on Mar 22, 2011 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don’t have the third one? “Best of” with three games in their entirety? I have all three, but refuse to watch (or even remove the cellophane from) any of them, until the last remaining Saint from the 2009 team is no longer on the team. How’s that for a baseless superstition?
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
thanks for the reminder...
I’ll have to look for these two…
And…
"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."
Pretty sure the top one is nothing more than the two you already have + the bottom one.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
The top one is actually:
* Disc 1: Week 13 – New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Redskins
* Disc 2: NFC Divisional Playoffs – Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints
* Disc 3: NFC Championship Game – Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints/li>
* Disc 4: Super Bowl® XLIV – New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
So, the only overlap is the SB. :-)
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"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."
Hahahahaha
"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we kick the Vikings from the Dome to the foot of Canal Street!" - MtnExile
Yep Dudes a maniac
Its a “can’t look away” show, music is great, thats how I discovered The Black Keys.
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica-Jim Halpert
My three best qualities? Hard worker, Alpha male, Jackhammer- Dwight K. Shrutte
Creed :It's pronounced "Colonel", the highest rank in the military. Andy: No, it's pronounced "Cornell" the highest rank in the Ivy League.
Never heard of it
What channel can I look for it to be on.
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
HBO
right now they’ve done 2 seasons and they are very short seasons…not sure when season 3 will start..i heard possibly next year :-(
Damn
I dont have HBO. Maybe I can catch when it comes out on DVD.
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
no surprise...
with as paranoid as SP and co. are, there is no way they are going to allow outsiders into the inner workings of their club.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qais_eGMnWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39GH-nzrY_I&feature=relatde
I’m pretty sure that, at least professionally, Payton lives by the WWBBD? motto. Won’t be seeing the Patriots on Hard Knocks either. And it’s fine with me, as long as we don’t start videotaping other teams.
If I am good I could add years to my life / I would rather add some life to my years.
This.
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
I think that the style of coaching and management that causes the team to decline Hard Knocks is a big part of the Saints’ success over the past five years. That being said, it would be a dream come true to get the kind of inside look into the team that a show like Hard Knocks would provide. I think that there might be a lot more shows like this in the future and, heck, every team or the whole league together might have their own at some point, but as it stands right now, I’m happy with the conservative approach because we’re still winning.
Jets did it last year and made it to the NFC Championship
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by Dave Cariello on Mar 21, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
*AFC
/sorry
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Yeah, sorry
I went all Peter King on that one. What was I thinking.
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by Dave Cariello on Mar 21, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd for the phrase "went all Peter King on that one"
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
heard tampa is the front runner to do it
makes since, they need some exposure. as for the saints doing it… i think the way the team is structured and run on a day to day basis right now is top 5 in the league and by far the best for the saints (at least in my lifetime). no need to rock the boat. that being said, i love the show
"As a Saint fan I watch ‘Gone with the Wind’ just to watch Atlanta burn" -Ralph Malbrough
by DrewBreesManCrush on Mar 21, 2011 8:19 PM CDT reply actions
It killed Carl Peterson's career
Bucs: I"m all for it.
Great. You throw the big Z's for 19 frames, and then you throw a strike on the last ball of a losing game. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
The reason they don’t do it is because they don’t need to do it. The Bengals have an image built on personalities that are interesting to watch, even at a detriment to the team. The Jets…well… just look at their coach and try to imagine him turning down a chance to be on TV. The Saints don’t sell themselves like that these days. But if Hard Knocks had been around during the Jim Mora era, now that would have been worth the HBO subscription fee.
"I want to hand this trophy to the MVP of the Super Bowl -- and the MVP of the entire league.''
-- Saints coach Sean Payton, handing the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Drew Brees after Super Bowl 44.
by VAsaintsfan on Mar 21, 2011 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
boom rec'd it
“Let’s go eat a G******* snack.”
Great. You throw the big Z's for 19 frames, and then you throw a strike on the last ball of a losing game. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
I like HBO
i’m glad they never showed up on Airline Hwy.
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica-Jim Halpert
My three best qualities? Hard worker, Alpha male, Jackhammer- Dwight K. Shrutte
Creed :It's pronounced "Colonel", the highest rank in the military. Andy: No, it's pronounced "Cornell" the highest rank in the Ivy League.
I agree VAsaintsfan
They don’t need to be on a show like that. Besides, people watch the show the Saints put on every weekend during the season and that’s plenty enough for them to realize that this team has the right owner, players and coaching to be top notch contenders. They can also see that the Saints have more respect and manners compared to most teams and they are nowhere in comparison with the Jets and crybaby movie star Rex Ryan.
So, I’m saying, if the Jets were on there, it’s wise for the Saints to pass on a program like this one. On the other hand, if the Saints were on the program, the shows ratings would sky rocket.
On the other hand, if the Saints were on the program, the shows ratings would sky rocket.
That would be quite an accomplishment, considering the popularity of HBO programming isn’t monitored by Nielsen Media Research.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
HBO measures number of viewers somehow.
I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked the Beatles
I asked Timothy Leary, but he couldn't help me either.
Dont get into it stu
We dont need this on the front page.
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
If they just use the cable box
then why do we still use Nielsen ratings?
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
Do you truly believe a measurable spike in “sign ups” will be attributed to the subject matter of a pre-existing series? In that case, I’m convinced “The Pacific” had nothing to do with the 3 million new subscribers cited in that article. Nope, chalk each and every one of them up to whatever NFL team was being highlighted on “Hard Knocks” that week.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
I don't think Sean Payton
…would want cameras following around town for the filming of this show.
"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson
by hakimdropstheball on Mar 22, 2011 9:34 AM CDT reply actions
HIM...
following “HIM” around town…
/Peter King’d
"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson
by hakimdropstheball on Mar 22, 2011 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Pizza,
Do you have a job or do you just sit at the computer all day looking for answers or corrections pertaining to all of our comments?
So you work for Dave?
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
Yep
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by Dave Cariello on Mar 22, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And for your reply.
Honestly, I don’t know how they tally all the numbers of these viewers, but I do know if they don’t get enough, they won’t be on for long, Nielsen or not.
Im convinced he’s an accountant. Who else has a stick up theyre a** all the time.
*This was meant as a joke, for all of you accountants.
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
Where is he
I cant wait to find out now.
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
I’ve asked him before (in the middle of a “debate”), but he didn’t answer… could that be a sign that he really is a lawyer.
Sounds like something a lawyer would do. And if he wasn’t, wouldn’t he say, “Hell no! I’m not a scum-sucking lawyer!”?
Things that make you go, “Hmmmmm”.
"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."
What does it mean
when a little person tells you your hair smells nice.
Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm".
"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."-Winston Churchill
HEY!!!
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
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