Rocky Landing

I feel bad for this guy!

I wouldn't worry about HK doing much with Cook. Great player, but he makes for pretty boring TV, frankly.

Rodgers has a history of disrespecting his HC that goes back quite a few years. I remember him once screaming towards Mike McCarthy on the sideline during a game, "F###ING STUPID!!!" He publicly disrespected Saleh on game days as well, and caused a culture rift in Jersey. It will be interesting to see how the relationship between Rodgers and Tomlin develops. In the past, Rodgers has expressed admiration for Tomlin. But now that they're on the same team, I can't wait to see how Tomlin, who seems to have exactly zero tolerance for Bullsh!t, handles Rodgers' gameday demeanor. I may just start following the Steelers.

That may well be true, but Ty Johnson is the better receiver.

The pessimists will bemoan Coleman dropping a perfect pass downfield. But unreliable hands has not been Coleman's problem, and the optimists (like myself) will be psyched that Keon burned one of the fastest guys on the team twice. (Realists will understand that it's just OTAs without pads, and not read much into it.)

Much better to have a player you have to coach down, rather than coach up.

I agree with this, but "early in his career" really means his rookie season, with rookie Zack Wilson at QB. What impressed me the most (as best I recall) was his speed to the ball, and quick reflexes. It was only his second season, unfortunately, that saw the beginnings of what many describe as "character issues," which are pretty well documented. It's true that the two seasons of the Jets, and the subsequent two seasons of the Browns were utter crapshow teams... but it definitely tempers my optimism.

The failed promise of technology.

We loaded up at safety?

I have thought that Rapp has been underrated for as long as he has been a Bill.

I'd be all for it. (But I hope everyone realizes I was being sarcastic. Basically following @Gugny's train of thought.)

The Ravens are just a better team. They have a better HC, and FO, better skill positions. They have a better quarterback, running back, wide receivers. And their fanbase is much, much smarter. And crab cakes are so much better than chicken wings, it isn't even a discussion. EDIT: /s. It's a joke, guys. Everyone relax!

I would think a lot less. The timeline for getting this show to air is pretty phenomenal. Hundreds of hours of footage, and sound to be sifted through, cataloged, organized, and edited. Then the narration has to be written, and recorded. Then the final mix. All in a very short timespan. There may very well be a representative of the Bills present during editing, but the editing process is enormous, involves dozens of people, and has to happen very quickly. Those editors are probably logging 16-hour days to get that show out. Not a lot of time for revisions, or squabbling over content, when the concerned parties have all signed contracts, and are aware the cameras are rolling...

It's an interesting conspiracy theory. The list of people who would actually have access to privileged conversations is pretty short, and obscure-- but it's conceivable. There will be hot mics rigged all over the place. First, there would be the director, and a handful of production staff in the tech trailer-- producers, continuity, sound recordist, robotic camera operators. Then there would be the editing staff, including assistant editors tasked with sifting through thousands of hours of footage. Everyone will have signed an NDA. The director, and producers would be non-starters They're well-paid individuals who would not likely be willing to risk their careers, and the HK franchise, and would more than likely report being approached. The lower level folks-- camera ops, asst. editors, and the like, would be pretty hard to identify, I would imagine. It would be a daunting endeavor-- even for an organization as dedicated to cheating as the Patriots* were.

I jumped on the OJ Simpson bandwagon when I was five.

I've been working in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles for over 30 years. In that time, have worked on numerous documentaries, and reality TV shows, including a season on Big Brother, and three seasons of Hell's Kitchen, which employed around 65 cameras. And I can tell you that I have zero concern that Hard Knocks will have some negative impact on the Bills' training camp, practices, or development as a team. Here are some elements of production that I would fully expect: Every area of the Bills facility that HK will want to film will be pre-rigged to be as concealed as possible. There will be some lighting, and microphones rigged into the ceilings, but they will be low-profile. They will want 360˚ of access, without any production equipment in any of the shots. I would assume there will also be quite a few robotic cameras rigged around the facilities. These are similar to security cameras, but a little larger. There will likely be a few pre-lit interview areas. They will be out of the way, and private. Mobile camera crews will be very small-- probably three people, camera, sound, and production assistant. They will go out of their way to be as inconspicuous as possible. They will have low-profile headsets, and receive direction via radio. The director, producers, and robotic camera operators, sound engineers, etc., will be in a couple high-tech mobile production trailers, and few people in the Bills organization will ever see them. The director, and producers will not engineer, or gin up any drama, or conflict. Even on a conflict-driven show like Hell's Kitchen, the dramas occur organically. Such dramas are nurtured, of course. But that won't happen on Hard Knocks. Plot lines on the show will not be scripted. Even on a show like Big Brother, the closest they will come to scripting the show is to ask leading questions, and then ask the contestants to include the question subject in their answers. (example: Q: "How do you feel about Shiela?" A: "I'm angry with Shiela.") Personally, I can't wait for this show. And if anyone is upset with Hard Knocks being around the Bills, they should probably also be upset over the Embedded series, which, as a much lower-budget production, was probably more visible to the players than Hard Knocks will be.

I think there are going to be some jealous other teams when they see the atmosphere at all the sold-out practices, and the active involvement between team, and community in WNY.

I wouldn't expect there to be a lot of content with James Cook. Exciting though he may be on the field, he's as interesting as watching paint dry when the camera's on him.

Nice. More upside than Hal Presley III.

I'd prefer they weren't the week one matchup. I'd prefer they weren't the week one matchup. I'd prefer they weren't the week one matchup. I'd prefer they weren't the week one matchup.

No doubt. McD/Beane love these rolls of the dice. I still harbor fantasies of Travis Clayton as the sixth lineman in a jumbo package, catching a pass, and pancaking anyone in front of him...

Josh Allen has repeatedly called him "the best third-down back the league," so I guess I can understand where you got that opinion.

Ty Johnson is the better receiver, and it isn't close.

Lewis was also the starting safety in place of Taylor Rapp for two games in weeks 15, and 16 of last season.

It wouldn't surprise me if he retires a Bill. He's the new Siran Neal, who was the new (old) Tiawan Jones. They let go of Siran at 30, and Taiwan was a Bill until he was, I think, 34. And Lewis is better than either of them at his listed position. I certainly think he'll play his sixth season in '25 as a Bill, especially with the losses of Hollins, and Morris. Mediocrity notwithstanding, '24 was actually his best season.