Bills on Hard Knocks

[NickelCity]

I absolutely hate this. *****.

2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

The Bills have actually become a pretty fun and hip brand between Josh and the Bills Mafia shenanigans.  If they don’t eff this up with weird drama on the show they can continue to ride the wave to becoming the lower-key, hipper and more accessible version of America’s Team. 

 

The show will eff it up. Give me jumping the shark for $1000.

[The Jokeman]

47 minutes ago, BillnutinHouston said:

Anyone know if there's a way to watch without buying HBO?  I'd never pay for that.  

Depending on your plan you might get Max free with cable tv subscription with Spectrum. Or you might be able to subscribe to Max for that one month it airs and cancel after you've seen it. 

[Matt_In_NH]

21 hours ago, Gugny said:

Out of the 19 teams who participated in the series:

 

9 had winning records the following season, with all but two making the playoffs.

 

10 had losing records, with half of those teams losing double-digit games.

 

3 had winning records after having a record below .500 the year prior.

 

2 had losing records after having a winning record the year prior.

 

FUCT

Is this typical?

[Rocky Landing]

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. 

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, BillnutinHouston said:

Anyone know if there's a way to watch without buying HBO?  I'd never pay for that.  

Find a friend that has HBO and watch it at his house.

[TBBills Fan]

48 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Depending on your plan you might get Max free with cable tv subscription with Spectrum. Or you might be able to subscribe to Max for that one month it airs and cancel after you've seen it. 

With spectrum I now have Disney plus, max, paramount plus and peacock free

[RobbRiddick]

Stef Diggs every time Allen is on screen:

 

[Fr. Jerk]

8 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said:

Stef Diggs every time Allen is on screen:

 

Na, homeboy is too busy going to s***** Cardi B shows, ya dig?

[Chandler#81]

19 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

I was thinking 2 weeks

 

Which is why I said a few ... 12 is close enough 

It gets shorter every year 

[DrDawkinstein]

57 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Is this typical?

 

Of @Gugny? Sadly, yes...

 

 

[The Jokeman]

1 hour ago, TBBills Fan said:

With spectrum I now have Disney plus, max, paramount plus and peacock free

Then you should be able to watch Hard Knocks on the Max app when it airs. I get ESPN plus, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, Peacock and AMC Plus for free. Double check the spectrum.net tv/streaming services tab as you may qualify for more. There's one called VIX I can get but it's all Spanish speaking so never signed up for it. 

[Don Otreply]

On 5/21/2025 at 1:26 PM, PromoTheRobot said:

 

I think, or hope, the Bills are in a place where distractions are unlikely. Other than Cook, where is the potential drama?

Drama you say, just get a media outlet in there and they will generate all the drama that fans lust for…, 🤣

[The Frankish Reich]

It's a good thing.

The Bills brand is strong and getting stronger. That bodes well for the future.

23 hours ago, Gugny said:

Out of the 19 teams who participated in the series:

 

9 had winning records the following season, with all but two making the playoffs.

 

10 had losing records, with half of those teams losing double-digit games.

 

3 had winning records after having a record below .500 the year prior.

 

2 had losing records after having a winning record the year prior.

 

FUCT

In other words ... no discernible pattern.

[BigDingus]

14 hours ago, QCity said:

 

It's clearly obvious Rich Eisen does not know about the rule change.  "This is not from the list of teams that get forced to do it"  no Rich, playoff teams can get forced to appear now. And if this is upsetting to you, maybe go outside and get some fresh air because that's crazy.

 

We used to make fun of teams on hard knocks, yet now you think this is a GOOD thing? 

 

Tell me, what does being on hard knocks help? Is there even a sliver of a 1% chance this benefits the team on the field?

 

Now is there even the tiniest, sliver of a 1% chance this can be a distraction or have a negative impact?

 

Be honest. 

 

If there's a 0% chance being on Hard Knocks HELPS the team, I don't like it. But sure, I'll "go outside" & suddenly that'll change my opinion. Makes total sense.

[FormerLV-BILLS]

On 5/21/2025 at 1:24 PM, The Red King said:

I'll take, "Distractions this team doesn't need" for $1,000.

 

*sigh*

Right, because the "Non-Distraction" route has yielded how many Superbowls for us?  Like it matters.

[Gugny]

3 minutes ago, FormerLV-BILLS said:

Right, because the "Non-Distraction" route has yielded how many Superbowls for us?  Like it matters.

This is actually how I’m feeling about it. 
 

It’s just going to end up being yet another excuse for the excuse-making crowd. 
 

[TBBills Fan]

40 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Then you should be able to watch Hard Knocks on the Max app when it airs. I get ESPN plus, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, Peacock and AMC Plus for free. Double check the spectrum.net tv/streaming services tab as you may qualify for more. There's one called VIX I can get but it's all Spanish speaking so never signed up for it. 

Yeah it's nice cable is bundling it all in and my cable is in my HOA so 

[BADOLBILZ]

17 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

I get all the concerns...but can we just have one thread not fall back to the "WR's" again

 

 

Get real.  It's going to be the #1 storyline at the beginning of the show.   Of course it should be talked about.   That's how these things work.

 

The Bills are normally a very low drama organization(outside of 2022 which was a drama sh!it storm).

 

So Brandon Beane going on the offensive with local media and then going on a tour to yuck it up with out-of-town media about it while patting himself on the back about how great a job he's done with the WR corps is good drama to build on.   Not a lot of GM's put their neck out like that.   

 

And then they open up with the Ravens,  who literally exposed the Bills WR corps last fall and sent Beane scrambling to trade for Amari Cooper a month ahead of the deadline.   The Ravens then later held Allen to a pathetic 127 yards passing in a home playoff game where they physically outplayed the Bills but lost because of a comedy of errors on their part..........I mean, the WR drama could come to a head right away.  

 

The potential entertainment value beginning this season story with Hard Knocks is enormous.   By the end of that 1st game Beane could look like a genius or already be getting panned nationally if they struggle to throw the ball against Baltimore for a 3rd straight time.

 

Everything about this season is setting up to be incredibly entertaining.   Love them getting Hard Knocks this year,  they have a seasoned leadership group and coaching staff and areready for it, IMO.   And so glad they didn't know they were going to be on it until Beane added some spice to it with his "I signed Joshua Palmer" swagger.😂

 

This is going to be great.

[WotAGuy]

The one good sign is the team seems to lack “that guy” who is going to ***** over being on TV and just embarrass themselves, the team and the fan base. 
 

On a related note, anybody know where I can get a Lamborghini?  I’d never pay for that.  Hook me up!

[PetermansRedemption]

29 minutes ago, FormerLV-BILLS said:

Right, because the "Non-Distraction" route has yielded how many Superbowls for us?  Like it matters.

People also like to point out how teams haven’t had much success in hard knocks seasons. But they fail to mention that under the old rules you had to be a non-playoff team to appear. And frequently the teams being forced to appear had a recent top 3 pick added to their team. These were not strong teams to begin with.