Hard Knocks

As I’ve been slow to post about just about everything, I’ve been slow to post about this year’s edition of “Hard Knocks” showcasing the Kansas City Chiefs. While it thrills me to read first timer SCZA’s impressions, I feel bad for him as this edition is miles behind the Baltimore Ravens and even the Dallas Cowboys’ seasons of the show. With only two episodes left, it would take a long make-out session between Kelli Croyle and October Gonzalez for this season to be considered on par with the first two seasons. Here is why:

-The Borderline Guys: What makes this show work is that it focuses less attention on a team’s stars and more attention on guys 50 through 60 on the roster who have equal chance of making or not making the team so in the final two episodes when the final decisions are made and we meet Kansas City’s “Turk” (not McBride), we are nervous for them as they find out their fate on camera. I feel like after three episodes I know which of these guys are going to make it and which ones are not

Boomer Grigsby: No
Kyle Turley: Yes
Jason Dunn: Yes
Derrick Ross: No
Bobby Sippio: Yes
Casey Printers: No

-The Veterans: Eddie Kennison repeatedly asking Dwayne Bowe for Krispy Kremes isn’t exactly side-splitting. Tony Gonzalez and Donnie Edwards should be doing more than showcasing their wives. Damon Huard is doing an impression of Dennis Quaid’s character in ‘Any Given Sunday’.

-The Chiefs SUCK: This has been the theme of the past three weeks and I think HBO and NFL Films thought the Chiefs play in practice and preseason games was going to be comedy enough for this show. All its done is made me feel better about being a Bronco fan.

-Larry Johnson: While it may have been too much for us to expect a detailed play by play of the LJ negotiations, you know in case things never worked out, it would’ve been nice to see more than we did. LJ flying into Kansas City “just to change clothes”, followed by him nervously walking into Carl Peterson’s office then a cut to him running out and onto the practice field, while the production got me excited as an LJ fantasy owner it robbed us of access into by far the most intriguing plot of the Chiefs preseason.

That said, I love Gunther Cunningham and Tim Krumrie, Herman Edwards camera mugging and OF COURSE Kelli Croyle and October Gonzalez. I’ll be watching the next two weeks for sure and who knows, maybe the “Turk” will surprise us and Priest Holmes will get his release for all of us to see.