The 2019 Raiders were destined to be featured on "HBO's Hard Knocks."
With coach Jon Gruden and wide receiver Antonio Brown continuing to headline the team's training camp drama, the 14th edition of the NFL Films documentary series is already among the best. From hearing the late John Facenda again recite"Autumn Wind" during the opening credits to listening to the legendary Brent Musburger call the team's action, the preseasonsounds and sights have made for compelling reality sports television.
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After eachof thefiveepisodes this season, Sporting News will recap the best, worst and the most bizarre of what the team has to offer from its camp in Napa, Calif., as it prepares for its final season in Oakland.
Michael Dickson Jersey Here is our review of the second episode.
'Hard Knocks' Episode 2best moments, highlights
Move over, "Knock on wood." Don't mistake that camp motto with Gruden preferring to becoming BFFs with some of his players instead of wanting "BFE" from all of them. Gruden expanded on the latter letters in his opening speech:"Better Execution" with a certain colorful adjective between thetwo words.
Hint: Despite declaring"I gotta quit cu sing" later in the episode, Gruden, from beginning to
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Burn, AB, Burn
Just in case we weren't gro sed out by seeing Brown's frostbitten feet on his Instagram feed the first time, HBO showed them once more, with sick feeling. Then Brown had totalkabout the burns needing to be leaked, relating the nece sary relief to what happens when one sits on awhoopee cushion. At least that gave us closure to one Browntroversy before he opened another by sitting out practice because
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To Gruden's credit, he kept it positive and non-profanein summing up his waitfor Brown.
"Has anyone seen my friend Antonio Brown? I wish he was here," the coach said.
So do we, Jon. On the next "Hard Knocks" .... that wish comes true.
Peeling back the curtain on 's peeling feet. is streaming now on HBO.
NFL Films (@NFLFilms) Silver and 'Blackened'
When the NFC champion (expletive)Rams came to town for joint practicesahead of the teams'preseason opener in Oakland, things got a little overheated. Enter a Metallica cla sic to provide a fitting fighting soundtrack. Get that sound editor an Emmy.
Hey, Peterman!
Gruden was ridiculed for wanting to sign backup quarterback Nathan Peterman, who was overexposed as a young pa serwith the Bills. Grudenhad no problems jabbing Peterman for being too casual in his first Raiders camp, comparing him to a "house mouse."
Awakening the Peterman within |
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Gruden, however, pushed the right buttons with Peterman. When the coach chewed out Mike Glennon, Peterman's main competition for No. 2 duties, for throwing two awful interceptions in the game against the Rams, Peterman had extra motivation. He took advantage by executing animpre sive scoring drive with a 50-yard run and a short touchdown pa s.
After seeing what he wanted from Peterman fight and fearle sne s Gruden had his told-ya-so ready: "Thats my guy right there."
Bearing the Buckner
Defensive line Will Dissly Jersey coach Brentson Buckner has head-coaching potential, and he showed some of it with his unbiased treatment of first-round defensive end Clelin Ferrell, who was having trouble with accountability in one practice.
"Until you get the balls to do what we do every day, we aint gonna be nothingbut average-a s players," Buckner told his whole group. Ferrell or not, there's no coddling on "Hard Knocks."
"Be Rasheem Green Jersey what he called you to be!" |
Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) Maxx (T-)Pain
Speaking of rookie defensive ends, fourth-rounder Maxx Crosby had his screen time deservedly expanded. The edgier Texan version of Gronk was a hit early in the episode when he got his veteran teammates to move with his attempt to cover a T-Pain song and then painle sly went to finish his sleeve tattoo. Then came the true hurting when Crosby suffered a broken right hand against the Rams.
The good news is the injury wasn't serious and the recovery is expected to be speedy. The Raiders should have the high-effort pa s rusher back at full strength in time for the regular season.
The people want . |
Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) We got Do s-ed
The silver lining of Brown not being around is the fact the Raiders were able to give undrafted rookie wide receiver Keelan Do s more of a look. Do s has been a star in camp, getting raves from everyone,and his visibilityspiked by catching that TD from Peterman.
Do s grewup in the Raiders' backyard in Alameda, Calif., and then D.K. Metcalf Jersey playedat nearby UC-Davis, not exactly a football powerhouse."Hard Knocks" couldn'thave scripted a better feel-good storyline of a player's unlikelyjourney.
Do s is well positioned to make the team behind Brown, former Charger Tyrell Williams, fifth-round rookieHunter Renfrow and former Cardinal J.J. Nelson.
Peeling back the curtain on 's peeling feet. is streaming now on HBO.
NFL Films (@NFLFilms) Silver and 'Blackened'
When the NFC champion (expletive)Rams came to town for joint practicesahead of the teams'preseason opener in Oakland, things got a little overheated. Enter a Metallica cla sic to provide a fitting fighting soundtrack. Get that sound editor an Emmy.
Hey, Peterman!
Gruden was ridiculed for wanting to sign backup quarterback Nathan Peterman, who was overexposed as a young pa serwith the Bills. Grudenhad no problems jabbing Peterman for being too casual in his first Raiders camp, comparing him to a "house mouse."
Awakening the Peterman within |
NFL Films (@NFLFilms)
Gruden, however, pushed the right buttons with Peterman. When the coach chewed out Mike Glennon, Peterman's main competition for No. 2 duties, for throwing two awful interceptions in the game against the Rams, Peterman had extra motivation. He took advantage by executing animpre sive scoring drive with a 50-yard run and a short touchdown pa s.
After seeing what he wanted from Peterman fight and fearle sne s Gruden had his told-ya-so ready: "Thats my guy right there."
Bearing the Buckner
Defensive line [url=https://www.shopproseahawks.com/Will_Dissly_Jersey.NFL]Will Dissly Jersey[/url] coach Brentson Buckner has head-coaching potential, and he showed some of it with his unbiased treatment of first-round defensive end Clelin Ferrell, who was having trouble with accountability in one practice.
"Until you get the balls to do what we do every day, we aint gonna be nothingbut average-a s players," Buckner told his whole group. Ferrell or not, there's no coddling on "Hard Knocks."
"Be [url=https://www.shopproseahawks.com/Rasheem_Green_Jersey.NFL]Rasheem Green Jersey[/url] what he called you to be!" |
Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) Maxx (T-)Pain
Speaking of rookie defensive ends, fourth-rounder Maxx Crosby had his screen time deservedly expanded. The edgier Texan version of Gronk was a hit early in the episode when he got his veteran teammates to move with his attempt to cover a T-Pain song and then painle sly went to finish his sleeve tattoo. Then came the true hurting when Crosby suffered a broken right hand against the Rams.
The good news is the injury wasn't serious and the recovery is expected to be speedy. The Raiders should have the high-effort pa s rusher back at full strength in time for the regular season.
The people want . |
Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) We got Do s-ed
The silver lining of Brown not being around is the fact the Raiders were able to give undrafted rookie wide receiver Keelan Do s more of a look. Do s has been a star in camp, getting raves from everyone,and his visibilityspiked by catching that TD from Peterman.
Do s grewup in the Raiders' backyard in Alameda, Calif., and then [url=https://www.shopproseahawks.com/D_K_Metcalf_Jersey.NFL]D.K. Metcalf Jersey[/url] playedat nearby UC-Davis, not exactly a football powerhouse."Hard Knocks" couldn'thave scripted a better feel-good storyline of a player's unlikelyjourney.
Do s is well positioned to make the team behind Brown, former Charger Tyrell Williams, fifth-round rookieHunter Renfrow and former Cardinal J.J. Nelson.
The 2019 Raiders were destined to be featured on "HBO's Hard Knocks."
