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August 20, 2002
Richmond Flowers, who has become one of the most famous practice squadders in NFL history thanks to HBO's Hard Knocks, has been cut by the Cowboys. The weekly documentary series, which follows a different team in preseason each year, is a funny, intriguing, revealing look at training camp. Last week's episode included a discussion among several players about how much a player should be fined for soiling himself on the field.
I'm a lifelong Redskins fans and I watch Hard Knocks when I come across it while channel surfing. It, "is a funny, intriguing, revealing look at training camp". Good entertainment. Plus, I kinda think of it as spying on the enemy.
posted by 86 at 10:30 PM on August 20, 2002
How could you not watch? The main storyline I've been following is Dave Campo's inability to swear properly: he'll throw 42 "damn"s into a 30 second speach where one well-placed f-bomb would do. It's especially interesting given that his special teams coach could make a rap group blush. Also, I'm hoping the cheerleading coach will die on camera. If you haven't seen the show, there's no good way to explain what an odious human being she is.
posted by yerfatma at 06:32 AM on August 21, 2002
The cheerleading coach and her lackey are hilarious. They end every meeting by singling out cheerleaders one by one, insulting their looks or performance and telling them to get out. One of the highlights of the show was when they sat on the sidelines of a preseason game dictating insults into recorders. Anything that Campo lacks in profanity is made up by special teams coach Joe Avezzano. His sideline tirades while coaching Dallas' Arena Football League team -- also owned by Jerry Jones -- have been incredible. I keep expecting him to pop a blood vessel and keel over dead. Fox News has a story this morning on some of the recent goings-on in camp. They're going to start Chad Hutchinson instead of Quincy Carter in the next game, which is strange considering Carter's performance this preseason has been uniformly excellent. I wonder if Jones feels the need to make things more dramatic for HBO.
posted by rcade at 07:58 AM on August 21, 2002
Richmond Flowers sounds like a minor league women's soccer team.
posted by salmacis at 11:20 AM on August 21, 2002
Thanks for the spoiler.
posted by Smackfu at 12:01 PM on August 21, 2002
I wonder if Jones feels the need to make things more dramatic for HBO You mean like personally cutting the 5th string QB? (Relevant BSG article)
posted by yerfatma at 05:43 PM on August 21, 2002
Thanks for the spoiler. I hope you're kidding, smackfu. This isn't exactly "Who Shot J.R."
posted by rcade at 07:35 PM on August 21, 2002
is anyone watching this show, outside of dallas cowboys fans? i don't have hbo. when i (sporadically) check my favorite p2p networks, i haven't seen any episodes available. fyi: i wonder if flowers will get another chance, now that wr rocket ismail lost for 2002 season.