Would you like to see the Chicago Bears on HBO's Hard Knocks?

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 19, 2011 9:00 PM CDT in Notes

The gripping reality series Hard Knocks which airs on HBO has already followed around the Baltimore Ravens (2001), Dallas Cowboys (2002), Kansas City Chiefs (2007), the Cowboys again (2008), Cincinnati Bengals (2009), and the New York Jets (2010). There still hasn't been an announcement as to which team will be featured in 2011. The Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have removed themselves from consideration. Would you like to see the Chicago Bears featured on the HBO series?

ESPN ran a Sports Nation poll with 5 teams up for consideration and the Lions with 36% of over 19,000 votes were the Nations choice. They beat out the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New England Patriots, the Atlanta Falcons and the Broncos.

I can't see the Bears allowing cameras to follow their every move for any length of time let alone through an entire training camp. But I would love to see them featured. According to ESPN:

A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and four other teams also are in consideration for the show. An official decision is not expected until later in the spring.

The Raiders? Only if Al Davis has a camera tailing him 24/7. That would be train wreck television at it's finest.

Poll

Would you like to see the Chicago Bears on HBO's Hard Knocks in 2011?

Yes

189 votes

No

72 votes

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Dear god no.

That’s exactly what we need; several weeks of renewed fretting over Jay’s body language and expressions, and whether he appears leader-ish enough.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on May 19, 2011 10:13 PM CDT reply actions

^^^

This.

Acreman20: 127 hours is pretty decent.
awfullyquiet: How long is that movie?
Acreman20: 93 minutes.

by Spongie on May 20, 2011 3:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Bingo....

Everyone needs to stop voting yes and realize this could hurt the team. Jay is a private kind-of guy. He would hate to work out with a bunch of cameras on him every day.

Of course I would like to see what is going on behind the scenes, but I don’t think it would be good for the Bears.

by I Have Bearsititis on May 20, 2011 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

no

it would be soooo boring

there’s no drama in the Bears’ organization.

I'll roll up

by suckmyditka on May 19, 2011 10:16 PM CDT reply actions

LOL Yeah

Lovie Dovie is like a statue, Urlacher is kinda quiet, Kreutz talks with his fists, etc.

by Gaak on May 20, 2011 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes

Would love to get an inside look at

Jay and Mikes relationship on the practice field and in the film room.
How Rod Marinelli motivates the Bears defensive lineman.
Character of Olin Kreutz, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, Chris Harris and DJ Moore.
Mike Tice developing the offensive line.

by Dominique Blanton on May 19, 2011 11:18 PM CDT reply actions

Apart from it might being a distraction

^ This. It would be awesome to see these things.

You're never a loser until you quit trying - MIke Ditka

by DutchBear on May 20, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Not no ....

….. But hell no ! Can you imagine all the flack Jay would take no matter what he did !

" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson

by MidWayMonster54 on May 19, 2011 11:47 PM CDT reply actions

I'd love it

Why wouldn’t every fan want to get the details of their favorite team? Maybe Jay would come across better on Hard Knocks. I hate the Jets, but loved watching Rex Ryan last season. Urlacher, Briggs, and company would be funny to watch on camera.

"Our ideas held no water but we used them like a dam" - Modest Mouse

by propheteer on May 20, 2011 12:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

My thoughts exactly

by Mathias-K on May 20, 2011 4:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I Would Love To See The Raiders

on hard knocks every season as long as Alzheimer Davis is alive.

by Gaak on May 20, 2011 12:46 AM CDT reply actions

Not really

Sure I’d like to see all the stuff Blanton listed, but I’m more of a Bears fan than a TV fan. This show creates a distraction the team doesn’t need and I honestly don’t see how they’d be a more entertaining team to cover than the Saints or Raiders. Sure wish they could have featured the Tom Cable Raiders, he could have a lot of comical hardass moments.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent - Salvor Hardin

by badsamaritan on May 20, 2011 12:53 AM CDT reply actions

I think it would be great

It would show critics the leadership value of our players and can quiet some of them at the same time. It would shut up a lot of people who say the only leader on the Bears is Urlacher. I am 100% sure that Jay can motivate the team. I would also like to watch the development of our younger players. So yeah, I think it would be a great idea.

by Jonathan Heun Jr on May 20, 2011 2:25 AM CDT reply actions

As a Bears fan, I say yes a thousand times over.

As a fan of good TV, I say no another million times. It would be the most boring season of anything ever put on TV, and that includes Antiques Roadshow and British soaps.

by Doshi on May 20, 2011 8:16 AM CDT reply actions

Photo caption:

Here’s a picture of my sister. If you let us go you can all have her.

"Our ideas held no water but we used them like a dam" - Modest Mouse

by propheteer on May 20, 2011 8:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Awesome “Spies Like Us” reference

by seanc909 on May 20, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

I voted no

but wouldn’t be horrified at the prospect. Maybe what Jay needs is national exposure like that so all of the idiots and haters can see he’s a good dude who just has an unfortunate d-baggish face.

In short, in life, as in a foot-ball game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line hard!" Theodore Roosevelt

by LRT on May 20, 2011 9:35 AM CDT reply actions

It wouldn't help.

In the face of facts and reality, people will cling to what they want to believe. Understand that, and you have human behaviour down to a “T”.

Acreman20: 127 hours is pretty decent.
awfullyquiet: How long is that movie?
Acreman20: 93 minutes.

by Spongie on May 20, 2011 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions

it would never happen... and it wouldn't be entertaining...

and it’ll show the world that the bears are a boring, no-nonsense team.

and that’s a great thing.

Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...

by awfullyquiet on May 20, 2011 12:13 PM CDT reply actions

EN OH

'Don't believe in you who believe in me and don't believe in me who believes in you, but believe in you who believe in yourself'

by T.Moore on May 20, 2011 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

I voted yes, and then re thought this, and would like to change me answer to a NO, reason being is to hell with the national media and its continuous hatred of Chicago teams.

Why do all my socks smell like feet?

by touchdown bears on May 20, 2011 1:41 PM CDT reply actions