A couple things come to mind when watching this final episode of Hard Knocks for 2017. First of all, I want to go back to something I have mentioned many times this series – and in past years. How come…

I like how Gerald McCoy encourages rookie wide receiver Chris Goodwin. McCoy talks to Goodwin after Goodwin misses a few passes in practice. He tells Goodwin: “It’s about dealing with setbacks – refocus and push through.” This talk may have…

This episode spends a bit of time on undrafted free agent Maurice Fleming. It is great to see Fleming showing up early and doing some drills by himself. Once again, I wonder why he is alone. All the guys who…

There really was not much communication covered this episode. There are two examples I will cover. The first example is during the pre season game. After back-up quarterback Ryan Griffin gets hurt, Jameis Winston walks over to two of the…

HARD KNOCKS 2017 – TAMPA BAY BUCS; Week 1 What I do in this blog is look at the communication between the coaches and players. I look what is being said and how it is being said. I also look…

The final episode of Hard Knocks for 2016 provided a clearer example of some of the flaws in the Rams that I have talked about since the series started. There are several major concerns with the Lamarcus Joyner situation. The…

The fourth episode of Hard Knocks starts with a review of the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Working with the offense, Rob Boras, points out some good plays and shows examples of how what they have been working…

In this episode of Hard Knocks we see probably the best example of coaching ever shown on Hard Knocks. Unfortunately, there are also many poor example of coaching in this episode too. The program starts with defensive coach Mike Waufel…

My goal here is to look at the communication between the coaches and players – and the communication between the players and coaches. I try to break down the communication the same way that replays are broken down in slow…

Watching the first episode of Hard Knocks with the L.A. Rams, I am reminded of Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink. It is obvious there is something really wrong with the Rams, but I can’t put my finger on it just yet.…