NFL Films and HBO have been making “Hard Knocks” since 2001, but the show about one NFL team’s training camp has never been as good as it was last night, the premiere episode about the New York Jets.
The debut featured all of the following: bombastic stars like Bart Scott and Kris Jenkins; a frail, drunk, and rambling Joe Namath; a bruising rookie fullback named John Conner; and the heartbreak of young players getting cut. But by far and away, the best part of the show is any time coach Rex Ryan is speaking. The video here — his pre-camp speech to the team — is only the tip of the iceberg. His real-life likeness to the KSK version of him is incredible — he’s just a profane fat dude with crazy swagger. I want him to be my dad.
[video via KSK]
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I would give my left nut to go on a Baltic cruise with Rex Ryan.
Stupid roommates wife insisted we drop HBO cause they can’t afford it. My girlfriend only has, ugh, basic cable. I can’t participate in the live blog. Life sucks.
I want Rex Ryan as my life coach. Every morning before I hit the office, fucking Rex firing me the fuck up!!! Man, oh man, would that be awesome.
/screw the Jets – hate ‘em
//but love me some Rex Ryan
I was expecting to see an ashtray with a cigarette slowly burning on his desk during the office scenes. Awesome first ep.
They will come in 3rd in their own division this year and people are going to wonder why a coach yelling “fucking goddamnit” isnt working as well as it does in the movies.
“Just fucking win okay.”
“Great speech, Coach.”
He sounds like a potty mouthed elementary school teacher.
Although given his audience…
@ z.bob
“given his audience?” – So you’re just insulting football players? Why even bother commenting on any of it then?
The Jets will win the super bowl this year, hands down!
Hard Knocks is always good, what the fuck are you talking about?
Finally got around to seeing this after recording it Wednesday night. You’re absolutely right. Rex Ryan is the breakout reality star of the summer. The best was when they showed Rex getting super excited about fucking food. Because that’s what he calls it. It’s not just Rex Ryan’s food. It’s fucking Rex Ryan’s fucking food.
Jesus Christ! Reporting immediately to OnDemand to catch up.
P.S. Any spawn of Buddy Ryan is alright with me.
*waves Kelly Green Eagles mini-pennant, gets half-boner thinking about Buddy’s call to have Randall Cunningham pretending to take a knee and then throwing a bomb downfield*
Stupid roommates wife insisted we drop HBO cause they can’t afford it.
Wait, “roommate’s wife”? Do what now?