The Miami Dolphins weren’t exactly HBO’s first choice for the return of Hard Knocks. The league knocked on a few other doors, namely the Jets. The whole Tebow-Sanchez thing would have been insane.
Rex Ryan, though, said no. At the end of the day, Hard Knocks is stuck chronicling the QB battle between Matt Moore, Ryan Tannehill and David Garrard.
It’s not exactly scintillating stuff, but knowing HBO’s folks, they’ll make it work. The first episode is Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.
Here’s the trailer. Amazingly, no footage of Dolphin cheerleaders getting ready for the season. Don’t worry, the show is five weeks. If things get dull, HBO will cut to the cheerleaders.
I don’t get why everyone is knocking this Hard Knocks w/ the Dolphins before it has even started. Sure, it’s not one of the NFL’s marquee teams, but to get this type of behind the scenes access for any NFL team will be captivating.