[Buckeye McFrog]

Never heard of “Hard Knocks”...what’s it about and why were NFL teams forced to do it?

It's an HBO reality series where a camera crew comes into training camp and pitches a tent up the coaching staff's arse for six weeks. Teams have come to loathe and hate it as it is a major disruption to preparations for the season. But the show is popular and good PR for the league, so the NFL puts great pressure on teams to go along with it.

[DouglasKC]

It's an HBO reality series where a camera crew comes into training camp and pitches a tent up the coaching staff's arse for six weeks. Teams have come to loathe and hate it as it is a major disruption to preparations for the season. But the show is popular and good PR for the league, so the NFL puts great pressure on teams to go along with it.

That sounds awful...talk about a team distraction.