HBO "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs" Live Blog

21:02:08 – Welcome to the live blog… the show kicks off with Herm running stairs… Carl working at his desk… Brodie and his girl packing and talking about hunting DVDs… Turk and Tamba packing… L.J. in The Big Apple chillin’… A nice little montage…

21:06:50 – After a Herm “Know Your Role-Do Your Job” (the sign on the wall) speech, we look at the QBs. It seems Steve Sabol and crew like Kelli Croyle just as much as our buddy Chris over at Arrowhead Pride. I don’t know about Croyle’s comment about training camp being easier than marriage. He might be in the doghouse… Then we look at Huard. Nice shots of him backing up Marino, Brady and Green. They are really setting up a QB battle.

21:10:03 – Jared Allen drinking O’Douls and talking about growing up… Boomer Grigsby has a mohawk! Yeah, he’s a fullback now, baby… Now the pecking order… Eddie Kennison talking about the privileges of being a vet, mostly staying on the first floor. Jason Dunn gets stuck on the second floor even though he’s a vet, because he’s on the PUP list. He’s not happy.

21:13:43 – Building a weight room from scratch… Talking about our almost-40-year Super Bowl drought. It stings! We “could be champions?” This year? Nice goal, but a rather lofty one. We are a “team in transition” indeed.

21:15:20 – Two-a-days! Going to work on the sleds… And now the Larry Johnson holdout. Larry, “it’s just a tough situation.” He also said that he’s not greedy, not a fan of holdouts, but trying to take care of himself, partially due to his Earl Campbellesque running style… King Carl saying that he’s closer with L.J. than almost any other player. They both seem to hope that their relationship can ultimately get this deal done.

21:21:06 – Back to the QB battle. Damon’s wisdom and leg injury are featured first, and then they move on to Brodie. Brodie has all the tools, but he’s inconsistent. Dick Curl is cussing up a damn storm. It’s obvious that the coaching staff really wants Brodie, and believes he has much more upside than Damon.

21:23:21 – Ty Law talking about being the elder statesman, this being his 13 camp… Tony Gonzalez talking about wanting a Super Bowl, losing vets… Keith Willis getting after it.

21:25:06 – Boomer Grigsby hitting anything that moves. Looks like HBO found one of its stars… The O-Line getting after it. Kyle Turley is now the subject. Herm says he’s a back-up. Now they are showing Turley going absolutely crazy back with the Saints. Turley just said he was watching his QB’s back. He threw the helmet — love that clip. Herm Edwards stood up for Turley apparently, and after that he always wanted to play for Herm.

21:28:43 – Gunther! “Coldcock that runner’s ass.” Talking about training camp fights. We have a Bernard Pollard sighting, and…? He’s dancing Fort Wayne style. If he doesn’t make it as a safety, he’s either going to have a career as a stripper or a stand-up comedian. He did the splits, and started shaking his ass when he was down there. Wow. It’s a good thing he’s tough.

21:32:55 – Tank and Turk, baby!! “Can’t go to camp without a Tank and a Turk.” They’re ready. Jared’s tutoring… Tim Krumrie has screamed so much his voice is toast — just shot. Jared tells Tank to “kick ‘em in the nuts.” Tank is looking a little heavy, folks. Tipping the scales a little bit. Krumrie is just ballistic. God, that guy is an animal. “I’m going to kick your ass and blow your knee out.”

21:36:16 – Tank is sleeping in meetings… Gun is “not keeping it bottled inside.” God, I love Gun. He says the problem with NFL players is that they need as much motivation as high school players. Apparently, though, this is a kinder, gentler Gun with a better sense of humor. Turk and Tank are “overeager… and at times overmatched.” The defense got its ass kicked, and Gunther is ripping their asses for it. Tank says he enjoys all of Gun’s “commentary.”

21:40:35 – Talking about the dorms with dinky twin beds. Turley compared it to prison… Tony G is doing Scarface, complaining about the bed check… Jared playing guitar hero… Many of the Chiefs ride bikes from the dorms to camp, a mile-long ride. Carl is so old he gets a back rest. Carl talking about auctioning off the bikes for charity.

21:44:01 – The mayer talking about how much the Chiefs bring to River Falls… D-Bo’s holdout is now the subject. Dude just looks like a monster in the weight room. This guy is a beast, everybody. How in the world will CBs be able to cover him? Eddie is talking about hazing him, sending him to Krispy Kreme to pick up a dozen donuts… Man, the receivers look like crap… Speaking of crap, Ean Randolph got the runs pretty bad. Charlie Joyner said, “I shit on myself once, too.” He may yet become a “No. 2 receiver.”

21:48:30 – Herm plays a blooper reel: Bernard dancing, Tyron Brackenridge dancing… L.J. talking about missing camp. He’s working hard in Arizona with… Brady Quinn? WTF?

21:50:34 – Vikings scrimmages… Mankato is up first… Turk is just dominating… Webb didn’t drag his backfoot to stay in bounds and make a nice catch… Eck! Nice catch… Turk saying he played well. I can’t disagree… D-Bo finally arrives… The River Falls scrimmage — we were there. Boomer just pancaking people… Croyle flat out looking like you know what… Fights! Honestly, it looks like the Vikes were definitely at fault. That dude threw like four punches at Turley.

21:56:04 – Holy shit! I just found out that Paul Rudd, aka Brian Fantana, is the narrator for this series. I knew the guy was a Chiefs fan, hell, we posted on that a while back. But I had no idea he was going to narrate Hard Knocks. Wow, that is awesome. Great first show for sure. We’re extremely lucky to get this close of a look, everybody.

Until next time…