02-18-2020, 10:50 AM
(02-17-2020, 04:20 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: I don't think many teams including the Bengals would volunteer again because of the distraction and how intrusive it can be. That is why they had to put those rules in place to force certain teams and to feature different teams. So even if the Bengals wanted to volunteer they may not be given the offer as it seems the NFL and HBO wants to feature different teams and the Bengals have already done it twice.
After a 2-14 season my opinion is the Bengals don't need that distraction when the coaches and players have a ton to work on to improve. And that work does not necessarily need to be front and center on a major TV show. Personally I hope they force the Steelers to do it this year. But my guess it will be the Cardinals because of Kyler Murray's second year and possibly Larry Fitzgerald's final season.
If you listen to the coaches and players, it really isn't a distraction. There are already so many cameras there, the HK cameras, many of which are hidden, are forgotten about. Besides that, the Bengals won the Division every time they were on the show, so I'm all for that distraction.
