“Hard Knocks” is one of the most entertaining, yet divisive series around when it comes to NFL teams and the fans. Some fans love the insight into their team. Some see it as a distraction – and a curse. Teams like to avoid it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Their fans? For the most part are embracing it.
At the press conference announcing the decision, head coach Dirk Koetter told the media, “I love watching it. I wish I wasn’t on it.” Now, is that because it’s a distraction? Or is it because by being eligible to be on it it means that the Bucs aren’t a team with a first year head coach or that they haven’t made the playoffs in either of the last two seasons – both being requirements for having been chosen by the NFL.