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A behindthescenes look at Miami upcoming training camp will actually provide an ideal opportunity for the Dolphins to show they aren as inept as nationally perceived. Thanks to HBO editing and production nuances like letting teams know what coming before it airs even a horrific squad like the 2007 Kansas City Chiefs wasn totally humiliated despite their 04 preseason record.
Keep in mind this is reality TV, not necessarily reality, that the network airs.
With the cameras almost always rolling, players are cognizant about not embarrassing themselves nationally like when New York Jets running back Joe McKnight struggled through training camp in 2010. "Hard Knocks" can even help provide an image makeover a la the 2009 Cincinnati Bengals.
And boy, do the Dolphins need one of those.
This is a franchise whose ownership and front office has failed to provide an air of competency. Even the "Hard Knocks" announcement itself was botched by firstyear head coach Joe Philbin, who by all accounts is a good man entering a difficult situation.
Philbin said it was a decision to become involved. The next day, Philbin admitted he had never watched the show.
Such footinmouth disease usually belongs to team owner Stephen Ross. On the bright side, the show should help Ross reinvigorate their disenchanted fans. According to media reports, the current seasonticket base of roughly 30,000 fans is less than half of what it was a decade earlier. The Dolphins desperately need to generate a positive buzz, which "Hard Knocks" provides for free.
Ross himself comes across publicly as a starstruck oaf who has whiffed in almost every football decision since purchasing the franchise in 2008. "Hard Knocks" should give Ross the chance to show he didn become a billionaire realestate investor by accident and is smart enough to orchestrate a Dolphins revival under his watch.
Here a look at some of the other characters that HBO may feature when the fivepart "Hard Knocks" series begins airing Aug. 7:
1. Joe Philbin: The dynamics of a newbie head coach and staff trying to change a losing culture makes for great theater. There is another offfield story to tell: How Philbin and his family are handling the January drowning death of his 21yearold son Michael.
2. Jeff Ireland: Ireland Q rating in South Florida ranks only slightly ahead of Fidel Castro Ireland can go a long way toward changing that by displaying people skills as well as some football knowledge. Don be surprised if Ireland whose heavyhanded negotiation tactics with agents tarnished his NFL reputation is featured trying to hammer out a contract extension with one of Miami pending 2013 free agents.
3. The Tannehills: Lauren Tannehill has generated the kind of buzz in South Florida that usually surrounds Gisele Bundchen, the supermodel wife of New England quarterback Tom Brady. More exposure on HBO will help the blondhaired, blueeyed Tannehill chase her own modeling aspirations.
On a side note, her husband Ryan is battling with veterans Matt Moore and David Garrard to become Miami starting quarterback.
4. Reggie Bush: HBO executives should be praying that Bush and exgirlfriend Kim Kardashian get back together before training camp. Although that seems unlikely, the charismatic Bush remains the most highprofile player on Miami thin roster from his days at Southern Cal and New Orleans. Coming off his first 1,000yard rushing campaign, Bush must now adjust to a new offense while entering a contract year.
1. Les Brown: "Hard Knocks" loves to highlight at least one preseason long shot with an unusual background. Brown fits the bill. Not only is the aspiring tight end a former NAIA basketball player who didn play football in college, the 24yearold Brown spent the past two years working in the accounting department of a private equity investment firm.
2. Jimmy Wilson: In 2007, Wilson began a twoyear prison stint on murder charges for which he was eventually cleared. Wilson is now pushing for playing time in Miami secondary.