Hard Knocks S20E03 - Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills - #3
Summary:
During a team meeting with McDermott addressing the team. His message is that he wants all phases of the team - the offense, defense and special teams - always to attack. McDermott also reiterates that there are no guarantees in the NFL, and they have to work to be a good team again.
We then see running back James Cook's hold-in end as he signs his extension. He then joins practice in pads to applause from his teammates. After showing clips of Cook running at practice, we get introduced to Ed Oliver and his horses. He has backup running back Ty Johnson with him, and they clean up the stable and ride horses together.
"Hard Knocks' then introduces us to Jimmy Charlo, who played his college ball at Army and was signed a few days before the Bills' first preseason game. He made a big tackle on a kickoff and got praised for it by his team. Charlo tore his ACL in his first preseason game with the Jets in 2024.
The episode continues with Connor McGovern hosting a pizza party at his house. He was bored during COVID and said he taught himself how to make pizzas. He made them for the team, and they started winning, so he kept the tradition and now hosts the whole team.
We then go to Chicago, where the Bills will play their second preseason game. There is a joint practice, and a fight breaks out, but it ends relatively quickly with not much drama. The game itself begins, and the Bills get absolutely blown out by the Bears, losing 38-0.
