Mar 11, 2010; New York, NY, USA; Radio talk show host Mike Francesa gives an interview prior to the game between Syracuse Orange and Georgetown Hoyas in the quarterfinal round of the men's Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports
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(New York, NY) — The Jets wanting no part of “Hard Knocks” hasn’t stopped Mike Francesa from slamming them over the possibility.
The former WFAN radio legend railed against the New York Jets over the possibility of them being on “Hard Knocks.” He called it “a colossal mistake” on his Mike Francesa Podcast on the BetRivers Network.
“If the Jets are thinking about [‘Hard Knocks’] in this season, with what they are hoping to accomplish, with what they are going to deal with in terms of attention, this is already, to me, a colossal mistake by ownership, general manager, head coach, whoever had input into this,” a riled-up Francesa said.
Francesa criticized the Jets for taking focus away from practice time as their new quarterback Aaron Rodgers builds chemistry with the team.
“If you have decided to open your training camp and your development time this year to ‘Hard Knocks,’ they are complete fools,” Francesa said. “That is the worst thing they can do right now.”
The one problem with Francesca’s anger is the Jets have said they do not want to open their camp on July 20 with the HBO cameras rolling.
“I know there are several teams that would love for ‘Hard Knocks’ to be in their building. We’re just not one of them,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said in June.
But less than a week after Saleh’s comments, ProFootballTalk reported that the league “apparently will not be listening to the preferences” of the Jets. New York is among the teams that cannot reject being featured on the show.
