{"id":74966,"date":"2025-08-08T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74966"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:55:41","slug":"josh-allen-ripped-apart-by-chris-russo-and-stephen-a-smith-over-hard-knocks-debut-disaster-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74966","title":{"rendered":"Josh Allen Ripped Apart By Chris Russo And Stephen A. Smith Over \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019 Debut Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-342465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342013\" title=\"&quot;I'm Not The Only Person Who Thinks This&quot;: Josh Allen Ripped Apart By Chris Russo And Stephen A. Smith Over \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019 Debut Disaster 1\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres.jpg.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres.jpg.webp 1250w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres-764x600.jpg.webp 764w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres-768x603.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres-150x118.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres-450x354.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26748514_168400517_lowres-1200x943.jpg.webp 1200w\" alt=\"Josh Allen\" width=\"1250\" height=\"982\" \/>Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen throws a short pass to running back James Cook during a drill at Bills Training Camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford on July 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills made recent appearances on HBO\u2019s \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019 which follows the team as they prepare for the upcoming NFL season. While the show definitely has a large fan base, it was pretty disappointing to see that the show did not cover certain crucial topics related to the team\u2019s previous seasons, especially their loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen throws a short pass to running back James Cook during a drill at Bills Training Camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford on July 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Russo, popular sports media personality, literally tore into this during a recent \u2018What are you mad about?\u2019 segment and called out HBO for disappointing fans and basically doing a terrible job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nation has not seen the Buffalo Bills since that play, January 25th at Arrowhead, when they lost to the Chiefs. Not the first, second, third, for the fourth time in the playoffs. This is the AFC championship game. So, you got HBO, this is the first show of the episode,\u201d Russo said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to see it late August. I want to see it now. This is a first time I get a look at the Bills this year. I got to see somebody, (offensive lineman Conor) McDermott, Josh Allen, what happened at the fourth-and-1 sneak? Did you not sleep for two weeks? Dalton Kincaid, you dropped the pass. That\u2019s lousy TV. I\u2019m a sports fan. You want me to watch the Bills on August 5th? You got to at least close what happened last year. A horrific job. I\u2019m not the only person who thinks this. Ask the tough question on fourth-and-1.\u201d Chris Russo spoke about \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019 on \u2018What are you mad about?\u2019 recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it \u2018Soft Knocks,\u2019 \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019?\u201d Renowned sports caster, Stephen A. Smith responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Russo ranted about the Hard Knocks debut.  <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Lousy TV. I&#39;m a sports fan and you want me to watch the Bills on August 5th? At least close what happened last year. A horrific job!&quot;  <\/p>\n<p>Stephen A Smith concurred, &quot;Is it &#39;Soft Knocks&#39; &#39;Hard Knocks&#39;?&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NRCX6SwHDy\">https:\/\/t.co\/NRCX6SwHDy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAD7c3qcWa\">pic.twitter.com\/dAD7c3qcWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1953140931944689836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26424613_168400517_lowres.jpg.webp\" alt=\"USATSI 26424613 168400517 lowres\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Jun 11, 2025; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) throws the ball during Minicamp at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Josh Allen\u2019s Buffalo Bills have hardly been able to win against the Kansas City Chiefs over the last few seasons, and their rivalry is perhaps one of the biggest in the league. In the 2025 NFL season, the Bills and the Chiefs will be locking horns in Week 8, in a highly-anticipated matchup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Allen Calls Wedding Night His \u2018Best Night\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Josh Allen\u2019s defeat against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championships might not have been covered thoroughly, the show definitely gave fans a close sneak peek into the quarterback\u2019s recent marriage to actress, Hailee Steinfeld.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-FINAL-2025-06-20T205928.509.png.webp\" alt=\"Josh Allen with wife Hailee Steinfeld. Photo credits: Imagn and Instagram\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Allen with wife Hailee Steinfeld. Photo credits: Imagn and Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen recalled his wedding night and immediately remarked that it \u201cwas the best night\u201d of his life. He also jokingly remarked that Steinfeld says the same thing as well. Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld got married on the last day of May this year, in a very intimate, yet elegant, ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills made recent appearances on HBO\u2019s \u2018Hard Knocks\u2019 which follows the team as they prepare for the upcoming NFL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Josh Allen Ripped Apart By Chris Russo And Stephen A. 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