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general manager John Dorsey is all busine s. That was evident Kaleb McGary Jersey from the moment he was hired last December, remained the case throughout the pre-draft proce s when no one outside the organization knew that Baker Mayfield was the target with the No. 1 pick, and was reiterated earlier this month when Dorsey of the Browns being on HBO's 'Hard Knocks' later this summer. "I don't think there's anything good that comes out of Hard Knocks, but we'll see," he told ESPN Cleveland 850 on May 2. On Thursday, HBO announced that -- you gue sed it -- on "Hard Knocks,'' with the first episode airing on August 7. Which brings us back to Dorsey, who spoke frankly about the situation. "Like many, I was reluctant about being the featured team on Hard Michael Turner Jersey Knocks but once we sat down and talked about it as an organization, I feel a lot better and understand why the time is right," he said in a statement i sued by HBO. "Hue Jackson and I both feel like this team is in a good place and that we are in the proce s of building something that will lead to succe s. Being a part of 'Hard Knocks' will give our fans the opportunity to see how pa sionate the people in our building are about winning and how excited we are about getting to work and preparing for the 2018 season." Whether Dorsey actually believes this is another matter but Ken Carman of 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland legitimately feels this is the perfect time for the Browns to be on the national stage. The timing of this is just a good idea. Historical franchise trying to get off the mat with young players that fans Erik Harris Jersey want to get behind. There will be intrigue and controversies like seasons past, but NFL will put the Browns in the best light po sible. Ken Carman (@KenCarman) Of course, Dorsey is coming at this from a different perspective than fans and media; after all, this is the man who . Secrecy is his busine s. And 49ers general manager John Lynch agrees with the idea that broadcasting your busine s to the world isn't nece sarily good for busine s. "It's not something we would be really excited about," Lynch told NBC Sports Bay Area earlier this month about the prospects of the 49ers being on Drew Dalman Jersey 'Hard Knocks.' "I love the show, but I think some things are best left behind closed doors. I fundamentally have a problem with cutting players and things of that nature on camera . It's not something we'd be thrilled about." The Browns and 49ers were in the conversation for "Hard Knocks" because league rules stipulate that a team is eligible to be selected -- either voluntarily or by mandate -- if it hasn't appeared on the show in the last 10 years, hasn't reached the playoffs the last two seasons, Jonathan Bullard Jersey or didn't just hire a new coach. As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk points out, Dorsey could have avoided "Hard Knocks'' , he of the 1-31 record. But he didn't, Jackson remains (for now), and the good news -- at least for for the fans, media and the NFL at large -- is that this could be the most compelling season of "Hard Knocks'' in a long time. There's the obvious intrigue about Mayfield, Jackson's tenuous hold on his job, and whether an organization with two winning seasons in nearly two decades can finally turn things around.