It's not "Hard Knocks," and that's something Bruce Arians insisted upon from the start. That's why the coach always said he didn't want to do the HBO training camp series, because of how it showed things like players being cut -- a cold way to have someone's professional life laid bare for the world to see. Michael Bidwill agreed, although both liked some of the things "Hard Knocks" did show, like the human side of players and coaches.

In a very general way, that's how "All or Nothing," the story of the 2015 Cardinals, came to be.

There are still a few weeks before the series is available on Amazon. July 1 is that date (if you didn't already know), when all eight episodes will be there on demand for everyone to see. Want to binge? Go ahead. Want to space them out? Your call. Do you prefer to watch with your kids and have the sometimes harsh words of the NFL bleeped out? There will be both unrated and edited versions.

I have only seen one episode, the seventh that chronicled the win over the Packers in the playoffs. It was, as you can imagine in something put together by NFL Films, pretty epic. The original score -- which has a main theme that can be heard during the Brentson Buckner portion of the trailer -- is excellent. And even though you know what will happen, to see how the emotions flowed not just for the players but others (like Arians' wife Chris) is simply riveting television.

A couple other thoughts I had about the series, based on what we saw:

-- Buckner, who is a great quote and a colorful figure, sure seems like he is going to be one of the stars.

-- It reminds you of who isn't here anymore. Jerraud Powers and Rashad Johnson were so important to last year's team and this will rightfully reflect that and it's a little weird since they are no longer on the roster.

-- Carson Palmer had said that even with the mics and cameras Arians "was still B.A." all last season and, yes, that was apparent.

-- Crazy to think defensive coordinator James Bettcher specifically talked to the team about defending an Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary before the game, and yet Rodgers still pulled one off.

I'm looking forward to seeing the whole series. I'm guessing it will live up to the hype.