"# I am #" "# The incredible man #" "# I only do things incredible can #" "# 'Cause I am the seed #" "# Of the chosen breed #" "# You don't see too many like me #" "# 'Cause I am #" "# One of the reasons you do what you do #" "# When you want to be me instead of you #" "# 'Cause I am #" "# Still gonna be sure enough #" "# To the streets, come on, you know me #" "# 'Cause that's who I am #" "ERIC OLCZYK:" "I hit this guy... clean." "No penalty or nothing." "Coach told me it saved the game." "Even got a game ball." "Everybody who plays football gets hurt..." "One way or another." "Unh!" "Doc says you're doing better." "I wiggled my toe, asshole." "I brought you some dvds." "The Matrix and Ronin." "De Niro does this awesome car chase scene." "You're gonna love it." "I mean... if you, uh, like that kind of thing." "Anyways, uh..." "That's what I brought you." "I can't even feel my dick." "LEON TAYLOR:" "You'd play the game for free..." "But you don't." "You got agents and managers and lawyers and shit... but you would." "The way you turn and cut at impossible angles... your body horizontal to the ground." "It's incredible, the way you glide and weave." "You're in full flight... and you haven't even left the ground." "You think it's always gonna be like that..." "Until it's not." "[Inhales sharply]" "LEON:" "Yeah." "Feels good." "You know, Coach took you off injured reserve... thinking you were 100%." "He has a right to know if you're not." "Oh, this is just a little insurance, Doc." "Tell him the truth." "He'll understand." "Trust me." "LEON:" "You like Doc." "He helped you rehab from your torn ACL... but you can't trust anyone..." "especially after the team... used their first-round pick last year... to draft your competition." "SPORTSCASTER:" "And as expected... the Cougars used the 10th pick in the first round... to draft running back Demetrius Harris." "Harris' numbers..." "LEON:" "Coming back from rehab... you should have ignored him, but you didn't." "You gave him the chance... to show the coach what he could do." "...who's winning." "DEMETRIUS HARRIS:" "Glad you're back." "Team needs a solid number two." "[Whistle blows]" "PLAYER:" "Yeah, come on!" "Hey, look, just so you know... the last 9 months, I was loaning you my job." "Yeah, whatever." "LEON:" "Oh, no, not whatever." "You were just borrowing it, but it's not yours." "Whatever." "Hey, look... me and you, let's roll." "Come on, man." "Look, you want my job, you gonna have to take it." "Hey, your shit's already gone." "Then what you got to lose?" "It's your funeral." "Hey, O!" "Set up the 40." "You got it!" "Check this out." "Leon's taking on D.H." "Finish at the 20." "Ready..." "PLAYER:" "D.H., I got money on you, dawg!" "SECOND PLAYER:" "D.H., Come on, take him down, baby!" "THIRD PLAYER:" "Leon!" "Way to go, baby!" "Let's go!" "Go!" "[Cheering]" "PLAYER:" "All right!" "Ha ha!" "Can't nobody touch me!" "PLAYER:" "That's all right, dawg." "DEMETRIUS:" "Your folks werejunkies." "They got HIVand died before you turned 11." "[Rap music playing indistinctly]" "One thing you learned from them... was how to survive." "Lesson number one:" "Don't do drugs." "[Knocking]" "D.H.!" "D.H.!" "Yo, D.H.!" "Oh, hell, no." "D.H., Man, yo!" "You need a little sunshine in your life." "Don't worry, fool." "Wake up!" "Come on, we're late." "Wake up, we're late!" "Hey, baby." "KELVIN JAMES:" "Don't "Hey, baby"her, man." "We ain't got no time for no "Hey, baby."" ""Hey baby's" what's got us all up in this mess now." "You came to the shore." "Sweet." "Yo, game's at 1:00... and we're 4 hours out of town." "Hey, man, you need to relax." "Yo, and you can forget about team breakfast, OK?" "By the way, which is a mandatory breakfast." "Where you going?" "Yo, yo, yo, whoa, whoa!" "Yo, hey, calm down." "Listen, let me tell you something, all right... are you listening to me?" "We got things to do right now." "Are you hearing a word that I'm saying to you?" "I hear you, baby." "You ain't hearing nothing, man, come on!" "Relax." "Hang by the pool." "I ain't got time for none of this with you right now." "KELVIN:" "You lucky I got..." "DEMETRIUS:" "I got it." "Come on, let's go, man." "Stop playing!" "Come on!" "LEON:" "You didn't have to visualize in college." "You just played." "But now people doubt you... and maybe you doubt yourself." "So you do anything to get an edge." "Does a woman named Samantha work in publicity?" "I don't think so." "Why?" "'Cause a woman named Samantha... called and left a message for Leon." "When I asked him about it... he said she worked in publicity." "Well, uh, she might." "I could check." "I had Arnie send over some tapes for him to study." "Ex-players on TV." "Gregory, Kyle, come on, guys!" "You know what time it is." "He never even took them out of the box." "Well, he's going through a lot right now." "I know, but if he's seeing someone..." "BOYS:" "Uncle O!" "Hey, there's my boys!" "Come on, now!" "Come on, now... positions!" "Hey, what about me?" "Come on, Uncle O!" "ERIC:" "All right." "[Laughing]" "Boom!" "Yeah." "Hey, you stepped on that last crack, FYI." "Hey!" "What are we gonna do?" "BOTH:" "Kick butt!" " Who's gonna run good?" " You!" " How many yards?" " A hundred!" " How many TDs?" " Tw o!" "LEON:" "All right!" "Eskimo." "Butterfly." "Mm-hmm." "Eskimo." "Yeah." " Butterfly." " Yeah." "Group hug!" "Yeah!" "Mom, you gotta tell Daddy good luck." "Yeah, tell Daddy good luck." "'Luck." "All right, now." "Gotta get ready to go." "Coach is probably already taking roll." "All right, babe." "One more for me." "Bye." "See ya." "KYLE:" "I'll race you to the door, Daddy!" "GREGORY:" "Go, Daddy, go!" "Go, Daddy, go!" "Doc just wants to run a few tests." "Did I ask you to talk to him?" "He says it could be your kidneys, your prostate." "'Cause I don't remember asking." "Coach, you're pissing blood." "[Toilet flushes]" "Coach." "Everyone's here, Coach." "That is, I mean, the players who are here are here." "Except James and Harris." "COACH GEORGE:" "Biggest damn game of the damn year... and no one knows where our running back is?" "Personal responsibility." "We cannot achieve our goals until each one of you feels... personally responsible to the group." "Is that clear?" "PLAYERS:" "Yes." "Good." "PLAYER:" "You got it, Coach." "They got no Cream of Wheat." "Look, they know I only eat Cream of Wheat before a game... but they don't have any." "Now, what does that say?" "That maybe you should eat something else?" "No, hold on." "They got blueberry pancakes for Johnson... huevos rancheros for Munoz... paying them the respect they deserve." "Dude, don't you think... you're reading a little too much into this?" "I mean, they got oatmeal." "Look, I don't eat oatmeal." "I eat Cream of Wheat." "OK, you know, officially, you're starting to scare me." "You know, when I said... that losing your job should piss you off..." "I didn't mean that you should be pissed off at everyone." "I mean, I think the team grocer should get a pass." "You know." "Robin, too." "She told me she talked to you about broadcasting." "I'm not finished playing yet." "She's just thinking about... you know, what happens next... you know, eventually." "Look, eventually I'll get my job back." "That's what I'm thinking about." "You know, I heard Coach is pissing blood." "Not now, Rook." "ROOKIE:" "I had an uncle piss blood once." "Month later he was dead." "THAD GUERWITCZ:" "Hey, I understand... you were at the hospital." "ERIC:" "Yeah, I went to see Corey this morning." "It went well." "THAD:" "That's a brave thing to do, man." "Not a lot of guys would have done that." "COACH GEORGE:" "Guerwitcz!" "THAD:" "Yeah, Coach?" "A blessing." "Lord, we'd like to thank you... for the food that we are about to eat... and for the guidance that you will give us... in the battle we are about to fight." "CROWD, CHANTING:" "De-fense!" "De-fense!" "THAD:" "Help us to be strong today... to play our best... to rise to the challenge and never back down... to meet the opponent bravely and without fear." "[Whistle blows]" "THAD:" "We ask for these things humbly... and we know you granting them... will not guarantee a victory." "Whether we win or we lose... we place our faith and our trust in you, God... for we know that you will be fair..." "And just and, above all, merciful." "Amen." "COACH GEORGE:" "Amen." "DEREK MCCONNELL:" "Not that we need more... than the good Lord or anything... but on the off-chance... he's got a drought or famine to deal with... and forgets what a vital part of the cosmos... our win streak is... we do have a good luck charm to fall back on." "[Loud groans]" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Respect must be paid." "Thank you." "Mongo, Duck, Cannonball..." "sacrifice for the cause." "Let's go." "[Applause]" "Oh, man!" "[Cheering]" "# Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame #" "# Wake up the echoes, cheering her name #" "# Sound a volley cheer on high!" "#" "# Shake down the thunder from the sky!" "#" "# Whether the odds be great or small #" "# Old Notre Dame will win over all #" "# While her loyal sons #" "# Are marching onward to victory!" "#" "[Cheering]" "Whoo!" "Seriously, how bad do you want to lose... so we don't have to sit through that again next week?" "PLAYER:" "Amen!" "Yeah!" "Now, we do have one more point of business." "Happy birthday, Leon!" "DEREK:" "I had Coach Rudman take into account... your mineral levels and your toxicology reports... uh, McConnell, maybe now is not the best time... no, hey, let the man have his present." "Let me open my present, will you?" "RUDMAN:" "Well, Leon, this is what I came up with." "[Laughter]" "I'm getting you for this." "You can't argue with science." "Come on, Pops, try it out." "COACH GEORGE:" "Chambers!" "Right here, Coach." "Call Chicago, tell them we have a senior citizen here." "See if they'll go easy on us." "[Laughter]" "Seriously, I'm sure I speak... for the entire organization... when I say we're depending on you." "You're a big part of our future." "[Applause and cheers]" "LEON:" "You get your hopes up..." "for a second." "Then you remember... hope's got no place in the pros after you turn 30." "CAR STEREO:" "# Now here we go, bro #" "# Keep rolling along #" "Say what?" "# Keep rolling along #" "Holler." "# Until you reach out to you #" "Did you have fun last night?" "Man." "Well, did you enjoy your tantric ass or not?" "It costs them nothing to cut my black ass." "They are not gonna... point is, they could if I give them a reason to." "You had a two-fer." "No one's cutting you for that." "Actually, it was 3." "Maid came to turn down the bed." "What?" "Shorty was bangin'." "Man, give me some of that." "[Laughing]" "You triple-jumpin'." "Oh, it was lovely." "What, that J. Lo booty?" "Oh, J. Lo..." "J. Lo-Licious?" "Pow!" "[Siren]" "Oh, shit!" "Now we never gonna make the game." "It's cool, it's cool." "Aw, damn it!" "Put that in the glove compartment." "I thought you left this in the room!" "Put it in the glove compartment." "Oh, man!" "Rub it into the carpet." "Get back on the road." "Rub it into the carpet." "KELVIN:" "Yo, man, I gotta get this stuff off me." "It's all good." "We are dead." "May I see your license and registration, please?" "Hey, sure, no problem." "Here you go." "I'm sorry, Mr., um..." "D.H. Is good." "I didn't recognize you in the car." "The thing is, we..." "We clocked you doing 72 in a 35." "You need some jerseys signed... maybe a couple of balls?" "I think I got some in the back." "Buf, why don't you check in the back... see if we got any balls." "COP: 37 miles over..." "That's a big number." "You're looking at a license suspension" "DEMETRIUS:" "How about I hook you up with some tickets?" "COP:" "Tickets?" "DEMETRIUS:" "Maybe a field pass or two." "SECOND COP:" "Bill..." "Can I talk to you for a second?" "COP:" "Give me a minute." "Take your time." "Yo, he saw, man." "Maybe he did, maybe not." "Either way, we good." "We better be good, man." "Sorry, guys." "Gonna have to ask you to step out of the car." "SECOND COP:" "Let's go." "# When the mood is up, and tracks is bumpin'#" "# Smash like pumpkins #" "ERIC:" "Man, D.H. is gonna mess up." "And when he does, Coach is gonna plug you in." "You know that's how it plays out... so don't go feeling sorry for yourself." "Start getting all weepy and shit... you might do something... that will hurt the people you care about." "What are you talking about?" "Who's Samantha?" "Nobody." "Any other questions?" "[Classical piano playing on stereo]" "Yeah... this music sucks." "Could anything sound any worse?" "You mean other than you tapping on your head... like it's a coconut?" "I can't believe that shrink of yours... went to medical school to prescribe tapping." "Come on, it helps me focus." "All right, it's your head." "PSYCHIATRIST:" "I'd like you to think back... to a time when you felt good... about playing the game... and where you were at the time." "ERIC:" "It was college." "Penn State, senior year." "How's it feel?" "It feels..." "Hot." "From the turf." "Tw o-a-days in August... before everyone got back from the summer." "What's it smell like?" "Tape." "The kind we use to wrap our ankles." "It's got this, uh..." "I don't know." "It's sweet." "Don't ask me why." "What else?" "Do you see anything?" "My brother." "You played together." "In high school, not after." "When you think of your brother, what do you see?" "ERIC:" "His face... with black under his eyes." "To help with the sun... he used to put it on real thick." "Craig said that way no one could see your eyes." "The other team wouldn't know how scared you were." "Anything else?" "He's lying there." "He can't move." "Not now, then." "Think back when you were younger." "Look, I gotta go." "Eric, I know this is difficult..." "Thanks." "It's been good." "PSYCHIATRIST:" "I have a tape here for you." "I edited different sessions together... to remind you of some of the things... you enjoyed about playing the game." "I'd like you to focus on them if you could." "11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16..." "LEON: 33 steps to the door, same as your jersey number." "I took 34 once." "[Cheering]" "21, 22... 12, 16, 75, 82... 6, 87, 53..." "Damn it!" "What, man?" "No, seriously, you were at 24." "Or, no, no!" "28." "I think." "I know it was divisible by 4, bro." "Sh..." "KELVIN:" "Oh, man!" "They got us on a felony possession." "You know what that means, huh?" "Do you know what that means, huh?" "I got a cousin doing 2 years... up in Joliet for that shit." "And he didn't bribe himself... out of jerseys and tickets and shit." "Yo, man, I can't be going to prison, man." "Are you crazy?" "DEMETRIUS:" "Coming out of college... you had this rep:" "drugs, partying." "So when you signed... the team put an off-duty cop on your ass." "Son of a bitch taped everything." "So one day, the owner of the team calls you in... and shows you the tapes." "You're thinking, "I'm done,"you know." "Gonna have to bug an uncle for a job... on his garbage truck in Jacksonville." "Then it happened." "I suggest you mend your ways." "The moment you realized it's all good." "Man just tore it up... and suggested you change your ways." "No shit." "It was a suggestion." "This league's like life... when you're a playmaker, the rules don't apply." "COP:" "Mr. Harris, you're free to go." "This is a speeding ticket." "Now, because you were only going 45... you're eligible for traffic school... which you can take online." "Any questions?" "No, sir." "Thank you, sir." "No questions." "You have a nice car." "You'll want to vacuum the carpet." "# Hey, man, we were rolling along #" "# Uh, we were rolling along #" "# Hey, now, we were rolling along #" "Moving on now in our week 6 match-ups... let's take a look at the Cougars." "After losing their first 3 games... this team has now won two in a row." "A win today would give this second-year team its first-ever 3-game win streak." "As our Sam Lovett reports... the turnaround begins on the ground." "On his first play from scrimmage... after Leon Taylor was hurt..." "Demetrius Harris ran 52 yards for a touchdown... and hasn't looked back." "ROOKIE:" "Hey, Leon, during the game, man... can I sit next to you on the bench?" "No." "Pick your brain?" "Listen, Rook, I don't sit on the bench... during the game." "I play." "SAMANTHA:382 Yards." "It was that consistency of play... that secured his place on Wilbanks' still young team." "Oh, forget her, man." "I mean, the only reporting she does is on her back." "Leon, save the false modesty for when we're rolling, OK?" "Everybody rehabs one time or another." "Not like you did... at your age, with your injury." "What you did was incredible." "LEON:" "Your friends crash on the couch..." "The ones with problems at home." "They come to you... 'cause you got it all figured out..." "Until you don't." "Until everything you've worked for starts slipping away." "You've never cheated on your wife... and you never will." "But you find yourself thinking about it." "SAMANTHA:" "Hey, before we get started..." "I just want to say that I think you've still got it... no matter what they say." "SAMANTHA, ON TV:" "A source in the front office... says the Cougars aren't picking up Taylor's option." ""Taylor may be our past," The source says..." ""but Harris is our future."" "COACH GEORGE:" "Max, clear the outsid... are you getting rid of me?" "Leon, we're in a meeting." "Are you picking up my option or not?" "RUDMAN:" "What are you talking about?" "Of course they're picking up your option." "Yes or no?" "This is not the time for this conversation." "Yes or no?" "Leon!" "I know you're dropping me... so you can give Harris an extension... save some money, look good for Wilbanks... kiss his ass so he'll pick up your option." "Step away." "ERIC, ON TAPE:" "I like the quiet before the game... when I'm getting ready." "PSYCHIATRIST:" "How's it feel?" "ERIC:" "It's peaceful." "What's our job?" "!" "Getting the offense the ball!" "How we gonna do it?" "By any means necessary!" "Unh!" "You ready?" "Trent..." "For destruction?" "I'm about to get taped." "For total nuclear annihilation, you ready?" "Hit me, come on!" "I need to be hit!" "Come on, O!" "Show them you still know how to kill." "[Grunting]" "TRENT:" "Aah!" "Aah!" "PLAYERS:" "Hey, hey!" "Come on!" "Get them!" "Get them up!" "TRENT:" "Get off of me!" "Get off!" "COACH:" "Hey!" "TRENT:" "All right!" "That's what I'm talking about!" "All right!" "WILBANKS:" "Where's my scouting report, Bruce?" "I don't care if the draft's not for 6 months." "Pete's got me his take on the Big 10." "We get no supplementals this year, OK?" "No gimmes, so you actually have to earn your money." "Fine, end of the week." "I think what the coach is doing is wrong." "WILBANKS:" "I know you do." "Get me V inchy on the phone." "Have you seen the model of the new stadium?" "You're not going to believe it." "Look, I think you know I don't complain much." "I do my job... and let my performance speak for itself... but I gained 1,125 yards last year in 12 games." "I carried this team." "For what it's worth..." "I want to pick up your option." "Then why won't you?" "'Cause a good owner hires someone to do a job... and then lets him do it." "Now, I know it's hard... especially after the rehab you put yourself through." "But it's Coach's call to make." "Now, if he's wrong about this... you can be sure it's gonna affect my decision... whether I'm gonna renew his contract." "That along with his medical stuff." "His medical stuff?" "Oh, I thought you knew." "He's pissing blood." "I had an uncle pissed blood once." "He was dead in a month." "[Rap music playing, horns honking]" "DEMETRIUS:" "Damn cops." "[Horns honking]" "Hey." "Hey, it's green, man." "Think they can do anything." "Hey, hey, come on!" "Come on!" "[Tires squeal]" "[Horn honking]" "This isn't just sweet..." "I can't believe they searched the car." "This is beautiful." "They had no right to do that." "Show time, baby." "We got this going." "We're ready, man." "Yo, D.H., man, what you doing?" "Damn carpet..." "We here." "Show time, baby." "This is it." "Uh-uh." "I gotta get out of here." "Now?" "Now!" "Yo, we're 4 hours late." "Tell Coach I'll be right there." "You never tell Coach anything." "You got to be crazy." "Do whatever you gotta do, but I gotta get out of here." "D.H., you ain't got no time for this." "What I got no time for... is you and your whining and nagging... and your, "Are we gonna make it, D.H.?" "I don't think we're gonna make it, D.H."... like somebody's old lady." "You know what, if that's how you feel..." "I'll see you inside, player." "[Rap music continues indistinctly]" "[Phone dialing]" "Yeah, this is D.H." "I'll be there in 10 minutes." "[Tires squealing]" "COACH GEORGE:" "What are you doing?" "Coach, I can explain..." "You think you can show up... an hour before kickoff and suit up?" "D.H. Was speeding..." "I don't care if you were held up at gunpoint... managed to escape, killed the bad guys... and saved 50 women and children in the process." "You weren't responsible to the team... so I don't see why you should be on it." "You're suspended." "Now where's your buddy?" "[Rap music playing indistinctly]" "[Speaking along to lyrics]" "[Cheering]" "Blue, 22, left." "Blue, 22, left." "QUARTERBACK:" "Hut!" "Hut!" "[Grunting]" "Unh!" "I just figured it out." "I've become the devil." "Slow down, Eric." "What are you talking about?" "Me and my brother, we played together... on the same team in high school, right?" "Our Dad was the coach, total dictator." "QUARTERBACK:" "Hut!" "ERIC:" "The thing is we were supposed to be great." "State champions, maybe, so he pushed us hard." "Especially Craig... the only one he played both ways." "DAD:" "No, Craig, go blue." "Switch it up!" "ERIC:" "Preseason that year was brutal." "That August, it must have got up to 100... two weeks in a row." "And he puts us through two-a-days... full pads, no water." "Let's go!" "After practice, he would have us running wind sprints." "Well, one day, a Thursday, it got up to 102... and I look back and I see Craig throw up... right there in front of everybody." "And he looks at my Dad, like, Coach, do something." "But he doesn't." "He just crosses his arms." "I swear to Christ, he crossed his arms." "[Tweet]" "The next sprint, Craig makes it halfway... and drops from heatstroke." "[Whistle blow s]" "[Whistle blow s]" "He was dead before the ambulance got there." "I didn't talk to my Dad for a year after that." "'Cause I..." "I didn't want to..." "I couldn't understand how he could live with himself." "What happened with you, Eric, is different." "It is." "After Craig died, I changed my number to his number... and switched to his position... because I wanted to remind my Dad what he had done." "Is that what you're doing now?" "Playing to hurt your Dad?" "I don't know." "Maybe." "That's a lousy reason." "Well, I got others." "Name one." "It's what Craig wanted." "But is it what you want, Eric?" "Is it?" "[Sighs]" "COACH GEORGE:" "Chambers!" "Right here, Coach." "Did you reach Harris?" "I..." "I called, but he didn't answer." "No answer." "47 minutes to kickoff, and we get no answer." "Hey, yo!" "No one touches the ride, got it?" "Got it." "[Knocking]" "Open the damn door!" "[Rap music playing in background]" "Hey, daw g, you gonna kick some ass today, right?" "No doubt." "DEMETRIUS:" "You weren't told when your Mom died." "Happened only 6 months after you lost your old man... you were told she was on a trip." "Even had the funeral without you." "You love your Grandma." "She raised you." "But keeping you from your Mama's funeral wasn't right." "You think about your parents all the time." "The way things could've been." "# Adultery, cheating on your taxes #" "DEMETRIUS:" "Should've been." "# Raising your voice #" "Commandment one:" "You play to win." "Commandment 2:" "To win you must be prepared." "Guerwitcz?" "THAD:" "Yeah, Coach?" "What is the third commandment?" "There is no third commandment." "Correct." "Two commandments." "Not 10." "Not 6." "Two." "Is that too hard to follow?" "Is that too complicated?" "You are professionals." "You show up." "You do as you're told." "You commit." "It's not so damn hard." "Now get out of here... and see if you can handle warmups." "[Chatter]" "PLAYER:" "Come on, boys!" "ERIC:" "Coach?" "Yeah?" "What do you want?" "He's not playing... because two weeks ago he hurt someone?" "This is football." "It's more complicated than that." "No." "No, it's not." "It's not complicated at all." "He's under contract." "If you would listen..." "COACH GEORGE:" "To what?" "Some crap about him never wanting to play in the first place?" "You've got to be shitting me." "You sent him to me for counseling." "No." "PSYCHIATRIST:" "My counsel is that he walk away." "No, we sent him to you so that he would play." "But he's scared." "I just don't think..." "COACH GEORGE:" "I don't care what you think!" "You're not being paid to think." "You're being paid to get him to play." "[Cheering]" "This is why I busted my ass with you for 8 months." "I know." "To walk out of this tunnel." "We talked about that." "That was our goal." "You did your part." "You should be proud of that." "LEON:" "You know what it's gonna look like, don't you... when they let me go?" "It's gonna look like I didn't do it." "Like I tore up my knee up and I couldn't rehab." "Like I'm an old man." "No, it won't." "They gotta let me play, show what I can do." "RUDMAN:" "You'll get offers." "Not if I don't play." "You know that." "The minute Coach drafted Harris..." "I should have asked for a trade." "Harris is unreliable." "The coach knows that." "Then why's he playing him?" "RUDMAN:" "Coach does what he's told." "Oh, so you're telling me this is Wilbanks?" "Of course." "That's not what he says." "RUDMAN:" "Leon, Coach didn't draft Harris." "That was Wilbanks." "He's the one who looks good if D.H. plays well." "As long as that happens, Wilbanks don't care... if D.H. is unreliable or a bad teammate." "Drives the coach nuts." "LEON:" "So if it was up to Coach... you'd be starting." "P. A:" "We'd like to take this opportunity to remind you folks smoking is not permitted anywhere in the stadium." "And remember, drink responsibly." "#...a plot to place angry youth #" "# In a faulty "G" Conspiracy #" "# Regardless of the motive #" "# It's been successful #" "# Just reach for a cold one #" "# When life gets stressful #" "# If the news is too much #" "# Then change the channel #" "# 'Cause you're a North American... #" "DEMETRIUS:" "Lesson number one:" "Don't do drugs." "Gotta work on that." "Lesson number 2:" "Act like you're the shit... not some second-generation dime bag junkie... can't go 12 hours without a high." "You got that one cold." "Yo, D.H.!" "Hey, give me your autograph." "You missed warmups." "Remember what happened the last time." "You missed 3 tackles." "I think I just quit." "Ha ha." "V ery funny." "No, I just told Coach I'm done." "Do you know how lucky you are?" "Do you have any idea?" "Look, is this the "People would kill for the chance to do what we do" speech?" "Because if it is..." "They're not picking up my option." "What?" "You heard me." "Between now and then..." "I have exactly one shot to prove myself to the league... or I'm done." "This is it." "Do you understand?" "This is all I ever wanted." "Well, it's not what I want." "We all want it." "Not me." "Especially you..." "a slow white boy... who turned himself into a player." "Now don't tell me that you don't want it." "Or that you did it for your brother... to kiss off your old man." "And don't bring up what happened to Corey, either." "Occupational hazard." "Now, you kicked ass for this job." "Broke bones for it." "Suffered concussions." "Been shot up practically every day." "Now, you may hate it... but the fact is this is who you are." "COACH GEORGE:" "Taylor." "My office now." "Coach?" "Yeah, come in." "Harris isn't here." "If I could, I'd play without a damn running back... but I can't." "You're starting." "OK." "I saw Wilbanks earlier." "He said someone on the team told him that I was sick." "There is a rumor." "Is it true?" "No." "No, it's not." "But it gave Wilbanks the opportunity to express concern." "Which means?" "Which means he might not renew my contract." "I mean, here I am, killing myself for this team... protecting it from Wilbanks... and someone goes to him behind my back." "Someone gives him the chance to come after me." "Look..." "I'll make sure you get enough carries... to show other teams what you can do." "Maybe show Wilbanks, too." "Now get out of here." "[Cheering]" "P. A:" "Here come the Cougars!" "[Cheering]" "COACH GEORGE:" "Channel one, offense." "Check." "Channel two, defense." "Good." "Coach?" "Later." "OK, um, but, Coach..." "This better be important." "It is..." "I think..." "It's Harris, he's back." "Too late." "He sits." "Of course, he should." "Um, but Mr. Wilbanks..." "Screw Wilbanks." "That's a choice." "Sure, I guess." "DEMETRIUS:" "What up, Buf?" "We got a game to play, baby." "They got a game." "Not us." "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about how far you went this time... and I was stupid enough to go along with you." "Now we're out." "Uh... why aren't you dressed?" "Because we're suspended." "Uh, right." "Remember, I'm just the messenger... and, yes, you are suspended... but he's playing." "Whoa." "We can finish in the tunnel." "Coach is waiting." "You wanna know where he's been?" "Huh?" "You wanna know where he's been?" "No, not really." "Somebody's gonna wanna know." "Hey, whatever." "Somebody's gonna wanna know!" "I guarantee you that!" "LEON:" "This is it." "Why you worked so hard." "This is the payoff." "Your one shot to show them you can still do it." "To prove to them the job should still be yours." "The time to show them you can still fly." "Change of plans." "You ready?" "You ready?" "Huh?" "Sorry." "DEMETRIUS:" "Uh-huh." "Bring it, baby." "[Grunting]" "[indistinct shouting]" "You mess up, I'll make sure you don't get a second chance." "Whatever." "Today, next week..." "For the rest of the year." "You're on my ass." "I got it." "You got it?" "I got it." "ERIC:" "That could be you." "You want that to be you." "And this is your chance." "I don't need this shit." "ERIC:" "After what happened... no one would blame you for walking away." "P. A:" "Ladies and gentlemen, get ready..." "[Whistle blowing]" "For some Cougar football!" "CROWD:" "Whoaaaa!" "Ohh!" "ERIC:" "But you stay." "[Grunting]" "[Chanting indistinctly]" "ERIC:" "You tell yourself it's for your brother... to screw your Dad... because it's Sunday, and that's what you do." "Who you are." "But the truth is, you're scared to walk away." "PLAYER:" "Yo, Big O!" "4-3 stack. 4-3 stack." "Break!" "Break!" "ERIC:" "You hate the game... but you don't have the strength to leave it." "[Quarterback calling signals]" "ERIC:" "So you play angry... like someone's gonna pay for this." "QUARTERBACK:" "Set!" "Hut!" "And that's what makes you good... what separates you from the rest." "What makes you a killer." "[Grunting]" "Here are some scenes... from the next episode of Playmakers." "COACH GEORGE:" "Ephedrine, Andro, anabolic steroids..." "HGH, marijuana, cocaine..." "you name it... the league tests for it." "You didn't hear this from me, but the Piss Man's coming." "Anytime you're interested, I can hook you up." "I made it this far on my own." "I'm not looking for a leg up now." "They're squeezing you, aren't they?" "I'll keep monitoring you... make sure it doesn't get any worse." "You really believe that?" "Antidepressants?" "What, you think I'm a nut job?" "We gotta talk." "I'm on the list." "I know this guy." "You're not gonna want to do what he did, man." "COACH GEORGE:" "The Piss Man's here." "BOYS:" "Thanksgiving Day."