Thread: Draft Day - The Movie?

I suppose if you can make a movie about Moneyball, you can make a movie about the NFL draft. From the promos, it looks like Kevin Costner will be the lead character but I hope there's a role for Tom Cruise to return as a semi-sleazy sports agent who yells "show me the money".

I also hope they have a scene where Costner is watching film and keeps repeating 'back and to the left, back and to the left" as he's critiquing a o-line prospect.

Who/what would you like to see in the movie besides a scene of Goodell saying "And here to announce the last pick of the first round, the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, is Hall-of-Fame running back Terrell Davis..."

I'm actually excited to see this movie, but I am a sucker for sports movies

Im excited for it as well. I love the draft. The entire things fascinates me. Its why I do fantasy football (well and the money too)....I love the draft. The research, the ability to outsmart your opponents, out bid them and all of the red herrings about prospects along the way. It is imo the only real way to get to be as close to a GM/Owner whatever, without actually being one.


I would pay big $$$$ just to be able to sit in the war room (with any club) and just witness and see and hear everything that is going on. Kind of like the people who get to ride a zamboni.....I wouldnt be able to do anything or interact or provide opinions, but to just be there, the fly on the wall. Id love it.

So, I am very excited for this movie too. I think it is going to let me down, but I still want to see it. As for parts, I do not care what parts they have in it.

I know I'll enjoy it since I revolve my vacations around the Draft. I've watched every single aired minute of it for the last decade plus.

NFL Films did a great job with the Elway to Marino and Brady 6 documentaries which both could be movies. Even the 2004 class.

I used to get vacation time for the NFL draft but when they expanded to three days I said "f---this". Doing rounds 1-3 on Saturday and 4-7 on Sunday was really cool. Doing the first round on Thursday night is such a waste.

i cried after watching Jerry Mcquire a couple nights ago.

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

I used to get vacation time for the NFL draft but when they expanded to three days I said "f---this". Doing rounds 1-3 on Saturday and 4-7 on Sunday was really cool. Doing the first round on Thursday night is such a waste.

I completely agree the old draft was perfect for a super fan. We could enjoy the afternoon without being under constant assault from advertisements but still talk football... now it's borderline unwatchable, especially after that year we watched for 2 ******* hours then traded out of the first rd Lmao c'mon man.

As for the film.. ehh I'll wait for DVD. If it's not visually astounding I can't help but feel ripped off leaving the cinema after they nickel and dime the piss out of ya

Kevin Costner is pretty awesome.

I think the movie looks like it will be terrible, but I can see myself watching it sometime.

Hey, I sat through "Any Given Sunday". I can handle bad sports movies.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

Kevin Costner is pretty awesome.

His new hair transplant has probably helped, but I think he should have just gone bald

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

Hey, I sat through "Any Given Sunday". I can handle bad sports movies.

Oh man, that was brutal. Al Pacino as a football coach, now that was just too fake. I guess the locker room speech was okay, but the rest was utterly dreadful

Originally Posted by orangehoof

hey, i sat through "any given sunday". I can handle bad sports movies.

what! That movie is great!

Brown: I DONT GET STROKES MOTHER******, I GIVE THEM.

But seriously best football movie.

The Replacements. Footsteps Falco is greatest fictional qb of all time.

I didn't think Any Given Sunday was so bad.

I really like Varsity Blues. It's hilarious.