Draft Day (2014) - full transcript

It's draft day in the NFL and as general manager of the Cleveland Browns, Sonny is forced to come up with a big move. After trading for the number one pick, Sonny has to choose between a lower-ranked linebacker with a questionable past or a celebrated quarterback with a questionable future. All the while, Sonny is walking in the footsteps of his father and personal complications force their way to the surface.

32 teams, 7 rounds,

224 young men who, today,

are about to become players in

the National Football League.

A day where lives are changed,

fates are decided,

dynasties are born,

and the clock is always ticking.

Of course,

I'm talking about...

Hello.

Yes, sir.

Sir?

What is it?

He's waiting in his office.

What time is it?

4:15.

What are we gonna do with it?

Well, we've gone over

this a lot, Walt.

I'm really nervous about

trading away the top pick.

Callahan could be huge.

That's true.

But it might be worth it if

someone's willing to give us

their weight in gold to get him.

What'd the Rams get

when they traded away

number two overall

to the Redskins a few years back?

Three number one picks

and a number two.

Well, shit, that'd work for me.

Nobody's offering us that, Walt.

Look.

Do you want the entire city of

Seattle calling for our heads

because we didn't pick Bo Callahan?

Our fans know a good deal

when they see one, Tom.

Which is why we're not even

gonna think about doing this

unless we can find someone...

Stupid enough to give

us more than he should.

Exactly.

So,

who's the most desperate

guy you know?

We got a fun one

today, don't we, fellas?

Boom, more intrigue this year

than I can remember in a long time.

There's no intrigue

at the number one pick.

Bo Callahan, Wisconsin Badger,

overall number one to Seattle.

That's gotta be a slam dunk.

We haven't had a

quarterback like this

enter the Draft since Andrew Luck.

Right, so you got

the Heisman Trophy winner

going to the Seahawks.

But what about the other 31 teams?

What are they gonna do?

Who you lookin' at today, Jon? Mel?

I think it's Cleveland

at number seven.

Sonny Weaver Jr., he's gotta have

a lot on his mind this year.

I'm with Mel.

As we all know, Sonny's dad, former

Browns coach Sonny Weaver Sr.,

he's a legend in Cleveland,

he died last week.

This kid, Ray Jennings,

Heisman Trophy finalist his senior year.

2,159 combined yards,

running the ball,

catching the ball, 22 touchdowns.

He's looking to take

it to the house.

The only downfall is this guy

got into a little skirmish.

Assault and battery, landed

a kid in the hospital.

But guess what? He was a

model citizen up until then.

And you guys know me.

I'm all about values.

And this kid's number

two on my board.

And when I look at that

incident, I kind of say, "Look.

"It's not medical,

it's not drug-related."

Good morning.

So if I got a kid at number two,

and he's slidin' down

towards number 7...

You look nice.

Are you gonna say anything to me?

Anything at all?

Well, it's big.

It's a pretty big thing

we're talkin' about here.

Look.

You can understand why

this week, of all weeks,

I might feel just a

little conflicted about

the news I'm suddenly

gonna be a dad.

I know.

Shit timing.

Hey!

Hey!

Where are you goin'?

I need to go to my

place before work.

Look, I'm, uh...

Shit.

Hey, Tom. You're up early.

Well, it is Draft Day.

How're you doin'?

Uh... Well, I'm great.

I'm havin' a great day.

How 'bout you?

Well, I'm sittin' here,

eatin' my pancakes,

thinkin' about movin' number one.

Really?

Yeah, as you know, Connors did

a great job for us last year.

But Callahan looks like...

Well, hell, Sonny, he's gonna be

a franchise player for someone.

You'd consider a trade?

I'd consider the right one.

Well, Jesus, Tom, at least act

like you called me, all right?

What do you want for it?

I want your first pick this year,

your first-rounder next year,

and your third-rounder

the year after that.

Ouch. Ouch. No, thanks.

I know what it sounds like...

It sounds like you're trying

to take advantage of me.

I would never do that.

Your seventh pick gives you, what?

A running back with a rap sheet?

You don't know who I'm

pickin' 7, Tom.

I'm not gonna sell the

farm for one guy.

Well...

You should. Your farm sucks.

Pick number one.

Get Bo Callahan.

I got a quarterback.

Brian Drew?

Are you talking about Brian Drew?

Jesus, you're hilarious.

Guy barely made it

through half the season

before gettin' injured last year.

I have the golden ticket, Sonny.

If I give it to you, you get

to save football in Cleveland.

You have 10 seconds, but

then I gotta go to work.

Enjoy your pancakes, Tom.

Folks, I believe

the word "Clevelander"

comes from the Latin word that means

"to have idiotic hope at all time,"

and don't we ever?

We don't have beaches and

beautiful weather and sunshine

and hot babes

roller-skating all over.

You know what we've got?

We got our sports teams.

And that's the only hope we have.

Let me explain to you.

Football was invented 20 miles

down the road in Canton, Ohio.

This is a football town.

It's in our DNA.

No doubt about it.

To me, losing the team altogether,

having the team go and move to

Baltimore, go there and win,

that was so painful for the town.

And then the new expansion

franchise having to come back in.

One of the amazing

things to me is that,

in the midst of all of this losing,

people are still hopeful that...

- Yeah.

- ...eventually, this is going to be our year.

Maybe to a fault, with the hope.

But that's really all we have.

- Because this is a sports town.

- And I want Sonny Weaver to know...

Sonny, I hope you're listening.

You better be.

Can you please do somethin' tonight

to turn this thing around?

Otherwise, you will be gone.

Hello?

Good morning, Mr. Sonny Weaver Jr.

It's your number one

fan, Vontae Mack.

Vontae, how'd you get this number?

You gave it to me. At the Combine.

It's all right if I called?

That's all right.

It doesn't matter.

Vontae, the Draft doesn't

start until 8:00.

Where are you? New York?

Naw, man.

They wanted me up

there at Radio City,

but I wanted to be here in

Virginia with my grams.

Since she old, she

can't make that trip.

So?

Who you picking?

If I was you,

I'd take a lightning-quick

middle linebacker

who can murder the gaps in a 3-4.

Totally agree.

You got Reggie Wilson's

number down there in Purdue?

Now, I really don't

find that funny.

Yeah, it's funny, Vontae. You're

just not feelin' it right now.

Look, there's gonna be a lot of ups

and downs before this is all over.

Try and keep a sense of humor.

I ain't stupid.

You don't take me at seven,

I'll drop down to the late teens.

I watch the mock drafts!

I know who takin' who and I

can't afford to fall that far.

I can't take no

late-teens paycheck.

Vontae needs a seven-pick paycheck.

I got a gaggle of nephews

who need to get fed now.

I'm taking 'em tumblin'.

- Nephews, you love tumbling, yes or no?

- Yes!

See, that's the difference

between them and me.

I do not like tumblin'. Especially

if I'm tumbling 13 picks. Feel me?

Seventh pick...

Listen, I appreciate that,

Vontae, I really do.

- But I gotta go.

- 17 or 18...

Then I got tax...

Y'all ready to go?

Yes!

- Y'all ready to tumble?

- Yes!

- Yes?

- Yes!

That's what I want!

Hello?

Sonny. Earl Jennings.

- Hey, Earl. You're with your boy today?

- Yeah.

You guys in the Big Apple?

Listen, Sonny.

It's none of my business who

you draft today, all right?

Ray will play for

whoever wants him.

But if you're thinkin'

of pickin' him...

I need you to know that

I raised Ray right.

C'mon, Earl. I know

what the papers say.

I'll have him explain it to you.

What's goin' on, Mr. Weaver?

First of all,

I'm not in a gang.

The guys that were with

me, I grew up with them,

I've known 'em since I was a kid.

But the dudes we ran into,

they were big dudes,

and they came at us.

What was I supposed to

do, just stand there?

Well, they say you whooped

on that kid pretty good, Ray.

He's still in the hospital.

He's not a kid.

None of 'em were.

They were grown men.

They should have known

better, Mr. Weaver.

Well, that's not the point.

Did you hurt your hands?

You need your hands, Ray.

I know.

I just lost my head.

Did you find it?

Yes, sir.

Well, good. Now hold on

to it, you understand me?

Yes, sir.

Enjoy today, Ray.

You only get drafted once.

Yes, sir. I appreciate

that, Mr. Weaver.

Ah...

Jesus...

What? What'd he say?

I just wanna be a Brown.

Like you, Pop.

Yeah, I want that, too.

But you'll play where you play.

That's the way it works.

I know.

I'm just nervous, man.

You see that?

That's the Dungeon Drop.

Kids waited an hour to take it.

It's exactly 50 feet from the end

of the slide right into the pool.

Huge splash.

Anybody within shouting distance

would've gotten completely soaked.

And people pay for that.

I need you to make a splash,

Sonny. We need to sell tickets.

Well, I'm trying to help you do

that, Anthony, in my own way.

You can help me, by

makin' a splash.

And if you can't do it,

then I have to do it, and...

I don't wanna have

to do that, Sonny.

Just to be clear here, you're

threatening to fire me, right?

Let's talk about the Draft.

What do we need?

I hear a quarterback is

a good thing to have.

- We have Brian Drew.

- Well...

Word on Drew is that he's weak in

the knees. That's what I heard.

Well, that's because

you heard it from me.

We were 6-and-10 last season.

We were 5-and-1 until

Drew went down.

And he went down because

he's weak in the knees.

There's not a quarterback in

this draft after Callahan

that can make a difference

to our team, all right?

And we're way too far

down to get him.

Okay, okay. What else?

Our shiny new head coach

wants a shiny new running back.

Ray Jennings. He's

Cleveland royalty.

I know what Penn wants.

Come on, Anthony, you said

you would stay out of this.

Coach Penn has a Super Bowl ring.

He used to coach the

Cowboys, you know?

He took over for a team

that won the Super Bowl

and then proceeded to

run it into the ground.

Got himself fired. Lucky for us.

The Cowboys really

have great helmets.

Well, Anthony, you're the owner. You

can change the helmets if you want.

Look, you just gotta let me

do my job. I mean...

I like Vontae Mack.

He's special. He's different.

He could transform our

defense. Even as a rookie.

Defense doesn't make a splash.

Sonny.

People pay to get wet.

Shameful.

You're almost glad Coach

Weaver isn't around

to watch his son run this

team into the ground.

I mean, Tone, listen,

this guy comes 2 years after

supposedly saving San Francisco

and general manages us

right to a losing season.

Then you follow that up the next

season by firing his own father.

Coach Weaver, rest his soul.

Tone, he was football in...

- Have we tried everyone?

- Everyone worth asking.

So far, no one's

willin' to overpay.

Shit.

I really thought I could

get Sonny Weaver to bite.

I mean, he just lost his old man...

Fleece him.

Sonny! How can I help you?

Okay. I'm ready to do this, Tom.

Our next two number one picks and a

third-rounder for your pick today.

Correction. Your next

three first-round picks.

What?

You heard me.

You want me to give you

the Cleveland Browns' first-round

picks for the next three years?

That's right.

Well, that's insane, Tom. That...

That wasn't your offer.

Well, I changed my offer.

Hell, we live in a different world

than we did a couple of hours ago.

I made you a fair offer and you

told me to enjoy my pancakes.

You think I'm gonna give you my

next three number one picks?

You're panickin', Sonny, and I

intend to take advantage of that.

I'm not panicking.

Your next three first-round

picks. Yes or no?

You still there, Sonny?

It's fourth and forever.

I'm talking fourth

and, like, miles.

Fourth down and 26

yards to go, okay?

Everybody's dropped back deep.

Their safeties are

halfway to Abilene,

thinkin' they got this thing iced.

Everybody and their mother,

hell, their grandmothers,

think it's gonna be the deep ball,

the Long Bomb, the Hail Mary.

Instead, it's a toss out

to my man Ray Jennings.

And then, boom!

He gets swallowed up by this

huge, ugly nose tackle.

The Hee-ha or the Ho-ha.

One of those huge

Samoan kids, right?

And when he looks down,

guess what he sees?

Nothin'. 'Cause Ray ain't there.

You know where Ray is?

He teleported six feet to the

left and he's off to the races.

Every poor Sooner

bastard on the field

is soilin' his Pampers

tryin' to get to him.

What does Ray do?

He brings it back! He cuts!

Shimmy, shake-n-bake, and

hurdles over Kyle Danforth.

All-American Kyle Danforth

and he's ghost.

He's a good player.

67 yards. Touchdown. Ballgame.

I'm telling you guys.

Ray's dad was a special

player for the Browns,

but this kid might be even better.

Morning, Sonny.

Good morning, guys.

Was just tellin' Jelly

Doughnut and the guys

my favorite Ray Jennings story

'cause they're tellin' me

we have not yet decided.

I mean, we're not seriously

considering anybody else, right?

What are you doing, Sonny?

I just made a trade

with the Seahawks.

For?

The number one pick.

Oh!

You got us Bo Callahan?

Certainly appears that way.

Ali, you here?

Yes.

Is this gonna screw us

up with the salary cap?

Moving from seven to one?

It's about another $1.5 million

we weren't anticipating

for this year.

Maybe an extra $5.5

million in signing bonus.

We have that?

We can make it work.

Let me get into it.

- Pretty good news, huh?

- Yeah!

Number one pick?

Pretty big! That's great!

I thought we had a QB.

Tell me, what did we give up?

A number one pick this year?

And?

First-round pick next year.

Okay, well, that's a lot, but

when you get a chance at

a player like Callahan...

And the year after that.

Three number ones?

You gave up three

consecutive first-rounders?

Sonny, that's our future.

No.

Bo Callahan's our future.

$30 million, Sonny.

Excuse me?

$30 million.

That's what you're paying

me to coach this team

for the next six years.

Did it cross your mind, did you

think it might be maybe important

to discuss this

decision with me first?

No.

It's my call.

As you can infer from

Coach Peon's reaction,

I just put all our

asses on the line

for a kid I think we all

agree is pretty good.

Until about 10 minutes ago,

I don't think any of us

thought this was possible,

and I seriously doubt that we have

looked at him the

way we might have.

That's my fault. All right,

guys? That's on me.

Now that's changed. So if

we go ahead with this,

if we pick him, and

find out tomorrow

that he has got knee problems,

he's got bedwetting problems,

or he's got goddamn OCD,

we're all gonna be fired.

What's beeping?

Hello?

Am I on the big phone?

Yes, Anthony, you're

on the big phone.

And can everybody hear me?

Good morning, Mr. Molina.

We can hear you.

Sonny! I'd like to

congratulate you.

I asked you to make a

splash and you did.

Is everybody still there?

Anthony, how do you

already know about this?

What can I tell you, my boy?

It's good to be the owner.

I'm about to board my plane.

I'm headin' for New York.

You're going to the Draft?

No, I'm gonna see Spider-Man,

Turn Off the Dark.

Of course I'm going to the

Draft! We got Bo Callahan!

Is that it?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Anthony? Anthony?

Sonny, my assistant Heather just

arrived from the equipment manager.

I had a jersey made

up for the young man.

I'm gonna hand it to him myself

personally when his name is announced.

Bo Callahan's gonna be

the son I never had.

Anthony, you already have a son.

Sonny, nice work!

Well, I guess that's settled.

Yeah. It may be.

We're still gonna have to

take another look at this kid

and everything there

is to know about him

before I can feel good

about what we just risked.

Meaning all of our jobs?

Yes. I do understand

how important it is,

but Mr. Weaver is

not here right now.

So the best I can do is, I can leave

him a message and get back to you.

Oh, you know, he

actually just walked in.

Can you hold for one

moment, please?

- Where's Ali?

- I don't know where Ali is.

She's not in her office. Ali!

I'm right here.

What's he doing here?

This is Rick. He's a new intern.

Yeah. We've met before, actually.

He'll be helping you today

because Rhona got mono.

I need Keith and Jeremy for

salary cap troubleshooting, so...

Um, I have Adam Schefter from ESPN

on the line. He heard a rumor.

Oh, great. Tell Schefter to

stick his rumor up his...

Sonny...

All right. Then tell him I'm not

taking any media calls right now.

Yes, sir.

And what kind of soda did you want?

I don't want a goddamn soda, Rich!

Don't yell at him. Thank you, Rick.

Listen, I know you're mad.

I'm not mad.

- And I'm sorry about the thing this morning.

- I'm not mad.

I understand the situation.

Whatever it is that you and I have,

you've been very clear

that it wasn't...

What are you talkin' about, "clear"?

I haven't been clear about anything.

Well...

Maybe that's the problem.

So, what did you have to give

up for the number one pick?

The first-round pick for

the next three years.

- Wow.

- Yeah, "wow."

The other one, you goat!

Get your head outta your ass!

What's going on?

Who the hell is this moron?

This is our new intern, Rick.

What do you want?

I need every tape of Callahan.

I have a call for Mr. Weaver.

And suddenly, every tape

of everyone is AWOL

and shit-show Johnny over here

doesn't have a goddamn

clue where they are!

Game tape is in the

archives. Chill out.

Chill out? They changed

the punch code!

Okay. I will get it, okay?

I will get the Callahan tapes.

For Christ sakes!

Just deal with the call

and handle lunch orders.

Don't ever speak to an

intern like that again.

Go back in the war room. Your

tapes will be here shortly.

Uh, Mr. Weaver.

What?

Chris Crawford is on line three.

Crawford!

How's my favorite super-agent?

I'm livin' the dream, Sonny Weave.

Dreamin' of a magical

wonderland called Cleveland

where my golden-armed quarterback

is gonna make all your

dreams come true.

Yeah. How is my favorite Badger?

He's doing great. He's excited.

You know, Bo loves Coach Penn.

He loves the Dawg Pound.

And did I mention that Bo loves

playin' in the cold weather?

'Cause Bo loves playin'

in the cold weather.

And we both know it's

cold in Cleveland.

I'd love to talk with him, Chris.

He's right here. Hold on.

Sonny Weaver. Cleveland.

How are you, Mr. Weaver?

I'm doin' fine. How are

you, son? Excited?

Well, of course I am.

It's an excitin' day. I can't lie.

Good, good. Well, try and

enjoy this part if you can.

You only get drafted once.

Well, thank you very much,

sir. I appreciate that.

Got a question for you, Bo.

Anything, Mr. Weaver. Fire away.

How important is winning to you?

Excuse me?

Well, I've seen all the tape on you

and talked to everyone

that matters,

but that's the thing

I still don't know.

How important is winning to you?

Well, winning is everything, sir.

Everyone says that, Bo.

I suppose they do, sir.

Look, I don't know

what else to tell you.

Winning is the only thing

that matters to me.

Oh, and by the way, I'd like to offer

my condolences for your father.

Thanks, Bo. Thanks for saying that.

Thank Chris for me.

Talk to you later, pal.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. Weaver.

Look forward to meetin' you, sir.

Great job.

Was I all right?

- Cleveland! Yeah.

- Cleveland.

Thank you.

Ali?

Great.

Hi, Mom.

You sold a cow for magic beans.

What?

You could have stole

Ray Jennings at seven!

How does the entire world

already know about this, Mom?

Because Vontae Mack

just tweeted it.

He tweeted it?

Yeah. Here.

"Agent just called. Browns

trade for number one.

"Sorry, Cleve.

You get Bo, no Vontae.

"Dumb move."

You're on Twitter?

You're not?

I'm sorry, Sonny.

Is this a bad time?

I gotta go, Mom.

This is the Draft Analysis

we've all been working on

for the last 2 months.

Fire! Ali! Fire!

- Ali! Fire!

- Did you hear that?

I'm coming. God!

Can I get you gentlemen

some coffee?

Love some.

Light and sweet, honey. Thanks.

Yeah, I'm not getting

you idiots anything.

I like her. Little Miss Salary Cap.

She's a sweetheart.

Yeah, she's the best.

Why am I here, Sonny?

Because Molina thinks

you coached the Cowboys.

I did coach the Cowboys.

And I think you were

a bad babysitter.

You know, my wife loved

livin' in Dallas, Sonny.

It's a rich town

full of fancy people

and she likes that kind of thing.

So she wasn't exactly

thrilled when I said,

"Hey, baby, pack your bags.

We're moving to Cleveland."

Well, there's fancy

people here, too.

No.

There's really not.

Which is okay by me.

But I dragged my pretty

wife to this town

because this city

deserves a championship

and I'm the guy that

can deliver it.

Well, then we're on

the same page, Vince.

Oh, yeah?

Then keep me in the loop.

There is no loop. All right?

There's me doing my

job, you doing yours.

Your job is to coach

the team I give you.

They do it different in Dallas?

Yeah, they do. They win. A lot.

I had my choice of teams to coach,

Sonny, and I chose this team, okay?

I chose to coach this team.

Not the team you're puttin'

together in your head, on the fly

'cause your old man died last week

and you're tapping

one of your execs.

What did you just say?

I'm sorry. Is that

supposed to be a secret?

You know, around here, we called

my "old man" Coach Weaver.

And yes, my father died last week.

So the next time you

refer to his name,

next time you say it, at

least, in front of me,

you say it with some goddamn

reverence, because he earned it.

Fair enough?

Keep your legs up now.

Don't even think about it.

Sonny Weaver Jr.

Vontae.

I'm disappointed in

you, Mr. Weaver.

Let me tell you something, Vontae,

and I don't have a lot of time,

so I want you to listen

to me carefully, okay?

- Are you listening?

- Yeah.

Don't Twitter.

For the love of Jesus, just stop.

Delete your profile. Get off the web.

Do not do this to yourself.

I don't know why you

care what I do.

I can do whatever I want. Right?

Of course you can, Vontae,

but every GM in the league

has now read your tweet,

or whatever they call them,

and they've all made a mental

note that Vontae Mack,

however prodigiously talented, is a

guy who likes to talk, all right?

Who likes to spread rumors,

who's more than willing

to announce to the world

any inane thought that

passes through his head.

And be it your God-given

right or not,

Vontae, GM's hate

that shit, all right?

We hate it.

You made a mistake, Mr. Weaver.

No, Vontae. I made a deal.

And you're gonna be a

great player in the NFL

if you don't manage

to sabotage yourself

between now and the

end of this day.

Now, now, now, now,

that boy you wanna take,

that there is a mistake, Callahan.

Callahan's a poser.

Yeah.

And what do you know that every

scout and coach on Earth does not?

I know he got sacked

12 times last year.

No. It was 11. It was 11 times.

Yeah, well, four of 'em

were mine. In one game.

Yeah, I remember.

I saw your highlight reel.

I also remember that he beat you.

Watch it again.

Don't watch me. Watch him.

Watch me sack him four

times in one game.

Then watch what happens after.

Watch what happens after what?

Just watch.

Jesus Christ.

Jordan, come here.

Do it like you did it at home.

Yeah! Nice, nice, nice!

'Morning, boss man.

Tony Bagel. How's my

favorite strength coach?

Hey, boss. Boss.

Did you hear about Brian Drew?

No, what about him?

He came in here yesterday,

did a little workout.

Guess how much he squatted?

He's not supposed to be squattin'.

400!

4 bills! I know!

And what's even more

impressive is his arm.

Your star wide

receiver Andre Bello's

been tellin' me about

those secret workouts

they've been doin'

together all winter.

You know about those?

Yeah.

Yeah, well, Andre thinks Brian can

throw a good 15 yards deeper now.

I didn't believe it until

I saw what he benched.

What did he bench?

He benched 250, 25 times.

Just boom-boom!

Translation, Brian Drew's in

the best shape of his life.

- Good work.

- Yeah!

Let's go for it, boy. C'mon!

Pop it!

Snap it up! Yeah! Nice!

- This one...

- Yeah... Oh my God, she's hot.

I like the one in the red.

She's a babe!

How we doin' on Callahan?

You mean in the

weakness department?

Yeah, well, he has a weakness

for banging hot chicks, Sonny.

I mean, look, he has

a whole website

dedicated to all the

chicks he's smashed.

All right, c'mon.

Somebody's gotta have something.

He doesn't speak French real

good. He got a C-minus.

And he used to bite

his fingernails,

but then wait for it,

now he doesn't anymore.

But, Sonny, really, how

many chicks do you think

a guy like that sleeps with,

per week, on average?

We were thinkin' like 20.

Minimum. Minimum.

I say 10.

That's 1.5 per day,

which makes sense.

- 2.5 sounds exorbitant.

- Listen, man.

Speaking as a former college

quarterback myself...

Division II.

I say he averages,

like, 3 per day.

Right? That's one in the mornin'...

I'm trying very hard

to not completely

lose my shit on all

3 of you right now,

but you're not makin' it easy.

Sonny, so far, he's still the

best prospect we've ever seen.

Easily, Sonny.

We've been looking, Sonny. I swear.

We couldn't find anything

before and we can't now.

No other team could either.

If Callahan can't play

football, nobody can.

I get it. I get it. But

look, nobody's perfect.

Everybody has something.

Even the great ones. Right?

They said that Montana

was too small,

that he'd get hurt,

he'd get banged up,

but that didn't seem

to matter, did it?

A lot of people said that

Elway was too strong,

that he threw too hard,

didn't have touch,

but that didn't seem to

matter either, did it?

And pretty much everyone agreed

that Peyton didn't

have the arm strength,

that he couldn't throw deep.

But somehow, none of

it seemed to matter.

You get where I'm going here, guys?

We need to find out what Bo

Callahan's "something" is.

Then figure out if

it matters or not.

All right? Figure out if it's

somethin' we can live with.

- We're on it, Sonny.

- All right, Sonny.

Yo, I bookmarked that page.

I really like this

quarter outta Oklahoma.

His Combine scores

were off the charts.

Hey, Sonny.

What's up?

Got a question for you,

Tom. Straight up.

Sure.

Why'd you make the deal?

What?

This morning, for Callahan.

Why did you make that deal?

The same reason you did.

It's the best thing

for my franchise.

What knock did you

find on Callahan?

Bo! We want Bo!

Son of a bitch.

You all right, Tom?

You seem distracted.

We didn't find anything on him.

I'm sure you guys haven't either.

Come on, I already made the

trade. I'm living with that, Tom.

I'm not gonna hold it against you.

Tom must go!

- Tom must go!

- I'd just appreciate it if you could...

Sonny, I gotta go.

Hey.

I got you Bo Callahan's

scouting reports.

Dave, come here.

Does that look like me?

- What are you doing?

- Just...

I need 2 seconds with you in

a place that isn't out there.

Okay.

I don't like what's

happening between us.

Seeing you all day,

walk the other way,

watching you drive

away this morning,

it's killing me.

Look, I know I've disappointed you.

And maybe that's not even

a strong enough word.

If I didn't handle, if I

didn't have the right words

that you needed to

hear, then I'm...

Look, Sonny, you don't

need to do this.

Let me finish.

Men are supposed to step up.

And in the middle of

everything that's going on,

I didn't get it right, all right?

I didn't get all gooey.

I didn't jump up and want to know

what color to paint the bedroom,

you know, blue or pink.

And I wish I was one

of those kind of guys

that know how to make

the wallpaper line up.

The Home Depot

Dads-of-the-Year types

that make the rest of

us look like assholes.

Those guys are not the reason

you look like an asshole.

So I didn't react the

perfect way this morning.

I shouldn't be penalized for that.

I know that, Sonny.

I'm not the Mom-of-the-Year

type either.

I don't know how to pack a lunch.

I've never changed a diaper.

And God help me, the one thing I

do understand, Sonny, is football.

That's me.

I'm action-oriented.

I'm passionate.

I'm a Cleveland girl,

and I am football.

Maybe more than you.

I wasn't born into this game.

I had to fight my way in.

Hi. I'm sorry to interrupt.

I can come back.

I'm gonna come back.

What do you need, Rick?

Brian Drew just

trashed your office.

What?

I told him you were busy

and he told me to have

intercourse with my mother.

Which... You know, she passed

away, so... I didn't tell him that.

Anyway, he got really mad and

started throwing stuff around,

and then he said he was gonna

go down to the locker room.

After all that rehab, you're just gonna

quit? You're just gonna walk away?

C'mon, Brian. Don't listen

to Coach. Don't leave.

I know what's goin' on here.

Then just compete with him!

Beat him out!

Did you trash my office?

Trade me.

Did you just trash my office?

Yeah. I'm upset.

Well, I don't care if you're upset.

If you're upset, call

your agent, all right?

Let him have this conversation.

That's what he's there for.

No, Sonny. You're gonna talk to me.

Man-to-man. You owe me that.

I owe you?

I drafted you.

Your dad drafted me.

No, Drew, I drafted you.

I may have been in San Francisco,

but my dad wasn't even looking

at you until I told him to.

Yeah, and when your knee crapped

out and no one wanted you,

I still extended your contract,

and I think I even

gave you a raise,

because I believed in you.

Then why pick Callahan?

You know why.

Then trade me.

I'm gonna do what's

best for the team.

I've been in this league for

8 seasons. I've been to the playoffs.

I know the system that Penn wants to

run and I know I can make it work.

I've busted my ass this off-season.

I set the bar high.

I'm in great shape.

I feel 10 years younger.

I'm tellin' you,

man, I swear to you,

the best thing for this

team, this season, is me.

Are you finished?

No.

Well, get finished.

And then get back to work.

If I trade you, I trade you.

And if I don't, I don't.

Do yourself a favor. Worry about

Brian. Don't worry about Bo.

And definitely, most absolutely

goddamn importantly,

do not bother me with your

shit right now, Brian.

I'm workin' here!

Ali!

Ali!

Did you hear me, Rick?

I heard you. Yeah.

Do you think Ali heard me?

No, I don't think so. No.

Good answer.

Women are tricky. Problem is,

they're smarter than us.

Yeah. Women, they're like...

This is Sonny.

Hey, Sonny. It's Pete

Begler with the Chiefs.

Hey, Pete. What's up?

Well, we're in the market for a QB,

and now that you have number one,

I was wondering if Brian

Drew's available.

I don't know. Haven't

made up my mind yet.

Is he healthy?

Well, if you're askin' about his

knee, it's stronger than ever.

He's throwin' the ball a good 15

yards farther down the field.

Okay. Just confirming.

His agent sent over a tape of Drew

working out during the off-season.

We like what we see.

He did? That's great.

You seem surprised.

Why would I be surprised?

Okay, Sonny. You don't have

to play games with me.

What do you want for him?

I'm all ears. Let's talk.

Pete, we're still working

out some stuff over here.

Can I get back to you?

Okay.

Thanks.

Hey, Ali. How're you doin'?

Are you as jacked as everyone else

around here about

gettin' the first pick?

I don't really get jacked,

I just manage the cap.

Uh-huh.

How does a girl like you

get in this game anyway?

Law school.

Lawyer.

So you don't get excited

about anything.

If I do my job

and we haven't spent

more than $125 million

on players by the time

the season starts,

I get excited.

Mind if I sit down?

- I'm busy.

- Won't take long.

I could use your help.

Mmm?

The Browns brought me to Cleveland

so that everybody could

get one of these.

How is it that the ultimate prize

in the most macho

sport ever invented

is a piece of jewelry?

Yeah. Well, be that as it may,

I need some draft picks back, okay?

'Cause there's been some

pretty foolish moves

made by your boyfriend.

- My boyfriend?

- Please.

You have his ear. I don't.

Talk to him. It's not about me.

It's about the people of Cleveland.

You don't think Callahan's legit?

I think Callahan might be the

best prospect in the Draft.

But I hate rookie quarterbacks.

They're stupid and they're scared.

- Not the good ones.

- We already got a good one.

His name is Brian Drew. He can

run my offense like a pro.

So I'm tryin' to

figure out why I gotta

give away the future

of the franchise

and then sit around trying

to teach some rookie,

I don't know, everything, you know?

I'm talking shifts,

plays, protections,

snap counts, alerts,

check-with-me's,

Double X, jet, ice cream, 36, counter

naked waggle at 16-9 Tennessee Free.

Know what I'm sayin'?

Don't patronize me. You know

I know what you're saying.

I dedicated my life to

this sport, just like you.

And, no, I will not

speak to Sonny for you.

Bo Ridley Callahan.

He's an only child.

His mom's a homemaker, his father's

a medical malpractice lawyer.

He's made some money.

Pays his taxes. He's got

3 years left on his mortgage.

The kid's pretty vanilla. Belonged

to a few clubs in high school.

He had a walk-on role

in Damn Yankees.

He was on the honor roll from

junior high through college.

Kept his nose clean,

he worked out and...

Well, you know, he threw a football

better than anybody in the great

states of Washington or Wisconsin.

But?

How do you know there's a "but"?

Because you're an

unoriginal bastard, Ralph.

So, go on. But...

But during his final

year at Wisconsin,

he had a big dinner for his 21st

birthday at some restaurant.

Locals find out who the dinner's

for, and they start filin' in.

Things get outta control.

Manager called the

cops when somebody

broke in his office

and stole some money.

Of course, none of

this is Bo's fault.

'Course.

But...

But the cops came and they took

everybody's name regardless.

It was a few hundred people.

Standard operating procedure.

But...

Ask me who wasn't there.

Who wasn't there, Ralph?

Any of his teammates.

None of his teammates came to the

poor guy's birthday party, Sonny.

Dick Moore.

Hey, Coach. Sonny Weaver.

You're about to be

a very happy man.

Bo Callahan's some

of my finest work.

What can you tell me about him?

I can tell you what I just told

you, he's some of my finest work.

Anything else?

You have the tapes.

He's the real deal, Sonny.

Don't overthink this like

your dad would have.

No offense.

Look. I love Bo.

My coaches love him.

The cheerleaders love him.

The fans love him.

Everyone loves him.

Then how come none of his teammates

went to his birthday party?

Are you kiddin' me with this?

Seems relevant.

You want to tear this

kid down, or what?

No, I'd just like your take on it.

I find it odd that

nobody on the team

was at their teammate's

21st birthday party.

I don't know, Sonny. What do

you think's more plausible?

That nobody on an 85-person squad

attended a party

thrown by the captain?

Or could it be that when

the cops got to the place

and realized that my boys

had done nothin' wrong,

decided not to take down

any of the players' names

because they didn't wanna jam up

a bunch of good kids

for doin' nothin'?

Oh, wait. Wait a minute.

Your theory seems right.

Bo Callahan.

Bo Callahan hasn't got any friends.

Good luck with the Draft today.

C'mon, you guys. You're

lookin' pathetic.

Hey, Max.

Hey, Sonny. Hope you're holdin' up.

I got an offer for number one.

Yeah? Well, I'm all ears.

What do you have in mind?

Okay, here's what we got.

Maurice Castillo, Antonio Taylor,

our first-rounder next year

and the year after that.

That's two number ones,

a blue-chip running back...

I know who they are, Max.

Then you know it's a fair offer.

I'm intrigued.

Good. Let's make a deal.

- Well, you gotta give me some time.

- Time?

Sonny, time's one thing

neither one of us have.

Make the deal.

Give me an hour.

We'll give you half that.

What's up?

I just got off the

phone with Max Stone.

Yeah? How are things in Buffalo?

Well, I guess you

didn't ask him then,

when you called him behind my back.

Max is an old friend of mine.

He calls me up to congratulate

us on the Callahan thing

and I express my

opinions on the matter.

He call you, or you call him?

It's such a crazy day.

Who remembers?

Yeah, well, how 'bout

try and remember this,

I can and I will fire your ass.

Then do it, Sonny.

You actually think

I'm gonna give up

Bo Callahan for

Taylor and Castillo?

Hmm? Maurice Castillo?

And draft picks, okay?

Don't forget the

draft picks, Sonny.

You do remember what

those are, right?

All right. Look. It's...

On the surface, it's not

a terrible trade, but

why do you think we

need to do this now?

Because you burned up any currency

this team had this morning.

Now you have the opportunity

to build it back up.

And I don't know what your

problem is with Maurice.

He's a beast.

Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.

Your opinion. He

plays in my system.

He doesn't block!

I don't need him to block.

I need him to run.

Which he does, like

a bat outta hell.

Which takes the pressure

off my offense, okay?

I got 52 Tarzans in that locker

room. I could use a Jane.

You should at least seriously

consider what I'm saying.

All right. Get me the

numbers on all their guys.

We got about 25 minutes

to see what's what.

Great.

Mr. Molina. How are you?

Very good.

Excellent. That's good.

Good to see you.

I'll take you inside.

Right up here.

Sonny call you yet?

Oh, not yet.

What's he doing?

Well, I'm sure he's

gonna call soon.

These are our team reps.

This is Wyndham. This is Phil.

- Mr. Anthony Molina.

- How do you do?

- Sir.

- How do you do?

Right up here.

I'm not sitting here.

Oh, no, of course you're not.

You're with the Commissioner,

up in his lounge.

Here, let me show you the way.

Let's go around here.

He's even better.

Mr. Commissioner?

Hey, Anthony. How are you doing?

What are you doing in my lounge?

You guys sure made

tonight a lot more exciting.

Thanks for inviting me in.

Enjoy it. Good luck.

- Will do.

- Okay.

Can we talk football?

Just football, for 30 seconds?

We can always talk football.

There's a deal on the

table from Buffalo.

I heard.

What's the war room think?

Split.

Penn wants me to do it.

But you don't?

I don't.

Why?

Because I know, in

my heart and my gut,

that if I make this

trade with Buffalo,

then I don't get to

make a pick this year.

All I get back are

future draft picks

for the guy that Molina

brings in to replace me.

I've been here 2 years, Ali.

Two years.

I've never gotten a chance to

see what a team I put

together can do out there.

First year, it's my dad's team.

Last year, Drew goes down

before I can see what we had.

Then I get stuck with Penn,

who I'm still trying to

figure out how to work with.

This is finally supposed

to be my season.

I just want the team

that I want. One time.

So why are you bugging

me if you already know?

I don't know.

I'm makin' mistakes.

Remember the '89 Super Bowl?

49ers-Bengals.

Niners down by three,

3:20 left in the game.

93-yard winning drive, Taylor beats

the weak safety for a 10-yard TD.

Yeah, but before the drive.

Joe Montana's in the huddle. Right?

And unbelievably, somehow spots

the actor John Candy in the stands.

He points at him and asks

the guys in the huddle,

"Hey, isn't that John Candy?"

They couldn't believe

the balls on him.

To be that calm, in that

game, at that moment.

His guys instantly

relax, they march...

93 yards.

93 yards.

Montana throws a little

slant to Taylor.

49ers win the Super Bowl.

Great game.

It was a great game.

No one can stop a ticking clock.

But the great ones,

the great ones always find

a way to slow it down.

So slow it down, Sonny.

Okay. I made a decision.

It's still Callahan. Let's

inform Buffalo that it's a no.

That is beautiful.

Okay, Sonny. We're with you.

Like hell we are.

All due respect, Sonny,

that is a bonehead move.

Maybe so, but we're

back on Callahan.

Do me a favor. Let's put up the

Wisconsin-Ohio State footage.

Yeah, sure thing, Sonny.

We've seen that footage,

like, two million times.

What are you hopin' to find in

it that we haven't seen already?

I'm just double-checking something.

All right. Here we go.

All right, roll it down to

the first time Vontae sacks Bo.

All right. Here we go.

Damn. He shook off two

blockers like they were rag dolls.

And then Bo walks into a bear hug.

Vontae wrapped him up pretty good.

Yeah, Bo's hard to sack.

He was one of the least-sacked

QBs in Division I last year.

Go to the next play.

The next sack?

No. The next play after this one.

What's he doing?

He got flustered. Didn't wait

for the play to develop.

Not Bo's finest moment.

No. Whatever, it's one play.

Take us down to Vontae's next sack.

Ooh!

Oh, man, that is sick!

He absolutely bull-rushed that right

tackle. Bo didn't even have a chance.

Yeah, I gotta give it to the kid.

He's got a wicked first step.

- See what he does on the next play.

- All right.

Speed kills. Look at that.

Yeah, look at that.

He gets frantic.

My favorite thing about rookie QBs.

They get frantic when they

think they're gonna get hit.

Although I gotta give him credit.

Barrio' those two plays,

he was brilliant.

He threw four TDs, including

the last one to win it.

Take us down to that.

Yeah.

Looking downfield, staying calm.

Sonny, this guy's textbook.

Man, this kid is

strong. That's impressive.

That's pure Roethlisberger.

He's pro-ready. End of story.

Take it back.

Rewind that back to the

start of the play.

Just stop right here.

What's missing?

Fullback.

But Wisconsin runs most of their

passing plays out of

an empty backfield.

No, not what I'm

lookin' at. Try again.

Where's Vontae?

You know what, Sonny?

I think he got ejected.

- He got ejected from the game?

- Yeah.

For what?

Yeah, in the third

quarter, after he stripped

the ball from Callahan

and scored that TD.

He gave the ball to a fan.

When he got flagged

for it, he went nuts,

touched the refs. So

they threw him out.

Bonehead move.

Let's see that.

This is college. What's

he thinkin', you know?

See? That's it.

There you go.

He was showing off. You

can't do that in college.

You can't hand the

ball to some girl.

That's not some girl.

That's not some girl, guys.

That's his sister.

She died about 6 months later.

Boo-friggin'-hoo.

We ain't runnin' an

after-school special here.

We're runnin' a football team,

whose offense was ranked 28th

in the league last year.

And I still need a runnin' back.

What can I say, Rich?

I love being here,

I love feeling the energy,

and I love having the

number one pick.

I hope that you would

love having it,

because you sure gave

up a ton to get it.

For the record,

I didn't do anything.

And "ton" is a relative word.

Playing coy. I like it.

Come on, just between two

guys, forget the cameras,

who're you gonna take,

number one overall?

Well, I think it would be

unsportsmanlike, spoil the surprise.

Anthony Molina. Not

giving me anything.

What?

Just please come with me.

What? Oh, no, not back in there.

So?

So, what do you want?

Honestly...

I don't want to be a secret.

Okay.

Let's not be a secret.

Excuse me.

- Jesus, Rick!

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

The head of security said he

wanted to talk to Mr. Weaver.

He said it was urgent.

- Ralph.

- Sonny.

- Ali.

- Ralph.

Everybody cozy?

Good.

Sonny, if you don't mind, I've got

something for you in my office.

Got a new Callahan story for you.

Not sure I want to hear it.

You know, you hung me out to dry

pretty good with the last one.

Just talked to Jack

Tate in Washington.

He said when they found out

they had the number five pick,

first thing they did was send

a copy of their playbook

to all the guys they

were interested in.

Right. We do the same thing.

No, no, they put a little

special twist on it.

They tape a $100 bill

to the last page.

Why?

So when they're

interviewin' the guys

and they ask 'em if they'd

read the whole playbook,

of course all of 'em

are gonna say yes.

'Bout half of 'em, they mention the

money. But the other half don't.

So, when they tell 'em

about the $100 bill,

most of the guys get embarrassed.

They get flustered.

They fess up that

they didn't read the whole thing.

But ask me what your

boy Bo Callahan did.

You know, I really hate

playing this game with you.

Ask.

All right. What did Bo Callahan do?

Neither.

He said that he'd read it, and

then he didn't say anything.

So?

He didn't know about the

$100 bill, Sonny. He lied.

He never read the whole playbook.

So? A lot of guys don't.

Yes. But when they

confront him about it

and they tell him about

the money, he lied again.

He said something like,

"Oh, yeah. Now I remember.

Good one. Good one, guys."

Jack said he is the only

guy to tell the lie

and then to have the balls to

stand and stick up for the lie.

Said it was the second

strangest response

he had seen to the $100 bill thing.

Wanna know what the first was?

God damn it, Ralph. Just tell me.

A kid mailed the $100

bill back to them.

That kid put it in a card,

and he wrote on the card,

"Save this for when I win

you the Super Bowl."

Nice.

Don't you wanna know

who that kid was?

No!

It was Brian Drew.

It was Brian Drew.

Hey, Zotti.

Texans thinkin' of makin' a move?

Talk to me about Vontae Mack.

Why? What do you wanna know?

Who cares why?

But you...

You're thinkin' of

pickin' him at 15?

He's got potential, no?

Friend-to-friend, what

else do I need to know?

Well, he's a great kid.

Come on!

That's what I know!

Quit playing games.

You didn't think he was gonna fall

in the second round, did you?

Somebody's gonna pick him, Sonny.

Tell me why that shouldn't be me.

I'd never tell you

how to do your job.

You find something with him?

I didn't say that.

You didn't not say that.

Good luck tonight.

Stop runnin'!

Any news?

We just got off the phone

with Houston. They're at 15.

With the Cleveland thing,

that might be your best shot.

15?

And I'm not 100% sure about that.

What does that mean, man?

It means it could be a long night.

But stay positive. You never

know with these things.

What's all this?

Both of you? Really?

Did you have a fire? Or...

I do not need this today.

I really don't.

You look terrible.

Thank you.

You really do.

Thank you, too.

We had the reading

of your dad's will.

Would you believe, he wants his

ashes scattered on his field.

The practice field? Here?

Weaver Field. Yes.

And I'd like to do it

as soon as possible.

You can't be serious.

Why? I'm not gonna bother anyone.

I just wanna do it exactly

as he asked for it.

And he wants you to read

this while we're scattering.

It's a Gaelic blessing.

Now? You're saying you

want to do all this now?

All we have to do is walk out

on the 50-yard line with you...

- You read the...

- With me?

It's what he wanted.

How the hell would you

know what he wanted?

Please don't shout.

Because I was at the will

reading. Unlike you.

Isn't there an art

exhibition in New York

that you have to be

at or something?

This isn't going to

be a long affair.

We just go out there, read the

prayer, dump the ashes, and go home.

No!

Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.

Ali, this is my ex-wife, Angie.

- Hello.

- Hi.

Hi, Barb.

How you doin', Amy?

"Ali." You know it's Ali.

She's the...

Oh, her. Oh.

Yeah. That's me.

Get us some coffee,

will you, sweetie?

Mom, that's not her job.

- It's okay. I can get 'em coffee.

- I'll have a green tea.

No, stay. Just, please, stay.

I'd like to have a coffee, Sonny.

No. No. No coffee, Mom.

You want to spread these goddamn

ashes, you do it tomorrow!

- No.

- I'm serious!

No!

Now then, are you going to read this

prayer as your father asked you to?

No, I'm not!

Not today.

Fine.

I will do it myself.

Good luck.

How about some fresh air?

Whoever thought it meant

that much to him?

Naming a simple practice

field in his honor.

God, he took pride in

the weirdest things.

He was your father, Sonny.

What was it? Why did

you hate him so much?

I didn't hate my father.

You know what, everyone always gives

me grief for firing my father.

Well, you did. I was here that day.

It was my mother.

What?

It was my mother.

Look, don't get me wrong.

I'm the one who fired him.

But it was my mother

who asked me to do it.

My dad's doctors told

him that the stress

of coaching was gonna

kill him, so...

Of course, he refused to retire.

So, now I have a choice.

The time he has left at

home with my mother,

or another year on the sidelines,

where maybe he drops dead

on national television.

So what do you do?

I gave it to my mom

and I fired him.

How come you never

told me that before?

You know, there's already so

many versions of what happened

that it's not really somethin'

I love talking about.

You never told him?

You let him believe that his

only son would just fire him?

That's how we do

things in my family.

Sonny.

And all I ever wanted to do

was just get him a ring.

Oh, jeez...

What is this?

They wanna pay their respects.

Rick, what are you doing?

Someone broke my computer.

Can you believe that? I mean, this

thing had my entire life on it, and...

I don't know. Who would do that?

It was me.

I threw it against the wall.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

Why would you do that?

Look, I lost my head, okay?

I've been steppin'

on my dick all day.

Look, we'll get you a new one,

all right? We'll get you a better one.

One with all the

bells and whistles.

Look. You've been a soldier today,

all right? You don't deserve this.

Okay?

- Yeah.

- Good.

Ladies and gentlemen, please

welcome to the red carpet,

from the University of Wisconsin,

2014 Heisman Trophy winner,

quarterback Bo Callahan!

from Florida State University,

running back Ray Jennings.

How're you doin'?

Ray, remind me when they

picked you. Was it first? Second?

Mmm.

It still hurts. 26th.

Well, that's good, too.

That's my number one

guy right there.

Ready?

You got this.

Sonny, my man!

Oh, I am excited to

hear your voice.

We were wonderin' when you were

gonna call us with that good news.

Wanna talk to Bo, Chris.

Here's the man you wanna speak to.

It's the Browns.

This is Bo.

Hey, Bo. How you doin'?

Well, I'm good, Mr. Weaver. Excited

to be a part of the NFL, you know.

Good, that's great, Bo.

Thrilled to hear that.

Listen, I'm gonna ask you something

and I want you to be

absolutely honest with me.

You think you can do that?

Yes, sure. Anything, Mr. Weaver.

Bo, did your teammates come

to your birthday party?

What?

For your 21st birthday party,

I'm asking, did your teammates at

Wisconsin come to that party or not?

Look, Mr. Weaver,

this isn't somethin'

I'm really very proud

of, sir, but...

I don't really remember a single

thing from that night, sir.

You know what?

I don't remember mine either.

Thanks, Bo. Talk to you later.

What'd he say?

Nothin'.

Hey.

You okay?

Do I take Callahan?

What do you want me to say?

He's a winner.

He is.

He is. I mean, that's the word, right?

He's won everywhere he's been.

I get that.

But they said the same

thing about Ryan Leaf

when he was the number

two pick in '98.

No one said that about Tom

Brady when he went 199th.

There's no such thing

as a sure thing.

At the end of the day, all that

matters is what you think.

Vontae! Vontae!

Here we go, Brownies,

here we go! Whoo, whoo!

Here we go, Brownies,

here we go! Whoo, whoo!

Oh, dude, that's,

like, your fifth piece of pizza.

I eat when I'm nervous. Don't

make me feel bad about it.

Yeah, I get like that, too.

Hey, guys. It's gettin' late.

History in the making here

today at the NFL Draft.

Already fascinating

twists and turns

as the Seattle Seahawks

and the Cleveland Browns

have engaged in a historic trade

just hours before this moment.

Here's the Commissioner.

Welcome to primetime and

the 2014 NFL Draft.

This is an exciting

night for our players,

our teams,

and for you, the fans.

The season begins tonight,

so let's kick it off.

The 2014 NFL Draft

is officially open.

After an earlier trade with

the Seattle Seahawks today,

the Cleveland Browns

are now on the clock.

Where the hell is Sonny, guys?

We're on the clock here.

- I don't know.

- Yeah. Should be here.

Okay. So the

Browns now have 10 minutes

on the clock to make a choice.

And if they don't do

that in that time,

the team picking behind

them can then jump up

and potentially steal away the

player the Browns wanted.

It's a situation we saw play out in

2003 with the Minnesota Vikings

and it happened again in 2011

with the Baltimore Ravens.

Sonny!

Yeah, thank God! Yeah, I was

wondering what you were doing.

Yeah. It's go time, boss.

Yeah, yeah. What name do you

want the Commissioner to say?

All right.

Hey, guys, he's here.

Sonny, thank God. Where you

been? We're on the clock!

Sonny, when are we

sendin' in the ticket?

Yeah.

I already sent the ticket.

You did what?

You sent the ticket?

It's tradition! We all send it!

New tradition, guys, all right?

When this team starts winning,

we'll go back to that.

And the pick is finally in.

It's currently being brandished

by some walkie-talkied individual

taking it up to the

Commissioner's podium.

A big, humongous pick for

the Cleveland Browns.

Now, to find out whose

name is on that card,

here's the Commissioner ready

to make history in Cleveland.

With the first pick of

the 2014 NFL Draft,

the Cleveland Browns select.

Vontae Mack, linebacker,

Ohio State.

Yes! Yes!

These things happen.

That's what you decided to do?

An absolute stunner here

at Radio City Music Hall.

The Cleveland Browns, with

the number one overall pick,

take Vontae Mack!

Unbelievable to me

that Sonny Weaver Jr.

would make a deal of this magnitude

and come away with this.

Forget about Vontae

Mack for a second.

They could have had Bo Callahan.

He's the surefire slam-dunk

number one pick.

We all knew it comin' in here.

If I'm Brian Drew, current

quarterback of the Cleveland Browns,

I better play good.

Yeah. No, no. I realize that.

He wants to talk to him right now.

Then call me back.

I'm sorry, sir...

Just get in the damn car.

This is Anthony.

Tell Sonny I'm on

my way to Teterboro

and I will literally be in his face in

an hour and he will talk to me then.

I will, sir.

- Safe trip, sir.

- Thank you, Marvin.

It's Sonny.

Sonny Weaver Jr.

Congratulations, Vontae.

You're a Cleveland Brown.

I'm a Cleveland Brown!

Car's gonna be picking

you up in 10 minutes,

and we're flying you to Cleveland.

You think you can manage that?

Oh...

You need to get back inside.

What just happened?

This is the NFL Draft.

These things happen all the time.

Now trust me.

These teams, they don't want

a quarterback that panics.

I need you to come inside, now.

Come on.

You picked Vontae. Wow.

Three first-round picks to get the

guy I could have gotten all along.

Jesus, I used to think

I was good at this.

Well, that remains to be seen.

Sometimes, the correct

path is the tortured one.

It's a gift, Sonny.

You see things other people

don't see. It's one of the things...

It's one of the things

I love about you.

Excuse me.

You're not gonna believe

what's happening.

You know, I think back, Deion,

and I go back to 1983 and I start

thinkin' about Dan Marino.

He was the sixth

quarterback taken...

Holy shit!

What's goin' on?

He's dropping.

What?

Picks number two and three

are not Bo Callahan.

Nobody's pickin' him.

Just last year.

Geno Smith drops

out of the first round,

and there are all kinds of

rumors goin' on right now,

"Why is this kid dropping and..."

Everybody's freaking out, Sonny.

St. Louis went with Anderson.

Miami took Palmer.

Who's picking fourth?

Arizona.

Are they gonna take Callahan?

They should, but

everybody's off their game.

Rams and the Dolphins, both

went with their expected picks,

even though Bo was still available.

Everybody's panickin' 'cause

Callahan's still there.

Jesus, what if he drops to seventh?

Seahawks have seventh.

What if they ended

up with Callahan?

Well, then Tom Michaels

is the GM of the decade.

I'm goin' to the can, to throw up.

Okay. Denver has five.

Jacksonville has six.

Yeah, but Denver's not

gonna take Callahan.

They got Herrod, he's an All-Pro.

So if Arizona balks, then

Jacksonville's all over him.

Unless they balk, too.

And our friend Tom Michaels

grabs him at seven. Shit!

They have that kid GM down in

Jacksonville. What is his name?

Jeff Carson.

Rookie.

Right, Jeff Carson.

Hey, buddy.

Holy shit, man. What do you

know? What do you know?

About what?

About this! About this thing!

What's wrong with Callahan?

Nothing. We like Vontae better.

The Rams took my pick.

Everything's out of whack.

Well, you still have time.

Arizona is picking right now.

You're right. Hold on.

With the fourth pick

of the 2014 NFL Draft,

the Arizona Cardinals select

Robert Starks, cornerback,

Georgia Tech.

Wow. Arizona went corner.

Shit. Starks was my backup.

That's a tough break, but,

hey, Callahan's still in play.

Who's pickin' fifth?

The Broncos, and they're

not taking Callahan.

They got Matt Herrod.

They don't need Callahan.

Yeah, I think you're right.

I think they're gonna go with

that big kid outta Oregon.

Dearborne. Left tackle.

Well, congratulations, Jeff.

Looks like you got

yourself Bo Callahan

to quarterback the

Jacksonville Jaguars.

You gotta be straight with me.

About what?

What's wrong with Callahan?

Why is everyone passin' on him?

Why did you pass on him?

I told you. We like Vontae better.

Damn it, Sonny, I'm about to

be on the clock here. Please.

What's wrong with Callahan?

Can I be frank with you?

Yes.

I think he's a bust.

What?

How? Why?

I don't know. Gut feeling.

To be honest, Jeff, it's a

character thing for me.

But, look, I have other needs.

So, if you wanna make

a trade for six,

I can make that happen right now.

You want six? Who are you takin'?

I can't tell you that, Jeff.

The question is, do you

want to make a trade?

Because if you're not

sold on Callahan,

you can still come out of here

with a handful of draft picks,

you look like a seasoned pro,

and everybody wonders what

you're up to next year.

I don't know. I don't know, Sonny.

Look, Jeff, every year someone comes

out of this looking like a donkey.

- Can you hear me?

- Yeah.

Good. Because tomorrow

I got a feeling

it could be you if you

don't make this deal.

Look, everyone else has a reason

to pass on Bo Callahan. You don't.

Give me six.

Give me six and I'll give you

our second-round pick this year

and our second-rounder next year.

Do what?

Oh! That sounds awesome,

Sonny. What am I, a jerk?

I'm just spit-balling here, Jeff.

Two number twos for the

sixth overall? I'm not an idiot.

I'd give you ones, but

I already dealt 'em.

Well, you're gonna have

to do better than that.

Jesus, the clock.

I know. Denver hasn't picked yet,

but they will any

second, all right?

Shit, Sonny, I need more. Tell me.

What is the very best

that you can do?

Final offer.

Take our number two pick this year,

next year, and the

next year after that.

That's three years of number two picks.

Four. I want your next

four number twos.

Nah, Jeff, I'm not gonna do that.

Stay with me on planet

Earth here, all right?

You know what I just

offered you is fair.

So, three years of second-rounders?

That's right. For

your pick right now.

And you and your guys can regroup,

figure yourselves out and relax.

This is a good deal, Jeff.

This is a good deal for both of us.

Deal.

Good, Jeff. You did good.

Call it in. Call it in.

Hey, this is Marx.

We got something, Ken.

- Cleveland's in this.

- And Jacksonville.

Okay, give it to me.

Okay, somebody get me Tom

Michaels on the phone.

Tell me you didn't

just do that, Sonny.

Michaels. Tom Michaels.

Are we on the clock?

Tell me you didn't just do that.

We just got the number six pick.

And, no, we are not on the clock.

Denver's on the clock.

Okay, so we got six!

Who are we picking at six?

Rick, can you get Marvin

on the phone now?

Let me get this straight.

In the span of one day, you

have managed to burn through

three years' worth of number one and

number two picks, is that correct?

Yeah.

- I quit, Sonny.

- Don't quit.

I can't coach a team that

doesn't have a future, Sonny.

That's the way it works.

I got Tom Michaels on the line!

Sonny, are we trading six?

Will everyone please just shut up?

People, please,

can I have a moment of goddamn silence

while I do my job here, okay?

Look. Don't quit, all right?

Just let me do my job here.

Just let me do this. Don't quit now.

If, by the end of the night, you

still wanna quit, then quit.

Just see what I do from here.

Your show, Sonny.

Tom Michaels is holding.

You son of a bitch!

Anthony, I need

5 minutes, all right?

5 minutes, and

then you can fire me.

Sonny, you are a dead man.

Mr. Molina. Mr. Molina.

Look at me. Look at me.

Just give him a minute.

He knows what he's doing.

Tom, it's Sonny.

Jesus, Mary and Whatnot. Do I

owe you a thank you, Weaver?

Jacksonville's on the clock

and I'm one more crazy

shit-show from insanity.

Can you imagine, scoring three

first-round picks and Bo Callahan?

Lord God, let that infant

John Carson screw this up.

It's Jeff Carson, Tom, and

he doesn't have the pick.

I do.

What?

I just made a trade with Jacksonville.

I'm on the clock. It's me.

Bullshit!

The Jacksonville Jaguars

have made a trade.

The Cleveland Browns now have the

sixth pick and are on the clock.

Sonny, what'd you give 'em?

No time for that. I'm on the clock.

I'm gonna pick Bo, Tom.

Unless you want him more.

And if so, let's make a deal.

We still have Bo Callahan?

What the hell's goin' on, Sonny?

Everyone thinks

there's something wrong

with the kid, but you

don't, all right?

You've done your due diligence.

You're about to pull off

the move of the century.

But you need my pick to do it.

So make me an offer.

You've gone rogue.

You've gone renegade.

Yeah, that's right.

That's exactly right.

I could have gotten

Vontae at seven,

but instead I trade up with you

just so I could get him at one.

Jesus Christ. You were

right about me, Tom.

I am a crazy man. So, come

on, take advantage of it.

What are you waitin' for?

Make me a deal, Tom, at six,

and you get your boy wonder.

What do you want?

I want my number ones

back. All of 'em.

That's crazy. Why would

I give them back?

Because, at the end of the

day, no one's the wiser, Tom.

You haven't lost anything

and you get the quarterback messiah

you've always wanted

for $7 million less.

Nah. No, I can't do it. I'd look

like an idiot, like I panicked.

You take him. You

obviously don't want to.

I'll stick with my draft picks.

Yeah, but you want

him, Tom, don't you?

Seahawks fans want a

hero and you denied 'em.

- Not that bad.

- Don't lie to me.

I checked all the Seahawk

fan blogs and chat rooms.

They're all calling for your head.

Ever since you traded

away Callahan,

the barbarians are at the gate.

I don't care about that.

Yeah, you do.

You and I both know it.

I have the golden ticket now, Tom,

and if I give it to you, you get to

save Seahawk football in Seattle.

Um...

How 'bout I give you

number two picks?

No. Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

No, I want my picks

back. All of them.

I want all 3 years of

this team's future back.

That's not fair!

Well, you wanna cry about it, Tom,

or you wanna make a little magic

before the clock runs

out on both of us?

$7 million cheaper solves

our salary cap problem.

We're still gonna give

the fans what they want.

Okay. Screw it!

No more offer. It's

off the table, Tom.

- I'm takin' Callahan.

- Whoa, whoa. No, no.

Wait, wait!

All right. You have a deal.

I'll give you your picks!

We have a deal!

What else do we need?

Offense?

Special teams. Putney! Get Putney!

Yes! David Putney! Putney!

Yeah. Putney.

Hello? Sonny?

I'm sorry, that deal's

now off the table.

What?

We live in a different world than

we did just 30 seconds ago.

Come on.

What?

What do you want now?

I want my picks back

and I want David Putney.

I need a punt returner.

Where the hell did that come from?

It doesn't matter.

I want all my picks back.

And I want David goddamn Putney

just because I feel like it.

- You're outta your mind.

- Yeah, I am.

Haven't I proved that already?

You make this deal right now,

Tom, and you get Bo Callahan.

Say it with me.

"You get Bo."

Come on, Tom, say it with me,

you pancake-eating motherfucker.

All right. Shit. Deal.

Great! You're welcome.

Confirm the trade.

God damn it, I love this job!

Hold on. Looks like Cleveland's

making another trade.

We got a trade.

Okay, this means we're

picking next, all right?

Back at seven, where we started.

Tom's gonna take Bo.

So who do we got?

Ray Jennings.

We take Ray Jennings.

That's right. Cleveland royalty.

Haven't I been telling

everybody that

that's what we need,

a running back?

Still wanna quit, Coach?

What?

Does this sound like a

team that you wanna coach?

Because the Browns

are ready to roll.

We just need the right

man at the wheel.

I can coach this team.

I know you can.

Why don't you give

Ray Jennings a call?

Ask him if he wants to be a Brown.

Then tell him to pack his bags

so he can join us at our party.

My pleasure, boss.

You got some set of balls,

Sonny. Congratulations.

Thank you.

After a trade with the

Cleveland Browns,

with the sixth pick of

the 2014 NFL Draft,

the Seattle Seahawks

select Bo Callahan.

Quarterback, University

of Wisconsin.

Hello?

Hold on.

Hello?

Ray? Coach Penn of the

Cleveland Browns.

Hi, Coach.

How would you like to play

for your Pop's old team?

I'm gonna be a Brown.

You're gonna be a Brown!

General Manager Sonny Weaver Jr.

took one pick in the first round,

the number seven pick.

He sprinkled it with fairy

dust, wished upon a star,

and somehow, he turned it

into not one, not two,

but three potentially

impactful players

for his team next year. One pick!

He took a chance and went with

his gut and took his guys.

Make no mistake about it.

The Cleveland Browns are

his team now for sure.

This is the Draft

Day Browns fans were waiting for.

Sonny Weaver Jr. pulled it off.

When you were like,

"I want all my picks back,

"and I want David goddamn

Putney because I feel like it!"

Like, how did you

come up with that?

I was pissed.

Here, look

at who we have right now.

Let me break it down.

Vontae Mack, the guy who plays

with more passion and inspiration

than anyone in college

football, he's a Brown.

Ray Jennings, the running back the

Browns have needed for years.

A return man to help

out on special teams,

and, Rich, just like we wanted,

Brian Drew, back at

quarterback, where he belongs.

I don't even wanna hear

about Bo Callahan.

If he thinks Callahan's a bust,

who am I to argue with that?

He turned nothin' into

a big-time somethin'.

Smile for the cameras, Coach.

This is a day for

Cleveland to celebrate.

We had a great day!

Super Bowl! Super Bowl! Super Bowl!

That was gonna go

down a different way.

Mom?

There you are.

You okay?

Yeah. It was just so

noisy downstairs,

I had to get a few

minutes of quiet.

We're taking off.

You sure you're gonna be okay?

I think your dad would have been

very happy to coach

a team like this.

I think so, too.

Thank you.

Look, we gotta go.

Of course. It was a long day.

Bye, Ali.

Good night, Barb.

Hey, Mom.

We're gonna have a baby.

You're gonna be a grandma.

Thank you.

Wow!

That was big.

I'll get my stuff.

Joe.

Hey, Anthony, you did a hell

of a job with the Draft.

- Congratulations.

- Thanks, Jim.

Very impressive, Anthony.

Thanks, Bernie.

I can't take all the credit.

But I will.