Dallas Cowboys preview
Dallas Cowboys 2008 Preview ReportJuly 21, 2008
Idea for a movie: snazzy football team takes a run at a title. Sounds cliché, I know. But I’m not talking about an underdog story like Little Giants or Angels in the End Zone. And I’m not interested in inspiring anyone like Radio or Rudy. What I’m thinking is a high-budget, high-octane, hold-no-punches hardcore football film. Varsity Blues, Friday Night Lights––they were both alright. I mean, you gotta love Lone Star State football. But those films were about high school teams. I’m talking about a professional team.
It’s gotta be pro––that’s where the money is. Think Any Given Sunday only without the nauseating camera work or exaggerated sleaziness. We could definitely pull this off.
Follow me here: the team is from the heart of Texas (like I said, Lone Star State football). They call themselves the Cowboys but also go by the moniker America’s Team. They’re the most polarizing franchise in pro football. They have the biggest fan base and yet they’re hated by more people than any other organization. Their cheerleaders are sizzling and provocative. I’m talking Halle Barry-in-Swordfish-type sex appeal. The league trumpets the team on national television more than it does any other. In fact, every year, it dedicates the late afternoon of the great American holiday (Thanksgiving) to them. This year, the team is favored to win it all, so the hype is boiling.
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