Friday Night Lights Page #4

- My goodness gracious.

Boobie.

Water Bug, you can't come out

here with no helmet, man.

- You seen my helmet right here?

- I can't believe it.

28 sweep. 28 sweep.

You don't know where your helmet is?

What are you thinkin'?

Where did you put your helmet?

- Right there a second ago.

- Well, it ain't there!

Do you not know that you

play the game with a helmet on?

- Put your tail end right there.

- Hut!

He throws back to Miles.

Miles cuts to his right.

Bailey takes him down.

- Was that a knee?

- Could have been.

Hold on. Hold on.

Winchell was still in there. Billingsley

was still in there. Unfortunately...

the running back's been taken down hard

and it looks like a knee could possibly...

Just gonna touch the kneecap here.

Does it hurt over here, son?

Get up, Boobie.

Let me take a look at this.

Let me look at it.

It's definitely his A.C.L.

I mean, it's a legitimate tear.

- Do you think he tore any cartilage?

- Maybe. I could feel the knee catching.

What do you think?

This kid, it's all about

how he responds mentally.

I don't know.

All right, everybody.

Listen up.

He's gonna be fine. It's not serious.

There's no tear. He'll be back in a week.

That's the good news.

Even better news, y'all played

a great football game tonight.

A real good football game.

I'm real proud of ya.

And Mike...

Where's Mike Winchell?

Mike, I'm proud of you, son.

You showed discipline.

You showed leadership.

You played your butt off, son.

I'm proud of you.

All of you. Proud of all of you.

And, uh, Wilson...

Now that's body tackle.

That's what I been tellin' you about.

Did y'all see him tonight?

Anyway, I'm proud of every one of you.

I'm proud of the coaches,

all of y'all, each and every player.

I want you to go celebrate. Feel good about

yourselves tonight, okay? Come on!

We only got a minute and a half left in

the game, we're leadin' by a good lead.

He leaves the boy in there like that.

That makes no sense.

You gotta protect your best asset.

What's the matter with this man?

He could have ruined

the whole season for us right there.

We were up. We were winnin' big,

and the boy stays in the game.

Yeah. What's... You don't need any more.

You don't need to accomplish any more.

I think Coach Gaines

is a stupid f... in' idiot.

Hey.

Well, he sh... You know,

he shouldn't have put him in.

I mean, we had a big lead

and everything.

I don't understand

what that was all about.

- We can't do anything without Boobie.

- We had the game won...

I'm feelin' some damage

on the right side here.

- Well, can I play on Friday?

- I think you got a slight tear.

- Can he play?

- Yeah, can I play?

Can he play football?

Can I?

You need to get up to Midland,

get an M.R.I.

Can a M.R.I. fix your knee?

Is he the one player

you can't do without?

Well, I... I never looked at it that way.

A football team is not about

one player or two players.

A football team is about the team.

This is a unit, and that's

the way we have to play.

Uh, it's gonna be a...

It's gonna be a challenge.

You are makin'

some bad decisions!

You're playin' like the village idiot.

You want people to think you're

the village idiot? Is that what you want?

The Eagles take down

the Panthers, 49-6,

and for Coach Gary Gaines,

it's gotta be back to the drawing board.

That's gonna be the word

around town all week.

Coach Gaines, what are you gonna do?

The loss of Boobie Miles can not

result in the loss of this season.

- Hell of a game.

- Gimme the keys.

- Way to take care of business.

- Gimme the keys, Dad.

We, uh... We just need a few more

days, Coach, and we be back.

You go into Midland,

get that M.R.I.?

I don't need nothin' in Midland.

Those rich hillbillies ain't never seen

nothin' as pretty as Boobie Miles.

Them M.R.I. machines

wouldn't know what to do with it.

He gonna be just fine, Coach Gaines.

Uh, we gonna go back to the clinic

but they already said ain't no tears.

- No tears?

- Ain't no tear.

Is that what they said?

Yes, sir. Uh, we gonna go back

for some double confirmation,

but when it come time to play Midland Lee,

we be good to go, Coach.

That's good, then.

He designed his offense

around one player.

- We're dead.

- We're not dead.

We just need to start throwin' the football.

We're dead.

Dead. Pull it.

We gotta lighten up. We're 17.

Do you feel 17?

I don't feel 17. Pull it.

We will win state.

Chavo, you're like a human pinata.

You get your ass all beat on

more than anybody I know,

and you just sit there and spit out candy.

That's 'cause he's out of here.

He's got the grades.

No matter what, if we win or lose,

he knows he's gettin' out.

- He's like the one foot out the door man.

- It's true, Chavo.

- You're gonna be drinkin' martinis,

- Gimme the gun.

eatin' lamb chops,

gettin' manicures.

- You're just jealous.

- Removin' your freakin' shoes.

What's it like being the quarterback?

I mean, this is a big responsibility

for a 17-year-old kid.

No. That is not acceptable.

Uh... It's sort of... I mean, uh...

It's not too bad. I know, uh...

- You are playin' like a fool.

- Do you think you can handle it?

If you got a receiver gettin' jammed inside,

what will you do with your brain?

- Yeah, I hope so.

- What will your brain do?

- You'll throw outside!

- Throw it outside.

You'll throw outside!

Now you think you can do that?

- Yes, sir.

- Well, show me. Show me!

Hey.

Yeah, well, I thought maybe if you came

home it would help out a little bit.

She's sick.

She's not doin' so good.

It's just kinda hard.

Football's startin' and this is a lot.

Well, I thought if maybe you could

come home, it'd help out a little bit,

'cause she's your mother, too.

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

Can you get the job done, Mike?

- We're pretty small.

- I didn't ask you if you think we're small.

I asked you if you think

we can get the job done.

Think so.

Well, you're gonna have to do

better than I think so. Is that clear?

It's clear.

Now I'm gonna assume that by now you've

learned that the world's not fair...

and sometimes you get the short end.

That's all you get.

And if you don't do

something personally to fix it,

that's all you're ever gonna get.

Yes, sir.

Mike.

Do you wanna play college ball?

Do you wanna get out of this town?

Think so.

Well, why aren't you

doin' something about it?

My mind's not right.

One of these days you're gonna

have to get out of this house.

You're gonna have to leave her.

Yes, sir.

You gotta accept the fact that people

have to take care of themselves,

and that includes you.

- You understand that?

- Yes, sir.

Okay. The truth is,

against some

pretty overwhelming odds,

if... if you do decide to accept that...

Look at me, Mike.

If you decide to accept that,

you're gonna seriously fly, son.

Same song, different verse.

Middle of the second quarter,

Cooper has a 14-nothing lead.

Things are really going south

in a hurry.

But when you got an offense

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