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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Quaid’s visit lightens mood at “The Branch”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I didn’t figure what was going on at practice yesterday until late.
The limos started rolling in. Then all these pretty folks showed up in the media room. Finally, I asked my man Fred Kalil from Channel 11 what was up.
Dennis Quaid was at “The Branch.” Making a stop to promote the new movie “The Express” about Ernie Davis. Quaid was walking around the field, with a phalanx of cameras following him around. It was a cool sight.
Quaid was chatting up with folks, letting them know about his football knowledge. He was calling out some of the Falcons formations and talking about hanging out with Jim Brown. Wonder if gave Coach Mike Smith any tips on how bring along Matt Ryan.
“I’ve been enough football movies now, where I can kind of do it now,” said Quaid, a former little league baseball player.
Quaid’s other sports movies include The Rookie, Any Given Sunday and Everybody’s All-American.
Then I got to thinking that somebody is going to do “The Michael Vick Story.” HBO, Lifetime, ESPN Movies, somebody. Don’t think it’s a Disney movie. Maybe Tyler Perry or Spike Lee does the Vick movie.
Quaid could probably play coach Jim Mora in that one. Don’t know who would be Arthur Blank. Maybe Forest Whitaker could be Falcons spokesperson Reggie Roberts. Since Jamie Foxx was so good as quarterback Steamin’ Willie Beamon in Any Given Sunday, he could be Vick.
Interested in seeing “The Express” to determine how it stacks up with the all-time great football movies. Here’s my quick top five:
Brian’s Song
Remember the Titans
Friday Night Lights
The Junction Boys
(tie) The Longest Yard (original 1974 version) and Rudy
Well, enough of the movie stuff. Folks were asking for a Grady Jackson update yesterday.
Jackson expects to play against the Chiefs after missing last week’s game when his left knee swelled up 13 hours before kickoff. He’d had his knee drained of fluids either on Friday or Saturday.
“I went out there to run, but couldn’t feel it,” Jackson said. “It was real tough watching it. That was a tough one for me, to miss a game like that. That was a bad feeling.”
Going to see The Express? Got your top five football movies? Who’s going to play Mr. Blank in the Vick movie? Will getting Jackson should help the Falcons stop Larry Johnson and get off the field on third down?
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