Half-Assed Internet Research
The Jets as the original foil; the switch to the Browns for cheaper Ohio filming; Andrew Brandt's critique; a JaMarcus Russell origin for the $100 trick; the 2012 Black List script; the NFL-vetoed effigy scene; a former Jets GM consultation; an R rating cut to PG-13
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- Previewed as research: the foil team was supposed to be the Jets. — Mallory Rubin
- They changed it to the Browns because it was cheaper to film in Ohio. — Bill Simmons
- Andrew Brandt, a former Packers executive turned media figure, shredded it as lacking any true description of how an NFL team operates around the draft. — Bill Simmons
- The $100-bill trick came from a famous JaMarcus Russell story involving a blank DVD. — Bill Simmons
- The screenplay was on the 2012 Black List. — Bill Simmons
- The NFL nixed a scene of fans hanging Costner's character in effigy; a quoted reaction from the star found it funny but noted the NFL cracking down on fan behavior. — Bill Simmons
- Little information exists because the movie was not successful. — Mallory Rubin
- The screenwriters consulted for two hours with a former Jets GM (transcribed Mike Dannembaum). — Mallory Rubin
- It was supposed to be rated R before being argued down, joked as the version with Eva Mendez. — Mallory Rubin