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Hello, I'm calling from the trip. I'd
like to confirm... How much money was
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involved? Was it over $1 ,000?
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Was it over $10 ,000?
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He has to pinch the tackles and let the
linebackers fire the gap.
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Ross, I didn't know you knew so much
about football.
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He does, and he does well connected.
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Okay, so I happen to know someone with a
club.
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One of the cheerleaders?
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Thank you, George. The offensive line
coach, a friend of mine, lived in my
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building. Gave me some terrific inside
stuff.
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Oh, yeah?
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Like what quarterback and wide receiver
aren't talking in the huddle?
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L .A. is inverting from tackle to tackle
and stunting on short yardage
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situations. Really?
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Does this stuff interest you guys?
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Oh, Billy, it's just because you didn't
play football when you were in high
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school. Who says?
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You know, you'd probably like it better
if McKenna's had scraped for a cutter.
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What's the matter? You knew there was a
game tonight.
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Oh, no, I didn't. I thought they just
played on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays,
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Thursdays.
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Don't let him get outside.
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All right.
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Good way to stick him, huh?
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It sounded bad. Doesn't that hurt?
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Of course it does, but just for a
second. Anyway, there weren't a lot of
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There he is, Clifford Crusher Carter, a
third -year pro out of Cooksey
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University. Pound for pound, this guy is
the most devastating hitter in
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professional football.
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I'd like to add, though I appreciate his
superior athletic abilities, I have an
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equal disdain for his penchant for the
occasional cheap shot. And I disdain
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I disdain you. Come on, Harvey. That's
enough of you. Let's get back to the
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game. Let's tell her my goods.
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Apologies of defense.
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Defense.
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Stop him.
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Stop him.
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Stop him.
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All right. All right. Way to go.
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By Clifford Carter.
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Get him up, get him up. He's killing the
grass.
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It's an artificial turf, and he's
killing the artificial turf.
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Well, listen, guys, it's funny. I have
to go home on my plans.
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The team doctor is out there with
Templeton already.
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I'll miss you, too.
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And there it is again, ladies and
gentlemen, the very thing we've been
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about, the devastating hitting of
Clifford Crusher Carter of Los Angeles.
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All right, that's it, Harvey.
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I've had enough of you. Here's a rundown
of last Sunday's league action. In the
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east, it was Boston 35, New York 14.
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Baltimore scored over Washington 17.
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Animal, I don't care about the
bodybuilding championships.
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I want you at the dedication in
Whittier.
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That's right. The mayor before muscle.
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Did you read about the knifing in the
movie theater last night?
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No. It sounded like the audience went a
little nuts. There were fights. A bunch
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of people got hurt.
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I've seen movies that made me feel that
way.
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What was it?
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The Devil's Club.
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Never heard of it. I asked Billy to
check it out, see what it's about.
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Sure is nice to be working for a class
outfit.
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You mean they finally put paper towels
in the men's room? I just got that
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assignment with Sportsview I told you
about. I'm doing a feature on Crusher
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Carter. Rossi writing sports?
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Not a little beneath you? That's why
they want me to do it. It won't be just
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puff piece by some local sports writer
protecting his job. I'll go at it like
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everything else.
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Clear eye and hard nose.
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Full head of steam and a full head of
hair.
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When you interview this guy, you better
temper your usual style.
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Remember, the referees call him Mr.
Carter.
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An interview is an interview.
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How'd our movie do? Who wrote the
review?
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By Melissa Cummings. She surprised me on
this one. Why? Seems to be in English.
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I predict that Mark Campanella's The
Devil's Club, a raw and uncompromising
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at youth gangs, a film of shocking power
and dazzling artistry, will evoke knee
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-jerk cries of alarm from those who
blame the movies for every one of
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ills. But see it for yourself.
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I hear the impression she liked it.
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I think of the impression she starred in
it. For an attractive -looking woman,
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she seems to have strange tastes.
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Oh, that reminds me. The other day when
I was talking to her, she said she
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wanted to meet you. She thinks you're
cute.
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That's what I mean.
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I thought you might be interested.
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This is about the guy who got hit in the
game last night.
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Templeton? Yeah.
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City News says he's in a coma.
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Possible brain damage.
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Boss, he's going to do an interview with
Clifford Carter, the guy who did it.
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Better tell him to wear a helmet.
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Hi.
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I'm Clifford Carter.
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As a professional athlete, I know what
it is to be on the road away from my
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family. That's why I like to spend as
much time with my kids as I can, when I
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can. Go, Tucker.
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Let your kids know you care.
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Support the family, huh?
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Hey, boy, you're pulling that
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football just like a girl. Nobody's
going to take it away from you.
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It's a fumble. Get it.
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Hi, Cliff. I'm Joe Rossi. I'm here to
talk to you about that article I'm doing
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for Sportsview.
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Joe, how you doing?
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Oh, fine.
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Hey, look, man, I'm a little sorry about
the mix -up. I forgot I had to do a
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public service promo.
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Oh, that's okay.
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Is there any chance we can squeeze in a
few minutes before practice?
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Yeah, I got to get tape first.
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I hope you don't mind the smell of
liniment and sweat socks.
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Hey, I love it. I'm right at home in a
lot of them. Okay, I'll be with you in a
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minute. So I have a corner of my eye.
See this guy streaking in like he's on a
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blindside? Well, I turned around, and I
belted pretty good, see?
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Then I realized I just decked a referee.
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Or a two -legged zebra.
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Anyway, it's the last time I
intentionally decked the official.
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Was that Chuck Gibbs?
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Yep, that was him.
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My man is not much into comedy. As a
matter of fact, he's just barely in his
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piece, right, man? That's right.
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Large fella.
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Extra large.
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Matter of fact, he's so big that when we
leave from the hotels and go to the
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stadium, we all climb aboard him.
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Runs on diesel for economy.
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Boy, it amazes me that someone your size
can play on the same field with a guy
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that big. Well, fortunately, my man is
not a running back or a receiver.
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Yeah, well, some of them are even that
big.
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I'm getting out of the game before the
next year's models come out.
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What do you think of when a guy that
size is heading for you?
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Well, I figure I got two choices.
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Play the hell out of the way, I'll meet
him head up.
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And you prefer the latter.
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Well, they don't pay me to step aside,
Joe.
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I try to hit him a little harder than
the next guy.
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Give him something to think about.
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I call it aggressive tackling.
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I hate to ask this, but it's part of the
story after what happened.
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What about Ron Templeton?
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Yeah, well, I'm sorry that happened.
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But he was a fair and legal target. It's
tough, but that's the breaks of the
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game. Anybody come into my zone, man,
they can expect to be hit.
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What do you say to guys like Clarence
Harvey who claim that you're a cheap
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artist and that you intentionally go out
of your way to hurt the opponent?
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Yeah, I've heard a few guys.
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I mean to, but not permanently, of
course.
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Whenever a receiver goes out for the
pass, he has two things to think about.
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Catch the ball, sacrifice his tail.
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Or miss the ball and save his tail.
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If he thinks about me, he's going to
miss the pass.
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Got to go to work. Later.
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Hey, man.
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Hey, Mike, I need some background about
how the other players think about that
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guy.
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How do I view him? With a great deal of
alarm.
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Don't print that. I was just kidding.
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He's a tough guy.
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He's also a damn good football player.
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How do you feel about his style of play?
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Different players motivate themselves
different ways.
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He intimidates. A lot of players do.
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You just have to use what's best for
you.
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What about you? You've been all pro six
years?
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Like I said, different strokes for
different folks.
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I'm a finesse player.
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I like to slash in and make a nice,
pretty tackle.
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It's more important for me to be on top
of the pile than it is underneath it.
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That's good.
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Thanks. Yeah.
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Hi.
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Hello. You're Melissa Cummings.
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And you are Lou Grant.
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I've been meaning to say welcome to the
trip to you, but since you've been here
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a year now, it seems a little bit late.
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Thanks for the thought, anyway.
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How you doing?
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Oh, how would you be doing if you had to
see Space Wars at 8 o 'clock in the
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morning?
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Root beer and popcorn for breakfast.
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Oh, I just read one of your reviews.
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A movie called The Devil's Club.
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And you rushed right off and bought
tickets and hated it. I'm sorry. No
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-back guarantees on my reviews.
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Well, actually, I decided to pass on it.
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You know, I can't picture a nice
-looking girl like you going in for all
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blood and gut stuff.
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I like realism, Lou. The Devil's Club is
a vivid portrayal of another way of
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life, but it's something that does
exist.
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Uh -huh.
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There was a riot after the show Monday
night.
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Somebody got knifed.
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I think the type of people who go to
pictures like that are looking for
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Come on, Lou.
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Movies don't create violence. They
reflect it.
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Oh, I see. Films don't kill people.
People kill people.
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You know, this argument would have a lot
more weight to it if both of us had
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seen the movie.
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Okay, you've got a point.
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I have passes to a preview tomorrow
night.
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We could argue about it after you buy me
dinner.
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Hey, Phil.
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How's it going?
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Hello, Clifford. Nice to see you. Hey,
nice to see you the other night.
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You guys really swarmed them. Yeah,
right on. Thank you, man.
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Hey, look, this is Joe Ross. Please, you
don't have to tell me who he is. Don't
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introduce me.
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This is Phil Eslewski.
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Listen, I got to tell you, you've been a
personal favorite of mine for many
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years. I think, in my opinion, you're
the quickest linebacker of them all.
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Thanks,
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Joe. Hey, listen to this man. He knows
he's football.
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Hey, can I buy you another drink?
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No, no, it's okay.
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I got to shove off.
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Yeah.
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Take it easy now, okay?
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We'll see ya. Right.
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Wow.
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I had no idea he was in that bad of
shape.
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Me, occupational hazard.
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Hey, who's that pretty fella?
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Hey, Vinnie, turn it up. We can't hear
you.
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Ronnie Templer, a gifted young athlete,
paid a huge price to play the game that
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he loved.
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And today, an attorney went into court,
filed a $3 .5 million lawsuit in behalf
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of the Templeton family against Clifford
Carter, the football club, and the
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officials who worked that ballgame.
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And to this not -so -casual observer, it
was indeed an act without a modicum of
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regard for a fellow football player's
safety. And in this reporter's opinion,
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there is no place in a great game of
football for the likes of Clifford
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What does he know?
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What the hell does he know?
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Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.
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What is it?
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The Ron Templeton thing.
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Yeah? It's a story.
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It's a sports story. What's wrong with
it? Well, I don't like the way they're
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running with it.
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They're ganging up on a lady whose
husband is lying in a coma.
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Templeton's wife? Why are they picking
on her?
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Very outspoken in her criticism. They're
treating her like she burned a flag or
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something. If we put it in our section,
it'll make too much of it. Stop talking
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it, Lou. If we leave it to sports,
they'll make too little of it. I want
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put somebody on it. Somebody sharp.
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Why me? It's a sports story, Lou. Let
them do it.
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We're doing it.
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But it's football.
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What do I know about football?
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Stop ducking this, Billy. You date a
baseball player. That's close enough.
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Don't worry. You'll do fine.
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Yeah.
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Look, if there's anything you don't
understand, just ask. I mean, I know the
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game can look complicated to an
outsider.
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Outsider?
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Yes. Not because you're a woman. I just
happen to be closer to the game than a
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lot of people.
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Male or female.
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Thanks, Ross. You have to keep it in
mind.
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Look, it's a very sophisticated game.
You have to be pretty sharp to follow
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strategy, so just don't underestimate
football.
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I see it as a story about a guy who gets
hurt on the job, not just a story about
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football. That's what I was afraid of.
Look, just remain objective.
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Rossi, trust me, okay?
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It's just that I've been doing this
piece on Crusher Carter for Sportsview,
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I've been spending a lot of time with
him and the other players, and Crusher
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I, well...
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We really hit it off. We respect each
other because we both approach our jobs
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the same way.
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Aggressive, honest, and direct.
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And I'll tell you something else. For a
guy who's good -looking, talented, and
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terrific athlete, he's pretty well down
to earth.
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I'm glad you can be so objective.
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Dr. Dockley?
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Is he still in a coma?
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Yes, he is.
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When do you expect a change in his
condition?
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Well, we don't know, but we're hoping
real soon.
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What is his condition?
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Guarded. What does that mean? Is he
responding to treatment?
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I'm sorry, but I have no further
comments at this time. However, there
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an announcement in half an hour. Now, if
you'll excuse me.
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Attention, please. Code 1.
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Do you mind if I share your table?
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No. Have a seat. Thank you.
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Last time I looked up, there were only
three people in here.
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Must have been here a long time.
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All night.
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Relative?
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What about you?
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Actually, I'm a reporter.
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I'm here to check up on the condition of
a patient. I can't believe what a
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hassle it's been, all because of a
football player.
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I know what you mean.
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football player is my husband.
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Oh, no.
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You're Mrs. Templeton.
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I'm sorry.
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That's all right.
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I'm Jackie.
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Billy Newman.
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The doctor says that your husband's
condition hasn't changed. Is that right?
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I've just been sitting here praying that
Ronnie will come out of it.
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Have you been worried that something
like this would happen?
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You try not to.
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But it's always there.
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Ronnie says the moment you start to
worry, that's when it'll happen.
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Has Ronnie been hurt before?
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I can't even count.
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He's always in pain.
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Either his legs hurt or his back.
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Sometimes his muscles just go into
spasm.
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He never sleeps well the night of a
game.
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Suppression? Right.
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And you never know when he's going to be
cut or traded.
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We have moved three times in the last
five years.
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As a matter of fact, both of our
daughters were born when Ronnie was in
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camp.
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They wouldn't let him out when his own
children were born?
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Ronnie didn't ask to be let off.
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It was before a final cut, and he was
afraid that he would lose his job if he
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came home.
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I just talked to my daughter.
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She wants to know how long her father's
going to be asleep.
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You're having a very tough time.
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All this, plus all the flack from the
football establishment over your
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The owner of our own team called me and
asked me to drop the suit.
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Those owners, they always stick
together.
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Even some of Ronnie's teammates.
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Well, I don't care.
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The man that did this to my husband is a
criminal, and everybody's letting him
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get away with it.
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Well, not me.
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Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.
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How'd you get a refund?
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Half the time I was watching the movie
with my eyes shut. It's the depiction of
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a lifestyle you're unfamiliar with that
makes you feel uncomfortable.
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I'm familiar with it. I just don't want
to pay to see it.
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To me, it isn't entertainment.
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I don't think it's really going to
entertain them either.
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Most of them will find it a catharsis.
They'll feel better afterwards.
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They'll get their aggressions out.
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I guess his catharsis got a little out
of hand.
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Violence isn't something that dramatists
and filmmakers invented.
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It's a part of us. It's a condition of
life.
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Well, I'm not disagreeing with that.
Thanks.
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We live in a violent world.
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That's true.
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But I don't see anything in that film
which suggests any answers to it.
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Films don't have to suggest answers. I
think that it would be pretentious of
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them if they tried. That's a cop -out.
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If anything, that junk encourages
violence, makes it seem romantic and
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This director is an artist.
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Artist? He's in love with technique. I
mean those slow motion shootings of
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spurting across the room.
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Nobody dies gracefully in real life.
I've seen people kill Melissa.
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There's nothing artistic about it.
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Well, we've covered violence.
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How do you feel about sex?
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Huh?
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In the movies, Lou.
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In the movies.
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Excuse me.
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One of the advantages of being on the
staff of a university medical center is
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having access to the athletic
department.
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I've been reading some of your recent
articles deploring the escalating rate
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injury in sports.
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I gather if it weren't for the
advancements in sports medicine, it
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lot worse.
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That's correct.
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Forty percent of all injuries are caused
by equipment.
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Try that again.
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That's right.
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Shoes, shoulder pads, and most dangerous
of all, helmets.
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Gee, that's heavy. It feels like a
bowling. You should feel it when the
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quarter comes around.
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Well, like my basketball coach used to
say, when the going gets tough, the
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get going.
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Yeah, my coach said that, too. It's
motivational, but in reality,
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nonsense. I thought so, too. That's why
I quit the game.
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You see, fatigue invites carelessness
and poor body mechanics.
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And it's in the last moments of any
event that injuries are most likely to
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occur.
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Hard, isn't it?
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I'll say. I've seen quarterbacks throw a
pass and break their fingers hitting
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one of those things.
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29 % of football's most serious
injuries, that's brain and spinal cord
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broken ribs, ruptured spleens, bruised
kidneys, all came as a direct result of
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contact with the helmet.
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Let's face it, today's helmet is a
lethal weapon.
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to protect the player from getting hit
with a helmet?
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Yeah, it's called spearing, but the rule
is only occasionally enforced.
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And the officials, are they involved?
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Referees can't see everything.
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Ms. Newman, I believe if the game is
going to survive, coaches must stop
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teaching helmet -first blocking and
tackling.
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In 1979 alone, over 40 ,000
interscholastic high school and college
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players were treated for injuries
involving the head and neck.
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They gotta start using a different kind
of helmet.
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You know, coal mining was once thought
to be the most dangerous occupation in
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the United States.
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The new leader is professional football.
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Boy, what an assignment.
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What?
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First I was at the hospital checking in
on the latest developments with
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Templeton, and then I found myself
talking to his wife at the cafeteria.
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Well, that's good.
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Oh, yeah, it's good for the story, but
it really bummed me out.
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And then Animal and I got the rundown on
how all the players are getting injured
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because of the new football equipment.
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What'd you do that for?
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I just put you on a temple in case.
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Part of the same story. We were talking
to the team doctor, and it's a story
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about violence in football.
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No, it isn't. It's a story about a
special incident.
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Well, how can I look at one incident
without getting the background?
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You don't need background. I've been
watching this game all my life. It's a
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freak case.
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Let's talk about that for a second.
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I don't want to talk about it.
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St.
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Louis offense will be too much for L .A.
Jackson will pick that paper mache
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secondary clean with his passing.
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Paper mache?
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L .A. has the best deep coverage in the
league.
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Jackson and his backfield will think
they're playing in wet cement.
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I'm telling you, their receivers just
can't be stopped. They have speed, they
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have hands, they have excellent moves.
That's because they've never run into a
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meat grinder.
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After a few shots from Carter and
company, St. Louis will still be
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it'll be for cover.
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Want to put some money on it? Oh, save
your money, Charlie. Spend it wisely.
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Dinner at McKenna's. Hey, this is a big
game. Let's have a big bet. Okay, dinner
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anywhere but McKenna's. You got it.
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Yes.
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on Templeton. Yeah?
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Frankly, I'm a little disappointed.
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And why is that?
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I don't think you know what these guys
are really made of. I'm getting to know
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Crusher, and he seems like a real good
guy.
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Funny, Templeton's wife doesn't feel
that way. The guy's vicious.
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Yeah, but from what you said in your
piece, the person get the impression
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guys are being trained to kill. Now,
that's ridiculous.
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Here's an update from the hospital on
the Ron Templeton story.
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Came out of his coma.
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He's permanently paralyzed from the neck
down.
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Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.
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So I wound up playing football anyway.
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I was a junior in high school before she
came to the first game.
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I'll never forget that night.
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I scored four touchdowns.
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That must have made her proud.
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Yeah, sure.
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I was a junior in college before she
came to another one.
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Standing here on the sideline with my
helmet on my arm, listening to the style
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of Spangle Bennett.
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Praying to kick off when you come to me.
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All right. Come on, you guys. Let's go.
We'll see you, man.
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Hey. Hey,
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man.
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Look over there. It looks like Crusher
Quarter. Where?
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Over there with that little guy.
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Hey, let's go. Come on, you guys.
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You guys must be out of shape.
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That's right. I'm in shape.
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What's your name? Spike.
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Spike made All -State last year. He also
broke your high school interception
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record. Most tackles, too.
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That's right.
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You that good, huh? That's right.
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You must be a good hitter. Just like
you.
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You know, I hear a lot about that.
Exactly what do you consider a good hit?
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Well, that's when a guy wakes up on the
sideline wondering who he is and what
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planet he's on, right?
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That's right.
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This is Joe Rossi. He's a writer for the
Trib.
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How you doing, Joe? How you doing?
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How many of you guys plan on going to
college?
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We all do. We're all going to college.
Hey, man, how are you going to go to
481
00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,530
college? You can't even remember a snap
count.
482
00:26:53,850 --> 00:26:57,290
Hey, hey, hey, hold up, guys. Remember,
rule number one, hit the books. Of
483
00:26:57,290 --> 00:27:00,110
course, I never did a lot, but then I
don't think you cats are smart as I am.
484
00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:02,530
Crusher, how about a few pointers?
485
00:27:02,870 --> 00:27:04,510
Well, I don't know if you babes are
ready for that.
486
00:27:04,770 --> 00:27:08,530
All right, all right, all right. Okay,
okay, I'll go in better than that. I'll
487
00:27:08,530 --> 00:27:10,210
show you. Put your helmet on. All right.
Come on over here.
488
00:27:10,490 --> 00:27:11,490
All right.
489
00:27:12,170 --> 00:27:14,920
Okay. You defensive people, you listen
up.
490
00:27:15,900 --> 00:27:17,980
Now, I'm going to show you how to give
that bull back something to think about
491
00:27:17,980 --> 00:27:18,980
that's been running over you.
492
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,160
When you're ready to make a tackle, you
stick your helmet right in the numbers,
493
00:27:22,300 --> 00:27:25,820
lock your arms around him, jerk your
head right up, clip him right on that
494
00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:26,799
Got it?
495
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,080
All right. Is that legal?
496
00:27:28,380 --> 00:27:29,380
Well, they call it sometimes.
497
00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:30,760
Now, look, you put that in your pocket.
498
00:27:31,180 --> 00:27:33,140
I'm going to show you something else
now. Get down on a three -point stance.
499
00:27:34,300 --> 00:27:35,860
I'm a defensive, right? Hey.
500
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,120
What did you say your name was? Huh?
501
00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,460
Let's call a head slap. Right now, my
man is listening to the doorbells.
502
00:27:44,020 --> 00:27:47,300
He'll be over in about 30 seconds, which
is enough time for him to miss an
503
00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:50,560
audible. The coach will take him out,
put in a second stringer, all to our
504
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,100
advantage. What was that again?
505
00:27:52,460 --> 00:27:54,260
Hey, how about something for the
offense, Crusher?
506
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,840
Yeah, I got something for the offense.
If you got the ball, don't forget to put
507
00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,240
your head down, close your eyes, hang on
to your teeth when you see the Crusher
508
00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:00,240
coming at you.
509
00:28:01,140 --> 00:28:02,860
Crusher, we got to talk. There's a lot
to cover.
510
00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,240
Okay, later, man. But I'm showing my
boys here some of the final points of
511
00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:07,240
game. All right.
512
00:28:08,060 --> 00:28:10,600
Now here's something for that hot shot
receiver that's been giving you a lot of
513
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,980
trouble. You can lay a good hammer
tackle on him, but a couple years ago it
514
00:28:13,980 --> 00:28:14,739
made illegal.
515
00:28:14,740 --> 00:28:15,960
So here's how they're doing it now.
516
00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:19,020
Instead of taking your arm all the way
back when you're ready to make a tackle
517
00:28:19,020 --> 00:28:22,380
like that, what you do is come over the
backside like that.
518
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,680
Same hit, same hurt, same result.
519
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,780
Just give them a little something to
think about. Got it?
520
00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:30,320
Go do it.
521
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:38,200
a little juice.
522
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:39,600
Because that's right.
523
00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,120
I'll be right back, okay?
524
00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:02,600
This is going to be even harder than I
thought.
525
00:29:05,390 --> 00:29:08,870
I was feeding him lunch, and he said, I
bet you'll be glad when you don't have
526
00:29:08,870 --> 00:29:09,870
to do this anymore.
527
00:29:10,090 --> 00:29:13,470
Doesn't he know the damage is coming?
They told him, but he just won't accept
528
00:29:13,470 --> 00:29:14,470
it.
529
00:29:15,350 --> 00:29:18,850
Have you had a chance to discuss the
lawsuit with him yet?
530
00:29:19,330 --> 00:29:21,110
Yes. Won't you believe it?
531
00:29:21,450 --> 00:29:23,050
He wants me to drop the suit.
532
00:29:23,510 --> 00:29:26,430
He said that he knew what he was doing.
He knew what the risks were.
533
00:29:27,030 --> 00:29:28,310
It's the player's code.
534
00:29:30,670 --> 00:29:33,090
Yeah, I just can't fight this without
him.
535
00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:37,260
She just doesn't realize what the bills
are going to be for the rest of our
536
00:29:37,260 --> 00:29:38,260
lives.
537
00:29:40,460 --> 00:29:44,060
Fine, Melissa, attractive, but... I
know.
538
00:29:44,820 --> 00:29:45,820
She's young.
539
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,100
No, that's not that.
540
00:29:47,740 --> 00:29:50,480
It's just that she sees things in a
peculiar way.
541
00:29:51,420 --> 00:29:52,420
So what?
542
00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,500
Easier hard to talk to about women.
543
00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,380
Oh, yeah?
544
00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:58,700
Well,
545
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,720
check out the gams on this doll.
546
00:30:06,090 --> 00:30:08,330
Mrs. Pidgeot, come join us.
547
00:30:08,530 --> 00:30:10,250
We don't want to interrupt your
conversation.
548
00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:11,750
I want you to.
549
00:30:12,270 --> 00:30:15,950
Martin, meet Charles Hume, new grant.
550
00:30:16,290 --> 00:30:17,129
Oh, hey.
551
00:30:17,130 --> 00:30:21,710
Hi. Mr. Martin Opa. Sit down. I always
find it uncomfortable when I try to
552
00:30:21,710 --> 00:30:22,710
in a booth.
553
00:30:23,950 --> 00:30:24,950
Well,
554
00:30:30,050 --> 00:30:33,870
what the owner of our football club and
the owner of our... Paper doing
555
00:30:33,870 --> 00:30:37,310
together. We just left an Olympic
committee meeting.
556
00:30:37,530 --> 00:30:41,490
And Martin saw McKenna's and was curious
to see just how much it had changed
557
00:30:41,490 --> 00:30:42,490
since he was last here.
558
00:30:42,810 --> 00:30:45,750
Well, I thought this place was torn down
years ago.
559
00:30:46,030 --> 00:30:46,709
It was.
560
00:30:46,710 --> 00:30:48,470
They just never told us. Oh,
561
00:30:50,130 --> 00:30:51,330
I'll have a glass of red wine.
562
00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:58,230
I was telling Margaret your coverage of
the Templeton thing was pretty
563
00:30:58,230 --> 00:30:59,230
balanced.
564
00:30:59,550 --> 00:31:02,670
Although I think you've come down a
little hard on organized football.
565
00:31:03,230 --> 00:31:07,510
Now, Martin, I happened to watch a game
the other night.
566
00:31:08,410 --> 00:31:13,150
I must say it was awfully brutal. It
certainly wasn't the game I loved
567
00:31:13,150 --> 00:31:14,230
in my college days.
568
00:31:14,590 --> 00:31:15,990
It probably has changed a lot.
569
00:31:16,210 --> 00:31:18,350
The players are bigger, faster,
stronger.
570
00:31:19,150 --> 00:31:23,870
Don't you think if it were less violent,
people would enjoy it just as much?
571
00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:27,770
Margaret, we have sold out every game
this season.
572
00:31:28,330 --> 00:31:31,810
So whatever's happening out there on the
field, people seem to be enjoying it.
573
00:31:31,850 --> 00:31:33,490
How do you feel about the Templeton
lawsuit?
574
00:31:34,430 --> 00:31:36,230
Lawsuits have no place in football.
575
00:31:36,630 --> 00:31:39,010
Now, you have to remember, our players
are professionals.
576
00:31:39,770 --> 00:31:41,370
They understand the risks involved.
577
00:31:42,110 --> 00:31:45,110
And they are paid, well paid, to take
those risks.
578
00:31:45,350 --> 00:31:47,690
Sounds as though he were talking about
gladiators.
579
00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:52,410
Oh, isn't there something you can do to
reduce the injury problem?
580
00:31:52,850 --> 00:31:55,970
Well, of course. The last thing the
owners want is to have their player
581
00:31:56,230 --> 00:31:57,390
And we make rule changes.
582
00:31:58,090 --> 00:32:01,490
For example, we've added the grasp and
control rule protects the quarterback.
583
00:32:01,810 --> 00:32:03,290
A lot of them still get hurt.
584
00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:04,590
Well, of course.
585
00:32:05,210 --> 00:32:06,790
There are risks.
586
00:32:07,590 --> 00:32:09,470
There's an enormous amount of body
contact.
587
00:32:09,730 --> 00:32:10,730
It's rough.
588
00:32:11,150 --> 00:32:12,490
But you've got to admit one thing.
589
00:32:12,830 --> 00:32:14,310
There's nothing like it for excitement.
590
00:32:14,550 --> 00:32:15,550
Huh?
591
00:32:16,370 --> 00:32:20,770
No, I'm afraid if we make too many rule
changes, it'll destroy the game.
592
00:32:21,270 --> 00:32:22,270
It won't.
593
00:32:22,550 --> 00:32:24,610
Not if the game is worth saving.
594
00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:30,680
Oh, Mike, I'm sorry.
595
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:33,500
Your wife said it was okay. I can come
back later. No, no, that's all right.
596
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,000
It won't be any better later.
597
00:32:36,660 --> 00:32:38,080
Well, that was some game you played
yesterday.
598
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:39,920
Oh, thanks.
599
00:32:40,620 --> 00:32:41,960
Yeah, it was a real dogfight, man.
600
00:32:43,620 --> 00:32:44,620
What was the final score?
601
00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:47,620
24 -20.
602
00:32:47,980 --> 00:32:48,980
You won.
603
00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:50,320
Well,
604
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,680
we played lousy the first half.
605
00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,340
But this team's got a lot of character.
You know, we knew we'd pull it out.
606
00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,300
Is it always this hard the day after?
607
00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:01,920
Lately.
608
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,760
You know, when I was in college, I was a
real kamikaze.
609
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:08,720
I used to just roll over and fall out of
bed just to get it all over with at
610
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,960
once. But lately, it's one limb at a
time.
611
00:33:11,180 --> 00:33:12,180
How does it feel?
612
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,160
Have you ever been run over by a bunch
of horses pulling a beer wagon?
613
00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,480
No, I can't say that I have.
614
00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:19,480
Well, if you'd had, you'd know.
615
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,740
My crusher sure was fired up yesterday.
616
00:33:23,140 --> 00:33:24,140
Well, I'll say.
617
00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,260
You know, as a matter of fact...
618
00:33:29,130 --> 00:33:30,910
The hardest I was hit all day was by
him.
619
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,910
I was tackling Carmichael and he came up
to support.
620
00:33:35,890 --> 00:33:36,910
Man, he hit.
621
00:33:40,730 --> 00:33:44,570
Somebody stuck a hell of my ribs and it
feels like it's still there.
622
00:33:48,390 --> 00:33:49,390
Mike.
623
00:33:51,670 --> 00:33:53,190
Mike, how come you play football?
624
00:33:53,530 --> 00:33:56,870
When you have your degree, your own
business, there are easier ways to make
625
00:33:56,870 --> 00:33:57,870
living.
626
00:33:58,410 --> 00:33:59,410
I love football.
627
00:34:00,550 --> 00:34:02,290
I believe in those cliches about sports.
628
00:34:02,890 --> 00:34:04,570
I believe football builds character.
629
00:34:06,250 --> 00:34:10,130
I believe it allows you to channel your
aggressions in a controlled and specific
630
00:34:10,130 --> 00:34:11,630
way. But the game is changing.
631
00:34:12,670 --> 00:34:13,670
What do you mean?
632
00:34:14,110 --> 00:34:16,010
Well, in the old days, you're blocked
with your shoulders.
633
00:34:16,989 --> 00:34:18,969
And you didn't put your head in places
they do now.
634
00:34:19,270 --> 00:34:22,710
The key word used to be skill. But that
word has been replaced with other words
635
00:34:22,710 --> 00:34:24,429
like intimidation and punishment.
636
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,699
I get the feeling that's a big
attraction for the fans.
637
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:30,699
Oh, you're right. They really get off on
it.
638
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,960
Did you know Crusher got a box full of
fan mail the other day from people
639
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,179
congratulating him on what he did to
Templeton?
640
00:34:37,420 --> 00:34:38,420
Can you figure that?
641
00:34:40,020 --> 00:34:43,580
Lou Grant will continue in a moment here
on A &E.
642
00:34:45,860 --> 00:34:46,738
Morning, Lou.
643
00:34:46,739 --> 00:34:48,080
Charlie. Morning, Melissa.
644
00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:50,380
I can't believe this. What's that?
645
00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:55,040
Some citizen's group has gotten an
injunction to prevent the L .A. showing
646
00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,900
film that won a silver wreath at the
Vienna Film Festival.
647
00:34:58,140 --> 00:34:59,140
How come?
648
00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:03,280
Oh, they're afraid it will stir up gang
violence in the community. I mean, it
649
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,460
stirred. What's the picture?
650
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,100
It's called Carlos and Wendy.
651
00:35:07,380 --> 00:35:10,280
That sounds innocent enough, unless
Carlos and Wendy spewed it out.
652
00:35:10,780 --> 00:35:13,520
It's graphic, but it's not the point.
653
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:17,840
Thanks. The point is that the film is a
minor masterpiece, and some bureaucrats
654
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,260
are going to stop people from seeing it.
655
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:20,480
Not me.
656
00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:22,420
What do you mean?
657
00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:24,720
It's on my movie channel all this week.
658
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,340
Yeah? Yeah, I guess the Dutch figures
gangs don't subscribe to cable.
659
00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:30,700
If you want to see it, I can ask the
people over.
660
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,420
Marion's away. I'll make some of my
chili. This doesn't get you out of
661
00:35:34,420 --> 00:35:35,520
dinner when I win that bet.
662
00:35:35,940 --> 00:35:37,920
Yeah, yeah, yeah. How about it, Melissa?
663
00:35:38,300 --> 00:35:39,500
Sounds good to me. Tonight?
664
00:35:39,740 --> 00:35:40,638
No good.
665
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:41,538
Tonight's football.
666
00:35:41,540 --> 00:35:42,540
How about Wednesday?
667
00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:43,700
Good. Lou?
668
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,200
Sure. I'll see you then.
669
00:35:46,620 --> 00:35:47,980
I don't know what to make of this.
670
00:35:48,260 --> 00:35:49,400
I guess it's good news.
671
00:35:49,620 --> 00:35:52,740
What? Police Beach said that there were
no murders reported in Los Angeles
672
00:35:52,740 --> 00:35:54,280
yesterday for the first time this year.
673
00:35:54,660 --> 00:35:58,420
I mean, what kind of a city is this?
When nobody kills anybody, that's news.
674
00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:00,120
You want to run it?
675
00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:05,080
No. I don't want to challenge anybody to
keep the numbers up. Sort of like
676
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,220
saying, come on, folks, you're just not
trying hard enough.
677
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,260
Too bad I had the headline, Death Takes
a Holiday.
678
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,640
Oh, wonderful movie.
679
00:36:13,300 --> 00:36:15,860
Frederick March, Evelyn Venable, 1934.
680
00:36:17,660 --> 00:36:20,430
That started down in 19... years ago.
Nothing is going to work today.
681
00:36:20,790 --> 00:36:23,510
I don't know why you're so excited, Lou.
I'm very calm.
682
00:36:24,010 --> 00:36:26,150
It's easy to be calm when you're nine
points ahead.
683
00:36:29,870 --> 00:36:31,250
Interceptor, I told him not to go.
684
00:36:31,770 --> 00:36:35,130
Where are we eating tonight, Lou? I'm
thinking fettuccine.
685
00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:37,390
It's not over yet.
686
00:36:38,070 --> 00:36:39,170
Let Rusty be here.
687
00:36:39,590 --> 00:36:42,470
No, he's at the game. If I know him,
he's probably on the bench.
688
00:36:42,730 --> 00:36:44,430
If I know him, he's probably in the
huddle.
689
00:36:45,590 --> 00:36:46,590
Now we'll get the ball back.
690
00:36:53,150 --> 00:36:54,490
Stevens! Stevens!
691
00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:58,730
Just hang on a little. Only 30 seconds
till I have.
692
00:36:59,090 --> 00:37:01,270
Don't let him burn you with a life bomb,
that's all.
693
00:37:01,590 --> 00:37:02,650
Here comes Mike Houser from the back.
694
00:37:03,150 --> 00:37:05,390
He hits it. Oh, Mike Houser.
695
00:37:05,710 --> 00:37:10,590
He's been taking lessons from Crusher.
Came around this man and he really loves
696
00:37:10,590 --> 00:37:11,870
him. We're bringing out the stretcher.
697
00:37:12,170 --> 00:37:15,170
Brompton is still on his back. Boy, did
he take a shot.
698
00:37:15,510 --> 00:37:19,310
Houser, with nobody blocking him, really
creamed him. And Houser, by the way, is
699
00:37:19,310 --> 00:37:20,410
very, very concerned.
700
00:37:20,710 --> 00:37:24,180
But, ladies and gentlemen, There's no
need for second thoughts here because
701
00:37:24,180 --> 00:37:26,080
was a good, clean hit.
702
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,100
They had to win last night.
703
00:37:28,340 --> 00:37:32,140
Now, if Atlanta loses on Sunday, we
could end up in a three -way tie for
704
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:35,500
Really touch and go there for a while. I
like the way they came back. Yeah.
705
00:37:35,980 --> 00:37:39,800
Brompton's out for the season, you know.
Oh, no. Really? Gee, that's too bad.
706
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,220
Talking to Miss Pichon.
707
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,380
She's not happy with the way sports
handled that little incident.
708
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:45,800
Well, what's the matter?
709
00:37:45,980 --> 00:37:48,740
She thinks they sugar -coated an act of
mayhem.
710
00:37:49,210 --> 00:37:51,770
This wasn't a temple in case. It was a
clean shot.
711
00:37:52,230 --> 00:37:54,670
You know, something else she pointed
out, and I think she's right.
712
00:37:55,970 --> 00:37:58,610
Violence starts the minute you turn on
the set.
713
00:37:58,870 --> 00:38:03,010
Those beginning shots of the game with
all those bodies colliding, pow, pow,
714
00:38:03,110 --> 00:38:06,610
pow. It's all heavy hitting. They don't
give play to the beautiful runner who
715
00:38:06,610 --> 00:38:07,610
makes the great moves.
716
00:38:07,890 --> 00:38:09,170
They're giving people what they want.
717
00:38:09,450 --> 00:38:14,050
I don't care what TV does. I still
appreciate a good pass or a good catch.
718
00:38:14,050 --> 00:38:18,390
media can be faulted on this, including
us. I mean, we tend to do what TV does.
719
00:38:18,970 --> 00:38:21,510
I thought we did a pretty good job with
Ron Templeton.
720
00:38:22,390 --> 00:38:25,650
Crusher Carter did a pretty good job
with Ron Templeton, too.
721
00:38:26,670 --> 00:38:29,950
There's a guy whose life will never be
the same because another guy decided he
722
00:38:29,950 --> 00:38:31,490
was going to play football in a certain
way.
723
00:38:31,750 --> 00:38:36,990
I haven't seen anyone in the media,
including us, really look this problem
724
00:38:36,990 --> 00:38:38,950
violence in sports squarely in the face.
725
00:38:39,170 --> 00:38:40,610
Making too much of that.
726
00:38:40,930 --> 00:38:45,010
This includes you, too, Lou. You act
like you're afraid they'll take the game
727
00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:46,970
away from you if you admit it has some
flaws.
728
00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:50,050
Anyway, let's get started.
729
00:38:55,630 --> 00:38:59,570
What's this all about?
730
00:38:59,890 --> 00:39:02,530
I don't know. Houser called the trip,
said he was having a press conference. I
731
00:39:02,530 --> 00:39:03,530
figured we should be here.
732
00:39:10,470 --> 00:39:12,130
Would you all take a seat, please?
733
00:39:14,030 --> 00:39:17,030
Thank you for coming.
734
00:39:19,630 --> 00:39:21,930
You know, I've been playing professional
football now for nine years.
735
00:39:22,690 --> 00:39:25,110
And I never thought I'd give up my
career for any other.
736
00:39:25,490 --> 00:39:29,130
But maybe the excitement of a game keeps
you from realizing what's happening.
737
00:39:31,310 --> 00:39:32,870
I put a man in the hospital yesterday.
738
00:39:33,730 --> 00:39:35,510
And according to the rules, what I did
was fair.
739
00:39:37,350 --> 00:39:39,730
But my wife and I have been doing a lot
of talking.
740
00:39:42,250 --> 00:39:43,610
And I'm calling it quits, guys.
741
00:39:48,759 --> 00:39:53,060
Uh, isn't your quitting a little
extreme, Mike? All I know is how sick I
742
00:39:53,060 --> 00:39:54,060
inside about what happened.
743
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:58,940
I don't want to be a martyr, but if my
quitting will help people re -examine
744
00:39:58,940 --> 00:40:02,400
game and make it safer for others to
play, then what I'm doing's worth it.
745
00:40:03,020 --> 00:40:04,620
Mike? Yes, Bob?
746
00:40:05,300 --> 00:40:08,760
You've had salary disputes with the club
this year. Is this your way of getting
747
00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:09,760
more money?
748
00:40:10,180 --> 00:40:11,840
Obviously, this gentleman hasn't been
listening.
749
00:40:38,950 --> 00:40:41,010
What's the matter? None of us guys are
any good, huh?
750
00:40:41,430 --> 00:40:43,710
You got to pick this stupid greaser,
huh?
751
00:40:52,930 --> 00:40:54,750
They've been through so much. Why aren't
they leaving alone?
752
00:40:55,310 --> 00:40:57,310
If this was a blowout, they would have
made it.
753
00:41:03,010 --> 00:41:04,010
Now what are you up to?
754
00:41:05,010 --> 00:41:06,650
I don't want to see. I don't have
enough.
755
00:41:07,130 --> 00:41:08,490
I want to see what happens.
756
00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:14,000
Notice how instead of dissolving here,
you make the cut, but... Oh, terrific.
757
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:16,640
I was going to comment on that myself.
758
00:42:57,450 --> 00:42:58,450
I hated it.
759
00:42:59,270 --> 00:43:02,030
Wait a minute. He had you sitting on the
edge of your seat.
760
00:43:02,250 --> 00:43:04,270
You wanted to see Wendy get her revenge.
761
00:43:04,490 --> 00:43:05,490
Yeah, I did.
762
00:43:05,810 --> 00:43:08,330
But at the same time, I knew I was being
manipulated.
763
00:43:08,790 --> 00:43:09,790
Sure.
764
00:43:09,950 --> 00:43:13,930
There's this nice young couple, just
married, and some hoodlums come along,
765
00:43:13,930 --> 00:43:15,770
they beat him up, then they rape the
girl.
766
00:43:16,110 --> 00:43:18,290
Naturally, you're just going to be
screaming for justice.
767
00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:19,710
You make that sound easy.
768
00:43:19,930 --> 00:43:23,770
That manipulation is a craft, and he's a
master at it. We're all of us sitting
769
00:43:23,770 --> 00:43:25,830
on top of fear and rage and...
770
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:29,740
hate and vengeance, and he knows exactly
how to get to that visceral response.
771
00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,500
I always judge a picture by how I feel
afterwards.
772
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:38,240
Yeah, I was caught up in it, but now I
feel disappointed, you know what I mean?
773
00:43:39,220 --> 00:43:40,800
Let down, a little empty.
774
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:42,880
It's precisely how he wants you to feel.
775
00:43:43,300 --> 00:43:45,180
There wasn't one new idea in his
picture.
776
00:43:45,580 --> 00:43:46,980
Fredericks isn't interested in ideas.
777
00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:48,720
He's interested in feelings.
778
00:43:48,980 --> 00:43:50,020
He made us feel.
779
00:43:50,520 --> 00:43:52,060
Yeah, rotten.
780
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:55,440
Hey, Crusher, hold up a minute.
781
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:58,720
I've just got a couple more questions
and I can tie up the story.
782
00:44:00,180 --> 00:44:01,180
Not now.
783
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:02,440
Oh, just take a couple of minutes.
784
00:44:04,780 --> 00:44:07,180
I said no, man, so just back off.
785
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:09,400
Hey, what's bugging you?
786
00:44:11,220 --> 00:44:12,220
I'll tell you what.
787
00:44:12,720 --> 00:44:16,080
I got a lawsuit hanging over my head.
The commissioner's threatening a fine
788
00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:17,780
the front officer's talking trade.
That's what's bugging me.
789
00:44:19,020 --> 00:44:20,020
I'm sorry.
790
00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:21,120
Yeah.
791
00:44:21,740 --> 00:44:23,540
Well, this all comes from the media
putting me down.
792
00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:26,960
Talking about me taking cheap shots.
You're the one taking cheap shots.
793
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:28,700
everything out of proportion. Now
everybody's piling on.
794
00:44:28,900 --> 00:44:30,220
Come on, Cliff. That's ridiculous.
795
00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:32,200
I'm just trying to finish up a story.
796
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:33,480
Forget the story.
797
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:35,800
Dump it. You're not doing any story on
me.
798
00:44:36,020 --> 00:44:36,899
What do you mean?
799
00:44:36,900 --> 00:44:39,280
I'm cutting you off. That's what I mean.
The story is dead.
800
00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:41,940
The hell it is. Nobody tells me what I
can write.
801
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:44,920
I'm telling you.
802
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:46,480
The story is through.
803
00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:05,920
When did I see you stir on the crusher
in Sportsview?
804
00:45:06,900 --> 00:45:07,799
You're nuts.
805
00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:08,800
They shot it down.
806
00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:10,080
How come?
807
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:13,020
Well, I didn't do what they were
expecting.
808
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:17,440
They wanted a piece about the tiger on
the field who's a pussycat off, and it
809
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:20,140
just didn't jive with what I found out.
810
00:45:20,860 --> 00:45:23,740
So those guys aren't against printing
negative articles about players?
811
00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:26,340
Yeah, but they wanted their kind of
negative article.
812
00:45:26,820 --> 00:45:30,640
At least when I do something here, I
know it'll be printed the way I see it.
813
00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:33,060
Oh, yeah, that's why I came over.
814
00:45:33,580 --> 00:45:35,980
Your piece on bus transit. You missed
the lead.
815
00:45:36,240 --> 00:45:38,680
Arming the drivers, that's your story.
Do it over.
816
00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:51,500
They murder at random for the
817
00:45:51,500 --> 00:45:56,500
sport of the kill. From Jack the Ripper
to Jeffrey Dahmer, we'll go inside the
818
00:45:56,500 --> 00:46:00,640
twisted minds of history's serial
killers. Tonight on American Justice.
819
00:46:01,130 --> 00:46:04,430
Now, a new female officer tries to play
her cards right.
820
00:46:04,630 --> 00:46:10,210
Angie Dickinson targets an illegal
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