And unless we fill that void with somethin' better, we're gonna lose 'em. According to the teaching staff, the kids here have trouble being punctual, responding to authority, being a member of a team, and accepting criticism. What one activity can improve 'em on all these areas? - You wanna start a football team? - Exactly. Sean, look at them. Our whole system's designed to prevent them from making contact. Our whole system right now is a joke. Malcolm, you're not buying into this, are you? Seventy-five percent of our kids end up back in jail. How much worse could it be? Well, who are they gonna play against? I'll find 'em high school teams to play. Wait a minute, you wanna take 'em out of the camp? You really think you can trust these kids? Not now, no. But if they were a football team... Oh, come on, Sean. It's impossible. Then let's try the impossible, because the possible just ain't workin'. Paul, we've got to give these kids a target and we've gotta fill that void. You played football, didn't you? Defensive end. Second Team All League. All right, we'll give it a try. But your neck is way out on this.
Gridiron Gang
3.6s
Listen, Paul, we convince a kid to stop gangbanging, all we do is create a void.
Gridiron Gang
1.5s
He's dead.
Gridiron Gang
2.6s
Hey, yo, fetch me that ball, man.
Gridiron Gang
2.6s
Throw it in. Over here. Down low.
Gridiron Gang
2.6s
That's what everybody's afraid of.
Gridiron Gang
8.3s
So, what kinda offense you gonna run? I don't even know if enough kids'll wanna play. Are you kiddin'? Teenage boys'll kill to play football.
Gridiron Gang
10s
I know. I know, Mom, but I just think with you sick, maybe it's not a good time. I completely agree. Why should you do something you love when you could be sittin' around watchin' me fade away?
Gridiron Gang
5s
Now, see, I've been tellin' you for years you should coach.
Gridiron Gang
6.7s
You're gonna have to learn to get along with people from other neighborhoods. Different backgrounds. Number two, school.
Gridiron Gang
6.5s
You're gonna have to apply yourself. Become a better student. And number three, the gridiron.
Gridiron Gang
5.1s
This football program will be three-pronged. Number one, the dorm.
Gridiron Gang
3.1s
Yo, nigga, you deaf? I said gimme the ball.
Gridiron Gang
2.4s
What, you can't talk neither?
Gridiron Gang
5.5s
Oh, God, no. No, no. No, no, no, no. No. No, baby. No. No.
Gridiron Gang
10s
Sorry, I can't. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Coach. Our players will be closely supervised, no problems. Sounds fine, as long as there's no gang members.
Gridiron Gang
2s
Yeah. Technically.
Gridiron Gang
5.3s
Well, it's not a jail. It's a juvenile detention center. But they're criminals?
