Friday Night Lights (TV Series)

Jumping the Gun (2008)

Kyle Chandler: Eric Taylor

Quotes 

• Eric Taylor : [Taylor walks into Dickies' makeshift office in the film room... speaking to Dickies' assistants]  Hey can I have a word alone in here, please?

  [they immediately leave] 

  Eric Taylor : Thank you much.

  [to Dickies as he closes the door behind them] 

  Eric Taylor : So what the hell was that? Don, what the hell was that?

  [Dickies is speechless while packing his belongings] 

  Eric Taylor : You know what I think? I think you owe this school an apology, is what I think. And not only that, you owe the players over there an apology, that's what I think.

  Coach Donald Dickies : [contrite]  I got it.

  Eric Taylor : [in disbelief]  You got what? What is it you got, Don? What's it all about? I've done everything I can! This school has reached out... it has opened its arms to you!

  Coach Donald Dickies : [quietly]  You don't know what I'm going through.

  Eric Taylor : No, I don't know what you're going through. But you know what? For two weeks now, we have done everything we can to help you out over here. I've been puttin' up with two weeks... why don't you share with me!

  Coach Donald Dickies : My wife's got three months to live... and I don't have a game plan for that.

  [Taylor is speechless] 

  Coach Donald Dickies : I'm not using that as an excuse... please know that.

  [near tears] 

  Coach Donald Dickies : I do owe you an apology. You tell Riggins... he's a fine player... and I am deeply sorry for what I've done to him. I don't know what I'm gonna do... not gonna be coaching anytime soon.

  Eric Taylor : [quietly]  I'm very sorry.

  Coach Donald Dickies : [gratefully]  Thanks.

  [Taylor leaves the film room] 

• Slammin' Sammy : [Seracen has thrown a wide pass to Riggins, who runs it towards the goal line... Dickies is near hysterical]  ... Tim Riggins could go all the way!

  [Dickies runs onto the field and side-checks Riggins, sending him to the ground] 

  Slammin' Sammy : HOLY COW!

  Eric Taylor : [screaming in disbelief]  HEY... WHOA!

  Coach Donald Dickies : [in hysteria]  You see that? YOU SEE THAT! All you gotta do is take him down!

  [his assistant tries to restrain him, he shoves him away] 

  Coach Donald Dickies : Get offa me! Get offa me! That's all it takes to take somebody down! Ya stick 'em!

  [the stadium has fallen silent by this point] 

  Coach Donald Dickies : You can say goodbye to playoffs!