The Replacements (2000)

An NFL players'' strike finds coach Hackman stuck with a bunch of replacement players, including washed-up quarterback Shane Falco (Reeves) and never-was receiver Clifford Franklin (Jones). If you can get past the fact that the heroes are scabs, this silly cliche-fest still isn''t very good. It''s better than it oughta be, but only because of Hackman''s presence and Jones''s comic talents. The odd assortment of misfits and goofballs is occasionally amusing, but nothing you haven''t seen in all the other rag-tag-team-fights-the-odds sports comedies. Based on the 1987 strike when players filling in for the Washington Redskins won three straight games.