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29-635: Friday Night Lights may refer to: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream , a 1990 non-fiction book by H. G. Bissinger Friday Night Lights (film) , a 2004 film based on the book Friday Night Lights (film soundtrack) , the soundtrack of the 2004 film Friday Night Lights (TV series) , a 2006 TV series based on the book and film Friday Night Lights (television soundtrack) Friday Night Lights Vol. 2 (television soundtrack) Friday Night Lights (Attic Lights album) , an album by Attic Lights Friday Night Lights (mixtape) ,

58-449: A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back were also used prominently. On Rotten Tomatoes, Friday Night Lights has an approval rating of 82% based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. The consensus reads: "An acute survey of the football-obsessed heartland that succeeds as both a stirring drama and a rousing sports movie." The film also has a score of 70/100 on Metacritic , based on 35 reviews. Film critic Roger Ebert awarded

87-411: A comeback drive, but Permian ultimately loses as his final pass flies over the receiver's hands. After the game, Billingsley fights with his drunk father, who throws his state championship ring onto the side of the freeway. The next morning, Don reveals to his father that he recovered the championship ring and gives it back to him. Charles partially apologizes and makes the point that his state championship

116-452: A cornerback ages ( Rod and Charles Woodson , DeAngelo Hall , Lardarius Webb , Tramon Williams ). Historically, in the era of the one-platoon system , the safety was known as the defensive fullback (specifically the free safety; the strong safety would be a defensive halfback , a term still in Canadian parlance) or goaltender . The free safety tends to watch the play unfold and follow

145-548: A mixtape by J. Cole See also [ edit ] Friday Night (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Friday Night Lights . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Friday_Night_Lights&oldid=1104643743 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

174-519: A pass. A strong safety's duties are a hybrid of those belonging to a linebacker in a 46 or 3-4 defense and those of the other defensive backs, in that he both covers the pass and stops the run. Current examples of strong safeties active in the NFL include Jamal Adams , Jordan Poyer , Harrison Smith , Budda Baker , Tyrann Mathieu and Derwin James . Strong safeties are not seen in the Canadian game; however,

203-497: A position not used in the American game. As professional and college football have become more focused on the passing game, safeties have become more involved in covering the eligible pass receivers . Safeties are the last line of defense; they are expected to be reliable tacklers, and many safeties rank among the hardest hitters in football. Safety positions can also be converted cornerbacks , either by design ( Byron Jones ) or as

232-402: A technique to "look off" a free safety, by looking away from the intended target receiver's side of the field during a pass play, with the intention to lure the free safety away from that side of the field. This phenomenon often tests how effective a free safety's savvy and athleticism are at defending long pass plays. Free safeties occasionally blitz as well. When this happens, the pressure on

261-560: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Friday Night Lights (film) As preseason practice begins for the Permian High School football team in August 1988, the town of Odessa, Texas has high expectations for the players and their coach Gary Gaines to win a state championship with their star running back James "Boobie" Miles . The quarterback , Mike Winchell, runs under

290-535: Is successful in the playoffs, but all eyes are on the state powerhouse Dallas Carter High School . Permian and Carter make it to the state championship game, which is held at the Astrodome as a neutral site. Miles rejoins the team and watches from the sidelines as the Panthers head into the game. They are initially overwhelmed by Carter's superior size and fall behind, although an interception by Christian helps get them on

319-419: Is used because he is assigned to cover the "strong side" of the offense, the side on which the tight end , a typically big, powerful receiver-type player lines up on offensive plays. The strong safety tends to play closer to the line than the free safety does, and assists in stopping the run. He may also cover a player, such as a running back or fullback or H-back , who comes out of the backfield to receive

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348-462: The line of scrimmage . There are two variations of the position: the free safety ( FS ) and the strong safety ( SS ). Their duties depend on the defensive scheme. The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field. While American (11-player) formations generally use two safeties, Canadian (12-player) formations generally have one safety and two defensive halfbacks ,

377-578: The Panthers fall behind by 14 in the next game, Comer comes into the game after the second-string running back gets injured and helps Winchell and Billingsley get Permian's offense rolling again, leading them to a comeback win. Despite their small size, Permian's defense proves to be stout under the leadership of safety Brian Chavez and linebacker Ivory Christian, and the Panthers embark on a five-game winning streak. Miles holds out hope that he can return to playing soon. Unfortunately, his MRI scan shows that he needs immediate knee surgery and cannot play for

406-517: The acting, particularly the performances of Black, Luke, and Thornton. Earl Ofari Hutchinson of the Los Angeles Times criticized the film for skirting the issue of race relations in Odessa, which Bissinger had gone in depth about in his book. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film 3 stars but said it did not sufficiently get into the heads of the players like the book did. While

435-417: The ball as well as be the "defensive quarterback" of the backfield. The free safety is typically assigned to the quarterback in man coverage , but as the quarterback usually remains in the pocket , the free safety is "free" to double cover another player. On pass plays, the free safety is expected to assist the cornerback on his side and to close the distance to the receiver by the time the ball reaches him. If

464-423: The board before halftime. In the second half, Carter gains a 20-point lead after a pass on fourth down which hit the turf is erroneously ruled complete. However, Permian's defense improves its tackling and the offense pushes through despite injuries as the Panthers score 14 unanswered points to cut the deficit to six. They stop Carter on fourth and inches, leaving the offense to go 75 yards in less than two minutes for

493-552: The expectation of handing off the ball to Miles on most plays. Fullback Don Billingsley struggles with his ball handling and is abused by his alcoholic father Charles, who won a state championship with Permian. The players frequently party as they deal with the pressures of Odessa's expectations. In the season opener against the Marshall Bulldogs, the Permian Panthers make the game a blowout. Gaines intends to bench Miles in

522-469: The film three and a half out of four stars, writing, "The movie demonstrates the power of sports to involve us; we don't live in Odessa and are watching a game played 16 years ago, and we get all wound up." Other reviews opined the film seemed to glorify what it was criticizing. Charles Taylor of Salon wrote, “...in the second half, the movie turns into a rah-rah celebration of exactly the mindset it's spent

551-488: The film were "Just Got Paid" by ZZ Top during the montage of the Panthers' road to the finals; the pump-up song featured as the team ran through the tunnel in the game against Dallas Carter was "New Noise" by the seminal Swedish punk band Refused . During the start of the third quarter during the Championship game, the song " I Wanna Be Your Dog " by The Stooges was used. Three songs from Public Enemy 's album It Takes

580-635: The first day of practice. Under rules of the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body for Texas public school sports, teams cannot use pads or hit until the fourth day of practice (however, in the deleted scenes included in the DVD, a non-pad practice was shown). The soundtrack for the film predominantly featured post-rock band Explosions in the Sky . Music by Daniel Lanois and rock band Bad Company were also included. Other songs in

609-415: The first half criticizing. All of the bad things that have resulted from the characters' mindless devotion to gridiron glory--the abusive father who stays drunk to forget that the peak of his life came at 17; the barely educated Boobie's having nothing left in his life when a knee injury ends his dream of playing pro -- are converted into obstacles that test the mettle of the young warriors”. Taylor did praise

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638-448: The offense puts a receiver in the slot , then the free safety may be called upon to cover that receiver. Because of their speed and deep coverage, free safeties are especially likely to make interceptions. Offenses tend to use the play-action pass specifically to make the free safety expect a run play, which would draw him closer to the line of scrimmage, and reduce his effectiveness as a pass defender. Furthermore, quarterbacks often use

667-451: The outgoing seniors from his depth chart, and it is revealed that Winchell, Billingsley, Miles, and Chavez went on to have successful lives after their football careers ended, with only Christian earning a Division I scholarship. The film ends with the statement that Gaines and Comer led Permian to an undefeated state championship season the following year. In the film, the team was depicted as practicing in full pads and with full contact on

696-498: The quarterback can be severe since a blitz by a defensive back is not usually anticipated. Current examples of free safeties active in the NFL include Kyle Hamilton , Marcus Williams , Justin Simmons , Minkah Fitzpatrick , Quandre Diggs , Kevin Byard , Micah Hyde , and Jessie Bates III . The strong safety tends to be larger and stronger than the free safety. However, the word strong

725-518: The residents of Odessa held a negative reception of the book due to its account of race relations in the Texas city, they eagerly anticipated the release of the film. The film was recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Safety (gridiron football position) Safety ( S ), historically known as a safetyman , is a position in gridiron football on the defense . The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from

754-406: The rest of the season. Miles boldly denies the severity of his knee injury and lies to Gaines so he can suit up again, with his uncle and legal guardian L.V. advocating for him. Permian plays its final district game against Midland Lee, with first place and a playoff berth on the line. The Panthers fall behind, and Gaines puts Miles in out of desperation, but Miles is soon injured again. Winchell leads

783-468: The waning minutes, but keeps him in after third-stringer Chris Comer misplaces his helmet making him unprepared to go in. Miles is sent in but severely tears his ACL after being tackled at the knee on the ensuing play. After the incident, Gaines endures intense public backlash from the town for keeping Miles in. In the next game during the start of district play, Permian gets blown out as Winchell struggles with consistency in his increased role. However, after

812-514: The win. Winchell, Billingsley, and Comer are all injured, but the former two reenter the game. Billingsley takes the ball to the 1-yard line on fourth down, but the play is called back due to a holding penalty. With two seconds left, Winchell desperately runs the ball toward the goal line but is stopped just short, and Carter wins the championship. As the Permian players soak in their defeat, Billingsley reconciles with Charles. Afterwards, Gaines removes

841-477: Was the best thing that happened to him, and he now has nothing happy except those memories. The loss puts Permian in a three-way tie for first place with Lee and Abilene Cooper, and a coin toss is held to determine which two teams make the playoffs. Permian and Lee win the toss, and as the Panthers prepare for the playoffs, Miles clears his locker. While in his uncle's car, he cries about his future being bleak now that his promising football career has ended. Permian

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