Maybe he was looking at the director's credits. Stephen Herek has done good work before, with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Mighty Ducks, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Okay, so he struck out on his last three, but he clearly has the talent. Somewhere.
Maybe it was a bit of hometown loyalty. Jones is from the Lone Star State, though he didn't attend U of T, like Herek did.
Maybe the former Harvard offensive guard thought there would be more football in it.
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