In «The Replacements,» Hackman and Reeves are the heroes, and most of the other characters provide low comedy, including
a Welsh placekicker (Rhys Ifans) who chain - smokes, even while actually on the playing field, and other recruits including a sumo wrestler, a mad dog who attacks anything that is red, and a deaf lineman («Look at it this way: He'll never be called offsides on an audible»).