Eight in the box: Gridiron movie babes

EIGHT: Welcome to the movies- Sure, football movies are pretty awful when stacked up against “Bull Durham” or “The Natural,” but there are still some glorious women who make them work. Remember Kathy Ireland? She played the kicker in “Necessary Roughness,” maybe one of the worst movies ever (especially when you consider that Sinbad played right tackle). Awful movie, beautiful babe. Hey, we can live with that at the NFP.

SEVEN: Cutler, the GM- Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler has stated that he’d like to be involved in making some roster decisions for the team. So if you’re a Bears receiver, now might be the time to start catching the football in practice — before the new QB kicks you out the door.

SIX: The Crab report- Another week, another report on Niners rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who’s still a camp no-show. This time, the story has the former Texas Tech star holding out until September. Good move, right? Now the team can completely forget about him. Nice.

FIVE: Miss Smart- Paul Walker (the cheesy dude from the “Fast and Furious” car racing movies) was the star QB, and James Vanderbeek (whom I actually met in the Packers training room once) played Johnny Moxin, the backup QB who gets to see the “whip crème bikini” and gets the girl in the end in the classic high school football movie, “Varsity Blues.” We think he takes the cake because that girl was Amy Smart.

FOUR: The V.Y. Show- Vince Young, the quarterback everyone seems to still talk about, is reportedly willing to restructure his contract, according to his agent, Major Adams. So V.Y. is basically willing to take a pay cut? That might be the strong play here, especially if Patrick Ramsey continues to sling the football around.

THREE: Benched Bowe- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who supposedly nicknamed himself “The Show,” hasn’t lived up to his potential in camp under new head coach Todd Haley and has plummeted down the depth chart. Sorry, Dwayne, but right now, “The Show” is canceled — reminding us all that you shouldn’t give yourself a nickname unless you wrestle in the WWE and hang out with Divas, because it never works out.

TWO: Coach for Hire- It’s a good thing the Eagles landed Michael Vick on Thursday because during the week — after an injury to backup Kevin Kolb — the team tried to sign, and play, coaching intern Matt Nagy in practice. Look, I’m all for opportunity, but why not call NFP Fantasy expert Joe Fortenbaugh (who still holds passing records in Allentown, Pa.) if you’re just giving out jobs?

ONE: Miss Diaz- Yes, “Any Given Sunday” was a bit inflated when it comes to the NFL — especially when some dude lost his eye on the field — but it still offered us a chance to see Cameron Diaz as an owner. Begging us all to wonder if the beautiful blonde would have signed Vick to replace Jamie Fox at QB.

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