Charlie Gaines Character Analysis

To the 20, to the 10, to the 5, touchdown! Charlie Gaines is a football phanatic. He knows all there is to know about football. From his favorite team the Los Angeles Bulldogs to the New England Patriots Charlie knows it all. Above all this Charlie truly wishes he were a better football player like his bosom buddy Kevin Fallon. All in all he is still a decent middle linebacker for the Culver City Cardinals. A kid known as the “Brain” because of his freakishly good ability at fantasy football, Charlie Gaines is a very interesting character.
One reason why Charlie is an interesting character is because he is a football genius. I swear he knows the tendencies, stats, and just about everything about every single player active or retired. He even knows more than most team owners, including Joe Warren, the owner of his favorite team the Los Angeles Bulldogs. Mr. Warren is also one of Charlie’s best friends. Charlie is the king of fantasy football. He seemingly always knows when a player might have a breakout year or a big season. Many of Charlie’s opponents are intrigued when he picks up Tom Pinkett, an old back-up quarterback. Joe Warren, also looking for a veteran quarterback for his Bulldogs, signs Tom to a contract. Tom ends up having a great start

and helps the Bulldogs win their first game. After Charlie’s idea turns out to be a big success, Joe Warren starts to ask Charlie for other suggestions. When the Bulldogs starting middle linebacker goes down Charlie recommends signing Jack “Sack” Sutton, a former first round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jack Sutton was let go by the Jaguars after he blew out his knee. In his first appearance back, Jack helps the Bulldogs win. He ends up helping lead the Bulldogs to their first playoff appearance in franchise history. They don’t call Charlie the brain for nothing.
Another interesting fact about Charlie is that he notices indifferences in plays and formations even before his coach does. I mean isn’t the coach supposed to know everything. Charlie was so good at noticing differences in formations that he might even know what play he other team is running before the play even begins. He will notice where the tight end is lined up and he can remember whether or not they threw out of that formation earlier in the game. That is an amazing ability. Knowing what play the other team is running will help you win ballgames no matter who you are. Because of Charlie being a coach on the field the Culver City Cardinals win the league championship. The best play in the title game was because of Charlie. The boy is such a genius.
Finally Charlie is an interesting character because he had no father growing up.

It’s a little bit odd how he developed such a passion for football on his own. Most of the time, I personally, watch football with my father and Charlie never got to experience that. Joe Warren, Charlie’s friend, ends up filling the role as a father figure. They talk football together, Mr. Warren goes to Charlie’s games, and they just flat out like each other. There love goes deeper than football. Charlie is devastated when he learns about Joe Warren’s illness, cancer. He has non-Hodgkins lymphoma to be exact. They battle through the illness together. Honestly Mr. Warren was a better father than Charlie’s biological dad could have ever

been.
Charlie is the cream of the crop when it comes to fantasy football. His skill is matched by next to no one. Only the dream team of Anna and Joe could potentially beat him, but he won’t let that happen.