After he loses control of his truck and causes the drunken traffic accident that kills his loving wife, neglectful father and fading rodeo hero Josh Morgan (Ron White) sinks into depression and self-pity. In the wake of the tragedy of his mother's death, Josh's scrappy teenage son, Shane (Zachary Ansley), struggles to pick up the pieces and make up for his father's shortcomings. The Morgan men get a bittersweet second chance when Josh's father-in-law dies and wills them a farm.