| Description |
xix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
So you want to be a Monday morning quarterback -- Looking at the field and the ball -- You get six points to do what? -- Every player has a different job -- Coaching: win or get fired -- Understanding the lore -- The quarterback is the movie star -- The offensive line: they called mine "the hogs" -- The receivers: glue on their fingers and rockets in their shoes -- The running backs: great ones control games -- Strategies: a lot of ways to go 80 yards or one -- Advanced offensive strategies: like rocket science -- The guys who control the chaos -- The defensive line: get the ball, hit the quarterback -- Linebackers do everything -- The secondary: the last best hope -- Strategies: attack or react -- Advanced defensive strategies -- Special teams really are special -- College football: more than marching bands and cheerleaders -- The NFL: the best in the world -- The road to the Super Bowl -- The business and the game -- Television and the media: the show about the show -- Game gear: what to wear -- The joy of being a fan -- Rivalries: the essence of it all. |
| Summary |
Discusses the rules and lore of football along with information on the players' positions, coaching, strategies, the impact of television on the game, and the joys of being a football fan. |
| Subject |
Football.
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Football -- Rules.
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| Added Author |
Tarcy, Brian.
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| Added Title |
Understanding football like a pro |
| ISBN |
0028617436 |
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9780028617435 |
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