- Subjects
- Published
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Chicago, Illinois :
Triumph Books
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- xvi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/3 in.)
- ISBN
- 9781629371696
- Foreword
- Preface
- Author's Note
- Introduction: What You've Been Missing All These Years
- Chapter 1. Get In the Game
- Uncharted Territory for Fans Looking to Follow the Action
- Chapter 2. The 168-Hour Work Week
- Designing and Installing a Game Plan Is a Round-the-Clock Occupation
- Chapter 3. The Toughest Job in Sports
- What a Quarterback Really Does
- Chapter 4. Ground Rules
- Running the Football in Today's NFL
- Chapter 5. There's Always a Catch
- Receivers Need to Be More Than Just Good Hands People
- Chapter 6. Laying It On the Line
- Why the Offensive Line Makes It All Happen
- Chapter 7. You Say You Want an Evolution?
- The Chess Match of Innovation Never Stops
- Chapter 8. Why 7 Doesn't Equal 7
- The Principal Differences between 3-4 and 4-3 Fronts
- Chapter 9. Feel the Rush
- Pressuring and Protecting the Quarterback Is the Key to Success
- Chapter 10. Gotcha Covered
- How Defensive Backs Do Their Thing
- Chapter 11. What's So Special?
- The Strategy Behind Special Teams Deserves Your Attention
- Chapter 12. FBI: Football Intelligence
- Teaching the Game at the NFL Level
- Chapter 13. Getting Organized
- The Ideal Chain of Command in Today's Front Offices
- Chapter 14. Take Your Pick
- Mastering the NFL Draft Can Make or Break a Franchise
- Chapter 15. Pain Management
- NFL Teams Must Find a Way to Gain a Medical Competitive Advantage
- Chapter 16. Tough Call
- The Biggest Obstacle to Consistent Officiating Is the NFL Rulebook
- Chapter 17. Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
- Why the Growing Use of Analytics Is None of Those Things
- Chapter 18. Talk the Talk
- Show Off Your New Football Vocabulary
- Appendix. Become a True Student of the Game
- Play-by-Play Charts, Play Diagrams, and More
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors