Take your eye off the ball 2.0 How to watch football by knowing where to look

Pat Kirwan, 1950-

Book - 2015

Provides fans with the skills to watch a football game by showing readers how to compile data from a game, introducing the players and their roles and discussing the importance of the NFL draft.

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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Pat Kirwan, 1950- (author)
Other Authors
David Seigerman (-)
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