Book Description

There are few times when a man can look back and say truthfully:
"I won that game. Without me we would have lost."
- Herb Adderley, Defensive Back, Green Bay Packers

The Football Game I'll Never Forget is a collection of fascinating, firsthand accounts from the 1950s through to the 1990s.

Selected from columns in Football Digest, these stories are told by stars from every position on the field and by coaches along the sidelines. Many of the entries are by current (or future) Hall of Fame players from John Elway to Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, representing the best players of their generation.

The Football Game I'll Never Forget features one hundred personal accounts by such NFL legends as:

• Quarterbacks: John Unitas, Y.A. Tittle, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Doug Williams, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms
• Running backs: Marcus Allen, Earl Campbell, Franco Harris, Gale Sayers, Tony Dorsett
• Receivers: Lynn Swann, John Taylor, John Stallworth, Drew Pearson
• Linebackers: Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke
• Defensive linemen: Merlin Olsen, Ed "Too Tall" Jones
• Defensive backs: Ronnie Lott, Paul Krause, Ken Houston, Mel Blount
• Offensive linemen: Mark Bortz, Brad Benson
• Kickers and special team players: Jan Stenerud, Jim Turner, Pat Leahy
• Coaches: Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Bill Parcells.

The Football Game I'll Never Forget is an ideal book for football fans of all ages.

Customer Reviews (2)

A Must-Have for any Avid Football Fans
I loved this book. I'm still reading it. It's a GREAT read, and a must-have for any football collectors or nostalgics. It's also got the more modern players as well. It's a great book.

A `must' for avid football fans
In The Football Game I'll Never Forget: 100 NFL Star's Stories, Chris McDonell's selections come from descriptions by the players themselves, as told to the editors of Football Digest, of the most memorable moments in games they played, and will thrill any football game who is heavily involved in the history of the sport. Dozens of famous Super Bowl games, divisional championships, and more are recounted by key players who contributed to historic events. A `must' for avid football fans.
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Outstanding, But Don't be Misled
First off, this is an excellent book on an exciting modern offense.

Secondly, the title is very misleading.It should be "Coaching Football's Flexbone Offense".This is not the 4- or 5-wide shotgun Spread in use at schools like Purdue, Clemson or West Virginia, nor is it the Spread Option-from-the-shotgun that Florida and others have popularized.

Rather, it is the triple option run from a Flexbone/Run-and-Shoot formation with two wide receivers and two slotbacks, with a single back behind the quarterback, who is under center.

This book is full of invaluable insights from Coach Stowers's days at Georgia Southern University, where the Flexbone attack has won six Division I-AA championships.He breaks down the running attack, based on the triple option but with a small and powerful supplement, and includes his sprint-out passing attack and some play action passes as well.

In my opinion, it would be possible to install an effective Flexbone triple option attack from Coach Stowers's book alone.

Highly recommended.

STOWER POWER
THIS BOOK IS AWESOME BABY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT FOOTBALL WAS, THEN I READ THIS BOOK FROM MR. STOWERS. WOW HE REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF, HE TAUGHT ME THE WHOLE GAME! ... Read more

Book Description
For millions of fans, John Madden's name is synonymous with football. Whether as a Super Bowl-winning coach, an Emmy Award-winning analyst, or the namesake of the most popular sports video game of all time, Madden NFL, he has studied the game from every angle. In Heroes of Football, Madden uses his extensive knowledge to detail the dominating dynasties, prominent players, game-making plays, and season-ending games that transformed professional football from its rough-and-tumble beginnings to the country's biggest sport.

Filled with photos, sidebars, and analytical charts, John Madden's Heroes of Football: The Story of America's Game is the ultimate book for young football fans. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Madden's Heroes of Football
We purchased this for our son-in-law for Christmas.It was passed around like candy among the men.Isn't it wonderful to give a gift that is so well received!

Great book, great info and better than older Madden books in terms of quality info
Over the years, John Madden covered mostly NFC games for CBS from 1979-94, and then again for FOX from 1994-2002.Then he went on to ABC and now NBC, on a more neutral path, again with Al Michaels. It all added up to what seemed to be too NFC biased.This probably comes from, as most fans know, the network that covers the game will be connected with the visiting team in a case of interconference games.If it's NFC vs. NFC, fine.Here's an interconference example from 1988:Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills.CBS was the network since the NFC team was on the road.
Years of this caught up with Madden, which is funny because he was a Raiders (AFC) guy in the 60s and 70s.For a while, he would certainly talk up the great teams of the 80s and 90s during a broadcast - Giants, Rams, Bears, Skins, Packers, 49ers, Eagles - all from the NFC.Too much bias towards the "home" conference in my opinion.It didn't seem like he was on board or had the respect for a lot of Hall of Famers from the AFC since he didn't cover those games as much.Even his "All-Madden" teams seemed to leave off some great AFC players from that era.Despite the fact that the NFC was on the super bowl winning streak, that shouldn't be the reason to talk up the NFC:Things have changed now with the AFC winning 8/10, and it seems like an even playing field throughout the entire league.The super bowls that John Madden covered in the past seemed like he was going for home network team!!
In this book, he finally gets it right.He gives props to many great players no matter what conference they are/were from.Great photos are scattered throuout.A great source of info for the proper age group.The stories flow with ease and are very informative.The adults who may be reading this book to their kids will smile with a lot of football history and great memories.

Never Received It
I never received this item.I was told that Amazon could not get this for me.Therefore, I cannot tell you whether or not I liked it.Please let me know what went wrong with this order.Thank you.

Hannah Heller

Excellent
I first saw this in a school order form but the price was better on Amazon. My son loves it! ... Read more

Product Description
In The University of Notre Dame Football VaultTM The History of the Fighting Irish, John Heisler introduces readers to the legendary history of one of America s most admired and talked-about college football programs. From its humble beginnings on a muddy South Bend field in 1887 to the powerhouse teams of today, Fighting Irish fans will once again experience the glory days of coaching greats Knute Rockne, Elmer Layden, and Ara Parseghian. Just like the pages of a family scrapbook, The University of Notre Dame Football VaultTM is stuffed with rarely-seen snapshots, images, and photos all intermixed with a variety of intriguing replica memorabilia. Reproductions include a 1924 ticket to Notre Dame's first bowl game, handwritten Rockne play diagrams from the 1930's, a bumper sticker from the 1973 National Championship, and a ticket to the 1997 Notre Dame Stadium Rededication Game. Never before has the history of the Fighting Irish been told in such a vivid, graphic, and entertaining format. Illustrated; Hardcover; 144 pages ... Read more

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UND Football Vault
I purchased this collection for my Father In-Law, a devout ND fan, for Christmas.It was highly recommended by the Notre Dame Alumni site and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who might be interested! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Why trust anyone to teach the 46 but the Ryan family?
Buddy's son Rex does a great job teaching every aspect of the 46 defense and shows it can be used as a base more than just a package. As is true for all football books, you will get confused at times with the diagrams but if you dive into the book and appreciate everything going on you will see the big, beautiful picture that is the 46 defense. My only gripe is that it ends somewhat abruptly and leaves playcalling up to the personal coach, not much help in that department. I am now thinking of getting the DVD to go along with the book as I one day hope to coach competitive high school and up football!

"Monster of the Midway"
If you want to know about the 4-6 defense this is the book for you. I has everything you need to start using the 4-6 defense at any level. Well written, full of diagrams, and easy to understand.

This book is a step by step guide on how to use the 4-6 Defense. It details every position.It covers why the 4-6 Defense works so well. This book has a great section on how to play and hide the coverages the defense is in. And it also covers how to stop the option. Any team that runs the option against this defense is crazy.

If you like to blitz this book is for you. However, stay away form the DVD/VHS you will not like it. Let us just say it is not up to the same level as the book.

I recommend this book for almost all levels of coaches. (not pop warner) Sorry!!!!

Excellent
This book goes into the development and history of defense and shows how the 46 has evolved.Rex included many coaching points that can be applied to other defenses also.This has to be the best coaching book I have read.

Excellent, has many coaching points for all players and coac
Being an agressive coach and one time player who played this defense in college, I can now grasp the total concept of the 46 defense.Although I already knew alot about the defense, this book allows someone to totallyunderstand every part of the defense from coverage, to blitz's.The mostimportant part of this book is chapter 9.This chapter is about thedifferent coverages that one can use to confuse a quarterback, better yetan entire offense.I believe this is a good tool for learning especially onthe highschool and college levels.

Finally...someone got a clue!
I have been waiting for a book like this ever since the inception of the 46 defense.There have been other books which discuss the subject but never one book devoted entirely to it.It is easy to read and useful forboth casual onlookers of the game and serious readers.The terminology isclear and the author provides a detailed and insightful look at thisdefensive scheme.This is a definite buy for those who want to learn whata real NFL defense is supposed to look like! ... Read more

Book Description
In college football circles, the first Wednesday in February is New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, and Christmas all rolled into one. It's payoff time for a year spent screening miles of videotape and probing mountains of data, balancing the promise of a dazzling 40-yard-dash time against the perils of a putrid GPA, and text-messaging high schoolers 50 times a day. It's the day when coaches across the country camp out in front of their fax machines waiting for their football futures to be decided by a bunch of 18-year-olds.

It's National Signing Day.

In this surprising and unprecedented dissection of college football's secret season, author Bruce Feldman takes you deep inside the war room of Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron, the combustible Cajun who built national championship teams at the University of Miami and USC before setting up shop in the Deep South. In a blow-by-blow account of the year leading up to National Signing Day 2007, Feldman reveals the inner secrets of Orgeron's success, recounting every step along the way as Orgeron and his Ole Miss staff pick 25 winners from a list of 1,000 names.

Meat Market makes the actual football season—the one that runs from September through January—read like a postscript. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

AllYou Want to Know and More About College Football Recruiting
This book seemed as if it would never end.Never.

Over and over again, then over and over again. Yes, kind of like the recruiting process but this book needed a good editor, someone who could scale it down, make it more concise and directed.More focused.

Has some good insight into recruiting, especially as it relates campus and interdepartmental stresses and strains.But it never succeeded in making the coaches real flesh and blood people.They came across as cartoon like characters while Coach O, the ultimate cartoon character, ranted and raved.The book needed more character development of the coaches.It had facts, facts galore, but it never really made the coaches real live human beings.How, for example, did the recruiting demands affect their marriages and their family relationships.

A good idea, at the wrong time with the wrong staff and badly in need of an editor.Someone to corral the information in the book and give it focus.

When Ole Miss fired Coach O, this book was most likely rendered to the bargain table.If you are a college football junkie, buy it there, don't pay full price.

blue chip topic, good execution, but doesn't have the "it" factor
The events in the book chronicle the 2007 University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) recruiting season and focus on head coach Ed Orgeron.It sounds great in theory - to be a fly on the wall at a college football program.And after reading Michael Lewis's fascinating The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game about Ole Miss recruit Michael Oher, "Meat Market" sounded like a perfect behind-the-scenes companion guide.But unfortunately, there's not much variation or substance to this book.

There's certainly no shortage of unrecognizable recruit names and their esoteric statistics.And this feels more like padding than real content.

Further, nearly every single recruit in the book is portrayed the exact same way - their behavior is erratic and immature.The most highly touted recruit in the 2007 class - Joe McKnight - seems on the verge of signing with Ole Miss.But, he disappears the night before signing day... and commits to USC.And another running back, after initially committing to Ole Miss, turns around and signs with rival Mississippi, saying it was because they gave him the number 2 for his jersey.What's also redundant is the sheer number of players that have academic and behavior problems.

If there's a positive to "Meat Market," it's how the football coaching profession is totally un-glamorized.I now appreciate just how hard these guys work - how much research goes into recruiting and how hard you have to pursue a recruit.Ole Miss never does anything shady, but you get the feeling that lots of underhanded tactics come into play when you're in this profession.And you know it's a thankless job, because Orgeron was actually fired in the season that takes place after the events of this book.

Overall, "Meat Market" is decent, but I preferred "The Blind Side."

Great for Sports Fans
I heard about this book during the 2008 Rose Bowl.I highly recommend this book to any college football fan.It gives a glimpse into the bizarre world of college football recruiting.The book deals mostly with the the class of 2007.Any sports fan will enjoy this book.

Good Book
I love college football and Im just starting to get into all the aspects behind it. This does a very good job of showing all the aspects that go into recruiting. You can see how you can recruit all the great athletes you want, but if they don't make the grades it's no good to the program. It shows you all the little things that go into recruiting. It is also very well written. Great Book. In some parts it can be a little repetitive, but i think that was due to following Orgeron.

Great book
its a great book, i feel like i wanted to start go and recruiting kids like coach O ... Read more

Book Description
Aaron Schatz and the experts at FootballOutsiders.com are on the cutting edge of football analysis. Pro Football Prospectus uses groundbreaking statistical analysis to provide its readers with a new understanding of how football works—without sacrificing readability.

Includes extensive coverage of all thirty two teams, analysis of off-season personnel changes, and predictions for where each team will finish the 2007 season. Provides statistics for more than 500 skill players along with commentary and KUBIAK projections forecasting their 2007 fantasy football numbers. ... Read more

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Great insights into the game of football
If you thought that football was all brawn and no brains, think again. This book really does a great job of analyzing the game of football and showing that it is more than just choreographed violence. The authors offer insights into every team's past (last season) and future (the upcoming season) based on a number of metrics they developed.

I am a huge fan of Baseball Prospectus and I gave this book a shot because Amazon had it cheap and I wanted to see the BP approach applied to baseball. It's definitely not as amazing as the baseball version, but I think that's partly because I'm not familiar with all of the statistics and measurements used throughout the book.

Excellent teaching/learning guide
An in depth look at different ways of measuring individual and team
performances, giving readers new insights behind America's greatest game.
Often times, these will point to hidden strengths and weaknesses a year
or two early. Also included are a team projections for the upcoming
season as well as Fantasy Football projections that are often different
than the traditional lists. This is a great book for anyone looking to learn more about both individual players and teams.

Fantasy handbook
Presents a lot of theories that make it a great guide for NFL fantasy. As a first-time reader of the prospectus, I found it provided a different way to look at selecting players and generated some discussion of the way we use statistics in the NFL. Love the greatest running back seasons article.

A must have for all hardcore football fans
When you first get this book, it can look a little overwhelming.It is very large, and you may think that much written on football can be a bit much.That is not the case at all.Pro Football Prospectus is a great book, and all football fans that would like a deeper understanding of the game should read this. It breaks down the stats of each team in a whole different way, taking a look at what stats really mean, rather than the number of points scored.There is also a section on fantasy football that is very valuable.

If you want to have a deeper understanding of the game, and look very intelligent in conversations with other football fans, please get this book.you will not be disappointed.

A Wealth of Info for the Start of the Season
I had been to their website at football outsiders before but this is the first purchase I had ever made with them. The info in the book is interesting and it probably holds up better in the beginning of the season versus the end. Obviously, teams change and what was true prior to week 1 will be different to some degree after week 1.

It is still early in the season but this was a good tool especially if you like to play in friendly football pools. It is not meant to be read cover to cover. I read up on upcoming oppenents for my home team. It makes me more aware of who the opponents players are ... Read more

Book Description
Features a complete playbook for the 3-3-5 defense, capable of dealing with all of the problems that may confront a modern defense. Includes all of the terminology necessary to install the entire system, with detailed explanations and over 150 illustrations of how to stop football's most explosive running play with the 3-3-5 defense. Contains the assignments and techniques necessary to implement the most effective pass coverages (both man and zone) versus the modern passing game. Offers a complete stunt package that complements and enhances each pass coverage. ... Read more

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THE DEFENSE THAT IS SWEEPING THE NATION!
"The 3-3-5 Defense" is by far the best book that Leo Hand has written. It covers player assignments, techniques, drills, coaching terminology, and lots of diagrams, It is easy to read and well written.

His football terminology maybe a little too much for a new coach, however, all you have to do is look at the diagrams and you will see what he is talking about. A must buy book for any football coach that wants to run the 3-3-5 Defense.
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Book Description
Andy Piascik boldly asserts that the 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns were the greatest dynasty in the 85-year history of organized pro football. Piascik evaluates the team's accomplishments through exhaustive research and extensive interviews; and he analyzes the correlation between the Browns being the first integrated pro sports team of the modern era and the numerous championships they won from 1946 through 1955. Finally, Piascik explores the three specific areas of pro football that the Browns helped revolutionize: the passing game, the kicking game, and defense. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

It's actually rating should be more like a 2 1/2
I've read a few other books on the old Cleveland Browns.This one pointed out a couple of things that I didn't know about their formation, the reasons why the old Cleveland Rams moved, etc.The book's coverage of the 1946-1955 seasons was good and brought out some things I didn't know about the old Brownies.To the author's credit he did interview many old Brownies.

That said the book wasn't captivating, which I considerate the bare minimum requirement to earn a 4* or 5* rating.The book is okay if you get a library copy, but don't expect a great read.Basically it's something to read if you don't have anything better to do.

Fine 40s and 50s Football
"The Best Show in Football" is about the first 10 years of the Cleveland Browns franchise, 1946-'55. The Browns played in their league championship in each of those years, winning 7.It is author Piascik's firm conviction that the Browns were the top dynasty in the history of pro football. (The other contenders are the 1940-`46 Bears, the `61-'67 Packers, the '74-'79 Steelers and the '81-'89 San Francisco 49ers). BSF ventures deep into the history of the old All America Football Conference and its' absorption into the National Football League. BSF is a virtual whirl of players, coaches, stadia and a myriad of franchise shifts. Try tracing the roots of the Colts franchise! There is a plethora of recollections from the `40s and `50s adding up to a mini history of pro football in those heady years after WW2. Piascik also offers deep analysis of most aspects of the game-almost to the point of paralysis! A cardinal point of BSF is the integration of the National Football League. The Browns signed Bill Willis and Marion Motley to contracts for the 1946 season and were far more progressive in signing black players than many other teams. The LA Rams and Detroit Lions are offered as examples of teams that were not. BSF is very well researched and documented. Author Piascik contacted 58 former NFL and AAFC players and provides a season by season scorecard of players shifts on the '46-'55 rosters. He has done his homework! Rating BSF is difficult: For hardcore Browns fans-and certainly for Ohio natives-this is a 5 star production. Younger fans and those from other parts of the country may not be so enthusiastic. 4 stars appear to be a fair call. BSF is noteworthy for its portrait of pro football just before its explosion in popularity and its' rise to the favorite sport of this country.

The AAFC Can No Longer Be Considered Just a Footnote to Pro Football History
The author re-establishes and brings into clear focus the fact that the 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns had players so talented, so well-schooled and well-drilled, assistant coaches so technically proficient, a club so advanced in its organization, a head coach, Paul Brown, so commanding in his grasp of the game and in team organization, that his appearance and that of his team on the pro football scene were the making of the most significant revolution to hit the sport.Paul Brown and his influence changed everyone's approach to the game, and men such as Weeb Ewbank, Blanton Collier, Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, and Bill Walsh astutely followed the lessons of this great man and made their own significant impact on pro football history.In all cases they gave credit to the man who started it all, much as we--lovers of the game and historians alike--must also do.This book does give Paul Brown the credit he deserves, and thereby becomes a significant contribution to the truth of pro football history.

A Terrific Book
This book is a model of pro football historical writing.It was a very entertaining read, and it's chock full of facts I didn't know.It will join my reference books on football.

Great Football Book
On one level, this book is full of great football stories.Piascik weaves the fascinating tales of great players like Otto Graham, Marion Motley, and Lou Groza and the coach that helped pull it all together, the legendary Paul Brown.In their first ten years of existence, the Browns won seven league championships, and Piascik makes a strong argument that they were the greatest dynasty in pro football history.

But Piascik also takes the tale to another level, and that is what makes this book such an important addition to the field of football history.Beyond simply recognizing their accomplishments, Piascik delves into the methods and strategies that helped the Browns stand out, not just against the teams of their era but compared to all of the teams in pro football history.Head coach Paul Brown was a great innovator, but what made the biggest difference was his eagerness to use African American players at a time when pro football -- and all other team sports -- had closed their doors.Piascik suggests that it was this move which made the biggest contribution to the Browns dominance.The integration of pro football seems like an inevitable development in retrospect, but in 1946 -- a year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier -- it wasn't an easy or popular choice.

Football fans will love this book because of the gripping stories about some of the game's great players.But this book is also a must read for those interested in sports history and social justice. ... Read more

Book Description
Football Offenses & Plays presents all of the popular offensive systems used today as well as tactical advice for play calling in each of four areas of the field. It features insights from many of the game's top offensive minds, who have conceived, or are extremely successful in employing, a specific means of attack:

• Discover the strengths of the I-Formation from Al Borges and the use of the H-back from Joe Novak.
• Maximize the use of one-back sets using two, three, or four receivers with the help of Glen Mason, Joe Tiller, and Gregg Brandon.
• Make the shotgun a real weapon with the insights of Randy Walker and Rich Rodriguez.
• Learn how to use four receivers from shotgun formations from Rich Rodriguez.
• Trace the development of running attacks, including the veer with Bill Yeoman, the wing-T with Tubby Raymond, and flexbone with Fisher DeBerry.
• Execute soundly in the yellow zone, green zone, red zone, and gold zone with guidance from Dennis Franchione, Ralph Friedgen, Larry Kehres, and Terry Malone.
• Employ the best strategies for two-minute and no-huddle situations with advice from Gary Tranquill.
• Help your quarterback make effective play calls at the line of scrimmage with the audible system presented by Don Nehlen.

Developed by the American Football Coaches Association, Football Offenses & Plays is the most detailed and comprehensive book on offensive tactics ever published. Make it part of your game plan this season and see your side of the scoreboard light up! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Haphazard at best. Youth Coaches AVOID!
In my experience as a football coach at both the high school and youth levels over the past nine years, what coaches need the most are comprehensive playbooks that detail specific game situations and help neophytes to understand not just what a play is supposed to look like, but also how it attacks the defense and WHY it is called. You rarely in football call a play to score. You call it to gain a minimum acceptable amount of yardage in order to sustain a drive. Understanding this vital point is a CRITICAL part of understanding the strategy and tactical situation of the game.

You will NOT find that information in this book. Much like the inaccurately named "Football's Best Offensive Playbook" (ISBN: 0-87322-574-0) this book is a confusing mishmash of individual plays and complex ideas. An inexperienced youth coach trying to use this book would be hopelessly lost and end up with a playbook that looks like it came from Madden.

Almost no effort is devoted in this book to the concept of series-based football and the idea of making as many plays in the offense look as similar as possible in order to fool the defense into overpursuit. All of the plays shown are drawn against a 4-3 defense, a defensive system almost NEVER used below the high school level.

I also agree with the previous reviewer that the book should have included something about the West Coast Offense. Although the system is completely unsuitable for the youth levels, it has some application in it's passing attack, and with its widespread use (29 of 32 NFL teams currently run it in some form) coaches are bound to want to incorporate it. Its lack of inclusion means that the book is not comprehensive.

If you are an experienced coach looking to expand your system, you will probably find a few tips and tricks here. If you are a beginner, or are coaching at the youth levels, I strongly recommend "The Wing-T from A-Z" series by Dennis Creehan (ISBN: 1-57167-426 and 1-58518-250-8), "Winning Single Wing Football" by Ken Kueffel ,the SWinger's Bible, (ISBN:0-9744022-4-9) and "Coaching the Single Wing Offense" by Jim Ahern (ISBN: 1-58518-912-X).

If you are interested in the pass-first attack of the West Coast Offense and the Spread (And I hope you're not at the youth level where these offenses are inordinately difficult to install and use), then I recommend "Football's West Coast Offense" by Henderson and Olsen (ISBN:0-88011-662-5) and "Coaching Football's Spread Offense" by Stowers and Butzer (ISBN: 1-58518-198-6).

Above all, I recommend, "The Toss: A New Offensive Attack for High Scoring Football" by Jerry Vallotton, which is available only through his website now. Web searches will lead you to him easily. (Amazon sells the book, but it's currently out of print and several hundred dollars. It's much cheaper through the author.)

I do not particularly recommend this book.

~D.
Derek A. "Coach" Wade
Author: Impact! Coaching Successful Youth Football Vol. I: The Program

Some good stuff
It has some good stuff but there isn't anything in here about the West Coast Offense. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Great for kids.
If you have a son or daughter that's into football, this book is a neverending treat.Stats, NFL records, team info... my stepson never goes on a roadtrip or plane ride without the 2006 edition. Santa will be delivering the 2007 edition... why not?He's getting A's in math... so these stats must be helping!

2007 NFL Record and Fact book
This book is awesome.I keep it by my side during all NFL games and I am able to identify players - find out where they went to school and how long they have been in the league.It has lots of info, but not overwhelming. Judy - SD

Excellent Source of NFL Information
Every two years I buy the latest edition of the NFL Record and Fact Book so I purchased a copy and went through the 2007 edition rather thoroughly in anticipation of the upcoming season.It is an outstanding resource for statistics, facts, history, and team summaries for the avid NFL fan.

The best part of the book to me is the extensive coverage of NFL records and details of every Super Bowl and Super Bowl record you can imagine.I've won many a debate using this resource.

Another excellent part of the book is the details and mini-histories of every single NFL team with many of the most important team records recorded.

There is also a lot of information I refer to only when needed, like the scheduling formulas, abbreviated rules, and similar information that one may like to review on occasion.

Also useful is the detailed review of the previous season and all the stats both NFL wide and per team (in the team reviews).This could be a reason one would want to buy the book every year.

Overall the Record and Fact Book is well organized, it's easy to find what you want, and a great resource when you want to know where the third string quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles went to college, or who holds the record for most passing yards in a game.It's all here!

A reasonably recent copy is a must for serious NFL fans.

A Brit finds the NFL
As a British fan of NFL, I found this a treasure-trove of information, with informative items and guides, in addition to statistical data on teams and players, plus games schedules. For me and my wife this is a 'must have'

HISTORY OF THE NFL 1920-2007
Very Informative,settles all arguments about NFL records,stats,etc...would definately recommend this book to all serious minded NFL fans,sportswriters,sportscasters,etc....very good NFL manual. ... Read more

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Good resource for the global game
As someone who follows football (soccer) on every continent, this has been the most complete source of information for world football to date. It is packed with statistics, national team peformances, national leagues for every FIFA member and club/cup competitions from every continent. As someone who lived in the Virgin Islands for three years, I was surprised to see the facts for the local leagues, including some of the association officials I knew personally. It was the first time I ever saw any information on the Virgin Islands' leagues. The only things I didn't like about the book were the font (which is really small) and the fact that the whole book is in black and white. I understand both drawbacks. The small font is a space saver and to produce a book with this much information in color would make it cost much more than the $30 I paid. Overall, I think this is a solid book for the serious football fan. ... Read more

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2003 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (15)

Great for a cluless football watcher!
I was very excited to get my book and after I read it I realized I knew more about football than I had thought. It had great descriptions of the players and what their job on the feild is. I shared the book with some of the football moms at the high school I work at. They thought it was helpful as well. GREAT BOOK FOR THE BEGINNER!!

Great for the basics!
If you are as clueless about football as I was, this is the book for you. It covers the very basics so you at least get a basic understanding of the game. I always wondered why everyone got so excited about "downs". I thought touchdowns were what you got excited about. I understand now. This book got me hooked on football. It's just a primer. If you want more details after reading it, there are other books out there. Of course, just watching the games will help too.

Fun Book
Easy to read book with lots of humor.Very helpful for those who know little about this great sport.

Football for real dummies
I had originally gotten the book Football for Dummies to prepare for my grandsons' first season playing Pop Warner football. I found that I was too dumb for Football for Dummies. Nowhere was there an explanation as to whether a team's goal line was the goal they were defending or the one they were heading for. Everything else in the book depends on an understanding of this one principle. Nor could I find an explanation for a safety that made sense to me. Then I saw Snot Bubbles on Amazon. com and thought it was worth a try! Thank G-d for Snot Bubbles! A book that even a grandmother can understand. It gave me a good basic education in football and allowed me to graduate up to Dummies. (I learned things that even my daughter didn't know.) Now I even watch NFL games on TV and can have a fairly educated conversation with my grandsons.

A first year football mom gets a clue with this book
The first benefit I received after reading this book was that I was able to immediately identify the position my 5th grader is playing by recalling from memory the diagram of player positions in this book.After a few more reads, I can spot offsides, know who the ineligible receivers are and finally know what clipping means.I even know that offensive tackles don't actually tackle anyone.I'm a little creeped out by all the references to "sexy" football players and "tight ends" (and I'm not talking about the position here), especially since my player is 10 years old, but the author seems to hop back and forth between talking about hot, sweaty, grunting NFL players and sweet, little, innocent youth league players who need praise and encouragment from their parents, so if you can flow with her meandering about, it's not that big of a deal.

A good and useful book overall. ... Read more

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Book is about fairness and conflict resolution not football
This book is on the easy side for a level 3 book.My 7 year old son read half the book and the children had not actually played football.There was some pushing and shoving type fighting the beginning.The book was really about fairness in choosing teams, avoiding and resolving conflict, friendship and competitiveness.It has very little to do with football.It was OK, but I would not go out of my way to recommend it to anyone unless they had a child who would do anything to win, etc. ... Read more

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This complete guide to strength/power training, plyometrics, functional conditioning, and flexibility training is writte for athletes and coaches looking to build overall power and stamina. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Well Written
Probably the most well written and thought out book on Strength and Conditioning out there.The authors have succesfully written a book for the layman to apply to themselves or their football program.A perfect book for anyone who does not already have their CSCS, or just wants to help their program or child succed.Not a lot of complicated jargon and theories, rather material that can be applied strait away.Well done.

A great guide to get into game shape...
I bought this book for my son, who is aiming to be a Hokie in a few more years.The information is clear and precise, with great pictures and illustrations.My only disappointment is that the book does not have a hard cover as described; it has a soft cover which can easily be bent and torn with the use I expect it to get.

The best there is!!!!
This book is the best training from the best coach in the world. Mike Gentry has recently won top national honors for his athletic conditioning program @ Virginia Tech and is a great person to model your program's training after. I don't care if you're not a football coach. You will not find a better book to learn from PERIOD!!!! Absolutley awesome. If you don't agree you're just ignorant or dumb.

Great training
I have bought several 'bodybuilding' books from Amazon over the past 6 months, expecting a full body transformation. What happened was that I ran into a lot of thoeries on working out which often contradicted one another (HIT vs. Periodization) and it occured to me that I hadn't found what I was looking for.

I then concentrated on athletic performance as my goal instead of just 'looks' that the sport of bodybuilding strives for. What sport out there is more demanding than football?? NONE! I play for a flag football team and I want to get bigger, faster, and stronger. Luckily, I found "A Chance to Win" with my favorite player on the cover, Mike Vick. The selling point for me was that the workouts on Gentry and Tony are PROVEN time and time again by the quality of football players at V.Tech. This book really covers EVERYTHING you need to know about training your body to become a true athlete like diet, supplements, drills for speed and quickness, and a year long training routine. Excellent book which I'll be using it for a long time. ... Read more

Product Description
How 'Bout Them Dawgs? In the University of Georgia Football Vault, Bulldog radio network announcer Loran Smith explores the prolific 115 year of history of his beloved Dawgs. With exhilarating stories, remarkable images, and memorabilia for UGA's diverse, historic archives, Smith's approach to the Bulldog story demonstrates his deep appreciation of the sports program that has been an integral part of his life for over 40 years. The University of Georgia Football Vaultprovides fans with their own personal scrapbook bursting with dozens of rarely seen reproduction memorabilia from Georgia's glory days. An 1894 poster advertising of UGA's earliest games, a Georgia-Yale program postcard from Sanford Stadium's 1929 dedicatory game, a crimson-and-black, felt stadium pennant from the 1960's, a sheaf of season tickets from the 1980 National Championship year, and a bumper sticker celebrating the 2002 SEC Championship - all this and much more are waiting to be discovered in the pages of the University of Georgia Football Vault . Illustrated; Hardcover ... Read more

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A must for Georgia fans!
What do you keep in a vault?Treasures?Well, this vault contains treasures for the Bulldog fan!I bought three of these and the recipients were very happy with the gift!Loren Smith is a well-known Georgia 'landmark' and has been Larry Munson's sideline sidekick for years.I can still hear Larry Munson saying, "How about it, Loren?"He has compiled a wonderful collection to bring the history of Georgia football alive for all who read it.Thanks, Loren! ... Read more

Book Description
How to Play, Enjoy and Win your Fantasy Football League Every Year!A handy, concise and informative source book. Expertly organized and full of hard facts, helpful tips and valuable strategies. This guidebook is for the novice or the expert who wants to learn more about how to play and win fantasy football. It is your single source for every strategy, tip, rule or league variation available. It is the best book of its kind.Includes:- The history and administration of Fantasy Football- Types of leagues, scoring systems and drafts- How to rank players- Draft day tips, theories and advanced strategies - Roster Management skills (trades, add/drops, start/bench decisions)- Auction, Keeper and IDP leagues- Interview with Lenny Pappano (co-founder World Championship of FantasyFootball and draftsharks.com)- Psychology of Fantasy Football- Injuries- And much more! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Outstanding!
Fantasy Football Guidebook is a great book.I have participated in fantasy football for several years.This year, however, my wife decided she wanted to learn the "game" and draft her own team.She bought the Fantasy Football Guidebook to help her learn the game.Eventually, she was spouting strategy and making decisions based on issues I'd never considered.So I decided to read the book, too.Wow!Not only did I learn a great deal more about the game itself, but I have continued to use it as a reference throughout the season.This book is the only source you need, whether you're a rookie or a veteran.Many thanks to Sam Hendricks and his team of professionals.His style is smooth and light, and the added humor is refreshing.

The first book of its kind!
This is the first book to explore every possible fantasy football topic. I know that sounds ambitious but that is exactly what this book does!!!!

Four hundred pages of theories, strategies, tips and rules to make you a better player and a better commissioner or owner. This book has it all.

Chapters on:
-Scoring systems
-Ranking players
-Advanced Draft theories (VBD, AVT etc)
-Start/bench strategy
-Free agency upgrades
-Auction tips
-Auction strategies
-WCOFF, NFFC and AFFL
-Rule variations
-Commissioner tips
-IDP Leagues
-Keeper/Dynasty Leagues
and much more. It has something for every level of player.

This book has been described as a "thinking mans fantasy football book". I take that as a huge compliment. That is exactly what I set out to do. I wanted a comprehensive book that went beyond the basics of fantasy football. A few years ago, I searched for a reference book to explain everything about fantasy football and when I could not find such a book, I decided to write it. Over two years later and you have a hardback or paperback, 400-page reference book to refer to year after year, authored by an individual with a .725 regular season winning percentage at the prestigious World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF).

Am I biased? You bet I am. I wrote this book. But over 500 other people have bought it in the past 6 months so I wanted to invite you to check out the "Search inside feature" on this web page or ask a friend about it or go to a bookstore and leaf through it and make up your own mind.

I promise, you will not be disappointed.

Awesome Book!
This book is excellent!I am new to fantasy football and I usually purchase a few books on any new subject, but not in this case.It is the only book I've needed to feel comfortable on all aspects of the game.Every phase is covered in great detail, and I was very prepared for the draft - more prepared than some of the old timers in our league.Now that the season has started I refer to it constantly and I'm doing great.It also covers advanced topics so I know I'll be using this book for many seasons to come - I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning and winning in fantasy football!

Fantasy Football Strategies
This comprehensive guide to playing fantasy football is about mastering the game by following the strategies and rule variations in this book.The author writes this resourceful reference book for all fantasy football fans who desire to succeed at the game.It discusses leagues, scoring systems, draft theories, auction tips and much more.It has all the information you'll ever need to play the game.This book is user friendly and easy to understand.What better way to enjoy the game of football on a higher level. The author is an expert at the game.A Must Read!

A must have book for fantasy football fans
This book is the answer to fantasy football fans questions. It contains valuable information about strategies andtactics. ... Read more

Book Description
101 easy-to-understand and implement plays for coaches ofyouth football players. Includes plays effective against a 4-3 defense,plays effective against a 4-4 defense, plays effective against a 5-2defense, plays against a 6-2 defense, and plays effective inside theopponent's 10-yard line. Each play is clearly diagrammed and illustrated. ... Read more