Informative book for a Browns fan
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Bought this for my brother who's been a life-long Browns fan and he's had a great time reading it and going back in time re:certain players and years -- A very good/fun read he's told me.
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If you like your football served up with a dose of humorous anecdotes, some interesting pro sports gossip, and some in the moment immediacy, this is worth the click. Whether you have given up on some sorry team like the Browns or the Falcons this year in favor or cheering on Cammy Cam, or you are a long time Carolina Panthers fan that thought Kerry Collins was going to be the greatest QB of all time, you will find something in here to like. I sure learned a few new things in the easy to read chapters that provide a year to year synopsis of the teams history, in a manner you probably are not that used to. There are a lot of interesting takes on events that you may agree or disagree with, but I always loved the writing style - it's like you are sitting in a sports bar, next to your awesome drunk uncle who knows everything about sports, but nothing about women.

The sections documenting the season are paraphrased from Phils weekly columns on a popular Panthers fan site, and provide some neat game analysis along with some cool history lessons applied to football in entertaining ways. It's great to see them all here (worth the money alone), as well as expanded to cover the games themselves (looks like the Yamato managed to do some damage after all!).

Also you get a little forward from Zack, who runs the insanely successful Panthers fan union "Roaring Riot" (whom Cam Newton has singled out on multiple occasions when thanking fans this year) and an afterword from "S.C.P." who is not a relative of the MCP from Tron, but a real live boy. He's pretty funny too.

All of this and what appears to be a self portrait of Phil on the cover, what's not to like? GO PANTHERS!
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This book is a MUST for the person interested in becoming a better Cubs fan. I work with a group of women that LOVE to go to the Cubs games. They invited me last year - I had fun, but didn't know much. I was given this book to "teach me" about the Cubs and how a Cubs fan exists. Ellis gives details about being a Cubs fan that are so helpful such as "TANY - There's Always Next Year" and "Beer Will Make it Better". The illustrations were great, and the glossary will come in handy when I go to my next game. I got a lot out of the book, but I know that even the most knowledgeable fans will find lots of new and interesting information in this extremely funny book. You won't be disappointed - it's any easy read, and entertaining. Highly recommend!
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In my opinion the book "College Football 101 Featuring Schools in the Southeastern Conference" by Christopher Aleman is a very good written description of the game of American Football. It informs the reader not only how the game is played but also explains the rules and penalties for violations of the rules.  The section on the Southeastern Conference is a good detailed account of each school in the conference with statistics, enrollments and locations of each campus explained in detail. I am glad I purchased this book through Amazon.com.
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My son is a football fanatic.  He is also really into trivia.  This is a perfect book for him.  He has spent countless quiet hours reading and re-reading this book.  It contains all sorts of interesting facts about various feats of football.  We have purchased several copies of this book for his friends.  Highly recommend it.
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A CHICAGO BEAR AND NFL HISTORY

A great book for; Football fans, NFL fans,  Chicago Bear fans, and anyone who enjoys reading about competitive sports. I will be checking out other Rich Cohen books.
3807232
If youare a Bill Belichick fan, a Patriots fan, or a football fan (in that order) you will enjoy this book. Very detailed. Halberstam is a terriffic writer. Only he could dig this deep into the life of an otherwise (forgive me Pats fans) boring guy and piece together the journey of his life, his upbringing and his experiences which prepared him for the pinnacle of football success.

Bill Belichick is without argument the best coach in the game today. He is among the best ever. This book helps us understand why. It may be mildly interesting to a non-Football fan, but the level of detail may prove to be too boring for a non-fan. As a fan of Belichick and the Patriots... this book is among the best sports books (among many) I have ever read.
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The 2005 NFL Record and Fact book is resource for statistics, facts, and history of professional football that no avid professional football fan should be without.

For me the highlight of the book is compendium of every NFL record you could care to imagine.  And, it has details of each and every Super Bowl, including every Super Bowl record you can conceive of.  It also has playoff records too.

It also has a complete breakdown of EVERY game from the previous year.

Another excellent piece is a complete mini-history of every NFL team plus, most interesting and nostalgic, the career, single season, and single game records in many categories fans will be interested in (rushing, passing, receiving, and a few others.

There is additional information such as scheduling formulas, a break down of the rules, an explanation of the passer rating system, and this year's schedule.

There's more too.... like the entire roster of the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.

This Record and Fact book is well organized and it is easy to find what you need. You want to resolve a dispute with some friend about some NFL historical fact or record? It'll be easy with this volume.

As usual when I buy the most updated edition of this book, I spent some enjoyable hours with it.
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My brother is a die hard Browns fan! He was the guy who had the countdown calender awaitung their return, he does want to hear the name Art Modell and his home looks like an orange and brown shrine. Yeah it's like that! Needless to say this book was a hit! He's also not a fan of e readers and such so it was right up his alley!
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A truly insightful book. Bill Polian tells a very honest and compelling story of his time as an NFL executive. As a die hard Browns fan, I can't help but think  what he could have done in Cleveland.  If you are a football fan, you'll be intrigued by this book.
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I though the book was great.  My wife actually read it and she is not a huge NFL fan.

I am a huge football fan and was fascinated how many things i did not know about this scandal. That is the interesting part.  I ended up reading a lot of the sourced articles (they are public record) and am shocked that at minimum more of this was not dug into further by the NFL or more importantly, the reporters.

I read some Pats fans reviews and although I am not a Pats fan I still think (even after reading) that they were still a great team and Tom Brady is a great QB however that doesnt take away the fact that they had an edge.  Why invest so much in a system that doesnt give you any advantage?  Why try to do it against a friend (Mangini) who knows you are doing it if it doesnt help?  For example, I don't think too many people would take steroids if they didn't help, what would be the purpose.

Whether you believe they had an edge or not, the book is still an interesting read, or at least I felt it was. I would love to see some people answer some of the questions around it directly as opposed to just sweeping it under the rug.
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My husband is a big football fan. He wanted a book that offered a little more in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of the game. All I could go on to make a decision about this book was the comments by other reviewers. They were right on target. It's a great book and certainly fulfilled the purpose it was bought for.
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The book was for my husband who is from Wisconsin and is a dyed in the wool Packer Fan.  He loves it!.  Great Book.  All Packer fans should have a copy.  So much information about the Packers.
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This was bought for my brother in law who is a huge Cowboys fan. He really enjoyed it. It has a lot of facts about the team that he liked as well as clips from games and info about the coaches.
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Loved all the info given from past and present. Learned a lot of things I didn't know even though we've been fans for many, many years. It gives me hope that the poor Cubbies will come back to their former status someday soon.
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my son went to OSU and is a fanatic fan of the football team. I got him this book for Christmas and he immediately dug into it and has enjoyed reading it immensely.
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I read this book eight years ago. The main reasons why I picked up the book and then read it in the first place was because it was about football and because I like Rich Eisen.

This book gave you the reader, a lot of information on the NFL broadcasting culture as well as some stories on certain players who are active or inactive NFL players.

If you're not a football fan or you could care less about the football broadcasting culture then leave this book alone. Otherwise enjoy this book when you have some alone or down time.