More Than a Game: The Glorious Present and Uncertain Future of the NFL

by Brian Billick

Book Overview

An inside look at how the battle off the field affects the competition on the field of america's most popular sport--from one of the Nfl's most successful and respected head coaches. Fresh off the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439109184
• ISBN13: 9781439109182
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good book on today's NFL

This book is well worth your money and time. Very in tune with today's NFL. Good insight. You won't be disappointed.

More than a Game

This book is for everyone who thought he knew about Pro Football. A real eye opener.

Brian Billick Knows His Football

After a 35-year career as a sportscaster, most of it covering the NFL, you tend to know who the good coaches are. Brian Billick is a good coach. Not just cause he's got a Super Bowl ring. Because he knows how to explain the game of football. And in MORE THAN A GAME, he does just that. Brian takes his usual, intelligent, insightful look into the NFL, both on and off the field. He talks at length about offense, defense and special teams, but he also talks about where the game is headed as an institution. It's a very accessible book for the average to intense NFL fan. I will admit that I've made use of Brian's theories in my own writing in A SPORTSCASTER'S GUIDE TO WATCHING FOOTBALL.A Sportscaster's Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America's Favorite Game If you're lucky enough to get the NFL Network, you can hear Brian during the week on "Playbook." MORE THAN A GAME will make you a better, more appreciative NFL fan. Author: A Sportscaster's Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America's Favorite Game

A Must For Football Lovers!

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to every NFL fan. I read it in a week and I usually take 3 months to complete a book. This is a great read that explains the back office work that it takes to put our favorite sport in action.

Very good coaches book on NFL

If you want to know what the Cover 2 defense is (and why it is a misnomer), what the zone blitz is (and why it is a misnomer), and what the term "B gap" means, you can find it all here. You can also find out what it is like to be an NFL head coach, after your team loses, and walking into work on that Monday morning ("No one smiles, the coffee doesn't taste as good", etc.). What do coaches think about ? What keeps them up at night ? What defenses in the NFL attack, and which play zone defense ? I liked the mix of history and modern football. Kind of like hanging out for 3 or 4 hours with an NFL coach, and asking him all those questions you have always wanted to ask.