The Hidden Game of Football

by Bob Carroll

Book Overview

From three recognized football and statistics experts comes a revealing and lively look at the pro game, with new stats, unusual facts and figures, revolutionary strategies, and keys to picking the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446514144
• ISBN13: 9780446514149
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 415 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Statistical Analysis of Football

This book is an excellent read for anyone who has a genuine interest in football statistics. The authors are actually statisticians themselves, and they go through each phase of the game and attempt to come up with scientific ways to rate each position, including the offensive line!The part I found most interesting was the chapter on quarterbacks and the conventional NFL QB rating system and why it is flawed. From there the authors go into a lengthy process of building a better rating system, which more accurately reflects who the most efficient passers in the NFL are.You would think being written by a bunch of statisticians, this book would be dull, but it is far from it! It is lively and humorous throughout, and is very easy to read. Also, most of the heavy statistics are relegated to notes, so if you are not interested in that sort of thing you can skip it easily.All told this is an outstanding book to read if you are interested in learning the "Nitty-gritty" behind football statistics.