Football For Dummies, USA Edition

ISBN-13: 9781394181261 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 416 str.

John Czarnecki; Howie Long

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Football 5Chapter 1: America's Greatest Game 7Chapter 2: Meet Me on the Gridiron 17Chapter 3: Them's the Rules (And Regulations) 33Part 2: Go, Offense! 61Chapter 4: The Quarterback, Football's MVP 63Chapter 5: The Passing Game 79Chapter 6: Hitting the Ground Running 93Chapter 7: The Offensive Line at Work in the Trenches 117Chapter 8: Offensive Plays and Strategies 131Part 3: The Big D 159Chapter 9: These Guys Are Huge: The Defensive Line and Linebackers 161Chapter 10: The Secondary: Last Line of Defense 177Chapter 11: Defensive Tactics and Strategies 193Part 4: Meet the Rest of the Team 211Chapter 12: Special Teams, Masters of the Kicking Game 213Chapter 13: Coaches, General Managers, and Other Important Folks 235Part 5: Football for Everyone 249Chapter 14: Armchair Quarterbacks and Other Fabulous Fans 251Chapter 15: Youth Leagues and High School Football 261Chapter 16: College Football: Where It All Started 273Chapter 17: Taking a Look at the NFL (And Other Professional Leagues) 289Chapter 18: Playing Fantasy Football 307Part 6: The Part of Tens 317Chapter 19: The Ten (Or So) Greatest Defensive Players of All Time 319Chapter 20: More Than Ten Top Non-Quarterback Offensive Players 333Chapter 21: More Than Ten Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time 343Chapter 22: More Than Ten Greatest Coaches in the History of the Game 351Appendix: Football Speak 361Index 373

O autorze

Howie Long is a former Oakland/Los Angeles Raider defensive end with eight Pro Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl win. In 2000, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Howie is an Emmy Award-winning studio analyst for Fox Sports.John Czarnecki is a pro football consultant.