The value of harris book is the focus on the inner circle of footballs leadership, featuring minibiographies on the nfls power players from rozelles meteoric rise in the early 1960s through. Friend of the blog chris brown, who writes the essential reading smart football blog, has written a book that will be required reading for interested fans of football at all levels. Masterfully blending thought provoking analysis with engrossing storytelling, the art of smart football examines football s most innovative and enduring strategies and ideas, through the lens of the sports best coaches and players. Brilliantly written and eschewing unnecessary jargon and technicality, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of football to help all of us coaches, players, and fans. But its affordable, and it will give you a good overview of the state of the art as of about 2012. Browns smart football website for years, and bought this book actually 2 of. They are more personalitybased than some of his work, and i think hes at his best talking raw xs and os.
Episode 23 of real in the field gulls is a doozie, and kenneth and i had smart footballs chris b. The essential smart football has spent most of the last two weeks as the no. The essential smart football is an examination of football s most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the games best coaches, players, and schemes. Chris brown, author of the new book the essential smart football, engaged in a question and answer with us about the book and his thoughts. Brown is the author of the essential smart football 4. This book is a collection of some good essays from his weblog smart football. I hope one day chris does write a reference book on modern football strategy. Brilliantly written and eschewing unnecessary jargon and technicality, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of football to help all of us coaches, players, and fans appreciate the game we love all the more. The essential smart football available here for kindle, a bestseller, is an examination of football s most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the games best coaches, players, and schemes. He is the author of the art of smart football and the essential smart football. The essential smart football is now available on kindle.
His two books are extremely excellent as well the first, the essential smart football, is a personal favorite of mine, and his second, which just. Amazon is currently running a kindle special on my books, the art of smart football and the essential smart football. Brilliantly written and eschewing unnecessary jargon and technicality, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of football. I have to say that i was a bit disappointed in this one, if only because it lacked any sort of structure. Yes, we realize a single random game from june 1982 doesnt sound like the most compelling premise for a book to read in 2020. The essential smart football available here for kindle, a bestseller, is an examination of footballs most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the. The essential smart football question and answer with author. With the essential smartfootball, it was satisfying to see browns. If you have any marketing inquiries, please dont hesitate to contact me at chris at. The art of smart football and the essential smart football for 99 cents. The essential smart football question and answer with. The essential smart football is an examination of footballs most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the games best coaches.
I chose to read the essential smart football by chris brown because i very much enjoy baseball strategyanalysis books and thought why not read one pertaining to football as well. An essential nonfiction reading list for high school and. Louisville quarterback and heisman trophy winner lamar jackson is electric. Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this thursday evening. Give them the excellent book that spawned their favorite footballbased. Easier, faster and simpler for essential workers to get coronavirus tests all essential workers in england and members of their household. Chris brown the essential smart football chris brown the art of smart. Brown on the show to talk a little bit about football xs and os, the seahawks, pete carroll. Brown writes and edits smart football, which is dedicated to football analysis, strategy, philosophy and history. An essential nonfiction reading list for high school and beyond. The art of smart football is an eyeopening, fascinating and accessible contribution to our understanding of americas favorite sport. Brown is the author of the art of smart football and the essential smart football, a grantland contributor and the editor of smartfootball. The bottom line wilsons smart football is a good buy for anyone who wants to see throwing stats and have some fun, but its double the price.
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