—Sal Paolantonio, ESPN reporter and author of
The Paolantonio Report: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Teams, Coaches, and Moments in NFL History
‘KC Joyner’s theories will completely revolutionize football, cure baldness, save the whales, and bring total peace and harmony to all nations. That’s why you must read Blindsided!’
—Gregg Easterbrook, ESPN’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback
‘Too much of football literature is just tedious hagiography, but Blindsided is a book for those of us who enjoy the complex game on the field and football conversation that goes past ‘my team rules.’ ‘
—Aaron Schatz, lead author and editor of Pro Football Prospectus
Pro football’s statistical iconoclast, K.C. Joyner, challenges conventional wisdom with fact-based and film-based responses in Blindsided: Why the Left Tackle is Overrated and Other Contrarian Football Thoughts. If you love sports statistics or find excitement in fantasy football, you will enjoy the detailed insights and carefully researched information in this book. Scrap the typical media hype and hoopla for the real, straight-from-the-fields-and-films scoop, including information on free agents, parity, NFL business practice, Hall of Fame standards, coaching practices, historical iconoclasm, and a thorough statistical review.
Table des matières
Introduction.PART ONE: Debunking Myths.
1. What Is the True Value of the Left Tackle?
2. How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away? Why the End of the NFL Dynasty Is Not Here.
3. Is It Like Winning the Lottery, or Is It More Like Winning at a Bingo Hall?
PART TWO: Statistical Reviews.
4. Does the Creampuff Diet Work for NFL Teams?
5. Does It Take an Elite Running Back to Win a Super Bowl?
PART THREE: A Look at the Coaching Profession.
6. The Darwinism of the Coaching Forest.
7. Do Coaches Have a Ten-Year Shelf Life?
8. Marty Schottenheimer: Hall of Famer?
9. It Takes a Coaching Acorn to Build a Coaching Tree.
PART FOUR: Historical Iconoclasm.
10. Who Are the Best Hall of Fame Candidates?
11. Art Rooney Wasn’t a Victim of Circumstance During His Team’s Forty-Two-Year Championship Drought.
12. Bert Bell’s Gold Watch, or Can Someone Tell Me Why This Man Is in the Hall of Fame?
13. The Greatest Defense of All Time. Period.
14. The Greatest Wide Receiver of All Time. Period.
PART FIVE: An NFL Business Review.
15. NFL Socialism versus NFL Meritocracy: A Cautionary Tale.
16. Why the NFL’s Blackout Rules Make No Financial Sense.
Prescription for Change.
A Call for a Historical Statistical Revolution.
Index.
A propos de l’auteur
KC Joyner is a regular contributor to ESPN.com’s NFL Insider section, a football columnist for ESPN The Magazine, author of the annual Scientific Football, and Webmaster of the associated site The Football Scientist.com. His works have been touted by many of the biggest names in football, ranging from Dr. Z to Steve Sabol, and featured in numerous national periodicals, including Slate.com andPlayboy.
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