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The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
September 1st 1984
by Simon & Schuster
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Zimmerman's revised version of the Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football contains about 66% new material, with some of it coming from his post-1971 columns and some of it from his excellent book on Weeb Ewbank's last season with the Jets. The older material is easily identifiable--if he's discussing some player or event from the 1960s, it's almost assuredly can be found in the earlier book. None of this changes the fact that TMG--despite its haphazard arrangement--is the absolute best "serious" i...more
This book covers timely topics in the NFL like:
- concussions and the use of headgear as a weapon
- rule changes nerfing the defense and turning offenses loose, ruining the game
- innovative new, wide open offensive approaches changing the game
Of course the book was written in 1983 (then an update of a book from 1971). Zimmerman rightly noted that the "new" aggressive spread offenses actually dated back to the 30's and that the dominance of offense or defense was a cyclically thing.
What it's reall...more
- concussions and the use of headgear as a weapon
- rule changes nerfing the defense and turning offenses loose, ruining the game
- innovative new, wide open offensive approaches changing the game
Of course the book was written in 1983 (then an update of a book from 1971). Zimmerman rightly noted that the "new" aggressive spread offenses actually dated back to the 30's and that the dominance of offense or defense was a cyclically thing.
What it's reall...more
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Paul Zimmerman was Sports Illustrated's #1 football columnist for many years, and his knowledge of the pro game is encyclopedic. I was a huge fan of his work when he wrote for SI, and sought this out as a result.
My only problem with this book, which is somewhat unfair, is that it's a little dated at this point. This was published almost 30 years ago, and the players that Zimmerman covers have long since retired. The schemes that dominated the game in that era have also been passed by, at least...more
My only problem with this book, which is somewhat unfair, is that it's a little dated at this point. This was published almost 30 years ago, and the players that Zimmerman covers have long since retired. The schemes that dominated the game in that era have also been passed by, at least...more
Finished this a while ago & forgot to review it. Excellent overview of football, even if it is dated at this point. Dr. Z has a level of knowledge & passion about football that few other writers can match. What's surprising is that even though this was last revised in the 80s, a ton if the information is still relevant. Most of the records he mentions have bern broken, but most of the underlying philosophy is still intact.
I'm not reading the same book twice. This is the updated (mid-80s) version. The chapters and layout are the same, but this is basically a different book.
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