Take Your Eye Off the Ball : How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look

Get in the game -- The 168-hour work week -- The toughest job in sports -- Ground rules -- There's always a catch -- Laying it on the line -- You say you want an evolution? -- Why 7 doesn't equal 7 -- Feel the rush -- Gotcha covered -- FBI: football intelligence -- Getting organized -- Take your pick -- State-of-the-art football -- Talk the talk.;While more and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. What does the offense's formation tell you about the play that's about to be run? When a quarterback throws a pass toward the sideline and the wide receiver cuts inside, which player is to blame? Why does a defensive end look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the practice squad the next? Now Pat Kirwan, popular analyst for NFL.com and Sirius NFL Radio and a veteran front office executive, and co-author David Seigerman present Take Your Eye Off the Ball, a book that takes you inside a coach's mind as he builds a roster or constructs a game plan, to the line of scrimmage with the quarterback, and deep into the perpetual chess match between offense and defense.

today's Nfl Fans Have More Viewing Options Than Ever Before. Each And Every Week, Football Addicts Plant Themselves In Front Of Big-screen, High-definition Tvs And Watch The Game They Love Unfold Via Slow-motion Replays And Multiple Camera Angles, Pausing And Fast-forwarding The Action On Their Dvrs As They Please.

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this Book Is Aimed At The Average Football Fan Who Wants To Understand The Intricacies Of The Professional Game A Bit Better. With Sports Journalist Seigerman, Nfl Analyst Kirwan (columnist, Nfl.com), A Former Defensive Assistant Coach For The Jets, Offers Insight Into All Phases Of The Game, Including A Method For Fans To Chart Games To Gain Better Recognition Of Patterns In Personnel Groupings And Play Calling. Kirwan Outlines The Responsibilities And Activities Of Coaches, Players, And The Front Office Both In Season And Out. He Describes The Duties And Challenges Of Each Position And Weighs The Pros And Cons Of Different Schemes That Are Widely Used On The Field, Such As The 3-4 Vs. The 4-3 Defense And Angle Blocking Vs. Zone Blocking. Finally, He Considers Recent Innovations Such As The Wildcat Formation And Looks Ahead To What May Be On The Horizon In The Ever-changing Nfl. Verdict A Clearly Written Primer For Nfl Fans Yearning For Deeper Appreciation Of How The Game Is Played. Recommended For Public Libraries.—john Maxymuk, Rutgers Univ. Camden Lib., Nj

Today's NFL fans have more viewing options than ever before. Each and every week, football addicts plant themselves in front of big-screen, high-definition TVs and watch the game they love unfold via slow-motion replays and multiple camera angles, pausing and fast-forwarding the action on their DVRs as they please. Yet while more and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. T ake Your Eye Off the Ball is not a beginner's introduction to football, nor is it a technical manual for only the most studious of fans. Instead, it clearly and simply explains the intricacies and nuances that affect the outcomes of every NFL game. Provides fans the skills to watch a football game by showing readers how to compile data from a game, introducing the players and their roles, and mastering the NFL draft.