A Fan's Notes while not so much an in depth football book as it is a literary work, A Fan's Notes is still a brilliant read for any football fan. Deals with the authors alcoholism, nihilism, the bizarre relation a fan has to his team, and the fear of spending ones life on the sidelines of the action. An all around excellent read. It does have some nice insight to the 60's Giants as well.

Some other more traditional books I'd recommend would When Pride Still Mattered, Run to daylight, Instant Replay, and for one none packer book: Badasses. All four of those provide excellent looks into storied franchises at their best, and When Pride Still Mattered is the definitive book for the NFLs greatest coach.

Thanks OP, I've been meaning to make this thread for awhile now and I love reading books about football and sports in general. I really do heavily recommend A Fan's Notes though, that novel is excellent.

And while I'm still here I guess, even though it isn't football, I'll quickly recommend A Season on the Brink as one of the greatest sports books ever.

EDIT: On the off chance anyone takes an interest in this I have lots more I could recommend.

That's one of the contributing factors of Football IQ, and the very basics. Other than that, you have to know what defender is going to do what in which system.
There are QBs who also determine blocking schemes for their line. They say which blocking scheme to apply for which play, and switch them up if need be.
Very, very basically, a spread offense spreads out the defense across the width of the field, instead of bunching everything together around the ball. If you spread the defense out, there are bound to be more holes. That could mean putting 4 or even 5 WRs out away from the Oline (hence, wide), for instance.
A lot of the times, they add in the read option in that play. If a certain defender goes into coverage or for the HB, the QB keeps the ball and runs through the gaps of the defense. If the defender stands pat, the QB hands it off to the HB (or throws).
There are some great books that explain a lot of these things. A few I would definitely recommend are (in order of how deep they go into stuff):

• Take Your Eye Off the Ball
  
• The Essential Smart Football
  
• Blood, Sweat and Chalk, which is slightly more advanced but the best out of the three. It dives into the history of the game. Absolutely fascinating!
  
  And Arians' book, The Quarterback Whisperer goes into the practicallities of making the jump from college to the pro's. It's a marvellous read!
  
  Edit: formatting
  

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Replying in a new comment so you might see this-- the New Balance insoles that I like for sports are the Motion Control model, IMC3210 (though if you search for new balance insoles 3210 they'll come up). Stiff arch support that'll actually hold you up, and some cushion to go with them. On the thicker side though so not the best for tight-fitting shoes like soccer cleats. I wear them in my basketball shoes and in a pair of mid-top lacrosse cleats that I use for kickball and rugby.

The running superfeet insoles are better for sports applications where you want some cushion but don't have enough space for the NB's to fit, that link is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT9ZPLS/ They work well in my soccer cleats.

Superfeet aren't the cheapest but they're well-made and have a great reputation for a reason. The casual-wear Blue and Green (and all the other color ones) can be found on sale, but the running/hiking ones never seem to go on sale for some reason.

And just to make sure you know, you'll want to take out the factory sockliner/insole before putting these in or there won't be enough space for it. They're meant to replace the insole from your shoe, not go on top of it.

I'll throw out some of my favorite books from my book shelf when it comes to Computer Science, User Experience, and Mathematics - all will be essential as you begin your journey into app development:

Universal Principles of Design

Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

Rework by 37signals

Clean Code

The Art of Programming

The Mythical Man-Month

The Pragmatic Programmer

Design Patterns - "Gang of Four"

Programming Language Pragmatics

Compilers - "The Dragon Book"

The Language of Mathematics

A Mathematician's Lament

The Joy of x

Mathematics: Its Content, Methods, and Meaning

Introduction to Algorithms (MIT)

If time isn't a factor, and you're not needing to steamroll into this to make money, then I'd highly encourage you to start by using a lower-level programming language like C first - or, start from the database side of things and begin learning SQL and playing around with database development.

I feel like truly understanding data structures from the lowest level is one of the most important things you can do as a budding developer.

The team doctor ultimately has the team's best interest at heart, not the player's. There are many good books that go into this such as Mark Bowden's Bringing the Heat and You're OK It's Just a Bruise.

Percy is protecting himself in seeking out an independent second opinion.

Madden '08 for PC

with new rosters and portraits HERE.

I love this game. I've been playing it for years and it's still fun. I'm playing the Jags right now, Bortles has all the NFL records, and is handing off to Sankey (who also has a shit ton of records). Got Odell and Mike Evans running some beautiful routes for me too. Highly recommend :)

Just finished "Coming Back Stronger" by Drew Brees.

The book is more about him, considering it's a memoir, but also discusses a lot about the Saints organization and their Super Bowl run.

It was a fantastic book. Would definitely recommend.

This product is by far the greatest LT thing you could possibly buy. This is him (minus his helmet & huge jacket) sitting on the bench during the AFC Championship game. Teach your kid how to give up in the most important game of the season. Great for all ages.

This is true. Brady was making a lot of noise in camp and preseason that year, but the Patriots had just handed Bledsoe a big 10 year contract. Belichick liked Brady a lot, but knew that starting him over Bledsoe would lead to mutiny from fans and ownership.

When the injury to Bledsoe happened, it ended up being the perfect circumstances to see if Brady could compete as a starter. And the rest is history. I highly recommend the Brady vs Manning book to any NFL fan; it dives into more detail about how Brady's career developed as opposed to Manning's.

Paul Allen on the role of music in his life:

• "For someone like me who tilts toward the analytical, jamming taps into my creative, intuitive, more emotional side."
  
• "I've rarely gone a week without picking up a guitar. It's more than a hobby; it gives me balance and keeps me in the moment, which can be a challenge with all the projects I'm pursuing at any one time… I take music with me wherever I go."
  
  
• ”I’m still moved by the power of live music, and I seek it out every chance I get."
  
• Fun fact: Paul received his first guitar at age 16, and saw Jimi Hendrix for the first time later that same year.
  
  
  His band was called Paul Allen and The Underthinkers. His website describes it blues-based guitar rock. They released one album, titled Everywhere at Once. I checked it out and my favorite song on it is “Six Strings from Hell.” :)
  
  
  Streaming links:
  
  Spotify (currently only at 133 monthly listeners)
  
  
  Apple Music/iTunes
  
  
  
  Amazon Music
  
  
  
  Sources on quotes:
  
  
  Idea Man (his memoir)
  
  
  Quincy Jones interview
  
  
  
  Note: Quincy sometimes exaggerates a tiny bit here and there, also referring to the Beatles as “the worst musicians in the world”, and called Paul McCartney “the worst bass player I ever heard.” :P That being said, I still think the video is pretty cool.
  
  
  
  

Board Game Sale!

Ticket to Ride | 2-5 Players | ~45 Minutes | BGG Score - 7.4/10, BGG Weight 1.86/5, #21 Ranked "Family Game" | $27

Ticket to Ride is a game about building train routes with hidden city to city goals to work on. You accomplish this by collecting sets of colored train cards to build routes. Turn order is simple, you either build a route, choose colored train cards from an open faced market or a face down random pile, or take another hidden objective card.

Turns happen fast as the players learn the game better, and the game offers ways to attempt to cut off your opponents if it's becoming obvious what they're building towards. It's a fantastic game for those who like trains, those who have younger players to play with, and those who play with non-board gamers. Those who are more seasoned in the board game world might want to avoid this deal if they don't have those gaming conditions pop up commonly.

I know there is already a book, but that 30 for 30 would be fantastic. I bet they want to wait for Brady to retire because at that point their legacies won't change anymore and they can decide a champion.

Michael Strahan wrote an easy to read book about the life of a football player. I thought it gave great insight on everything that happens from on the field trash talking, to dealing with friends and family after making it big.

I am hungover still, Sharks and Warriors games are going to take years off my life.


Also, final list of gifts for girlfriends birthday :
Osprey 40L travel backpack
Dope succulent holder( https://www.amazon.com/Jusalpha-Ceramic-Decorative-Succulent-Planter/dp/B01KEMKSAA/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2KD4AQJ6Y1309&keywords=succulent+holder&qid=1557436017&s=gateway&sprefix=succulent+holder%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-8 )
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Picture Frame with a nice picture for her desk

I recommend this Offensive Football Strategies

It's really detailed and goes into many different styles and systems. I haven't read the defensive edition, but I assume it is just as good.

For me it showed me that there's nothing new under the sun in football. Everything we see on Saturdays and Sundays in 2017 has been done before.

Also you may enjoy /r/footballstrategy and also /r/FootballGameFilm

• The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It
  
  
• Inside the Helmet: Hard Knocks, Pulling Together, and Triumph as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior
  
  First one is about Ernie Accorsi's career. Second one is Michael Strahan. Both pretty good reads.

The HP Pavilion with a 1050 GPU is on sale right now for $710 here. That'd be good enough for VR gaming and most modern games at medium/high settings. Is that in budget?

If you have more money, the Acer Predator Helios 300 sells for $1050 with a 1060 GPU, which is really solid for VR, and the rest of the tech specs are pretty nice.

Instant Replay. It is the diary of Jerry Kramer during the 1967 NFL Season. Lombardi's last year with the Packers, the Ice Bowl. Its goes into what NFL players did then. The side jobs they had, how making the playoffs actually meant something to them money wise.

Jerry Kramer is not in the HoF because of this book. Before Primetime made it okay for a football player to use his "celebrity" off the field, Kramer did it. He was loud and outspoken. Wrote this book, and one's about Lombardi. Due to this he was "punished" by not being put in. Now, despite being voted one of the two best guards in the first 50 years of the NFL (The 50 year Anniversary team), he is thought of as a "good player on a team of Hall of Famers" and that is only real contribution was the Ice Bowl block.

i like that all of these are true except when he played NE. against NE we got things like "when you go into the middle of our field and you start doing the dance that Shawne Merriman is known for, that’s disrespectful to me." and this.

Piggybacking to provide Amazon links:

• The Essential Smart Football by Chris B. Brown
  
  
• Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look by Pat Kirwan
  
  
• Football Scouting Methods by Steve Belichick
  
  
• The Games That Changed the Game: The Evolution of the NFL in Seven Sundays by Ron Jaworski
  
  ...and also to add a couple of homer suggestions of my own:
  
  
• Brady vs Manning: The Untold Story of the Rivalry That Transformed the NFL by Gary Myers
  
  
• Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time by Ian O'Connor

Yes. TNF is listed as included with prime subscription its product page Source.

The NFL's press release on it also says its for people with prime.

> The Thursday Night Football games will be made available to the tens of millions of Amazon Prime members worldwide, on the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, game consoles, set top boxes and connected devices, which includes Amazon Fire TV, mobile devices and online. The TNF games will also be available to Prime Video members internationally in over 200 countries." Source


As an aside, if you're not sure about it, the Amazon ecosystem is a solid one. I probably get my money back on it in free/expedited shipping alone, and the music, tv, movies, etc is just an added bonus.

The case for football's Greatest Quarterback:Tom Brady vs the NFL

Go Long (book about jerry rice)

Never Die Easy (walter payton autobiography)

Coming back STRONGER (Drew Brees)

What it takes to be #1 (Vince Lombardi)

Better yet read his Memoir I did a while back really a great read.

For how to appreciate the game more, Take Your Eye Off The Ball.

For a great narrative from a player's perspective, Slow Getting Up.

reddit.com/r/footballstrategy/wiki

The Games that Changed the Game

Take your eyes off the ball

Blood Sweat and Chalk

are all great if you want to get into detail

He had a book called "Slow Getting Up"

The cover is great:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slow-Getting-Up-Survival-Bottom/dp/0062108026/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408478028&sr=8-1&keywords=slow+getting+up

Start by reading this blog:

http://smartfootball.com/

Next, read these two books:

http://www.amazon.com/Offensive-Football-Strategies-American-Association/dp/0736001395

http://www.amazon.com/Defensive-Football-Strategies-American-Association/dp/0736001425

Note that both of these books target high school coaching strategies, so they're relatively basic and don't go into a lot of detail.

Finally, go through this list of resources:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82a6d39d/article/summer-reading-our-favorite-football-books

If you're still itching for material on strategy, look at books about the great coaches. There is a good one about Bill Walsh, but I don't recall the name of it.

Is it this one? These excerpts are really interesting.

Slow Getting Up is basically a treatise on the nfl from a 45-53 roster player's perspective. Well worth a read.

Amazon Digital Download for 9.99

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-70301-Madden-Download/dp/B007XXEG5C

And here's where you want to get your mods from: http://www.footballidiot.com

Amazon. It's $10.

Nate Jackson wrote a book about his journey.

Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile by Nate Jackson really opened my mind to how small most players’ career windows are.

Read the book "Blood, Sweat and Chalk", you will have more knowledge than any two lifelong NFL fans you know afterwards.

American Football Coaches Association has a series of books that are very instructional:

• Football Strategies
  
• Offensive Strategies
  
• Defensive Strategies

Slow Getting Up by Nate Jackson.

The AFCA has a series of books available that compile essays from various AFCA coaches in a format that helps teach you different strategies/formations/whatever the topic is. They were written for coaches rather than laypeople, so it helps to have a base knowledge, but even without it you wouldn't be lost.

Here is the one on Offensive Football Strategies.

https://www.amazon.ca/Brady-Manning-Untold-Rivalry-Transformed/dp/0804139393

also no one said that Manning and Belichick would be bad or be some drama filled partnership, I said it would work less well than the current combination. And even ignoring football, irl two alpha males work less well together.