{"product_id":"the-essential-smart-football-9781470125592","title":"The Essential Smart Football","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Smart Football\u003c\/i\u003e is an examination of football's most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the game's best coaches, players, and schemes. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Smart Football\u003c\/i\u003e features analysis of football's top strategists and their schemes, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eUrban Meyer's spread offense \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTom Brady's no-huddle attack \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBill Belichick's hybrid defense \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGus Malzahn's up-tempo offense \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCharlie Strong's defensive evolution \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMike Leach's pass-happy \"Air Raid\" \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe most popular scheme for running the ball in the NFL \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNick Saban's school of defense. \u003cp\u003e The book also includes explorations of modern approaches to the West Coast Offense, evolutions in defensive fronts and coverages, the changing role of the running game in spread and pro-style offenses, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Buy this book if you love football.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Gregg Rosenthal, Senior Editor, NFL.com \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \" Chris Brown] has put together a book that you need to buy if you're a football fan with a pulse.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Bill Barnwell, Staff Writer, Grantland \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I'm a better coach after reading this book. A must have in every coach's library \" \u003cbr\u003e-- Dub Maddox, Offensive Coordinator, Jenks High School, Jenks, Oklahoma (12x Oklahoma State champions)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Accessibly erudite\". \u003cbr\u003e-- New York Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"If you're a football geek, this is a mandatory purchase.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Doug Farrar, Yahoo  Sports \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Advanced stats are great, but they mean a lot more when you understand where the players are moving on the field and why. Nobody has taught me more about where the players are moving on the field and why than Chris Brown.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Aaron Schatz, founder of FootballOutsiders.com, columnist for ESPN.com\/ESPN the Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Must-have new book for any football fan.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Dan Shanoff, Quickish.com \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris B. Brown writes and edits Smartfootball.com and is a featured contributor to Grantland\/ESPN. He has also contributed to The New York Times, Yahoo! Sports, and Slate. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566554026258,"sku":"9781470125592","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e6d79492-7237-4ed5-9967-55635e0ca5ed.jpg?v=1731901750","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-essential-smart-football-9781470125592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}