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• ISBN: 9781541700185
• Physical Description: 384 pages ; 24 cmprint
• Edition: First edition.
• Publisher: New York, N.Y. : PublicAffairs, 2022.
• Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- Part I: the draft -- Tom Brady proves the draft is an inexact science -- At its core, the draft is anti-American -- The draft is the safest place to find a franchise quarterback -- The pre-draft process focuses on all the wrong things -- Draft picks have incredible value to teams, before they're used -- The temptation to tank is real -- The Commissioner's conundrum -- The draft becomes an accidental road show -- Owners often get involved, without getting involved -- There's a huge benefit to discretion -- Part II: free agency -- Free agency rarely makes a huge difference, for any team -- The franchise tag hurts players more than fans realize -- Thanks to free agency, players often can't stay put -- Players should be celebrated for trying to get more -- The Albert Haynesworth debacle -- Running backs aren't valued, and for good reason -- Peyton Manning's foray into free agency -- Kirk Cousins cracks the franchise tag code -- Le'Veon Bell's lost season -- Tom Brady leaves town, after 20 years -- Part III: quarterbacks -- The death of Johnny Unitas -- The rise of Mike Vick -- Aaron Rodgers sits for three years -- The Brett Favre retirement odyssey -- The Donovan McNabb trade -- Ben Roethlisberger's redemption -- Tebowmania -- Andrew Luck retires -- The college offense revolution -- Patrick Mahomes changes everything -- The quarterback takeover -- Part IV: coaches -- The Jon Gruden trade -- The Rooney Rule -- The Randy Ratio -- The Peter Principle, on repeat -- The resentment of Bill Belichick -- The unreality of the NFL's reality show -- Jim Harbaugh vs. Jim Schwartz -- The near-trade of Jim Harbaugh -- Another generation of Belichicks -- Matt Rhule blows the salary curve (and it doesn't matter) -- Part V: owners -- The hiring of Matt Millen -- The Commissioner -- Daniel Snyder -- The lockout -- The misadventures of Jimmy Haslam -- The suspension of Jim Irsay -- Jerry Jones vs. Roger Goodell -- Robert Kraft wins one for the little guy -- The Green Bay dynamic -- The rise of analytics -- Part VI: health and safety -- The death of Korey Stringer -- The Roy Williams rule -- Chris Simms nearly dies on the field -- The concussion epiphany -- Defenseless receivers -- The concussion lawsuits -- The minimization of the kickoff -- Lowering the helmet -- The Pro Bowl -- The in-game concussion conundrum -- Part VII: off-field player misconduct -- The Whizzinator -- The love boat -- Reggie Bush -- Pacman Jones -- Mike Vick -- Plaxico Burress -- Brett Favre -- Aaron Hernandez -- Ray Rice -- Ezekiel Elliott -- Antonio Brown -- Deshaun Watson -- Part VIII: major scandals -- The Janet Jackson incident -- Spygate I -- Spygate II -- Bountygate -- Bullygate -- Michael Sam -- Deflategate -- Colin Kaepernick -- Jerry Richardson -- Spygate III -- Part IX: officiating -- Replay review -- The tuck rule -- Super Bowl XL -- Scott Green's irrelevant (not really) mistake -- The Santonio Holmes missed call -- The Fail Mary -- The index card incident -- The catch rule -- The Rams-Saints debacle -- The worst rule in football -- Part X: the future -- The proliferation of sports betting -- The injury report -- The Tim Donaghy dynamic -- Sky judge -- The playoff seeding formula -- Expansion -- The best approach to overtime -- Protecting the mental health of players -- Global domination -- Corporate ownership -- Alternative leagues -- Acknowledgments.

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