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He spent the day going through the prospectus, challenging the guide's projections, and often commenting "HAH. Thank-you for the immediate delivery and better-than-expected results. This was the second of a two part order for my brothers birthday. I knew that." Even those projections that he disagreed with, he enjoyed the challenge of the season's end results.
I highly recommend this, and any future versions that the Football Outsiders guys put out. I have watched and played football all my life, and this book still gives insight to many different things. This is the third year in a row I have bought the Football Prospectus book, and still delivers. This is a must for any fan, and gives so much in depth information. Not only for regular fans, this is also great for people who play fantasy football, and gamble on football as well.
The in depth essays and analysis show interesting trends behind the scenes. Some of the research they've only started on looks to have very promising new material for next year as well. As always a great read for any football fan. The chapters on teams and the profiles on players are so much fun to read through.
The author and his team has have put much effort and research into this book and it is very detailed regarding the NFL teams and their stats. This is the best, independently produced volume about pro football. A comprehensive guide of all 32 NFL teams, it is a must for any football fan.
It is interesting to see that there are metrics that can be applied to football just like the ones used in baseball, and the Football Outsiders do it better than anyone. Not quite as staggeringly awesome as the baseball version of the Prospectus, but a great, great reference for the upcoming NFL season. If you're looking for predictions on the whole season, your team, or just some prep for your fantasy league, this book is for you.
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