CiNii Books - Football

Are you ready for some football? New stadiums have been built, new stars have been born, and records have been broken since the last edition of Football For Dummies. This new edition is the fan's ultimate, up-to-date guide to all things pigskin. Perfect for new and veteran fans of the sport alike, it covers everything you need to be the most knowledgeable spectator in the stadium. With deep explanations of every position, analysis of offense and defense, and detailed strategies for play, football legend Howie Long and established analyst John Czarnecki present the nuts and bolts of football for fans of all ages and experiences. Tackle football basics and enjoy America's favorite sport Grasp the rules and regulations, positions, plays, and penalties Appreciate the different aspects of the game at the professional and college levels Learn about the latest NFL stadium technologies Football For Dummies has something to offer fans of all ages, from peewees to the pros and everything between.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 About This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Getting Started with Football 5 Chapter 1: America's Greatest Game 7 Why Football Is the Best 8 Who's Playing Football 9 How Football Began 10 Camp defines the rules 10 Grange helps spread the popularity of pro ball 11 How the Football Season Is Set Up Today 13 How Television Helped Increase Football's Popularity 14 Why Millions Cheer Each Year for College Football 15 What Makes the Super Bowl Number One 16 Chapter 2: Meet Me on the Gridiron 17 The Big Picture: Stadiums 17 Getting Down to Business: The Field 18 Field dimensions 18 The marks on the field 19 The playing surface 21 Goalposts and other on-the-field equipment 23 Looking at That Funny-Shaped Ball 24 Meeting the Cast of Characters 25 What Football Uniforms Are All About 26 The jersey 26 Helmets and face masks 28 Pads 29 Shoes and cleats 30 Chapter 3: Them's the Rules (And Regulations) 33 The Ins and Outs of the Game Clock 33 The Coin Toss and Kickoff 36 Downs Plus Yardage Equals Excitement 37 Scoring Points 38 Touchdowns 39 Extra points and two-point conversions 39 Field goals 40 Safeties 41 The Role of the Officials 42 Referee 42 Umpire 43 Head linesman 43 Line judge 44 Back judge 44 Field judge 45 Side judge 45 Familiarizing Yourself with Referee Signals 45 Penalties and Other Violations 50 Looking at 5-yard penalties 51 Surveying 10-yard penalties 54 Recognizing 15-yard penalties 55 Identifying specific pass-play penalties 58 Disputing a Call: The Instant Replay Challenge System 59 Part 2: Go, Offense! 61 Chapter 4: The Quarterback, Football's MVP 63 Taking a Look at the Quarterback's Job 64 Determining What a Quarterback Needs to Succeed 66 Arm strength 66 Accuracy 66 Competitiveness 67 Intelligence 67 Mobility 68 Release 69 Size 69 Vision 69 Quarterbacking Fundamentals 70 Settling into the stance 71 Dropping back 71 Handing off 72 Getting a grip 72 Reading a Defense 73 Cover one 73 Cover two 74 Cover three 74 Cover four 75 Calling Plays and Audibilizing 76 Acing Quarterback Math 77 Chapter 5: The Passing Game 79 Getting to Know the Passing Game 79 Recognizing the Role of Receivers 81 Achieving the proper stance 82 Lining up correctly 83 Catching the ball 83 Beating man-to-man coverage 84 Defining Important Passing Terms 85 Looking at Passing Patterns 88 Getting into the Shotgun Formation 91 Chapter 6: Hitting the Ground Running 93 An Overview of the Ground Game 94 Meeting the Men Who Play the Ground Game 95 The halfback, a team's principal ball carrier 95 The fullback, protector of the halfback 96 Exploring Running Back Fundamentals 98 The basic skills 98 The job description 100 The stances 101 The number one priority 103 Lining Up: The Formations 104 Split-back formation 104 I formation 105 Offset I formation 106 Walking through the Basic Running Plays 107 Blast or dive 107 Counter 107 Draw 108 Off-tackle 108 Pitch 108 Reverse 109 Slant 110 Sweep 110 Fly sweep 111 Stretch 112 Trap 112 Veer 112 Run-pass option 113 Chapter 7: The Offensive Line at Work in the Trenches 115 Looking Down the Line 116 Centers 118 Guards 118 Tackles 119 The Lineman Physique: Fat Guys Doing the Job 120 Understanding the Keys to Successful Offensive Line Play 122 The proper stance 122 A solid base 123 Leverage 124 Toughness 124 Repetition 125 Uncovering a Lineman's Worst Offense: Penalties 126 Getting Acquainted with Blocking Terms 127 Chapter 8: Offensive Plays and Strategies 129 Offense Begins with Players 130 Specialized Pass Offenses 131 West Coast offense 131 Shotgun offense 132 Some Newfangled Offenses 134 The wildcat 134 The spread 135 The pistol 135 Beating a Defense 136 Battling a 3-4 front 136 Running against a 4-3 front 136 Defeating the four-across defense 138 Beating press coverage 139 Passing against a zone coverage 140 Attacking a zone blitz 141 Throwing the post versus blitzing teams 142 Wearing out a defense with the no-huddle offense 143 Gaining Better Field Position 143 Throwing a field position pass 143 Opting for possession passes 144 Moving downfield with play-action passes 145 Offensive Strategies for Sticky Situations 145 Deciding whether to gamble on fourth-and-1 145 Running the two-minute drill 147 Scoring Offenses 149 Making the best run play on the goal line 149 Scoring inside the opponent's 10-yard line 149 Going for two-point conversions 150 Disguising a Successful Play 152 Part 3: The Big D 155 Chapter 9: These Guys Are Huge: The Defensive Line 157 Those Big Guys Called Linemen 158 A close look at the D line 159 The types of defensive linemen 159 What makes a good defensive lineman 161 D-line lingo 162 The keys to a defensive lineman 164 Linebackers: The Leaders of the Defense 165 What linebackers do 166 How linebackers operate 166 The types linebackers 167 Defensive Alignments 169 Sacks, Tackles, and Other Defensive Gems 170 Chapter 10: The Secondary: Last Line of Defense 173 Presenting the Performers 174 Cornerbacks 174 Safeties 177 Nickel and dime backs 179 Studying Secondary Tricks and Techniques 180 Doing a bump and run 180 Staying with a receiver 181 Stemming around 181 Making a Mark: A Good Day in the Life of a Defensive Back 182 The Problem of Pass Interference and Illegal Contact 183 Examining the Two Types of Coverage (And Their Variations) 184 Man-to-man coverage 184 Zone coverage 186 Eight men in the box 186 The Nickel 40 defense 187 Chapter 11: Defensive Tactics and Strategies 191 Choosing a Base Defense 191 Examining the Different Defenses 193 4-3 front 193 3-4 front 195 3-4 eagle 197 Dallas 4-3 198 Flex 199 Zone blitz 200 46 202 Over/under 4-3 204 Cover two (and Tampa two) 205 Tackling Tricky Situations 207 Stopping a superstar 207 Stopping the two-point conversion 207 Stuffing short yardage 208 Part 4: Meet the Rest of the Team 209 Chapter 12: Special Teams, Masters of the Kicking Game 211 Who's Who on Special Teams 212 What's So Special about Special Teams 213 Placekicking 214 Kicking off 214 Returning the kickoff 218 Kicking field goals and PATs 221 Blocking field goals and PATs 224 Punting 226 Setting up and kicking the ball 227 Meeting the key performers on the punt team 228 Reviewing punt rules 229 Punting out of trouble 230 Examining the dangerous art of punt returning 231 Chapter 13: Coaches, General Managers, and Other Important Folks 233 A Team's Fearless Leaders: The Coaches 234 Who does what on the coaching staff 235 The different coaching styles and philosophies 237 What coaches do when they're not yelling on the sidelines 240 The Team's Public Face: The Owners 242 An Owner's Eyes and Ears: General Managers 243 The People Responsible for Finding Talent: Scouts 244 Keeping Players Strong and Healthy: Trainers and Team Doctors 245 Part 5: Football for Everyone 247 Chapter 14: Armchair Quarterbacks and Other Fabulous Fans 249 Deciphering the Announcers' Slang 249 Following a Game on Television or Radio 250 Watching a game on television 251 Listening to a game on the radio 253 Attending a Game 253 Picking the best seats 253 Knowing what to focus on 254 Enjoying the halftime show 255 Keeping Up with Your Favorite Teams 255 The NFL Network and the NFL Redzone Channel 255 Internet sports sites 256 Fantasy football sites 256 Twitter 257 Mobile apps 257 Visiting the Football Halls of Fame 257 Chapter 15: Youth Leagues and High School Football 259 Determining When to Start Playing 260 Signing Up Your Kids for Youth Football 260 Pop Warner and similar programs 261 Punt, Pass & Kick 261 What Sets High School Football Apart 262 Rule differences 263 Style of play 264 Player lineups 264 Making the Most of the High School Game 265 Players 265 Coaches 266 Parents 266 Thinking Ahead to a College Football Career 268 Chapter 16: College Football - Where It All Started 269 Why People Love College Football 269 Big, Medium, and Small 271 Big-time schools 272 Small college powers 274 Examining College Conferences 275 The College Football Playoff 277 The selection process 277 The semifinals 278 The national championship game 278 The Heisman and Other Trophies 279 All-American and Other All-Star Teams 280 Chapter 17: Taking a Look at the NFL (And Other Professional Leagues) 283 The Birth of Pro Football 284 The NFL Conferences 285 The Pro Football Schedule 286 The regular-season games 286 The playoffs 287 The Super Bowl 287 Building a Team: It's More than Drawing Straws 288 Drafting players out of school 289 Trading to get who you want 290 Going the free agent route 290 Status Is Everything: Determining Player Designations 291 The Business of Professional Football 293 Show me the money: Player salaries 293 The salary cap levels the playing field 294 Salaries are on the rise 295 Collective bargaining agreements 295 Big business and the television connection 295 Making the Players' Health a Priority 297 Chapter 18: Playing Fantasy Football 299 How Fantasy Football Leagues Work 300 The Basics of How to Play 300 Starting a league 301 Choosing a fantasy football site 301 Drafting a team 302 Filling out your roster 303 Managing your team after the draft 303 Figuring your point total and winning 304 Tips for fantasy football success 305 Finding Information to Help Your Team 305 Part 6: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 19: The Ten (Or So) Greatest Defensive Players of All Time 309 Doug Atkins 309 Dick Butkus 310 Kenny Easley 310 Joe Greene 311 Jack Ham and Ted Hendricks 312 Mike Haynes 312 Ken Houston 313 Sam Huff and Ray Nitschke 314 Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen 314 Jack Lambert 315 Dick "Night Train" Lane 315 Bob Lilly 316 Gino Marchetti 317 Ed Reed 317 Deion Sanders 318 Lawrence Taylor 319 JJ Watt 321 Reggie White 322 Chapter 20: More Than Ten Top Non-Quarterback Offensive Players 323 Larry Allen 324 Jim Brown 324 Earl Campbell 325 Tony Gonzalez 326 John Hannah 326 Don Hutson 327 Jonathan Ogden 328 Jim Parker 328 Walter Payton 329 Jerry Rice 329 Barry Sanders 330 Gale Sayers 331 Art Shell 332 Gene Upshaw 332 Chapter 21: More Than Ten Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time 335 Terry Bradshaw 335 Tom Brady 336 Drew Brees 337 John Elway 338 Otto Graham 338 Peyton Manning 339 Dan Marino 340 Joe Montana 340 Fran Tarkenton 341 Johnny Unitas 341 Steve Young 342 Chapter 22: More Than Ten Greatest Coaches in the History of the Game 343 Bill Belichick 344 Paul Brown 345 Joe Gibbs 346 George Halas 346 Jimmy Johnson 347 Vince Lombardi 348 John Madden 349 Bill Parcells 350 Knute Rockne 351 Don Shula 352 Bill Walsh 352 Appendix: Football Speak 355 Index 365

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