Birth of Football's Modern 4-3 Defense (eBook)

The Seven Seasons That Changed the NFL

T. J. Troup (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
356 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-3796-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a historical guide covering one of the key developments in professional football—the transition from the 5-2-4 defense to the 4-3-4. This crucial shift in the way the professional game is played is often overlooked in histories of the NFL, yet its impact on the game is still seen today.

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From 1953 to 1959, professional football's offensive and defensive tactics were in a transitional phase. As teams developed innovative strategies to attack the 5-2-4 defense, passing efficiency improved. In an attempt to counter this newfound passing success, the 4-3-4 defense evolved. This crucial shift in strategies is often overlooked in histories of the NFL, yet its impact on the game is still seen today. The Birth of Football's Modern 4-3 Defense: The Seven Seasons That Changed the NFL chronicles this key development in professional football. In this comprehensive review and analysis, T. J. Troup provides a year-by-year breakdown of these seven seasons. Each team has a separate entry for every season that includes: The coaching staffPlayer personnelAn analysis of the statsSummation of the team's seasonOutlook for the following seasonAs Troup compiled this detailed volume, he had unprecedented access to coaches and players from this era, as well as extensive game footage. Drawing upon these resources, Troup scrutinized each team's success or failure and re-created the key game of the season for each teambringing the action, intensity, and importance of the game to life. Including an exclusive interview with Joe Schmidt of the Detroit Lions, this book will entertain and inform all fans and historians of professional football, especially those interested in the early development of the modern defense.

Autor

T. J. Troup is one of the foremost historians of professional football. He has written articles for American Football Coaches Monthly and was the football coordinator/consultant to George Clooney for the film Leatherheads. Troup is the author of This Day in Football (Taylor Trade, 2009).

Inhalt

AcknowledgementsForeword, Jennifer AllenIntroduction: Digging up Dead Coaches1953:Chicago CardinalsGreen Bay PackersNew York GiantsBaltimore ColtsPittsburgh SteelersChicago BearsWashington RedskinsLos Angeles RamsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersCleveland BrownsDetroit Lions1954:Baltimore ColtsChicago CardinalsGreen Bay PackersWashington RedskinsLos Angeles RamsPittsburgh SteelersSan Francisco 49ersNew York GiantsChicago BearsPhiladelphia EaglesDetroit LionsCleveland Browns1955:Detroit LionsPittsburgh SteelersSan Francisco 49ersPhiladelphia EaglesBaltimore ColtsChicago CardinalsGreen Bay PackersNew York GiantsChicago BearsWashington RedskinsLos Angeles RamsCleveland Browns1956:Green Bay PackersPhiladelphia EaglesLos Angeles RamsPittsburgh SteelersBaltimore ColtsCleveland BrownsSan Francisco 49ersWashington RedskinsDetroit LionsJoeChicago Cardinals Chicago BearsNew York Giants1957:Chicago CardinalsGreen Bay PackersPhiladelphia EaglesChicago BearsWashington RedskinsLos Angeles RamsPittsburgh SteelersBaltimore ColtsNew York GiantsSan Francisco 49ersCleveland BrownsDetroit Lions1958:Chicago CardinalsGreen Bay PackersPhiladelphia EaglesDetroit LionsWashington RedskinsSan Francisco 49ersPittsburgh SteelersLos Angeles RamsCleveland BrownsChicago BearsNew York GiantsBaltimore Colts1959:Chicago CardinalsLos Angeles RamsWashington RedskinsDetroit LionsPittsburgh SteelersSan Francisco 49ersPhiladelphia EaglesGreen Bay PackersCleveland BrownsChicago BearsNew York GiantsBaltimore ColtsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.8.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 12 Black & White Illustrations; - 7 Tables; - 1 Graphs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Football
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-3796-1 / 1442237961
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3796-4 / 9781442237964