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7 Reddit comments about Football for Dummies:

u/[deleted] · 8 pointsr/nfl

My friend, a fellow Brit, bought Football For Dummies by Howie Long when he was getting into the game. I gave it a read through and thought it was pretty good, a tiny bit out of date here and there on things like OT rules but nothing major. I'd recommend it to newbies with $12.

u/Leland_Stamper · 3 pointsr/humor

American football is a complicated game. My wife learned the game by reading Football for Dummies. In my experience it is the best way to get a good understanding of the game and it starts from scratch.
Baseball or basketball would be much easier to learn. Even young children pick up on basebally quite fast.

u/landraid · 2 pointsr/oaklandraiders
u/psilar · 2 pointsr/CFB

As I Canadian who moved to Austin for grad school and learned to love football, I sympathize with the need to find something that covers the basics!

Here's a site I linked to below that covers some basics:
http://footballoutsiders.com/strategy-minicamps?page=2
... but even that might be too advanced.

If you're looking for complete basics, you might be better off with a book.
Take Your Eye Off the Ball is quite helpful for this, as it covers the basics of all the different positions and it gets into formations and a bit of strategy.:
http://www.amazon.com/Take-Your-Eye-Off-Ball/dp/1600783910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320168296&sr=8-1

Football for Dummies is even more basic, but it can be a good guide for the beginner:
http://www.amazon.com/Football-Dummies-USA-Sports-Hobbies/dp/1118012615/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320168316&sr=8-1

u/TheAlteredBeast · 1 pointr/Texans

So...saying that two specific play calls you meantioned were good means that I approve of the playcalls?

You're a dumbass.

Seriously, you seem to lack a very basic understand of football. We lost because of poor special teams play, and penalties that consistently put the offense behind the chains.

https://www.amazon.com/Football-Dummies-Howie-Long/dp/1118012615

Click the link, buy the book, and learn something.

u/feminaprovita · 1 pointr/nfl

I'm that weird person who's more of a reader than a gamer, and I, too, am trying to get more into the game. I've found the current edition of Football for Dummies to be a surprisingly good resource. Enjoy the journey! Love this sport.