Reddit reviews Football for Dummies
We found 7 Reddit comments about Football for Dummies. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 7 Reddit comments about Football for Dummies. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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 I gave it a read through and thought it was pretty good, a tiny bit out of date here and there on things like OT rules but nothing major.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.
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.
This is pretty good and written by Howie Long:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-For-Dummies-4E-Howie-Long/dp/1118012615
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
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.
May I recommend this?
http://www.amazon.com/Football-Dummies-Howie-Long/dp/1118012615
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.