Authors@Google: Michael Lewis

Description

As he did so memorably for baseball in "Moneyball", Lewis takes a statistical X-ray of the hidden substructure of football in "The Blind Side", outlining the invisible doings of unsung players that determine the outcome more than the showy exploits of point scorers. In his sketch of the gridiron arms race, first came the modern, meticulously choreographed passing offense, then the ferocious defensive pass rusher whose bone-crunching quarterback sacks demolished the best-laid passing game ...