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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN num: 9781574886078
ISBN number: 157488607X
Label: Potomac Books Ltd.
Manufacturer: Potomac Books Ltd.
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 376
Printing Date: October 27, 2003
Publishing house: Potomac Books Ltd.
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From the coauthor of the acclaimed Baseball Dynasties comes the very first in-depth analysis of football’s greatest teams. Combining ground-breaking statistics with historical perspective, Dominance allows fans an original look at football greatness. Eddie Epstein assesses the twelve greatest teams in football history, with player and coach examinations and a complete season overview. Epstein also introduces the reader to teams that just missed greatness and offers his choice for the best football team of all time.
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Epstein's book sets lofty goal and falls just short. I was extremely happy to see someone endeavor to rate the great teams in NFL history with objectivity.
However, there is inconsistency in how Epstein uses his own measuring stick. Only Super Bowl or NFL Champion's were considered leading to the exclusion of teams whose only failing was loosing at the wrong time (in the playoffs) when the book itself places much emphasis on the quality of opponents which is clearly much higher in the playoffs than in the regular season. You can have a team which scores higher by his measure but fials to make the cut. The individual player evaluations were shallow, for example, rating QB's based on their deviation from the average QB - based on QB rating - in that season misses the fundamental problem that the QB rating is a flawed system which is only marginally correlated with winning QB's.
Epstein should have read The Hidden Game of Football by Bob Carroll, et al prior to writing this book. Perhaps that would have helped him fill the book out with more meaningful observations.
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Epstein's book objectively analyzes what separates the truly great NFL teams from the near-greats or simply the good. Most NFL analysts are too emmotional or are biased toward the coaches or players that they idolized. Epstein cuts through the hype to show you which teams were the best ever.
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Simply put, this is the very first adult, objective look at the NFL's greatest teams. You may not agree with Epstein's methodology or his selections, but at least he offers logical reasons for what he writes. I think it's a fantastic book.
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