First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly. I wanted to see what type of person he was, he said later.
Actually, Michael was after something more important than the fate of his Briarcrest teammate. Lewis’s overview of the evolution of NFL strategy…is not only sound but shrewder than that of many so-called football insiders who can’t see the forest for the trees. Michael Lewis, quote from The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Don’t worry. Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers and The Tipping Point
The Blind Side is as insightful and moving a meditation on class inequality in America as I have ever read-although to put it that way, I realize, makes it sound deadly dull.
It’s a storybook about modern society, ancient virtues, and the power of love, money and talent to do a little good. First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly.It’s not a jock book. The reasons for this are complicated, and the story can be traced to Lemmings origins as a scout. The legacy of Lawrence Taylor means that players on the blind side of a right-handed quarterback are paid more than the players on the visible side. Lewis’s overview of the evolution of NFL strategy…is not only sound but shrewder than that of many so-called football insiders who can’t see the forest for the trees. Michael has won no awards or honors, so he is an exception to Lemmings usual picks. Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers and The Tipping Point The Blind Side works brilliantly as football history Lewis traces the journey from Bill Walsh’s 49ers, through Lawrence Taylor and the rise of great linebackers to the realisation on the launch of free agency that teams would pay a lot more money for a left tackle than they were paying so far.
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