War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East (edit title)

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Didn’t Like It Rated 1 stars “Just awful, even by the largely low standards of sports books. I read about 75 pages and couldn't get myself through any more pedestrian writing and detail about things that didn't seem to matter at all. Several pages in, and the narrative hasn't even gone past February of 2006, getting bogged...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Promises an inside look at the four teams of the NFL's NFC East division but is more like a quick glance behind the curtain. The first third of the book is the most revealing and interesting. The details regarding the league officials, team owners and player's representatives as they negotiate the collective bargaining agreement is the best part of the book. Also the chapter about how the Eagles prepare for the draft is interesting but the Giants draft (another team that focuses on the draft) just gets covered very briefly. Once the regular season starts the book becomes much less revealing. Each week of the season one team's game gets focused on while the other teams get a quick capsule review. There is very little 'behind the scenes' information during the regular season. I rated this book 3 stars out of 5 but that's for NFL fans. ”

  Michael Sautter wrote this review Friday, August 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 1 stars

  “Just awful, even by the largely low standards of sports books. I read about 75 pages and couldn't get myself through any more pedestrian writing and detail about things that didn't seem to matter at all. Several pages in, and the narrative hasn't even gone past February of 2006, getting bogged down in mundane observations about the NFL Combine (yes, we know it's pointless) and labor negotiations (yes, we know there is player-owner tension). The only saving grace is that I got it for six bucks, otherwise I'd be livid at wasting money on this book.”

  Max J. wrote this review Sunday, May 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No