{"product_id":"football-outsiders-almanac-2017-rivers-mccown-9781974013784","title":"Football Outsiders Almanac 2017: The Essential Guide to the 2017 NFL and College Football Seasons","description":"The most authoritative and innovative annual guide to both the NFL and college football is back for an all-new season with more cutting-edge statistical analysis, obsessive film study, and trademark humor. Includes comprehensive coverage of all 32 NFL teams, analysis of offseason personnel changes, over 500 KUBIAK fantasy football projections, and breakdowns of the top 50 college football teams for 2017. With numerous statistical measures that go far beyond standard NFL stats, Football Outsiders Almanac 2016 gives NFL fans the kind of sabermetric-like statistical analysis that revolutionized the fan's understanding of baseball. It's also written with a knowing dry wit that gets under the skin of America's most popular spectator sport. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroundbreaking team and player DVOA ratings that correct for situation and opponent to reveal which offenses and defenses are truly superior, and which players really help win games.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExclusive data from our partners at Sports Info Solutions, unavailable in standard NFL stats, tells you which quarterbacks benefit the most from yards after catch or play best under pressure; which teams most often blitz or run specific offensive formations; and which defensive backs stop the other team's passing game, measured by pass coverage on every single play rather than just tackles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW FOR 2017: \u003c\/b\u003e Data on how receivers performed based on where they lined up before the snap: wide, tight, in the slot, or in the backfield.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed information on each team's performance in 2016 by offensive and defensive personnel package.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed individual stats for offensive linemen and defensive players.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive coverage of all 32 teams with week-by-week stats from the 2016 season, five-year performance trends, and analysis of off-season personnel changes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExclusive 2017 predictions that give the odds on each team as a Super Bowl contender ... or a contender for the top pick in the 2018 draft.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e2017 fantasy football projections for more than 500 skill position players based on the KUBIAK forecasting system.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreakdowns on the top 50 college football teams and full win-loss projections for all 130 Division I-A (FBS) teams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A book that any self-respecting NFL fan needs to purchase.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bill Simmons, The Ringer.com\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Football Outsiders has now built a system that has some serious traction behind it. I personally find it fascinating.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Schneider, General Manager, Seattle Seahawks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Exhausting, enlightening, surprising in many cases, and an absolute must-read if you like the NFL.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter King, TheMMQB.com\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"It's important for you, the working football fan, to know more about football than other football fans. The Football Outsiders Almanac will give you all the background knowledge you need to make your football-watching companions feel uninformed and inadequate.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- Drew Magary, Deadspin.com\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Football is a nearly impossible game for even its most devout practitioners to understand. Football Outsiders is the best way I know to make it make sense.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- Will Leitch, New York Magazine\/SportsonEarth.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rivers McCown, Chad Peltier, Andrew Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974013782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974013784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.01d","brand":"Rivers McCown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940404887807,"sku":"9781974013784","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_34ea3094-9779-4494-815a-5d7eb744c151.jpg?v=1681447008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/football-outsiders-almanac-2017-rivers-mccown-9781974013784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}