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Birth of Football's Modern 4-3 Defense: The Seven Seasons That Changed the NFL

Birth of Football's Modern 4-3 Defense: The Seven Seasons That Changed the NFL

Troup, T. J.

Paperback

FictionFootball

ISBN10: 1442237953
ISBN13: 9781442237957
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Aug 20 2014
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.08 Depth: 8.83
Language: English

From 1953 to 1959, professional football's offensive and defensive tactics were in a transitional phase. As teams developed innovative strategies to attack the 5-2-4 defense, passing efficiency improved. In an attempt to counter this newfound passing success, the 4-3-4 defense evolved. This crucial shift in strategies is often overlooked in histories of the NFL, yet its impact on the game is still seen today.

The Birth of Football's Modern 4-3 Defense: The Seven Seasons That Changed the NFL chronicles this key development in professional football. In this comprehensive review and analysis, T. J. Troup provides a year-by-year breakdown of these seven seasons. Each team has a separate entry for every season that includes:

The coaching staffPlayer personnelAn analysis of the statsSummation of the team's seasonOutlook for the following season

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