Collision Low Crossers

A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football

De: Nicholas Dawidoff

Narrado por: David de Vries

An unrivaled portrait of day-to-day life in the NFL: "Riveting . . . an instant classic" (New York Times Book Review).

By spending a year with the New York Jets, Nicholas Dawidoff entered a mysterious and private world with its own rituals and language. Equal parts Paper Lion, Moneyball, Friday Night Lights, and The Office, this absorbing, funny, and vivid narrative gets to the heart of a massive and stressful collective endeavor.

Here is football in many faces: the polarizing, brilliant, and hilarious head coach; the general manager, whose job is to support (and suppress) the irrepressible coach; the defensive coaches and their in-house rivals, the offensive coaches; and of course the players.

Wise safeties, brooding linebackers, high-strung cornerbacks, enthusiastic rookies, and a well-read nose tackle: they make up a strange and complex family. Dawidoff makes an emblematic NFL season come alive for fans and nonfans alike in a book about football that will forever change the way people watch and think about the sport.

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Praise for The Crowd Sounds Happy:

"A beautiful portrait of a wounded family.... inquisitive and graceful." -- New York Times

"Marvelous... you'll simply want the story-his story-to continue on and on." -- Chicago Tribune

"Evocative.... The crackle of Dawidoff's writing and his unstinting...sensitivity make his...journey compelling." -- Washington Post

An Excellent Behind the Scenes Look At the NFL

Any additional comments?

This was a really good book. My wife and I both listened to it. The narrator is top notch and the story is great as well. As a lifelong football fan, I already knew the outcome of the Jets' season, but I still found myself on the edge of my seat during the dramatic moments of the games. My favorite part was when the author got to call the defense during a preseason game and they got a pick six! Though I am a die hard member of Who Dat Nation ever since birth, I do like Rex Ryan and it was cool to get a peak at how he works. (Especially since we now have his twin brother as our Defense Coordinator in New Orleans!) I recommend this to any football fan. I don't know if it would really interest a non-fan, but certainly for the casual or full enthusiast, this book is a must!

excellent insight

excellent insight into the way the NFL really operates from the inside. The terminology is telling and raw the way you would expect it to be

A must listen for the NFL junkie

What made the experience of listening to Collision Low Crossers the most enjoyable?

An inside look on how the NFL works, not just the Jets/Ryan. I hate the Jets/Ryan, but loved this book. I have more respect for Ryan after listening to this book (being a Pats fan, I still must loath him.)

Excellent!!!! READ THIS BOOK!!!

Excellent portrait of the NFL

This book was so good I listened to it twice, a couple of years apart. I got something out of it that I missed on the second listening. It really gives you a sense of how an NFL team operates and how NFL players and coaches live. It’s gives you an fly on the wall view of the game. The author is a great writer as well! NFL fans will love this book. EXCELLENT BOOK!!

Great insider football book..

Before this book I wasn't a big Rex Ryan fan. I have to admit I like him quite a bit more now. It was nice being able to see the inner workings of an NFL team from the brotherhood to the cold, cruel business side.
It's still an amazing opportunity for guys that are beyond "great" athletes. It does touch on the side of "is it worth it" which I felt is a major part of the NFL these days.
Playing college football and going through all the competition, injuries, and mental toughness required made me realize how special these athletes truly are. I'm not say they're better than you or me overall, but what it takes to play and succeed in the NFL is mind boggling to me. In an athletic only point of view, these guys are gifted. They are very well compensated to play a game but the risks are nothing to sneeze at either.
Overall a great tale about what goes on with a typical NFL Team over a given year. Highly recommended!

Amazing and inspiring

This is one of the best books I've ever read. I am a huge Jets fan, and a huge fan of Rex Ryan, and that helped. But Nick Dawidoff is a masterful, insightful, brilliant writer who could make anyone into a Rex fan with the way this book is written. His humility and all-exposed human honesty in describing the shock, joy, respect, and sometimes embarrassment, and especially the inspiration and respect, he experienced during his year with the Jets was refreshing. Kudos, Nick, for bringing the fallible, human aspects of America's game to light in a way that reminds all of us of why we work, dream, hurt, love, heal, remember -- why we pursue greatness in life. You most certainly do not need to be, or have ever been, an athlete to love this book (but it certainly helps). I recommend this to everyone.

GREAT INSIGHT

Football is the greatest team sport in the world. Any chance I get to learn more about it I will.
This book has a lot to offer from the personal to the the general and back. The author states that a book like this has never been written before. Coach Ryan and the entire Jets organization gave access to a closed world. . I thank them and any fan should.
You don't need to be a fan of the Jets to like this book. Whether your looking for a deeper understanding of the game as I was or you want to go on a personal journey through the lives of key people, you will get what you want.
I could not give a higher recommendation.

Great Read

This book exceeded my expectations. The writing is stellar and if you want to know what it is like behind the scenes in the NFL this is the book that does it.

Hmmmm good enough for me to listen again right now!

If you want to REALLY learn the NFL game...

What made the experience of listening to Collision Low Crossers the most enjoyable?

I played college football and I'm an NFL fan. I thought I knew the game. I had NO IDEA what goes into getting an NFL team ready to play. I learned a LOT and it has enhanced my enjoyment of pro football

Who was your favorite character and why?

Even if you don't like the Jets, you will respect Rex Ryan - and maybe even like him.

Any additional comments?

If you really enjoy the NFL, you will enjoy it even more after learning so much of what goes on behind the scenes

Probably better in book form.

Would you consider the audio edition of Collision Low Crossers to be better than the print version?

I wasn't quite sure how to rate this item. I think it was well written and well performed, but I wish I had purchased the print version rather than the Audible version. I like football, but I don't follow the Jets and I admit I had to keep repeating sections of the book to try and keep straight the individuals mentioned in the book and their roles in the organization.