Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football

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.)

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

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

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

What a great book, inside of the Jets organization, nothing seemed withheld. I would love to read/listen to, a book about my team, the Redskins. Somebody should do this for every team in the league, I wonder how many would be open to the idea? How much honesty and access might be allowed? I can't wait to listen again.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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!

Great concept; great subject matter; average execution. Pales in comparison to Feinstein's Season on the Brink