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  • Quarterback

  • Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League
  • By: John Feinstein
  • Narrated by: John Feinstein
  • Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)
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By: John Feinstein
Narrated by: John Feinstein
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Summary

A major new audiobook from number-one New York Times best-seller and sportswriting legend John Feinstein, Quarterback dives deep into the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL - exploring the stories of five top quarterbacks and taking listeners inside their unique experiences of playing the position and holding the keys to their multibillion-dollar teams.

In the mighty National Football League, one player becomes the face of a franchise, one player receives all the accolades and all the blame, and one player's hand will guide the rise or fall of an entire team's season - and the dreams of millions of fans. There are 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL on any given Sunday, and their lives are built around pressure, stardom, and incredible talent. Legendary best-selling sportswriter John Feinstein, in his most insightful book yet, shows listeners what it's really like to play the glory position and to live that life - mapping out a journey that runs from college stardom to the NFL draft to taking command of the huddle and marching a team down the field with a nation of fans cheering. 

Feinstein builds his profile around five NFL starting quarterbacks - Alex Smith, Andrew Luck, Joe Flacco, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Doug Williams. With incredible inside access, we get the full quarterback experience...being drafted number-one overall, pushing through grueling injuries, winning Super Bowls, being named a starter on multiple teams, being the first African American QB to lead a franchise to a title. Feinstein shows us exactly what it's like in the locker room, huddle, heat of battle, and press conferences, through spectacular moments and embarrassing defeats. He explores the controversies of a league embroiled in questions of substance abuse and racism, TV revenue, corporate greed, and the value placed on player health. In the end, Feinstein addresses the ways in which each quarterback - some just a year out of college - is handed the keys to a franchise worth billions of dollars and how each team's fortunes ride directly on the shoulders of its QB. 

This is Feinstein's most fascinating behind-the-scenes audiobook.

©2018 John Feinstein (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Another must-read from a master of long-form sports journalism." (Booklist)

"Eminent sportswriter Feinstein embedded himself with five successful quarterbacks...tak[ing] readers from one breathtaking finish to another. With a critical eye and unsurpassed sense of sports history and culture, Feinstein examines qualities of leadership, the politics and drama within locker rooms and league offices, and the unrelenting pressure that can either crush a quarterback or turn him into a legend. Stellar research and storytelling that makes this an essential read for NFL fans and sports enthusiasts." (Library Journal)

"A worthy offering for fans of the modern, increasingly embattled game." (Kirkus Reviews

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The story of the 2017 season and little else

Not what I expected at all. I was hoping for some quality QB comparisons/ analysis and history. Instead it was a blow by blow account of the 2017 season with the odd bit of historical reference to QB of previous generations.

I was extremely disappointed by it. Whilst it does offer the odd bit of information here and there that I wasn’t aware of, there are glaring errors too - the name of the Texans Head Coach for example. Overall I wouldn’t recommend to anyone unless you wanted a team by team list of games of the 2017 NFL season.

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