NFL Record and Fact Book 2009
- ISBN13: 9781603208093
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Product Description
Thе official 2009 National Football League Record & Fact Book іѕ thе οnlу record book authorized bу thе National Football League. Thе 2009 National Football League Record & Fact Book іѕ distributed tο news organizations around thе world tο hеlр іn thеіr coverage οf thе NFL. Itѕ 688 pages include:Special Inside thе Numbers statistical sectionRevised аnd simplified chronological history οf professional football іn view οf thе fact thаt 1869All-time NFL individual аnd team reco… More >>
Just received it, surpass than ever! I was a small concerned this year because it has 96 less pages, but all the info seems to be there. A must have for any NFL fan! I have been purchasing it every year in view of the fact that 1998!
Rating: 5 / 5
This publication used to be incredibly informative, and still has more statistics on the NFL than any other sports almanac. I reflect, but, that this may be the last year I buy a copy. Already eliminated from the publication years ago were the breakdowns of star players’ performance against each team. I always liked seeing statistical proof that certain players really had some teams’ numbers, but removing that was minor. Then, the individual game recaps were shortened, which was irritating but okay. Now, they’ve eliminated teh game recaps completely. This has be converted into just a collection of statistics, not much more than is available in an annual sports almanac, and not worth paying $20 for.
Rating: 3 / 5
I’ve been purchasing the NFL Record & Fact Book for 25 years now, and it has been an invaluable reference that I use over and over again throughout the season. But, for the last 8 years, it has continually fallen victim to cost-cutting measures.
In 2002, they decreased the physical size of the book, going with smaller print and making it harder to read. In 2004, the quality of the paper used decreased noticeably. In both cases, it was a nuisance, but all of the information was still there.
This year, but, for the first time in view of the fact that I’ve been collecting the book, it contains less information than the previous year. In some cases this doesn’t concern me; for instance, they’ve eliminated the “Tom Brady’s (for example) Career Passing Against Each Opponent” section, which I always even if was excessive, and the abstract scenery of what a player had to do to get featured in that way was a small bothersome anyhow.
But what left me with that lingering feeling of disappointment was that they have eliminated the section that contains a scoring summary and a one-paragraph blurb about each regular-season game of the prior season. It has been replaced by a presentation of the scores and standings of each week, with an admonition that if we want complete box scores and game summaries, we can go to [...].
Fine and dandy, the age of high-tech information, blah blah blah. And I’m sure that if I went to [...] today, they would have far more information about the 2008 games than was ever contained in previous editions of the Record & Fact Book. But I question you this: will [...] archive this information in an easily-reachable way perpetually? Or will they keep the last 5 seasons and allow anything before that to drift off into the digital nether-world? As an enthusiast for the history of pro football, I still refer to my Record and Fact Books from the 1980s with some regularity. 20 years from now, when I want to reference a game played in the 2008 season, how hard will it to be find what I’m looking for?
Even in this age of cheap digital data storage space (and if I’m a grumpy ancient man 34, so be it), there is something to be said for the permanence of having information that is vital to you in a concrete, portable format. Two thumbs down on the NFL.
Rating: 2 / 5
Whatever you need to know about the NFL, it’s in this book. Want to see the standings from any previous season (including the AFL)? It’s in this book. Want to see the final score of any NFL game ever? It’s in this book. Want to see this season’s complete week-by-week schedule? It’s in this book. Want to see the NFL’s tie-breaking rules? It’s in this book. Want to see how the Passer Rating is calculated? It’s in this book. Want to see the 32 team rosters? It’s in this book. Want to see the roster of NFL officials? It’s in this book. Any NFL fan must buy this book every season.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you like records and stats, this is the book for you! Need to look up an NFL record? They’re all in here! Want to find out how your team has fared against your bitter rivals? It’s in this book! This book will fit your inner stat junkie!
Rating: 5 / 5