First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly. First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly.-Wes Lukowsky The 1 New York Times Bestseller Lewis has such a gift for storytellinghe writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons. It isn't.-Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers and The Tipping Point The second force is the evolution of professional football itself into a game where the quarterback must be protected at any cost. In 2009, John Lee Hancock released the onscreen story based on Michael Lewiss book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which includes a history of the. The Blind Side is as insightful and moving a meditation on class inequality in America as I have ever read-although to put it that way, I realize, makes it sound deadly dull. Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL. Lewis's overview of the evolution of NFL strategy.is not only sound but shrewder than that of many so-called football insiders who can't see the forest for the trees.-Allen Barra he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those. It's a storybook about modern society, ancient virtues, and the power of love, money and talent to do a little good.-Jay Hancock Description for The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Paperback. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game By Michael Lewis - Books - Review - The New York Times Fiction March Releases Critics’ Reviews Editors’ Choice Advertisement The Next Big Thing By George. Moneyball: in football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. Is advancing a new genre of journalism.-George F.

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