Take your eye off the ball: how to watch football by knowing where to look

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Get in the game -- The 168-hour work week -- The toughest job in sports -- Ground rules -- There's always a catch -- Laying it on the line -- You say you want an evolution? -- Why 7 doesn't equal 7 -- Feel the rush -- Gotcha covered -- FBI: football intelligence -- Getting organized -- Take your pick -- State-of-the-art football -- Talk the talk.;While more and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. What does the offense's formation tell you about the play that's about to be run? When a quarterback throws a pass toward the sideline and the wide receiver cuts inside, which player is to blame? Why does a defensive end look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the practice squad the next? Now Pat Kirwan, popular analyst for NFL.com and Sirius NFL Radio and a veteran front office executive, and co-author David Seigerman present Take Your Eye Off the Ball, a book that takes you inside a coach's mind as he builds a roster or constructs a game plan, to the line of scrimmage with the quarterback, and deep into the perpetual chess match between offense and defense. Get in the game -- The 168-hour work week -- The toughest job in sports -- Ground rules -- There's always a catch -- Laying it on the line -- You say you want an evolution? -- Why 7 doesn't equal 7 -- Feel the rush -- Gotcha covered -- FBI: football intelligence -- Getting organized -- Take your pick -- State-of-the-art football -- Talk the talk.