Dominance: The Best Seasons of Pro Football's Greatest Teams [Hardcover]

Eddie Epstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2002

From the coauthor of the acclaimed BASEBALL DYNASTIES comes the first in-depth analysis of football's greatest teams. Combining ground-breaking statistics with historical perspective, Dominance allows fans an original look at football greatness. Eddie Epstein assesses the twelve greatest teams in football history, with player and coach examinations and a complete season overview. Epstein also introduces the reader to teams that just missed greatness and offers his choice for the best football team of all time.

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From the Publisher

Takes an objective look at what constitutes historical greatness on the gridiron. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Eddie Epstein is a baseball and football author and analyst who has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres as well as a number of other sports enterprises. He is currently the president of EBC, Inc., a consulting service for professional sports teams and organizations. He has served as a commentator for ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. He and and his wife, Vikki, live in the Dallas area.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Potomac Books; 1 edition (September 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574884662
• ISBN-13: 978-1574884661
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,156,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The intelligent football fan's dream!, November 15, 2002

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Don (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dominance: The Best Seasons of Pro Football's Greatest Teams (Hardcover)

Epstein's book objectively analyzes what separates the truly great NFL teams from the near-greats or simply the good. Most NFL analysts are too emmotional or are biased toward the coaches or players that they idolized. Epstein cuts through the hype to show you which teams were the best ever.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last, a football book for grownups, October 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dominance: The Best Seasons of Pro Football's Greatest Teams (Hardcover)

Simply put, this is the first adult, objective look at the NFL's greatest teams. You may not agree with Epstein's methodology or his selections, but at least he offers logical reasons for what he writes. I think it's a fantastic book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tremendous book, December 23, 2008

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Mel Bridgman (Your Room) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dominance: The Best Seasons of Pro Football's Greatest Teams (Paperback)

This is the finest book on pro football's best teams ever written, in my opinion. Epstein uses a strict system of mathematics and statistics to measure teams and sets forth meaningful criteria to seperate the wheat from the chaff. To the reviewer above, I say this: Isn't the whole point to win in the playoffs? How can a team be considered among the GREATEST EVER in a sport if they fail to win the most meaningful games of all?

Epstein's arguments are lucid and intelligent, not given to histrionics or buffered by boorishness. This is an exhaustive book, Epstein leaves no stone unturned and even displays some good humor in the face of his intimidating statistical virtuosity. This is about as objective a study as I have seen on this often touchy subject. I would love to see this sort of method applied to my other favorite sport, Pro hockey. If you love intelligent, objective and interesting writing, then I suggest you do yourself a favor and buy this book.