Pro Football Weekly

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Product Description

Devoted to professional football.

Product Description

Devoted to professional football.

Product Details

• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: Pro Football Weekly
• ASIN: B00007B0T1
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • #5 in Magazines > Lifestyle & Cultures > Sports & Leisure > Football
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Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It arrives late a couple times a season, and you can pay to have it delivered on time or subscribe via the Internet, January 13, 2006

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Larry VanDeSande - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Football Weekly (Magazine)

I've subscribed to the bible of pro football information long enough to collect two PFW tee shirts and long enough to collect a guarantee one season that, for any issue that arrived after the weekend's action, I would get a free copy.

I cashed in on that guarantee twice that season, which is about the average number of issues that are late. The one that is published the week of Thanksgiving is almost always late, as is one other one that time of year. Otherwise PFW usually arrives in my mailbox on the Friday or Saturday before each weekend's games.

In the event it doesn't, an email or phone call to their circulation department in Chicago usually resolves the issue. For those that can't possibly live with that, you can add enough to your subscription to ensure the paper is delivered by first class mail. You can also subscribe to an Internet version that's delivered even earlier.

Besides, if it's going to arrive late and there is something you absolutely positively must know RIGHT NOW, you can dial up their Internet Web site and find it. PFW publishes first run news on its Web site -- such as disclosures that three expected top draft picks in 2007 admitted using marijuana in college -- and includes an insider's section and other stuff for which you can electroncially subscribe.

For the uninitiated that have never read the pro football bible, it publishes game summaries and game previews each week with every team's roster 2 and 3 deep at every position. Because there is a time lag from publication to delivery there is typically some lag time in news. But it's close most of the time and right on target much of the time. What isn't on time is published on the Web site.

PFW is great during the season but I find this magazine more helpful in the off-season. Even given free agency and the so-called 12-month NFL season, the off-season is the time of year few are talking about the NFL and trying to find info on teams aside from your local club is difficult. The columnists also publish all year long.

Whatever its real or perceived shortcomings, PFW is certainly preferable to Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine or other general interest weekly sports publications that dedicate one or two writers to the sport (which also arrive late a couple times a sesaon). No other magazine delivers the inside scoop on the NFL.

Pro Football Weekly carries stories on every team every week written by beat writers that follow the teams around. I visited the Pontiac Silverdome one time when the Lions were playing there. Mike O'Hara, who then covered the team for the Detroit Free Press, told me his office was at the Silverdome and he never went downtown to the paper. This is the quality of inside information you get from Pro Football Weekly on all 32 teams all year long.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Late arrivals at this $?, November 30, 2010

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Marshal Dillon (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro Football Weekly (Magazine)

I would be cautious about this subscription.

I have just come cross the other reviews that make reference to the printed copy arriving late a couple of times a season. I just started my subscription 5 weeks ago and have already had two late arrivals. The first edition arrived 4 weeks late and my most recent edition arrived the Monday after Sundays games.

I got the trial subscription of 10 copies to see if I liked it. I like the magazine content itself but the company and its service are lacking. I sent an email requesting some resolution to the matter and received a response that due to high levels of volume this time of year I should call a number for support for faster service. When I called that number I was told it was for orders only and to call another number. It is a bit frustrating. I am still awaiting some feedback from them 4 days later.

I now have an offer from PFW for 30 issues at $75. I expect whatever price I pay for a subscription to include on time delivery; so paying extra for on-time delivery is unacceptable. The online edition is always on-time but doesn't do much for me because I hate reading online. I want to be able to mark up the paper copy and walk around with it for easy reference. Being able to bring the paper copy into work to read during lunch or sit back in the recliner with it and preview the week's upcoming games is all part of the enjoyment of the magazine. They ruining that enjoyment for me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dont get this here, May 1, 2011

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sapphire rain - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pro Football Weekly (Magazine)

i ordered this for my boyfriend on feb. 23..it is may 1st and he still hasnt recieved it...so much for the draft info this year...i dont know what the mag is like..but i wont order another through here..thats ridiculous..