“Coach Shula was the leader, the boss, the screamer, while Coach Arnsparger was very calm. I always remember one day when Shula yelled at Arnsparger, and Bill just walked over, handed him the clipboard and said: ‘Here you are. You coach the defense.’” (Any Given Sunday by Matthew Sherry)

No decade changed football like the 1970s. Hard hits. Larger-than-life characters. Dynasties that defined the modern NFL. Here are 5 essential books that capture the chaos & greatness of the era. 📚🏈 Full guide 👉 pigskinbooks.com/2020/12/29/... #NFLHistory #1970sNFL

📘 “The closest anyone has come to being schooled in Belichick’s view of the game.” David Halberstam’s The Education of a Coach was published 20 years ago. Two decades on, it remains the most revealing portrait of Bill Belichick's rise to greatness. 🧵👇 #NFL #FootballBooks

Who made the Patriots dynasty? Gary Myers tackles the NFL’s biggest “who deserves credit” debate - with quotes from Parcells, McCourty… and Belichick himself. 🧵👇 #NFLBooks #Patriots

🏈 Most football books stick to “war” or “chess” metaphors. But Roy Blount Jr. saw the 1973 Steelers differently. In Three Bricks Shy of a Load, he turned football into art. Theater. Sculpture. Jazz. Poetry. Here’s how, and why it still resonates. 👇 🧵

Another new football title for the autumn: Tom Danyluk reaches the 90s with his decade-by-decade review of football. Out on Amazon this weekend. #NFLBooks #FootballBooks

“Meet at the quarterback.” The Purple People Eaters struck fear in the 1970s NFL but the Minnesota Vikings have become known for heartbreak. Four Super Bowl losses. Six NFC Championship defeats. Here are 5 must-read books that tell their story. 🧵👇 #Vikings #FootballBooks

📺 Madden & Summerall defined football on TV. This new book revisits the duo who made Sundays iconic. 👇 Full review from Pigskin Books pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/15/...

Before Kaepernick, there was Dave Meggyesy. 🏈✊ In 1970, the linebacker blew the whistle on racism, corruption & brutality in pro football. 🧵👇

Over 40 years ago, one of the best books ever written about the NFL Draft was published. Sleepers, Busts and Franchise-Makers (1983) isn’t as expensive as Finding the Winning Edge, but it’s almost impossible to find. Here’s why 🧵

🏈 Fall reading season is here and it's stacked: QBs, chaos, dynasties, and deep dives into the sport’s most powerful figures. Two on this list are out now. More coming soon. 👇 Details, dates, and more: Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/... #NFLBooks #FootballBooks

🧵 What does it really mean to be a quarterback? Pressure. Fame. Control. Identity. In American Kings, @sethwickersham tells the story of the most mythic position in sports, and what it does to those who play it. 👇

🧵 How much violence is too much for football? That question runs through Sanctioned Savagery, a powerful new book by Michael Oriard, former NFL player and now one of the game’s sharpest historians. Let’s break it down. ⬇️ #FootballBooks #CTE #NFL

"The importance of being able to throw the ball 70 yards in the air is overrated, especially in today’s passing game where timing and precision are so much more critical. As long as you’re smart about execution, everything will fall into place.” Joe Montana, in The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking

Is now a good time to mention that Bill Belichick has a book out called The Art of Winning? His team may have been humbled last night but the greatest NFL coach of all time still deserves attention. So what does the book really say about leadership? 👇

🏈✊ Before Kaepernick took a knee, linebacker Dave Meggyesy took a stand. In Out of Their League (1970), he exposed racism, violence & dehumanization in pro football, and paid the price. A radical, unforgettable book that still hits hard. 🧵👇

The smartest play-calling tips you’ll read this week were written in 1946. Shaughnessy, Jones & Halas ended The Modern T Formation with Man-in-Motion with a ruthless DOs & DON’Ts list, some evergreen, some hilarious.

College football kicks off this weekend and the NFL next. Before you fire off a bold prediction, read the funniest cautionary tale in football: FREEZING COLD TAKES.

Bill Belichick is a coaching genius but he got his edge through obsessive preparation. In 4th and Goal Everyday Phil Savage (@PhilSavage) explains the film lesson he never forgot.

Are you a ‘Steel Curtain’ kind of reader or more ‘Air Raid Offense’? Whichever way you roll, Pigskin Books has got the perfect football book for you. 🔗 pigskinbooks.com #FootballBooks #NFLBooks

🏈 New season, new reads. Pigskin Books’ Top Five football books for Fall 2025: QBs, league power brokers, and wild history. Quick blurbs + release dates inside. Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...

In 1946, four Black players integrated pro football, one year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color bar. Their story rarely gets the spotlight. Lost Champions tells how the color line fell, and why it was forgotten. Here’s what fans will learn…

🧵 “There is no magic about a game plan.” – Sid Gillman The Hall of Fame coach changed the passing game forever but he maintained that his game plans were straightforward. Here’s how Gillman explained it in The Illustrated NFL Playbook (1982) 👇 #NFL #FootballIQ

1/ 🧵 Football isn’t just played on the field. It’s designed in meeting rooms, sketched on napkins, and stolen from rivals. Strategy drives the sport’s evolution. These books reveal how. Let’s break down the best football strategy reads ⬇️ #NFLBooks #FootballIQ

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📚 A football classic turns 65 this year. The Pros by Robert Riger & Tex Maule isn’t just a photo book — it’s a time capsule of the NFL in its early years. Here’s why it still matters… 🧵 #NFLBooks #FootballHistory

💸 One of the most expensive football books? Bill Walsh’s Finding the Winning Edge regularly sells for $300+, and some fans have paid more. Why is it so rare and is it really worth it? 🧵 #NFLBooks #FootballTwitter

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Dynasties aren’t accidents. They’re built - choice by choice, contract by contract. Here’s the best short reading list on how champions are assembled.

Sixty years ago, Random House launched the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Library - kid-friendly books that double as time capsules. Here’s why they still charm (and which titles to hunt).

🤔 What makes a good football book? It’s not just names and stats. It’s storytelling, insight, and perspective. Pigskin Books reviews the books, not the blurbs. 🏈 See what made the roster: pigskinbooks.com #FootballBooks #NFLBooks

The NFL you watch was largely designed by one commissioner. Pete Rozelle (1960–89). Here’s the essential reading on what he built, and what it cost.

“The most important hire you make is the offensive line coach.” — Bill Polian. He was right. Here’s why great teams start in the trenches.

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A 43-year-old WSJ reporter tries to make the 2006 Broncos as a kicker. What he learns about the NFL’s machine is priceless.

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Quarterback is the most important position in sports but picking the next great is still a 50-50 bet. The Q Factor by Brian Billick & James Dale studied the 2018 QB class. Five years on, their findings are fascinating. 🧵 📖 pigskinbooks.com/2020/09/29/... #NFL #NFLDraft

Since the Bills are on Hard Knocks, now is a good time to dive into team history. Jeffrey Miller's Rockin' the Rockpile is the ideal primer on the origins of the franchise: pigskinbooks.com/2023/01/28/... #BillsMafia #HardKnocks #FootballBooks

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Most fans know Lombardi. Some know Paul Brown. But Sid Gillman? The coach who changed football forever, yet slipped through history’s cracks. Josh Katzowitz’s Sid Gillman: Father of the Passing Game sets the record straight. 📚 #FootballBooks #NFLHistory

You might not realise from just reading the tweets, that I'm British. Channel 4, here in the UK, started showing NFL highlights on Sunday evenings when I was a kid. 1/7

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The long snapper is the NFL’s most specialized and least celebrated player. Ted Kluck’s Upside Down Football dives deep into this hidden world. 📚🏈 🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2025/04/26/... #FootballBooks #NFL #SpecialTeams

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