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'''''The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game''''' is a [[book]] by [[Michael Lewis (author)|Michael Lewis]] released in [[2006]]. It features two dominant storylines. The first is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in large part due to [[Lawrence Taylor|Lawrence Taylor's]] arrival in the 1980s and how this evolution has placed an increased importance on the role of the [[offensive tackle|left tackle]]. The second storyline features [[Michael Oher]], the current starting left tackle for the [[Ole Miss]] football team. Lewis follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings through his years at [[Briarcrest Christian School]] and on to his current position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in [[college football]]. |
'''''The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game''''' is a [[book]] by [[Michael Lewis (author)|Michael Lewis]] released in [[2006]]. It features two dominant storylines. The first is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in large part due to [[Lawrence Taylor|Lawrence Taylor's]] arrival in the 1980s and how this evolution has placed an increased importance on the role of the [[offensive tackle|left tackle]]. The second storyline features [[Michael Oher]], the current starting left tackle for the [[Ole Miss]] football team. Lewis follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings through his years at [[Briarcrest Christian School]] and on to his current position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in [[college football]]. |
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==Factual errors== |
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On page 103, Lewis writes: |
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''"Bill Polian remembers when he first studied the 49ers offense on tape, in 1986. Then the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, he was waiting to see which team in the soon-to-be played NFC Championship he would face in the Super Bowl, Walsh's 49ers or Bill Parcells's New York Giants."'' |
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In 1986, the New York Giants defeated the 49ers 49-3 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, not the NFC Championship game. Also, the Denver Broncos were the AFC Champions in 1986, not the Buffalo Bills; who went 4-12 that year. The Bills did play the Giants at Tampa in [[Super Bowl XXV]] in January 1991, after the 1990 regular season, but at that point George Seifert was the coach of the [[49ers]], and Walsh had retired.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 00:28, 31 December 2007
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game is a book by Michael Lewis released in 2006. It features two dominant storylines. The first is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in large part due to Lawrence Taylor's arrival in the 1980s and how this evolution has placed an increased importance on the role of the left tackle. The second storyline features Michael Oher, the current starting left tackle for the Ole Miss football team. Lewis follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings through his years at Briarcrest Christian School and on to his current position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football.
Factual errors
On page 103, Lewis writes:
"Bill Polian remembers when he first studied the 49ers offense on tape, in 1986. Then the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, he was waiting to see which team in the soon-to-be played NFC Championship he would face in the Super Bowl, Walsh's 49ers or Bill Parcells's New York Giants."
In 1986, the New York Giants defeated the 49ers 49-3 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, not the NFC Championship game. Also, the Denver Broncos were the AFC Champions in 1986, not the Buffalo Bills; who went 4-12 that year. The Bills did play the Giants at Tampa in Super Bowl XXV in January 1991, after the 1990 regular season, but at that point George Seifert was the coach of the 49ers, and Walsh had retired.[citation needed]
External links
- "Author Michael Lewis Tackles Football's 'Blind Side'". National Public Radio. 2006-10-10.
- "The Ballad of Big Mike". New York Times. 2006-09-26.
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