The Why Is Everything

A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution

De: Michael Silver

Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain

When Kyle Shanahan became the NFL's youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldn't justify his position by providing the unassailable reasoning behind it, he was told to get the hell out of Shanahan's office. Shanahan and the members of his coaching tree—including Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, Raheem Morris, and Matt LaFleur—came up in a sport where innovation was the exception, not the rule. There had been brilliant football minds before, from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick. But for the most part, coaches learned a particular system and stuck to it no matter what—no matter the players on their team, no matter what the opponent might do.

This group of young coaches would change all that. The Why Is Everything is the story of old dogmas falling before astonishingly creative new strategies and game plans. Drawing on unmatched access across the league, longtime NFL reporter Mike Silver takes us into the key moments in this still-unfolding revolution. Less than a decade after their emergence, these men are the stars of their profession and have helped propel the NFL to new heights of viewership and drama. With The Why Is Everything, Silver reveals how it all happened, and in the process gives us a timeless account of friendship, rivalry, and the never-ending pursuit of perfection.

©2024 Michael Silver (P)2024 Ascent Audio

Great if you love the nfl

Good mix of profiling and building stories around each coach, the insider view, NFL gossip, what makes coaches succeed, and how the leagues innovation happened

the sheer football knowledge

if you are football a football you will love this book merry Christmas football fans

A Brilliant Deep Dive into Modern Football Strategy and Innovation

This masterful analysis had me completely engrossed from start to finish. Silver expertly weaves together football's rich history with contemporary strategic innovations, offering unique insights into how today's elite coaches think. The book transforms how you watch the game - every play call now carries deeper meaning as you understand the chess-like intelligence and historical evolution behind each decision. It's rare to find a book that makes an already fascinating sport even more compelling, but this one achieves exactly that through its detailed exploration of football's tactical evolution and the brilliant minds shaping the modern game.

Excellent sports journalism

An old school sports reporter telling great stories about some of the best young coaches that have taken over the NFL. I especially enjoyed the stories about Mike McDaniels.

Great book

Tons of behind the scenes information and conversations. Really enjoyed being put behind the scenes.

Keep fighting

Bought this for my boss and boss’s boss. And tell everyone that mentions football about it to the embarrassment of my children.

How Did The NFL Reinvent Itself?

This is an excellent chronicle of the NFL’s new guard. From Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVey to The La Flur brothers, Mike McDaniel and Raheem Morris. Getting into and keeping a coaching job in the NFL is a life-long grind. Wonderful read.

learning behind the scenes details about NFL coaches

this book is a great explanation for how men who are on the Washington coaching staff 13 years ago became head coaches in a matter of 10 years and the origin story for each of them and how all of their lives are intertwined