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Zusatztext "Enlightening...An X-and-O guy's dream?the best thing I've read on football in recent years...Superb." Informationen zum Autor Michael Holley is a journalism professor at Boston University. He has written six New York Times bestselling books and has spent a dozen years working for three daily newspapers (the Akron Beacon Journal, Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune). He was part of the Beacon Journal‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning team in 1994. He has co-hosted a sports-talk radio show in Boston for 13 years as well as co-hosting studio and pre- and post-game shows now on NBC Sports Boston. Klappentext When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid, underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team, garner three Lombardi trophies in four years, and -- with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty?With unprecedented access granted by Belichick and his staff, author Michael Holley spent two years with the coach, his team, and his brain trust. Holley provides insights into how Belichick and his coaching cabinet prepare for opponents, evaluate talent, run the draft, and design their offensive and defensive schemes. Patriot Reign captures Belichick at his most candid, and what emerges is a portrait of a complicated man who is cerebral, yes, but also tough, demanding, stubborn, funny, profane, and a master strategist.Frank, uncompromising, and stunning, Patriot Reign is required reading for football fans who want to understand what makes a champion tick. Zusammenfassung When Bill Belichick arrived in New England! the Patriots were a laughingstock! an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid! underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team! garner three Lombardi trophies in four years! and -- with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty? With unprecedented access granted by Belichick and his staff! author Michael Holley spent two years with the coach! his team! and his brain trust. Holley provides insights into how Belichick and his coaching cabinet prepare for opponents! evaluate talent! run the draft! and design their offensive and defensive schemes. Patriot Reign captures Belichick at his most candid! and what emerges is a portrait of a complicated man who is cerebral! yes! but also tough! demanding! stubborn! funny! profane! and a master strategist. Frank! uncompromising! and stunning! Patriot Reign is required reading for football fans who want to understand what makes a champion tick . ...
