War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team [9780062088871]

Overview

Bill Belichick is one of the titans of today’s game of football. Now, sports commentator and bestselling author Michael Holley follows three NFL teams—the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Falcons—from training camp 2010 through the Super Bowl and into the April draft, opening a new window into Belichick’s influence on the game. This one-of-a-kind exploration takes football fans behind the scenes of the most popular sport in America, with unprecedented insider access to the head coaches, scouts, trainers, and players who make the game what it is—including new insights from Bill Parcells, Todd and Dick Haley, and Belichick himself. For true fans of the game, and for readers of Badasses, Patriot Reign, and Boys Will Be Boys, Holley’s War Room is not to be missed.

This definitive look at the art of building a championship team reveals:

• Scouting and Player Evaluation: Go inside the draft room to see how Belichick’s revolutionary system for grading talent changed the game for the Patriots, Chiefs, and Falcons.
• The Art of the NFL Draft: Learn the high-stakes strategies behind trading picks, identifying sleepers, and constructing a roster through the pressure cooker of the April draft.
• A Coaching Tree’s Legacy: Trace the Belichick philosophy from its origins in Cleveland to its spread across the league through key figures like Scott Pioli and Thomas Dimitroff.
• Unprecedented Insider Access: Gain new insights from candid conversations with legends like Bill Parcells, front-office masterminds, and Bill Belichick himself.