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"Like millions of Americans, Mark Leibovich has spent more of his life tuned into pro football than he'd care to admit. Being a lifelong New England Patriots fan meant growing up on a steady diet of lovable loserdom. That is, until the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era made the Pats the most ruthlessly efficient and polarizing sports dynasty of the modern NFL, and its fans the most irritating in all of Pigskin America. Leibovich kept his obsession quiet,...
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Pro football in America is a $10 billion business, with more people employed to run the game and its business than actually play the game on the field. From the commissioner down to the locker-room staff, everyone in the NFL is trying to make it succeed. In this book, a longtime football writer takes an inside look at the people who make the game go off the field, from the New York City headquarters to a teams front office to the companies that rely...
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Presents the history of the Super Bowl, the championship game for the National Football League, and highlights famous games, players, and moments. Features information about the halftime performances, and includes color photographs, a list of Super Bowl champions, a glossary, and additional resources.
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"Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. From personnel to practice to game-day decisions that win titles, Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football. Why do some NFL franchises dominate...
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Not only is a stadium full of fans watching your every move, so are dozens of reporters and cameras and millions of people watching on TV. Thats to say nothing of the owners who are paying you to lead your team to victory. A pro football coach lives under intense scrutiny, as he tries to use his expertise and leadership to create winners. Inside, a longtime football writer examines how coaches from yesterday and today did their jobs, taking you inside...