Just today I went and bought Education of a Coach and Patriot Reign. Just got done reading the first 5 chapters of the former, and hopefully, by the time I finish, I'll be able to read a sports page withiout cringing.
Just reading the beginning, which is mostly about Steve Belichick and Ernie Adams, I'm already fascinated as hell. From what Steve went through at Vanderbilt, you see it foreshadowing a lot of Bill's own dealings with the media. It's also reassuring as hell, let me tell you. It goes back to how in 2001, the Rams beat the Pats in the regular season, and Belichick was convinced that it was because he had let the distractions get to himself and his team. He was open about it, he told the team that he'd let them down, and he rededicated himself to executing what Ron Jaworski would later call the greatest coaching job he ever saw. You could argue that, in much the same way, all of 2007 was an extended response to 2006 and that, likewise, 2008 will likely see BB pushed to new heights. To anyone who hasn't read the book, it's a great way to remind yourself that, as much as things suck right now, we do have the best coach in the history of the NFL on our sideline, and because of that we'll always be in the hunt.
