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# Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion Paperback – October 11, 2005

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An Enlightening Look into the World of Pro Football
  

*by J***G on Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2004*

I am neither a Patriots fan nor a Bill Belichick fan.  But, because of this book, I have an immense amount of respect for the organization and the man.  My favorite parts of the book are when Michael Holley, the author, goes into detail about game plan and scouting strategy.  Here's one example.When the Patriots played the Rams in the 2002 SuperBowl, they were expected to get steam-rolled, especially since the Rams had blown them out earlier in the season.  As Holley explains, Belichick's strategy in the first game had been to do everything possible to pressure the Rams QB, Kurt Warner.  It didn't work, and Warner picked the Patriots defense apart rather easily.  Before the SuperBowl, Belichick began thinking that maybe the real key to containing the "greatest show on turf" was to disrupt Faulk, not Warner.  So, instead of having his d-linemen and linebackers go all out after Warner, Belichick instructed them (over and over again) to first hit Faulk (if he was in the vicinity) in the backfield and then rush.  Also, Belichick and his staff told them never to assume that Faulk was staying home to block--it was always a decoy.  The Patriots were also taught that the Rams never run the same play out of the same formation.  Even if it looks like the same play they saw 15 minutes ago, it's not.  The strategy worked, and Belichick's defensive genius trumped the offensive genius of Mike Martz as the Pats won their first SuperBowl.Holley also does a good job of describing Belichick's desire and tendency to challenge commonly held (but not well though-out) football assumptions.  During the 2002 post-Championship season, the Patriots were right around .500 and playing poorly.  At one point, one of the Patriot players told a reporter that the team's problem was that they had lost their swagger.  When Belichick read about this, he went berserk.  In an intense, profanity-filled speech (common with Belichick) given during a team meeting, he let them know that the reason they won so much last season was not because of any swagger, but because they played smart, disciplined football, and did not deviate from the assignments they had been given.  Belichick challenges the goofy cliches that you hear from the ESPN, Fox and CBS pre-game guys.One word of warning to unsuspecting dads or moms: I wouldn't let my kids read this because it is filled with profanity.  It is difficult for Belichick (and many of his coaches and players) to get through a sentence without using the f-word, and Holley doesn't edit their words.With regard to the substance of the book, my only complaint is that I wish Holley had devoted even more time to specific plays, coverages, schemes, etc.  But that's a minor gripe.  Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I suspect that anyone who is football fan will also find it to be an enlightening and entertaining read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good... but could have been great
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2005*

Holley's book is better, for my money, than the typical "In Week 5, this happened, and then in Week 6 that happened" blow-by-tedious-blow chronology. I enjoyed "Patriot Reign" and learned a few new insiders-only facts about my favorite team. The Patriots granted Holley special behind-the-scenes access, and he reveals some previously private details of the Patriots operation, so I definitely give his book a "thumbs up" for Patriots fans. However, I do have some criticisms of this book:First, I was bothered by the constant swearing. Of course NFL coaches swear a lot. We all know that. So that point could have been made more subtly. Instead, it seemed that every third quotation had a swear word in it. I appreciate and enjoy verbatim quotations, but why not use "[darn]" or something that makes clear that a swear word was used?Second, and far more serious than the swearing, is Holley's verbatim repeating of coaches' unvarnished analyses of particular Patriots players and his naming of those players. Again, we know that the Patriots coaching staff forces itself to evaluate each player objectively. Holley quotes Larry Cook saying "You've got to be cruel at times." That's great. We get the point. Sentimentality plays no role in player evaluations. Patriots coaches are brutally honest. But Holley didn't stop there. He gave details embarrassing to particular players and named those players. Holley repeats, word-for-word, some brutal statements on p. 142 about a particular player whom I won't name here. I was astounded after Holley's book's publication that that player said all the right things to the media. Holley's revelations might have torn a weaker organization apart. To the Patriots, however, this book's bombshells proved just another opportunity to display their astounding ability to overcome adversity. Nevertheless, Holley probably should not have printed the entire swear word when a coach said, "I can't stand the mother----." And naming that player was cruel. Why not simply call him "Player X"?Third, there's no index. It's possible that later editions have one, but my "first edition" does not.Fourth, Bill Belichick's Patriots are such a tremendous organization that I believe this book regrettably undershot its potential for extracting lessons of widespread relevance and applicability in businesses and organizations everywhere. This book's subject is so compelling and interesting that it could have been a truly "great" book, rather than the "good" to "very good" book I believe it is. (I am obviously biased, but I believe my book, "Management Secrets of the New England Patriots," achieves what Holley's book might have.)I generally agree with Holley's analysis and enjoy his insider insights. But I am disturbed by his failure to exercise journalistic discretion. He could have filtered his raw information to make his points without needlessly embarrassing particular individuals. Nevertheless, "Patriot Reign" is a very good book for Patriots fans.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book.
  

*by M***G on Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024*

Great book, especially if you were a fan of either man or the team during this time period.

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