Rating: 
Summary: A MUST READ FOR ALL FOOTBALL FANS
Review: Owning a hotel and sports pub a 1/2 mile from the patriots stadium , I thought I knew all about the game.. Pepper johnson`s account of the Patriots Superbowl season taught me more about the games behind the scenes stratigies, theories and work ethics . The endless hours of films , meetings , practice and planning that are a daily part of a coaches life. And ofcourse the players... Pepper johnson played the game with intensity , pride and spirit, when he wrote this book he did the same....
Jim Meade Owner
End Zone Motel and Sports Pub
Rating:
Summary: A great behind the scenes look at the making of a champion
Review: Pepper Johnson does a great job of letting you see the makings of a Superbowl champ as well as giving you a look at what really goes on Monday-Saturday in preparation for Sunday. You also get an interesting feel on the difference between what it took to win his first superbowl rings as a player (1986 and 1990) and this Superbowl ring as a coach in (2001)......This is a must read for any sports fan.
Rating:
Summary: A great behind the scenes look at the making of a champion
Review: Pepper Johnson does a great job of letting you see the makings of a Superbowl champ as well as giving you a look at what really goes on Monday-Saturday in preparation for Sunday. You also get an interesting feel on the difference between what it took to win his first superbowl rings as a player (1986 and 1990) and this Superbowl ring as a coach in (2001)......This is a must read for any sports fan.
Rating:
Summary: A ... Good Book!!!
Review: This book is well-written and highly informative and gives an excellent behind the scenes look at the day to day going on of a coaches life. A MUST READ!!!
Rating:
Summary: Publishers' Weekly raves
Review: WON FOR ALL:
The Inside Story of the New England
Patriots' Improbable Run to the Super Bowl
Pepper Johnson with Bill Gutman.
...(256p) ISBN 0-07-
140877-0
After losing three of the first four games in
the 2001-2002 season, the New England Patriots
roared back to finish the year with an 11-5 record
and completed the surprising turn-around by
beating the St. Louis Rams in one of the most
exciting Super Bowls in NFL history.
Johnson, who played linebacker for 13years, joined New England as an unpaid liason
in 2000 and was the inside linebackers'
coach during the championship season. Although
Johnson does reminisce about his
playing days (particularly his years with the
New York Giants), he gives a first-rate account
of the Patriots' transformation from a 5-11 team
in 2000 to Super Bowl champs the
following season. Johnson, writing with Gutman
(Parcells: A Biography), picks up the story
at the end the 2001-2002 season, then backtracks readers from training camp through
the Super Bowl. Along the way, he describes
how head coach Bill Belichick created a winning
team by weeding out players who did
not fit his playing style. Johnson does a terrific
job of bringing readers into the Patriots'
locker room as he discusses strategy about
each game while also providing an insider's
perspective on various members of the team;
an especially compelling chapter deals with
a week in the life of an NFL coach, illustrating
the pressures coaches face each week in
the season. Patriot fans will no doubt enjoy
this recap of the Super Bowl run, as will fans
who want a glimpse of what goes on behind
the scenes in professional football. (Nov.)
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