Bob Glauber

This book details the struggles and successes of 49ers coach, Bill Walsh, Redskins coach, Joe Gibbs and New York Giants coach, Bill Parcells. I remember their coaching regimes clearly. What I did not know which this book discusses is that all three coaches initially struggled with losing teams and were on the cusp of being fired. However all three coaches were able to turn around their losing teams and eventually found themselves Super Bowl champions.

All three coaches had issues with their quarterbacks and it was interesting how they were able to resolve those issues. There are a lot of interesting anecdotes within the book. The most painful memory that I remember was the injury to Joe Theismann whose leg was broken in a game against Lawrence Taylor and the New York Giants.

A good read for football fans fans. Young fans who are not familiar with these three coaches may be interested in learning that there were other great catches besides Bill Belichick. ( As an aside, Belichick worked under Parcells as an assistant defensive coach.… (more)