by Ian O'Connor
players, conflicts with Belichick, 172–73, 175–76, 191–93, 222, 448
players, good relationship with Belichick, 204–5, 259, 302–5, 405–6, 448
players, intimidated by Belichick, 219–20, 405
practicing situational football, 242, 406
race relations, 410–11
records, 247, 259, 308, 319, 320, 390, 415, 442
salary cap, 216–17, 222, 428, 429
staffers, 336–39
Super Bowl XXXI, 150, 153–54, 202
Super Bowl XXXVI, 200–203, 205–15, 230, 252, 260, 296, 316, 331–33, 394
Super Bowl XXXVIII, 228–36, 242, 252, 260, 266
Super Bowl XXXIX, 254–55, 257–59, 294–95, 296, 421
Super Bowl XLII, 314–29, 334, 350, 386
Super Bowl XLVI, 348–55, 386
Super Bowl XLIX, 374, 378, 382–90, 414
Super Bowl LI, 411–16
Super Bowl LII, x, 441–49, 452–53
team meetings, 240, 244–45, 303–4, 311–13, 406
training camp, 173–74
work ethic, 219, 244, 302, 402–3
New England Patriots, Parcells’s career
vs. Belichick, 140–41
hiring Belichick, 149
Kraft and, 150, 151, 153–54, 156, 158–59, 168, 434
lack of power, 151, 153, 154
Super Bowl XXXI, 150, 153–54, 202
New Jersey Generals, 75
New Jersey Nets, 88
New Orleans Saints, 378
New York Giants
2006 season, 291
2007 season, 309–11, 314–29, 334, 350, 386
Belichick as fan of, 291
as Spygate victims, 290–91
Super Bowl XLII, 314–29, 334, 350, 386
Super Bowl XLVI, 348–55, 386
New York Giants, Belichick’s career, 68–94
1978 season, 69
1981 season, 72–73
1983 season, 74–75
1984 season, 75–76
1985 playoffs, 82
1985 season, 76
1986 season, 78, 81–84
1990 NFC championship, 89
Belichick’s appearance, 70, 72
Coughlin, friendship with, 348–49
defensive team, 69, 73–74, 78–79, 89, 348
film sessions, 79
football knowledge, 71, 74, 80
gadget plays, 76
hiring of Belichick, 68, 251
internal disputes, 69
as linebackers coach, 74
McConkey and, 83
nepotism, talk of, 70–71
Parcells, hiring of, 68, 73
Parcells, relationship with, 76, 77–78, 80, 94
Perkins’ respect for Belichick, 71–72
players’ lack of respect for Belichick, 70–71, 79, 82, 86–87
players’ respect for Belichick, 72, 79–80, 91, 93, 419–20
preparation and testing of players, 80–81
record, 109
scouting and information about opponents, 81
special teams, 69, 70, 71–72
Super Bowl XXI, 81–84
Super Bowl XXV, 89–93
Taylor, Belichick’s relationship with, 79, 82, 86–87, 88
training camps, 85
Young’s opinion of Belichick, 84–85, 86, 94
New York Giants, Parcells’s career, 68–70, 73–94
1983 season, 74–75
1984 season, 75–76
1985 season, 76
1986 season, 81, 82, 83, 84
1990 NFC championship, 89
Adams and, 102
Belichick, relationship with, 76, 77–78, 80, 94
cleaning house, 87–88
considered for head coaching position (1997), 150–51
as defensive coordinator, 73–74
emotional coaching style, 75, 76–77, 80
Gatorade dumped on, 77, 84
as head coach, 74
McConkey and, 83
on San Francisco’s cheating, 283
Super Bowl XXI, 84
Super Bowl XXV, 91, 93, 94
Taylor and, 86, 87–88
Young and, 75, 150
New York Jets. See also Spygate
2001 season, ix
2006 season, 276–77
2007 season, 278, 307, 308–9
2010 season, 346–47
competitive edge, 397
Patriots’ tampering charges against, 276
Super Bowl III, 159, 209
New York Jets, Belichick’s career
1999 season, 158–59
Belichick’s contract, 157–58, 162–63, 167–68
Belichick’s resignation, x, 164–66
coaching staff, 156
football knowledge, 160
hiring of Belichick, 155
media relations, 156, 161–62, 165–67
Parcells, relationship with, 159–61, 163–64, 166–69
Parcells’s resignation, 162–64
players’ respect for Belichick, 160, 164–65
New York Jets, Parcells’s career
1998 season, 158
1999 season, 158–59
Belichick, relationship with, 159–61, 163–64, 166, 167–68
Belichick leaving, 168–70
capacity, 155–56, 157–58
hiring of Parcells, 151, 153–54
resignation, 162–64
New York Yankees, xii, 60, 246
Newsome, Ozzie, 110, 122, 306
NFL players’ strike (1982), 74
nicknames for Belichick, 54, 55, 79
Nicks, Hakeem, 352
9/11 terrorist attacks, ix, 171–72, 177, 229, 280
Ninkovich, Rob, 351, 438, 448
Noll, Chuck, 60, 97, 115, 319, 390
North Carolina State University, 52
Norwood, Scott, 93
Novacek, Jay, 138
Nunnelly, Don, 6–7
O
Oakland Raiders, 193, 195–97, 220–21, 283, 290
Obama, Barack, 408, 439
O’Brien, Bill, 338, 342, 346, 439
O’Brien, Scott, 137, 230, 397
Ochocinco, Chad, 361
Odom, Leslie, Jr., 443
O’Donnell, Ed, 266, 270–71
O’Donnell, Neil, 160
O’Hara, Shaun, 310–11, 321, 322, 326
Okung, Russell, 387
Orthwein, James, 151, 152
O’Shea, Chad, 424, 439
Ossenfort, Monti, 335, 337
Ottawa Rough Riders, 76
Owens, Terrell, 257
P
Pace, Orlando, 201
Pagano, Chuck, 373–74
Papa, Bob, 85
Parcells, Bill. See also New England Patriots, Parcells’s career; New York Giants, Parcells’s career; New York Jets, Parcells’s career
Air Force Academy career, 68
autobiography, 87–88
background, 68, 77
Belichick, relationship with, 140–41, 223–24, 275, 442–43
on Belichick’s coaching potential, 73
Belichick’s opinion of, 103
on Belichick’s personality, 84
coaching style, 87, 160
Colorado land development company career, 70
competitive edge, 284
on Coughlin-Belichick relationship, 323–24
Dallas Cowboys career, 223–24
influence on Belichick’s coaching, 208
Johnson and, 269
media presence, 85
NBC Sports, 140
as New York Giants fan, 74
personality, 76, 77, 160
Polian on, 403
racquetball, 78
stay-or-go crises, 68, 69–70
Steve Belichick and, 73
Super Bowl titles, 224
temporary retirement (1991), 93–94, 102
“The Two Bills” (ESPN documentary), 442–43
Parcells, Don, 68
Parcells, Ju
dy, 70
Parente, Bob, 278–79
Parilli, Babe, 67
Parker, Johnny, 173
Parry, John, 352
Parseghian, Ara, 249–50
Pascoe, Bear, 352
Pash, Jeff, 392
Pastrana, Alan, 16
Pastrana, Ron, 17, 18–19, 21, 22–23
Pathon, Jerome, 194
Patricia, Matt, 310, 335, 344, 387, 415, 431–32, 437–40
Patriot Reign (Holley), 154
Patten, David
2001 season, 181, 182, 189, 195, 197, 198, 201
hired by Patriots, 182, 203
Super Bowl XXXVI, 208–9
Paxton, Lonie, 213, 233
Payton, Sean, 378
Payton, Walter, 58
Pearmon, Archie, 17–18
Pederson, Doug, 441, 443, 445
Pees, Dean, 342
Pennant Race (Brosnan), 11
Pennington, Chad, 181, 187, 220, 273, 277, 296, 375–76
Pereira, Mike, 392, 404
performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), 272, 332
Perkins, Ray, 68–74, 85, 251
Perry, Michael Dean
Belichick, conflicts with, 114, 115, 121, 127, 134, 138
competitive edge, 284
conditioning, 108
cut for salary-cap savings, 142
Pleasant and, 204
Perry, William “the Refrigerator,” 108
Pesek, Al, 8
Peter, Christian, 153
Peters, Jason, 441
Petraglia, Mike, 404
Pettitte, Andy, xii
Phifer, Roman, 193, 194, 203, 208, 209, 227
Philadelphia Eagles
Super Bowl XXXIX, 254–55, 257–58, 294–95
Super Bowl LII, x, 441–49
Philadelphia Soul, 229
Philcox, Todd, 127–28, 129, 193
Phillipian, The, 29, 33–34, 35
Phillips Academy (Andover), 27–38
Belichick on football team, 27, 30–36, 400
Belichick on lacrosse team, 36–38
Belichick’s academics, 28–31, 35–36
Belichick’s decision to attend, 25–28
Belichick’s haircut, 36
history, 28
reunion, 421
student protests, 29, 36
Piccolo, Brian, 2
Pierce, Antonio, 326
Pierre-Paul, Jason, 350, 354
Pioli, Scott
2001 season, xi, 177–78, 180, 182, 184
Atlanta Falcons career, 412–13
background, 110, 177–78, 237, 335
Branch trade talks, 276
Cleveland Browns career, 110, 137, 140, 237
cutting Klecko, 263
evaluation of prospects, 186, 203, 222, 238, 336, 340–41
as Executive of the Year (2003), 237
football intelligence, 237
hired by Patriots, 237–38
Kansas City Chiefs career, 334–35, 412
leaving Patriots, 334–35
management style, 336
New York Jets career, 156, 161
Parcells-Belichick peace summit, 275
Super Bowl XXXVIII, 234
Walsh and, 333
Pippen, Scottie, 435
Pisarcik, Joe, 72
Pittsburgh Steel Company, 2
Pittsburgh Steelers
1975 postseason, 60
2001 postseason, 198–200, 295–96, 394
2004 postseason, 256
2007 season, 308
2015 season, 395–97
defensive philosophy, 63
as Spygate victims, 295–96, 332, 394
Pleasant, Anthony
acquired by Patriots, 178, 203–4
Belichick, relationship with, 115, 204–5, 420
on Belichick as coach, 114, 127, 203–4, 218
on Belichick-Parcells relationship, 163
Super Bowl XXXVI, 205
Polian, Bill, 227, 230, 263, 299, 403
Poliquin, Bruce, 33
Pollard, Bernard, 334
Pollard, Marcus, 227
Pont, John, 251
Poole, Tyrone, 222, 230, 255
Pope, Edwin, 213
Pope, Mike, 310
Porter, Joey, 199, 201, 294, 299
Powell, Craig, 147
press conferences. See media relations
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 93, 94, 275, 403
Pro Football Writers of America, 237
Procter & Gamble, Belichick’s interviews with, 52
Proehl, Ricky, 208, 211, 212, 214, 231, 233, 296
Q
Quinn, Bob, 337
Quinn, Dan, 412–15
R
race relations
Annapolis high schools, 16, 17–19, 411
Baltimore Colts, 57–58
Laramore’s teams, 17–20, 411
New England Patriots, 410–11
U.S. Navy, 1, 411
Wesleyan University, 47
racquetball, Belichick’s play of, 64, 67, 77–78, 419
Radigan, Terry, 271
Ramos, Frank, 163–64, 166, 183
Randall, Greg, 187
Rapoport, Ian, 357
Rattay, Tim, 186
Ratterman, George, 282
Redman, Chris, 187
Redmond, J. R., 187, 188, 196, 199, 206, 209, 212, 220
Reed, Andre, 89, 92
Reese, Floyd, 64, 75, 284–85, 336–38, 345, 347
Reeves, Dan, 230
Rehbein, Betsy, 188, 199
Rehbein, Dick, 179, 186–87, 188, 193, 199, 258
Rehbein, Pam, 186, 187, 199
Rehbein, Sarabeth, 199
Reid, Andy, 257
Reiss, Mike, 317, 448, 453
Rentzel, Lance, 65
Revere, Paul, 28
Revis, Darrelle, 367
Rhodes, Kerry, 281
Rice, Jerry, 89, 297, 310
Rice, Ray, 342, 383
Richards, Jordan, 443, 446
Riddick, Louis, 135
Ridenour, Marla, 287
Riley, Pat, 166
Rison, Andre, 144
Riveron, Alberto, 371
Rivers, Doc, 349–50, 423
Robertson, Jay, 249–54
Robinson, Jackie, 1
Robinson, Jon, 336, 337
Rodgers, Aaron, 366, 368
Rodgers, Ken, 442–43
Roethlisberger, Ben, 256, 366
Rogers, George, 88
Rooney, Tim, 102, 251
Rosburg, Jerry, 373–74
Rosner, Steve, 417–18
Rotman, Ralph, 47
Rowe, Eric, 443–46
Rowe, Patrick, 147
Rozelle, Pete, 69
Ruegamer, Grey, 219–20
Russell, Bill, 219, 245
Russell, Don, 45, 49, 50
Rutigliano, Sam, 100, 285
Ryan, Buddy, 129, 202
Ryan, Logan, 384
Ryan, Matt, 412–14
Ryan, Rex, 308, 346–47
Rypien, Mark, 138
S
Saban, Nick
background, 101, 106
Belichick, relationship with, 105–6, 134–35
Cleveland Browns career, 100–102, 105–6, 111, 112, 115–16, 121, 134–38
LSU career, 240
Miami Dolphins career, 274, 312, 314
Michigan State career, 138
Naval Academy career, 101
New York Giants and, 150
personality, 101, 102, 105, 106, 135–36, 240
playbook, 115–16, 121
Spygate, 274
work ethic, 106
Samuel, Asante, 247, 320–22
San Diego Chargers, 144–45, 188–90, 315
San Francisco 49ers, 89, 162
Sanders, Charlie, 65
Sanders, Deion, 295
Sanders, Henry Russell “Red,” 9
Sandusky, Alex, 54
Sanfilippo, Mike, 50–51
Sanu, Moh
amed, 414
Savage, Phil, 105, 106, 124, 125, 126, 128, 135, 145
Sayers, Gale, 2