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Gridiron Genius

A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level

by Michael Lombardi
Bill Belichick
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Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. From personnel to practice to game-day decisions that win titles, Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football.
Why do some NFL franchises dominate year after year while others can never crack the code of success? For 30 years Michael Lombardi had a front-row seat and full access as three titans—Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Bill Belichick—reinvented the game, turning it into a national obsession while piling up Super Bowl trophies. Now, in Gridiron Genius, Lombardi provides the blueprint that makes a successful organization click and win—and the mistakes unsuccessful organizations make that keep them on the losing side time and again.
     In reality, very few coaches understand the philosophies, attention to detail, and massive commitment that defined NFL juggernauts like the 49ers and the Patriots. The best organizations are not just employing players, they are building something bigger. Gridiron Genius will explain how the best leaders evaluate, acquire, and utilize personnel in ways other professional minds, football and otherwise, won't even contemplate. How do you know when to trade a player? How do you create a positive atmosphere when everyone is out to maximize his own paycheck? And why is the tight end like the knight on a chessboard?
     To some, game planning consists only of designing an attack for the next opponent. But Lombardi explains how the smartest leaders script everything: from an afternoon's special-teams practice to a season's playoff run to a decade-long organizational blueprint. Readers will delight in the Lombardi tour of an NFL weekend, including what really goes on during the game on and off the field and inside the headset. First stop: Belichick's Saturday night staff meeting, where he announces how the game will go the next day. Spoiler alert: He always nails it.
     Football dynasties are built through massive attention to detail and unwavering commitment. From how to build a team, to how to watch a game, to understanding the essential qualities of great leaders, Gridiron Genius gives football fans the knowledge to be the smartest person in the room every Sunday.

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    September 11, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9780525573838

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      • ISBN: 9780525573838

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      • ISBN: 9780525573838
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2018

      Lombardi has worked in NFL personnel for more than 30 years, with several under Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, Hall of Fame owner Al Davis, and five-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick. Having worked closely with such football masterminds, Lombardi learned about what's involved in achieving sustained success. Here he discusses the shared characteristics of championship teams: how they're built and organized and how they approach each game and maintain excellence in a competitive environment. Similar to an expert book on business management, this volume illustrates brilliantly, with riveting anecdotes, how these men handled every type of situation, whether in practice, in a game, or in the front office. The methods of Belichik are given the most scrutiny, and the picture that emerges is of an intelligent leader who understands the dedication, preparation, and self-sacrifice necessary for a football team to flourish. VERDICT A most highly recommended look behind the curtain of the NFL's best coaches.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2018
      Author Lombardi (not related to legendary coach Vince Lombardi) is an NFL lifer who was as an assistant to Bill Walsh, the head coach of the Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers of the 1980s. Fans will immerse themselves in this revealing insider's glimpse into pro football. Lombardi, who also worked for the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns and, most recently, was an assistant coach for Bill Belichick's New England Patriots, compares and contrasts the styles of the men he's worked for, warts and all. Walsh was obsessively detailed, but Al Davis of the Raiders worked from the gut. Lombardi is generally respectful of his coaching counterparts, but if he has a bias, it's against meddling by know-nothing owners who bought an NFL team and declared themselves football experts. His comments on the skills required of NFL head coaches are particularly revealing: x's and o's, sure, but also practical concerns like setting clear guidelines for discipline, making room arrangements on the road, even planning meals and diets. Those who read this informative, eye-opening account will learn much about what makes a great NFL team.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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