Introduction Summary

Michael Holley proposed writing a book about the Patriots to head coach Bill Belichick in 2002 and was fairly surprised when Belichick gave him the go-ahead. Having Belichick's support gave Holley the opportunity to follow the New England Patriots and record intimate details about how the team actually worked on a day-to-day basis. He was allowed unprecedented access to closed-door meetings, where he tried to blend in as well as possible.