Coaching Confidential: Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches
Myers, a longtime football reporter-analyst, profiles some of the most notable NFL coaches of the past 20 years, including Bill Parcells, Jimmy Johnson, Tony Dungee, Andy Reid, Mike Shanahan, Bill Belichick, and Mike Holmgren. Special attention is paid to the relationships—whether with players, owners, family members, or even the league office—coaches must manage while trying to present a competitive team each week. Thus, Myers explores the tension between Denver Broncos coach Dan Reeves and his brilliant quarterback, John Elway; the recent one-year suspension of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; and the prickly football mastermind that is Bill Parcells. Hard-core fans looking for an explanation of these coaches’ success, by way of x’s and o’s, will be disappointed. Still, an interesting view of the NFL from the coach’s-eye level. --Alan Moores