Nevertheless it had a lot of good points and illustrated his methods. After being in the Navy I am surprised that Belichicks method is considered unique in the NFL because it seems very straigtforward and logical. But then again, it is an illogical world we live in.
Bill Belichick is all buisness. He felt Parcells was unfocused and disrespectful to the team by searching for a new job the night before the Super Bowl in 1996.
They felt Pete Carroll was a good teacher but not a good manager of people. That has translated well for him to USC, where he has had a lot of succcess. But as I've said before, not as much as be could have.
The old Patriots system had a culture of entitlement and preferential treatment. The new Patriots are much more of a meritocracy. Constantly searching for who can play the best now, not who played the best a year ago, and factoring in the price of the player.
Belichick on the Bledsoe-Brady controversy "You don't take a player who hasn't played in two months and then just stick him back in there like nothing had happened".
Great quote "Now there's not one person in this room- not one- who can't improve. And it starts wit me. I'll sit down with any of you and show you where you can improve. Any of you. Okay? So all of us can be better and need to be better. There's not oging to be any toleration for 'I'm doing my job, someone else can do their's better' " (p. 99).
Some things can't be corrected until the off season. Attitude and communication can be fixed at any time.
Lastly, Bill Belichick wanted to work for an owner with whom he could communicate, and not someone who was easily swayed by the outside opinin of the day. (p 191)
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