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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: New England Patriots<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The New England Patriots played their first games in 1960, the AFL’s inaugural season. They won their first league championship 41 seasons later. In between came seasons of hope and potential and seasons of profound frustration and bitter disappointment for both the team and its loyal fans. And then the story changed dramatically.<\/p>\n

Though no one would have dared imagine it at the time, the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XXXVI was the beginning of a dynastic era that has to date included three championships in a four-year span, and four trips to the Super Bowl and five to the AFC Championship over the course of seven seasons.<\/p>\n

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: New England Patriots<\/em> tells the story of the Patriots’ evolution from NFL sad sacks to perennial contenders. The book runs down Patriots history from the team’s formation through Super Bowl XLII in a series of fast-paced, fun and entertaining self-contained sections.<\/p>\n

Taking a fresh, fan-oriented perspective, Patriots GBU recaptures all of the major moments in team history, and many of the minor ones. It covers the highest highs and the lowest lows, the horrible mistakes, the heartbreaking near-misses and miserable luck, the exhilarating successes, inspiring personal and collective triumphs, and, of course, some of the greatest finishes in all of sports history.<\/p>\n

For die-hard, veteran Pats fans, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: New England Patriots<\/em> provides a chance to wince and curse and smile along, recalling the best and worst moments, coaches, players and owners. For those who climbed aboard the bandwagon after 2002, the book provides an opportunity to catch up with a wild back story, and to revisit the great moments of the Belichick era.<\/p>\n

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: New England Patriots<\/em> features a foreword written by Patriots great and Pro Football Hall of Fame member John Hannah.<\/p>\n

What’s Inside<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Patriots GBU table of contents<\/p>\n

Foreword by John Hannah<\/p>\n

Chapter One: The Good<\/strong>
\nSuper Bowl XXXVI: The Impossible Made Real
\nBack-to-Back: A Dynasty Confirmed
\nOne Times Twenty-One Is …
\nThe Best Coach Since Lombardi: Bill Belichick
\nTwo for the History Books<\/p>\n

Chapter Two: The Bad<\/strong>
\nThe Inferno: Super Bowl XX
\nBetter and Worse: Super Bowl XXXI
\nThe Worst Coaching Choice Imaginable: Clive Rush Over Chuck Noll
\nA History of Getting It Wrong
\n18-1 (The Exact Wrong One)<\/p>\n

Chapter Three: The Ugly<\/strong>
\nThe Worst in Everyone: The Lisa Olson Incident
\nBetrayal: The Tuna Jumps Ship
\nStepping In It: Spygate<\/p>\n

Chapter Four: Two Vicious Hits, One Freak Accident<\/strong>
\nThe Worst Injury In Patriots History: Darryl Stingley
\nThe Hit That Changed Everything: Drew Bledsoe Goes Down
\nFlag Football? Robert Edwards<\/p>\n

Chapter Five: In the Clutch<\/strong>
\nBlizzard Conditions: Adam Vinatieri and the Greatest Kick Ever Made
\nSuper Clutch: Vinatieri Comes Through in the Biggest Moment Imaginable – Twice
\nThe Difference: Troy Brown Steps Up<\/p>\n

Chapter Six: Numbers Don’t Lie (Or Do They?)<\/strong>
\nThe System Guys: Tom Brady’s Former Receivers
\nBehind the Line: Dante Scarnecchia
\nFinally a Hall of Famer: Andre Tippett<\/p>\n

Chapter Seven: Draft Day<\/strong>
\nAlmost the Worst of a Great Class: Tony Eason
\nOverall Pick #199: Tom Brady
\nBuilding Through the Draft
\nThe Right Choice: Drew Bledsoe Over Rick Mirer<\/p>\n

Chapter Eight: All Heart – And Then Some<\/strong>
\nNever Say Die: Steve Grogan
\nComeback Player of the Century: Tedy Bruschi
\nThe Greatest Patriot of All Time: John Hannah<\/p>\n

Chapter Nine: It Ain’t Over \u00e2\u20ac\u2122Til It’s Over<\/strong>
\nYes, They Can: Toppling the Top-Seeded Chargers
\nNo, They Can’t: Dying in the RCA Dome<\/p>\n

Chapter Ten: Good Calls, Bad Calls (You Know They’ve Had Their Share)<\/strong>
\nWhat Roughing? The Worst Possible Call at the Worst Possible Time
\nThe Rules Are The Rules: The Tuck
\nThere’s No Such Thing as Face Guarding<\/p>\n

Chapter Eleven: Ins & Outs<\/strong>
\nTwo Stops to Canton, Part One: Nick Buoniconti
\nTwo Stops to Canton, Part Two: Mike Haynes
\nThanks for (Some of) the Memories: Irving Fryar
\nGoodbye and Good Luck, Part One: Drew Bledsoe
\nGoodbye and Good Luck, Part Two: Adam Vinatieri
\nThe Best Trade(s) Ever: Landing Randy Moss
\nThe Second Best Trade Ever: Wes Welker
\nThe Other Second Best Trade Ever: Corey Dillon<\/p>\n

Chapter Twelve: Ownership: From Bad to Worse to Weirdest to Best<\/strong>
\nFoundering Fathers: The Sullivans
\nMiddlemen: Victor Kiam and James Orthwein
\nThe Real Deal: Robert Kraft<\/p>\n

Patriots GBU also features a number of short sidebars that recap memorable moments, take quick looks at players and coaches and break down revealing stats.<\/p>\n

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