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Football games aren’t won on Sundays in the fall. They’re won on draft day in the spring—in the war room. New York Times bestselling author Michael Holley takes readers behind the scenes of three contending National Football League teams and into the brilliant minds of Bill Belichick and his two former front office protégés, Thomas Dimitroff and Scott Pioli. Though they once worked together to create one of the greatest franchises in modern NFL history, these three master strategists are now competitors. Belichick continues at the helm of the New England Patriots, while Pioli heads the Kansas City Chiefs and Dimitroff runs the Atlanta Falcons. Yet still they share a common goal: building the perfect team, one draft pick and one trade at a time. War Room is packed with never-been-told anecdotes as well as new insights from team officials, players, coaches, and scouts, all leading to surprising and groundbreaking insights into the art of building a champion.

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The ultimate book for pro football geeks. --Publishers Weekly Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative. --Booklist WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly. --Peter King, Sports Illustrated A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly. --Peter King, Sports Illustrated The ultimate book for pro football geeks. --Publishers Weekly Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative. --Booklist -A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL.---Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Crisply written, the story moves along like a two-minute drill. It also sparkles with interesting anecdotes and tidbits....WAR ROOM is a lively, fast-paced insider's account that will please ardent and casual fans alike.---Boston Globe -WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly.---Peter King, Sports Illustrated -The ultimate book for pro football geeks.---Publishers Weekly -Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative.---Booklist

Crisply written, the story moves along like a two-minute drill. It also sparkles with interesting anecdotes and tidbits....WAR ROOM is a lively, fast-paced insider's account that will please ardent and casual fans alike. --Boston Globe

Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative. --Booklist

"""A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL."" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Crisply written, the story moves along like a two-minute drill. It also sparkles with interesting anecdotes and tidbits....WAR ROOM is a lively, fast-paced insider's account that will please ardent and casual fans alike."" -- Boston Globe ""WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly."" -- Peter King, Sports Illustrated ""The ultimate book for pro football geeks."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the most successful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative."" -- Booklist"

The ultimate book for pro football geeks. --Publishers Weekly WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly. --Peter King, Sports Illustrated A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly. --Peter King, Sports Illustrated The ultimate book for pro football geeks. --Publishers Weekly Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative. --Booklist -WAR ROOM is going to take you into the inner world of pro football. I recommend it highly.---Peter King, Sports Illustrated -Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the mostsuccessful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative.---Booklist -A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL.---Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -The ultimate book for pro football geeks.---Publishers Weekly Crisply written, the story moves along like a two-minute drill. It also sparkles with interesting anecdotes and tidbits....WAR ROOM is a lively, fast-paced insider's account that will please ardent and casual fans alike. --Boston Globe Fans will want to read how Belichick transformed the once-lackluster Patriots into the most successful franchise of the past decade, which Holley explains in an engaging chronological narrative. --Booklist A deeply reported, thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to succeed in the NFL. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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MICHAEL HOLLEY is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Patriot Reign, Never Give Up (with Tedy Bruschi), and Red Sox Rule. He was a Boston Globe sportswriter for ten years, and he is the cohost of The Big Show on Boston sports radio station WEEI. Holley lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons.

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