A Well Done Short History of the New England Patriots

November 28, 2010   ·   C Douglas Baker   ·   Jump to comments

Then Belichick Said to Brady: The Best New England Patriots Stories Ever Told
by Jim Donaldson
Triumph Books 2009
There are so many "The Best Stories Ever Told" books about the New England Patriots and other NFL teams that it all starts to get jumbled together and it becomes difficult to distinguish between them, but this book stands out.

While there is nothing really new in this volume, it is well written, well organized and has a bit more than similar recent books on the New England Patriots.

There are many good, short, player profiles of prominent Patriots players throughout the team's history and of course good stories on the biggest games, including all the Super Bowls.

The chapter on the 1985 Patriots discussing the relationship between Steve Grogan and Tony Eason is a very good synopsis of that period and a reminder that Eason was a pretty good quarterback.

Chapters 9-11 talk about the reemergence of the Patriots as a com...

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