Payton and Brees : The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Jeff.

Contributor:

Gleason, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Payton, Sean.

Brees, Drew, 1979-.

New Orleans Saints (Football team).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Triumph Books, 2020.

Summary:

As the city was rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, Sean Payton arrived in 2006 as a relative unknown, a first-time NFL head coach tasked with resurrecting a New Orleans Saints team that had just finished 3-13. Two months after Payton was hired, the Saints signed a free agent quarterback who was cast aside by the San Diego Chargers: Drew Brees. Together, these two underdogs joined forces and transformed the Saints from laughingstock to juggernaut. Payton's bold play-calling proved the perfect match for Brees, who threw a league-leading and franchise record 4,418 passing yards as the Saints advanced to the NFC championship game. Three seasons later, the Saints were Super Bowl champions. Payton and Brees is the definitive account of how this dynamic duo transformed a team, a city, and the game of football.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Half Title

Dedication

Contents

Foreword by Steve Gleason

Prologue

1. Finding the Pilot

2. Aligning in New Orleans

3. Destined to Be a Saint

4. The Parcells Effect

5. Child of Destiny

6. Alike Yet Different

7. The Sean Payton Offense

8. The Winchester Mystery House

9. Blitzing the Defense

10. The Grind: Putting Together the Plan

11. Finding the Golden Nugget

12. Calling the Shots

13. The Supercomputer

14. Maxing Out

15. Fighting the Stereotype

16. Trust and Confidence

17. "Who Throws That Ball?"

18. Two Minutes to Paradise

19. Driven to Compete

20. The Fire and Fury of Sunday Sean

21. Don't Eat the Cheese

22. The Near Divorce

23. The Saint Patrick's Day That Almost Was

24. In NOLA to Stay

25. 40 Is the New 30

26. A Tree Grows in Baton Rouge

27. The Payton-Brees Legacy

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-64125-501-3

OCLC:

1192499283