Chapter 2 Summary

The relationship between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft is very close. They seem to understand each other intimately. There are no suspicions of political motives when questions are asked, and t hey are both obsessive football fans. However, Kraft did not have this type of open relationship with his previous head coaches; specifically Bill Parcells.

The legendary Bill Parcells left the New England Patriots abruptly in 1997 after tensions with Kraft, who was a new owner. Public perception was that Kraft had hounded him out. At the time, Belichick had been with the team as assistant head coach for only a year. Kraft had worked with both men on a daily basis, but the relationship was much more strained between Kraft and Parcells.

Kraft had a strong football background. He played intramurals at Columbia University, then going to work at his father-in-law's paper company...