⭐⭐⭐.5
Pre-Read Notes:
I'm a huge football fan and I've always been amazed by Brady's pure athletic skill. When I saw this was coming out, I requested it from NetGalley!
Final Review
(thoughts & recs) I enjoyed this book and I'm impressed by the amount of information the author has compiled about his topic. I learned a lot about the NFL, Brady's and Belichick's careers, football culture, and more.
This was also the book's primary downfall, unfortunately -- it's not really about the subject implied in the subtitle. I found that it got off topic often and sometimes for significant stretches of the book. I would find myself thinking, "what does this have to do with the Patriots dynasty debate?"
It's more generally about Brady and Belichick, but also the Patriots record, now and in the past, cheating including inflate-gate and recording other teams' sideline calls, etc.
Honestly, it probably doesn't need all this extraneous material, especially not the details that were repeated. A little organization would probably help too. But it's an interesting enough read.
I recommend BRADY VS. BELICHICK to fans of sports books, football, or New England Patriots.
Thank you to Gary Myers, St. Martin's Press and MacMillan Audio, and NetGalley for an advance audio arc of BRADY VS. BELICHICK. All views are mine.