Table of Contents
Introduction: A Book about Freezing Cold Takes. What's That? ix
Chapter 1 "The Patriots Will Regret Hiring Bill Belichick" (2000 New England Patriots) 1
Chapter 2 "Trade Dan Marino. Keep Scott Mitchell" (1993 Miami Dolphins) 12
Chapter 3 "Chip Kelly Is the Answer to Our City's Prayer" (2013-2015 Philadelphia Eagles) 22
Chapter 4 "How Could the Ravens Pass Up Lawrence Phillips, Take OT Jonathan Ogden, and Draft 'Smallish' Ray Lewis?" (1996 Baltimore Ravens) 36
Chapter 5 "I'm Telling You, [the Chargers] Have Something Special Here [with Ryan Leaf]" (Preseason Performance Traps) 49
Chapter 6 "No Point in Keeping Tom Coughlin Around" (2004-2007 New York Giants) 66
Chapter 7 "Brian Brohm Has More Upside Than Aaron Rodgers" (2008 Green Bay Packers) 88
Chapter 8 "The Jets Just Got the Steal of the Draft, Their Future Starting QB, Bryce Petty" (NFL Draft Freezing Cold Takes) 96
Chapter 9 "Tony Mandarich Is in a Class by Himself … It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" (1989 Green Bay Packers) 110
Chapter 10 "When It Comes to Winning That One Critical Game, Bill Cowher Can't Do It" (1992-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers) 125
Chapter 11 "The 49ers Should Do Everyone a Favor. Trade Steve Young. The Myth. And the Man" (1987-1994 San Francisco 49ers) 136
Chapter 12 "Why would we give up a first-round pick for [Brett Favre]?" (1992-1998 Green Bay Packers) 168
Chapter 13 "The Vikings Fleeced the Cowboys to Get Herschel Walker" (1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys) 191
Chapter 14 "Turns Out, the Patriots' Unlikely 2001 Season Journey Seems More and More like an Aberration" (2000-2005 New England Patriots) 221
Acknowledgments 245
Notes 247
Index 307
About the Author 321