The Dynasty

Can’t provide enough strong compliments about the incredible detail and insights revealed by the author in his recounting of the powerful struggles and events — both behind the scenes and in front of the cameras that molded the formation of one of the world’s greatest sport dynasties.

The New England Patriots have built one of the longest lasting dynasties in professional sports, lasting 20 years built primarily around three people – owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichik and quarterback Tom Brady. Together, those three brought the Patriots to the Super Bowl nine times, winning six of them and galvanizing millions of fans on one side or the other of being fans of the team. This dynasty is captured in this lengthy but well-written book by Jeff Benedict.Something that will be noticed by readers soon after starting the 587 page book is that while a football team is the subject and the games they have played, including the Super Bowl, will be captured throughout the book, they will not be the primary focus of the book. Much more space is devoted to the off-field activities of all three of these men, even Brady. At times, this is much more interesting than the games on the field. One of the topics in which I believe the writing and storytelling is superb is how Kraft ended up owning the team, which was quite and adventure and nearly resulted in the team playing in Hartford instead of suburban Boston.Some of these stories are well-known – Brady becoming the starting quarterback only due to a serious injury to veteran signal caller Drew Bledsoe, Belichick becoming coach of the Patriots one day after being named coach of the rival New York Jets and the subsequent negotiations for compensation, "Spygate" when the Patriots were accused of illegally taping Jets coaches and "Deflategate" when the Patriots and specifically Brady were accused of deflating footballs below the required pressure in the 2015 AFC Championship game. These and so many more stories about the team are told in a such a fresh and entertaining manner that readers who are avid fans of the team and know about these matters will still enjoy the book.This review only scratches the surface of the information contained in this publication and Benedict pulls no punches. He has many words about former coach Bill Parcells, the upset by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVII that kept the Patriots from enjoying a perfect season and the improbable comeback by New England in Super Bowl LI. Readers who enjoy pro football, regardless of their fandom of the Patriots, should add this one to their reading lists.

This is a great book, of sports, people and relationships. Highly recommend.

This may well be the best book I have ever read. It is not only well-written, but it gives a road map to success that could be helpful for parents of aspiring athletes. It takes a lot of class to balance the difficulties involved in staying on top. It points out that sometimes the best advice does not come from Mr. Nice Guy. Everyone coaches differently and there are many top athletes who would not have suceeded under Patriot leadership. It pries in depth into issues that were backhanded or over-exaggerated by media. After loaning my copy to a few friends I will read it a second time just to absorb all the nuances involved in coaching and participating in professional sports. It's an awesome read regardless of your purpose. It is not a Tom Brady biography as such and covers all kinds of people and players who influenced the rise of the Patriot Dynasty. I laughed, cried, cheered and scratched my head at everything that transpired. Kraft is truly an underrated genius to have built that program the way he did. I'd give it TEN stars if I could. (BTW I was an English teacher, so I know something about good writing. This is some of the best non-fiction I have experienced and was well researched and documented.) Don't miss your opportunity to own a copy. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed.

Well organized by chapters. Lengthy - over 500 pages.

It is the story of a team that started from Robert Kraft’s acquisition of the team to Tom Brady and Bill Belicheck’s dynamic. Throw in Rob Gronkowski and Danny Adelman and other stellar players and there is the story of what dreams are made of. Six Super Bowl Championships and survival of numerous scandals and challenges made this a fantastic read. Loved it!

I’ve lived in Boston since 1968 and I’ve been a die hard fan Pats fan throughout. So in one sense there were no surprises in this book. I knew exactly what was going to happen even play-by-play. But I learned many interesting details in this book. And overall, the book brought all of my decades of experiences as a Patriots fan together in a complete package.

Came as described

Fast delivery great read thanks

Letters are very small. Isn't it against law in EU?

Congratulations to Jeff Benedict on such a well thought out book, the way in which you describe a story that is already beautiful in itself and somehow manages to make it even prettier is nothing short of amazing. In my portions, I was almost brought to tears, because of how unprecedented and how unique the story of the New England Patriots is.Once again, thank you for the diligent work in going through hundreds of sources and making sure that everything is as accurate as it can be, can't imagine how long that took.

The delivery was perfect and in the best conditions!

Interesting book, well written, some juicy bits of info