Bill Belichick's Rise

When Bill Belichick became head coach of the New England Patriots in 2000, the team was coming off a last-place finish and had never won a championship. Expectations were low, so the canvas was his for the painting. In War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team, former Boston Globe sportswriter Michael Holley studiously charts the rise of Belichick and his two closest lieutenants -- Scott Pioli, then New England's vice president of player personnel, and Thomas Dimitroff, the head of college scouting. This trio, which came together when Belichick was coaching the Cleveland Browns, became the brain trust behind three Patriots Super Bowl victories and the architects of a 2007 team that's the most famous runner-up in Super Bowl history.