Payton and Brees
The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History
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Publisher Description
As the city was rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, Sean Payton arrived in 2006 as a relative unknown, a first-time NFL head coach tasked with resurrecting a New Orleans Saints team that had just finished 3-13. Two months after Payton was hired, the Saints signed a free agent quarterback who was cast aside by the San Diego Chargers: Drew Brees. Together, these two underdogs joined forces and transformed the Saints from laughingstock to juggernaut. Payton's bold play-calling proved the perfect match for Brees, who threw a league-leading and franchise record 4,418 passing yards as the Saints advanced to the NFC championship game. Three seasons later, the Saints were Super Bowl champions. Payton and Brees is the definitive account of how this dynamic duo transformed a team, a city, and the game of football.
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The Athletic sportswriter Duncan (From Bags to Riches) draws on his unfettered access to the New Orleans Saints in this expert account of the franchise's astounding turnaround in the early aughts after years of mediocrity. The underdog tale spotlights the partnership between relatively unknown coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees, fresh off the shoulder injury that ended his run with the Chargers when he joined the Saints in 2006. Duncan runs readers from the days of Payton's recruiting Brees who was moved by the team's "loyalty" and "confidence" in courting him, and was keen to help the city rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina through the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory and Brees's eventual record-setting. Throughout, Duncan reveals the inner workings of what has become one of the most successful relationships in NFL history. Hardcore debaters of the nuts and bolts of the game will relish Duncan's descriptions of the distinct Payton offense, from its evolution of the West Coast style through his championing of a hyperaggressive attacking philosophy that depends on the kind of mastery of the field that Brees maintains. Perfect for football fans of all stripes, this dual-focus portrait celebrates the winning power of strong bonds between coach and player.
