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Journeys behind the scenes of the NFL to furnish a close-up look at the role of the general manager in a sports franchise, following deal maker Ernie Accorsi as he confronts the reality of picking NFL talent for a team, as well as the consequences of choosing the wrong players, in an updated edition that contains a chapter on the Giants' Superbowl win. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.
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A LOOK AT THE NFL’S TOUGHEST JOB, A MAN WHO MASTERED IT, AND THE ART OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPSWith a New Chapter on the Giants’ Super Bowl TriumphThe GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie Accorsi, a man who has dedicated his life to football—and whose unshakable faith in controversial quarterback Eli Manning was vindicated in the Giants’ dramatic come-from-behind victory in the 2008 Super Bowl. Filled with vivid anecdotes and storytelling that show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works, The GM doesn’t just illuminate, it inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.
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