A Giant Win: Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII
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Summary
Former Giants legend Tom Coughlin takes readers inside his coaching masterpiece: Super Bowl XLII when Eli Manning and the underdog Giants beat the undefeated， 18-0 Patriots of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick。
Super Bowl XLII was the greatest upset in NFL history。 In A GIANT WIN， Coach Tom Coughlin recounts the strategies and people that made it possible。
Coach Coughlin reveals the intricacies of the game， revealing details only a coach would know。 He also details， more than ever before， his relationships with some of the greatest， most iconic players of those Giants teams， like Eli Manning and Michael Strahan。
A GIANT WIN also provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football—including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990， when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he’d oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick。
A GIANT WIN is a self-portrait of one of football history’s most successful coaches during his signature game。
Super Bowl XLII was the greatest upset in NFL history。 In A GIANT WIN， Coach Tom Coughlin recounts the strategies and people that made it possible。
Coach Coughlin reveals the intricacies of the game， revealing details only a coach would know。 He also details， more than ever before， his relationships with some of the greatest， most iconic players of those Giants teams， like Eli Manning and Michael Strahan。
A GIANT WIN also provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football—including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990， when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he’d oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick。
A GIANT WIN is a self-portrait of one of football history’s most successful coaches during his signature game。
Reviews
Leslie McKee
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I'm a lifelong Giants fan， and I remember this game fondly， so I was excited to read this book。 Super Bowl XLII is considered by many of the greatest upsets， as well as one of the best games， in the NFL 。。。 leading up to the 18-1 Giant Loss season for the New England Patriots。 This book is a detailed account by Coach Tom Coughlin of the win， as well as the individual players who contributed to the winning team。 It's quite a detailed recap of the game。 I loved the fact that Eli Manning wrote the I'm a lifelong Giants fan， and I remember this game fondly， so I was excited to read this book。 Super Bowl XLII is considered by many of the greatest upsets， as well as one of the best games， in the NFL 。。。 leading up to the 18-1 Giant Loss season for the New England Patriots。 This book is a detailed account by Coach Tom Coughlin of the win， as well as the individual players who contributed to the winning team。 It's quite a detailed recap of the game。 I loved the fact that Eli Manning wrote the forward。 I also appreciated the information on Coughlin's Jay Fund and the final chapter on Judy， Tom's wife， who recently passed。 This is a book fans of the NY Giants， and perhaps football fans， in general， will enjoyDisclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more
Kim Zoby Fulgham
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Gave the arc to my 30 year old son and he read it in a day。 He loved it。
blythe
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As a lifelong NY Giants fan， born in NY and raised in NJ， and a Boston resident since August 2007， I am very aware of the game that ruined the New England Patriots quest for a perfect season。 And I’m accustomed to people calling it a fluke。 Reading Tom Coughlin’s A Giant Win was an enjoyable experience for me - reliving Super Bowl XLII， while learning more about the play calling， the players， and the practices/games leading up to the historic win。 And cementing that it was not a fluke but a team As a lifelong NY Giants fan， born in NY and raised in NJ， and a Boston resident since August 2007， I am very aware of the game that ruined the New England Patriots quest for a perfect season。 And I’m accustomed to people calling it a fluke。 Reading Tom Coughlin’s A Giant Win was an enjoyable experience for me - reliving Super Bowl XLII， while learning more about the play calling， the players， and the practices/games leading up to the historic win。 And cementing that it was not a fluke but a team who worked and was coached to defeat the undefeated。 The book’s forward is written by Eli Manning， MVP of the legendary game。 If you have a Giants fan in your life （or anyone who appreciates football coaching）， this would make an excellent holiday present， as it comes out 12/6。 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion。 I’ve already preordered copies for my fellow Big Blue friends and family。 LET’S GO GIANTS！！ 。。。more
Lance
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Super Bowl XLII has been considered by many to be not only the best Super Bowl in the history of the game but also one of the biggest upsets in professional football。 The New England Patriots had won their previous 18 games that season and looked to become the first NFL team to win 19 games in a perfect season。 However， the New York Giants， a team that New England defeated during the regular season， ended those dreams with a stunning 17-14 victory。 The coach of that team， Tom Coughlin， writes ab Super Bowl XLII has been considered by many to be not only the best Super Bowl in the history of the game but also one of the biggest upsets in professional football。 The New England Patriots had won their previous 18 games that season and looked to become the first NFL team to win 19 games in a perfect season。 However， the New York Giants， a team that New England defeated during the regular season， ended those dreams with a stunning 17-14 victory。 The coach of that team， Tom Coughlin， writes about that game and the many players who contributed to the victory in this book。 If a recap of the game is what a reader wants， they will certainly get that。 Nearly every play is covered by Coughlin， and especially each series and how it was important to determining the outcome is discussed。 Of course， there are extra pages devoted to some of the more famous plays such as the “helmet catch” by David Tyree and the winning touchdown pass from Eli Manning to Plaxico Burris。Speaking of Manning， he writes the forward for the book。 His football career and a little of his life is covered by Coughlin in the early portion of the book。 Coughlin does this throughout the book for nearly every player on that Giants team。 After discussing a few plays in which certain players made key blocks， gains or tackles， Coughlin will talk about that player and how he contributed to the Giants’ success – not only in that game but for the season or their time with the team。 Coughlin also discusses his own career from bouncing around various assistant coaching jobs to becoming the head coach at Boston College as well as his time as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Giants。 He also includes pages about his family （which included a Giants offensive lineman， Chris Snee， who is his son-in-law） which gives a little bit of a memoir feel， but this book is certainly not one of those。 It instead is a very good look at the coaches， players and events of one of the most memorable games played in NFL history。 I wish to thank Grand Central Publishing for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。https://sportsbookguy。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Dubi
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A Giant Win is without doubt a giant win for fans of the New York Football Giants。 Who wouldn't want to relive the 2007 Super Bowl upset over the 17-0 Patriots， just about play by play， through the eyes of Head Coach Tom Coughlin？ Pure gold， manna from heaven。 Especially since every play Coach Coughlin describes gives him the chance to go in depth about the players and coaches involved。But would this be worthwhile if you're not a Giants fan？ I say yes: Despite my own fandom， I found this account A Giant Win is without doubt a giant win for fans of the New York Football Giants。 Who wouldn't want to relive the 2007 Super Bowl upset over the 17-0 Patriots， just about play by play， through the eyes of Head Coach Tom Coughlin？ Pure gold， manna from heaven。 Especially since every play Coach Coughlin describes gives him the chance to go in depth about the players and coaches involved。But would this be worthwhile if you're not a Giants fan？ I say yes: Despite my own fandom， I found this account a real eye-opener in learning about the details and nuances of football -- there is more going on than meets the eye， you'll never see the game the same again， you'll be looking for those details and nuances with every play。As just one example: the three plays leading up to the Giants' winning fourth quarter TD were the same play call， the only time offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride says he ever called the same play three times in a row -- which is astonishing because they look like three different plays， especially astonishing because they didn't work the first two times！ Coughlin describes the different available options in this play， and how a barely seen bit of communication between QB Eli Manning and WR Plaxico Burress made it work the third time around。I do wish Coach Coughlin was not so relentlessly positive， though。 I might even go so far as to say the sugarcoating is laid on way too thick。 Fans may be able to get past that -- after all， isn't that what we do as fans （especially as Giants fans these last five years）？ Non-fans who read this for the football may find it a hindrance。Otherwise， this is a gem of a football book -- priceless for fans of the team， with valuable insight for all football fans。 Thanks to NetGalley for an advance reading copy。 。。。more
Annie Heredia-brown
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