Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life

by Sean Payton, Ellis Henican

Overview

The New York Times bestseller that's "heaven in hardcover" (New Orleans Times-Picayune) for Saints fans.

In the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, no symbol of disaster was more potent than New Orleans' Superdome: it became a horrific shelter of last resort where the utterly desperate rode out the storm.

Four years later, in that very stadium, the New Orleans Saints won the NFC championship and earned their first-ever trip to the Super Bowl, where they defeated the favored Indianapolis Colts 31-17.

This is the inspirational true story of a city recovering from disaster and a team with a history of heartbreak, as seen through the eyes of the coach who would help elevate them both to long- forgotten greatness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101442173
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/29/2010
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	229,351
File size:	593 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sean Payton is the head coach of the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.
Ellis Henican is a columnist for Newsday and an analyst on the Fox News Channel.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Football Dreams 9

2 College Days 15

3 Going Pro 23

4 Professor Parcells 31

5 Meeting Al 37

6 Move Where? 47

7 Losing Tradition 57

8 New Home 63

9 Settling In 71

10 Getting Drew 77

11 Getting Reggie 87

12 Getting Ready 97

13 Getting Shot 103

14 Getting Wet 111

15 Test Drive 119

16 Welcome Dome 127

17 Cinderella Season 137

18 Fan Base 147

19 Do Good 155

20 Getting Kenny 163

21 Next Season 169

22 New Storm 177

23 Seeking Perfection 185

24 Pressure Cooker 193

25 Channeling Bill 201

26 Crisis Time 209

27 We're Back 215

28 New Heights 223

29 Special ops 231

30 Game Plan 239

31 Super Psych 245

32 Tough Going 253

33 Game Changer 261

34 Winning Time 265

35 Trophy Time 271

36 Marching In 283

Epilogue: Following Success 289

New Orleans Saints 2006 Coaching Staff 299

New Orleans Saints 2006 Opening-Day Roster 301

New Orleans Saints 2009 Coaching Staff 303

New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Xliv Roster 305