The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback Hardcover – July 11, 2017 by Bruce Arians (Hachette Books )

Bears fans will wince when they read in Bruce Arians' new book that he thought he would be the team's new head coach after the 2012 season. "I honestly figured I'd get the job," he wrote. Nope. Instead, the Bears hired Marc Trestman, who had a terrible two-year run. Arians, meanwhile, was hired by the Arizona Cardinals, where he twice has been named NFL Coach of the Year. Arians writes about his work with quarterbacks at various stops in his career. He has coached some of the best: Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Luck and Carson Palmer. Arians believes no two quarterbacks are the same, so he aims to devise strategies that play to their strengths. Of Manning, Arian raved about the quarterback's preparation, which involved watching hours of film. "To Peyton, every snap was like viewing a gripping blockbuster movie, full of nuance, mini-plotline and layers of complexity." Arians helped revive the career of Palmer, who had a career season in their first year together. Arians also provides good insider details about coaching offense. If he had come to Chicago, Arians wrote, he had a plan for Jay Cutler "that would put him in position to succeed." Imagine how history might have been different. Oh well.