Doug Pederson’s book comes out today, titled “Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion.”

It was co-authored by Dan Pompei of Bleacher Report and The Athletic, and – ironically enough – Pederson turned down an offer to have ex-critic Mike Lombardi write the book instead. 

That was probably the most interesting excerpt floating around the internet, pre-release. Also intriguing is a passage that details Pederson’s displeasure with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who decided to run out the clock at the end of the first half instead of pushing for more points against the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

Vito Stellino, who is not an extra in The Godfather but a Hall of Fame sports writer, lays it out after the jump:

https://twitter.com/vitostellino/status/1031543395334987776

https://twitter.com/vitostellino/status/1031543398799425537

Doug was aggressive last season. Really aggressive. More often than not, it worked in his favor. And he won a Super Bowl doing it, so there ya go, decisions justified.

Now it looks like he was motivated not just by his own beliefs, but the conservative actions of other teams as well.

And the “Myles Jack” thing Vito is talking about is a legit gripe; it’s the fumble Jacksonville forced in the second half that was blown dead after the recovery when the linebacker probably could have run the ball into the end zone:

Win some, lose some. Next time.