Maybe, but a big part of the book is Gent's, or his character's hatred of his coach's holier-than-thou hypocrisy.
I do like the idea of a North Dallas Forty-like book set on the Oakland Raiders of the same time period, with Al Davis first as commissioner, then owner, snaking control from his other partners, and generally being the paranoid genius he was.
One thing about Davis- who I should say I
absolutely despise- was his toleration of
player behavior that on other NFL teams
- including, but not limited to, Dallas-
would have earned said player a quick dis-
charge. If Gent had been on Al's team &
using, er controlled substances Davis
would have shrugged it off. All he would
care about was whether Gent could catch the
football.