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Michael Lombardi

Host, The GM Shuffle · 1 appearance on the record.

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Michael Lombardi is a three-time Super Bowl-winning front office executive who spent over three decades in the NFL with teams including the 49ers, Raiders, Browns, and Patriots. He is the author of Gridiron Genius and Football Done Right, and serves as host of The GM Shuffle podcast.

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1 assertion · 1 opinion · 7 insights · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertion are the 1 claim: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

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What the tape says about how Michael argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

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Assertion Supported
The Patriots were the first NFL team to win two 50-pass games
“This year we were the only team in the NFL history who threw the ball over 50 times, twice, and won both games, and that's rare to do in a playoff game.”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 13:56 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field

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Insight
NFL tactics from four years ago no longer work today
“You don't want to be doing something that was done four years ago because it no longer works today. And so you have to constantly work at it and your time is your only real element that you can challenge and you have to make sure you use your time wisely.”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 5:25 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
Generalist coaches typically make better head coaches than narrow specialists
“What we've learned is, is the guys that have had involvement in all areas of the football team as head coaches typically become the better head coaches.”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 8:03 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
NFL stars underperform on new teams when organizational systems do not fit
“And I think that's one of Coach Walsh's greatest strengths was he was able to set a system in place, drafted players that fit the system, and then he developed those skills within the system, and that's why oftentimes you'll see players that played well for th…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 8:59 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
Great NFL teams modify systems rather than overhauling them every two years
“There's a difference between change and modify. And I think you see the great organizations that have adapted to the change of the league by rules have been able to modify their systems and play. And then oftentimes we see teams that haven't been successful an…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 10:00 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
Scouting is about eliminating players who do not fit system criteria
“Scouting is not about finding players. Scouting is about eliminating players, and so when you have standards, and you have requirements, and you have beliefs in your system, and player, and things that you must have within your system, then you search for play…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 10:53 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
Bill Belichick's success stems from system adaptability over a fixed style
“Bill's very adaptable in terms of as a coach. You know, I mean, from the time he was at the Giants to, in Cleveland, he's always believed in, instead of asking the question, instead of trying to play the game the way he wants to play it, the question is always…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 13:34 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Insight
Winning teams adapt styles; single-style teams rely on matchup luck
“Good teams that win in advance, whether it's in, in secondary basketball, it's in the NBA, is they can play different styles and still effectively win the game. But you can only play one style and you have to play that style to win. You gotta be very fortunate…”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 15:25 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Opinion
Pete Carroll's USC success stemmed from analyzing his prior NFL failures
“If you read Pete Carroll's book about The success he had, I think a lot of it was attributed to his self-analysis of what he felt like didn't happen correctly for him, whether it was at the Jets or not England. So when he became the head coach at USC, I think …”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 27:02 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
Assertion Supported
The Patriots were the first NFL team to win two 50-pass games
“This year we were the only team in the NFL history who threw the ball over 50 times, twice, and won both games, and that's rare to do in a playoff game.”
Michael Lombardi May 29, 2015 ▶ 13:56 #2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field

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Appearances (1)

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#2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field May 29, 2015 25m
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