Michael Lombardi has been an NFL executive for over 20 years, working for Bill Walsh, Marty Schottenheimer, Ernie Accorsi, Bill Belichick, Jon Gruden, Bill Callahan, Norv Turner and Mike Shanahan. Now, writing for SI.com and at times will appear on the NFL Network.

Blog Entries by Michael Lombardi

Should He Stay or Go?

Posted July 7, 2008 | 05:13 PM (EST)


Oftentimes in sports, entertainment or politics our "favorites" seem to stay too long -- they "over stay" and our last memory insufficient, almost diluting their entire career achievements and destroying our ability to tell tales. I call this my "Marilyn Monroe" syndrome.

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were the...

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The Dead Time is Book Reading Time in the NFL

Posted June 30, 2008 | 12:58 PM (EST)


This is the dead time in the NFL, where all coaches and players are getting away from the camp and relaxing with their summer reading on the beach before they head back to the "twenty four seven " demands of working in the NFL. This time of the year is...

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New Coaches, New Leaders

Posted June 24, 2008 | 12:46 PM (EST)


I wrote a piece this past weekend on the challenges facing new NFL coach Jim Zorn as he tries to fit the players into his scheme and change the dynamics of the offense. Zorn is taking over for legendary coach, Joe Gibbs in Washington and will face many struggles as...

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