Mike Lombardi, former Raiders executive and new North Carolina GM, takes shot at Mario Cristobal

Trinton Breeze

Yesterday at 4:51 PM 1 min read

As we all know by now, Bill Belichick is now the head coach at North Carolina. On Friday, new North Carolina GM and former Oakland Raiders GM Mike Lombardi joined Christopher Russo for his weekly segment on Sirius radio. Lombardi wasted no time taking a shot at the Miami Hurricanes head coach, Mario Cristobal.

Lombardi was asked by Russo to give a rundown of the responsibilities with his new job title. While providing the description of various responsibilities, Lombardi said:

“That job will entail player evaluations, developing a grading system, building a team around what you want to become. That’s so important, you know. In college you have all these first round picks. Well, you still got to build a team. I mean, Mario Cristobal has been wonderful in recruiting, but they haven’t been able to get to the final 12. You got to build a full team, it’s not about winning the recruiting battle. It’s about making the team the best it can be. So, for me that’s the job.”

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BigDikCane

Today at 4:44 AM

So if Oregon wins the chip, what does that have to say about Mario? We had the best qb in the league and still couldn't get it done. You can hate the messenger, but not the message.

Empirical Cane

Today at 5:34 AM

Trinton Breeze said:
As we all know by now, Bill Belichick is now the head coach at North Carolina. On Friday, new North Carolina GM and former Oakland Raiders GM joined Christopher Russo for his weekly segment on Sirius radio. Lombardi wasted no time taking a shot at the Miami Hurricanes head coach, Mario Cristobal.

Lombardi was asked by Russo to give a rundown of the responsibilities with his new job title. While providing the description of various responsibilities, Lombardi said:

“That job will entail player evaluations, developing a grading system, building a team around what you want to become. That’s so important, you know. In college you have all these first round picks. Well, you still got to build a team. I mean, Mario Cristobal has been wonderful in recruiting, but they haven’t been able to get to the final 12. You got to build a full team, it’s not about winning the recruiting battle. It’s about making the team the best it can be. So, for me that’s the job.”

He isn't wrong.

With that said, if he were so successful, why is he at UNC?

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24/7canes

Today at 5:42 AM

6 pages and yall talking about this **** head. yall got issues. yall think Butch davis would have been a bad hire, yall fcking crazy. this dude aint going to recruit single player. he might do ok in the portal with older dudes trying to make that last chance but I feel like this is just a horrible horrible marriage. maybe im wrong but I dont think he has the long term for this.

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canesbaby

Today at 5:52 AM

DMoney said:
The shot would be fine from someone else, but Lombardi is a failure and pariah. The only thing keeping him relevant is his grandfather's name and his friendship with Belichick. For the last decade, he's been exiled to podcasts where he makes bitter rants and runs off co-hosts.

One of the reasons Belichick has been a disaster without Brady is because he keeps around flunkies like this fat idiot.

Dmoney going hard at this guy. Love it!

Empirical Cane

Today at 6:45 AM

DMoney said:
The shot would be fine from someone else, but Lombardi is a failure and pariah. The only thing keeping him relevant is his grandfather's name and his friendship with Belichick. For the last decade, he's been exiled to podcasts where he makes bitter rants and runs off co-hosts.

One of the reasons Belichick has been a disaster without Brady is because he keeps around flunkies like this fat idiot.

You are being kinda vague here.

I need more clarity.

GojiraCane

Today at 7:44 AM

Trinton Breeze said:
As we all know by now, Bill Belichick is now the head coach at North Carolina. On Friday, new North Carolina GM and former Oakland Raiders GM joined Christopher Russo for his weekly segment on Sirius radio. Lombardi wasted no time taking a shot at the Miami Hurricanes head coach, Mario Cristobal.

Lombardi was asked by Russo to give a rundown of the responsibilities with his new job title. While providing the description of various responsibilities, Lombardi said:

“That job will entail player evaluations, developing a grading system, building a team around what you want to become. That’s so important, you know. In college you have all these first round picks. Well, you still got to build a team. I mean, Mario Cristobal has been wonderful in recruiting, but they haven’t been able to get to the final 12. You got to build a full team, it’s not about winning the recruiting battle. It’s about making the team the best it can be. So, for me that’s the job.”

In the NFL drafted players are on multi year contracts.

In CFB each player is on a one year contract and becomes an unrestricted free agent once the regular season ends.

That’s the reality that Belichik and his GM face at North Carolina.

Ironmanfootball

Today at 7:48 AM

DMoney said:
The only thing keeping him relevant is his grandfather's name and his friendship with Belichick.

Who is his grandfather?

canester95

Today at 7:49 AM

I LOVE stuff like this. Great motivation for Miami. Reality is the more the hate is real, the more we grind their gears. I mean..UNC…get real. College ball is simply not the National Football League. Plus, I cannot wait for the academic reins at UNC to be pulled on Billboy. Gonna be fun to watch.

DMoney

Today at 7:54 AM

AUcane said:
His grandfather is not Vince, btw

You’re right. He would always talk about his family watching Packers games on his podcast spots and I wrongly assumed that was the relationship.

Ironmanfootball

Today at 7:55 AM

kanin81 said:
Can someone explain to me what the response means?

Dennis Smith is on the rowdy powder again

Ironmanfootball

Today at 7:57 AM

AUcane said:
His grandfather is not Vince, btw

Yeah I got a laugh out of that one too

camward4heisman

Today at 8:09 AM

supersaiyanshel said:
There's something about Mario that turns aloooooot of ppl off. You see it with Fran Brown, some of the whispers about boosters being fed up with him, Venables taking shots out of nowhere, his exit from FIU.

I'm not saying that as a good or bad thing. It's just very apparent alot of grown folks do not fw him for whatever reason.

Mario's not the guy. His edge as a recruiter is gone & he's the worst X's & O's/clock managment coach I've ever seen. Anyone could have coached this team to 10 wins.

TheEye

Today at 8:26 AM

CaneSB said:
Underachieving? Win bowl game and best season in over 20 years. Take your tears somewhere else

If he does win, he has something to claim. Otherwise, it’s 2017 all over.

passitback

Today at 8:55 AM

Damiencane86 said:
Lombardi is an overrated nepo executive with friends in high places who also looks like Chris Christie and he has the nerve to take shots but I know a segment of CIS will eat up all his comments

Damiencane86

Today at 8:56 AM

passitback said:
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I see no difference

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TheShredder

Today at 9:03 AM

BigDikCane said:
So if Oregon wins the chip, what does that have to say about Mario? We had the best qb in the league and still couldn't get it done. You can hate the messenger, but not the message.

That they got lucky that Miami stole that awful away from them

cway313

Today at 9:07 AM

TheShredder said:
That they got lucky that Miami stole that awful cosch* away from them

MiamisMoperiestMopes

Today at 9:14 AM

aleahy said:
I comment on his tweet and Dennis is in my dm’s *****ing about having Mario’s back. What a joke. We have miles to go with this nonsense.

Dennis, let’s stop collapsing in November, not lose to GT/Syr with the best player in college football because the defense can’t even line up, and, then, worry about what some clown at UNC says.

Awesome. this is definitely the guy I want running/coordinating our recruiting.

Cribby

Today at 9:38 AM

supersaiyanshel said:
I could not have thought of a worse response. He should've kept that **** in the drafts.

Anyway, the crazy thing about this Belichik and Lombardi approach at UNC is, it's the same thing Arizona State and Herm Edwards tried to do.

It's not a novel or new concept.

Also worht mentioning, Belichik has never achieved anything worth talking about without Tom Brady.

My guy just had a bump of that booga suga and needed to get some **** off his chest

Gables Cane

Today at 9:41 AM

Some of our CIS posters relish in others taking shots at our program and coaches. You’d much rather support outsiders for ****ting on our coaches than defend the program because it fits your agenda or narrative of a coach you dislike. **** you guys. Go find another team to root for.

The majority of knowledgeable posters understand and agree that Mario is incredibly limited when it comes to coaching and game day decisions. But, there is no way I’m ever going to support or take sides with an outsider (especially from another ACC program) that takes a dig at our head coach.

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