Michael Lombardi, the NFL Network commentator, is rumored to be a candidate for GM in Cleveland, according to Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe. Tom Heckert is the current GM in Cleveland, hired by Mike Holmgren in 2010. However, with new ownership buying the team, Joe Banner coming in as president, and Holmgren leaving, change could be in the works. And if Lombardi is chosen, well, according to Bedard, it could be to get Nick Saban to return to the NFL...

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According to the NFL sources, Saban has let it be known that if he returns to the NFL — where he flopped, going 15-17 with the Dolphins from 2005-06 — it would likely be with Lombardi playing Pioli to his Belichick.

One of Saban’s many missteps in Miami — the first being that he accepted a job he really didn’t want — was hiring a general manager in Randy Mueller who did not know the Belichick personnel system. Mueller, who was a good personnel man when running his own ship with the Saints, had to learn Saban’s system on the fly, and it never really clicked.

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plutonium55•137 months

Don't get the LSU fans all lathered up.......It's not going to happen.

NorthshoreTiger76•137 months

not gonna happen saban will not go to the NFL again

Funreaux•137 months

Saban will return to the NFL. But I'm not going to try and predict when... At some point, he'll get tired of Alabama.

skinny domino•137 months

Plutonium55 - don't think that the Bama fans will get kinda lathered up a tad?

TheCaterpillar•137 months

Not happening

kjanchild•137 months

If you don't think he will ever come back to the NFL go read his book. The man despises failure. In his mind he thinks he was a failure in the NFL.

TigerJeff•137 months

He wasn't a failure "in his mind" .. he was a failure.

harmonics•137 months

Not this shite again.....

HeadBusta4LSU•137 months

he gone

Polycarp•137 months

Adios Nicky!

WPBTiger•137 months

If he had taken Drew Brees, he would probably still be in the NFL. With his ego, it has to kill him the with the number of Super Bowls that Belichick has won.

JPLSU1981•137 months

from what I hear, it's a done deal....$7.5mil per year contract for Saban with the Browns.

MoreOrLes•137 months

The only thing worse than $abun winning at bama is him winning in the NFL. Leave him where he is. I just want someone to force the gumps to pay 10 mil per year. lmfao

Mac•137 months

Care to share what kind of connection your "source" has to the situation, JP?

TigerDice•137 months

For $7.5 Million and virtually complete control of the operations, Nicky is not above leaving.

If he wins his second Championship this year at Bama, there is not much left for him to accomplish. I beat he is gone if they beat the Irish and he gets the offer from Cleveland.

blueboy•137 months

It's over. Saban's finished.

rickgrimes•137 months

It's Over. Alabama's Done.

CalTiger53•137 months

Saban can only win with players advantage, he can't win in NFL where there is parity in talent. He has to have huge talent advantage to win, otherwise, he just an ordinary coach.

Fat Bastard•137 months

hey tigerdice....it would be saban's 3rd NC at bama if he wins this year, not second.

plutonium55•137 months

Hey moreforles....Alabama could pay 10 mil a year and still be getting their moneys worth, are you getting what you have paid for with lester?

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