UNC’s GM Michael Lombardi placed on paid administrative leave

The GM is on leave and the 24 year old girlfriend of the head coach is FOIAing the school.

Normal summer offseason

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paid administrative leave

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Dream job

I don’t know how much it would cost UNC, but at some point they need to burn this down and start over.

F this guy for what he and Belichick did to Bernie Kosar back in the eighties...

Diminishing skills my arse.

Story goes Kosar was changing the plays that Belichick was calling.
And getting touchdowns.

Can't have that. Bernie gone. This Lombardi SOB drew up some report that Belichick used to send Kosar out of town.

I'd guess he caused incredible amounts of friction and verbal/almost physical altercations within the entire athletic dept like he was still in the NFL and the collegiate admin had enough of it and canned him. Probably dog-cussed or threatened some booster-connected staffer or admin for the 90th time and they did something about it.

Lombardi gets fired from every position he's in.

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Did anyone think this shite would end well?

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No but I didn’t see it being this much of a disaster.

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And no one thinks their shite don’t stank more than Mike Lombardi

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I didn't really know who we was years ago when he was on some NFL podcast with Tate Frasier. I listened to a few and had to quit because of how obnoxious Lombardi was. It made no sense that this guy was so amazing and he was doing a weekly podcast.

Good! Come back and do podcast

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Throughout the season, quarterback Bernie Kosar and Belichick clashed over their offensive philosophies.

Kosar wanted to be more aggressive in play calling while Belichick preferred a more methodical, subdued approach.

Belichick would become known for his meticulous game planning, but Kosar did not abide by his coach’s methods.

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Several times, Kosar would change a play call at the line of scrimmage.

This would infuriate Belichick and the two could be found engaging in a war of words on the sideline.

In addition to the clash of ideologies, Belichick would occasionally yank Kosar in favor of newly signed backup quarterback (and former Kosar college teammate) Vinny Testaverde.

During the Denver game, Kosar started due to Testaverde being injured a few weeks prior.

By the end of the game, the Broncos were clearly in charge, leading 29-7 with only a few seconds remaining.

The Browns had possession and Belichick wanted to run out the clock with a few kneel-downs.

Kosar had other ideas.

Huddling with his teammates, he drew up a play in the dirt.

At the snap, instead of kneeling down, Kosar reared back and threw a bomb to Jackson.

Jackson hauled in the pass and scored a touchdown.

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The game ended in a 29-14 loss.

Soon after, the Browns experienced a loss of a different variety.

Incensed that Kosar threw a pass when he was supposed to kneel down, Belichick lit into Kosar after the game.

Belichick was still steaming a day later when, citing “diminishing skills,” he unceremoniously cut Kosar.

(It should be noted that this decision was given the green light by Modell).

This was a huge psychological blow not only to the team but to Cleveland as well.

Kosar was a favorite son, a local product who wanted to play for the team ever since he was a child.

After nine years, he was gone for good.

Even worse, he was picked up by the Cowboys days later and ended the season as a Super Bowl champion.

With Kosar gone, and Testaverde still injured, the Browns cratered.

The Denver loss began a 2-7 nosedive to finish the season.

The Browns stayed mediocre with a 7-9 record and third place in the division.

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Take it for what its worth...

Brownsnation

Two egos who know better than each other.

That said, Lombardi was Belichick's little toadie at the time.
So nice to see good things happening to him.