Holy crap, that’s absolute gold.

GREAT find.

and evidently Mike Lombardi was with Harris in Oakland, and with Denver last year – I found it funny that they actually game-planned to run at Harris… I hope Harris is right, and he is the real deal, but I agree with Lombardi – having the most tackles doesn’t necessarily mean that you were in position all the time, it just means the ball was coming near you often :)

Who is Mike Lombardi? In my quest to determine the credibility of the author, here’s one of the links I found and the story. I was wary about the legitimacy of his opinions because of the bio presented in his blog, which reads something like, “I’ve been an executive in the NFL for 20 years and worked with [lot of big name coaches.] ” From the little I can tell, he’s legit. If so, his insight is very, very interesting. I found the recommend “button” for this post and hit it, with kudos to KCFanatic!

For those trying to understand his point, Lombardi’s responding to Nap Harris’ reply to criticism a few days ago with the fact that he led the team in tackles.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2952007

Updated: July 27, 2007, 7:16 PM ET
DENVER—The Denver Broncos have hired Mike Lombardi as personnel assistant.

Lombardi, 47, spent the previous eight seasons in the Oakland Raiders’ player personnel department. He also spent nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, working as a scout, pro personnel director and director of player personnel.

Lombardi also worked for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers after serving as defensive line coach for UNLV from 1982-83.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

Disclaimers from Sunny D: With the name Lombardi, how do you NOT get work in the NFL? And is it really a good thing on the resume to have spent “the previous eight seasons in the Oakland Raiders’ player personnel department?”