Michael Lombardi

Well, actually, I think I have way more authority here than I had as a general manager of the Cleveland Browns. So I had a report to a president. I had a report to the owner. Everything had to be checked and balances with the president. So I have a lot more authority to do what I want to do to set up the program. That's going to take a lot of work.

Well, actually, I think I have way more authority here than I had as a general manager of the Cleveland Browns. So I had a report to a president. I had a report to the owner. Everything had to be checked and balances with the president. So I have a lot more authority to do what I want to do to set up the program. That's going to take a lot of work.

Just because you have the authority doesn't mean you're going to get the job done. There's a lot of process. We have to establish a process. So what we're going to try to do here at North Carolina is build a personnel department that is resembling a NFL pro personnel department. See, whenever you have money involved in any decision, you have to value the player.

Just because you have the authority doesn't mean you're going to get the job done. There's a lot of process. We have to establish a process. So what we're going to try to do here at North Carolina is build a personnel department that is resembling a NFL pro personnel department. See, whenever you have money involved in any decision, you have to value the player.

Player Y is valued at X. Player X is valued at this. So without grades, the player's value is meaningless. So we're going to build that database. We're going to grade every high school player. We'll grade every college player. So when a guy hits the portal, we know exactly what we're doing.

Player Y is valued at X. Player X is valued at this. So without grades, the player's value is meaningless. So we're going to build that database. We're going to grade every high school player. We'll grade every college player. So when a guy hits the portal, we know exactly what we're doing.

Yeah, I don't know that. I just know how to run this. I know how to do this job. And I said this to somebody else, and I don't mean this in any egotistical way. As you get older in life, you get better at what you want to do. I am so more prepared to be a general manager at 65 than I was when I was able to do it in my 30s. So I'm going to do the best that I can based on the experience.

Yeah, I don't know that. I just know how to run this. I know how to do this job. And I said this to somebody else, and I don't mean this in any egotistical way. As you get older in life, you get better at what you want to do. I am so more prepared to be a general manager at 65 than I was when I was able to do it in my 30s. So I'm going to do the best that I can based on the experience.

Experience matters. And you've got to understand how you want to build a team. The appealing factor about working with Coach Belichick is we both see how to build a team in the same way.

Experience matters. And you've got to understand how you want to build a team. The appealing factor about working with Coach Belichick is we both see how to build a team in the same way.

I mean, we got in this to win a championship, and this school should recruit nationally. There's no, I mean, that brand. I mean, when I wear this, when you see this, this isn't at every airport. You can't go to an airport and not see somebody wearing a North Carolina gear. We've got Michael Jordan. You've got Lawrence Taylor. We're going to be able to walk into any high school and say,

I mean, we got in this to win a championship, and this school should recruit nationally. There's no, I mean, that brand. I mean, when I wear this, when you see this, this isn't at every airport. You can't go to an airport and not see somebody wearing a North Carolina gear. We've got Michael Jordan. You've got Lawrence Taylor. We're going to be able to walk into any high school and say,

They're going to know North Carolina. Now, we've got to sell the school and sell the ability to win. So I don't see why we should put any cap on it. I mean, we're going to climb a mountain. Now, we're at the bottom of the mountain. We get that. But we're going to try to get to the top. I mean, there's no sense in going halfway up Everest. Nobody gives you an award for that.

They're going to know North Carolina. Now, we've got to sell the school and sell the ability to win. So I don't see why we should put any cap on it. I mean, we're going to climb a mountain. Now, we're at the bottom of the mountain. We get that. But we're going to try to get to the top. I mean, there's no sense in going halfway up Everest. Nobody gives you an award for that.

No, I mean, look, it's not just because we're here. It's going to take a collective effort. We've got to get really good players. We've got to spend time. But one thing I do know, we have the greatest coach of all time coaching the team. The team will get better. There's no question about that.

No, I mean, look, it's not just because we're here. It's going to take a collective effort. We've got to get really good players. We've got to spend time. But one thing I do know, we have the greatest coach of all time coaching the team. The team will get better. There's no question about that.

No, well, I mean, he's always been a really good recruiter. I don't think people have seen that side of Bill because of what you guys see at the press conferences, the one-word answer. Bill's very good inside talking to a player, especially one that loves football and wants to get better.

No, well, I mean, he's always been a really good recruiter. I don't think people have seen that side of Bill because of what you guys see at the press conferences, the one-word answer. Bill's very good inside talking to a player, especially one that loves football and wants to get better.

I don't think there is a challenge to him because you actually have more time to spend with players than you do with the NFL. You get more practice time here in college. We got spring practice. Hell, we can't do anything with the players until May in the NFL. We lost all that in the last collective bargaining agreement.

I don't think there is a challenge to him because you actually have more time to spend with players than you do with the NFL. You get more practice time here in college. We got spring practice. Hell, we can't do anything with the players until May in the NFL. We lost all that in the last collective bargaining agreement.