Allen Park — We've been conditioned not to overreact to the NFL preseason, but former general manager Michael Lombardi didn't get that memo.
This weekend, after the Detroit Lions lost their preseason opener to the Buffalo Bills, 16-15, Lombardi aggressively criticized Lions coach Dan Campbell's clock management at the end of the contest.
"This is a game of intellectual capacity," Lombardi said. "This is a game of thinking, this is chess on grass. My man, Dan Campbell, wasn't even playing checkers last night.
"...It's just stupid football," Lombardi continued. "You have to do football the right way.