There were plays in Vince Lombardi’s playbook that contemporary coaches consider obsolete, including his famed power sweep. His predisposition to motivate through fear might no longer pass muster in today’s game.
But the philosophies of great thinkers – Lombardi certainly was one when it came to football – tend to stand the test of time.
Hence, it puzzles me why Lombardi’s theory about what it takes to sustain success in the National Football League isn’t one the media ever addresses. Ditto as to why it’s not a credo hanging in the office of every general manager and head coach in the league.