David Lombardi

IgglesFan319 · 2026-03-11T05:11:38-07:00

Hey question guys what are your thoughts on David Lombardi? I follow him on Twitter and Jesus I've never in my life seen a single "reporter" be so biased towards a team. IMO kills any journalistic integrity a man can have. No matter what 9ers do he praises them. The niners could nuke a 3rd world country and he'd find positive in it. My last straw was him being ecstatic about Brett Toth. As an eagles fan toth is one of the worst lineman I've ever seen play for eagles. He is a laughing stock amongst eagles fans cause he stuck around for so long but was always terrible. Lombardi acted like he was a pro bowl caliber signing lol. Just curious what your thoughts were on Lombardi. I used to think all 9ers fans think like him but this board proved me wrong. You guys are very practical and reasonable. On a side note this dude grant cohn seems to be polar opposite on spectrum with just being negative.

Mar 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM

OKC49erFan
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Both Lombardi and Cohn are pretty insufferable, and agreed, are on opposite sides of the spectrum.

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM

49er-from-Yavin-IV
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Dave's reporting is fine. It's his snobbish way about himself that led to me unsubscribing and ignoring a year or two ago.

Among other things, I don't need to know what you're eating from first-class as that has no appeal for me.

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM

Yeti
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Lombardi is insufferable. I can't stand him

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:12 AM

fropwns
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Originally posted by OKC49erFan:
Both Lombardi and Cohn are pretty insufferable, and agreed, are on opposite sides of the spectrum.

They are extremists. Reality is somewhere in between.

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM

Crown
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Originally posted by fropwns:

Originally posted by OKC49erFan:
Both Lombardi and Cohn are pretty insufferable, and agreed, are on opposite sides of the spectrum.

They are extremists. Reality is somewhere in between.

yes.

if you want middle of the road straight down the line try Matt Maiocco.

I actually like some of Lombardi and some of Cohns takes.

but both are just yin/yang influencers.

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:25 AM

IgglesFan319
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Just curious have they ever debated on a podcast before?

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM

Crown
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Originally posted by IgglesFan319:
Just curious have they ever debated on a podcast before?

No but I have detected bad blood between them.

Your idea is genius.

Mar 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM

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Imagine being so empty that you take to X to complain about the low-cost signing of an OL named Brett Toth, who…

… graduated from West Point and then made it in the NFL for over half a decade — all while developing from a run-only OL to a trusted part of the Philadelphia…
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) March 11, 2026

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM

pillageDatazz
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Yup. We heard he and grant cohn love to do 69 with each other

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM

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SanDiego49er
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Lombardi = cheerleader
Cohn = very negative
Matt Maiocco = fair and even handed

I don't know much about Toth. But they are probably wanting him as a backup for depth.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM

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He's putting out much more content now and as a result, he's getting repetitive. Interesting that each of these guys have different tones and audience that gravitate to them.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM

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I don't mind Dave, but I really don't watch his content all that much.

Him and Cohn are really two sides of the same coin. Cohn is an internet troll that gained sentience, and Dave is an internet fanboy that gained sentience.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM

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mitpdub
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Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by IgglesFan319:
Just curious have they ever debated on a podcast before?

No but I have detected bad blood between them.

Your idea is genius.

This would actually be a pretty interesting thing to watch.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM

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Originally posted by father49er:
He's putting out much more content now and as a result, he's getting repetitive. Interesting that each of these guys have different tones and audience that gravitate to them.

He's trying to develop a strong social media following for monetization purposes. He also integrates 49ers updates with personal travel destinations (I'm sure for tax deduction reasons :-)). I like his salary cap analysis and tracker - those are helpful and interesting. His written articles are good - his videos are bleh.

Maiocco and Barrows are my OGs and continue to be my favorite. I read their content and watch Maiocco's YT videos. Both seem genuine and fact-based.