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contrasted him with Grant Cohn, another sports commentator who takes a more contrarian and sceptical approach to covering football. Since 2023, Cohn has stated that he and
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Lombardi has become the conductor of the out-of-control Purdy hype train, and he drives the train in a manner that’s downright offensive to neutral observers." A different SFGate
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