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The Herd with Colin Cowherd
3 & Out - Eagles handle the Commanders, KC takes down Buffalo, Super Bowl match-up is set
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Bobby Bones
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Colin Cowherd
What is going on everybody? How are we doing? Beautiful day, beautiful night. I like every Sunday. I did a podcast with Colin after the Bills game and I wanted to do some thoughts as well, so I recorded just some big picture stuff when it came to the Chiefs. When it came to the Eagles, I worked for Howie and Andy. So I once I told these guys in 2010, when they hired me, I said, you guys know what? Howie, you're gonna win a Super bowl with Nick Foles. You're going to play Andy twice in Super Bowl. Andy, you're going to rattle off Super Bowls like you're Bill Walsh or Phil Jackson. And I'm just going to be podcasting about it in Scottsdale. So let's. Let's all enjoy our life. I got a pretty good insight on these two teams. I know a lot of people in the front offices, the coaching staff, so I feel pretty confident talking about the Eagles and the Chiefs. Very excited for, obviously Coach Reed and Howie. I mean, best coach in the league, best GM in the league, and two best teams in the league. So I know you can bitch and moan all you want. Washington love Adam Peters as well, but their team, I mean, it's just remarkable what they accomplished. They even got that far. And the Bills, man, that stinks up again in the fourth quarter and just can't get it done. And just can't get it done. So Spagnola calling those blitzes. Other than that, we're going to do a lot of podcasts this week. Just keep rocking and rolling. I'll dive in on tomorrow's show. I. I just. I didn't talk any cowboys on the show of hiring Brian Schottenheimer, but I'll dive into that for Tuesday, my Monday podcast. When I record it, we'll talk Brian Schottenheimer for sure. So I'm not gonna leave you hanging. Colin and I touched on that, which I don't think any of us saw coming, but super bowl is here. I think the matchup that a lot of people were like, I don't want the Chiefs to get. Well, you got the Chiefs. Were people saying that about Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods? Like, I'm just so tired of Tiger Woods. I don't know why. I guess we said about the Patriots, people said about the warriors, people say that when a team just kicking everyone's ass. But make sure you subscribe to the podcast. If you listen on Collins feed, make sure you subscribe to the YouTube. We got a lot of content up there as well. And buckle up. But before we dive into some football, I do need to start with my friends, my partners, the official ticketing app of this podcast. Game time. And if you want to go to a game, any game, college pro, you name it, you want to go, you pick the arena Pick the stadium, pick the team you want to go to a concert, pick the artist, pick the city. They got you covered. Because Game Time has flash price points, has a way to search by where you want to sit, the views of your seat, the price point on that given seat. Cannot recommend them enough. Been using them for years. 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I remember some of these conversations around the Pats. It's like, guys, they are consistently better than these other teams in the big moments. And the same can be said for the Kansas City Chiefs. And that was on full display tonight. When they needed a big play, they got it. When they needed a big blitz to hit home, they got it. When the Bills needed one, they did not get it. Like they had a lead in the second half at Arrowhead for the second time in what, three or four years and couldn't get it done. Enough said. Period, point blank, end of story. And listen, there have been moments, the Patrick Mahomes things on the sideline drives me nuts as well. But to think that they're only winning these games and that's how it felt because of the officials is like the conversation just got lost. And I honestly stopped following it on the Internet. What I saw people screaming at Shefter Day. I'm like, I don't care about any of this because that's not why the Chiefs have been winning. They make the critical plays when they have to, and the Ravens and the Bills simply do not. And those two teams view themselves as super bowl contenders when the year start for the last three or four years and when the dust settles, the Chiefs are the only team There. And the only team to beat them over this run post Tom Brady is Joe Burrow. Why? Because he made big plays at Arrowhead. The other guys do not. The other teams do not. The other coaches do not. They fuck it up somehow slash. The Chiefs make place. They're hard to beat. And if you are going to lose to a team, if you're Lamar Jackson, if you're Josh Allen, if you're going to lose to Michael Jordan, if you're going to lose to Tiger woods, if you're going to lose to Tom Brady, it's not the worst thing in the world. You would rather lose to probably the, you know, some of the historic great champions that the sport is ever going to see than just some random one off. They are literally beating everybody. Why? They're more buttoned up. They're better coached. They're just better than you. I mean, just. It's just really that simple. They are just better than you. I think sometimes we overthink this stuff. Like, it's like, well, they're just not quite as good on offense. Well, yeah, their defense is dramatically better now and in big spots. Their defensive coordinator makes the greatest calls ever. And when he has to have it, Andy Reid's always going to get a first down. And when the game opens up and he gets his first script, it's just brilliant. It looks like Bill Walsh in his prime. He's not just the best coach in the NFL, he's one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport. He's one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports. And Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey and Chris Jones are some of the greatest champions we've ever seen. And that's who you have to beat. Guys that know how to do it, guys that are comfortable in that moment, guys that have full belief they're going to get it done. And the Bills, I think, are one of the lone teams that believe they can beat them. I said this before, like, I don't think the Ravens think that. I don't think. I don't think the Eagles are going to think that when they show up. I'm not saying that they can't. I'm just saying they're going to question, can we beat these guys? I do think the Bills, because they've beat him so many times in the regular season, at least go into the game believing we can beat these guys. Hell, they had a lead in the fourth quarter, 22 to 21, but people had leads against Michael Jordan, people had leads against Tom Brady and Most of the time they lost. It's pretty crazy. And no one plays this team better than the Buffalo bills and Sean McDermott, who worked for Andy Reid for a long time. My first year with the Eagles, Sean McDermott was the defensive coordinator. High level cat. I think he's a good coach, but, like, I want to make some grand statement of like, he's never, like, I don't know, maybe just no one's ever beaten these guys. I don't know what else to say. I really don't. I don't think, like, well, they got to make a change at coach. I mean, they were winning in the fourth quarter, 22 to 21. What else can you ask for? So Andy Reid is just. He's just an all time great and he has this unique thing going where his defensive coordinator is clearly one of the greatest defensive coordinators we've ever seen, right? Bill Walsh had George Seifert in the mid-80s. Mike Ditka had Buddy Ryan in the mid-80s. Bill Parcells had Bill Belichick in the mid-80s. All those guys. Obviously, Walsh retires, Seifer becomes a head coach. Buddy Ryan goes to the Eagles and Belichick goes to the Browns. Andy doesn't have to worry about this guy leaving. It is insane that every time he calls a blitz in a big spot, it works. Think of most coaches that are known as blitzers, guys that bring pressure. Sometimes they get burned dramatically and it. It loses them a game or it's an enormous play in a big spot. It feels like during this run that never happens against Spags, his blitzes not only work, they like, destroy the quarterback or destroy the play. It's fourth and five. You're like, this is a big spot for Josh Allen and the Bills. Their season is on the line. Even though technically it wasn't, it kind of was. And then his blitz comes out of nowhere. It's not like he even showed it. The corner just lined up and then he is in the backfield before you even blink. It's like, how does he do this? Why can't other people do this? Think how many fans of other teams look at their defensive coordinator five games into the season, be like, I don't think this guy knows what he's doing. And you got spags who's like Bobby Fischer out there playing chess. And then you got an offense in Mahomes that feels like their numbers aren't as sexy as they used to be, but are going to make the biggest plays in the biggest moments. And you have the best coach not Just in the league, like I said, potentially ever. Definitely on the short list. Like Andy Reid, win or lose, this game is easily on the short list. With Belichick, Lombardi, Walsh, like that's the group he's in. So Sean McDermott, people are going to be like, well, what? I don't know. He's taking on. Just, just remove Andy Reid and put in someone else. He's taking on Vince Lombardi, he's taking on Bill Walsh. Like, would anyone, I like Sean a lot if I had the opportunity to hire Vince Lombardi or Bill Walsh or Sean McDermott. Who are you taking? You could say the same thing about John Harbaugh last year. It's not a fair fight. This guy's way better than you. There's a discrepancy at coach Andy's all time and he's in the peak of his powers with the best player he's ever had and obviously the best team he's ever had. And you know, I think Jim Johnson, who was an elite defensive coordinator who taught Spags, who was a lot like Spags, brought the heat. The difference was those teams were awesome too. They had Donovan McNabb. This team has Patrick Mahomes. I think if you take Patrick Mahomes, this version, the last five years and put them on those Eagles teams, they probably win a couple Super Bowls. Maybe Tom Brady doesn't win all the Super Bowls in the early 2000s. Maybe Andy Reid wins a couple of them. That's the difference. Belichick had Brady, he had Donovan McNabb. Donovan McNabb was a good player, really good player, Pro bowl level guy. He ain't this. So like when you give an all time great coach an all time great quarterback, they're going to rattle off Super Bowls. That's what happened with Belichick, that's what happened with Walsh, that's what happened with Jimmy Johnson. That's currently what's happening with Andy Reid. And it's remarkable to watch if you like sports. I didn't have a dog in this race. I picked Buffalo. I ended up not betting on them because I used all my money in my account. Couple thousand dollars on the Torrey Pines Golf tournament. And I thought it was a lock and it was up until the last round and so I didn't have any money and I was like, I'm not doing this. It would have all been put on Buffalo. So it would have been back to back years. Betting against Chiefs, you bet against the Chiefs, you lose. There's just like, you're an idiot. I mean, you bet against the Chiefs, you lose. You bet against Michael Jordan, you lose. You bet against Tiger woods, you lose. That's where we're at now. You bet against Andy Reid, you're going to lose like no. 1. I think the Eagles are pretty good. And I worked for Howie Roseman like he's elite. I just watched the Red Sox Yankee documentary. I think it was on Netflix, maybe Amazon Prime. It was awesome. A lot about Theo Epstein. There are some parallels there with Howie. Now, I don't know if their personalities parallel each other perfectly, but in terms of how good they are at their job, when I think about the Kansas City Chiefs, I think Andy Reid. When I think about the Philadelphia Eagles, I think Howie Roseman and how he's intense. He is go, go, go, 100 miles an hour. It's an intense environment to work for, but holy shit, he's good at his job. And what the Chiefs have done as they turned over this roster and they become a defensive team and a little less sexy on offense. You know, Howie, I said this a couple weeks ago, his moves changed the franchise. One after the Doug Peterson, Carson Wentz, Nick Foles kind of era. As they transitioned, they made a massive pivot when they picked Jalen Rager over Justin Jefferson. It was like a, you know, an eye opening moment for their front office, scouting department and their organization. And they basically said, never again. We are not going to overthink this. We are going to take the best players from the best programs. And over a couple years stretch, that's exactly what they did. Devonte Smith, Alabama. Landon Dickerson, Alabama. Jalen Carter, Georgia. Jordan Davis, Georgia. Nolan Smith, Georgia signed Saquon Barkley, number two overall pick, Penn State. Even Jalen, who I thought was a little bit of an overdraft. Alabama, Oklahoma, we're not going to draft. Well, this guy might be pretty good. From Texas Tech. Sometimes it works. You get Patrick Mahomes. A lot of times it does not take the best players from the best programs and limit your chances of whiffing on a guy. And the Eagles, when you watch their team, you're like, holy shit, they're good. And this team is loaded with moves he made. And last year, and I saw someone tweet this, they were very, very close from firing Nick Sirianni in hiring Bill Belichick. That almost happened basically a year ago today, within a week or two, sometime in the middle of January, right? And they didn't and they stuck it through. Well, what does Jeffrey Lurie do a really good job of? Pay premiums when he needs to. He gives Vic Fangio four and a half $5 million a year. He pays Kellen Moore $3.54 million a year. So he has two coordinators making a combined eight, $9 million. And listen sirianni, the guys like him. He's a high energy, positive guy. I'm not really sure what he's doing. Doesn't totally matter. Why? Because they have a high priced offensive coordinator, they have an elite defensive coordinator and and they have an elite general manager. You could argue the Eagles are the only team in the league where the owner would be comfortable paying the general manager much more than the coach. Nick Sirianni should not make more than Howie, even though he probably does just because his position pays more than GM. Even if how he's one of the highest paid GMs. It might be five or six million dollars. Low paid coaches make seven. But when you watch today, anyone in the league could have Saquon Barkley. They gave him $27 million. Eight teams passed on Jalen Carter and I get why some of them did it. Risk. This guy's not going to fit in our organization. Every time you watch them play, he's like the best player on the field. No guard can block the guy. It's why way too early. Look ahead. That defensive line for the Eagles which has really come on is going to be a tough matchup for the Chiefs. It is. Especially you know, Nolan Smith coming on Jalen Carter, like they got some dudes and it's because of Howie Roseman. Like think about this draft. He was patient. He got a little lucky because all the quarterbacks went and no one took defensive players and he got the best corner in the draft by a mile. And then he trades up in the second round and gets Cooper DeJean who, listen, everyone likes making fun of all this white corner who I don't know is awesome and is a plug and play starter at nickel, which in the NFL is a starter. So all of a sudden in his draft he gets Mitchell starting outside corner. He gets Cooper DeJean starting nickel. The previous year he drafted Jalen Carter, who's one of the best defensive linemen currently in the NFL. He had Saquon Barkley this off season. It's like that's kind of why their team's so awesome right now. Because last year their DBs sucked and and Saquon Barkley has changed. The franchise ran for a couple thousand yards today. First carry goes for 55, 60 yards. Touchdown sets the tone for the game. And one thing and I mentioned this with Colin that I learned when I was in Philadelphia and Andy Reid, Todd, Howie, offensive line, defensive line, defensive line, offensive line. It's why, listen, look ahead at this draft. If I'm the Titans and I am not going to take a quarterback, under no circumstances can I take. I love Travis Hunter, he's one of the most remarkable prospects I've ever seen. But Abdul Carter is an elite prospect as well. It is a no brainer. You take the guy at the line of scrimmage, obviously you take a quarterback. But if you're not comfortable taking one of the quarterbacks, take an offensive lineman or take a defensive lineman because that is where the game is won. Think about what the Chiefs did. They traded Tyree kill, they added McDuffie and they added Karlovskis. They didn't go draft another wide receiver. Well, they did this upcoming year at the end of the first round in Xavier Worthy, which I think today and I mentioned this with Coward. It's like, can you imagine being a Bills fan? I'm watching Xavier Worthy this last month. Really? Come on. It's like we traded that pick with the Chiefs. Couldn't we just have taken Xavier Worthy? And I like Keon Coleman. But all these games come down to because the NFL, you're constantly churning your roster. You're constantly getting new guys on the team in the off season, in the draft, in free agency, you know, in training camp. So year to year your teams change. DeAndre Hopkins wasn't on this team last year. Xavier Worthy wasn't on this team last year. Right. Kareem Hunt wasn't on this team last year. I know he's been on the team before. But like, you add new players, you get new blood. And your general managers, your team building matter so much. Look at the Chiefs. They drafted an offensive tackle in the second round. They thought the guy could be the starter and then they found out he could not be the starter. Maybe one day he'll be ready, but right now he wasn't ready. So what did they do? They pivoted and they pivoted quickly. And I think both these two guys, Andy and Howie and I listen, I spent two years when I worked in the office before I did college scouting. Like I was around Howie a lot my first year when I was like the lowest guy on the totem pole. I was essentially Howie's assistant. It is an intense place. Honestly, a couple weeks in I'm like, I don't know if I'm going to make it. It really crossed my mind. Like I Don't know if I can do this. It was just my stress levels, the intensity, the pace in which. How he operates. It's just the NFL, the pressure you felt. There was a scene tonight when the Eagles won the conference, right? And they, they have the celebration in the middle of the field, and they got Jeffrey Lurie up there on the stage even before, when he was going up with a couple minutes left, putting in the face of every one more game, one more game. Like, it's not like Jeffrey Lurie is just content with winning the nfc. Like, he was pretty adamant. He was barely smiling. And I remember in a documentary about the Raiders when, When The John Madden, the 70s Raiders finally won the super bowl, and in the locker room after they had finally won a Super bowl in like, I think it was 75 against the Minnesota Vikings, and Al Davis went up to Kenny Stabler, the quarterback, and said, like, are you ready to do this again next year? And Kenny Stable, and he was interviewed for this documentary, he's like. I remember thinking like, al, we just won the Super Bowl. Can't you just enjoy it for 10 minutes? And there's an element of the Eagles that, like, I remember thinking like, that kind of reminds me of the Eagles. It's like, next day, next thing, next day. Like, these guys don't celebrate things long. You know, Andy's probably a little happier than kind of the Eagles operation. Not that the Eagles aren't happy, but like, both these two operations are going to be 100%, like, onto the next opponent at 6 in the morning, Monday morning. Like, this is not a world of celebratory forever. Like, most fans, like, fans are going to be happy as a pig in shit. If you're a Chiefs fan or an Eagles fan all week for the next two weeks, it's not really how you think, you know, when you're a coach, when you're a gm, you're just on to the next thing. You're scouting staffs at the Senior bowl, like, what do we have to do? What scheme do we have to run? How do we slow down Saquon Barkley? These guys are just intense, man. And I think how. He is easily the best general manager in the NFL. I think his combination of understanding elite talent, understanding team building, of where he. When he started to, where he's at now, the depth they have at the line of scrimmage. I mean, think about today. Their center's hurt, can't start the game. They have to mix and match. Dickerson goes to center, he gets hurt. He's battling through with a bad knee, comes out of half, he can't go. So then Jurgensen comes back in with a bad back and it's like they just got play. They have, I mean, the amount of players they have half the teams. I watched the NFL for 18 straight weeks. Some teams lose one offensive line and the whole thing fucking falls apart. And there's a depth to the way these two guys do it because they just focus on the line of scrimmage and they value coordinators like Steve Spagnola and Vic Fangio are the highest paid coordinators in the NFL. Liam Cohen was going to join that list until he got the Jags job. But I just. The talent discrepancy in the game today was really, really wide. And we knew that going in. It's like I just. Jaden has to be remarkable and he was for a lot of the game. But they just, that they're in a gunfight and they got a, they got a revolver and the other team has an Uzi. It's like it's going to be really hard to take down the dude with the Uzi. And that's what it felt like. Watching the Eagles like the Bills, I don't think are as talented as the Chiefs, but because of Josh, but because like they're just mentally tough. They've been through the ringer. Like that game was close for a reason. Just two well coached teams. They're tough, they've played in a lot of big games. They have a superstar quarterback, Washington. I mean, that looked, that wasn't even a fair fight. I thought it was crazy that the game was even that close. So I just, you know, Sirianni, he's taken a lot of shit over the years and rightfully so. Again, I have nothing against the guy. Personally, I don't totally know what he does, but he clearly rallies the troops and guys like him and you know, when he was up there with Jeffrey Lurie and he's hyping up Jalen hurts, he's good with relationships and he gets credit for letting his coordinators cook and being a positive influence on the building and clearly how he likes him and people in the building like him. Like, he's a good guy. He just gets emotionally spent and that's, you know, Big Dom going back to another Super Bowl. One of his roles to keep him calm. But, but I'm excited. A lot of people were poo pooing this matchup. I don't want Chiefs. I don't want the Eagles again. Now this, these are two Best teams. I mean, Eagles clearly the best team in the nfc, and the Chiefs fucking earned it. I mean, this is back to back years. Last year on the road at Buffalo, on the road against the Ravens. This year, the Texans. But then taking on that Bills team who just threw the kitchen sink at them, and it's just not enough. And I'll never say again that you just. Chiefs, man, they just. They just find a way. They find. And they covered too, because they were one and a half point favorite and they win by three. So congrats to Andy Reid, congrats to Chiefs Kingdom, congrats to everyone in Philadelphia. Just one game left and let's enjoy it. We're obviously going to talk a lot about it. Brings back some memories. I'm excited for all my buddies. Try to get a ring. My friends that work for the Chiefs, I mean, they have an unlimited amount of rings, so this is just like an extra ring for the, for the trophy case. But the Eagles, this. This be a big moment. This is. I mean, this is a big game for both teams, obviously. I mean, the Chiefs are chasing such a historic, historic. Like no one's ever winning three straight Super Bowls. It's never happened before. And if it happens this time, no one's ever duplicating that again. Like, that's impossible. It's insane that the Chiefs are even here. But this would be a big moment for Philly, be their second super bowl in less than a decade. They've been to three during that span. They've won with two different quarterbacks. And like I said, I mean, I'm not trying to get Howie a raise here or anything, but I don't see how. If I was Howie Roseman, I'm like $20 million general manager. I mean, Jeffrey, look at this team I built. I mean, holy shit. And if we're the team that beats Chiefs. Enough said. Foreign NFL playoffs. We're talking about the NFL playoffs. You bet we are. Get in on the action at DraftKings Sportsbook, an official sports betting partner of the NFL. Scoring touchdowns is a key to winning in the NFL playoffs. And the key to you scoring big is betting on them at DraftKings, the number one place to bet touchdowns. Ready to place your first bet? Try betting on something as simple like a player to score a Touchdown. Go to DraftKings Sportsbook app and make your pick. 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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with a Star. So where else you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.
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Colin Cowherd
There was something sentimental when you, like when you send it, it was like, do I send the heart?
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Bobby Bones
Now I don't like the color edition.
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Colin Cowherd
It's extremely pink.
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Bobby Bones
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Jason Demers
Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what, Tons of back and forth on all things NHL.
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Adnan Burke
Yeah, you're soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We're going to all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling. Even the stuff that you wear on NHL.
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Jason Demers
Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts. Berky.
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Adnan Burke
That's sure to cause a ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and Demers. The iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Colin Cowherd
I'm gonna do a little middle cough Mailbag. I'M recording this mailbag before the conference championship games. I just have so many questions from the people out there at John Middlekop, at John Middelkoff. Easiest way to get involved in the thing called the mailbag. I thought let's just. Let's just bang out some questions so you know the context of these games. Anything related to any of those players obviously will not be factored in here. Because I think Eddie, who asked this question about Jalen Hurts and Dak gives some context here, though. Dak. I mean, this is Jalen's second conference championship game. Dak obviously never been past the second round, but now he's got a new coach. We'll get into that as the week goes on. I. I'm sure, but my buddies call me a Jalen Hurts meat writer. I think that means penis. But can you settle our debate once and for all? Is Hertz better than Dak Question for the mailbag. Well, I think when you look at Jalen and when you look at Dak, they're completely different players. I mean, Dak in 2025 moving forward and really he's been this way since he shattered his ankle, is not some dynamic athlete playmaker. He's a pocket quarterback. And as a pocket quarterback, is he better than Jalen hurts? 100%. Now, Jalen, when he's healthy, is a much more dynamic runner. You know, Jalen can turn into a running back, you know, when he's right in terms of. He's not like super fast like Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels, but his instincts as a runner are elite angles, just movement in space. And to me, throwing on the run deep, throwing on the run is something Jalen does really, really well. What's up, John? Got a question for you. I was listening the other day. I mean, I probably wouldn't really want either, but I think neither team would probably trade their guy for the other. I was listening the other day. Maybe the Eagles. Well, I don't know. I was listening the other day. I heard you say that it has never been easier to play quarterback in the NFL. With that being the case, why do you think we don't see guys getting up there in the higher 40s for TD passes as much as we did with guys like Breeze, Brady Manning, Packers AR12. Would you would think that especially with the added game that Peyton's record would have been broken by now? Well, I think it's twofold. 1. I do think it's objectively a fact. It's never been easier. You are protected at much higher rates I saw someone put out a reel of Tom Brady, you know, making fun. It was like a real meme. Making fun of Patrick Mahomes and all the hits he takes and the flags he gets. I mean, Tom in the 2000s used to get. Oh my. It's crazy, the violence in the NFL 15, 20 years ago. It's not even comparable to now in terms of hitting the quarterback. It was unflagged. It was just, it was called football. The other thing 100% you can get away with now are the flags, throwing the ball down the field, right? They used to be called hospital balls. Now they're just called minimum 15 yard penalties. But just because it's easier to play foot, you know, quarterback doesn't mean that guys are better at playing quarterback. You know, Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar. I would say, Herbert, the top quarterbacks could have played in any era. But some of these guys, I think it's more than questionable how good they would have been way back in the day. I think Jalen's a good example. It was hard to play like he plays, you know, just takes a lot of hits. Can't throw from within the pocket, run all the time. You're going to get crushed. Lamar is such an elite athlete that he can avoid some of it, but some of these quarterbacks, you know, like, is he as good as Roethlisberger was in his prime or Philip Rivers? It's just, it's just a different game. So it's, it's hard like to even compare eras because it's completely different. It is just completely different. So I think, you know, Mahomes has had seasons where he's thrown for a lot of touchdown passes with Tyree Kill, I think, you know, listen, you throw for 35, 40 touchdowns. It's a lot. If we have a ton of quarterbacks thrown for 45, 50 touchdowns, we got a problem because we should be able to play some defense. Mailbag draft slash the jets, who actually on was that Saturday, hired a general manager that I'll be honest, had never heard of. But I mean, there are a lot of guys in the NFL I've never heard of. But congrats on the Jets. They got their coach, they got their gm. I got no dog in the fight. I'm surprised we've never heard anything of Jordan Travis's contingency plan for when Rogers leaves the Jets. Didn't he fall to the third round because of his injury at Florida State? Seems like a forgotten name. Who was one of the better college quarterbacks during a 14 playoff before getting hurt in the last game. Well, I think he went later than the I could be mistaken but Jordan Travis got drafted in the fifth round so he's a fifth round pick who had a major leg injury in 2023. So I think there are questions about I'm trying to find what the injury was. So he was fighting for extra yards but a defender used the hip drop tackle left leg causing his ankle to be twisted. An air cast place was carted off. It was announced that he had season end in college football. Yeah, I don't know if there was ligament damage. I remember it being pretty bad. Now when Jordan Travis was healthy I liked the player like he was a solid player but I never viewed him as an NFL starting quarterback. You know, good athlete, average arm. Before he got injured he had 20 touchdowns, two interceptions. He was doing a good job obviously not turning the ball over the previous year for Florida State when they went 10 and 3, 24 and 5. I always viewed him as like a solid player, a guy that can compete to be a backup in the NFL. But I didn't see NFL starter. Now if he was healthy, which he might not have been, I guess I would have played him the last couple of weeks. They clearly did not. They went with Rogers. Now maybe it's because Rogers might retire so give him just some games but overall, I don't know man. I don't see it. Now I'm not acting like I'm Bill Walsh here but in my eyes and I watched a lot of Florida State because my guy D. I call him D Ray but Derek Ray was the GM obviously terrible season. I mean coming off a rough season had him on the pod did not go well. Previous two years though, 10 and three and with Jordan Travis at quarterback 10 and three. 11 and oh, I don't know. I don't see it. I can't imagine that the Texans let Slowik go. That's another story. I mean the amount of stories that dropped Friday night was we will get into. I'm not going to get in depth about my take on Brian Schottenheimer but Slowik and Brian. Brian Schottenheimer hired Slowik fired Friday afternoon. Friday. I mean Schottenheimer was hired Friday night is the ultimate like we don't want the PR on this. We want no part of this. The slow thing I was in a car. Let me so he may well just been amounts by the time you read this. My 2 cents worth. What was the Texans biggest offensive problem this year? The poorest O line which The O line coach has the best, most consistent protection record. Aaron Kramer, check out his history. All the best, David. I was in the car, I think when this got announced on Friday afternoon and I don't know if I haven't seen this CJ Quote. So I'm not trying to push disinformation here, but I. Did he say something or did a story leak about CJ Stroud not loving the scheme or not being on the same page with Slowik? You don't fire the players. You're clearly not going to fire CJ Stroud. But anytime you get sacked a million times, it's going to be a problem. And if you're not winning at the highest level, when your star quarterback is getting destroyed, pressure gets put on the offensive coordinator. And you look back, Bruce Arians. They won the super bowl in Pittsburgh. They won a Super bowl in Pittsburgh. But the Rooney family, Mike Tomlin didn't like how often Roethlisberger got hit and how often they passed the ball. And I think when you look at Slowik, I don't know if he lost his mojo, if it's as simple as the line just played really poorly. But his quarterback was getting destroyed and like ultimately his personnel is personnel, so it's on him to kind of adapt and he clearly could not. So I'm not acting like he deserved to get fired, but it was not going well and it was not going well at all. When it comes to, let's face it, that they have some fantastic pieces in that organization, no one is more important than the quarterback. When the quarterback is getting destroyed, you're going to be under the gun. Even if you've, I mean, he's been the offensive coordinator last two years. They've won two playoff games and that was D'Ameco's guy. So I think it's fair to say that this was quarterback owner. I mean, unless D'Ameco and Slowik have kind of fallen out of favor, little surprise because, I mean, it's announced on Friday they had lost. When did they lose? Who'd they lose to? I'm trying to think they. Oh, they also see Chief Saturday. So I guess it's not as crazy. It's not like they lost the first round, but they wouldn't have known this Monday or Tuesday. Was this a conversation going back and forth? Was this where they kind of looked at each other and realized we're not going to fix our differences? I don't know. A little bizarre to me. Question for the pot as a 22 year old who lives in Orange County, California. I've been trying to convince my fiance to move to Arizona for the last couple months because for our generation, it's nearly impossible to buy a home here. What are some things your wife likes about Arizona that I can use to try and convince her to make the move? Specifically Orange County, Newport Beach. Pretty expensive place. I would say this. I've been alive a little bit longer than you, and my advice would be you can't force in situations like this with relationships, specifically with moving or going to a place. I've been around long enough to see relationships of other people. It's never happened to me. But when someone makes a move that they didn't want to do and the other person wants, it can create resentment and it can create a lot of problems. Even though you're. It's not like you're moving to Arizona, I assume, because you got family, so you both would be starting from scratch. But if you want to do it and she doesn't, it's very hard to convince a human being. So, like, you can't force her to do something she doesn't want to do. Even if you do have the power to do that and you succeed, it will create problems. I promise you that. If she doesn't like it. So if she's not comfortable with moving to whether it's Arizona, whether it's Texas, whether it's fucking Alaska, it will not matter. So the only way to convince her is to kind of have her on the same page. Now, she might not want to do it as much as you, but if she is not on board and is pushing back, it's going to be a problem. Now, I think the best advice I ever got you years ago was I used to go to kind of this family doctor, get, you know, yearly physicals. And he's based out of Davis, California. Sutter Davis and Wise. Wise dude, been in the army, been around. And he's. And I was telling him my plans to move to Arizona, and he's like, here's what I recommend. Because he had a lot of. Knew a lot of people over the years that made professional moves and hated it. And he's like, just go there for a couple months and rent. Just go there and feel it out. And I would say, whether it's Scottsdale, whether it's Vegas, whether it's wherever you want to go, just try something out. You're 22. You guys have your whole life ahead of you, so you don't have to make any crazy commitments. I mean, unless you start making serious coin. Are you going to buy a pad in Newport Beach? No, you're just not. I mean those prices are, you know, some of the most expensive real estate in the, in the world. So you're not going to be able to buy a home where you're probably want to buy a home. But it's like where I live in Scottsdale, it's expensive too. I mean it's expensive any area that people are moving to. So it's, it's, that's not going to change. But I say this all the time, wherever you live. And I've lived in Fresno, I've lived in Kansas City, I've lived in Philadelphia, I've lived now in Arizona, I lived in California. Like your life's kind of your life. So you, you want to be comfortable. Like, I think it's easier for humans that are wired like me. Like I, I could be pretty unfazed living most places because I'm a pretty consistent, routine oriented human. But I think sometimes people that like to socialize or people that are kind of busy bodies where they live kind of matters. And especially with a woman, if she's pushing back, it could go really, really bad. And it's not like, you know, at your age, it's hard to put into context money stuff. It just is. I mean, you just, you haven't been in the real world long enough. I would imagine high school and then college. Like, it's just, it's a lot different after 10 years in the real world and you're 30 years old and you kind of realize this, what cost is how much we can make. This is my earning potential. And I don't put a cap on your earning potential because there shouldn't be one. But it's, if she's not on board, it would only create problems. So I don't have a great idea because when I came here, Maria already lived here. Maria, who's from Northern California, had lived here since like 2016. She had lived here five years before I even got here. So I didn't have to convince anything. And she told me early on, like, I'm not doing some long distance. Like you either come here or not. I'm like, hey honey. Like, I planned on coming here before I even knew you existed. So it's, it just worked out there was never any. But I've known situations where people battle on it and you know, it's, it can create major, major problems that you got major problems at home, you got major problems in your life. So good luck I don't have a great advice there of just like maybe try to bring her out for vacation in the winter. Just stay somewhere cool. Just see if she enjoys it for like a week, three days. I don't know. What do you think of my beloved Cleveland Browns need to do to get back to the playoffs? Trade back the number two pick. Trade Miles Garrett for a hall. Where does Stefanski rank in your opinion of young offensive coaches? He refuses to give up play calling, but I've yet to see the offensive wizard wizardry. What are your thoughts on the hard fall off for desean Watson? Well, I think desean Watson was a fantastic playmaker. I don't think he was a great quarterback. Like when you watched him in Texans. A lot of his awesome plays were like outside the pocket. He was like the poor man's Russell Wilson. But like his best season statistically the team was not good. I mean, didn't they go 4 12? I mean they were horrendous. So I think he was. And then obviously everything that came off the field. He's one of the greatest walking red flags in the history of the quarterback position. So it's like he's got a lot of issues. His skills diminished. He did not work in the Stefanski under center. He wants to play in the shotgun. And then they put him in the shotgun and it looked like he lost his fastball. And I don't know if physically he's not the same. I mean now it'll never be the same multiple Achilles. I mean he's. He's just, it's. He's awful player. I mean if they cut him tomorrow, he would. No one will ever sign him again. Like I feel that confident and I don't ever say that about anybody. I think the best course of action would be, I mean, are you going to draft one of these quarterbacks? Because I want. I listen, this is no shade at you guys, but I don't think Dion would let Shador go there. Now we'll see if Cam Ward goes one. Maybe he doesn't. Maybe just take Cam Ward and see if Stefanski can work with him. I think Stefanski solid coach, but I do think he needs his type quarterback like Stefanski runs his scheme. You know, Stefanski is actually much closer. Like Kyle Shanahan, likes being under center, likes running the ball like the play action. So if you do that, great. But he doesn't. He's not as comfortable doing all the other stuff. I would think about trading Miles Garrett and it's tough, but I think in the situation you guys are in because of Desean, he's 29 years old. I mean, if I could trade him right now for three. Not you're not getting three ones, but two ones, I think that's probably the move. I think there's a decent chance he's traded. My iPhone, I think is going, I haven't got a new iPhone in years. But I think we're almost there. I've often heard that when a rookie quarterback has success that during the off season, DCs will pound the tape and find ways to slow them down. I'm curious why these adjustments can't be made during the season. Is there not enough time during the week or are there adjustments more scheme oriented that teams can make on the fly? Well, I think during the week, to really, really hone in on a. You have to have the game plan ready by Wednesday, right? It's when the players come in. Obviously you can tweak it Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. But like you got to have a pretty good idea in 48 hours. So whenever I see like why do coaches work so long? Well, they don't have. They have two days to get a game plan ready for the players. So you basically get. You work late Sunday because you're at a game, especially if you're traveling. You get to the office really, really early. You maybe try to get a workout, bang some breakfast, bang out the tape, grade the tape. Now if you won, you put the tape to bed. You know, most coaches give players Monday and Tuesday off like a 49ers. Kyle Shanahan likes going over the tape at noon on Monday because he thinks you forget it within a couple of days. So like players come in no matter what. So it depends on the coach. But then you have the rest of that day and then Tuesday to really develop a game plan. So when I have OTAs and I am Vic Fangio, right, Or whoever the Cowboys defensive coordinator is, I can spend a week. Let's go over every first down, second down, third down, red zone, two minute. We can do a legit week long breakdown of Jaden Daniels, of Bo Nix, where during the season it's like we kind of have a plan of like we attack first down, then we attack second down, then we attack third down, then we attack red zone, then we attack the run game. Like everyone kind of has. And you're just in the rhythm now. Obviously you're also most coaches, playoffs is different. But on like a week seven game, you're not breaking down all seven games. You're probably really Focused on the last four, maybe a game or two more. But you don't have unlimited time. We're in the off season. You have in training camp, you have unlimited time. That's why the first game of the season, week one, is like, they've had all off season, so they probably did some shit for you during OTAs. They probably did some stuff for you in the summer, and then they spent a chunk of training camp. When I was with the Eagles, we used to have, like, during OTAs, a giant period, a Washington period, and a Dallas period. So, like, during OTAs, I'm sure Andy does certain stuff like this now with the chiefs, that OTAs, that you give looks just about your divisional opponents. You're just kind of, hey, this is what. This is what Benito likes to do. You know, this is some. Some tells from Patrick Certain. This is what Vance Joseph, some of his go tos. It's just extra, extra, extra. It's just extra reps. I just think you're limited on in season ability time wise.
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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you gonna find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.
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Colin Cowherd
There was something sentimental when you. When you send it. It was like, do I send the heart now?
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Bobby Bones
I don't like the color edition.
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Colin Cowherd
It's extremely pink.
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Bobby Bones
Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Katie Couric
Hey, everyone, it's Katie Couric. Well, the election is in the home stretch, and I'm exhausted, but turns out the end is near. Right in time for a new season of my podcast. Next question. This podcast is for people like me who need a little perspective and insight. I'm bringing in some foks, friends of Katie's. To help me out like Ezra Klein, Van Jones, Jen Psaki, Asted Herndon. But we're also going to have some fun, even though these days fun and politics seems like an oxymoron. But we'll do that thanks to some of my friends like Samantha bee, Roy Wood Jr. And Charlamagne tha God. We're gonna take some viewer questions as well. I mean, isn't that what democracy is all about? Power to the podcast for the people. So whether you're obsessed with the news or just trying to figure out what's going on, this season of Next Question is for you. Check out our new season of Next Question with me, Katie Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Justin Pennik
What's going on, everybody? This is Justin Pennik from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP races. Josh Allen. Allen going to pull it out. Lamar Jackson. Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything, we break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and you will be glad you did did hope you could join us for the postseason run.
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Adnan Burke
What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast in the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Birkin Demers.
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Jason Demers
Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game NHL defenseman turned NHL Network analyst. And boy, oh boy, does daddy have a lot to say.
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Adnan Burke
I love you. By the way, on NHL Network, we're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and check, chirp about the sport and all the other things surrounding it that we love.
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Colin Cowherd
Right?
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Jason Demers
Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what, tons of back and forth on all things NHL.
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Adnan Burke
Yeah, you're soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We're going to all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear on NHL.
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Jason Demers
Now you wish you could pull off my short trip.
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Adnan Burke
It's ferky that's sure to casa ruckus. Listen to NHL unscripted with Burke and demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Colin Cowherd
For the mailbag. This is. This is about Mahomes. So this is before the conference games, but doesn't matter. The whole Mahomes is the go to argument makes zero sense and is ridiculous. It seems the media is whipped to put Pat on a pedestal. Tom beat Pat twice in the playoffs. So until Pat is six or seven Super Bowls, he's not even sniffing Brady. Brady was also able to win another team when he left the hall of Fame coach. And I don't think Pat could do that with no Reed. Pat is amazing. I believe he will be the second or first best quarterback ever when it's all said and done. But you say he'll be the goat if he wins this year is ridiculous. Who's really saying that? You know, I mean, Brady's got seven championships. Seven. And he played till he's 45. So for any human to match that, it feels borderline impossible. I think Pat just has the best chance. Right? It's like the whole LeBron argument. Well, he's had a better career. It's like Jordan's. Jordan's won six, the bronze. Never win in another one. So it's like, yeah, he's. But the career. You got six championships, and none of them. None of them were in a bubble. So, like, people can argue all they want. No one worth their salt is ever picking LeBron over Michael Jordan. I think the same thing with Tom Brady. Like, the dude. Seven championships. Hell, just six with the Patriots. And he got to nine. Nine Super Bowls, right? Because he lost the Eagles. He lost. Like, losing a Super bowl is not terrible for your resume. Like, Joe Montana's resume would look better if it's like, he won four, but he went to three others and lost. Elway's resume looks better because he's like, well, he won two, but he also went to three others and lost. That's good. He went to five Super Bowls. Like, Peyton's got two, but he also went to a couple other ones. Like, that's. That's a positive thing. I had this radical idea that the NFL should cut the season by a game. Guys, that's. That's a. That's a radical idea because it's never happening. Remove. Remove a few preseason games and put it in a double elimination tournament for the postseason. This would allow teams like the Lions, who earn the number one seed, a chance at redemption. And allow games that are flukes to not change the narrative on a team. It would also double the amount of playoff games and extend the postseason. It just feels like 16 weeks of football are great. Then the sports ends abruptly. Your thoughts? That's football, man. I mean, that's why this game is so much different than everyone else. It's why the NCAA tournament works. You get 60 minutes, man, you screw up and you screw up in a half, it could be your season. You have a major injury the week before, you're in major trouble. You don't get a seven game series. You don't get a five game series. There are no reprieves. It's the most powerful part of about the games is that every game means so much. Right? Why that game for the Lions is the biggest kick in the nuts of all time. It's like we could go 10 more years of being a good team and never be the one seed again. Obviously they're probably never winning. Who? It's going to be very rare that you have 15 game winners. So it's like, it's just, it's rare to accomplish what they accomplished in the regular season. But then in the postseason, none of it, like your seating matters because you get a home game. But ultimately, like, it's just, it's what makes the product so powerful to us, the consumer, because we know it matters. Like, I don't have to watch a game one of an NBA playoff series. I don't have to watch Game 2 of an NBA playoff series. You could argue until an elimination game, it's like, yeah, that's the NFL. Every single game is a game seven in the playoffs. That's why college football was riveting. Listen to you every single day, agree with 98% of the things you say. But you said Jaden would start for the Eagles. Would you really take AJ Brown reading books or devontae Smith over Scary Terry? My point was that if you just say, like, would Patrick Mahomes start for the Cowboys? Like, no one even hesitates. Right? Or would Micah Parsons start for the commanders? I mean, there are certain things that you don't even. Scary Terry is an excellent player. I would take AJ If I had to rank the three who I'd want on my team. AJ Brown, even though he's a little bit of a headache, he would be the first guy of the three I would want. Could you make the argument Scary Terry over devonte Smith? Fine. I'm not like, I'm not going to argue all day with you, but in fairness Terry is the best quarterback he's ever played with, and he. And he had 82 catches for 13 touchdowns. So obviously Devonte's had a better situation for catching balls. 95 catches, 81 catches. Yeah. If you want to take Terry McLaurin over Devonte Smith, I'm not going to argue with you. Okay, we'll get some more questions probably tomorrow. So fire in those mailbags at John Middlecoff. At John Middlecoff is the Instagram fire in those DMs. Get your question answered here on the show. Just wanted to get some of you guys taken care of because I know a lot of you that DM me don't get your questions answered right away. And I feel bad, but it's just. It's hard to include everybody. I try. I really do. So I really appreciate everyone firing in those dms. And I will answer a bunch of questions this week for sure. The volume.
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Bobby Bones
Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones. And between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you gonna find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Katie Couric
Hey, everyone, it's Katie Couric. Well, the election is in the home stretch. Right in time for a new season of my podcast. Next question. I'm bringing in some foks friends of Katie's to help me out, like Ezra Klein, Jen Psaki, Asted Herndon. But we're also going to have some fun, thanks to some of my friends like Samantha Bee and Charlamagne the God. We're going to take some viewer questions as well. I mean, isn't that what democracy is all about? Check out our new season of Next Question with me, Katie Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is back at the Daily show, and he's bringing his signature wit and insight straight to your ears with the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Dive into John's unique take on the biggest topics in politics, entertainment, sports, and more. Joined by the sharp voices of the show's correspondents and contributors, and with extended interviews and exclusive weekly headline round roundups, this podcast gives you content you won't find anywhere else. Ready to laugh and stay informed? Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.