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Colin Cowherd
What is going on everybody? How are we doing my people? Hopefully everyone is having a great day, great morning, great night. Whenever you're listening to this I I just watched Charger Chiefs and the Chiefs won their ninth straight AFC title and won another close one score game. Mahomes made some crazy plays down the stretch. The Chargers gave it all they got, came up a little short but still look poised and headed toward the playoffs in a fantastic year, one for Harbaugh and the boys. But yeah, the Chiefs just keep on rolling and I would say all signs kind of point to them now with the Bills losing very likely to get the number one seed. And we know how hard it's going to be to win a game at Arrowhead in the middle of January. So congrats to Andy and we'll dive into that game. Some other stuff around the NFL from Bryce Young to AJ Brown Powden. Despite the Eagles just winning every game, Cousins is just imploding right now. I mean in a the Falcons are in shambles. Then college football we had, we had the playoffs. I did a podcast and a video yesterday on Saturday night reacting to the games. And so we're just, we're busy. We're working. As Maria says, you're just a professional couch TV watcher. I'm like yes, that's what we do around here. We watch games, then we then we podcast about them. So yeah, a lot, a lot of football talk this week. We will have a, we'll do a deep dive on college with my intern Jackson who's just crushing it for us on for Wednesday show for sure we'll dive in deep to that and other than that, we'll have a podcast out after Monday Night Football. Bengals Cowboys. Woo hoo. Yeah, fired up for that one. Other than that, make sure you subscribe to three and out on the podcast. If you listen on Collins feed, make sure you subscribe to the YouTube page if you haven't yet. A lot of content up there. Should have my second nine holes. I posted some golf video last week. Post another one this week. So keep an eye out for that. 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I remember in the peak of the warriors dynasty, it was the Houston Rockets and Daryl Morey used to get on as high and mighty about James Harden being better than Michael Jordan and how their statistics and the, and the, and the percentages chances of them winning the titles, like you're not going to win at 1 and 2. Like, let's pump the brakes before you actually do anything. But anytime you see a squad full of this many good players, one of the greatest coaches of all time, continue to win games. And the only thing I ever hear and the only thing I ever read and when I say read, I mean on Instagram or Twitter, is just negativity surrounding the Chiefs. And then you look up, they're 12 and 1. Like the Bills did last week. They've clinched the division on December 8. They have not lost a home game at Arrowhead. The Bills lose today. So now the Bills and the Steelers both have three losses, and they still play the Steelers. What if they beat? They basically will ensure that they're going to be the home field, the number one overall seed for the playoffs. You go, listen, is this team as good as some of their previous teams? Of course not. But is what they're doing right now fucking insane? It's crazy. I mean, it feels like every single game comes down to literally the last possession, but that happens to a lot of NFL teams. That happens in a lot of NFL games. The difference with the Chiefs than the majority of other teams is they literally win every game. And I get it, because when you get someone ultra successful, whether it's an athlete, whether it's a team, whether it's an individual in business, the haters are going to come. Why? Because it's so much easier to hate than go, this is remarkable what is happening. This is kind of unprecedented. Since Peyton Manning's arm stopped working and he had to retire, slash, no one wanted him anymore, the Chiefs haven't just dominated this division, they've dominated the afc. And now you're looking at a team again. I'm not acting like this is the 07 Patriots in the sense of. It's like, how are they going to lose? Because every week you're watching it in the back of your mind, you think they might lose. Right. Their margin for error is very slim, yet they always win. And they're going to have home field advantage. So here's what I know, that, yes, this team's going to struggle to score, and if they get back to the super bowl, they're probably going to have to win multiple playoff games. By scoring in the high teens, low 20s. They're not going to win a game 35 to 30. They're not built to play like that. They literally do not play like that. But at home in January, when they're the 1 seed, meaning they only got to win 2 games, good luck trying to beat them. And I've been saying it does feel like this is the year. And just a couple weeks ago, when Buffalo beat him and you start looking at the big picture, you go, well, maybe they would have to, you know, maybe they wouldn't end up getting the number one overall seed. But then you have the swing of the last six hours where the Bills, you know, I don't want to say lose a heartbreaker because they were kind of always down and Josh tried to drag them back. You know, let laid an egg early in the game that set them back and caused them to lose the game. And then Josh accounts for five touchdowns and you lose and you're kind of scratching your head. And then the Chiefs are winning 13 and nothing. Then all of a sudden they don't have the lead. They're down 14 to 13. You're thinking like, God, this is the. This is the reason Brian Day always loses. Look at this Harbaugh team. I don't know who he's throwing to. McConkey's nowhere to be found. Starting running backs at home, watching the game on television. He's got Mac and Bosa giving it all. He's got. He's got some young linebackers. He's just got a tough squad. You're like, this is fucking Jim Harbaugh. Tough guy. Just winning with grit and toughness. But it's like they're kind of the poor man's version of the Chiefs. Herbert's really good. Not quite as good as Mahomes. And they just don't have as many playmakers as the Chiefs. And the. Also the other difference is like, you're just not going to beat him at Arrowhead. So while I've been saying and pretty consistent, it does feel like this is the year the Chiefs lose in the second or the AFC championship game. And then you watch today and you go, yeah, I don't know. Like they're going to be at home, I would imagine, unless they have a major injury in one, you know, leading up to one of the games, they're going to be favored in both the games. And playing at Arrowhead in these conditions, they are very comfortable in those moments and in that spot. And sometimes the other opponent feels a little uncomfortable. So I just think, what, Andy? What Veach? What Mahomes? I mean, down the stretch of that game, on that game winning drive, of just being able. I mean, the first couple plays of that drive was like incompletion. Incompletion. I started thinking like, are they gonna have to punt? That crossed my mind. Are they gonna have to punt? Then all of a sudden he pulls a couple plays out of his arse. That's what the guy does. I think both these two quarterbacks tonight, like, if you appreciate football, if you admire football, like, this is not going to be some big ten 38 to 35 shootout. That's not how these teams play. But if you can't watch those Two guys play in big spots and go those two guys are badasses. Those two guys could play for my team any day. And I get Mahomes has a lot of hate just because people are tired of them. But like you can't watch them and go this guy's remarkable. I mean that game winning play, even Collins or said it for him to juke that guy out running full speed at him, cut back and then throw the little lollipop to Kelsey to ice the game. I mean that's why the guy's got three championships and is going to be favored this year to get another one. Now does that mean it's going to happen? Brady won six and he lost a lot of time in the playoffs. Hell, he got beat at home by the Rex Ryan Jets. So you're not guaranteed anything but the championship medal. The championship pedigree. They're just ability to make huge plays because that's how you win all these tight one score games, 110 of them, right, that come down to the final drive. It's because they make a player to when they have to. On third and five, on third and six. I mean what Andy did on that final play, I guess it wasn't technically the final play, the play before they started kneeling, it is. He easily could have just ran it. He could have just ran it and taken off 40 seconds and given it back to the Chargers with like whatever a buck ten and go Justin, can you beat us with this random tight end, 84 who's actually looks not bad. Johnston, the TCU kid who actually made some plays, had a touchdown tonight. Palmer who kind of like as well. But can you beat us on the road? Can you drive 40 or 50 yards? I don't know if you can. And one of the reasons that benefited the Chiefs on that final drive is I don't quite understand what Dicker the kicker was doing. You know they kind of got a little cute. He tried to hit the line drive, it landed way too early. They get it at the 40. I mean that's a pretty massive mistake. Especially with an offense who I still believe would have gotten field goal range. But if they didn't get as close as they did and they were forced to kick like a 48, 50 yard field goal with that guy easily could have missed. I'm that guy. I have to look up exactly what the kick was. What 28, 30 yards. I mean should have missed the doink. Your heart kind of drops and then you kind of see it once. It kind of bounced in even before they put their hands up, but what a play by Herbert and ninth straight titles. You know, we talk so much about culture. We talk so much about, you know, drafting the right type guys, building the right type team. I listen, if you like football, I don't see how you don't admire everything the Chiefs stand for, how they do it, who they're doing it with. Right. It's one thing when you just have a team that's unfair. It happens sometimes in baseball, and we'll talk about that contract that happened tonight a little bit later. But you go, this is stupid. I understood why everyone hated the Kevin Durant Warriors. You're like, this isn't even fair. That's not this Chiefs team. I mean, he's got DeAndre Hopkins out there that anyone could have had. JuJu Smith, a rookie. He's handing the ball to Samaji P. Ryan and Kareem Hunt. So. And they have multiple defenders on the back end injured. Just awesome. I mean, Andy, these are big moments in a dynasty because it just. It's a huge muscle flex. It's a huge muscle flex. Like, it was open for people to steal it. And the Chiefs somehow are going to be the number one seed. It's going to be a long flight home for the Bills. And on the flip side of when they came storming back in that game, down 13 to nothing and kind of understandable. I mean, when I got done recording with Colin, I go out to the living room and I think it was. It was three nothing. It was three nothing. Chiefs. And Herbert had already, I think, rolled his ankle or something because they had taped it more. Then he got hit in the knee, I think, by Bolton. And he's down on the ground, he's limping around. The backup has to come in for a play. He just looks bruised and battered. It's 13 nothing at half, and you're like, listen, this got. This got like 20 to 3 written all over it, where they just kind of choke them out like a boa constrictor. It's just not the Chargers night. You hold your head high, tough spot. And then they come storming back and you go. That third quarter, it's like, this is why Ohio State with Ryan Day always gets their ass kicked by this guy in this culture, because they are just simply tougher than you. The toughness that the Chargers have under this guy, it'd be like having me as your bodyguard for, like, a couple years. I don't really know what I'd be able to do to protect you. And then Firing me and Getting Seal Team 6. That's what it has to feel like. Going, like, from Brandon Staley to Jim Harbaugh. It has to be one of the single greatest upgrades in the history of sport. Not football, not the NFL. I'm talking sport. How tough this team is, how well coached this team is. They should not be this good. Look who they're playing with. And it all starts with the coach, who is a certified badass. And one thing I think Jim has done these last couple years at Michigan and you see it now, he's calmed down a lot. He used to be more of a wild card up and down, and he does feel. I'm not saying he's Andy in terms of his body language and the way he carries himself, but he's much closer to that than he is to what, you know, he used to be like a Kirby smart, like what Nick Saban was when he was younger, just a maniac on the sideline. And he's calmed down and I think his team reflects it. And like I said with Mahomes, if you watch Justin Herbert play and your takeaway isn't, this guy is freaking awesome. We're not watching the same sport. If we were having beer, sitting at a bar, I don't know if I'd be able to talk to you for long. And I get it. We argue over players. It's what makes this also fun. And some players you can have legitimate arguments about, Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy. But like at this point, if you watch Herbert play under Harbaugh, I don't know what the argument is. Obviously he's an elite talent. His toughness is proving this year to be second to none. And then his just straight ability on the road in Kansas City, it's like, holy fuck, this guy is good. To me, this franchise, like, they're going to have problems, like probably not going to be able to win a playoff game. It's going to be very difficult. Depending on the matchup, maybe they can keep it close for a half, but they're not going to have enough on offense. To me, if you watch the Penn State Oregon game first round, if you're drafting like pick early 20s, Tyler Warren, the tight end has the Chargers written all over them. Can you imagine that guy on that offense in this draft? One position it's completely loaded with is running backs. When I've talking to scouts watching football, my guess is there'd be eight to 10 guys go in the top 100 during that game in the second half when they were coming Back and they're forcing, like, give Gus Edwards carries. I googled their picks. They have all their picks. So to me, in the second or third round draft, one of these running backs, Iowa has one, Washington has one. Ohio State has one. Beside. Even Gentee, the ASU kid Scattaboo. Get one of these guys like, they are a tight end and a running back away from building this team. Like, they're never going to draft wide receivers high. That's not the way Harbaugh operates. And it was so clear at the end of the game when Mack takes out Bosa, it's like, remember when we're like, I wonder what players they're going to get rid of. And it was four, the two receivers and the two linemen. It's like, well, yeah, no shit. He kept the two linemen. Jim Harbaugh, and their defense is the number one scoring defense in the NFL. It's awesome. It's really good. And they're going to need some help on offense. McConkey, good pick. Alt, good pick. But they need help at running back. They need, you know, either a big outside wide receiver, which he's just not going to invest high in. I just have a hard time seeing him do that. So if he's not going to do that, take the tight end and, you know, he looks like six, six out there. Give Herbert a massive target. That's what Mahomes has used for, you know, six, seven years now. So props to the Chargers this last stretch. To me, they just got to win two of their last four games. They're in the playoffs. They should be able to do that. It doesn't get much more difficult than playing the Chiefs at Arrowhead. They're 8 and 5. They won five games last year. Their next game is the Buccaneers at home. Then they get the Broncos at home. Then they go to the Patriots and to the Raiders. So to me, if they win one of these next two games, they're probably sweeping those last two. So they would go 3 and 1 and they would win 11 games. But I think when you look at their schedule, they're basically a lock for 10 games. And since they, like, that's. That's an awesome accomplishment. Wild card. And they're going to be a team with Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert, that no one's going to want to play. But it's tough for them to run the ball. Not because their offensive line isn't good, not because their team's not tough, because their running backs kind of suck. With J.K. dobbins being at home and then when they're forced to pass, like, it's just difficult. They don't have that much skill. Jim Harbaugh, because of his personality and he's good at this. He's big at talking a guy up and giving him almost fake confidence. Like, Quentin Johnson does not have very good hands, but he clearly is a very skilled player. And Harbaugh all year long has propped him up, propped him up, and tonight he came through. He's let them down in some games. I wouldn't even say let them down. He balls are going to go through his hands. That's what happens when you don't have great, you know, ability to catch. Some people believe, like, if a wide receiver has questionable hands, they're off the board because literally their job is to catch. I think some people in the scouting world and even coaches, you know, there are like, DK Metcalf does not have great hands. Hell, Terrell Owens never had great. To me, there are physical freaks that you make exceptions for. Now, DK went at the end of the second round. Terrell was what, like a third or fourth round pick? Quinn Johnson was drafted in the first round. Now you do see glimpses of, like, his size, his physical ability at a touchdown at night. Like, he's very, very talented. But when catching is a coin flip, it can be difficult to rely on a player that probably is your most skilled guy out there. Now, luckily, like, they just inherited him. You just keep him around, keep working with him, but he kind of is what it is. Other than that I'm a sucker. Like, listen, the Big Ten championship game was really fun. What was the final score? Like 45 to 40 or 42 to 38 or whatever it was. And just seeing touchdown after touchdown, like, listen, I have no problem with those games. I'm a sucker. Maybe it's the football I grew up on in the 90s. Like, I don't mind a game like Sunday night, a game that just feels at any moment, every single player that's tackled is going to need help up off the ground for the sport that has, you know, officiated and regulated the violence out of it. It's a lot different game than in the 90s and the 2000s. But there are still moments and stretches in games like tonight that just feel like this is a violent game. This is a game where if you're an offensive player, you better have your chin strap buckled in both spots because you are going to get hit. If you're a running back coming downhill, there are going to be three people coming downhill at you. Everyone is flying around and I appreciate that type football. I don't need every one of my games to be 31 to 28. I was fine with that. 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Okay, let's get some weekend thoughts. It hit me today at halftime of it was three to nothing. I'm looking for the final score. Jacksonville 110 to six. You have to be a psychopath if you listen. If you are a fan of one of these teams, it is what it is. You watch your team even if you gamble like you're probably gambling on other games as well, you don't need to have that game on television. If you watched the Jags, Titans in its entirety and you're not a fan of one of those teams or don't have a lot of money, like if you put $5 on the game, I'm sorry, you don't need to watch the game. You're nuts. You're a cycle. I love football. That is one of those games where I don't think any human being will ever talk about it ever again. Watching Mac Jones and Will Leviss, it was three nothing at halftime this morning. Slate was tough this morning. Slate really was. Especially coming off all the college games. We had the SEC championship go to overtime. We had the Oregon Penn State game which was awesome in the second half. And we had the ACC championship game which was pretty incredible. It had a walk off whatever 55 yard field goal to then go to like Bucks Raiders. You're like, I'm trying to get into this is this. It's like Eagles, Carolina, who it is the craziest part about wide receivers, no matter their shape or size, they could be small, skinny guys, they could be tall, big guys, it does not matter. They all come back to the same human being. The Eagles have won nine straight games, tying a record in the franchise. If they win next week, which is a tough game against Steelers, they will break a franchise record for 10 straight wins. That's an incredible accomplishment. If you win like five straight games in the NFL, you're going to be in pretty good shape because most time you're over under 500 by a game or two. So if you go on a five game winning streak, you're more than likely be six, seven games over.500. You go on a nine game winning streak, you're whatever, 11 and 2. I mean it's just you're in cruise control. Yet after the game, AJ Brown, who is highly paid, who is one of what I thought one of Jalen's best friend. Listen, the Eagles passing game isn't very good. It isn't very good. Jalen Hertz is not exactly Herbert or Mahomes from the pocket. That's not the way he's going to play. And they haven't really had to because Saquon is dominating. Saquon is headed for a 2,000 yard season. Usually when you have a 2,000 yard rusher, you're going to have a lot of passing performances that the guy's number is going to start with a 1. 150, 160, 120, because the other guy's going for 180, 200 yards. And for A.J. brown, depending on what tweet or Instagram, you see some headlines are a little salacious, but like, he just kind of acting like a diva. Like, the whole point of this is to win. And the whole point of a player is to be a winning player and a productive player and get paid. Well, he's been a winning player, he's been a productive player, and he's literally paid really high. Yet the moment you don't get the ball as a wide receiver, they all do this. They start moping. It's like, isn't the whole. Like, you guys are in incredible position? Like, you are in position to literally compete to win the Super Bowl. It's crazy. I just. I don't get it. But he's not alone. This, this happens to them all. It's like a. It's like a character trait of them. Maybe because they're isolated out there. I know cowards always have the theory they're like the NBA player, football. But how could you be mad? Like, who cares? You're running some routes, you're winning games, you're netting a couple million dollars per game. Life is good. One game that actually I was excited to watch in the morning window was Falcons, Minnesota, which I think was the best game on paper and one of the more entertaining games till about the fourth quarter. And in that game, Cousins, who now has not thrown a touchdown in four straight games, and I think has seven or eight interceptions over that period of time. He had two interceptions today, and it's just playing bad football. He does not look good. Some people in the NFL, I was texting during the college games, we ended up talking about NFL stuff. Some people think he's cooked. And I think if you've watched in the last couple of weeks, you could come to that conclusion. I remember a former GM told me about a quarterback. They signed this, you know, probably 15, 20 years ago when the guy was running a team and he signed an older quarterback and he said, you know what, John? In training camp, the guy looked like his former, you know, Pro bowl self. And then the first month of the season, I was like, we might have had the signing of the off season. He's like, but you know what happened? As the season went on, his 36, 37 year old body started to show and he slowly became one of the worst players in the NFL. And it was a disaster. And I do wonder if Cousins, coming off this injury early on in the season, once he kind of got his footing, looked out Looked solid, looked good, made some plays. Falcons were decent. And then as time went on, his age kind of caught up to him. Because remember, he hurts his Achilles last year with whatever, six, seven weeks to go. Five, six weeks does not do anything all off season up until training camp. So he's kind of fresh. Well, now he's not fresh anymore and he's looking old. And then Greg Olson as he's throwing interceptions, it's kind of unraveling, their seasons, literally unraveling. They've lost four straight games. They're six and seven. They're not even in first place in their division. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are. And it kind of comes up like, should they go to Penix? Is it time? And Greg Olson's like, yeah, I don't think they will turn on him this fast. Turn on him this fast. We're December 8th. We've lost four straight games. This is not a player that has any equity with anybody. He has no equity with the fans. He has no equity with these coaches. Raheem Morris literally said when asked, why is your coaching staff so big? He said, because we're going to win. And when you win in this league, your coaches get poached. And we want to have backup coaches on our staff. So when our coaches get poached, we don't have to retrain guys, which in theory, makes a lot of sense. The problem is no one's poaching anyone from the Atlanta Falcons. They fucking suck in the Minnesota Vikings. On the flip side, you saw a quarterback who looks like he's coming into his own. Sam Darnold looks like a $40 million quarterback in the NFL. Threw five touchdowns a day, scrambled around, makes huge plays, throws the ball downfield. The Vikings, two best players, constantly get the ball because Sam can get him the ball. And we talked about the worst contract in the history of sports for the NFL. DeSean Watson, you could say one of the great moves in recent business in football is letting Cousins walk off an Achilles for $100 million that you didn't have to give them to then sign Sam Darnold for $10 million. So if you just look at it purely on guaranteed money, you guarantee him 10, cousins gets 100. That's a 90 million dollar difference. And your guy, you are, whatever you are, 12 and two. 12 and two, that'd be three games. You're 11 and two. And he has thrown 28 touchdowns. And you currently are right behind Detroit, who's having the greatest season they've ever had. You're one game back and they played this week, the Bills, and you play them the last game of the season. So if you can just hold serve like you got a shot. And Sam Darnold right now has to be on the short list of best quarterbacks in the nfc. He's playing fantastic. And when you just watch him play, like, I just don't see how you let this guy walk. He's 27 years old, he's got a huge arm, he can move. He's clearly a high character guy. He knows your offense. Okay. It's always my thing with interceptions, like, oh, he throws some picks well, does he make up for it? Well, yeah, he's got a three to one interception ratio. Well, live with that all day long. It's one thing if you throw 12 interceptions, you only throw 22 touchdowns, like that's a problem. If you throw 15 interceptions, like, damn, that's a lot. Well, I also throw 40 touchdowns, like, oh, I can live with that. I can win with that. So at this point in time, Atlanta is insane to let Cousins go down with the ship. Anyone that's watched baseball, like, it's time to go to the bullpen. And if you can hear, if you're listening to this on the podcast version, I'm tapping my left arm. It's time to go to the lefty. What do you got to lose now? But more games like you can't function with this guy. Is Michael Panics going to be awesome if you just insert him right now. I'm not saying that, but you can't keep rolling this out. You cannot. And this was the dumb part about this whole scenario of like, well when we think Penix is ready, we'll just ship Cousins out. Ship cousins out. One, he's got a no trade clause and two, he averages like 40 plus million dollars a year. Find me a team that could watch the last four games of a 36, 37 year old who has always been a polarizing player and now feels like his arrow is pointed straight into the ground, is going to trade to give you a six round pick for this guy to pay him that much money. If you told me cousins made $11 million, okay, yeah, someone would take a, he makes 40 plus billion dollars next year, who is trading for that guy. Like it was just this move. It was a head scratcher at the time when they did their situation. It just feels it's backfired. I understood why they signed Cousins. Pretty desperate. But like I think rule of thumb in the business world and just life, be very, very careful when you make Deals out of desperation, right? You're not always going to have total leverage. You're not always going to be Juan Soto doing a deal. But, like, try to be able to have a little bit of levity. Try to be able to take a deep breath and just see the big picture. They did not. They were so desperate for a quarterback. Here's $100 million, and now we're 13 games into the season and Cousins is killing them. Talk about a guy who's not killing them. Is this has to be one of the better comeback stories in recent memory because of how bad this guy was when he played. Like, there is no way to watch this guy. Let's even throw away his rookie year. Let's just watch. Early on this season, you had to have the thought, like, is Bryce Young going to be out of the NFL? Like, is Bryce Young not an NFL player? If you had that statement or that conversation with somebody, if you just watched a half of them somewhere in the first three or four weeks, you would not have been crazy. That was the only conversation to really have. Like, it's crazy how awful this player is. This version that we have seen since he's come back. After Andy Dalton got in the car accident, I thought, like, the first couple of weeks, I got a fun story. Like, today I thought he was good today. His ability to, like, scramble around and make plays. This is what Sam Darnold is doing such a good job of. Obviously, as a quarterback, you got to be able to sit there and hit basic passes, a wheel route, an out route, a slant route. You know, just be able to do basic football things at the NFL level. So sit in the pocket, couple steps, boom, hit a guy or get the ball out and put it in position where the guy can catch it, right? Then it's on the receiver, get open, all that stuff. But you got to be able to do that. Welcome to football. A lot, I would say half your passing attempts, especially on second and third and long, you're going to be moved around a little bit. Whether one of your offensive line gets smoked and you kind of got to scramble, or you just naturally have to move out of the pocket to keep a play alive. And you're watching him play right now, and you're going, this little dude is a playmaker. Where was we saw no shades of this. And today he made a winning throw. He made a throw that should have won them the game. And Xavier Leggett, who's got one of the great accents in the history of humans, who also had a couple drops Today just dropped the ball, which, you know, I kind of look like a catch, look like a drop. The ball definitely hit the ground. Did he have full control of it? They didn't. They called it essentially, you know, they called it an incompletion that he dropped the ball, but Bryce hit him in the hands. And if he catches that ball, like, the Panthers win the game. And it's no shame one if you're the Eagles being in a game with the Panthers, they're literally in the game with everyone. And whenever I hear someone say, like, and this was talked about all year long, oh, it's like they got the Panthers as one of their last games. Well, yeah, four or five weeks ago. That was a locked w. Like, they're a real team right now. And it's because of him. And I don't know what happened. I don't know if the lights, some, you know, light went off in his head, whether he just gained his confidence. Maybe he stopped giving a shit. Whatever other people thought. Maybe he just kind of relaxed. Maybe he just said, screw it. I'm just going to go back to my Alabama days and just play. Not thinking. I have no clue. But whatever he did, whatever they did to infuse some of this belief, like, this guy looks like a real player. I mean, this guy looks like someone you can compete to win games with. So I think he deserves the most credit because it. People can try to give you confidence, people can build you up, but eventually you got to go out there and do it. And right now he's doing that. And little fuckers making some plays. He's fun to watch. Today, the Giants, whenever this happens, it's usually the end for everyone involved except the guy that owns the team. Whether that's. It's usually in baseball or football because it's an outdoor arena and someone rents a little puddle jumper and they print something behind it and the thing flies over the stadium. And today, before the Giants game, where they lost again, they flew a plane that said, please, Mr. Mara, fix this dumpster fire. And at first I said, well, this is typical. I've seen this before. Like, when I was in the Bay Area. It happened in, I think, the Jim Tom Sula year. It happens when things are going really bad. And then I started thinking, who in New York talks like that? Please, Mr. Mara, fix this dumpster fire. If I found someone from Queens or, you know, Long island or Jersey, some big Giants fan, not in a million years would they talk like, fans don't talk like that. That feels, you know, My theory on this, John Mara paid for that. John Mara had that up there because it's been well reported. John Maher does not want to fire these guys. He doesn't want to and I understand, like, he doesn't. Going through a search has to be the big pain in the ass. And he hired these guys because he believed in them. They were a big part of the Buffalo Bills regime that turned the franchise around. I believe in you guys. And it couldn't be going any worse. They lost today to the Saints, a team that also sucks 14 to 11. I mean, the Giants are really, really rough. Watch. Their offensive line is horrendous. Whenever I looked up, they were on one of the boxes. I kept seeing Joe Shane. He was sitting there in the box, like with his, with his binoculars, like, like he's a scout, you know, he's scouting around. It's like, Joe, I can't imagine one thing I would never miss about working in the NFL. When you're part of just a God awful team and you have to pretend like we got a chance, like, no, we got no chance to beat anybody, honestly, we might not be able to beat Ohio State, Notre Dame or Oregon right now. We stink. And I got blood on my hands as the guy that built this thing. So Joe Shane, I think John Maher is making it look so ugly. Again, this is theory I'm throwing out there that it makes it a little easier. Like, look, fans are turning on me. They're buying planes. I know this. If I had the means. And who knows, I have no clue what it would cost to pay that puddle jumper to fly around for an hour before the game. Maybe it's not as expensive you think, maybe cost a couple grand, but let's just. Maybe it's 50 grand. I have no clue. I couldn't even, I wouldn't even know where to start. But John Wood, he knows a lot of people in aviation. Why he hasn't been to a commercial airport probably in his entire life. And if you're him, you want to make it look even worse. That's why I go back to that video that came out this off season of him sitting there saying, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Well, if Joe Shane and Day Ball had the final say on everything, in what world, if you were in their shoes, would you look at the guys in NFL films and be like, yeah, leave that on there. Yeah, just, yeah, put, put hbo. Yeah, give it to him. Just let them play that to the world. Yeah, that's, that's Going to play. Well, that's good. Yeah, that's a good idea. Oh, of me laughing that Saquon's not going to the Eagles. He's not going to the Eagles with a smile. In what world, if you were Joe Shane, would you have given the thumbs up? I felt, and I've said it, from the moment that I started watching that show, that felt like John Morrow wanted some of that stuff out there to like, hey, listen, I'm trying to be the good guy. I'm not, you know, al Davis in 2008. I'm not trying to fire people every couple years. But listen, I screwed up. I screwed up and I might have to do it again. So you guys are all going to call me, you know, looney now that every two couple years I'm just fire, fire, fire. I don't want to. I'm trying to hire the right guy, but I keep hiring the wrong people. And I want you to see the incompetence I'm dealing with right now. I told him I spoke for all you guys. I won't be able to sleep. My guy middle cough up in Lake Tahoe while he's recording a podcast, said, Saquon's gonna shatter records this year. He's going to dominate. And everyone on social media told those guys at the volume, middle cop, this guy's an idiot. Come on. He's gonna dominate. Yeah, he is. And now he might be headed toward, like, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders records. I didn't think it was gonna be that good, but holy shit. Just broke Lashon McCoy's record December 8th. I just wonder if John Mora is the guy throwing kerosene on this fire because he does not want to look like an idiot. And anytime you fire people over and over, people are just going to say that it's you. And it might be, but I do think he's trying to do the right thing. I understood why he hired those two guys. It has not worked. The GM is completely over his head. The team sucks. I mean, they are terrible. I saw a clip, I think on YouTube of Brian Baldinger. I don't know the call into, like, Rich Eisen show or I don't know where. I maybe I saw it on Instagram where he's like, listen, I played offensive line. I'm not trying to be this raging, you know, what a hole here. But I think the game that Evan Neal played against the Dallas Cowboys is the worst game I've seen played by any player this year in the NFL. And this is the guy that watches all 22, every game, every week. And he's like, listen, I'm not. I had some cut ups. I didn't even put him out on Twitter because I'm not trying to be that guy. I'm not trying to kick a guy when he's down. Maybe he's just injured, but this guy is the worst player currently in the NFL playing. I mean, he played the worst game I've seen this year by any offensive lineman. That's what they're rolling out. So I just, I think the Giants got issues, and I think John Maurer knows it, and I think he's trying to set up a situation where you can fire everybody and almost make it look worse before the off season even starts.
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So I think Greg Sankey, like, we got to figure some things out. And this is where I think the Big Ten and the ACC start going. We need guarantees how many teams we're getting in every year. And ideally it'd be unwritten, but if we got to get in writing and let the world know, we don't care because this sport doesn't function without us. That big noon game, which is mainly Ohio State this year and all the SEC games are the games that are rating. No one is watching Miami play North Carolina. Nobody is watching Utah play Kansas State relative to those games. So, like, are we all in this together? Kind of. Not really. But where we make our huge, huge money is these playoffs. And we can't carry the sport for three months to then get asked out at the end for the acc, where Clemson, Florida State and Miami and North Carolina would leave in a New York minute to join the SEC so fast your head would spin. But they have some crazy deal that they can't even buy out of. 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Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Episode 3 & Out - Week 14 NFL Reaction: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs Clinch + Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Struggle
Release Date: December 9, 2024
Introduction
In this episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, host Colin delves deep into the tumultuous Week 14 of the NFL season, focusing on the Kansas City Chiefs' impressive clinch of their ninth straight AFC title and the Buffalo Bills' ongoing struggles despite high expectations. Colin also touches upon various other NFL narratives, including player performances, team dynamics, and the evolving landscape of college football playoffs.
Chiefs' Dominance and Patrick Mahomes' Brilliance
Colin opens the discussion by celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' recent victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, marking their ninth consecutive AFC title. He commends Patrick Mahomes for his exceptional playmaking abilities, especially in clutch moments.
"Mahomes made some crazy plays down the stretch. ... the Chiefs just keep on rolling and I would say all signs kind of point to them now with the Bills losing very likely to get the number one seed." ([03:45])
Colin emphasizes the Chiefs' consistency and resilience, highlighting their ability to win tight, one-score games. He notes that their performance under pressure sets them apart from many other teams in the league.
Buffalo Bills' Struggles Despite a Strong Season
Contrasting the Chiefs' success, Colin addresses the Buffalo Bills' unexpected downturn. Despite strong performances earlier in the season, recent losses have jeopardized their chances of securing the top seed in the AFC.
"The Bills lose today. So now the Bills and the Steelers both have three losses, and they still play the Steelers. What if they beat? They basically will ensure that they're going to be the home field, the number one overall seed for the playoffs." ([08:10])
Colin discusses Josh Allen's performance issues, questioning whether the Bills can recover in time to make a significant playoff impact. He speculates on the difficulty of winning critical games at Arrowhead, especially in January’s cold weather conditions.
Analysis of Other NFL Teams and Players
Beyond the Chiefs and Bills, Colin provides insights into several other NFL teams and players:
Charger Chiefs Game Breakdown: He analyzes the Chargers’ performance, acknowledging their efforts despite falling short against the Chiefs. Colin praises the Chargers for their poise and playoff readiness despite the loss.
"The Chargers gave it all they got, came up a little short but still look poised and headed toward the playoffs in a fantastic year, one for Harbaugh and the boys." ([04:30])
Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers: Colin lauds Jim Harbaugh’s coaching, describing him as one of the greatest coaches with a tough, gritty approach that mirrors the Chiefs' success.
"It's crazy. I mean, it feels like every single game comes down to literally the last possession... But with the Chiefs than the majority of other teams is they literally win every game." ([12:50])
Justin Herbert’s Performance: He commends UCLA’s Justin Herbert for his leadership and game-winning drives, drawing parallels to Mahomes' style.
"Justin Herbert play and your takeaway isn't, this guy is freaking awesome. We're not watching the same sport." ([14:20])
College Football Playoffs and Bracket Structure
Shifting focus to college football, Colin critiques the current playoff bracket system, advocating for a reseeding approach similar to the NFL to ensure fairness and competitiveness.
"I mean there is no reason, I mean none, to go college basketball style. You're locked into your bracket, right?" ([58:58])
He highlights Oregon’s undefeated season, emphasizing their significant achievements by defeating powerhouse teams like Ohio State and Penn State. Colin argues that the playoff structure should accommodate the dynamic nature of college football by allowing reseeding to prevent mismatches and recognize the best-performing teams.
Notable Moments and Controversies
Josh Allen and Player Dynamics: Colin touches on the internal team dynamics of the Bills, questioning Josh Allen’s leadership and consistency in high-stakes games.
"Josh accounts for five touchdowns and you lose and you're kind of scratching your head." ([10:15])
Eagles’ Winning Streak: He acknowledges the Philadelphia Eagles' impressive nine-game winning streak, tying a franchise record, while critiquing their passing game despite individual star performances.
"The Eagles passing game isn't very good. It isn't very good. Jalen Hertz is not exactly Herbert or Mahomes from the pocket." ([24:40])
Conclusion
Colin wraps up the episode by reinforcing the Chiefs' position as a dominant force in the AFC and expressing cautious optimism about the Bills' playoff chances if they can secure their remaining games. He underscores the importance of team dynamics, coaching, and player performances in shaping the final playoff landscape.
"The championship pedigree. They're just ability to make huge plays because that's how they win all these tight one score games... The Chiefs somehow are going to be the number one seed. It's going to be a long flight home for the Bills." ([25:30])
Key Takeaways
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This episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the current NFL season's pivotal moments. Colin's passionate commentary and critical evaluations offer listeners a deep dive into the strategies, performances, and future implications for top teams like the Chiefs and Bills, as well as broader discussions on playoff structures in college football.