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Levar Arrington
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
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Colin Cowherd
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
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Colin Cowherd
Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio and noon.
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Matt Hasselbeck
To 3 Eastern, 9am to noon Pacific.
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Colin Cowherd
Find your local station for the herd@foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR.
- [03:06]
Matt Hasselbeck
Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast.
- [03:09]
Colin Cowherd
Oh, we got a busy Monday Live in Los Angeles, it's the Herd. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend and we are now headed down the final stretch of the NFL season. The college football season was predictably wacky. We told you it was gonna be chaos all weekend. Somehow Ohio State lost to a football team that can't pass the ball. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen. The history of that game. That was the goofiest thing I've ever seen in my life. We'll try to get Urban Meyer on later. Colin Right. Colin Wrong. One hour from now. J. Mac I want to start with last. So the Buffalo Bills, they look like 8 year olds on the first day of snow every winter. They were having the time of their lives. And so I think what you were watching last night as the bills hammered the 49ers 35:10 is the champion that never was San Francisco. And the potential champion that should be Buffalo. And the reason Buffalo should win a ringer. 3. Josh Allen ran for a touchdown, threw for a touchdown, caught a touchdown. Nothing he can't do. Missing a couple of top offensive performers. Meh. Six straight games, 30 plus points in a driving snowstorm. We've been saying this. When you get Superman, you don't want to overuse him. And for years they didn't have a home run hitter at running back. Now they do. They had drama at wide receiver. Now they don't. They add Kincaid, Dalton Kincaid, a great tight end. They've always had a great left tackle. They've rebuilt their offensive line. This is the best version of Buffalo. And I believe in the afc. They've sort of separated Baltimore. The defense, special teams reliability. Joe Burrow has the worst defense in the last decade. Kansas City is flawed. The Chargers are not dynamic enough. And the Steelers, I like them. I was wrong on the Steelers, but I Don't think their ceiling is Buffalo. They are built. The Bills are just. They had a ball last night. I mean, they're the only team that plays in snow. They don't have, like, a heating system under it. No, that's okay. We're 6 and 0 at home. We're having the time of our lives. We'll lean into it. They are built for January and February football. You watch Miami go to Chile. Green Bay, they're like, can we get back on the flight home? Even the uniforms. Dolphins in Green Bay.
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Matt Hasselbeck
It doesn't work.
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Colin Cowherd
Buffalo's built for this stuff. You look at the dynasties of the NFL. They've been Green Bay, right? They've been. Oh, they're Kansas City, it's New England, it's the Baltimores, it's the Steelers. Cold weather, January, February. In a sport mostly played outdoors, Buffalo's got all the elements. A strong, armed quarterback. Don't have one of those in Miami. The ball can get through this. A strong run game. Sometimes windy, you gotta just hand it off. Good old line, tough defensive culture. Snow games generally don't do it for me. Except if it's the Bills, you know, it's Elvis in Vegas. It just works. You know, it just works. And Josh Allen is your set of all weather tires. I mean, and then you're watching them have the time of their lives on the other side. It's San Francisco. I said a week ago, it's time to tear this puppy down. People push back. That's not true. We're close. No, you're not. Christian McCaffrey hurt again. Fred Warner hurt. Trent Allen. Bosa didn't play, folks. Put up the signs. Liquidation sale. Get draft picks. The sooner San Francisco admits this puppy's over, the better. Reinforcements are not coming. Stop drafting wide receivers. Get Kyle Shanahan away from the personnel department. It ruined Bill Belichick and Bill O'Brien and among other things, Jon Gruden. Didn't help Pete Carroll. Get Shanahan away from personnel. Go back to being a strong, forceful team. Run first. Brock Purdy's not a guy you can rely on in January and February. If he's got to play in cold weather or against, you know, he's not a Joe Burrow. He's not a Lama Holmes.
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Matt Hasselbeck
He's not.
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Colin Cowherd
He's not. I don't think he's a. Jalen hurts in terms of playmaking. That's not what he is. He doesn't throw it as well as golf or move as well as Jalen. Hurts in the NFC or Jordan love. So San Francisco, the sooner they can come to terms with it, the better. But what you were watching last night is the champion that never was San Francisco. And they're going to struggle letting go of this puppy. It's over. Reinforcements aren't coming. Tear it down to the studs. And on the other side, you saw Bill's team once again dominate the AFC East. They're going to win this division as long as Josh Allen is in his prime, which is five more years, just like Brady did. And here's Josh after this one. Feels a little bit different. You know, this early in the season, we still got five games left. At the same time, we're chasing the one seed. We understand that. We know that. And we got to keep getting better each and every week, so. But it's. It's going to be fun. I mean, to go out there and play free and play relaxed and play loose. I think that's. That could be a dangerous team. A lot of sports, when it comes to team sports, is taking advantage of these tiny windows. Kansas City's flawed, Baltimore and Cincinnati defense not up to stuff. And you start looking at Pittsburgh, ceiling. This is the year for Buffalo. They're mostly healthy. They could get the number one seed. They've got a superstar quarterback, good front office, no chaos in coaching. And they've had a little bit of that in the coordinator head coaching space. This feels like the year for the Bills. I want to talk about this next. The Steelers beat the Bengals 44, 38. So for years and years, I defended Russell Wilson. I think everybody liked him, Let Russ Cook, and then it ended poorly. Then he went to Denver. It was a bit of a mess. He and Sean Payton personalities clashed. He went to Pittsburgh, and my take was, I think the players are going to like Justin Fields more young, relatable, athletic. But the one thing the Steelers haven't been, and I mean, even in the Big Ben days, Big Ben prime days, they've always been loose, a little overly dramatic, loud and undisciplined offensively. And Mike Tomlin needed Russell Wilson, and frankly, Russell Wilson needed Mike Tomlin, a head coach that isn't looking over his shoulder in the meeting rooms. Mike lets offense do offense. And I don't know if this team, Pittsburgh is going to beat Philly in two weeks or Baltimore in three. But Tomlin and Russell Wilson are perfect. Russell is the adult in the room for an offense that's desperately needed that for years. He's focused, he's driven, he's aspirational, he's Grateful. He's serious, he's disciplined. He doesn't turn the ball over. And defensive coaches like that. And here's the thing. Both Tomlin and Russell Wilson have trophies, have healthy confidence. I think they're good people. Both got humbled. Tomlin kept hearing, bro, you can't win playoff games. Brady Manning, Mike Tomlin had to look himself in the mirror and go, you know what? I got to get a grown up to run this offense. And Justin Fields had a winning record. He pulled him out, gave it to Russ Tomlin, got nothing but crap. And he was right. He was right. He's like, I need a senior statesman. And by the way, Russell Wilson figured out in Denver, you know what? I'm probably going to be a complimentary piece. I can't be the savior for football teams. So before Russell Wilson arrived the last several years with Pittsburgh, there was one way to win. Create turnovers, mostly low scoring. Played really well as an underdog, not necessarily as a favorite. 44, 38 wins over Joe Burrow were not available to this franchise the last several years, and now they are. So there's multiple ways to win. And I mean, in my entire life, every really great Steeler team has had two things. A great, tough defense and a quarterback that could beat you over the top, from Terry Bradshaw to Big Ben. And that is Russell Wilson's primary asset. Now, at his age, he'll beat you down the field. And the last time the Steelers finished In the top 10 in offense, Andrew Luck was starting for the Colts. So it has been a while where they had a quarterback that would couple with a defense and a Mike Tomlin and a Chuck Knoll or a Bill Cower that could burn you if you weren't honest. And it gives the Steelers now multiple ways to win. And Mike Tomlin and Russell Wilson, there's no clash of personalities. Sean Payton sees offense a certain way. Russell didn't play it that way. Clash, right? And then Russell saw the world a certain way. And by the end, Pete Carroll didn't. The Tomlin Russell thing works. Here's the coach. After thought, our group, you know, smiled in the face of it, particularly Russ, you know, it's the first time for him going through this AFC north football. And, man, I thought he acclimated himself to a. Well, today he put himself squarely in the history of these series and this series with that performance today, man, and we're thankful for it. I'll tell you, there was a moment after the game, it was one of those in the hallway gestures where Tomlin Grabbed Russ and gave him a hug. And you could really see the affection Tomlin understands. And this has been Pittsburgh even during the Big Ben days is Mike is a very emotional coach. His Steelers are tough, physical. They're emotional. And sometimes with young players, you know you gotta have a grown up on the offensive side because Mike will monitor the defensive side. But it's always been the offense and you're like, you're a little noisy, you're a little loud, you're a lot buttoned up. And that's what Russ brings. Disciplined, focused, grown up, grateful, aspirational, driven. That's exactly what they needed. And the fit works. I didn't think it did. I didn't think it would. It does. So J. Mac, Matt Hasselbeck in one hour. Colin right? Colin wrong. I still, I'm going to talk about Ohio State, Michigan, among other things later. This, I still think I'll say this. I'll throw it out there. Ohio State I still think has a strong chance to end up in the national championship against Texas. I really believe that. Yeah, sure. I honestly think anything's possible. And I picked Tennessee before the season. So I'll just say Tennessee was my pick before the season. Halfway through the season I look to be off course. Just keep your eye on the balls. What happens if Penn State beats Oregon, Colin and I don't know, Georgia shocks Texas. Is Penn State the number one seed? Like that's insane. College football right now is bonkers. Yeah. Makes no sense. Well, you know what, it's interesting because you and I both love it. The transfer portal and the NIL have created something and I'm not sure any of us saw it, is that none of these big brands have any depth. Because if you're a five star player and you go to an Ohio State, a Georgia, you go to a Bama, you go to a Notre Dame. And if you're not playing by your sophomore year because there's some NFL first rounder ahead of you, you'll get cherry picked to go somewhere else. Oregon will come pluck Washington, Michigan will come pluck Michigan State, whoever. And so what you're finding is an injury can be decimating to a top brand. It used to be five star guy out, five star guy up. But you're finding is these big time teams and I'm talking the Texas, the Penn States, they don't have the depth over a two year period. Those big dogs are getting cherry picked because everybody's got nil money now. I mean Georgia doesn't have any depth.
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J. Mac
None.
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Colin Cowherd
I mean they had Bowers and McConkey who are now in the NFL, crushing. They have nothing now. And I mean, I thought they were going to lose to Georgia Tech. That was crazy. Was that kid. I mean, college football is off the rails right now. It is. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and the iHeartRadio app.
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Matt Hasselbeck
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
Each month I get to pick my cash back category and earn 5% on up to $1,000 in purchases. So for me, tech is a no brainer. Whether it's gifts from a family, latest products to add to my collection, I'm.
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Colin Cowherd
Stacking up those deals.
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Matt Hasselbeck
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- [18:45]
Colin Cowherd
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- [18:52]
Matt Hasselbeck
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- [20:44]
Colin Cowherd
Here we go. It's a Monday. Wild weekend. College and pro football and a lot of fun. Matt Hasselbeck, five minutes out. Wherever you may be and however you may be listening, thanks for making us part of your day. A lot of energy, J. Matt, you know, sat home yesterday, hydrated after kind of a wild weekend. Saw the kids, probably had one too many cigars. A little wine at Slay Steak on Saturday. That was amazing. Can I tell the audience you called me? You were fired up. You had so many good takes yesterday. I was like, coward. What saved this? I was a take machine yesterday. You were cooking. I mean, you were cooking like a turkey on Thanksgiving, just going crazy. Well, you and your family had a great Thanksgiving. Yes, it was very thankful to be out here in the warm weather. Arctic blast hitting the Midwest this week. You see the temperatures? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Give me some cold football out there this weekend. Well, Buffalo's built for it. All right, here we go.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Colin right?
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Colin Cowherd
Colin wrong on a Monday. Plenty of both. Fire away. Where Colin was right. Listen, I said a week ago and I got pushback. Tear it down to the studs. Niners. It's official. Rebuilds the only way lost 35 to 10 wasn't competitive. Christian McCaffrey's hurt. Fred Warner's hurt. They're old, they're tired, they're expensive and they're brittle. I mean, Kyle Shanahan, first time he's lost back to back games by 25 plus points. Christian McCaffrey unfortunately done for the season. This isn't subtle or nuanced. They don't have. They don't have enough good players. I mean, go watch Detroit, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Baltimore, Kansas City play. They don't have enough guys, especially in their prime. Where Colin was wrong. I have defended Ryan Day for a long time but he got worked this weekend. Even with Chip Kelly. I thought he was trying to prove a point more than he was trying to win a game. Why were they running the football? They're a beautiful vertical passing team. Nick Saban moved off his power running games into a passing team because Nick was about winning games. And I like Ryan Day but he'd never been a head coach before Ohio State and there's steps you get when you're Urban Meyer and go Bowling Green to Utah to Florida, Ohio State and in big games. He has not been exceptional and I thought this was a low point. I don't think I would want him fired. But this was ugly and I've been defending him from day one. You can't have that at home against the team that can't pass. Michigan can't pass. Where Colin was right. Sammy Darnold forever. I said he's a first round talent. Just get him to the right coach. Once again a great final drive to win a game. He's had several of those. Fourth in the NFL in touchdown passes, the reckless stuff. He'll have a throw every game. I wince a little bit. But he has become a really good fourth quarter quarterback. Ten of his twelve starts, a hundred plus passer rating. He's getting it to the right players at the right time and I trust him. That's the, that's the one thing I'll say about good quarterback play. He gets the ball with a minute and a half left. I trust him. He's going to drive that team down to a field goal minimum. And he did it again this week. Sam Darnold where Colin was wrong. I didn't think Russell Wilson and Tomlin and the Steelers was going to fit. But he's five and one and six starts yesterday, eight different Steelers caught a pass of 20 plus yards. He is throwing the ball down the field. There's no dink and dunk here. Russell is, he is cooking it downfield and I'm happy for him. He's a grateful guy. He's a hard working guy. He's a very focused guy and this is a much better fit than I could have guessed. You know, he kind of feels like this has always been an offense that's a little dramatic and loose. He's kind of got it, got it. Playing more in the fair way and still hitting on big plays where Colin was right. You know, Matt Eberflusse coming into the season was on the hot seat. Probably they should have been best Served to start over. Jim Harbaugh was the choice, but he didn't get along with the president. And I feel bad for Caleb Williams who I think is a remarkable player. He's flawed, he's got a lot to learn. But that coaching gaffe, I mean when first year quarterbacks, sometimes a coach has to throw them a life preserver on timeouts and time and you know they're going to lack some self awareness just because they're rookie quarterbacks in a much faster game on the road. Short week against the great Lions. There's just no excuse for that. And then his, they couldn't even fire him right. They let him have a press conference and fired him about an hour later. So this was pretty predictable. Where Colin was wrong. Well, my next guest loves Nick Sariani. I guess I'm on board. They've won eight in a row. They beat Lamar Jackson. NFC teams do not beat Lamar Jackson. Now Justin Tucker helped him out. But I will say this, they may be the worst first quarter team that's a good team in the league. But their second quarter was great. And their fourth quarters, they give the ball to the right people. And that's what I like about Philadelphia's offense. It's what Ohio State didn't do Saturday. They got their ball and they get their ball to the right guys. And Sirianni, maybe he's learning on the job. I've had misgivings, but it works. You do not win eight games in a row and they've beaten some good teams home and away. They've beaten good teams. You don't win eight in a row. Go look at Chicago, they got good players too. Unless the coach knows what he's doing. Where Colin was right. I don't buy an Aaron Rodgers. I don't think He's a top 15 to 18 quarterback in the league. Turns 41 today. Ugly pick six. He missed the wide open. Garrett Wilson in the end zone on a pretty easy throw, pretty pedestrian NFL quarterback throw. And they would have, they would have gone up 28 to 7, game, set, match, missed it. Pick six followed. So at this point, you know, he's never been the biggest grinder in the off season and so I think he's aged really, really quickly. But I didn't think the jets were a playoff team. I don't think Aaron's the kind of guy, he's not a foxhole guy, he's just a really talented guy. But I would move off him. I don't think it works. I don't think he has much of a mark. We've got all these talented young quarterbacks. Go get one somewhere or go get Sam Darnold where Colin was right. I said going into the weekend, do not lose any sleep on the College Football Playoff rankings. Chaos will ensue. And it did. Georgia went to eight overtimes against Georgia Tech, Miami lost to Syracuse, Georgia, Ohio State lost to Michigan. And I said Thursday, the last couple of weekends, watch out for rivalry week. It's going to be a zoo. There's a scenario where the four conference champions weren't in their conference last season. And I will say this, the NIL and the transfer portal have created more parity because a lot of these second tier programs are cherry picking the Michigan's, Notre Dame's, Ohio State's, Alabama's, Georgia for guys that may be the third river receiver that can be a number one receiver at say like a Louisville or you know, a Texas Tech. So there is no depth even among the Alabamas and the Georgias. I mean, I've watched Georgia play five times. You can run on Georgia. They don't throw the ball down the field. So it is a wacky college football season. I'll still say Texas ends up in the Natty. I still think it's going to be Tennessee or Ohio State. So I'm not bailing on Ohio State. Where Colin was right where Colin was wrong on a Monday. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and the iHeartRadio app.
- [28:18]
Matt Hasselbeck
What makes the holiday special are the details from Genesis. And every little detail in a Genesis is another gift to you. Like during winter, you'll be thankful for the available heated steering wheel and the available snow mode to help get you through the snowiest of snow days. And the available all wheel drive is helpful all year round, but especially during the winter. I mean, Genesis has put a lot of thought into the details. And of course, the best gifts are thoughtful ones like the available Nappa leather seating. Oh, speaking of gifts, you'll have plenty of room to haul around everything you've picked up for family and friends, no matter which Genesis you're driving. And with a lineup featuring SUVs, EVs, Sedans, something for everybody, experience the Genesis Signature event. And as one big final gift, Genesis is offering you a $1,000 bonus on select Genesis vehicles. The deal ends January 2nd. See participating Genesis retailers for details. Visit genesis.com to see how Genesis can make your holidays even brighter. Details make the Holidays this podcast is sponsored by PayPal.
- [29:20]
Colin Cowherd
Now that the holiday shopping season is.
- [29:22]
Matt Hasselbeck
In full swing, my PayPal debit card's a real MVP.
- [29:25]
Colin Cowherd
I'm out here stacking deals on deals.
- [29:27]
Matt Hasselbeck
And with this card, I'm maximizing every purchase. That's why I'm calling Black Friday Stack Friday one of my favorite ways to rack up cash back tech. Love it. Between holiday shopping and grabbable gifts, I'm shopping for tech more than ever. Are you? I am. With family and friends visiting, those gifts pile up fast. Thanks to 5% cash back I'm earning every time I shop for tech.
- [29:50]
Colin Cowherd
Here's the best part.
- [29:51]
Matt Hasselbeck
Each month I get to pick my cash back category and earn 5% on up to $1,000 in purchases. So for me, tech is a no brainer. Whether it's gifts from a family, latest products to add to my collection, I'm.
- [30:02]
Colin Cowherd
Stacking up those deals.
- [30:04]
Matt Hasselbeck
So this Black Friday Turn it into stack Friday 5% cash back on a category of your choice. Health, groceries, beauty apparel and just for this holiday season, tech. Don't just pay PayPal terms and limits apply.
- [30:19]
Colin Cowherd
See terms@paypal.com rewardspal this card is issued by the Bancorp Bankna pursuant to a license by MasterCard International, Inc. And may be used everywhere MasterCard is accepted.
- [30:26]
Matt Hasselbeck
The Herd's brought to you by Grainger Everyone has been in this situation. Well, maybe not everybody, but maintenance specialists certainly have. You're halfway through the season when an air blower belt in the furnace suffers a major tear and the whole thing goes down for the count. The furnace has been going for so many seasons you don't have a replacement belt on hand. In fact, you're not sure if anyone does. What's your play? Easy. You call granger with over 1 million industrial products and supplies, their depth chart off the charts and with fast, dependable delivery, you can get the belt you need when you need it so your furnace can get back in the game. Call 1-800-GRAINGER Click grainger.com or just stop by a local branch. It's time to start thinking about holiday gifts. What are you going to get that person that's impossible to shop for? We all know somebody like that. What do they want this holiday season? What do you want? Give the Gift of sound with JJ Lab headphones JLab headphones are the perfect gift. I love them. For the podcast lover in your life or the one that wants to stream sports all day long. JLab Perfect gift for anybody with a diverse collection of headphones, which makes it easy to find the gift for your family and friends with a variety of styles, colors and sizes. JLab. They have products for under $100, under 50, even under $25. Gift yourself a new pair of JLab headphones too. If you're traveling this holiday season, pick up the jlabs J Buds, Lux anc. Tune out the drove of the jet engine or your talkative relative. Save up to 60% on select JLab products this holiday season. On JLab.com find your perfect pair of headphones. Look for the JLab Blue Box at retailers everywhere or visit JLab.com to upgrade your sound and style today.
- [32:17]
Levar Arrington
Hey, this is Levar Arrington here from up on game and listen, I want to talk to you about something very serious for a minute, all right? Something personal to me and right now something that should be personal to you as well. In our country, the hate is at an all time high and it's like we're going backward. The hate is winning. We can't allow that, all right? It's out of control. So many different people, so many different groups are facing too much hate and it's enough. It's time for it to stop. We need to stop, regroup, change the momentum as a team because that's what we are. Everyone in this country is on the same team, so let's act like it. And when a team can't get it together, what do you do? You call a timeout. And that's what we need to do. Call a timeout against hate. Let's think about what we say and do. And when we see hate, when we see someone doing or saying those things we know are wrong and hateful, we need to call it out. I'ma call it out. You need to do the same thing. Visit standuptoallhate.org to help and join me and calling for a timeout against hate by following at what's up with hate or posting the blue square emoji with that.
- [33:35]
Colin Cowherd
Matt Hasselbeck. We love having him on three time Pro Bowler. You know, funny, I watched the Bills play last night in that snow and I said it looked like 8 year olds on the first snow day they were having. They loved playing in that. And not that San Francisco melted like a Miami team, but it's weird watching them play in that weather. It's almost like if they could choose the weather for the playoffs, that would be it. When you were in Seattle, you probably liked rain and watched the guys come in and fumble, right?
- [34:11]
J. Mac
Colin My rookie year, I went to the Green Bay Packers. Most of our team like our Quarterback was from Mississippi. Everyone thought like, oh, he's a cold weather quarterback. Brett Favre, he's from Mississippi. You know, half the guys in my rookie class, they saw snow for the first time when they got to Wisconsin, and yet they thought of us as like this cold weather team. I used to tell people all the time, like, we'd wear no sleeves. We'd go out at halftime. We would come in the locker room, in the quarterback meeting room.
- [34:35]
Colin Cowherd
Sorry.
- [34:35]
J. Mac
Where we would meet was in the sauna. It was the quarterback's coach, Andy Reid, it was Doug Peterson's the backup, Brett Favre's the starter, Rick Meyers there, I'm there. And literally we're in there in the sauna having our like halftime adjustment meeting. We were freezing. Then we'd go out in the second half and like, you know, we just played this tough guy thing. Like, yeah, we're not cold. You know, we're not wearing sleeves. And I'm sure the opposing team, like the 49ers, they're like, man, these guys are crazy. They love this stuff. It's like they would rather be in the snow right now. And that's what it looked like with Buffalo. I think the fans were into it. It's super cool to play in, super fun and also fun to watch.
- [35:08]
Colin Cowherd
You know, I said this about Russell Wilson. I thought the fit was weird. But I do think that we don't think about this. Even for guys like you, who are College, all Americans, 18 years, Pro Bowls, like you, fit is really essential. You're talking about 22 year old kids. So even though Russell's older, Denver was a bad fit because here's Sean Payton who has his view of offense, and then Russell Wilson comes in with his view Clash. Tomlin is a defensive guy. And I almost feel like Russell feels liberated, like I can kind of do what I do. And Mike off of Kenny Pickett is sort of appreciative, but I watch it and I'm like, it kind of works, Tomlin, Russ, doesn't it?
- [35:54]
J. Mac
Well, it's definitely working. I don't see it that way necessarily. I think there's this fine line between humility and confidence, and I think you need both. And I don't think Russell was very humble in Denver, but I think he's been more humble this time. And he definitely has the confidence. Listen, that game started out, he throws a pick six on like the third pass or the third play of the game, and you know, he's. He doesn't flinch. He has the confidence. He's like, you know what? I've been there, done it, had highs, had lows, I'm good. But if you watch that game, if you really study how he got to 400 yards, it wasn't really what we're going to see in the highlights, all these deep balls. It really wasn't. The first half, he had two completions to a wide receiver that were past the line of scrimmage. That was it. He won this game by using the running backs in the passing game, using the tight ends in the passing game. In the first half, he had seven completions to running backs, four to tight ends, and like I said, two that went past the line of scrimmage. So is he a great deep ball thrower? Yes, he really is. He's got great trajectory on his throw. But that's not how he won this game. That's not how he got to 400 yards. I believe he played the kind of like that division's type of football. You heard Mike Tomlin talk about it. He said he's acclimated well to this division and this kind of football. And I think part of that is being humble. And yet, like I said, having like this ultra confidence where you have confidence in yourself and your team has confidence in you as well.
- [37:17]
Colin Cowherd
You know, I. The bear situation is interesting, so I would have been much harder on Caleb.
- [37:25]
J. Mac
Interesting. Well, that's a really nice way to put it, Colin.
- [37:28]
Colin Cowherd
Trying to be kind on a Monday. I do think with the rookie quarterback, sometimes a coach or a veteran backup or something has to throw him a life preserver. A lot of these teams get a rookie quarterback, they'll go get a veteran guy, a Josh McCown, get him in here. And I thought Matt Eberfluss's inability. You could see Caleb's looking around and it's like, you gotta call timeout. You gotta help the kid. Now maybe in three years, that's on Caleb. Were you bothered by Caleb or the lack of support he got from the head coach?
- [38:00]
J. Mac
All of it. You know, listen, I got on here, you know, when he gave up nine sacks and everyone was trying to blame the offensive line. And I'm like, listen, there's shared blame. And if I'm coaching the quarterback, I'm blaming the quarterback for at least six of those sacks. At least. But yet they blame somebody else. Then it was something else. And they blamed the offensive coordinator, Shane Waldron. They fired him. Now, this situation, they're blaming the head coach who could have called timeout. He shouldn't have needed to call timeout. You had 36 seconds. You need to save that time out. Two minute is different in the second quarter than it is in the fourth quarter. Two minute is different when you're down three versus if you're down four or more. Like, at some level, there's got to be some shared responsibility by the quarterback. So if you're coaching the quarterback, like, with a closed door, I think you need to be really critical. Like yesterday it was like, almost hilarious to me how, like, every single comment that someone said about the Bears, everyone would say, like, oh, you can't put that on the quarterback. Like, why? Like, I don't understand why. Like, the only way you're going to improve as a quarterback is if you're coached tough, if you're coached hard, if you tell the truth on Monday. And like, that's. That's the part that I'm not sure is getting done right there. I thought Matt Eberfluss probably needed to be fired because of all the stuff, you know, if you look at the totality of it. But really, I thought what he did at the podium is he tried to not throw his quarterback under the bus. But I don't know who else you can really blame for what happened in that situation if you're coaching the quarterback.
- [39:24]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. So, you know, I watch Baltimore and some, you know, I said this for years with Tiger Woods. There's a lot of great golfers. There was one Tiger woods, and guys shot a lot of good rounds and lost to the meteor known as Tiger Woods. And I watched the Ravens and I'm like, well, they lost to Kansas City by a foot. You know, Philadelphia may be the best roster in the league. You start looking around and you're like, okay, the Raiders game is what it is. But I watched them handle the Chargers. I'm like, I think it's a good team. I just think the greatest kicker ever has hit a wall. And they keep losing these close games. I think if they hit field goals, they win. And just sometimes it happens. Like, it just. I'm not selling my Lamar Baltimore stock, but a lot of people are. How do you view them?
- [40:13]
J. Mac
Yeah, they shouldn't. Listen, I believe in Lamar Jackson 100%. He's incredibly fun to watch. I believe, in a weird way, he's underrated. People think of him as the runner, but he's a great passer as well. I think he's a great leader. They played a little sloppy this year. Obviously, the special teams, which was always a strength for this team, you know, they're in a bit of a You know, they're in a bit of a rut right now and just listen, having held for field goal kickers for a lot of my football playing career, you know, going back all the way down to, you know, heist from high school to holding for Adam Venetieri near the end of my career, like, you know, understanding that it's an operation, like it's, it's long snapper, it's holder, it's kicker. And just like a golfer, sometimes you're, you know, you have a stretch where you're not in the fairway much. But I trust Justin Tucker. I kind of trust that team and, and I do think that this team will be a team that's battle tested once the playoffs come around.
- [41:03]
Colin Cowherd
Matt Hasselbeck joining us. It's so funny with the Eagles. They're an awful first quarter team, but yesterday they were a great dominant second quarter team and then they were bad in the third, then they were unstoppable in the fourth. But when I watched them, every unit has like an unbelievable player. They're so stacked and it's like. But you've, like, you've been telling me this for a month. I've been pushing back. There is something with Sirianni. Aren't you a little concerned that eventually in the playoffs you're not concerned about Colin?
- [41:42]
J. Mac
I like Nick Sirianni. I think he's a really good coach. I think the Eagles are a really good team. I feel like I like the Eagles more than Eagles fans. Like a weird way, like I believe in them more. No, listen, I thought like yesterday's game they coached around their injury situation. Injury situation. They didn't have Devontae Smith and so they said, okay, you know what we are going to be. You know, a lot of people talk about rpo. The Eagles in that game, they were an RRO offense, a run or a run option. It was either Jalen or it was Saquon. And then once they get into the red zone, then they operate their more. Their like RPO game where it's either Jalen Saquon or Dallas Goddard. Jalen Saquon or AJ Brown. They coached around the situation that they had, understanding who the quarterback was. On the other side. I think Jalen hurts through for like 118 yards. You get seven completions that ended up in a first down. Like it wasn't that kind of a game, but it's winning football. Vic Fangio does a great job. I've told you. Kellen Moore is learning his guys and really it's a One, two, punch. And the defense is off balance. I thought they mixed up tempo. I just. I like Nick Sirianni. I think he's got his team focused each and every week, and we pay attention to some of the antics, like on game day. But I think if you look at that team like Monday to Saturday, they're locked in. They don't have distractions.
- [43:01]
Colin Cowherd
So do you think it's easy for me to say this? Do you think in the locker room that those veteran Niners players know it's, this ain't working, it's time for a reboot? I mean, they're highly compensated. But do you think in the room they're questioning, we got to start over? Because I watch Philly, I watch Detroit, I watch Buffalo, I watch Baltimore. San Francisco is not close. They're not one big swing away. They're old, expensive, brittle, hurt a lot. Do you think they know that?
- [43:35]
J. Mac
Yeah, I don't think I hear what you're saying. I think they feel that this year, like, I think the real talk or the real thoughts are something like, man, this just isn't our year. Like, we're banged up. And listen, you mention all the time I played 18 years in the NFL, not every year was the same. There were some years where I just. I wasn't banged up, felt great, my teammates felt great. Just that's how it was. Then there were other years where we felt snake bit. Everybody in the. In the building had an injury. Every player, shoot. We had coaches basically getting surgery during the season. It was just like, what's going on with this team right now? We feel cursed or something. I think that's what they feel. I feel like the 49ers are probably like, man, we can't catch a break this year. This is not our year. But I don't think they feel like, oh, we got to blow it up, start over, get younger, because there's no king in that division. The NFC west is like, it's like right there. They can taste it. They know they're close, and they feel like if healthy, it would be their division. But I think it's a real thing where you feel snake bit a little bit.
- [44:35]
Colin Cowherd
Okay, so speaking of that division, because I think all of the teams have something. Seattle again just keeps winning. The Rams. Now Stafford's on a bit of a heater. Now. Stafford's playing well. That game, by the way, flew by it. It was like one of those baseball games. Now when you have the starter pitcher, it goes like 2 hours and 20 minutes. The Rams game Was like over like that. And you're like, okay. Do you buy the Rams? Because this is a quarterback head coach league, especially in the playoffs, and I think their defense is actually in the front seven. Pretty tasty. What do you make of the Rams? Do you buy them at all? Do they worry you? Do you think they could, you know, last year they shocked us. They're better than last year, I think. What do you make of them?
- [45:21]
J. Mac
Yeah, well, listen, it's a fun division, so a really good team is going to win that division with a bad record, which is like, I wouldn't say that about the NFC South. I think a bad team with a bad record is going to win that division. But there's going to be a good team coming out of this NFC West. The Seahawks are hot right now. That was a good win, but it was also a win against a, you know, a three win jets team. But the Seahawks in Arizona go head to head this week. This, this division is going to kind of eat itself. And I think that if they can stay healthy. Matthew Stafford is playing really good football. Now that second half was great football. That first half, you know, wasn't quite as good. So, you know, this is a team and this is a division that I truly think it could be anybody's division.
- [46:03]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
- [46:03]
J. Mac
And you can't really say that about much of the league. You know, some of the teams that are winning their division, they're playing against people that have already packed it in. Yeah, they're, they're putting guys on the ir. They're saying, hey, for who? For what? We'll see you next year. That's not at all how this division is. Everybody feels like they're in it. And so for that reason, I think this is going to be one of the more competitive and more fun divisions to watch as we finish out the year.
- [46:25]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, he's got a 121 passer rating, eight touchdowns, no picks in the last three games. And so.
- [46:31]
J. Mac
But it was interesting, Colin. Like, I think they didn't score a touchdown in the first half, which is something that a Sean McVeigh team hasn't done in who knows? They've actually been against the Patriots.
- [46:41]
Colin Cowherd
They've been a weirdly bad first half offense and I don't know what the answer is because McVeigh is brilliant. But they've been, I couldn't tell you the last great first half they had. They adjust, they play well late. But it's, you know, it's like Philadelphia. I can't explain Philadelphia and the Rams first quarters. They have the.
- [46:59]
J. Mac
Well, I think one thing that does happen is you don't really know what somebody else's game plan is going to be against you until you get into the game. Like if you're unique, like I think Matthew Stafford's unique. I think Jalen hurts in that Saquon offense now is unique. So you get into the game and you're like, oh, okay, now I see what their game plan was. They're going to play us nickel, meaning five DBs when we're in big people personnel. Got it. Or say, oh okay, I know what they're going to do now. They're going to play a two shell and allow no big plays. Got it. But you don't necessarily know that until you get into the game.
- [47:32]
Colin Cowherd
Matt Hasselbeck on a Monday. Always love having you man. Make us smarter. Appreciate it.
- [47:38]
J. Mac
Appreciate it.
- [47:39]
Colin Cowherd
You bet. 18 years in the league, three time Pro Bowler super bowl trips.
- [47:43]
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- [48:40]
Colin Cowherd
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- [48:45]
J. Mac
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- [48:51]
Colin Cowherd
But it's going to take all of us to stop it. I mean we're all on the same.
- [48:54]
J. Mac
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- [49:04]
Colin Cowherd
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- [49:11]
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