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That's what he is right now. And he just gave that game. Put it in Bryce Young's hands. I think Dan Morgan's a very good general manager for Carolina and Dave Canales, I think, really bright. I think you're pretty limited with Bryce Young. I don't think he's terrible. He's got nice mobility, but he's small. And I'll give you an example. So Bryce Young plays at a powerhouse high school in California. He's protected. He's got 15 Division 1 players on the team. Right. He entered every game with the best team and a legendary high school coach. Then he goes to Alabama. He's got a legendary coach. He's got the best roster. Then he goes to Carolina. And this is often what we see in the NFL. He, he didn't really live an NFL life in high school or college. It's not realistic. He was carried. He kind of managed games. He was very statistically impressive in both high school, especially in high school and college. But then he goes to a bad NFL team and now he's gotta carry him and he doesn't have that talent. He's not a big athlete. He's got mobility, but he's not hyper athletic. His arm is pretty average. He's okay. He's a guy. And there was an interception he threw in the end zone. It was one of the first series. It was after his secondary made a really nice pick. And he throws a pick in the red zone in which, as Troy Aikman said, he could have just ran it in easily. So he's just a guy. So I think in these upcoming drafts, the next two drafts, I think Dan Morgan's going to go out and draft another quarterback. I mean, you can keep telling yourself he's the guy, but, you know, would you trust Bryce Young? And I think they did a nice job in the draft to upgrade their defense. I really do. I think Dan Morgan's a sharp guy. I know people that know him and respect him. Former player. The defense he inherited was awful. He's done a nice job to hitting some draft picks. J.C. horn's a great, great corner. Two of their young corners, really talented. Both got hurt Tonight. But I think you have to just look in the mirror and be totally honest. Bryce Young looks like to me a bridge starter in the NFL. Not a guy built around, not necessarily a backup, but kind of that Jameis Winston, he's a totally different quarterback than Jameis Winston, but sort of a bridge quarterback. You can put him in for a year or two, but I'm not building around Bryce Young. I just, you know, the small quarterback thing, I think to some degree, you know, Russell Wilson got a lot of guys got drafted, but increasingly, you know, the Kyler Murrays and the Johnny Manziels and the Bryce Youngs and the, you know, just, it just too many big, strong, talented athletes playing the position. And you know, it was funny when Brock Purdy was throwing interceptions, people were like, well, Sam Darnold threw intercept. Sam Darnold's a much bigger, stronger, better arm than Brock Purdy. Better athlete than Brock Purdy. He's more talented than Brock Purdy. He was a first round quarterback. Sam Darnold's a really good quarterback. Okay, if you take out the jets, go to Carolina. Winning record. Minnesota winning record. Seattle on fire. Darnold's a real. He's a top 12 starter in the NFL. Sam Darnold is. I mean, look at his PFF number last year. Look at it this year when you give him a good coach, when you give him capable weapons. Sam Darnold's really talented. Brock Purdy has a great coach. A legendary left tackle, George Kittle and one of the top five running backs I've ever seen. And in his last 20 starts, he's a guy, but that's, you know, that's your guy. That's what you're saddled with. He runs the plays. Kyle designs. And you know, Kyle's not going to bang on him. I mean, but you noticed in the second half it didn't feel like they were throwing the ball down the field much. They were throwing the ball to George Kittle and underneath, that's what it felt like to me, which is good coaching by Kyle Shanahan. So, you know, kind of in retrospect, I just think the Rams right now are the best team in the league. Seattle feels like a top five team in the league. Arizona, as usual, is hopeless. San Francisco's got a good GM and a good coach and a solid quarterback play and legendary running back and tight end. But they're going to lose Robert Sala because I think one of the stories of the year has been the quality of coaching by Saleh doing it with Absolute smoke and mirrors. I mean, just a bunch of kids. And you know, Bryce Young, the reason I took Carolina, Bryce Young had been playing pretty well. He really had. He'd been playing pretty well. But Salah dialed up some blitzes tonight. And I always think this, the ultimate sign of disrespect to a quarterback is when a defensive coordinator blitzes. Nobody blitzed Brady, nobody blitzes Mahomes. Peyton Manning was begging you to blitz him. The greats love you to blitz. You blitz a quarterback who can't handle it. You blitz a quarterback and are willing to put everybody on an island in the back end because you don't think the quarterback can beat you. So when Robert Sal is dialing, dialing up blitzes, he's like, yeah, I see the tape. You're not going to beat us. T. Mac's a very good receiver. Leggette's also a big time body. T. Mac's got a catch the ball problem, but he's a really talented guy. But I think Robert Sala with a bunch of kids, I mean, it's not an experienced event with a bunch of kids is like, I'm going to do some blitzing. Beat me. See if you can beat me. We don't think you can. I also think in these standalone games, this is just a note, this is just a little psychology. Brock Purdy standalone games matter because it's the only game and everybody in the league watches it. Everybody in the league watches it. And I've always felt Brock Purdy in Monday Night Football is a little more reckless. He's sort of trying to prove I am worth the money. You know what? Brock Purdy is officially on Monday Night Football. Five touchdowns, 11 picks and a 75 passer rating, well below his career average. I feel like Monday Night Football guys shrink. Bryce Young tonight. Shrinks. Carolina doesn't get these standalone games. Bryce Young shrinks. Game is handed to him. Shrinks. Brock Purdy trying way too hard. It's Monday Night Football. Three picks in the first half and two were atrocious. All three were bad. Two were atrocious. So. But San Francisco wins. Really good coaching and Carolina's a second third tier franchise. You know. You know, I've criticized Buffalo because I don't think the franchise is holding up their end of the deal. For Josh Allen, Carolina, it's the opposite. I think Dan Morgan and Dave Canales are really, really good. You know, I love drafts. I think Morgan's done a really nice job, some real hits. And I think, you know, I think with Bryce Young you know, maybe you can. Maybe you can be a wild card team in the NFC South. That's what it feels like to me, you know, I mean, you watched it. If you get three first half turnovers, gotta win the game against a young, young defense without their two biggest stars. You gotta win the game. Just. No, that's W. And Carolina couldn't do it. So there you go, Monday Night Football. All right, I want to add another piece on the Lane Kiffin story. So the athletic director for Ole Miss has said, listen, we got to have an answer after the Egg bowl this Friday. Joel Clatt, who I love, but Joel Clatt has come out and said, well, Lane Kiffin is going to lose credibility if he leaves timeout. Credibility in college football is winning. Lane Kiffin. But basically Saban kicked him off his staff. He bolted Tennessee, he got fired on a tarmac, got fired in the NFL. He's the hottest coach in the country. Why? He wins games. He's a really smart offensive coach. Nobody cares about that. Everybody knows college football is. It's like bitcoin. It's unregulated. It's every man for himself. No centralized bank. I mean, Fox and ESPN have taken the sport over. That's what college football is. It's bitcoin. It's people that love it, myself included, very passionate about it. People very tribal about it, very parochial about it. Absolutely sure it's the future. Absolutely sure it's better than the NFL. I mean, reputation. Just win games and you'll get job offers. And Lane Kiffin's the number one, the number one currently higher in the sport. He is. I mean, he is in the NFL. The Chargers, when they had Herbert and there was an opening and they fired their coach. The Chargers were the number one opening in the sport. And Jim Harbront went, I'm leaving, right? Like you get these rare opportunities. Aaron Rodgers in his prime. Mike McCarthy gets fired. Green Bay is a great job. And then you get these, these great coaches who are available to the market. And it doesn't happen very often, but, you know, occasionally Mike Vrabel is available to the market. New England's like, yeah, you know, you don't get a lot of Mike Vrabel. Sean Payton broadcast, wants to go back in to coaching. You don't get a lot of Sean Payton's on the market in college. Lane Kiffin on the market. Is Sean Payton on the market in the NFL? Big time offensive coach, highly creative, respected by recruits. You can't. Reputation. What does that mean? I mean, everybody knows Jimmy Sexton runs the sport. You know, he's the kingmaker behind the scenes, pulling all the strings. And the bottom line is, I mean, LSU doesn't care about Ole Miss. LSU doesn't care about anybody but Ole Miss. That's the way college football works. NFL's different. You can't just raid teams in the middle of a season. So I don't blame. I said this today on FS1. If you don't have regulations on Wall street or Silicon Valley or on our tax system, aggressive people are going to go forward. I mean, college football allows all this. What, you expect everybody to have manners? Lane Kiffin to just wait and twiddle his thumbs and let somebody else get these $14 million a year jobs? If you don't put regulations up, Lane Kiffin's like, LSU is one of the top three, four jobs in the country. I want to take it. Ole miss is like 18th best, 15th best, somewhere around there, right? So it's. I mean, just in the SEC alone, Texas, better job. I'd argue Oklahoma is a better job. LSU is a better job. Bama's a better job. Florida's a better job. Did I say Georgia? What are we at, six or seven? And then, I mean, Lane Kiffin has made Ole Miss. Ole Miss didn't make Lane Kiffin. So, I mean, literally, Nick Saban changed the way he saw football when Lane Kiffin was on his staff. Lane started at practice working Saban's defenses. And so I can score any way I want. The rules are all on my side now. So the reality is pretty clear is that you can't. I just disagree with Joel Klatt, this whole thing about your reputation. Reputation is. You know what they say in baseball. Momentum is the next day's pitcher. Your reputation is the next Saturday on the slate. Do you win? Do you lose? That's your reputation. And maybe it's not perfect, but let's not make this the Vatican. This is college football. It is boxing. It is bitcoin. It's unregulated. People don't play even schedules. It's every man for himself. Everybody's tribal, you know, and because of the wonky way college football works, if you want the job, what's Lane supposed. What's LSU supposed to do? Wait for the playoffs? What if Ole Miss wins three games? You're sitting there waiting. You're recruiting. What are we doing? You got to make moves, right? Change the recruiting, period. Put in. As Nick Saban said, it's a college football conundrum. It's not a kiffin issue put in. I mean it's just like the nil. Even the NFL has a free agent period. You know you've got a recruiting period. You should have a coach hiring period at the end of the season.
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Episode: INSTANT REACTION: 49ers Beat Panthers On MNF, Purdy Clearly Isn’t 100%, Panthers Need To Draft A QB, Lane Kiffin Is #1 College Coaching Candidate
Date: November 25, 2025
Host: Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd dives into his instant reactions to the San Francisco 49ers' 20-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football. He offers sharp analysis of the current state of both teams, scrutinizes the performance and health of Brock Purdy, discusses the limitations and future of Panthers QB Bryce Young, and wraps up with a candid take on why Lane Kiffin is the hottest name in college football coaching, dismissing concerns about Kiffin's reputation. The tone is opinionated, direct, and draws from Cowherd’s blend of statistical context and strong football perspectives.
Timestamp: 03:00 – 07:41
San Francisco's Struggles and Coaching Brilliance
"Robert Sala is doing it with smoke and mirrors. Salah is going to get a head coaching opportunity. He's got charisma, he's got some alpha. He's done an unbelievable job. No Bosa, no Warner." (03:52)
Christian McCaffrey’s Limited Impact
Brock Purdy’s Health & Worrisome Performance
"Two of his first half interceptions…no velocity. The ball hung in the air. The ball was behind the receiver. They just were duplicate interceptions. That tells me he can't drive the ball." (04:11)
Purdy Compared to Tua
"A little mobility, not a big arm, little injury-prone Tua. Don't trust him. In cold weather, Brock Purdy's had ball security issues." (06:00)
Timestamp: 07:41 – 14:00
Bryce Young’s NFL Reality Check
"He didn't really live an NFL life in high school or college…He was carried." (07:56) "He's okay. He's a guy." (08:30)
QB Future in Carolina
"In these upcoming drafts, the next two drafts, I think Dan Morgan's going to go out and draft another quarterback...would you trust Bryce Young?" (09:10)
Dan Morgan and Defensive Progress
QB Attributes Matter
Blitzing as Disrespect
"The ultimate sign of disrespect to a quarterback is when a defensive coordinator blitzes...You blitz a quarterback you don't think can beat you." (11:38)
Timestamp: 14:00 – 16:30
Shrinking Under Spotlight
"Brock Purdy is officially on Monday Night Football: five touchdowns, 11 picks and a 75 passer rating, well below his career average. I feel like Monday Night Football guys shrink. Bryce Young tonight. Shrinks." (13:10)
Contrast in Franchise Direction
Timestamp: 16:30 – 20:12
Debunking Reputation Myths
"Credibility in college football is winning. Lane Kiffin…is the hottest coach in the country. Why? He wins games." (16:50) "Let's not make this the Vatican. This is college football. It is boxing. It is bitcoin. It's unregulated." (19:15)
The Realities of Coaching Movement
"Everybody knows Jimmy Sexton runs the sport. You know, he's the kingmaker behind the scenes, pulling all the strings." (18:15)
Kiffin’s Value
“I don’t think Brock Purdy’s 100%. Go look at the first two interceptions by Brock Purdy. No velocity, ball hangs in the air. Both balls thrown behind the receiver. It’s like an old pitcher that doesn’t have his fastball.”
(Colin Cowherd, 04:13)
“Bryce Young looks like to me a bridge starter in the NFL. Not a guy built around…kind of that Jameis Winston…sort of a bridge quarterback. You can put him in for a year or two, but I’m not building around Bryce Young.”
(Colin Cowherd, 09:50)
“The ultimate sign of disrespect to a quarterback is when a defensive coordinator blitzes. Nobody blitzed Brady. Nobody blitzes Mahomes. Peyton Manning was begging you to blitz him. The greats love you to blitz…You blitz a quarterback who can’t handle it.”
(Colin Cowherd, 11:35)
“Credibility in college football is winning. Lane Kiffin…but basically Saban kicked him off his staff. He bolted Tennessee, he got fired on a tarmac, got fired in the NFL. He’s the hottest coach in the country. Why? He wins games.”
(Colin Cowherd, 16:50)
“Let’s not make this the Vatican. This is college football. It is boxing. It is bitcoin. It’s unregulated. People don’t play even schedules. It’s every man for himself. Everybody’s tribal…”
(Colin Cowherd, 19:15)
This episode delivers Cowherd’s trademark blend of sharp statistical context and big-picture thinking: he pulls no punches on Purdy’s limitations and health, sees trouble ahead for Bryce Young if Carolina doesn’t move on, and paints a colorful, unfiltered picture of college coaching politics and Lane Kiffin’s prospects. If you want quick, decisive reactions and honest context for the 49ers, Panthers, or college football’s coaching carousel, this episode delivers.