Colin Cowherd Podcast - INSTANT REACTION to Bengals-Broncos & Jets-Dolphins; Sean Payton & Bo Nix dominate

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Episode: INSTANT REACTION to Bengals-Broncos & Jets-Dolphins; Sean Payton & Bo Nix dominate
Date: September 30, 2025

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Overview

This episode features Colin Cowherd’s immediate reactions to the Thursday Night Football games: a dominating Denver Broncos win over the Cincinnati Bengals (28-3) and the Miami Dolphins edging the New York Jets (27-21). Colin dives deep into Denver’s transformation under head coach Sean Payton and rookie quarterback Bo Nix, scrutinizes Miami’s offensive ceiling and future personnel decisions, and laments the Jets’ organizational disarray. The commentary is classic Colin—opinionated, sharp, and focused on quarterback and coaching quality as the core of franchise success.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Denver Broncos’ Emergence Under Sean Payton and Bo Nix

• Instant Reaction: Colin opens by emphasizing Sean Payton and Bo Nix’s synergy, calling Denver’s performance “dominating” and lauding Nix’s poise and precision (02:09).

  • “Bo Nix does so many little things well that nobody pays attention to… that ball, 100 out of 100 times, is right out in front. They catch it moving forward. It is accurate. It is on a line. It's not a loopy pass or they have to wait for it. That's NFL quarterback play. That's Tom Brady.” – Colin Cowherd ([02:40])

• On Payton’s Demanding System:

  • Sean Payton demands intelligence and focus from his quarterbacks: “There is no hand holding, there is no babysitting. You gotta be smart, you gotta be focused.” – Colin ([04:00])
  • Compared to Drew Brees’ development: “Go look at Drew Brees’ second year with Sean Payton. His interceptions went up. Sean Payton puts a ton on his quarterbacks...” ([03:20])

• Personnel Praise:

  • Colin highlights roster construction, praising additions like J.K. Dobbins and the drafting of skill players like Troy Franklin.
    • “I like what they've done, he and the GM. JK's excellent...His instincts. I always feel JK Dobbins is one of those running backs that's looking like 8 to 10 yards ahead.” ([05:00])

• Roster Assessment:

  • Asserts Denver is among “the four or five best rosters in the league,” citing offensive depth and improvement ([05:30]).
  • “It may not be Philadelphia, but I think it’s in the Detroit, Kansas City, Buffalo, Green Bay class. I think it’s that good.” ([05:45])
  • Admits pass rush isn’t dominant, yet attributes this to opponent O-lines.

• Importance of Aggressive QB Play:

  • “I like my quarterbacks throwing the ball aggressively down the field. And I think Bo Nix is not only a better athlete than his draft preview, I think he’s got a better arm.” ([08:02])
  • Nix’s temperament: “There’s just no bullshit with Bo Nix. He is just laser focused, he can take to coaching. He’ll bark right back. It’s all ball, all the time.” ([08:50])

• Organizational Advantages:

  • Cites Denver’s now-rich ownership, total commitment to Payton, and roster investment as a foundation for sustained success: “I think the Denver Broncos have about a 10-year run here with a lot of W’s, and I think tonight…it’s the beginning of a pretty special season for the Broncos.” ([22:46])

• Sean Payton’s Record:

  • “Sean Payton’s record in September in his career is 30 and 30. Now think about that…his worst month. Easily. October on, he wins like 75% of his games.” ([10:56])
  • Explains the slow starts are due to the complexity and demands of Payton’s playbook.

2. Miami Dolphins: Ceiling and Concerns

• Tyreek Hill and Tua Tagovailoa:

  • Colin muses he “would have moved off Tyreek Hill last year; he got hurt tonight. Cross your fingers on his health because he’s an amazing player.” ([15:34])
  • Questions Tua’s long-term viability: “Tua’s cap hit next year is going to be higher than Josh Allen and Justin Herbert’s…he doesn’t have the arm strength to go deep, but he’s really good in the pocket… not a great athlete.” ([15:54])

• Coaching Identity:

  • Praises Mike McDaniel’s creative play design and clear offensive identity: “A lot of motion, a lot of sets, a lot of deception. I see what they’re trying to do.” ([19:36])
  • Critiques franchise roster development: “If you have Tua as a quarterback, you have to have a good O-line and you have to have a good backup. They have neither.” ([20:05])

3. Jets Quarterback Woes and Organizational Dysfunction

• Jets’ Sloppiness & Leadership:

  • “It’s sloppy, it looks disorganized… just sort of ad lib offense.” – On Jets under their current QB ([16:35])
  • On coaching and QB: “I don’t know if they have the right coach. I don’t think they have the right quarterback.” ([18:13])

• Justin Fields Comparisons and Critique:

  • “Justin Fields is a tremendous kid and a great athlete. Dink and dunk, doesn’t throw the ball down the field. Tua doesn’t have the arm strength to go deep…but when you have a quarterback who just takes off and runs all the time, you get great highlights…but…it's not threatening the defense.” ([15:34-17:00])
  • “Either he doesn’t see the field or doesn’t trust people. But that’s not a franchise quarterback.” ([17:27])

• Talent Without Direction:

  • Colin notes the Jets have individual talent (“Garrett Wilson, Mason Taylor, Breece Hall”), but lack team identity or cohesive coaching philosophy ([17:09–19:52]).
  • “I don’t know what the Jets offense is. I don’t know what the Jets team is. They’re not buttoned up. They’ve got talent…but I don’t get it. I don’t see it.” ([19:22])

• Quarterback Draft Forecast:

  • Predicts: “The Jets are going to draft a quarterback. The Raiders are going to draft a quarterback. Cleveland’s going to draft a quarterback. The Saints are probably going to draft a quarterback. I think Minnesota should draft a quarterback. And I think the Rams will… although I think they’ll keep Stafford for another year.” ([18:33])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Bo Nix and the Broncos:

  • “Just love it. I mean, JK Dobbins and Harvey, Courtland Sutton…Franklin, Mims and Bo Nix, great athlete. So a nice win for Denver, a team I really, really like.” ([09:01])
  • “Bo Nix is a hit. He just. That kid just fires. He throws the ball down the field. And after his interception, he doesn’t care. It’s very Andrew Luck. He doesn’t pout. He goes to the sideline, looks at the pad and goes right back out there. I love Bo Nix so much.” ([11:46])

• On the Jets Disarray:

  • “When you watch the Jets, you tell me, if you’re a Jets fan, what are they?...They just have talent here, talent there. I don’t think they look well coached. They pick up yards. They don’t score enough points. They don’t sustain drives. It’s kind of a mess of an operation, but it’s early.” ([19:43])

• On the Current State of Quarterbacks:

  • “I think if you look in the NFL right now, we all know there’s about six to seven to eight really, really good quarterbacks. Dak looks like one of them this year. Let’s say there’s ten good quarterbacks and there’s ten really good coaches. Well, there’s only about ten really good ownership groups.” ([21:18])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:09 – Start of Denver Broncos analysis and praise of Bo Nix
• 04:00 – Breakdown of Sean Payton’s offensive system demands
• 05:00 – Praise for J.K. Dobbins and Denver’s personnel moves
• 05:30–05:45 – Comparison of Denver roster to NFL’s elite
• 08:02 – Emphasis on aggressive quarterback play and Bo Nix’s arm
• 08:50 – Commentary on Bo Nix’s temperament and coachability
• 10:56 – Sean Payton’s career record in September; reasoning for slow starts
• 15:34 – Jets-Dolphins reaction, start of Miami and Jets segment
• 15:54 – Critique of Tua’s limitations and Tyreek Hill’s injury
• 17:00 – Justin Fields-Jets comparison, and the importance of pushing the ball downfield
• 18:13 – Doubt about Jets’ coach and QB, forecast for draft quarterback market
• 19:22 – Issues with Jets’ offensive identity and team direction
• 19:36 – Praise for Miami’s coaching, Mike McDaniel’s play-calling identity
• 22:46 – On Denver’s long-term prospects, Peyton Manning’s endorsement of the city

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Conclusion

Colin Cowherd delivers a thorough breakdown of the Thursday Night Football matchups, zeroing in on Denver’s resurgence and the powerful impact of Sean Payton and Bo Nix’s partnership. He contrasts this with the aimless Jets and the limited ceiling of the Dolphins, ultimately underscoring the NFL’s hierarchy of teams defined by quarterback, coach, and ownership. With his signature clarity and candor, Colin paints Denver as a rising power and the Jets as a franchise still searching for an identity, providing sharp takes and essential perspective for NFL fans.

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Transcript

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But I mean, tonight, 28. Three over Cincinnati. There's a couple of minutes left when I'm doing this. I just think when you watch Bo Nick's play with Sean Payton, Bo Nix does so many little things well that nobody pays attention to. Have you noticed when you watch Bo Nix tonight when his receivers or his backs are out in the flat, that ball 100 for 100 times is right out in front. They catch it moving forward. It is accurate. It is on a line. It's not a loopy pass or they have to wait for it. That's NFL quarterback play. That's Tom Brady. The ability to get the ball out quickly. The receiver has the ball running. And I mean, between Mims and Franklin and Harvey and Cortland Sutton, they just have a lot of guys who can run and catch. And Bo Nix is athletic and he had a bad pick tonight. But you know, people forget this. Go look at this. Go look at Drew Brees, second year with Sean Payton. His interceptions went up. Sean Payton puts a ton on his quarterbacks that, that tonight they had motion on 35% of their plays. There is no hand holding, there is no babysitting. You gotta be smart, you gotta be focused. If you, if you're, if it's important for you to be cool, if it's important for you to look this way or that way, it's not gonna work. This is an adult offense for a smart, intense, laser focused quarterback. Drew Brees is intense. He still is Bo Nix, you don't see a lot of smiles during the game. It's all business. And that's what Sean Payton's offense demands. I really like what they've done, he and the gm. I like what they've done with the offense. You know, J.K. dobbins was a late AD. JK's excellent. Troy Aikman talked about it tonight when JK is healthy and he knows there's guys in this league that can't make it through a 17 game sch. But JK Dobbins is an excellent running back. He's got great instincts, really nice vision. His instincts. I always feel J.K. dobbins is one of those running backs that's looking like 8 to 10 yards ahead. He sets everything up really well. But I really like watching Denver play The Colts game, you know, on that final kick penalty, they should have won that game. I think the roster is one of the four or five best rosters in the league. And I think it goes. It may not be Philadelphia, but I think it's in the Detroit, Kansas City, Buffalo, Green Bay class. I think it's that good. The pass rush doesn't feel quite as dominant. Now Cincinnati, you know, bad offensive line. The Colts shut down the Broncos pass rush, but that's a really good Colts offensive line. I think the Colts are going to win that division. I think they may want it going away. It's no shame in losing to Indianapolis. That's a good team. But I like everything they do. I just think Sean Payton, you know, you know what I find a lot of times, and the media does this a lot. Fans do it all the time. But I don't hold the fans to a high standard. I hold the media to a higher standard. A lot of times. The media, it's really pervasive. If they don't like a guy, then they'll criticize him. That they let their bias get in the way. Sean Payton is better than 99% of the coaches in this league and he's got a great eye for personnel and a lot of coaches don't. Andy Reid doesn't want to do personnel. Jimmy Johnson was legendary at it. Sean Payton's great with personnel. Jim Harbaugh is already very good with personnel. Sean's excellent. I mean, look at these skill guys. They don't miss on these guys. Franklin. Troy Franklin out of Oregon. Bo Nicks, his teammate. Feels like a number three to me. There were four drop passes tonight. He had one of them. But Bo nick still went 29 of 42 for 326 yards. So in that last touchdown out in the flat, they just are always prepared. And again, Bonix throws the ball down the field. It's not Justin Fields, dink and dunk, you know, it's a big boy offense. They're throwing that ball down the field aggressively and you get some interceptions. Elway threw him, Neymar threw him. Brady threw him. Peyton Manning threw him. Josh Allen threw him. I like my quarterbacks throwing the ball aggressively down the field. And I think Bo Nix is not only a better athlete than his draft preview, I think he, I think he's got a better arm. I, I thought he had kind of a Derek Carr arm in college. I think it's gotten stronger. But I just like his temperament. There's just no bullshit with Bonix. He is just laser Focused, he can take to coaching. He'll bark right back. It's all ball, all the time. So I like Denver a lot. I think they cleaned up some things tonight. Cincinnati's a mess, but again, if Joe Burrow played, they'd be a borderline playoff team, but not a. Zach Taylor's fine. I don't think he's necessarily special. I think he's fine as a coach. I think the owner is the cheapest in the league. I think the front office is mediocre. They don't have a big scouting department. I feel like Denver's got now, I think, the richest owner in the sport, first or second. They're totally committed to Sean Payton in the front office and the roster. So I think Denver is on a short list of teams. I don't know. I look at their personnel. I think if you look at their schedule now, you look at their schedule, they got a lot of W's coming. And I talked about this last week. Sean Payton's record in September in his career is 30 and 30. Now think about that. Think how good Sean Payton, all the success he's had, his worst month, easily, easily October on. He wins like 75% of his games. It's September. Why he comes in, massive playbook, lot of motion, a lot of sets. And he is demanding on his quarterbacks. And what did you get in the first couple of weeks? Mistakes, penalties. They just. They just quite didn't have it all buttoned up. Love what I see from Denver. Just love it. I mean, J.K. dobbins and Harvey Cortland Sutton, who. I think Cortland Sutton's really good. I think he's a number one God. Franklin, Mims and Bonex, great athlete. So a nice win for Denver, a team I really, really like. And, you know, Sean Payton can be kurt and glib for some people, but, you know, I mean, that's the reality. Some people are smart and they've got strong opinions. You know, people I found in my career, people love strong opinions only when they agree with them. And Sean Payton called out Nathaniel Hackett. He was right. And he called out Russell Wilson. He was right. He called out the previous regime. He was right. He was right across the board. You just don't have. You don't have to like how it sounds, but you can't watch that offense and not see the play design, the play calling. Bo Nix is a hit. He just. That kid just fires. He throws the ball down the field. And after his interception, he doesn't care. It's very Andrew Luck he doesn't care. He doesn't pout. 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Alright. Miami beat the Jets 27 to 21. You know, these are. I mean, let's start with Miami. I would have moved off Tyreek Hill last Year he got hurt tonight. Cross your fingers on his health because he's an amazing player. I would have moved off Tua last year. Tua's cap hit next year is going to be higher than Josh Allen and Justin Herbert's. But it's interesting. Justin Fields is a tremendous kid and he's a great athlete. Dink and dunk, doesn't throw the ball down the field. Tua doesn't have the arm strength to go deep, but he's really good in the pocket. And relative to NFL quarterbacks, he's not a great athlete. But in the end, the jets, when you have a quarterback who just takes off and runs all the time, you get great highlights. But they had three fumbles, they had 12 penalties. It's sloppy, it looks disorganized. It's just sort of ad lib offense. And again, they've got talent. You know, I think, you know, Garrett Wilson is obviously very good. Mason, the tight end, I think he's a really talented player. Mason Taylor, you know, Breece Hall, Braylon Allen, before he got hurt. I mean, they've got some nice playmakers there, but I don't think you can make it. It's one thing if the quarterback runs. Justin Fields, I think is a run first guy. I never feel totally comfortable with him in the pocket. He just doesn't throw the ball down the field enough for me. It's a lot of underneath stuff and I don't know if he doesn't see the field well or he doesn't trust his instincts. But you know, he doesn't scare a defense, he doesn't threaten a defense. He does it with his. His big plays are with his feet and I think those are a great additive. But Caleb Williams won this weekend because Caleb Williams can make big throws down the middle of the field. I said this about Caleb Williams on the herd today on FS1. I said you can talk about the running. Caleb Williams multiple times against the Raiders, multiple times against Dallas. He makes hard throws and he throws it right down the middle of the field. Now Caleb's not afraid even after interceptions. He's going to let it rip. And he's got a big arm. Well, Justin's got a big arm and he's athletic, but I just don't feel like he either doesn't trust the coaching, he doesn't trust himself, he doesn't trust his targets, but he just doesn't push the ball down the field. I mean, I'm looking at the pass chart from Justin Fields. It's all just little Tiny stuff underneath. Anybody can do that. That's, that's, that's not threatening the defense. Either he doesn't see the field or doesn't trust people. But that's not, that's not a franchise quarterback. I mean, you got to throw the ball down the field. So franchise is going nowhere. And again, he's a well liked guy, he works hard, but sometimes there's just a, you have it or you don't, you know, and some guys just can make those consistent big throws and are willing to let it rip. So I don't feel like it's hard to judge the Jets. I mean, they're sloppy, they look disorganized, there's penalties, but they're four games in. That's what Aaron Glenn, by the way, criticized of the previous regime was, you know, we're going to clean this up. Well, they're, they're worse than ever. You know, Mets fans tend to be jets fans. So it's a miserable last couple of days in New York for sports fans of a certain group. I just, I look at the jets and I'm like, I don't know if they have the right coach. I don't think they have the right quarterback. In fact, I wrote down it's a really interesting quarterback class. I think Dante Moore is the best I've seen. And I think Carr, I think it's C.J. carr out of Notre Dame. I think he's really good. But the jets are going to draft a quarterback. The Raiders are going to draft a quarterback. Cleveland's going to draft a quarterback. The Saints are probably going to draft a quarterback. I think Minnesota should draft a quarterback. And I think the Rams will, although I think they'll keep Stafford for another year. But Stafford next year will be, what, 38 years old. So I think the Jets, I mean, listen, you can say what you want about Cleveland, but Cleveland's got a great defense. You can say what you want about Minnesota, but it's got a great coaching staff. The jets don't have a lot. I like to have some individual talent, but I don't know what they do particularly well. I mean, when you watch the jets, you tell me, if you're a Jets fan, what are they? I always say this. You can tell. Really good coaching. You know, Mike McDaniel may not be a head coach, but I think he'd be a tremendous coordinator somewhere. Because when I watch Mike McDaniel's offense, I mean, there's certain things you can't do with tua. He's not a Great athlete. He doesn't throw a great deep ball, especially in cold weather. But when I can watch Mike McDaniels and I see an identity offensively, I don't love Chris Greer, the gm. If you have TUA as a quarterback, you have to have a good old line and you have to have a good backup. They have neither, but. So I don't blame it all on Mike McDaniel, but I can see what they're trying to do. A lot of motion, a lot of sets, a lot of deception. I see what they're trying to do. I don't know what the jets offense is. I don't know what the jets team is. They're not buttoned up. They've got talent. Everybody except Tennessee, I think, has talent. I mean, Houston's got all sorts of talent. But, you know, I don't get it. I don't see it. And I've said this. Everybody's always afraid of money and power in sports. Small markets are kicking butt. I mean, Denver's not a huge market. They got a good football team. So does Green Bay, so does Kansas City, so does Buffalo. New York teams are a mess. Although I will say this. When I watch the Giants, I feel like I kind of know what they are. With Scatter Boo, it's like. And Dart. It's like those guys are good athletes. They're going to run the football. And you look at their defensive front, Abdul Carter, Dexter Lawrence. I mean, they got dudes. I mean, I know with the Giants, the Giants personnel, defensively up front, that's a great. Not a good. A great defensive line. They have a unit that's overpowering. I mean, they beat the Chargers. I don't know what the jets are. They just have talent here, talent there. I don't think they look well coached. You know, they pick up yards. They don't score enough points. They don't sustain drives. There's kind of a mess of an operation, but it's early. I mean, how much can I come and hammer on Aaron Glenn? How much time we got here? I don't know. I mean, I think. I think if you look in the NFL right now, we all know there's about six to seven to eight really, really good quarterbacks. Dak looks like one of them this year. Let's say there's 10 good quarterbacks and there's 10 really good coaches. Well, there's only about 10 really good ownership groups, and I don't think the jets are one of them. I don't think the Dolphins are one of them. I think Denver is learning. They're all learning each other, but I think Denver's a force to be reckoned with going forward. Bo Nix, Sean Payton, that money, that ownership and Denver's a cool place to live. A lot of athletes, I mean, I think Peyton Manning, of all the places in the country he could live, I, I think Peyton Manning chose Denver. So it's a cool place to live. Beautiful, beautiful city. I think the Denver Broncos have have about a 10 year run here with a lot of W's, and I think tonight it's, it's the beginning of a pretty special season for the Broncos. The Dolphins should have move off people. The jets are what they are. And there you go. Instant Reaction.

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