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LeVar Arrington
Now let's get this party started.
Colin Cowherd
You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. It's a herd Fox Sports Radio. Levar Arrington, Jonas Knox in for calling here you can listen to this show on the iHeartRadio app. You can also find us on hundreds of affiliates all across the country as we take you all the way up until 3pm Eastern Time noon Pacific time here on the Monday after a wild fourth of July weekend.
LeVar Arrington
What do you mean a wild pre. A wild. A wild pre show. Meeting of the minds and I mean we could have did a three hour show on the industry. You know, behind the scenes storylines, I mean they're really doozy.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, definitely.
LeVar Arrington
It's the Celsius. I blame Celsius. I love yalls drinks though.
Colin Cowherd
It is. It's been a. How was the fourth of July weekend, huh? Did you Good man. Cuz here's the pro. It's on a weekend. It started on a Friday. So you just gave people an excuse to get butchered for two days after.
LeVar Arrington
You want to hear the wildest story? So we got a rooftop lounge on. On my house, right? So we go upstairs, everything. Well it, it must not be. We were up there, we're hanging out and the way it's set up, you can't see us up there. So if something's going on up there, you can maybe hear it possibly. Or if you do something like say we were to shoot fireworks off or something like that, you, you might have an idea that okay, they can get up on the roof, whatever, right? But it's a balcony, it's a rooftop lounge. So we go up there and we have one of those. We have a. A safe portable fire pit. Fire pit gets let lit up. But here's what, here's the problem. The girls go up to do it and they put five doro flames on there.
Colin Cowherd
Five.
LeVar Arrington
So you got this big ass flame and the flame was giving off black smoke, right? So we're sitting up there, we're listening to music. We're having a good time. We're looking. We can see all of the fireworks from the piers in the beach city, South Bay, all the way out to wherever Orange county, you could just see all of the fireworks going off. So we're watching the fireworks and I'm like, man, these, these firemen going, the police are going to have a busy night cuz you can see the random fireworks going up, right? Which by the way, fireworks in LA is really a thing, bro.
Colin Cowherd
Oh my God.
LeVar Arrington
I heard fireworks from 9am, literally non stop until I went to sleep at like 2am in the morning.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, why people light fireworks off during the day?
LeVar Arrington
I mean it was the entire day. All you heard was the whole day. Anyway, back to my point. So the fire is going up and I'm like, man, firemen, cops, they gonna have to run around cuz they're, you know, you make these wildfires, this, that and the other we're not even thinking about. And sure enough you see a, a fire engine come out. Fire engine comes out, da da da. Boom, boom, boom. I'm like, oh man, you hear some fireworks going off in our area. So it's like the firemen come up in our area and it's like they turned the lights off, but they're coming up in the area. The next thing you know they get up and they're like one street away from us. I was like, man, they right here, something going on. Right then I looked at our fire pit, I was like, this fire is high. They drive past the street. So I'm thinking they're about to go past the street, they turn the lights on, turn the lights on, turn down our street. I was like, yep, they come in here, I had to go down to the front grab, grab. And they were really, really cool. I'm big time, you know, supporter of first respond. I appreciate Redondo Beach Fire department. Really, really cool people. So I walk them in, we walk up, they look at, they're like, man, everything's cool. He's like, but your neighbors are freaking out. They are freaking out. I go look over the edge and I see a whole crowd of people in 2, 3 yards looking up at, looking up out of her house. They thought that bad boy was burning down. So anyways, I put, we put it out, but that was, that was an eventful deal. Now in, in your mind, we live in a day and age with, with cell phones that can record now I didn't want to record it because anything shady might have happened, like, oh, get it on, this is on camera. Da da da. But it would have been interesting to see a camera shot of the fire engine pulling down our street, then the fire department coming into the crib, then us having a cool conversation up on the. On the rooftop, and then them leaving. That would have been cool because that's never happened to me before, ever. So there you go. Emergency crew, first responders came to make sure the house wasn't burning down.
Colin Cowherd
You know what blows my mind? The number of people that decide. Knowing all the warning signs, knowing all the dangers, seeing all the injuries, seeing all that and still being like, I got it this year. I got it. Don't worry. Let's. Let's fire off four or five mortar bombs within close proximity to somebody's house, children and cars, and just see what happens.
LeVar Arrington
We weren't doing that, by the way.
Colin Cowherd
But in L. A, everybody was.
LeVar Arrington
Yeah, they were. I mean, from 9:00am literally, from 9:00aman. To 1:00am it was non. Like, I'm not. It is not an over exaggeration to say it was nonstop. You could hear the fireworks going off nonstop from 9 to 1am so growing.
Colin Cowherd
Up in southern California and to. You might remember this, but it used to be if you wanted to get fireworks, you had to go to a place called fillmore.
LeVar Arrington
Then you have to go somewhere out in the boonies, right?
Ryan Music
Got to go to film country area.
Colin Cowherd
It's. You got to drive all the way inland to the small town of Fillmore. By the way, El pescador, a great Mexican spot out there. But that was the place if you, if somebody told you, hey, I'm going to Fillmore, so, oh, hey, bring me back a roman candle, like a box of piccolo pete. So it was like this undercover, under the radar spot that you would go to get fireworks. Now. Now seems like you can get them anywhere. Like somebody's got like a trunk, then they're selling fireworks out of them. Like there's some rock band trying to make it in the business selling T shirts out of the back of their car.
LeVar Arrington
It's crazy how that works, right? You get fireworks, rocket launchers, grenade launchers. I don't understand Uzis. It's just. It used to be really hard to get a hold of these things. And nowadays you could. Hey, right there. There you go. There's some works right there.
Colin Cowherd
Like, hey, I was like, over the weekend, I was talking to Isaac loen cron, who's an anchor here at fox sports radio, and Isaac was telling me, he's like, oh, yeah, we have a fireworks alley. I was like, what's that? He goes, oh, yeah, it's an alley near our place. And people light off fireworks there. And he sent me a video. I'm like, oh, you mean all this illegal activity on video? You mean all that? He's like, no, no, no. Sheriff came by and said, hey, you guys are good. Enjoy your Fourth of July. What? Wait, what? That's just all of a sudden allowed? But apparently that's what Fourth of July's turned into.
LeVar Arrington
I will say some of the dopest fireworks shows. One is in State College, the one they do at Beaver Stadium. It's. It's, like, connected and in sync with, like, music. It's pretty dope, man. Like, if you're able to go to a. A fireworks show, that's, like, really a show. Like, even the one at Disney, they do every night.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
Oh, that's with the lasers and the fireworks and all that crazy, man. When you could do it when somebody's doing it, right? I've never got any type of a rush or any type of a crazy feeling with. With fireworks. I just rather watch them. It's never been a thing where I'm like, I gotta, like, this bad.
Colin Cowherd
I have no desire.
LeVar Arrington
Let's do it. Like, that's just never been my thing. I don't know. I mean, I don't know why that is, but. But some people really, really get off on letting off on those. Those fireworks, man.
Colin Cowherd
They love seeing the. They lighten the fuse and they. It's like, dude, a gust of wind, that thing tilts over and points in the direction of either other fireworks or somebody, and we got a problem.
LeVar Arrington
Yeah, you've seen it all on social media where the joints go in a different direction. Went into the garage, blue. Start blowing the garage up, Hit the car, then blew the car up. Hitting kids, like, hit. Hit family members, like, what are you doing?
Colin Cowherd
I always tell this story, but I remember reading about this. There was some dude in Maine. Him and his buddy were out in a field somewhere. They're like, oh, we'll be safe. You know, there's no. No property within. Within the distance. So we've got some. And the guy thought it would be a good idea to take a mortar bomb, put it on his head, and then light it.
LeVar Arrington
What?
Colin Cowherd
Here's how the ending of that story went. He wasn't going to lids anytime soon. I'll put it that way. Okay. What are you doing?
LeVar Arrington
I just don't.
Colin Cowherd
I don't think that was gonna end.
LeVar Arrington
There's a couple dudes that was lighting them and then squatting on top of them. And then it took off like.
Colin Cowherd
Like that Right there.
LeVar Arrington
And the captions, the captions be off the chain like, like in my stomach, like get in my belly. And you know what they were talking about? The man's jewels was in his belly by the time. It's just, it's the dumbest thing that people do to try to go viral sometimes is during the 4th of July, 4th of July, weekends, the day. It's crazy what people do with these fireworks.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it's, it's, it's. I don't, I don't understand it. I don't know. And I would also say this if you want to spoil yourselves because Collins in Chicago and Ryan Mueller music will be out there. Let me just, little, little recommendation, you go to Navy Pier. There's a restaurant at Navy Pier right up on top. And during the summertime they light off fireworks two days a week. It's awesome. And the best part is professionals are doing it.
LeVar Arrington
Go figure.
Colin Cowherd
It's not.
LeVar Arrington
How many professionals do you think do the fireworks during the course of a fourth of July day? What do you think the percentage would be?
Colin Cowherd
Oh, less than 1%. Damn. Yeah, less than 1%.
LeVar Arrington
All I know is you can't comprehend it unless you lived it. 9am I was awake and my windows are open and I'm listening and I hear it's not non stop. And at first I know what it was. And then I asked a couple people like, man, yes, fourth of July. Like, what do you mean? It's fourth of July. You wait till the night, you wait.
Colin Cowherd
Till there's no point. It's like, it's like, hey, I'm gonna go lay out by the pool. It's ten o' clock at.
LeVar Arrington
You wait till dust you, you barbecue during the day, you set off a couple sparklers, you throw the little white dips that pop, pop, pop, pop. Like why is it going all day long? Like, who does that? How is this possible that I can hear fireworks going off nonstop from 9am until I went to bed at 1am in the morning?
Colin Cowherd
How many NFL players do you think woke up this morning and are like, thank God. Well, that.
LeVar Arrington
But also, everybody can't say, I need.
Colin Cowherd
To get to camp, I need to get away from these people. I gotta get the game.
LeVar Arrington
I mean, JPP was on the rundown, you know, try and get back in the league. I mean, talk about a tailor to take caution of, of, of sorts.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, Jason Pierre Paul, under the radar, great career.
LeVar Arrington
Yes.
Colin Cowherd
I was looking at over the weekend, 94 and a half career sacks he's talked to. He's like, he wants to get back in the league. It's probably not going to happen at this point, but, I mean, that would.
LeVar Arrington
Be cool for him to get back and break 100 sacks, but that would.
Colin Cowherd
Be pretty co. All you think about with him is the fireworks incident.
LeVar Arrington
Well, I mean, because that's just how society works.
Colin Cowherd
He's almost got 100 sacks.
LeVar Arrington
He will be forever remembered for blowing his hand off. More so than having a dope career, by the way, because people don't remember things like, oh, you had a great career. Like, people forget guys that had great careers, they get drafted. How you forget about it. You forget about careers. You don't forget about crazy s that.
Colin Cowherd
Every Fourth of July, it's going to.
LeVar Arrington
Come up every day.
Colin Cowherd
It's been 10 years. Every time, every Fourth of July, guys got almost 100 careers sacks. He's got two Super bowl rings. And Lavar made a comment, you know, which I thought was insulting before the show when I was. I was pointing out, I was like, hey, man, you know, JPP's got two Super bowl rings. So I was like, yeah, where's he gonna put him? I thought was out of line, which I thought was disrespectful.
LeVar Arrington
That's messed up because JPP is my man. Jpp. I did not say that, bro.
Colin Cowherd
But you look at his career, it is funny, though.
LeVar Arrington
It is a funny.
Colin Cowherd
You look at his career and you go, man, that guy had a great career and did a lot of that after the injury. And all anybody talks about is that moment on Fourth of July. And every single year he's going to be reminded of it. The guy came back. And remember when he came back and played with a cast on and still continued his career. So, yeah, this was a crazy weekend. Hopefully everybody didn't make any mistakes with those fireworks, even though some did, like they do every year. And now NFL players everywhere, like, all right, vacation's over. Training camps right around the corner. It's grind time, bar. This is tis the season grind time. Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
To be football. Listen, I'm excited for it. There's a lot going on and there's a lot to talk about. And that's what the NFL gives you, you know, And I know we shouts out to Independence Day, shouts out to the Fourth of July, but now that we've gotten those things out of the way now those are the topics of.
Colin Cowherd
Conversations we can touch on and also should point this. Our hearts are with everyone affected by the Texas flooding. If you saw that over the weekend, devastating. It's tragic. Really, really sad for all those families and people involved. Iheart is partnering with the Community foundation of the Texas Hill country to support flood relief. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund is helping provide food, shelter, medical care and long term recovery for those affected. All donations go to trusted local organizations. Join us in supporting recovery efforts@communityfoundation.net they could use whatever you can do to try and provide some sort of support. Those family could use it right now because just devastating over the weekend it is the Herd here on Fox Sports Radio. It's lavar Arrington, Jonas Knox in for Colin and up next, apparently somebody's going to try and do something in the NFL that hasn't been done by a quarterback in a long time. We'll tell you what it is right here on fsr. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and.
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LeVar Arrington
Yeah, it's a true story. Appropriate music is a perfect song for.
Colin Cowherd
Is the Herd here on fox Sports Radio. LaVar Arrington Jonas Knox in for Colin. By the way, when Lavar and I we you can normally hear us weekday morning 6:00am Eastern Time 3:00 clock Pacific alongside Brady Quinn and when it's just Lavar and I though we call the show Black and Dr. Because I'm pale I look like Dracula and levar he's not, he's dark, he's black and I'm.
LeVar Arrington
Strong and I'm on and I'm on Get friction on baby got back. Wait, wait, wait.
Colin Cowherd
Nevermind. So we'll be in for Colin today and tomorrow, by the way. Coming up in a little over 20 minutes from now, we are going to have another edition of the Herdline News, starring the great Ryan music. So that'll be yours here again, little over 20 minutes from now. Justin Fields is the starting quarterback for the New York Jets. His teammate Andre Cisco spoke about what the expectations are from Justin Fields heading into this season and he seems very optimistic.
LeVar Arrington
Getting to know him up close as a teammate has been really, really special. I'm really glad that I get this opportunity to, to get behind him and just support him as, you know, he takes on that, that role that's, you know, we already know what quarterback needs in NFL. So I'm excited for him to just prove those who are down wrong and those who are supporting right because I think he's gonna have a huge year.
Colin Cowherd
Got it. Tell me if you've heard this before. Jets get a quarterback and he's going.
LeVar Arrington
To be the one that's different.
Colin Cowherd
This is the one this time. No, no, but this time for real, like, this is the one that's going to be different. Like this one here. This is like when I count my son down when I'm trying to get him to do something. I was like, hey, I'm giving you to the count of five and then I'll get to four.
LeVar Arrington
I give him three. I give him three. Oh, yeah, yeah. But you got to know what the consequence is before you do the countdown. Because if you don't have a consequence, then it will never work.
Colin Cowherd
The problem is I'm like the jets because I'll get to four and then I go four and a quarter.
LeVar Arrington
Oh, no, four and a half. Oh, no.
Colin Cowherd
You know, because you know it's going to go bad.
LeVar Arrington
It's like, you know it's going wrong.
Colin Cowherd
It's like the jets dudes with their quarterbacks where they're like, hey, you know what? He's the guy this time. And then it's like week 11 and they've won three games. Like, like, yeah. But no, no, no. This week everything's going to change and it just gets pushed down the road and down the road and down the road. And I hope it works for Justin Fields. A lot of people think maybe he should have gotten more of an opportunity in Chicago. A lot of people, including people in Pittsburgh, think that he should have gotten more of an opportunity, especially later in the year when Russ was starting to struggle a little bit. But we've seen this so many times before and I think that's what makes the week one matchup so interesting is all the parallels because Justin Fields said no to the Steelers to join the jets. The jets said no to Aaron Rodgers and signed Justin Fields and now Rodgers is with the Steelers and they're going to meet up in the first game of the, of the season. Yeah, it's just like all the parallels that make that make that matchup even more interesting as we get closer.
LeVar Arrington
You know, Tanner Eng Strange, right Strand, he's the new coordinator. He, he was the passing game coordinator for the Detroit lines. They had some really, really good success with that scheme and what they've had. This is a team, this jets team has good bones. Personnel wise. You look at the offense, they have players everywhere. You look at the defense, they have players everywhere. There really is no real reasoning outside of how horrible the dysfunction is within the up top regions of, of the franchise as to why this team should be in the position they're in right now, which is a not very respectable, not very successful, not a winning organization. So when you look at this scenario for Justin Fields, I say, okay, they bring in a qualified guy that had success in Detroit with Aaron Glenn on the defensive side of the ball. So Aaron brings him over to New York for Justin Fields, for the other guys that are part of this organization. At this point it's going to take a collective belief starting with Woody Johnson and allowing for the culture to be developed the way that Aaron Glenn understands. A culture needs to be developed to be able to win and to be competitive. Ken, Woody Johnson, change the spots on his coat. From what they have been, the answer is unequivocally no. It's not going to happen. But what you can do, what you can do for the sake of your, your, your team, for the sake of your franchise, for the sake of the fans, for the sake of your players, you can stop being a presence that creates the dysfunction. Remove yourself from the equation. Allow the people to do the job that you delegated, that you hired to do the job. Allow Aaron Glenn to develop the culture as a head coach as that applies to the elements and the, in the spaces it applies for this team. The team has a good Enough personnel where you can have success with Justin Fields as your quarterback. That's not a qualifier. This is a top draft pick. Not too long ago that a lot of people were hanging their hopes and dreams on that he could be the quarterback of the future for another team that has done the same exact things in terms of what they've said about quarterbacks in Chicago. So to me, the fact that it didn't work out in Pittsburgh for Justin Fields, I think that's more so a wash scenario. I do not look at it as. Why would you think Justin Fields is going to have success in New York when he didn't even have success in Pittsburgh? I'm not going to draw that conclusion, Jonas. I am going to look at it from the perspective of does he have a fair opportunity to have success in New York? I don't know. I don't know because I don't know what the dynamic is between ownership and culture of the new head coach. If the. If the new head coach has an opportunity to build the culture in an organic, strong, intentional way, yes, all of them have an opportunity to have success and have it right away with the amount of talent that they have. But the big if here is if ownership and culture remains the same game and it continues to, you know, keep. Keep them in, you know, like bumpers and, and. And playing. Playing bowling, right. If you have the bumpers up and you're. You're. You're really restricting them and what it is they're able to do, I don't think there will be enough growth. I don't think there would be enough positivity and. And structure for it to. To turn into the culture that Aaron Glenn is probably hoping that he's able to do.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, sidebar on that if you're an adult. In fact, I'll just put it this way. Anybod, if you use bumpers when you bowl, you should be arrested immediately. And I'm talking at least a month behind like, like hard time.
LeVar Arrington
You can't really bowl if you're a real bowler. There's no possible way you can bowl legitimately if you're a real bowler and you have.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, you can't be taken serious. You can't be taken serious. Yeah, you just can't spin it.
LeVar Arrington
You can't spin it the way that unless you're spinning it directly down the. The center triangle or maybe the second triangle out, you can get it. But it' to be as good an angle if you're going to spin that bad boy and it's going to go out to that, like, third, fourth triangle on, on, you know, what is it on the. On the Runway or whatever you call it.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, the lanes.
LeVar Arrington
The lanes.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
That's. That's. You can't have that because you're going to hit the bumper.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I, I would agree with you.
LeVar Arrington
All right. I'm just, just making sure.
Colin Cowherd
So the jets side of this, like, I, I am skeptical that Justin Fields has this success and, you know, like Andre Cisco says, well, we're going to see him. You know, I can't wait till he's going to prove a lot of people wrong. All right, well, I'm skeptical of it, as you laid out, because of what's going on around him. Because the jets have had a lot of talent over the years. Joe Douglas drafted well. They've had a lot of talent there. And I'm always a believer of. Listen, it's not about the furniture. It's about the foundation. All right? If you've got really nice furniture in the home, but the foundation is cracking, sooner or later that stuff's getting. Getting sucked down into a sinkhole somewh. And I look at it and I go, yeah, he's got all the talent. He's there. There's talent there, there's pieces there. There's a reason why Rogers was open to going there because he saw that, man, this is a place where we could win. They've drafted well and the whole thing was a disaster. But let's just say hypothetical. Justin Fields thrives in New York. That's a really bad look for a Aaron Rodgers and a really bad look for Mike Tomlin because Mike Tomlin reportedly was the guy who said, no, no, no, we're going to stick with Russ the entire way. There were people there like Arthur Smith, the offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh, who wanted Justin Fields to take over. There was a lot of people there who didn't want Justin Fields to lose the job at all. And if all of a sudden he decides because the jets get or because the Steelers gave him a low ball offer reportedly to go to the jets. And the guy that was in the building that people were telling Mike Tomlin should be the goes to the jets, of all places and thrives. That's a really bad look for Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers, which is. Which is another subplot to this whole matchup and this whole situation as the season plays out.
LeVar Arrington
What I'll say is he's never come close to breaking 3,000 yards passing the ball. He did not show the ability to push the ball downfield at a level that moved people to, to have the, the belief that he's the long term answer, that's just the reality of what took place last year. Now if that has something to do with the play calling or that has something to do outside of him, I don't know. But he. The. What worked against him was when Russ got in, he was pushing the ball downfield and they were having success when he got in and, and that early success, whoever made the decision, it made the decision which Mike Tomlin put himself out in and said it was his decision. It made him look like he made a really good decision. Now what that looked like or what it looks like moving forward from what it looked like moving forward with Russ, they did not bring Russ back. So Russ did not do a great enough job where Mike Tomlin putting himself out front of and saying Russ is our guy. That did not equate to him coming back and being part of the Pittsburgh Steelers for this next upcoming season. Now when I look at Justin Fields, I think it's a tremendous risk to think that he's going to go from a sub. He gets to mid 2000s, the highest he's ever gotten in passing yards is 2500 yards. And passing the ball, that's not very impressive at all.
Colin Cowherd
Damn.
LeVar Arrington
Is that impressive? Is that impressive?
Colin Cowherd
No, it's not.
LeVar Arrington
I mean, I mean guys, guys challenge Saquon almost ran for how many yards like the bot. The bottom line here is that I don't think you're going to get to the next level of competition with a quarterback that can't break 3, 000 yards plus throwing the ball during the course of a season. I don't think you can call somebody an elite passer that can be a franchise guy for you if they can't break and have those types of seasons where they produce more than 17 touchdowns in a season. It's just not. To me it's a, it's a stretch and it's a long shot to think that at this point you're actually going to be able to see Justin Fields be this quarterback that we've never seen at the pro level.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it's all about his, him using his legs. Like that's always been his. What separates him from everybody else. When he had those huge big plays in Chicago, it was all about him using his legs. When, you know, there was a game his final year in Chicago where everyone said, man, this is why they got to keep Justin Fields and trade the number one pick because he had one game late in the year against Atlanta, and he was lights out. Unbelievable. But then the next week, they finished the season at Green Bay. And it was the same sort of Justin Fields that you've seen. And when you bring up the. Which. Which makes me think about this as well, too, when you. Because there's almost like a. Like a triangular quarterback storyline to watch. And it's. How does Justin Fields do? How does Aaron Rodgers do? How does Russell Wilson do? Because they're all kind of connected in a weird way to where Rogers had conversation with Brian Day Ball. They have, you know, a great amount of respect for each other. Russell Wilson's now with the Gian. Justin Fields and the Jets, Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers. I don't even recall we talked about this at the time. Did Pittsburgh even try and make an offer or an effort to keep Russell Wilson? I know they did. Justin Fields.
LeVar Arrington
I didn't hear that.
Colin Cowherd
I don't think they even tried.
LeVar Arrington
I did not. I did not hear that.
Colin Cowherd
Which, like, you look at those three quarterbacks, you go, well, Justin Fields hasn't really proven it. You know, Rogers, you know, seems like the end is near. Russ really wants to keep playing. And.
LeVar Arrington
And really.
Colin Cowherd
And Pittsburgh didn't even try and keep Russell Wilson. Like, there wasn't even a discussion about it. It was like, oh, cool, he wants to come back here. Nice. He doesn't get along with the offensive coordinator. So all three of those teams are kind of all connected in this weird way. And look, like I said, I hope it works out for Justin Fields. I'd like to see him get an opportunity. It'd be nice if the New York jets had some stability and we're back to their winning ways like they were when Rex Ryan was there. I'm just skeptical, man. And I also think, could you imagine being a Jets fan knowing deep down in your soul when you talk to people close to you, knowing, I'm never going to see my favorite team win a Super Bowl. What's that feeling like?
LeVar Arrington
Well, especially when your favorite team, they don't.
Colin Cowherd
Dang.
LeVar Arrington
I mean, I don't know. I don't want to make this about the Steelers either, but, I mean, if you think about it, there's a consistency. Kenny Pickett's best year in Pittsburgh was in 20. 22, 2400 yards. All right, Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson had no more than 2,000. Justin Fields had. Didn't break 2,000 in Pittsburgh, but. But Russell Wilson had what I believe to be 2,500, 100 as well. So nobody is breaking Nobody is breaking the bank on passing yards in Pittsburgh, which. Which begs for the question of what is. What is the idea of what you had 20, 402, 2004, 82 yards for Russell Wilson last year and last season. Nobody's getting. Getting a ton of yards passing the ball from Pickett to Justin Fields to Russell Wilson.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, they haven't. Pittsburgh hasn't had an answer at quarterback since probably second to last year of Big Ben. Cause I think the last year it was a little rough. They tried to draft Kenny Pickett and make that work. That didn't work at all. That. That fell apart and he ended up elsewhere. And then they bring in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields because it was on the chief. Justin Fields, they were winning games, but Russell Wilson came back from the injury that he was. That he was dealing with. I believe it was a calf issue in training camp. And then he came back and yeah, he did give them a threat to throw deep. He gave them something down the field. But it just. They haven't had an answer there in six, seven years.
LeVar Arrington
2022, 2023, 2024. You have had had three quarterbacks play for your team. And now going into 25, you will have four.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
To me again, now, if I'm the New York Jets, I'm saying I am going to have a measured feeling of confidence towards Justin Fields, but at least he's younger. He still has an athletic ability about him and the possibilities of his trajectory still going up, trending up is a possibility ability. Because I don't feel like guys are being utilized the right way in the Steelers offensive system. That would be what I'm thinking if I'm the New York Giants. And that's what I'm thinking if I'm the New York Jets. And that's what I'm thinking if I'm the Cleveland Browns. And. And to me, now we get an opportunity to have comps in terms of what is Russell Wilson going to do this year?
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
What is Kenny Pickett going to do this year? What is Justin Fields going to do this. This year? And all of those things will relate back in a way to what's taking place in Pittsburgh and what Aaron Rodgers is doing in Pittsburgh and how they're coaching things in Pittsburgh. I'm curious, can Aaron Rodgers break 3,000yards throwing the ball in Pittsburgh this year?
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
Okay, you're saying.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, he should if he stays healthy. I think he will.
LeVar Arrington
Well, let's see.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it is.
LeVar Arrington
The last three quarterbacks there have not done it.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
LeVar Arrington
Well, I mean, they're not Aaron Rodgers, I get that. But the last three quarterbacks in, Russell Wilson isn't a bad name. He's got the same amount of Super Bowls as him.
Colin Cowherd
I mean, listen, Mason Rudolph might have done it if he didn't get assaulted by Miles Garrett. You never know. Things are going to take it to it. Is the Herd here on fox Sports Radio. LaVar Arrington, Jonas Knox in for Colin? You want to talk about the most heated rivalry in all of sports? The answer may surprise you. We've got it. Next, be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays at noon Eastern.
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LeVar Arrington
Turn on the news.
Colin Cowherd
This is the Herd line News. Ryan Music yeah, okay. Yeah, let's get it going. Let's get it going.
LeVar Arrington
All right.
Colin Cowherd
Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend and a much better weekend than the Dodgers. That's right.
LeVar Arrington
Tough.
Colin Cowherd
So series against the Astros. Greg Tuohy trying to fist bump over here. Tough series against the Astros. Getting swept at home, including an 181 loss, the worst home loss in franchise history. Getting outscored 29 to 6 over the entire series. And despite both teams having won World Series titles since that infamous clash they had back in 2017, bad blood remains mains Jose Altuve of The Astros was booed throughout the entire weekend. And let's take a listen here to Oral Hershiser and what he had to say on Sportsnet la. It hard to deep center field. Pajes on the run. It's hard to watch this one wedge itself in the bottom of the wall. And Cam Smith flying into second, anchoring there with another extra base hit for the Astros. Double.
LeVar Arrington
Homer.
Colin Cowherd
Double. They're open third against Kasperius. I don't want to open an old one, but in some ways they're swinging at balls like they know but it's coming.
LeVar Arrington
Yikes.
Colin Cowherd
These are not a bad pitch. It's really a very good pitch. Blowing away probably would ended up by the ankles if it would have made it past the bat. It's the other thing that you analyze. You analyze your grip, your, your delivery, your glove position on different pitches. Am I giving something? They had no answers. It was the most worst loss by the Dodgers in the history of the stadium. So still. Still making hints to those sign stealing allegations. I was there yesterday too, guys.
Ryan Music
Oh, yeah.
LeVar Arrington
Oh, man.
Colin Cowherd
Clean sweep.
LeVar Arrington
Oh, man.
Colin Cowherd
Were you guys. I had guys next to me going cheater when Altuve was up. I got a trash can you can bang.
LeVar Arrington
And then he.
Colin Cowherd
And then he hits a home run. By the way, Greg Tuohy, the die hard Astros fan, said he wanted to be referred to as Jose Altui moving forward. You know what? You're a heartless bastard. Damn.
LeVar Arrington
What?
Colin Cowherd
Huh? Huh?
LeVar Arrington
What? What? Who said that?
Colin Cowherd
It is, by the way. You know what's great about this rivalry? It's never going to go anywhere. And they don't even play that often. But because of what happened in 2017 and the sign stealing and the trash cans and everything that came along with it, Dodger fans will never let it go. And Astros fans, when something like this happens, even after they've won, like both teams have won World Series since like you would figure I what? And it was in the past. It's never going to be in the past. No, there's always going to be. I mean, as soon as Orel said that, everyone's like, oh my God, here we go again. Right. And he was making a very innocuous comment about maybe they're tipping their pitches.
LeVar Arrington
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
He didn't say they were cheating. Yeah, right. But everybody jumps to like the cheating.
LeVar Arrington
Well, it's prefacing of not wanting to open the wound. Right. That was kind of set the stage. Like I'm not a groupie or anything, but I'm just saying, I know I mean, if you say it before you say your point, you're saying that's what y' all are.
Colin Cowherd
The only guys that are still there are McCullers and Altuve. And so I look at it, I go, all right, man.
LeVar Arrington
It's the nostalgia. I mean, and it's early in the season, right? Like, you're not far enough in the season where things really matter too much, right? So finding something that. That gets people going, I mean, that's. Why not take advantage?
Colin Cowherd
The only thing I can think of, yes, this weekend, watching the series, was Dodger fans just need to quit booing him because the more they boo him, the better he does. Yeah, yeah. Just reverse psychology.
LeVar Arrington
That's the worst. When you get an athlete that's good with booze, at least if you're the booer.
Colin Cowherd
Do you think? Do you think? All right, so Max Muncie's injured, all right, and he's got. He's dealing with this sprained knee or whatever he's got going on. He's going to be out for weeks. Do you think the Dodgers, if the price was Price is right, would they ever trade for Bregman? I don't think they would. I don't think they would ever bring him in, ever. Because he's got the stain of the Astros with him. There's been a lot of talk about, like, the. Got the former Astros, like Bregman, Tucker, you know, the Verlanders. Like, Tucker wasn't even on the team, though. He wasn't, but he was still there. If you're there at that during the run, you're going to be associated with it. Even in the.
LeVar Arrington
The farm system, right? Dang, it's that deep. If you were there, you're going to be associated with it.
Colin Cowherd
Did you drive by Houston at all? Like, did you. Did you take a connector flight out of Houston? You can't. A part. You can't be a part of this organization. Those guys got booed. They got booed when they were in LA or anywhere else. I wonder if. If the Price was right and Bregman was available, would they make a move for that? And I just don't think they would. I don't think they would either. Yeah, no, I don't think there's any chance of that happening. And we can wrap up with this real quick. U.S. men's National Team coming up short in the Gold cup final against Mexico. 21 Controversial, no call in the 66th minute.
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Controversial.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, they did a no good call. Video assist review also upheld the fact that There was no handball in the box.
LeVar Arrington
What if. What if they would have switched that one up? What if the US would have won on a technicality like that?
Colin Cowherd
Mexico plus 150 from what I hear. That's. From what I hear. That's what somebody told me. Yeah, somebody told me.
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Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Title: Hour 1 - 4th of July Recap
Release Date: July 7, 2025
Host/Authors: iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
Duration: Approximately 53 minutes
1. 4th of July Weekend Recap
Timestamp: [03:00] - [14:55]
Colin Cowherd and co-host LeVar Arrington kick off the episode by reflecting on the tumultuous 4th of July weekend. The discussion centers around the rampant use of fireworks in Los Angeles, highlighting both the festive spirit and the ensuing chaos.
Fireworks Frenzy: LeVar shares a personal anecdote about a rooftop gathering that spiraled into a near-mishap when a portable fire pit ignited unexpectedly. He recounts:
“So, we put it out, but that was, that was an eventful deal.” ([07:00])
Safety Concerns: Colin expresses his bewilderment at the non-stop fireworks display, questioning the rationale behind lighting fireworks all day:
“Why people light fireworks off during the day?” ([08:03])
LeVar emphasizes the continuous nature of the fireworks, mentioning they went off non-stop from 9 AM to 1 AM:
“It was nonstop. You could hear the fireworks going off nonstop from 9 to 1 AM.” ([08:31])
Access and Availability: The hosts lament how fireworks, once confined to specific areas like Fillmore, have become increasingly accessible:
“You can get them anywhere. Like somebody's got like a trunk, then they're selling fireworks out of them.” ([09:36])
Cultural Shift: They discuss the shift from professional fireworks displays to amateur, often hazardous attempts to go viral:
“It's the dumbest thing that people do to try to go viral sometimes during the 4th of July weekend.” ([12:27])
Community Impact: Colin highlights the emotional toll on neighborhoods, recounting how community members reacted to the unexpected fire pit incident:
“A whole crowd of people... They thought that bad boy was burning down.” ([07:00])
Key Takeaway: The segment underscores the fine line between celebration and public safety, urging listeners to enjoy fireworks responsibly.
2. NFL Quarterback Dynamics: Justin Fields, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson
Timestamp: [15:00] - [41:30]
The conversation shifts to the NFL, focusing on the quarterback carousel involving Justin Fields, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson. Colin and LeVar delve into the implications of player movements on team performance and fan perception.
Justin Fields' Move to the Jets: LeVar discusses Justin Fields' transition to the New York Jets, emphasizing optimism from teammates:
“We got a team that has good bones. Personnel-wise. So it's going to take a collective belief starting with Woody Johnson.” ([30:04])
Colin remains skeptical about Fields' potential success, citing his past performance metrics:
“He hasn't really proven it. He did not show the ability to push the ball downfield at a level that moved people to have the belief that he's the long-term answer.” ([34:21])
Comparisons with Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson: The hosts draw parallels between the three quarterbacks, considering their career trajectories and current team dynamics:
“How does Justin Fields do? How does Aaron Rodgers do? How does Russell Wilson do?” ([35:10])
Team Culture and Management: LeVar criticizes the New York Jets' management and organizational culture, suggesting it hampers the team's potential:
“The team has good enough personnel where you can have success with Justin Fields as your quarterback. That's not a qualifier.” ([25:43])
Colin echoes concerns about foundational issues within the Jets, drawing a metaphor:
“It's not about the furniture. It's about the foundation.” ([30:04])
Impact on the Steelers and Broader NFL: The discussion touches on the Steelers' quarterback struggles and how it reflects on their leadership:
“It's a really bad look for Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers.” ([37:26])
Key Takeaway: This segment provides a critical analysis of quarterback performance, team management, and the broader implications for NFL franchises. It highlights the challenges teams face in fostering a winning culture amidst high-profile player movements.
3. Support and Acknowledgment of Texas Flooding
Timestamp: [17:10] - [18:15]
Colin briefly addresses the recent devastating floods in Texas, expressing sympathy and promoting support efforts:
“Our hearts are with everyone affected by the Texas flooding. If you saw that over the weekend, devastating.” ([17:10])
He announces a partnership with the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to aid flood relief, encouraging listeners to donate and support those affected.
4. Dodgers vs Astros Series Analysis
Timestamp: [45:36] - [50:44]
The hosts transition to baseball, reviewing the Los Angeles Dodgers' dismal performance against the Houston Astros during a recent series.
Series Performance: Colin highlights the Dodgers' being swept by the Astros, noting it as the worst home loss in franchise history:
“Swept at home, including an 18-1 loss, the worst home loss in franchise history.” ([45:42])
Rivalry and Fan Reactions: LeVar and Colin discuss the lingering rivalry from the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, emphasizing lasting animosity among fans:
“It's never going to go away. ... Dodger fans will never let it go.” ([47:43])
They highlight player interactions and fan behaviors, including boos directed at Astros' Jose Altuve:
“Altuve was booed throughout the entire weekend.” ([47:42])
Key Moments: The conversation touches on specific plays and controversial moments, such as questionable umpire calls and high-scoring games:
“21 Controversial, no call in the 66th minute.” ([50:35])
Impact on Team Morale: Colin recounts the atmosphere during the games, including fellow fans' reactions and the overall impact on team morale:
“Greg Tuohy trying to fist bump over here. Tough series against the Astros.” ([45:36])
Key Takeaway: This segment underscores the intensity of the Dodgers-Astros rivalry, the historical baggage from past seasons, and its influence on current team performances and fan interactions.
5. Additional Highlights
Timestamp: [41:30] - [53:21]
While not central to the primary discussions, the hosts briefly mention ongoing U.S. Men's National Team struggles in the Gold Cup and tease upcoming topics, including an in-depth look at one of sports' greatest players.
Additionally, LeVar announces a new podcast, “Up on Game,” featuring fellow Pro Bowlers and a Super Bowl Champion, aimed at sharing real-life experiences and teachable moments.
Conclusion
The episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd provides a comprehensive recap of the 4th of July weekend, delving into personal stories and broader societal issues related to fireworks usage. It transitions smoothly into an in-depth analysis of NFL dynamics, particularly focusing on quarterback performance and team management. The discussion is enriched with notable quotes and personal anecdotes, offering listeners both entertainment and insightful commentary on current sports topics.