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Colin Cowherd
You're listening to Fox Sports Sports Radio. All right, don't go anywhere. There's Matt Stafford news with the New York Giants, Aaron Rodgers information as well Albert Brewer in Five minutes is going to join us. We got a lot of stuff. Chris Broussard stopping by last hour. Good week for Chris Broussard. Finally got over on old friend Nick Wright. Old Nick had a bad, bad week so far. So sad to see you.
Jason McIntyre
Hate to see.
Colin Cowherd
Hate to see that.
Jason McIntyre
Chiefs losing a Super Bowl. Devastating.
Colin Cowherd
Devastating for the whole.
Jason McIntyre
I don't know how the community bounce back. I. I don't. It was a tough loss. 34 nothing. 34 nothing.
Colin Cowherd
So I'm just reading an article this morning on the top 100 free agents in the NFL, and there's a list of people out here and I'll get to this in a minute or two. I do think there's one free agent that I would break the bank on that one that I really, really like. I break the bank, I'll slow down, but I. One that I would really pursue if I was about six, seven teams. I'll get to that in a second. But the biggest spenders in free agency last year were the Titans, the Panthers and the Falcons. And I kind of liked what Atlanta did. But there's a real separation between good GM and bad gm. Last year, a good GM got Baker, Jason Light. A good GM got Bond and Saquon Barkley. Josh Jacobs went to the Packers. Mark Gutenkoonz, excellent move. So some smart GMs last year, some transformational players. I mean, Josh Jacobs changed the offense for the Packers. That was a great get. The draft is how you scout college players. Free agency is how you scout NFL players. Now, the Eagles do both very well. The Patriots did very poorly in the college draft the last six, seven years of Belichick. So a prime example. Here's a guy that, you know, I love Sam Darnold, but getting Sam Darnold last year in free agency was great. You paid him nothing In Minnesota. You had a great left tackle, great receivers, and a very smart offensive coach in a division, division with no great defenses. I thought Sam Darnold was a great pickup for Minnesota and he had a rookie quarterback that you would prefer. He could sit and watch a veteran for a year. But Sam Darnold now is a free agent. Scares me because now you're going to have to pay him $37 million and he's not going to get an offensive coach, I would guess as good as Kevin O'Connell. And he's not getting Justin Jefferson right, and he's probably not getting as good a left tackle. So I like Sam Darnold, but it's a cautionary tale. He was a great free agent at that price point in that situation for Minnesota, I'm not sure, you know, I think with Chip Kelly and they have good, they have a good left tackle. But you know, like for instance, they don't have, they don't have the weapons on the outside in Vegas that they did in Minnesota. There is no Justin Jefferson. They have Jacoby Myers. That's it. So the player that I think is fascinating that I would pay for is T. Higgins. Now, I think he's either a low end one or the best two in the league. But if I was the Chargers, I'd go get him. If I was the Patriots, I'd go get him. If I was Washington, I would go get him. I like T. Higgins a lot. Cincinnati's cheap. They always have been. They pay Burrow, they'll pay Jamar Chase. I don't think they'll pay him. He is a pro. I think he's pretty durable. He's got good hands. Now the thing you worry about a little bit is Jamar Chase gets double team. So he usually gets the second best corner or the third best corner. But I, I found. Was it last year that Jamar Chase got hurt or the year before T. Higgins stepped up as a one and was very good. He was very, very good going against number one corners. So this is the free agent there. I see this list of guys. There's a lot of guys I like. I'm not spending big money for T. Higgins. I'd spend money for, I'm not going to name names. A lot of those guys like them, don't love them. Not spending big money. And again last year, Titans big spenders in free agency. Not good. Remember A. Snead the corner for Kansas City. Kansas City's like, see ya Titans. Like we love you. Didn't do anything. Didn't, didn't do anything. So just be very, very careful with that. Senior NFL reporter Monday morning quarterback Albert Brewer stopping by. Okay, so J. Mac mentioned it last week and I was like, whatever. I was worried about the super bowl. And then all of a sudden I'm reading you and, and then I made a call yesterday and people said, no, no, the Stafford Giants thing, there's, there's, there's meat on the bone here. Listen, Day bowl and Joe Shane Albert, if for no other reason, they've got a win. He gives them immediate credibility, does he not? I, if I said to you 50, 50, is that a reasonable percentage on if it could happen or not? Stafford to the Giants.
Albert Breer
I don't know if it's 50. 50. I think if it were up to the Giants, it might be greater than that. The Giants have already been aggressive about looking at their options, both in the veteran market and obviously with the way they've scattered quarterbacks over the last three or four months. So they are looking at every option, turning over every rock. You know, really so much this boils down to where the negotiation goes with the Rams. And I think a lot of that probably starts to crystallize when we get to the combine in Indianapolis in a couple of weeks. And, you know, if you want to look at what that's about. Well, you know, like look at what they did during the last off season. They. It was a very difficult negotiation. Took six months for them to find resolution. They moved $5 million forward into 2024, guarantee all of his money, remove all the guarantees for 2025 and beyond, and then agree that they're going to revisit it. Now they're at the point where they need to revisit it. So what determines whether or not Stafford is going to be there? How much does Matthew Stafford want? How much of it's going to be guaranteed? On the flip side, are the Rams, who are very young now.
Colin Cowherd
Yes.
Albert Breer
Able to get a commitment from Matthew Stafford that he's more than just year to year that he's going to play the next two or three years. I think all these things will play into how that thing winds up breaking down with the Rams again. There's some water under the bridge there. The negotiation wasn't easy last year and now we'll see where they go. I think Sean McVay would love to have Matthew Stafford back in 2025, but the team looks a lot different than it did a couple of years ago. And I will say if they decide they're open for business on Stafford, if somebody's willing to give him a first round pick and maybe something else, I think they listen. And again, the Giants have been very, very aggressive in looking at quarterback options. I think Stafford would be one for them. And Stafford, remember, has some background in that Patriot style of offense, having played from that Patricia in Detroit.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. And also I think it's made it public that he loves Cooper Cup. Cooper Cup. I was told the Rams didn't love that he went public with something they were trying to keep private. So it's gotten to be a little turbulent there.
Albert Breer
Now.
Colin Cowherd
I'm going to throw this at you. I do believe you watch Peyton Manning go to Denver and win a title. Stafford, LA title, Tom Brady, Tampa title. I do not Believe Aaron Rodgers wants it to end like this. He leaves Green Bay, they get better and the jets is a disaster. I think he needs a third act. I think he, I honestly, with a second tier coaching staff, last year he was pretty damn good in the last 10 games. And that was not a good staff. That was interim coach. It was. I mean, it just wasn't a good staff. I'm just going to throw this out there. I'm the Rams, I get a number one pick, I can trade it down, accumulate picks for next year's draft to get a quarterback. I don't think it's crazy. Aaron to the Rams rent a quarterback. I don't think it's nuts.
Albert Breer
Am I not there? He lives out there.
Colin Cowherd
Yes. I think he goes to LA for a year or two. By the way, Aaron is dying for stability, a head coach he respects. And I think he looks at McVay and thinks, you know, his brother, LaFleur's brother's the OC. It makes sense to me.
Albert Breer
Well, let's look back at what, you know, what Aaron's, you know, where Aaron's head is at too. I mean, I. He told me it was a couple weeks ago before the season that he didn't want to go out like that after the Achilles injury. And that was one reason why he was coming back for 2025 and he wanted to have not one, but two good years. And everything that he said, everything he's messaged would tell you that he will come back. Because going out the way that he went out with the jets this year is worse than going out with the Achilles, right? Like going out with a team that's playing out the string. And I do think he's got something left. I've talked to some team, some people who have studied him, have just didn't just watch him, who studied him. You know, one pro scouting director said, if you go back and you look at that Jacksonville game, you can see a guy who still sees and thinks the game at a very high level and a guy who can still really throw it. And year two coming back off the Achilles for a quarterback of his age should be better than year one coming back off the Achilles. So I do think that he's got something to offer somebody and look like the idea of playing in that system for that coach I think would appeal to any quarterback for the same reason it appealed to Stafford back in 2021, it would appeal to Aaron Rodgers. The idea of going there, you got a good young base of talent, you could build off of it it's got some of the things that jets had when he went there and he'd be home in Los Angeles. I don't think they'd be the only team that'd be interested. I think Pittsburgh would have an interest in him. You know, the Giants. I don't know if the jets would let that happen, but if they release them, they wouldn't have any control over it. The Giants, that they could have an interest. The Browns could have an interest. I think there will be interest in Aaron Rodgers and the idea of like that musical quarterbacks thing that you're playing out there where maybe Stafford is out and Rodgers is in. It wouldn't solve the long term issue for the Rams. But you know, it is, it is a way to band aid the problem in a different way.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it's really, really interesting. I've said this. I thought Darnold was a great pickup last year. Circumstantially good left tackle Justin Jefferson, weak defensive division. Kevin OConnell, low expectations. Let J.J. mcCarthy bake on the free agent market, you know, paying him 40. It may be a different ball game. The Raiders is interesting. They do not have an elite weapon on the outside. Chip Kelly, stable coach. Colton Miller, left tackle, two excellent tight ends. Darnold, Vegas. He's a, he's a west coast kid. Do you think they'd make a run at him? Do you think that's viable for the Raiders?
Albert Breer
I think it's, I think it's a really good fit. You know, I, I think because of what Sam Darnold is as a quarterback and a guy, you want to get, you want to get him playing fast, you want to maximize his athleticism. You know, I think he 100% would fit what Chip Kelly is trying to build out there offensively and look like. I think too many people are looking at Sam Darnold the wrong way, right? Like, which is like if you sign him to a Baker Mayfield type of contract, say 100 over 3, 110 over 3, whatever the number is, like, okay, like that's it. That's our quarterback going forward. Why couldn't he be what Alex Smith was for Andy Reid in Kansas City, where he was a really good quarterback who got you to the playoffs a bunch and bought you time to find Patrick Mahomes. Especially in a year when there's probably not an answer in the draft where the Raiders are picking, you know. So I think the idea of bringing in Darnold as sort of this short term, long term bridge that gives you some flexibility that fits the offense you're trying to build makes a ton of sense. I think it could make some sense for the Rams too if they do wind up moving on from Stafford because he does have experience in that offense. He played for Kevin O'Connell who worked under Sean McVay and then he played for Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. So I think Vegas and the Rams, if they were to move on from Stafford, would be good landing spots for Darnold. The question of course is whether or not they let him go. The Vikings are very comfortable with J.J. mcCarthy right now. There is a little question about him putting some weight back on. So that's something you have to watch over the next few weeks. But you know, they really like what they've seen from JJ McCarthy. He pushed Darnold in August. He made it at least a conversation in August. So I think what the Vikings do here is they probably say to Sam, go see what's out there for you. We'd love to have you back. Please give us a chance to match or have a discussion after you get some offers. But if they have to go forward with J.J. mcCarthy, I think they're comfortable with that again, provided that he can get his weight and strength back coming back off the knee injury. And you know, I think going forward now, like Sam Darnold is going to have some opportunity out there, maybe at the Baker Mayfield level of contract.
Colin Cowherd
I want to ask you about this, what the Giants are telling you with the number three pick. This interest in Stafford is and Darnold. We don't love the quarterbacks and I think Shedeur is better than people are thinking. But I am, I'm telling you, you sniff around on this. I've had people tell me they think the best player is that wide receiver at Arizona or Carter from Penn State. Like it's just not a quarterback class that you want to put your arms around. What are you hearing on this? Is there. Do you think we'll have movement? Do the Titans take a quarterback? It's very easy to argue. The Titans, Browns, Giants would take quarterbacks in most drafts. I could see all of them trading down Albert.
Albert Breer
Yeah, well the. But the question becomes then what are you coming up for? You know the consensus I've gotten from teams is there are two blue chip players in the draft. I think it's, it's Abdul Carter, the edge rusher from Penn State and then, and then two way star of course the Heisman winner Travis Hunter from Colorado. And there are varying opinions on guys like the one you mentioned, Tetaro McMillan from Arizona, will Johnson and Mason Graham from Michigan, Will Campbell from lsu, Jalen Walker from Georgia. There are a lot of I, I, there's a big variance of opinions as far as I can tell. So far. I've made all my calls obviously, yet there are big variants of opinions on those guys. So the question becomes then, yes, I mean there are going to be teams like the Titans at 1, the Patriots at 4, the Jaguars at 5. All those teams could look to move down, right? And I think all those teams will look to move down. The question is what somebody coming up for, right? Are they coming up for Abdul Carter when Jalen Walker or Michael Williams is there for them later in the top 10, are they coming up for Travis Hunter when they could get maybe Will Johnson later in the top 10, are they coming up for one of the quarterbacks? And that's what I think is key about the top of the draft is how hot does Cam Ward get, How hot does she Door Sanders get and how far separate are those two guys from what maybe Jackson Dart from Ole Miss is going to be at the top of the second round. To me, that determines the value of the draft and so or the value of those picks at the top. And so I think for guys, for teams like the Titans, like the Patriots, like the Jaguars, that could move, look to move down. You have to be rooting for the quarterbacks to get hot. Otherwise, I don't know that those picks at the top of the draft are going to have the kind of value that's going to attract teams to come up and get them.
Colin Cowherd
You know, I got to throw this out there, people. I think fans tend to think all these owners are billionaires and, and they're all on a rigid salary cap. But the difference between the money that the Eagles generate even on game day and what the Bengals do, I mean, I went to the website this morning. The Eagles have 21 scouts in their scouting department. If you go to the Bengals website, they have four. Joe Burrow has made three public comments about T. Higgins. Yeah, I don't think they're going to pay him. I think Joe Burrow. And for the record, we've seen their top players. I mean Jamar, Chase Hendrickson, I mean this team had the best quarterback statistically, the best edge rusher and the best receiver who hit the triple crown. And they're, they don't seem happy. What do you make of all these Burrow public comments? Because my guess is they will not pay Higgins.
Albert Breer
They are the most intriguing team this offseason to Me and what they do, I think could be as pivotal to their next decade as any team in the NFL over the next two, three, four, five months. Joe Burrow is one of the smartest players I've ever been around. He's one of the savviest players I've ever been around. He's the son of a coach, he's the little brother of two guys who are linebackers at Nebraska. He's been around big time football his entire life. He played for two major programs, won a national championship in college, played in the super bowl in his second year. He's seen a lot for a guy his age. And he's aware, and he was aware when he, you know, when he came out in 2020 of what the Bengals are and what the Bengals have been historically over the years and the willingness of Mike Brown to spend on his roster, to spend on his operation. He's lived it, you know, it took forever then for them to get an indoor facility built. And that happened just recently. But that it took a, it took a long time for a team that's playing the climate the Cincinnati is to, to have a place where they could practice with a roof over their heads. So, I mean, I think he knows what's at stake here. I think he wants to compete for championships in the worst way. I think that is his singular focus and priority. And I don't think it's any mistake that he said the things that he said over the last two weeks. In fact, Colin, if you go back and you look over the last four or five months, he's been saying this stuff for a while. Yes, he's been going to bat for Jamar Chase, he's been going to bat for Trey Hendrickson, he's been going to bat for T. Higgins to try to keep those guys together. And I just think Joe knows the score here. Joe knows what it's going to take to compete for a championship in the afc. When you've got the Chiefs and the Bills and the Ravens that you're competing against for the foreseeable future, you need players and you need talent. And it takes more than just a quarterback. And I think Joe is, you know, for my money, if there's a quarterback you take over the next 10 years, I think it's those two. It's Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow. And the Bengals have a precious commodity on their hands. They need to listen to their quarterback here and they need to work with their quarterback to get what he wants done. Done. And I'm not Saying that you should cut kowtow to every single demand that every player has. But I think to keep him happy over the next 10 years and to compete for championships the next 10 years, they need to do some of the things that he's asking them to do. And there are smart people in that building who I think will find a way to get that done. But it's a very critical off season when it comes to that stuff for the Bengals. No doubt about it.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, the Patriots, the Commanders and the Chargers would be better teams tomorrow with T. Higgins. So it's like you can let T go. He has absolutely got a great market.
Albert Breer
I mean, think about the Chargers, Colin. Right, the Chargers. Now you got your receiver, you got Joe Walt and Rashawn Slater, tackle Justin Herbert. Maybe a draft, like maybe you trade up and draft Ashton Genti. Now all of a sudden you're rolling. You know, there are a lot of teams that could look at T. Higgins and you're assuming he's not going to be Alvin harper in the mid-90s. I heard you talking about this in the way in where the number two becomes number one. And it's not the same thing. And that's obviously a projection, but I think Higgins has got the chops to be a number one receiver. True, number one receiver. And so, yeah, there's a lot on the line for Cincinnati here. There are teams that would be lining up to take their shot at T. Higgins if he becomes available in the middle of March.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, not all free agents are equal, that's for sure. Albert Brizzo is Monday morning quarterback. Good seeing you, buddy.
Albert Breer
All right, you too, Colin.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, it's. Yeah, he's really good. No getting around that. You know, it's. It's like, it's like you're the t. Higgins, you're a one. When I leave, you show everybody. You get like 12 targets and 10 catches. No doubt about it. It's got to make sure the people upstairs understand that, you know, that's the key. Wow. I wonder if we're better run than the Bengals. I'll tell you that. I'm really not picking on the Bengals, but when you're in a division with Lamar Jackson and Baltimore's organization, that's the standard I'm gonna hold you to.
Jason McIntyre
You haven't used this phrase in a while, but buttoned up, it feels like the Bengals just loosey goosey.
Colin Cowherd
I just don't think they have the money. Do you know if you take out the packers that don't have an owner, they have the poorest owners.
Jason McIntyre
Are you sure they only have four.
Colin Cowherd
Scouts go to the website.
Jason McIntyre
Four.
Colin Cowherd
And I think one of them works on the website. Wow. No, I mean Philadelphia people forget this in the NFL. The difference between the Rams game day revenue, like Eagles have huge game day revenue. I was told that when the Rams moved, there's not a lot of money. In St. Louis, for instance, or Cincinnati.
Jason McIntyre
There's not.
Colin Cowherd
There's not.
Albert Breer
No.
Jason McIntyre
I didn't know that.
Colin Cowherd
No. No. So when the rams moved to LA from St. Louis, everybody was banging on Stan Kroenke. I was told that even at the Coliseum, which is a college stadium, and it wasn't. They didn't have suites. They didn't have anything. The Rams made more money in a temporary college football stadium on game day than the St. Louis Rams made in an NFL stadium. Now, so now what do you think SoFi generates on game day? Dude, if you go to SoFi Stadium, there must be 12 different places to drink and eat. Like they have. I mean, every deck has just got places.
Jason McIntyre
One of the newest stadiums in the country. It's amazing.
Colin Cowherd
I mean, there's like how many restaurants in that place. It is just a revenue center. So. And then you got places like Cincinnati where they had to sell stadium naming rights just to pay for Burrell's contract. Like it's. If you think everybody's dealing with the same stuff here. You know what the Raiders, by the way, suddenly do you know why the Raiders keep firing coaches and GMs? Because they have two new people that bought into the franchise. So Mark Davis is now suddenly infused with massive cash. And you know, that's why the Raiders are like, let's pay for Pete Carroll. Let's get rid of this guy. That suddenly they've got in their infused. They used to be more along the lines of the Bengals didn't have a lot of money. Now they've got new ownership revenue flying in. Raiders are rich. And so it works. One more herd. The herd streams 24 hours a day, seven days a week within the iHeartRadio app search herd to listen live or on demand, whenever you'd like.
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Ethan Strauss, Albert Brer, both making it smarter. Very, very good stuff working today. There's also some rumors out there about Daniel Jones. Maybe I should have asked Albert Breer about that. There's some tasty rumors about old dj. What are you smiling about? J. Mac with the news.
Jason McIntyre
No, no, no, no.
Joy Taylor
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Colin Cowherd
This is the headline news.
Jason McIntyre
If the audience only knew. Let's get started with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. I don't know. This is written as they they came up short in the postseason, but I was not impressed with that game against Buffalo. You know, I know they had the turnovers, but Baltimore which looked awesome for most of the season. Really kind of disappointed in that playoff loss. And now they have the fourth best odds to win the super bowl next year. In a recent interview, their superstar safety Kyle Hamilton said, the Ravens have everything you want to win a championship, adding, I've had so many people ask me what the Ravens are missing. I'm like, literally nothing. There's no excuses.
Colin Cowherd
And, well, Buffalo was better.
Jason McIntyre
Buffalo's better.
Colin Cowherd
I don't think with Buffalo. Sometimes I question whether they can get over the hump with Sean McDermott. I don't question that because John Harbaugh's got a trophy, man.
Jason McIntyre
What about Lamar?
Colin Cowherd
I love him.
Jason McIntyre
I know. In the regular season. What about.
Colin Cowherd
Well, come on.
Jason McIntyre
Did he have a good playoff game? Yes or no, against the Buffalo Bills?
Colin Cowherd
I don't remember the exact numbers. How convenient.
Jason McIntyre
What were they to forget? I'll call them up. But, like, they've got to be missing something. Colin. They keep coming up.
Colin Cowherd
Well, they can't beat. They can't beat Andy Reid and Mahomes. Okay. And they. They lost a Josh Allen and Buffalo. Okay, go. What were his numbers in the playoffs? Okay.
Jason McIntyre
Against Buffalo, he was 18 of 25 for 254.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
Jason McIntyre
Two touchdowns, one interception. Sacked twice, only rushed for 39 yards. And I believe he had a fumble as well. His passer rating, you think that matters?
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. What was it?
Jason McIntyre
114.4.
Colin Cowherd
It's interesting. One of the greatest passer ratings ever in playoff history.
Jason McIntyre
No, no, that's not accurate. But, Colin, he also had the fumble. That was. That was brutal. Mark Andrews had the drop. And Mark Andrews had the fumble.
Colin Cowherd
Mark Andrews had. And Mark Andrews would tell you this, his worst game as a pro. That was a Mark. You know, I think Mark's great. I love it.
Jason McIntyre
This is rich. This is rich. Every postseason, it's somebody else. Oh, well, we couldn't get by the Chiefs. Mark Andrews had his worst game ever. It's. It's everybody except Lamar Jackson. At some point, doesn't he have to put on the cape and be Superman in a playoff game in January?
Colin Cowherd
Oh, yeah. He's never done that, has he? In January, when it's much easier to be Superman for Jalen. Hurts when you have the Eagles personnel.
Jason McIntyre
This is this sort of noise.
Colin Cowherd
I always love this. This is always like. This is like, Buckeye fan, let's fire Ryan Day. Who else is out there?
Jason McIntyre
I didn't say fire.
Colin Cowherd
No, but a lot of these knuckleheads after that Michigan loss, let's run him out of town. Ohio State football is a big job. Not any guy at Toledo or Dayton, Ohio can, BYU can fill in. Who are you gonna get? Who are you gonna hire?
Jason McIntyre
You gotta find somebody.
Colin Cowherd
Okay, you get rid of Lamar Jackson. Now.
Jason McIntyre
Listen, I'm not saying get rid of Lamar Jackson. I was never a fire Ryan Day guy. I'm just pointing out that Lamar at some point has to outplay one of his contemporaries in a big playoff game in January. Is that accurate?
Colin Cowherd
Well, he was on his way to doing that. His receiver stopped running up the sideline. He had a pick. Mark Andrews fumbled. Mark Andrews dropped a ball. Seems like to me it wasn't. It wasn't. That wasn't it.
Jason McIntyre
Seems like you're kind of sort of misremembering. Lamar had a, an interception in the first half. He had a fumble.
Colin Cowherd
No, the fumble was on a terrible snap that he had to be Superman and recover, then got banged on and lost the ball.
Jason McIntyre
Once again, we're blaming the snap for the fumble.
Colin Cowherd
And then the receiver stopped running down the sideline.
Jason McIntyre
Receiver stopped running, and then Mark Andrews. Okay, so Lamar, I mean, hey, let.
Colin Cowherd
Me tell you something.
Jason McIntyre
Kid gloves, baby. Lamar.
Colin Cowherd
The easiest check to write every two weeks for the Ravens is Lamar Jackson's check.
Jason McIntyre
He's a superstar.
Colin Cowherd
I'd sign that check every day.
Jason McIntyre
I have him as one of the four, four best quarterbacks in the league, so.
Colin Cowherd
And, and, but now you want him.
Jason McIntyre
To be all four? Well, actually, Josh Allen has been to a conference championship, but he hasn't gotten to the Super Bowl. Burrow's been there. Mahomes has obviously been there and won it. I don't know. Over. Under one and a half super bowl trips in his career for Lamar Jackson. Over. Under one and a half.
Colin Cowherd
Over.
Jason McIntyre
Do you think he's got two in the future with Mahomes and Allen there and Herbert on the come up?
Colin Cowherd
Steve Young's in the hall of fame. Took him 14 seasons to win a title.
Jason McIntyre
Well, he was a backup for, for early in his career and he came from like the usfl, you know, when.
Colin Cowherd
You only started watching sports seven, eight years ago. Sometimes you guys lose the ability to contextualize stuff. I know some of you guys out There, you know, 24 years old, you think Michael Jordan never missed a shot.
Jason McIntyre
This is one of these frisky, thirsty Thursdays that we're having over here.
Colin Cowherd
Cowardice, risky.
Jason McIntyre
Just really getting into it. Next up, oh, let's go to Aaron Rodgers. The man, the myth, the legend. The jets are moving on from the bum. 4 time MVP has been linked to a few teams, namely the Raiders, Steelers, Niners, Saints and Seahawks. Max Crosby, the Raider says he wouldn't be mad about the idea of Rogers joining him in Vegas. We got some numbers of Aaron Rodgers compared to the Raiders quarterbacks last season. Yeah, the Raiders had a poo poo platter of QBs Gardner Minshew, Aiden O'Connell. I think there was some other guy in.
Colin Cowherd
The Raiders need a. A quarterback, a number one wide receiver and a running back. They could get all of them by the second round. They've got. Their defense actually is all banged up. Raiders are not. If you go back and watch their two games. I talked to Chip Kelly about this recently. Go watch the two games. Raiders and the Chiefs. They matched up with them very well.
Jason McIntyre
I tried to tell you the Chiefs were not great this year. Despite the record. The Chiefs were not great this year. I got a staff for you on Aaron Rodgers. One of these guys dug it up.
Colin Cowherd
Let me hear this.
Jason McIntyre
Who starts with the Jets?
Colin Cowherd
Let me hear this. What guys dug it up?
Jason McIntyre
His name is Rich Samini. Covers the jets for one of these New York newspapers.
Colin Cowherd
Okay, okay.
Jason McIntyre
18 starts for Rodgers, six wins. However, one of them, he got a credited win when he got injured on the fourth play against Buffalo. So in two years with the jets, he had five victories. That's it. Well, for Aaron Rodgers, five wins.
Colin Cowherd
Nat Hackett, Jeff Ulbricht, let's blame everybody else.
Jason McIntyre
How was it? How was this team Chef? Was he delivering?
Colin Cowherd
Whenever I have a bad show, it's the producer's fault.
Jason McIntyre
We don't blame the darkness. Retreat. Like what are we doing? Coward. Come on.
Colin Cowherd
That's why I. That's why I contend he's going to go and play again. Aaron does not want that to be. Listen careers or movies, you want the last scene to be a pretty good one. You want to be hoisting something. Yeah.
Jason McIntyre
You want John Elway the end of his career, right?
Colin Cowherd
That's Derek jeter. Kobe with 60. You want something redeemable, you know, at least not embarrassing. This is not the way Aaron should end his career. And again, I'll say it, last 10 starts last year, we love Jaden Daniels. He had more touchdown passes last year than Jaden Daniels.
Jason McIntyre
So my, my last show here, whatever it is, you gotta.
Colin Cowherd
Gotta be a good hour.
Jason McIntyre
Is gonna be. We're gonna be just.
Colin Cowherd
You've got to bring the hottest of hot tape.
Jason McIntyre
Shotgunning beers left and right. Final story, Collins to the NBA. Hey, man, listen. This Hawks Knicks game last night, crazy was fascinating. Trae Young had 38 and 19 assists, but it wasn't enough. Jalen Brunson, the game winner with 11 seconds left in Otto for a 149, 148 overtime win for the Knicks. Give me offense or give me death. What a game. Colin Karl. Anthony Towns had 44, Brunson had 36. And that, my friends, is basketball in the garden.
Colin Cowherd
I mean, they don't match up with the Celtics, they match up with everybody else. Carl Anthony Towns has always been such a interesting guy. He is absolutely gifted. Offensively, he is a total handful, little quirky. Sometimes in big spots, he disappears. He's almost the opposite of Anthony Davis, where you know Anthony Davis. Defensively, you know exactly what you get every night, right? Carl Anthony Towns. Offensively, you're getting something. Not quite sure you get it every night. Like Anthony Davis, like, you know, he's great, but sometimes he'll disappear for a half.
Jason McIntyre
Yeah, yeah.
Colin Cowherd
Carl Anthony, same thing. But offensively, dude can bring it.
Jason McIntyre
He wants to 40 plus back to back games. Listen, man, I'm just. People were down on the Knicks early. They had so many new players in their top eight. Now they're starting to hit their groove. I don't know that they're better than the Celtics, but I do think they're a, they're gonna go to the conference finals in the East. The Knicks. They should. Yeah, I think I'm, I'm not afraid of the Cats.
Colin Cowherd
No, I think, listen, I, I, I would take the Knicks over the Cavs, although I think I respect the Cavs.
Jason McIntyre
The Cats are good. I'm just not afraid of them the way I am. The Celtics, who are, you know, when.
Colin Cowherd
They'Re Celtics, go after Brunson and Karl.
Jason McIntyre
Anthony Town, they got Drew Holiday and Derrick White. Like those are two elite defenders on the perimeter. And then Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum, you know, Tatum.
Colin Cowherd
And then Porzingis size.
Jason McIntyre
Yeah. Well, are you coming around on Jason Tatum yet?
Colin Cowherd
I watched the Celtics spurs last night.
Jason McIntyre
And what'd you think of Tatum?
Colin Cowherd
He's a very good player. What's funny? So you don't like Lamar Jackson?
Jason McIntyre
I like him.
Colin Cowherd
But you love Jason Tatum.
Jason McIntyre
Well, Jason Tatum delivers in the playoffs and it matters most, I don't know.
Colin Cowherd
That Lamar has Celtics deliver in the playoffs.
Jason McIntyre
Who led them in points, rebounds and assists last year in the playoffs. I'll give you a minute.
Colin Cowherd
Go ahead, go to Google. I don't know.
Jason McIntyre
Okay. Ask Chat GPT. It's Tatum.
Colin Cowherd
You're on that thing every day, aren't you?
Jason McIntyre
Chat GPT. I subscribe to. It's huge. Any, any project you need at your house. Chat GPT. I think I had like a sore throat this week. Google it. Come up with some stuff.
Colin Cowherd
Boom.
Jason McIntyre
Who needs to go to a doctor?
Colin Cowherd
AI is a fad.
Jason McIntyre
AI is a fad.
Colin Cowherd
Just like the Internet.
Jason McIntyre
Oh my God.
Colin Cowherd
Jmac with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by the herd lie news. Good stuff today. We, we, we got some stuff. That Burrow story. He is calling out the organization again. Remember during the year we had said if you watched him at press conferences, he was ticked off. So I mean, think about this. I was looking this up this morning. The Joe Burrow story. Think about this. So they are, they are the poorest franchise in the league. Philadelphia has a GM, Howie Roseman and two assistant GMs. The Bengals don't even have a GM. They had the son of the owner is the VP of personnel, and then Dick Tooman is the director of personnel. They don't have a real gm. So, I mean, Eagles have like one of the best, if not the best, and two assistant GMs. So again, Eagles have 21 scouts on their website. We look, Bengals have four. So Joe Burrow, to some degree is trapped. Think about this. I'll say this. I think, I absolutely think at some point he'll demand to be traded. I really believe that the Bengals this year had the quarterback. It's very hard to miss the playoffs when you have a great quarterback. One team that happened this year, Cincinnati, it's virtually impossible. 40% of the league goes to the playoffs. If you have a great quarterback in a quarterback leaf, you're going to the playoffs. So the Bengals had the quarterback that led the NFL in touchdowns, passing touchdowns, and in passing yards. They had the pass rusher that led the NFL. And sacks, they had the receiver that let him catch his yards and touchdowns. And they missed the playoffs. So this was Joe Burrow last week on Breakfast Ball in New Orleans, on wanting to keep T. Higgins. Yeah, I do, I do.
Albert Breer
You know, we have the cap space to get it done right. And I know, you know, I want to make it happen. Everybody involved. Trey, T. Jamar, Mike G. We all want to stay together. And so when you have guys that are motivated like that, I think, you.
Colin Cowherd
Know, you can get those things done.
Jason McIntyre
So they said, hey, we need you to restructure. It's something you'd consider not knowing what the numbers are. You'd be willing to have that type of conversation to keep the core guys together.
Albert Breer
Of course.
Colin Cowherd
He'S he's, he's not being cranky. He's. He's saying, guys, I'm watching Philadelphia's roster. I'm watching San Francisco, Detroit roster pay.
Jason McIntyre
Do you think the Bengals, when they trade him, will. Will give him the Luca treatment? Hey, man, this guy just was too whiny last season. He's into fashion. Go to Milan. Do your thing. We don't, we want to get out of the Joe Burrow business. That's what the Mavs did with Luka Doncic.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, Luca wasn't in shape, just took over the Finals.
Jason McIntyre
Colin, like a few months ago.
Colin Cowherd
If they move off, what are the Bengals? What are the. I mean, Luca can leave the mavericks. They have A.D. kyrie Lively, P.J. washington, Gafford.
Jason McIntyre
No. Bengals got Jake Browning. He put together a good four game straight.
Albert Breer
No.
Jason McIntyre
Okay.
Colin Cowherd
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Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I texted you and you texted me back. Now I don't know if you have the update, but like all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like it's all colored. They changed it and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm going to be honest, it was a little pink.
Albert Breer
There was something sentimental when you, when.
Colin Cowherd
You send it, it's like, do I.
Albert Breer
Send the heart now?
Bobby Bones
I don't like the color edition.
Albert Breer
It's extremely pink.
Bobby Bones
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Jason McIntyre
Two iconic schools tip off on FOX College Hoops Friday as UCLA takes on Omar Mallow and Indiana in a prime time Big Ten battle tomorrow at 8 Eastern on Fox.
Colin Cowherd
Have you seen how good the SEC is? You can take, you can take of the 16 teams, you could take the eighth or ninth team, Kentucky, and they're like 17 and seven. I mean, honestly, you can go to the bottom of that conference. Some of the worst teams have had big out of conference wins.
Jason McIntyre
Look at you getting into college.
Colin Cowherd
No, I mean SEC is so much better than Every other conference conference right now. It's incredible.
Jason McIntyre
Well Villanova and UConn are down a little bit. Villanova nice win last night. I don't know who the best team in the country do you think it's Auburn?
Colin Cowherd
I think the SEC is the best conference by a.
Jason McIntyre
By a long shot Cooper flag and Duke. That's my still pick to win it all. All right way to go out on a limb.
Colin Cowherd
Now I saw this an anonymous NFL executive. This is one of the great strengths of the NFL. You can be a laughingstock. I mean Washington was a 10 year grease fire and the Houston Texans were a laughingstock. CJ Stroud Jaden Daniels changes everything. And an executive said because of all the skill set he has Jaden Daniels covers up a lot of stink O lines not good. Shows the league what can happen when you have that guy. That's why when I say I think Matt Stafford to the New York Giants their playoff team and I don't think Matt Stafford's it's naturally gifted athletically not close as Jaden Daniels is I don't think I just it's quarterback is obviously quarterback Mahomes has limitations if the O line can't block but you can't do this in any other sport, even college football. You can't go from awful to great. Now Indiana, the Indiana Hoosiers went from irrelevant to relevant. But when they played Ohio State and Notre Dame we discovered they were, you know, they were posers. They, they couldn't compete at the line of scrimmage with those teams Notre Dame or Ohio State. You can't do it in baseball. I mean you could go out and you know teams have tried. The Mets have tried to buy wind very difficult. It usually is a two or three year process but I, I do think J. Mac probably doesn't agree with me. I think Matt Stafford changes the Giants immediately. Now they're going to have to pay him some money going to step up and pay them money. So they don't want to give away a lot of draft picks. We'll get to that top of next hour but I think it's a real thing. I also think this Aaron Rodgers to the Rams thing Albert Brear, it's not crazy and just thought you know the AFC is the conference of superstar quarterbacks. The NFC is the conference of opportunity and so Stafford to the Giants absolutely makes them better and makes not only better makes them viable. They're not Philadelphia good but they got the components. We always talk about traits star receiver, left tackle, good D line. They're fine here was in my Aaron Rodgers to la. There's no way Aaron Rodgers wants to end his career with last year with the Jets. That's embarrassing. Not blaming Aaron. It was embarrassing. Here's Albert Breer on that scenario.
Albert Breer
I do think that he's got something to offer somebody and look like the idea of playing in that system for that coach I think would appeal to any quarterback for the same reason it appealed to Stafford back in 2021. It would appeal to Aaron Rodgers. The idea of going there, you got a good young base of talent you could build off of it. It's got some of the things that jets had when he went there and he'd be home in Los Angeles. The idea of like that musical quarterbacks thing that you're playing out there where maybe Stafford is out and Rogers in. It wouldn't solve the long term issue for the Rams. But you know, it is, it is a way to Band Aid the problem in a different way.
Colin Cowherd
I was told the Rams did not like Cooper cup going public with information that was supposed to be private, that they were probably going to move him. And Cooper cup, you know, raced over to his social media. Rams didn't like that at all. Well, what are you saying?
Jason McIntyre
Well, what do you expect him to do? He's ticked off.
Colin Cowherd
So what? He's got making 26 million a year and he's a blocker.
Jason McIntyre
He's more than a blocker. Come on, man, you're being a little harsh here.
Colin Cowherd
He did he.
Jason McIntyre
Loyalty doesn't matter to you, huh?
Colin Cowherd
Not if I have a salary cap.
Jason McIntyre
Yeah, you so ask. Hey, can we renegotiate? Can we do. Can we do something to fix this situation that's bordering on untenable? Don't you want to keep him? I just don't understand it because it's not just Cooper Cup. It ticked off Stafford. I told you about it at the Super Bowl. His wife went on a podcast after.
Colin Cowherd
I know.
Jason McIntyre
And kind of unloaded. And don't think that that wasn't by design to let the Rams know we're ticked off. Remember last. Was it last summer or two summers ago? Yeah, it was before Puka. Right after he was drafted. Stafford, his wife complained. Matt doesn't connect with anybody. In the locker room. There's all these young people like.
Colin Cowherd
Let me ask, let me ask what's going on there? Let me ask you. Stafford was in Detroit forever. He gets McVeigh. Stan Kroenke, best stadium in the league. Unbelievable treatment. Stares the Pacific Ocean. When he wakes up. How about being happy a little.
Jason McIntyre
Hey, he brought them a Super Bowl. Don't. Don't forget that. Don't forget the no, look pass in the Super Bowl.
Colin Cowherd
Jared Goff got him to one and they lost.
Jason McIntyre
They got smoked. They couldn't score against the Patriots. Go look at all the comebacks Stafford had in the playoffs that year. Remember the bomb against Tampa? Oh, that beautiful pass. Who caught that? I think it was Cooper Cup. I'm not sure, but I think it was Cooper Cup. I just think you got to reward people for awesome time served. You don't have to get in the Kobe Bryant contract where you just totally shaft the future. But like Colin, I mean, geez, you're cold blooded. Sometimes I doubt I knew you in.
Colin Cowherd
Any business that has a salary cap. I can't be your buddy. I'm given to you is taken away from somebody else.
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Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 2: NFL Free Agent Market
Release Date: February 13, 2025
Host: Colin Cowherd
Guests: Albert Breer, Jason McIntyre, Joy Taylor
In the second hour of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, the focus centers on the bustling NFL free agency market. Host Colin Cowherd engages in an in-depth discussion with senior NFL reporter Albert Breer and sports analyst Jason McIntyre, dissecting last year's free agency moves, evaluating current prospects, and speculating on potential high-impact signings.
Colin kicks off the conversation by evaluating the previous year's free agency activities, highlighting the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons as the most significant spenders.
Colin Cowherd [03:12]: "The biggest spenders in free agency last year were the Titans, the Panthers, and the Falcons. And I kind of liked what Atlanta did."
He lauds certain General Managers (GMs) for their strategic acquisitions, contrasting effective with ineffective team management.
Colin Cowherd [03:35]: "There’s a real separation between good GM and bad GM. Last year, a good GM got Baker, Jason Light. A good GM got Bond and Saquon Barkley. Josh Jacobs went to the Packers. Mark Gutenkoonz, excellent move."
The discussion shifts to notable free agents, particularly focusing on quarterbacks and elite wide receivers.
Colin praises Sam Darnold's previous acquisition by Minnesota but expresses concerns about his future contract demands.
Colin Cowherd [05:00]: "I like Sam Darnold, but it's a cautionary tale. He was a great free agent at that price point in that situation for Minnesota."
A significant portion of the conversation revolves around Matt Stafford's potential move to the New York Giants.
Albert Breer [07:17]: "I think if you said to you 50, 50, is that a reasonable percentage on if it could happen or not? Stafford to the Giants."
Colin underscores Stafford’s impact and the Giants’ readiness to invest in him.
Aaron Rodgers’ free agency is another hot topic, with speculation about his possible return to the Los Angeles Rams or a move to other teams.
Colin Cowherd [10:02]: "I do not believe Aaron Rodgers wants it to end like this. He leaves Green Bay, they get better, and the Jets are a disaster."
The conversation highlights T. Higgins as a top receiver available in free agency, discussing his potential destinations and impact.
Colin Cowherd [06:45]: "The player that I think is fascinating that I would pay for is T. Higgins. If I was the Chargers, I'd go get him. If I was the Patriots, I'd go get him. If I was Washington, I would go get him."
Colin and Albert delve into the prospects of T. Higgins signing with various teams, emphasizing his talent and the affordability of his contract.
Albert Breer [20:56]: "Chargers have your receiver, you got Joe Walt and Rashawn Slater, tackle Justin Herbert. Maybe they trade up and draft Ashton Genti. A lot of teams could look at T. Higgins."
They discuss how teams like the Patriots, Chargers, and Rams could significantly bolster their receiving corps by acquiring Higgins.
A major segment is dedicated to the Cincinnati Bengals, focusing on quarterback Joe Burrow's relationship with the organization and salary cap constraints.
Albert Breer [18:11]: "Joe Burrow is one of the smartest players I've ever been around. He knows what's at stake and he wants to compete for championships in the worst way."
Colin critiques the Bengals' management structure, highlighting the lack of a dedicated General Manager and limited scouting resources compared to teams like the Philadelphia Eagles.
Colin Cowherd [17:15]: "The Eagles have 21 scouts in their scouting department. The Bengals have four."
The discussion speculates that Burrow may demand a trade if the Bengals fail to meet his expectations, potentially targeting teams with better financial flexibility.
Albert Breer explores the feasibility of Aaron Rodgers joining the Los Angeles Rams, considering their offensive systems and coaching connections.
Albert Breer [46:13]: "Playing in the Rams' system would appeal to Rodgers the same way it appealed to Stafford back in 2021."
Colin adds context about Rodgers' dissatisfaction with the Jets and the Rams' history with him.
Colin Cowherd [46:49]: "The Rams didn't like Cooper Cup going public with information. It's gotten turbulent there."
The potential for Sam Darnold to move to teams like the Las Vegas Raiders or the Rams is examined, with Albert noting how Darnold could fit into Chip Kelly's offensive strategies.
Albert Breer [12:47]: "Sam Darnold would fit what Chip Kelly is trying to build out there offensively."
Colin remarks on Darnold’s capabilities and the Raiders’ need for a quarterback, suggesting the feasibility of such a move.
Further analysis is provided on Joe Burrow's public demands for better support in retaining key players like T. Higgins, Jamar Chase, and Trey Hendrickson.
Albert Breer [38:24]: "The Bengals have a precious commodity on their hands. They need to listen to their quarterback here and they need to work with their quarterback to get what he wants done."
Colin emphasizes that Burrow’s influence is central to the Bengals’ off-season success.
Colin Cowherd [38:36]: "Joe Burrow, to some degree, is trapped. Think about this. I think Joe Burrow, to some degree, is trapped."
In wrapping up, Colin reiterates the complexities surrounding the NFL free agency market, emphasizing the strategic decisions teams must make regarding star players and budget constraints. The episode underscores the delicate balance between securing top talent and maintaining financial health within the league's salary cap system.
Colin Cowherd [49:24]: "Homes.com is bringing you all the in-depth info you need. Homes.com We've done your homework."
While not directly related to the main discussion, the mentioning of Homes.com advertisements is noted but not elaborated upon further.
Colin Cowherd [03:35]: "There’s a real separation between good GM and bad GM."
Albert Breer [07:17]: "Stafford to the Giants."
Colin Cowherd [06:45]: "The player that I think is fascinating that I would pay for is T. Higgins."
Albert Breer [18:11]: "Joe Burrow is one of the smartest players I've ever been around."
Colin Cowherd [17:15]: "The Eagles have 21 scouts in their scouting department. The Bengals have four."
Albert Breer [46:13]: "Playing in the Rams' system would appeal to Rodgers the same way it appealed to Stafford back in 2021."
Albert Breer [38:24]: "The Bengals have a precious commodity on their hands."
For listeners seeking detailed analysis and insider perspectives on the NFL free agency landscape, this episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd offers comprehensive insights into player movements, team strategies, and the financial intricacies shaping the league's future. Whether you're an avid fan or a casual follower, the discussions provide valuable takeaways on what to expect in the upcoming season.
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