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Colin Cowherd
Here we go. It's Friday, our number two. Live in Los Angeles, it's the Herd. Wherever you may be, however you may be listening, thanks for making us part of your day. Urban Meyer one hour from now. Emmanuel Sanders around the corner J Mac There are weeks I remember earlier this year that we had like a two week stretch. It was like week five and six. I love the picks. I feel this week I feel the same thing. There's teams in really bad spots due to injuries or travel or chaos and then there are teams fighting for playoff position and seeding. I feel like we're going to have a week where favorites do very well.
J Mac
If we're two, two good teams off the board, six teams on a buy. So there is like kind of some bigger spreads this week. I'm looking forward to your favorites.
Colin Cowherd
Here we go, our blazing five. That's a hot one. Let's blaze it up. Fire it up. It's Collins, blazing Fox, Falcons and Vikings. I'm going to take Minnesota at home, lay the five and a half points. They're a great home team for their win have come by over six points, top 10 in scoring offense and scoring defense. Number five this year. And here's the issue. They are aggressive. They are second in the league in takeaways, fourth in sacks. And Kirk Cousins for Atlanta is reeling. He looks old. They'll come after him in his last three games. Zero TDs and six picks and a passer rating in the 50s. I think the Vikings playing for more and have more momentum. 33:24 I like the Vikings to cover Jetson Dolphins so I get an offensive coach and a better quarterback with extra rest. Forget the Packer game, it's cold weather at home. Tua, above 60 degrees has a 104 passer rating. He's 32 and 10 in games with warm weather and 155 at home under Mike McDaniel and the Jets. Aaron Rodgers, like Cousins, looks tired in the second half. Shut out against the Seahawks in the second half. This is a bit of a quarterback mismatch, warm weather to it at home against aged Aaron Rodgers. And the jets by the way are a bad road team, a bad second half offense and I think again the Dolphins playing for more in this spot right Like, I mean they are like Minnesota is looking at it thinking could we be a number one seed. Miami has to win just to get into the playoffs. I like the Dolphins to win in Cover 2717 Browns at Steelers I like Cleveland plus six and a half. That's way too many points. First of all they have the number one offense in the NFL since Jameis Winston became starter. They will score. Pittsburgh's coming off a hard fought road winning division. Five straight games decided by one score. And by the way the Steelers are 2 and 3 when they allow 20 plus points and Jameis Winston as a starter. Cleveland scores points. Okay so I like the Steelers to win but you watched that Denver defense that had been fantastic on they got lit up by Cleveland, Cleveland's offensive personnel and coaching and Jamis, he can be crazy. And the pick sixes, they almost won that game with two pick sixes. I think the Browns cover. I think the Steelers win 2423 bills it rams. Boy do I like the bills this week. Minus three and a half. 15 straight regular season wins in December or January. They are built, they are deep, they're getting healthier, they lead the NFL in second half point differential and you cannot get to Jerry. Josh Allen can't get to him. And the way the Rams can disrupt teams is getting to the quarterback. Well, Josh Allen doesn't get sacked. And by the way, Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid could return. The Rams have a bigger issue right now. Matt Stafford's beat up. Not he's playing well but he's beat up. He's struggling on third down and Stafford has the lowest pass rating in the league when under pressure. Two touchdowns and five picks. He's got a bad ankle. So I love Josh Allen and the Bills in this spot. By the he's played them twice and has completed almost 80% of his throws against the Rams. I like the Bills to win. The crowd will be more than 50% Buffalo fans 28 to 20. Bills Chargers at Chiefs Bad spot for the Chargers. I'm going to lay the four points and take Kansas City. They're 60 at home this year. And by the way in December, January and February in the Mahomes era they're 236 at home. Good home team Mahomes over the last five games is starting to heat up. 100 pass, 68% completion percentage. The Chargers offense wasn't good to start now J.K. dobbins out. Ladd McConkey not practicing. This was a reasonably anemic offense. It could be worse. Maybe they'll hang around for the first half, but they're 13 against teams with winning records anyway. They're very good. They win the games they should win. But they don't have the ability to beat excellent teams. And I like the Chiefs. I'll lay the points to win 27 17. I think it is a. It could be a ro Rough late afternoon for Justin Herbert without Ladd McConkey. So I like a lot of favorites. I like the Vikings at home. Vikings right now think they have a shot to be a number one seed. Dolphins with extra rest. I think Cleveland's offense will keep this close. Buffalo is a great December January team. We've seen that. And Kansas City with a little extra rest. Andy Reid off a bye. Andy Reid with extra is money. And the Chargers. The Chargers defense won that game against the Falcons. It was not their offense. J Mac, any thoughts?
J Mac
I agree with all. I just don't know what to do. Steelers, Browns. I have no idea what to Are the Browns quitting? I mean, Monday Night Football at altitude. Steelers extra time to prepare. I don't know. I don't feel great about the Browns and Jameis.
Colin Cowherd
But I will say this. You can say what you want about Jameis Winston. I remember the year before Brady came. They were scoring a ton of points. Yeah, Jameis. What did we say? He's like Evil Knievel if he played quarterback. I mean, it's like crazy. You're like. But I will argue all day long he's a more talented Geno Smith like. And Geno's got. Geno made Pro Bowls. Geno's big, tall, can move. Jameis made throws against Denver's defense and I mean 32 yarders on the sideline that were here. Like, Jameis has talent more likely to.
J Mac
Lose you a game. Jamis Orgino. It's close, but I think you got to go, James.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, but again there I you know, Denver's defense had stifled. Mahomes and other quarterbacks, Jameis and Jerry Judy did whatever they wanted in Denver. So to me it's like Jameis is a fascinating Generally if you get rid of a quarterback, you're like, he's too small. He's not productive. Jameis is like, yeah, we're going to get rid of this guy. He's the most productive quarterback in the league now, sometimes for the other team, but he's every ball in the air can be a touchdown with James. Most for you, some for them. And with that, Emmanuel Sanders, two time Pro Bowler, 12 years in the NFL, is now joining us in studio, which we love. Seven playoff appearances in 12 seasons. So he knows this time of the year. How you doing, my man? It's great to see you.
Emmanuel Sanders
I know it's not virtual anymore, huh?
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, no, this is great. So we were, I was saying this earlier about Dan Campbell. I'll take myself for example. When I was young, I took more risks. You know, like if I had, I would have, I would have invested in bitcoin. But now I'm going to go bonds, I'm going to do real estate. There's a time in your life to take bigger risks. And for a football team, Kansas City, Buffalo, those are really good teams. They don't need to take huge risks. They got better players. Same with Philadelphia. Detroit, in my opinion, is still using the model from the previous three years when they were hunting, but now they're at the top of the hill. I don't love all this fourth down stuff, but the players seem to like it.
Emmanuel Sanders
Yeah, for me. And it's going to be interesting. That take is, as Dan Campbell gets older, would he stick with his philosophy or will we look back and be like, remember when Dan Campbell used to do that?
Colin Cowherd
Crazy Dan, right.
Emmanuel Sanders
For me, like, I like it like in that game versus the Packers, I would have went forward. You know, honestly though, like when I was watching the game, I said, man, kick the field goal, you know, play good defense, get out of the game. But it was, it was fourth and inches. That's what they do. They, they got plays to be able to do that. So when they did it and I saw the field goal kicker kick it and they won, I was like, that's brilliant. My, my deal is is this last year when they played against the Niners in the playoffs, it was a lot of times that I was like, man, if you was just kicked the field goal, you would have been going to the Super Bowl.
Colin Cowherd
You know, it's funny, Emmanuel, do you know the three teams in the NFL since Dan Campbell got to Detroit, the three teams that go for it the fewest are Kansas City, Buffalo and the Niners.
Emmanuel Sanders
That's crazy.
Colin Cowherd
The best teams.
Emmanuel Sanders
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
Why so? Because when you're, again, when you're IBM and you're looking down at companies, it's one thing when you're a startup, you're taking big swings to catch up. So I just wonder if Dan, again, it worked last night.
Emmanuel Sanders
It worked, but what's going to happen? Because we're expecting the Lions to go on a Super bowl run, right? What's going to happen when you get in these games in the playoff moments and those situations come up and it's like, you kick the field goal, you win the game. But that's our philosophy. We live by the sword, we die by the sword. Are you willing to die on that mound over that situation? But again, I'll deal with that when I get there. Right now I look like. I mean, that play last night, the situational football that he did last night was the right play for me. I hope in the playoffs it doesn't happen again. What happened versus the Niners in terms of just kicking a field goal and getting out of the game and going to the super bowl and winning the super bowl and getting some great hardware.
Colin Cowherd
So you know Sean Payton and what he has done with Bo Nicks. Now, Bo Nicks had 61 college starts, so he wasn't a kid like Anthony Richardson, who comes in, still doesn't really quite know how to do this quarterback thing. Bo Nix had been SEC Oregon 61 college starts. But watching Bo Nicks from week two to now is like, wow, right? Like, you tell me, you've been in the huddle, you've been at practice with Sean. What's his secret sauce? What does he do?
Emmanuel Sanders
When I was in New Orleans, I was I really impressed by Sean because we battled a lot of injuries. It was like during COVID so I was out, Mike Thomas was out and we had rookies that was coming in and I was expecting us to kind of really lose. Like, Sean Payton really didn't have too much to work with and he won. You know, that was a year that.
Colin Cowherd
Marcus Colston, did he show up? That was that before we had Marquez.
Emmanuel Sanders
Calloway, he was there, but it was young cats. But those guys were stepping in. They were rookies and they were balling like Sean Payton was getting them open air catching. They look like superstars, you know. And so it made me have a lot of respect for Sean because even after I retired, I still sit back and I think about Sean. I'm like, when I played for him, he was always two or three plays ahead of the defensive coordinator. Like, he knows football. So now when I'm looking at Bo Nicks and I look at Bo Nick's draft quarterback class, who is it? It's Caleb Jaden. It's Jaden Drake and who else are we missing?
Colin Cowherd
J.J. mcCarthy.
Emmanuel Sanders
J.J. mcCarthy. If you take those guys, right, and you plug them in and you ask them, who would you want to be your offensive coordinator Right now coming into the league? I think a majority of those guys going, Sean Payton.
Colin Cowherd
Right, Right.
Emmanuel Sanders
So you looking at Bo Nicks, and you like Bo. You hit the jackpot with Sean Payton.
Colin Cowherd
Yes. All right.
Emmanuel Sanders
Because you got. You got a legendary coach, a legendary offensive coordinator. It may take you a little while to get there and get familiar with each other, but I think even personalities. I think their personalities click well, too.
Colin Cowherd
You know, it's funny because I said, Russell Wilson is, like, hopelessly optimistic. Sean is. Bottom line, Sean can be curt. He can be harsh. Right.
Emmanuel Sanders
You remember the one footage of Bo Nicks getting on Sean Payton right in his face? It's the opposite.
Colin Cowherd
Right.
Emmanuel Sanders
And I. And I grew a lot of respect for Bo because I said, all right, man. I watch his Instagram, like, all right. He's very spiritual. I said, man, I just want to see that dog in him. I want to see that dog. So when I saw that, I said, I liked the guy because he got that dog in him. And that dog is that competitive nature. You know, you can be a good person, but you got to have some type of competitive nature. When it's time to ride, it's time to ride.
Colin Cowherd
So let's talk Russell Wilson. I didn't think. I thought he would go to Pittsburgh. And Justin Fields is very well liked, super athletic, in his athletic prime. And I thought he would go into that locker room and guys would be like, that's who we want. And that's kind of what happened because Russell had the calf injury. And then Mike Tomlin with a 4 and 2 record with Justin Fields, like, I'm gonna go with the old guy. And it got major pushback. Like Big Ben's, like, this is a mistake, and it has worked. Are you surprised?
Emmanuel Sanders
You probably don't remember last time we spoke, it was on virtual. We were talking about this. Should they go with Justin Fields or Russell Wilson? Cause Mike Tomlin was talking about going with Russ, and I said back, I said, the Steelers with Justin Fields. And I love Justin Fields, the way that he plays, but I don't think that they're super bowl contenders. The Steelers with Russell Wilson, to me, are super bowl contenders.
Colin Cowherd
He makes fewer mistakes.
Emmanuel Sanders
Yo, they have a shot. And in Denver, I used to always say, Russell's strength is the play action. Get him under the center and run play action. And that's what he did in Seattle.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, Kyler Murray's good at that, too. Arizona's starting to do that with Kyler a little bit. Right.
Emmanuel Sanders
So like coaches, sometimes they have a system, but sometimes you gotta fit your system to the player that you have. You gotta be able to change the place to your player strengths, and that's what the Steelers are doing. You see them going play action. They got Najee Harris at running back and they got that defense. So the Steelers to me, is a team that could win one home game and the next thing you know, go on the road. And they can be any. They one deep ball away from beating somebody because they have a defense, they got a run game, and they got a quarterback who has the experience now. So I think Mike Tomlin went, now that we looking at it, I think he made the right choice, and I know that he knows he made the right choice.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. And it wasn't an easy one.
Emmanuel Sanders
You saw him kiss Russ on the forehead.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I saw that.
Emmanuel Sanders
I love you, man.
Colin Cowherd
We talked about that. That was a real moment. So you played your last year in the league, you played with Josh Allen. So when Josh came in, I remember watching him in Wyoming, he played Iowa and Oregon. And I was told, I think by Greg Cosell, he said, go watch this kid at Wyoming. He was pretty awful. He had a huge arm. He was like a wild horse out of the barn. It was like he just flying everywhere. But I'm like, that dude throws like 65 yards running away from running to his left. And so you knew there was something there. And then early in his career, first year and a half, lot of mistakes. Your last year in the league you played with him, do you remember moments could have been a practice.
Emmanuel Sanders
Oh, yeah.
Colin Cowherd
Where he did something and you went, man, if this guy ever gets it refined, it's going to be all time stuff.
Emmanuel Sanders
I mean, he was already refined when I got there. I remember we played against Kansas City in a regular season, and I had ran a double move a little out and up and I was running and the corner was like, right here. So I'm thinking, oh, man, if he hangs this on the inside, like, it's an interception. So, like the ball could have been like a deep ball and let me run into it. He put it on the line, probably like 50 yards on the line. And literally I just remember putting my hands out and catching the ball and I was like. Like I wanted to celebrate because I felt like I did something, but I just pointed at Josh like, bro, like, what type of throw was that? And that's the God honest truth. Like, I mean, he's. He's a special talent. And what a lot of people don't understand about Josh is how big and strong and physical he is. Like, in order for Josh to get going, he needs that physicality.
Colin Cowherd
Andrew Luck used to say he liked getting hit once.
Emmanuel Sanders
It makes you feel like you in.
Colin Cowherd
The game, he wanted to get. I mean, Andrew was like a linebacker. Josh is built like a defensive line.
Emmanuel Sanders
100%, and he's a lot faster than people think. And he's one of the best teammates that I've ever been around. One thing that I like about Josh, even right now with the situation, he is when me and Diggs was there, like, we were the veteran receivers, right? Josh was kind of leaning on us a little bit for leadership and et cetera, et cetera. Now he's got these young guys, and he's the leader of them, right? There is no. There is no egos in the room. Like, it's like, hey, crack that safety. Don't ask any questions. And I think that that was the best thing for Josh, and I think that we're seeing the best version of.
Colin Cowherd
Josh because of it. I think he was even a little reckless with you. He was. Still would have games, right? When you and Staphon were there where you were like, oh, he'd make red zone throws. You're like, josh, he doesn't make those anymore.
Emmanuel Sanders
You know what it is, is when you're the main, main leader, you feel it's different.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
Emmanuel Sanders
You feel like you have a bigger responsibility on your shoulders to go out and perform, which I think is really good for Josh. And I think we're seeing the best version of him.
Colin Cowherd
So I love Green Bay. I feel Emanuel, they're the youngest great team in the league. And I think if you take the best five. I've said this. I think Green Bay's the best team in the NFL that can't win a Super Bowl. I think they're too young. I could be totally wrong.
Emmanuel Sanders
No, you're right.
Colin Cowherd
Is that how you feel?
Emmanuel Sanders
That's how I feel. That's how I feel.
Colin Cowherd
Why?
Emmanuel Sanders
I think it's not from a player's perspective with Green Bay right now. I think it's an experienced perspective, Right. I think two or three years down the road, I think maybe two, like, they're going to be right there. Because I love this quarterback, Jordan Love. He's one of my favorite quarterbacks to watch play the game.
Colin Cowherd
No, he is a talent.
Emmanuel Sanders
Yes, he is a talent. I love him in the pocket. Like, I got my son playing quarterback and I tell him, hey, watch this guy, because that's how I want you to play the game. Because I love the way he play. I love what Matt LaFleur is doing. But I just think from an experience standpoint, they're two years or a year away from being where we need them to be. But they're a good football team.
Colin Cowherd
They don't have, if you really look at them, they really don't have many players in their prime. Whereas Detroit's got about eight. Yeah, they're just by next year, Thanksgiving. Jordan loves probably entering his prime 100%. Reed's probably entering the first year of his prime. Yep.
Emmanuel Sanders
And it's going to be fun to watch. Finally, really fun to watch.
Colin Cowherd
Bill Belichick as a college football coach story today. He's interested in Carolina, the idea of him groveling to recruits. Do you think it works?
Emmanuel Sanders
You know, I don't like to keep talking about Belichick and his 24 year old girlfriend, but, man, hey, everybody said, oh, and if he brings the patriot way to college, it's not going to work. And I don't think it's going to work. But I think that, you know, Belichick's doing TV now. Like, I think he's getting a new energy about himself. Like, I think he's loving life even more now. So, like, like, you know, someone asked me the question, like, is it a good fit? Like, I would love to turn on the TV on Saturdays and see Bill Belichick coaching.
Colin Cowherd
We all would.
Emmanuel Sanders
For football. I want to see it happen for football.
Colin Cowherd
I think it would have worked 10 years ago when you had one recruiting period. Now you have two. The transfer portal, the nil. Even Nick Saban's like, I'm out of here.
Emmanuel Sanders
And that's, and that's a good point because Nick Saban said, I'm out of here. Because it turned into a business, because it changed on him. He was used to getting the recruits and saying, oh, I got you for four years. Or if you enter a portal and there's no money talk. Bill Belichick is coming into a situation. College football now is different. Like the money that these guys are being thrown out, like, I got someone that I'm close to, they just offer him 750,000 for one year. So the money. College football is now a business and Belichick is used to running NFL teams and he's been running like a business. So it's going to be interesting to see if he does take the college route, how good he can be, because it's not going to be that big of an adjustment for him, I don't think, because it is talking money now. But, you know, I think he has to get a younger, young staff around him to go out and recruit that.
Colin Cowherd
Right? That's.
Emmanuel Sanders
It comes down to a staff. It comes down to a staff. But he, he has to be the type of coach that young players or young coaches want to be around you, though, right? Like they want to be around you. The energy has to be good. But I think that he's starting to change. Like, even watching him on tv, like, see how funny he is, seeing how cool he is, like, I think he has the personality to do it if he wants to.
Colin Cowherd
Great seeing you, man. Hey, good, nice job on the facility this morning.
Emmanuel Sanders
Thank you.
Colin Cowherd
Appreciated that. We always love having you. So when you're here, stop by. We'll put you on for sure, man.
Emmanuel Sanders
Thanks for having me. All right, Ghost things, man.
Colin Cowherd
There you go.
Emmanuel Sanders
Smu.
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Colin Cowherd
Listen, Fans complain and I've always laughed about like NBA fan who complains about officiating. But they had 13 turnovers and missed 16 free throws. Like people make mistakes. Last night a lot of fans, Packer fans were like, oh, the officiating. Jared Goff's knee hit the ground. That shouldn't count on fourth and one. It's not college. In college you're down in the pros. A quarterback, unless he gives himself up on a slide or it's an intentional Knee. That was clearly not an intentional knee. Jared Goff is not down. College, yes. Pro, no. So, you know, and by the way, refs do miss things later in this game, and I don't consider it a big mess. But earlier in the game, Jordan loves. Head got slapped, folks. It's a level of regulated violence in this league. Quarterbacks get hit three or four times a game and they don't. They call half, they don't call others. That's just. You probably get that in Green Bay. You don't in the road. That's just a go either way call. The game is not officiated perfectly on Monday Night Football. There was a real key late down, third or fourth down for the Cleveland Browns, if you recall, and the refs missed it. Like number 77, Teller clearly was like a beat ahead of everybody. It was a missed call. It happens. I think the league, I mean, there are certain things you cannot replay. Now, I've always had a belief that in under two minutes you should have what I would call the umbrella replay. It covers everything. But I don't want it to be the NBA where the last three minutes, two minutes can take 35 minutes. So. So, you know, the idea that the NFL like this idea that, oh, it's rigged for Kansas City. It wouldn't be Andy Reid, Steve Spagnola, Chris Jones, Patrick Mahomes wouldn't be that. Listen, the head slap to Jordan Love. I see one every weekend. Some get it, some don't. What they really watch is when a big guy puts his weight on a quarterback, that's where the injuries happen. On a head slap like that, it's not. You don't get a ton of injuries on that. That's what they're trying to do, take injuries out of football. I mean, you could call holding on virtually every play. They don't. You could call pass interference 30 times a game. They don't. Some stuff slides and it's a very murky gray line. Here's Jared Goff on falling down last night on that big fourth down. Got tripped up there a little bit and bad feeling. When you're quarterback, not the first round that's happened in my career, you try to like stretch out and give it to him. I was. I was even probably flip it to him if I couldn't hand it to him, but made it happen, made it work, and David did the rest. Dan talked about the athletic situation. Yes. Yeah, yeah, real athletic to fall down on a routine handoff. So for the record, Jared Goff says, yeah, this happened to Me multiple times in the NFL and it's legal and you're not down, you can give yourself up on a slide. Or if you kneel down intentionally. Yeah, I don't think Jared Goff was in. Yeah. Or if the packers touched him when he kneeled. But in that instance, I couldn't believe the Internet's imploding like this happened. I see it all the time. How many times in a big spot in an NFL game in your life have you seen a quarterback like the right guard steps on his foot and he falls. He can get right back up and throw. As long as you're not touched. You can kneel as a quarterback intentionally. Obviously. Jared Goff on a fourth and one wasn't kneeling intentionally. Here's J. Mac with the news.
Emmanuel Sanders
No, no, no, no. Heard on the news.
Colin Cowherd
This is the Herdline news.
J Mac
All right, friend, let's start with college football. Texas, Georgia, I know you're fired up for this game. It is a rematch and the last time they played Carson Beck was awful. Three interceptions. And Cirque decided to bench Quinn Ewers.
Colin Cowherd
For a few series.
J Mac
Remember Arch Bannon came in for a quote unquote spark. Well, Sark was asked about his quarterback situation heading into the SEC championship. He said he fully believes in yours, but knows Manning can provide a spark if needed. I'm almost certain we'll see Arch Manning in this game. He played last week against A and M. A couple of key runs.
Colin Cowherd
Well, I think Texas had a very clunky offensive performance against the Yaggies on the road. No, no, no question. They're going to want to redeem themselves. And Georgia played it an eight overtime game and their defense looked gassed throughout that game. So one of the many reasons college overtimes are insane. You want overtime to be quick because injuries mount the longer a game goes on. So Georgia's banged up, they're exhausted. I think you're going to see points in this game. Everybody else thinks it's low scoring. I think you're going to see a worn out Georgia defense, but an offense that Carson Beck's played well in the last three games.
J Mac
This is a. If you know, NFL fans should check this game out because there's your two quarterback prospects that could go first round. I know we are all yours has.
Colin Cowherd
To me, yours has more upside. But I, I don't love either of these as NFL quarterbacks.
J Mac
So like Bo Nicks was super consistent at Oregon. Every game he's delivered 75%.
Colin Cowherd
These guys are all over the map.
J Mac
They're kind of still all over now. Bo Nicks is a little older. Right. Carson Beck is still a young guy, a young kid.
Colin Cowherd
He.
J Mac
This is, I believe, his second year starting. We don't have that much info on him. Like Nick started for how many years?
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, like I liked Carson Beck last year at this time, but a lot of that was Brock Bowers and Ladd McConnel. And so this year I've seen him without those players and he's come back down to earth.
J Mac
Yeah, yeah. Like the jets are going to be looking for a quarterback. I mean, what if they're drafting at 12? Is that too rich for Quinn Ewers?
Colin Cowherd
In my opinion, yes. Now, it's a weak top of the first round. It's a good draft for about four rounds, four and a half rounds. It's not great late. It's not great at the top. So Quinn Ewers, because he plays quarterback, could absolutely go. If some offensive coach sees him and thinks I can make something of him. Yeah.
J Mac
Remember this time last year, J.J. mcCarthy, there was some. Some chatter he could go first round. Nobody thought he was going top 12, did they? I mean, McCarthy went. He had, you know, he had that almost interception against Alabama on like the first play and then rebound and finish good. Yeah. It should be a good quarterback draft. Next up, Colin, let's go to Bill Belichick. You talked about his North Carolina interview last hour. Well, along with that. Okay, now, you know what this is? This is information season. A report from Dan Graziano at ESPN said some feel Belichick, quote, won't insist on the same level of organization control as he had with the Patriots. But of course, not everyone believes that. I am very curious what you believe.
Colin Cowherd
I would not hire Bill Belichick. If he has anything to say with personnel, would not hire him.
J Mac
Well, Atlanta Falcons did that, by the way. Yeah, he apparently wanted. No, we're the Atlanta Falcons now, by the way, first place that we all thought. First place they look, they've underachieved at this point.
Colin Cowherd
Michael Penix comes on in the half and pulls out a win over Minnesota. You're gonna say, what a brilliant move.
J Mac
What is the line? If and buts were candy and nuts, or so I forget it. But let's be real. They had a shot at Bill Belichick. Atlanta. Nobody else wanted Belichick because allegedly of the control thing. I wonder if maybe that stance has softened from Belichick. He's not willing to totally be in control.
Colin Cowherd
Did you go to college?
J Mac
He interviewed a college. You gotta collaborate with the AD you gotta work with the other coaches in sports. You gotta work with the collectives.
Colin Cowherd
I don't see Bill pivoting to a great collaborator after all these years of dominating. I just not.
J Mac
Tiger doesn't change his stripes.
Colin Cowherd
Look at him.
J Mac
Come on, he's dating a 25 year old. He's changing.
Colin Cowherd
That's different. I'll just say that that's different.
J Mac
Just leave it there. Okay. All right, we'll go to the final story and I guess it's time we talk about awards. Right? Well, this gentleman on the screen is dominating Brock Bowers. What a season he's had. So this is a long season, right? So the first five weeks, Jaden Daniels was a lock. Then your guy Bo Nicks came on strong. Caleb Williams kind of sputtering. But how about Antonio Pierce's tight end, Brock Bowers? He's making a push. And here's Pierce on Brock Bowers.
Questlove
Now this one, this guy's different. This is different because when you get matched up on the number one corner, when you get a double team throughout the field and they know we're gonna.
Colin Cowherd
Throw the ball, we're gonna keep throwing the ball. And he's one of those matchups, it's.
Questlove
Really like a running back.
Colin Cowherd
He's a receiver where the ball's in the air. He has the ball in his head. I mean, he's punishing people.
Questlove
And he's skilled enough obviously with his.
Colin Cowherd
Hands and his catch radius.
Questlove
I can't really speak highly enough about this player.
Colin Cowherd
I think he's the best tight end prospect. I think Kellen Winslow Jr. When he came into the NFL and he had some personal issues, but I thought he was an all time great prospect. I think this guy is. I mean, my buddy runs the organization. He's like, he can beat number one corners, I think. I mean, look at it, look at how he runs. He's Josh Allen at tight end. You're going to get one of those a decade in the league. He is literally different. By the way, Kirby Smart has told people in all his years coaching Georgia, that was his best player. He is Josh Allen as a tight end. He just is. I'm sorry, he is a freak.
J Mac
So the Raiders have lost eight in a row, but if you look at the target share for bowers the last four games, 14 targets, 10 targets, 16, they're force feeding him. He's going to be a foundational piece for the Raiders.
Colin Cowherd
And here's the thing, if you're the Raiders, because Myers, the other tight end, okay, Jacoby, Myers, no, they have Jacoby Myers, who I like, but they have a left tackle. They have a superstar in Brock Bowers and I mean a superstar. Another good tackle, tight end. I don't think they're a massive rebuild. I think if the Raiders got Shadur Sanders, I think they're very interesting day one because I think they play hard and play good defense. With Antonio, if you gave me Shadour Sanders, he has the freak of his generation at tight end that young quarterbacks and tight ends are money. That's I mean, I just think the Raiders get the quarterback right and maybe one other perimeter weapon offensively. Watch out.
J Mac
So you had Brady and Gronk together. You have Mahomes and Kelce. We know tight ends are cheaper than these diva wide receivers who want to be the highest paid in the game. Maybe this is a potential new model. Shedeur and Bowers and oh my gosh, we got something really cooking in he.
Colin Cowherd
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Colin Cowherd
Urban Meyer last hour. You know, I say this all the time, either to my kids or in my business. I own nobody solves anything. There's never been a problem solved pointing a finger. You just got to own it, right? Like you got to own your stuff. And sometimes, you know, I watch fans always want to point fingers. I saw, you know, liberals do it after they lost the election. It's finger pointing at you dumb voters who did you look in the mirror, solve problems by inspecting your decisions and looking in the mirror. That's how you solve political issues, business issues. So everybody wants to blame officials. This week, this past weekend, we saw something. The officials are absolutely worried about the Trevor Lawrence slide, where he slides, I thought he slid late and he got whacked. And I was with Tom Brady, who came on the show. I think there is some responsibility to Trevor Lawrence and quarterbacks. He slides late. And defensive players feel trapped. They don't know what to do. But you saw the league not only throw a flag but kick the player out for almost a month. That's what they're worried about. They're not, they're not, you know, they're not losing sleep. They don't want head slaps to Jordan Love. That's not what they want. But the NFL, because of the style of play and the regulated level of violence, they could throw a flag every play. They want to keep the game going. But that that on Trevor Lawrence, where I think the quarterback slid late, they kicked the guy out for almost a month. Tom Brady talked about that incident. Defensive players have to be aggressive. That's Their nature. I was trying to be aggressive on offense. We tried to block aggressively and at the same time the defense tries to tackle aggressively. So I don't know. There's an aspect to me that I think the quarterback and the certainly the quarterbacks need to take better care of themselves. The aspect, again, for a play caller. There's more design runs for quarterbacks ever now than in the history of the NFL. So are we really trying to protect quarterbacks? Because if you are trying to do it through the rules, then why are the offensive coordinators not protecting their quarterbacks by keeping them in the pocket? And maybe they fine or penalize a quarterback for sliding late, you know, and say, look, we, if we don't want these hits to take place, we've got to penalize the offense and the defense. Yeah. And I don't. I kind of sided with Tom here and Drew Brees came on two days later and also said, you know, there's a responsibility by the offensive player. What you're asking an offensive player to do, think about what you're asking him to do. Choreography. You can't even move your right finger or it's illegal. You can have illegal motion. You're lining up wrong. Everything about offense, it's kind of brain power, lining up multiple audibles, total, absolute choreography. Well, that's, that's not what defense is. Defensive guys can move whatever they want to do before the snap. They don't have to be lined up. They can move anywhere they want to move. Their job is to blow stuff up, create chaos. So the mindset of an offensive player is efficiency and choreography and playing fast and alert. The mindset of a defensive player is I'm going to mess this thing up. I'm going to blow this play up. So you've got a different mindset playing it. So you're asking a Houston Texan who's a very aggressive player, he's running full speed at Trevor Lawrence and then Lawrence slides a foot late and he's already leaning in. So I mean, look at, look when he slides. Do it again really quickly here. So freeze it. When he starts to slide, Boom. Okay, the defensive player is already getting down. He's already low. He is already in the process. His knee hasn't hit yet. Trevor Lawrence is not officially downed. His knee is not touched. The defensive player, if you look, he is already with Trevor Lawrence already going down. He's lower than Trevor Lawrence. He is moving in for the shot. And now let it go. Bang, bang from there to the hit. Less than half a second so just think what you just saw. The freeze frame. Boom. That is. That is three tenths of a second. And you are looking for the perfect hit. When you freeze that slide, his knee is not down and that defensive player is already below him. That means he has a. He is a missile. That missile has been fired to the player. Now if Trevor 2 1/2 to 3ft earlier slides, then it's like, okay, that takes. But I don't view it as a complete cheap shot. I view it as a late hit. But I'm, I'm, I'm with Brady on this thing. I think it's much closer. And you have to remember, you know, it's like you're a little bit of a fighter pilot on defense. There's risk. It takes a certain level of courage. You know that. Not football players aren't all the same. Some positions, quarterback are very much about mechanics and rhythm. Some cornerback, for instance, like a sauce garden corner, it's about confidence because you're going to get beat. Every corner in this league. Patrick certain against Cleveland got beat badly and he's the best corner in football. But you can't lose your confidence. So for a defensive player, a corner, it's all about confidence. You can't lose it when you get beat because you're going to get beat. The best in the business get beat. The best left tackles in football don't get beat that much. So that's a technical position. Offensive lines tend to be brute strength and technical cohesion. That's not. Secondaries can be cohesion, playing well together in space. But every football player has a different task, a different assignment and a different mindset. And these defensive guys now, they don't make as much money. They don't want to pay safeties. You mean, even when you get to be like Jadarius Sneed Kansas City and you're a great corner, they move officer, you send him to a bad team. I mean, that's the reality. NFL teams now want to pay one defensive player. Go look at Kansas City, they'll pay Chris Jones. Then they'll just keep their defense young and keep drafting. They're spending money. Quarterback, tight end, guard, right tackle, left tackle. Teams will spend money. Now look at the Rams. They're not paying anybody on defense, they're not. They let Jalen Ramsey go. I mean, they, they're only paying off. Tight end makes money. Cooper cup makes money. Matt Stafford makes money. Rob Havenstein, right tackle, makes money. Rams are paying four or five offensive guys. They're paying nobody on defense. They just keep drafting and keeping it cheap. They had Ernest Jones. J. Mac used to make funny. Rams had this great interior linebacker. Ernest Jones, excellent player, second, third best player, let him go. So defensive guys now can't get paid. Ernest Jones comes in from like Texas A&M, third round guy overachieves, he's a great player. They let him go. Go Tyler Higsby, a good tight end. They sign him. So these defensive guys now are thinking, man, none of us get paid unless you're like Max Crosby or your Chris Jones. You know, if you're an elite pass rusher, a bosa, you're getting paid. Everybody else, you gotta make an impression. J. Mac doesn't like this.
J Mac
You think that's a good model, huh?
Colin Cowherd
It's just. It is what it is.
J Mac
Well, no, no, no. That's what everybody's doing now because they think, oh, it worked for the Chiefs. The Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes, hey, we don't have to pay anybody. We don't need a wide receiver. We could just pay two defenders, basically, is what they're doing. Just because it worked for the Chiefs is not going to work for everybody.
Colin Cowherd
That's right.
J Mac
So I would, if I were smart, I would try to do things differently. I would be looking outside the box, like what the 49ers have done with this Brock Purdy experiment. And that's, by the way, the most fascinating quarterback decision this off season. Colin.
Colin Cowherd
It's a decision they don't have to make. Say, Mr. Purdy, I'm not trying to get fired.
J Mac
I like my job, but I cannot stand when you say that.
Colin Cowherd
Colin. Oh, my gosh.
J Mac
They don't have to pay.
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Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 2: The Blazin' 5
Release Date: December 6, 2024
Host: Colin Cowherd
Guest: Emmanuel Sanders
Duration: Approximately 54 minutes
In this episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, host Colin Cowherd delves into the top sports stories of the day, focusing primarily on NFL predictions for the upcoming weekend. The segment features insightful analysis of Colin's "Blazin' Five" picks, followed by an in-depth conversation with former NFL player Emmanuel Sanders, offering expert perspectives on team strategies, quarterback performances, and coaching decisions.
Colin Cowherd introduces his "Blazin' Five," a set of five NFL game predictions he believes will be pivotal for the week. Each pick is backed by statistical analysis and player performance insights.
Minnesota Vikings at Home vs. Atlanta Falcons
"They are aggressive. They are second in the league in takeaways, fourth in sacks... Cousins for Atlanta is reeling." ([03:24])
Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets
"I think the Dolphins playing for more and have more momentum... Aaron Rodgers... looks tired in the second half." ([05:33])
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
"Cleveland's offensive personnel and coaching... I think the Browns cover." ([07:15])
Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams
"Josh Allen can't get to him... He is the best version of Josh." ([08:50])
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
"Mahomes is heating up... Chargers have an anemic offense... I like the Chiefs to win." ([10:20])
Former NFL wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders joins Colin to dissect the week's predictions and broader NFL strategies.
Jameis Winston vs. Geno Smith:
Colin and Emmanuel debate the effectiveness of Jameis Winston compared to Geno Smith, with Colin arguing Winston's talent despite his risks.
Colin: "Jameis has talent more likely to..." ([09:54])
Emmanuel: "Jameis is a special talent. And what a lot of people don't understand about Josh is how big and strong and physical he is." ([19:03])
Russell Wilson vs. Justin Fields for the Steelers:
The conversation shifts to the Steelers' quarterback choice, analyzing Mike Tomlin's decision to stick with Justin Fields over Russell Wilson. Emmanuel supports Fields, citing his leadership and adaptability.
Emmanuel: "I love Justin Fields, the way that he plays... The Steelers, to me, are a team that could win one home game and... any team. They have a defense, a run game, and an experienced quarterback." ([16:39])
Dan Campbell and Detroit's Coaching Style:
Colin reflects on Dan Campbell's risk-taking approach with the Detroit Lions, comparing it to investment strategies. Emmanuel contemplates whether Campbell will maintain his bold philosophy as the team progresses.
Colin: "There's a time in your life to take bigger risks... same with Philadelphia." ([10:43])
Emmanuel: "As Dan Campbell gets older, would he stick with his philosophy...?" ([11:28])
Bill Belichick's Potential Move to College Coaching:
The duo discusses rumors of Bill Belichick considering a coaching position in college football, debating whether his NFL strategies would translate effectively to the collegiate level.
Colin: "I would not hire Bill Belichick. If he has anything to say with personnel, would not hire him." ([34:10])
Emmanuel: "College football is now a business... but he has the personality to do it if he wants to." ([22:00])
Colin and J Mac analyze the Texas vs. Georgia rematch, focusing on quarterback prospects and team performances.
Texas vs. Georgia Rematch:
Colin predicts a high-scoring game due to Georgia's exhaustion from an eight-overtime loss and Texas's improved quarterback performance this season.
Colin: "I think you're going to see a worn-out Georgia defense, but an offense that Carson Beck's played well in the last three games." ([31:31])
Quarterback Prospects:
They discuss the potential NFL impact of college quarterbacks like Bo Nix and Quinn Ewers, assessing their readiness and consistency for the professional level.
J Mac: "Bo Nicks was super consistent at Oregon... Quinn Ewers could absolutely go if some offensive coach sees him and thinks I can make something of him." ([32:53])
The episode spotlights tight end Brock Bowers, highlighting his exceptional season and potential accolades.
Brock Bowers' Performance:
Colin praises Bowers as the best tight end prospect, comparing his physicality and skill to historical greats like Kellen Winslow Jr. and even quarterbacks like Josh Allen.
Colin: "He is like Josh Allen as a tight end. He just is. I think he is a freak." ([35:50])
Raiders' Offensive Strategy:
The discussion extends to the Las Vegas Raiders' utilization of Bowers and their offensive strategies, suggesting he could be a foundational piece for the team's future.
J Mac: "They have a superstar in Brock Bowers... This is a potential new model." ([37:33])
In the latter part of the episode, Colin addresses controversies surrounding NFL officiating, particularly focusing on quarterback safety and late hits.
Trevor Lawrence Incident:
Colin provides a detailed analysis of an incident involving Trevor Lawrence sliding late, resulting in a nearly one-month suspension. He critiques the consistency of referee decisions and the league's approach to quarterback protection.
Colin: "I think it's a late hit, but I'm with Brady on this thing." ([43:08])
Mindset Differences Between Offense and Defense:
He elaborates on the contrasting mindsets of offensive and defensive players, arguing that rules alone cannot bridge the gap in physical confrontations on the field.
Colin: "The mindset of an offensive player is efficiency and choreography... the defensive player is I'm going to mess this thing up." ([47:30])
Colin Cowherd wraps up the episode by reinforcing the significance of owning one's decisions in both sports and personal life. He emphasizes the importance of strategic thinking in team management and player development, drawing parallels between football strategies and investment philosophies.
Colin: "You just have to own it, right? You got to own your stuff. And sometimes... you just solve problems by looking in the mirror." ([52:00])
The episode concludes with promotional segments for various podcasts and sponsors, maintaining the engaging and informative tone characteristic of The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
Colin Cowherd:
"They are aggressive. They are second in the league in takeaways, fourth in sacks... Cousins for Atlanta is reeling." ([03:24])
"I love the Steelers to me, are a team that could win one home game and... any team." ([16:39])
"He is like Josh Allen as a tight end. He just is. I think he is a freak." ([35:50])
"The mindset of an offensive player is efficiency and choreography... the defensive player is I'm going to mess this thing up." ([47:30])
Emmanuel Sanders:
"You have to have some type of competitive nature. When it's time to ride, it's time to ride." ([15:40])
"Josh Allen can't get to him... He is the best version of Josh." ([19:03])
"There is no egos in the room. Like, it's like, hey, crack that safety. Don't ask any questions." ([19:07])
This comprehensive analysis equips listeners with a nuanced understanding of the week's NFL landscape, blending statistical insight with expert commentary to inform and engage both avid fans and casual observers.