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My skin gets flaky and itchy, so.
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Was a total game changer.
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If you're struggling with plaque psoriasis, talk to your doctor about Otla visit otzla.com for more information or call 1-8444-oteZLA for pres info about cost and more. Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio and noon to 3 Eastern, 9am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for the herd@foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. You're listening to FOX Sports Radio. Here we go. It's hour two. It's a Monday, Chiefs Eagles Super Bowl. I like the team in red. I think give me time. Two weeks away. Live in Los Angeles, it's the Herd. Wherever you may be and however you may be listening, thanks for making us part of your day. All right, Matt Hasselbeck's a couple of minutes out. We got a lot of stuff to discuss. I had to talk J. Mac yesterday through text off the ledge. He was getting all worked up and I said there's 13 minutes left in the game. Can't be your life preserv. You got to get past that fourth and inches. But it was.
Joy Taylor
I think I've seen this movie before. Come on, it's every Chiefs Bills game.
Colin Cowherd
Ask yourself this. What if Dalton Kincaid catches that?
Joy Taylor
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
Just. Just one play.
Joy Taylor
If you look at the the old 22, you'll see Shakir. Remember the play Jeremiah Smith ran against Notre Dame? Wide open. Shakir was open. But the corner blitz came and Allen didn't have time to think back. Oh, I got him.
Colin Cowherd
And they. And they knew which corner to blitz because they knew where Josh was rolling.
Joy Taylor
You know who the real MVP is? Spagnolo. Yeah, he was the MVP of the Super Bowl. He was the MVP of this game last night. Right. The one blitz when it mattered in the highest lever spot.
Colin Cowherd
Here we go. Colin right. Colin wrong. On a Monday. Plenty of both where Colin was right. I said when Saquon Barkley. I said it March 11. He's going to be gigantic for Philadelphia because of their wide receiving talent and because of their O line. You won't be able to jam the box. Those safeties will have to play outside and Barkley's going to have record setting years. If you look at the mobility of hurts an offensive coach, their O line, they're wide receiving talent. It's just absolutely unthinkable. The New York Giants roll the dice and let Saquon Barkley. March 11th. I said it. People don't like paying running backs. I would pay running backs. Fletcher Cox left the game. They had some money. I was a huge fan of the move. Not just because, remember at the time everybody was like, whoa. Running backs. Barkley was the perfect fit. The icing on a great cake. Where Colin was raw Friday, I said Kansas City, the jig is up. 28, 27 Buffalo. They're too talented and I thought they were. And if Dalton Kincaid catches that ball, they could still win. But this reductionist, 4th and 1. Josh Allen gets the ball every time. Stuff doesn't work for me at all. And in the end, once again, Mahomes, Reed and Spags elevate, expand, not contract. In the playoffs. Where Colin was right, I like Sean McDermott. I think he's Mike McCarthy on the defensive side of the ball. But good coaches don't win against great quarterbacks and coaches. I said this in big games. Where's his defense against Kansas City? They're scoring 35 points every time these two teams meet in the playoffs. I also think he gets tight. I also think on those fourth and ones it felt like they were just sort of ad libbing it and letting Josh do what Josh needed to be done. I didn't like that at all. Where Colin was wrong, I'm wrong on Nick Ceriani, I don't, I don't like the method. But players love him. Philly loves him, city loves him and the GM and the coach love him. His playoff record now is 5 and 3. He has had multiple coordinators. He may be more coordinator driven than a lot of coaches, but he's an emotional guy that lives on the edge and the team in the locker room respond to him. And that's really what coaching is. The Lions respond to Dan Campbell. The Chargers respond to Jim Harbaugh. So much of this sport is taking alpha male pro athletes and do they buy into the messaging. And in Philadelphia with Nick Ceriani, I was wrong. They do every Sunday. Where Colin was right, I predicted when Brian Schottenheimer News came out, I said, if he gets hired, this is going to be met with utter outrage and dismay. This will not just be a mediocre coaching hire. 14 years as a coordinator, first time he's been even discussed as a head coach. And Jerry Jones did a 10pm Friday news dump for those that were awake. It was met with outrage in the cowboy community and beyond. This is just not a good enough hire. Where Colin was wrong, I thought Xavier worthy of Kansas City, who had a season high in yards, I thought as a first round pick he'd probably end up being a gadget guy, four or five plays a game yesterday over 100 yards, a TD, seven targets. He felt like yesterday he can be either a number one with a Rasheed rice or a 1A. But Kansas City, and this is what they're prone to do, they tend to develop players, especially wide receivers and targets over the course of a long season. And Worthy who I remember, I remember the first game he played. I think he had a touchdown in his first game or a couple big plays and I thought that's just what he's going to be. But he was a volume receiver yesterday where Colin was right. Pete Carroll hired by the Raiders. When his name first came out, it was dismissed. He was too old. And I'm like Pete Carroll, age is not the issue. In fact, even in Seattle his last two years and winning seasons with Geno Smith in a tough division. So he got pushed back early and I didn't understand it. I think Pete's a very good coach now. Do I think sometimes he's too loyal to assistants I don't love? Yes. But that's probably a good human quality. It's not a great coaching quality sometimes. But a lot of people dismissed Pete Carroll. Raiders didn't. Smart teams didn't. Where Colin was wrong? Well, I thought when Mike McCarthy bailed on the Cowboys next to Mike Vrabel, he'd be the number one candidate and there's only one job left and I'm not sure he's going to get the Saints job. He didn't even interview for other jobs. Now is that McCarthy's choice? Is he looking at all the openings and saying New England, Chicago after that, I'm not interested. But I thought he would be a hot coaching candidate and he's not. Where Collin was right. I not only picked Ohio State to be in the national championship when they lost to Oregon at Austin, I said they'd be in the national championship. When they lost to Michigan, I said stop it. I think they're still odds on favorite to play for the national championship. I thought Ryan Day and Chip Kelly did what he was hired to do. I just ran into Skip Friday. Is that kind of. As the NFL and college now feel kind of more seamless now you have a big playoff in college like the pros. Guys are getting paid like the pros. You're going to need the kind of emotional guy in Chip Kelly that can build like pro game plans, keeping some stuff, showing other stuff. There's a different way to coach now. Not just go to the Citrus Bowl. You got game after game after game against the best teams and coaches. And a lot of people bailed on Ohio State and Ryan Day. But I felt even after the losses to Michigan and Oregon, they were as good as anybody in the country. Colin right. Colin wrong. And with that, we bring in Matt Hasselbeck. 18 years, three Pro Bowls, Super Bowls. You know, you never wavered on Philadelphia. The louder they got, the more you liked them. And yeah, I mean, really, it's funny. It's like I. I don't like their methodology at all.
Matt Hasselbeck
I was apologizing for, like, listen, everyone was calling for Ryan Day's head, and they were calling for Nick Sirianni. Like, it's. It's kind of hilarious now. I remember sticking up for Philly on this show.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
Matt Hasselbeck
Like, right before they were going to play Tampa and everybody that I know that's a Philly fan, they were like, oh, you don't know our team. You don't know our coach. You don't know our drama. And I'm like, wait a second, why do I like your team more than you like your team? It's kind of hilarious. And I joke this is the fan base that booze Santa Claus. But I certainly feel like they're excited about Nick Sirianni and company now.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, you know, it's interesting. Jalen hurts. I think he's really good. I don't know if he's great, but I will say this, Matt, about four times a game, he is asked to make an 18, 20, 21 yard throw. And you know what? In the moment, I trust him. I trust him in these big moments. I don't know if it's pretty. It doesn't look aesthetically as nice as others, but, boy, in these big moments, he's got that. And a lot of you guys had this. You had this. He doesn't get too high or low. I just feel like he's got the perfect temperament to be a quarterback in these highly dramatic games.
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah, he's one of the best that I've ever seen in terms of not getting too high or too low, responding to the moment. The questions with him have obviously been health. You know, he had the knee injury, but then also, you heard Tom Brady allude to it during the broadcast. He said, you know, sometimes he'll knock him the team out of field goal range trying to do something with his legs, doing a little whirly bird, you know, spinning out of something that he doesn't need to. He could throw the ball on time. But I thought what he did really well yesterday is while he did that the play ended in a throwaway. He protected the team by protecting field position that way and really I thought he was outstanding. Now he's going up against Patrick Mahomes and just like last time, he's going to get not judged not only on the stats who he is as a passer, but if you remember in the, in the matchup last time in the super bowl, he played pretty well except he fumbled one time and it was a scoop and score for the Chiefs that ended up being a three point game. And so he's going to have to be flawless in all areas of his game to get the win this time.
Colin Cowherd
So one of the things, and I really want to break this down so one of the things they do well is their tush push. Buffalo felt very ad lib to me. I do. I did not like them. I would give the ball to James Cook, who I think is one of the most underrated players in the league. Not only does position that period, James Cook is a tremendous player. So when I watch the tush push of Buffalo, I'm like, guys, you got a whole playbook. But for some reason with Philly, I feel like, well, that's their play, like that's what they do. How do you view it?
Matt Hasselbeck
No doubt. I mean, when you look at those two teams, it's chess versus checkers. If you go back and watch how both those teams lined up in that exact same situation, third and one fourth and one short yardage situation, Philly, they know what they're doing. Their linemen are low. There's 11 people around the, around the ball, everybody's pushing. If not, you've got a decoy, like plays off of it. You got big people in there. You look at Buffalo, people are spread out. You're in three wides, your tight end's not even on the line of scrimmage. You've made it easier for Kansas City. You heard Jim Nance and Tony Romo talking about, hey, we know he likes to come to his left. The predictability for Buffalo was, was a major, major problem. And then on a couple of them, the one where Josh jumps over the top, you got a wide receiver back there dancing and celebrating where Philly, like they're all dialed in. 11 guys matter on this play until the whistle blows. And so like they're going to sit, they're going to sit around and say, oh, we got a bad spot that one time. But the truth of the matter is you lacked creativity. You just said, hey Josh, go get a go. Put your Superman cape on. And just go get us a yard, go get us a yard and a half. No, it doesn't work that way. Philly does it differently than the rest of the league. It's a copycat league. But this was a, this was like a poor imitation in terms of the QB sneak. One team does it really well, the other team is going home because they didn't do it as well.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. And I feel like about every third time Buffalo's Josh Allen is looking to pitch it, which is nightmare scenario just like you 6, 7 guy up there perched up at top trying to pitch it.
Matt Hasselbeck
So I and Colin, if you remember, early this season season, the Philadelphia Eagles were taking a lot of heat in the first month of the season because they weren't good at the tush push. And I, I said it then I said, you know, most teams have to get 10 yards. The Philadelphia Eagles have mastered this play, so they have to get like eight and a half, nine yards to get a first down because they're automatic early in the year. And people were saying, oh, they don't have Jason Kelce. They don't. I do believe there's detail to how these guys are getting it done in Philly that other teams don't have.
Colin Cowherd
So there's so much to unpack. In the Chiefs Bills game. I've said this, whenever you get two Titans, you're always going to complain about officiating. If I recall, you were in a Super bowl against Pittsburgh. I swear to God, every call went against you. You had, I mean, in fact, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette the next day did a poll and they said the Seahawks got host. So you've been in these big games. But here's why I'm going to defend Kansas City. First, I didn't like the 4th and 1 stuff by Buffalo. Second, the Dalton Kincaid drop. The other thing is, I understand physical football wins, but essentially they ran the ball 16 out of 17 times to start the second half and I'm like, wow, that's really restrictive. You could do that with a lot of quarterbacks. I'm not even doing that with Jalen Hurts. Forget Josh Allen. I didn't love some situational circumstantial coaching by the Bills. So I'm not going to give you that argument. I felt Spags and Andy Reid had great days. I didn't think Brady and McDermott had necessarily great days. Or am I off there?
Matt Hasselbeck
Well, I was really disappointed in the short yardage and goal line plan, the two point plan. I was really disappointed in that. But I would put more Blame on. First of all, I don't think the Buffalo Bills defense is very good. I don't think they showed up. Like if you, if they want to complain for a reason, like why they didn't win the game, they didn't play well. I thought the defensive calls were fine. I think they need to play better in the back end and that's just a fact. But other than that, I would say the guys around Josh Allen need to step up the way the guys around Patrick Mahomes stepped up. I mean that Xavier worthy catch, I mean it really, first of all could have been a sack. He could have knocked him out of field goal range. Then he throws it up and it could have been an interception. Except what? Except a guy on Patrick Mahomes team went above and beyond and made a play that was a difference making play for his team. Now it's first and goal from the three yard line after that play. On the flip side, I just don't think the guys around Josh Allen made those plays. You mentioned the drop at the end of the game. Yes. Was it a great call by Steve Spagnolo? Yes, it was. Did Josh Allen do something heroic and give his guys a chance to be in field goal range and send it to overtime? Yes, he did. Yes, he did. And again, like, I just think the people around these star quarterbacks stepping up or not stepping up has been the difference. And in quite honestly the biggest thing for me, I mentioned it, Buffalo's defense, I just, they just, they did not play well enough to deserve to be in the super bowl, in my opinion.
Colin Cowherd
You know, I was saying this. Tiger woods wore the red on Sunday, Mahomes red on Sunday. Michael Jordan, there is something about this, is that Michael did this to people. Tiger definitely did it to people and Mahomes is doing it to people. They get in your head is that we all watch the highlights on Tiger woods, the gallery. You know, a golfer would be on the two holes behind Tiger and the gallery would scream and he knew that Tiger hit a great shot and all of a sudden now are you grabbing a different club in the bag? What's interesting about Mahomes is that he rushed 11 times yesterday. He rushes four times a game. I thought from the first series on. Matt, and maybe you've witnessed this in your career. The great players get almost more aggressive in big games. I don't know if they feel a need to do it or responsibility. But I think Mahomes feels different every time he plays Buffalo. He feels different to me.
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah, I kind of agree with you. And I thought Josh Allen, as well as he played yesterday, he started out kind of shaky. And I thought the Buffalo defense started out a little bit shaky. Like they, you know, they would see it was play action, the move the pocket type play, and they would turn their back and just sprint to the receivers, like, eliminate, like not even thinking that, hey, Patrick Mahomes can use his legs and run for these first downs, run for these touchdowns. I just thought they were off balance themselves. But even when it was a good play call defensively, you saw guys getting picked off. You got Demar Hamlin one on one against Xavier. Worthy mismatch. It's a quick five yard out route. It would have been a touchdown in flag football. It just, to me, it just was not. It wasn't a championship performance by the defense. And it was like they were surprised that Patrick Mahomes can use his legs as well as he did. And that should be no surprise to anybody by now.
Colin Cowherd
You are part of a Super bowl that was largely viewed as a poorly officiated Super Bowl. So you tell me, how do players. Because fans complain about it? I don't hear, I don't hear players a lot complaining about it. How do you view, in a big game, officiating on close calls, did your coach tell you not to worry about it? How'd you view it?
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah, well, the players are just afraid to get fined like that. So whatever anybody says at the podium, you just choose your words so carefully. Some guys do it well, they say like, oh, it was us against everybody. You know, they beat around the bush. Other guys have to learn the hard way. By getting fined? No, I think it comes down to control what you can control. But when you talk about the spot, right? When you talk about like, everyone just expects Jordan, Tiger Woods, Patrick Mahomes to do it. The fans expect it. Like, you wonder, like, these refs are human. Do they just sort of expect it? Are they almost just like, yeah, we kind of know what's going to happen here. So I do think this year in the off season, I do think they will introduce some sort of change to how we measure a first down. Like, you watch tennis, you watch baseball, you watch golf. They have technology that can tell you where a ball goes by the centimeter. Why can't we do that in football? Why do we still have a bunch of old retired guys holding a chain and say, oh yeah, 10 yards is like right about there. One ref on one side, the other official on the other side. Traditionally, you try out new technologies like that in The Pro bowl or in four preseason games. We no longer have a Pro Bowl. We no longer have four preseason games. So when are they going to work the kinks out of technology? I don't know. But I would expect that there's going to be at least somebody lobbying for a change in how we measure a first down going forward.
Colin Cowherd
Philadelphia the better maybe roster Kansas City coach quarterback edge is do you have an initial interpretation or opinion on the super bowl matchup?
Matt Hasselbeck
Well, my opinion is that, you know, the Chiefs will start out as the favorites and then, you know, all the degenerate types in Philly will bet on the Eagles and it'll change. But there truly is an excitement right now with the Philadelphia Eagles with their fan base. You know, I don't know if the Chiefs are quite as excited. They're like, yeah, we expected to be here, but like Philly is rocking right now. I think New Orleans is going to be rocking for that reason. And there, there will be a movement here. You play great defense, you run the ball really well at a historic rate. You can win a Super Bowl. That is absolutely a formula that people believe in. And so you could sell the story like, hey, if you're going to take down the mighty Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, this is how you do it. This is how you neutralize a great pass rush. Should be a great matchup. If you love the passing game, you're going for the Chiefs. If you love the running game, great defense, sound defense, you know, you're going for, you're going for the Eagles. And I would say like just having gone against Spags many times in my career and I'm thinking like, he's one of the toughest guys to go against. One of the best things you can do against an exotic blitz, critical moment type team is run right at them, run right at their blitz, their blitz in your protection. You make sure they're gap sound in what they're doing with their blitz schemes. And so for that reason, this should be an epic matchup.
Colin Cowherd
Finally, you're the GM and they've got a good one in Washington. What are the two or three pieces maybe in the draft or free agency. Matt the give me two or three pieces. You would add to Jaden Daniels going forward.
Matt Hasselbeck
You have to improve that defense. Like that defense. I mean when you look at the success that rookie quarterbacks have traditionally had in this league, they've got like a top five defense, he has a bottom half defense. Like they are not anywhere near matching the level of talent that he has. He is carrying that team. Unlike what's happened with other rookie quarterbacks, where the defense carries them. Invest in that defense, make them better. Now, also understand the division that you're in, you're going up against Philly. They got a great D line. So you better make sure that it's at least a wash. It's not a huge liability with who you have up front protecting him. And then I do think, because he is such an elite talent, if you could pair him with an elite, another weapon in the passing game, wherever you want to find that, whether it's wide receiver, somebody out of the back, whatever, he's that talented that I think that it's. It's a worthy investment to. To go find him somebody that's uncoverable with. With formational matchups.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. I think both Buffalo and Washington should spend the draft getting these star quarterbacks a better defensive support system. I felt the same way with Buffalo. I'm like, I like their offense. They'll probably lose Amari Cooper, like their backs, like their O line, like their quarterback, like their tight ends. I think the losing team this weekend at some point could not make stops in big moments. Matt Hasselbeck, 18 years. You've been so great for us. We'll have you on a couple of times before the season closes. Thanks, buddy. Nice hat. That's Nick Fuller.
Matt Hasselbeck
I'll see you in California next week.
Colin Cowherd
Oh, there we go. That is fantastic. Matt Hasselbeck will be out here in California. By the way he's wearing that hat. That's Nick Foles. Nick Foles's company, by the way. You can look that up. Give Nick Foles a little. I mean, guy Philly special. We're talking Philly today. Gotta give him a little love.
Joy Taylor
You know, I'm really over, like, people on the Internet yelling at you, but somebody just dropped an interesting nugget on me. Are you ready for this Super Bowl? So who did the Eagles beat to win their last Super Bowl? Nick Foles beat somebody in New England. Yeah, Tom Brady. If the Eagles can take down Patrick Mahomes, they will have beaten in the Super Bowl. Brady and Mahomes. That's not bad for this core in Philadelphia. A lot of them are still here from the Nick Foles days. That would be pretty impressive, no? Taking down the two best quarterbacks in NFL history.
Colin Cowherd
Listen, the better defenses and the more efficient offenses won. You can talk about officials all you want on big plays. Philadelphia and Kansas City were better, and the Bills and the commander's defenses just stacked up I agree with Hasselback. I was watching Philadelphia. I thought Buffalo could not stop Philadelphia.
Joy Taylor
Philly hasn't really been tested this postseason.
Colin Cowherd
Right.
Joy Taylor
We would agree with that. Like the packers kind of struggle down the stretch. Washington House Money Regardless of Dan what Dan Quinn wants to say, this is a massive step up in class. The three best teams all season were Buffalo, Casey and Philly, right? Pretty much. Detroit's in there and Baltimore's in there.
Colin Cowherd
But I'm excited. I can't wait.
Joy Taylor
It's gonna be a good one.
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Yeah, being a football player with plaque psoriasis can be challenging.
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My skin gets flaky and itchy, so.
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My doctor told me about a pill o Tesla.
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Joy Taylor
All right, let's start with Chiefs, Bills and the real MVP Spags, aka Steve Spagnolo. The 65 year old defensive coordinator dialed up just a perfect corner blitz to force Josh Allen into that final pass that Dalton Kincaid dropped. Chiefs defensive tackles Chris Jones said as long as they continue to let Spags be our DC and not hire him as a head coach, we're going to continue to win. For me, he's one of the greatest assistant coaches to ever coach a game. You look at his resume, he's got one of the greatest resumes. He finds a way to close. That's what Spags does. Colin he was a head coach, by the way. Spagnolo, I had to look this up.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, he struggled a lot.
Joy Taylor
52 games. His record as a head coach, 11 and 41.
Colin Cowherd
That was a disaster. And by the way, there are a lot of people out there that are better co pilots than lead pilots. Yeah, there's nothing wrong with that. His personality. He is an expert on one side of the ball and I thought about this a lot. Josh McDaniels, look at all the rings he's got. He's a two. Okay, that's fine. So many things go in to being a one and a lot of it is do you have expertise? Jimmy Johnson, the classic walk around coach. He was good at personnel, he was good at personality. Bill Parcells, great at personnel, great at personality. Creating mini conflicts, but conflicts not big enough to overtake the team. Parcells constantly had little squabbles, little silos. He wanted people worked up and agitated, but they were never, they never got in the way of winning. There are so many psychological factors that the Jimmy's and the parcels and the Belichicks understand. And it's not a. It's just some guys are built to.
Joy Taylor
Be great specialists like Vic Fangio is another one. Right. He had his chance, got him as a head coach. He's now 66 years old. He's an amazing defensive coordinator. He dials up some of the best stuff. So it's almost part of the key to building a staff is to maybe skew a little older as opposed to getting these, These try hard 31 year olds who really can't wait for their chance to be at number one. Because everybody wants to be a number one. Right. So you're building staffs and I don't. I mean we got.
Colin Cowherd
Ask yourself this.
Joy Taylor
We got two defensive coordinators in the super bowl who have passed their window to be a head coach and they're amazing.
Colin Cowherd
Ask yourself this, what have the last two dynasties in the NFL had among their coaching A great coach who is the best in the world at their side of the ball? Belichick defense, Andy Reid offense, and then a complimentary world class A plus plus coordinator on the other side. Spags for Andy, Josh McDaniels for Belichick. Right. Like you can, you can have both of your best coaches be on the defensive side. But when Houston popped that one year it was D'Amico and then it was Bobby Slowik. Like you could argue. That's why I said Aaron Glenn was valuable in Detroit. More, maybe more than Ben Johnson because Campbell's an offensive guy, Aaron Glenn's the defensive guy. And it just seems to me that the Patriots and the Chiefs are very similar beyond the quarterback.
Joy Taylor
So even the Niners, like, I mean that staff has been pillaged. McDaniel so many of the gu gone on, it's tough to keep the continuity. It's almost like Shanahan has to go out. Hey, we need to bring in some older coordinators who aren't going to be looking to make the job.
Colin Cowherd
It's interesting if you're a head coach, you know, Andy Reid knows Spags is probably a two. He would certainly give him, you know, much praise if somebody called.
Joy Taylor
Nobody's called.
Colin Cowherd
That's right. I think Spags is viewed as the best court. Dick LeBeau for the Steelers forever was viewed as the best defensive coach in the game, and that's what he was. He was an unbelievable specialist. You're going to find most dynasties have a number two coach and that's what he is. He is a number two.
Joy Taylor
Yeah. Let's move on to the Cowboys. They introduced Brian Schottenheimer as the franchise's 10th head coach earlier today. Kind of an awkward. When you see the video, it's a little awkward. Colin.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
Joy Taylor
Dallas only interviewed four potential coaches for the job. I think the jets and Bears were like at 15 plus some insane numbers. Here's what Jerry had to say about his new head coach. If you don't think I can't operate.
Colin Cowherd
Out of my comfort zone, you're so wrong. It's unbelievable. This is as big a risk as you can take. As big a risk as you could take. No head coaching experience. Anybody in this room that doesn't believe the apple doesn't go far from the tree has missed it someplace down the road. Especially if there was an effort to make it that way. And there was an effort. Yeah.
Joy Taylor
Schottenheimer tried to look stoic, but the.
Colin Cowherd
More Jerry rambles, it's almost like when you're raising kids. The longer the answer, the less truthful it is. Did you eat a cookie for dinner? They tell you a story. They had a cookie. Did you, did you, did you sneak into the refrigerator? Long answer. Untruthful. No. Probably truthful.
Joy Taylor
So it's just. It's just not great and out. The best take I heard. I don't know if we talked about this Friday, it might have been over the weekend, but is that Schottenheimer is just like a holding is just a placeholder for a year. The Cowboys are going to be bad next year. 4, 5, 6 wins. They're not going to be good.
Colin Cowherd
Right.
Joy Taylor
And then maybe you get Arch Manning in the draft, find someone to come in and be a big time head coach.
Colin Cowherd
I heard that. Are we sure Arch Manning.
Joy Taylor
That's a fair point. Is he a two, two year starter?
Colin Cowherd
I think he's more mobile than Quinn Ewers. And I like Arch Manning. I don't love him. I don't think he's Cam Ward. And Cam Ward's sort of a bamboo 22 or something.
Joy Taylor
I mean, it would be great if Texas went after Jeremiah Smith. Or something to supplement the receiving core. They lost their top two receivers, but like, I just, I don't know what the end. What's he.
Colin Cowherd
Ask yourself this too. This is viewed as a below average hire. It is also the second to last job filled. So first of all, you're gonna build a better staff. Like Mike Vrabel is gonna get his choice of guys. Same with Harbaugh because they're viewed as, oh, this is a, this is a 10 year job potentially for me and my family and my kids with Schottenheimer, New England, the Jets, all these teams, Chicago, they've all got a lead on Dallas on filling out their staffs. So you're getting a C to a C minus higher. That's how it's viewed in football. And now you're getting a D to a D minus opportunity on staffing because Liam Cohen's gobbling up the offensive guys. Ben Johnson's gobbling up the best offensive guy. Aaron Glenn and Vrabel are gobbling up the best defensive guys. So again, it'd be One thing if McCarthy staff, I mean, Dan Quinn, Mike Zimmer, you know, there's a sense of that's a big boy staff.
Joy Taylor
Yeah, that's the kind of thing where Schottenheimer hires somebody that says, hey, P.S. don't go buying a house. Just, just rent. I don't know how to rent.
Colin Cowherd
I don't think, I don't know how.
Joy Taylor
This is going to shake out.
Colin Cowherd
If Schottenheimer would have been hired first, you'd have a much greater opportunity to build a staff. But when you hire him next to last, I mean, that's like, why the Saints? What are you waiting for? Get it done.
Joy Taylor
Not. Not great. Final story. Colin is my Jets. They brought in former first round pick and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach. Head coach. He's meeting the media right now, actually. Here's what Fox NFL insider Jay Glazer said yesterday about Glenn and his quarterback situation.
Colin Cowherd
Aaron Glenn, we know he's the new head coach of the Jets. We don't know who the quarterback is going to be. Talked to Aaron Glenn this morning. He said, I plan to go meet with Aaron Rodgers and we'll definitely come up with a decision much sooner than later. I don't want to drag this out. Yeah, I would keep Aaron for one more year. I'd have no problem. Aaron, I thought down the stretch, seven to eight games played well. I know you're tired.
Joy Taylor
Go ahead, let's see it on the screen. The producers built it let's see it.
Colin Cowherd
Let's see it.
Joy Taylor
Last 10 games, Aaron Rodgers, he was cooking with gas. Oh, my gosh. 18 to 4 now, no context, so we don't know the opponents. Jeff, already out of the playoff contest.
Colin Cowherd
Time out. The opponents were NFL teams.
Joy Taylor
Yeah. Bad ones.
Colin Cowherd
Okay.
Joy Taylor
Come on. Anyways, what's real interesting is here. I don't want to drag this out, okay? Aaron Glenn is putting Rodgers on the clock. I don't care if you're in Kathmandu or if you're in a darkness retreat, we need this solved now. How do you think Aaron Rodgers is going to take that? Colin? I wanted to answer now. I don't want to wait till March.
Colin Cowherd
By the way, here's how Aaron will take it. When he pushed off his last team, Green Bay came out of the darkness retreat and they bailed on him. I think Aaron's sensitive. He now knows even though you're Aaron Rodgers, teams need to get going. So Aaron had a bad situation in Green Bay. He thought, oh, they'll be patient for me. And Green Bay smoked him.
Joy Taylor
You think he's that self aware?
Colin Cowherd
No, no, no. I.
Joy Taylor
You're giving him too much credit.
Colin Cowherd
No, I think Aaron's smart. I think he's complex.
Joy Taylor
He doesn't want to be told what to do. That is so obvious. His personality is. I'm smarter than you. Don't pressure me into anything. I'm gonna do me.
Colin Cowherd
A lot of great athletes don't want to be told what to do. Aaron's not alone in that.
Joy Taylor
Aaron, you're not great anymore. Sorry. News flash. You're not great.
Colin Cowherd
Put that graphic up.
Joy Taylor
You were passable for 10 days.
Colin Cowherd
He was B down the stretch when.
Joy Taylor
It didn't matter because they were in the basement and treading water.
Colin Cowherd
Well, those are the last 10 games. He was pretty good.
Joy Taylor
You know what? I can cook. In June, on this show, after the NBA Finals, I could be on fire with takes. Okay, it doesn't matter. Nobody's watching. Everybody wants football takes.
Colin Cowherd
Okay, okay. Here's the last 10 games. Here's four of the teams he faced. Bill's Rams, Texans, Seahawks.
Joy Taylor
How many of those they win? Oh, yeah. That's what I thought.
Colin Cowherd
Well, that's a team. You're just asking me.
Joy Taylor
How about that? I remember now that you're meant. You want to mention Seahawks. You remember that? Missed the wide open touchdown to Garrett Wilson. Next play, the fat guy on the defensive line tips it, runs it back. 90 yards, loss. Just stop. Stop pumping him up. He's not good anymore.
Colin Cowherd
I think he's good. I don't think he's.
Joy Taylor
Do you have a bunch of.
Colin Cowherd
We've got other options is that laugh he's like.
Joy Taylor
Well, hold up.
Colin Cowherd
Drew Brees next hour, J. Mac with the news. Well, that's the news.
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And thanks for stopping by the Herd live.
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I am One of the things I focused on a lot in the first hour and the top of this hour is how good in situational football I felt. Kansas City was getting big chunk plays on big downs and making big stops on big defensive plays. I did not like the continuing reliance on one player, Josh Allen in Buffalo's tush push. You got a great back. Use him right. This is a 67 quarterback. He's not hurt small who submerges into the best O line arguably in the game. I totally get Philadelphia I do not like. And again, my take was I think he got it. I think he did. I wasn't really sure. Like it's, you know, it's a go either way call to me. I thought he got it. Here was Hasselbeck on 2 for 6 and counting, 2 point conversions on the tush push.
Matt Hasselbeck
When you look at those two teams, it's chess versus checkers. If you go back and watch how both those teams lined up in that exact same situation, third and one, fourth and one short yardage situation. Philly, they know what they're doing. The truth of the matter is you lacked creativity. You just said, hey Josh, go get a go put your Superman cape on and just go get us a yard. Go get us a yard and a half. No, it doesn't work that way. Philly does it differently than the rest of the league. It's a copycat league. But this was a, this was like a poor imitation in terms of the QB sneak. One team does it really well. The other team is going home because they didn't do it as well.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I mean, if you look at it, Philadelphia is all in with a significantly better O line. Three of the Bills spread out wide. Again, it is so predictable. And look how small for our television audience. Look at Jalen Hurts. You can barely see him in the picture. If, by the way, if the Eagles had dark pants instead of white pants, you couldn't see him. He's almost already submerged below the line. And Washington, for the record, was missing their best defensive lineman. So this was an advantage going into the game. Now, a greater advantage if you watch Buffalo. Well, I mean, the best talent outside of McDuffie on this defense is all up front for Kansas City. So, I mean, and look how prominent Josh Allen is. And Josh Allen will often leap in the air. So he's six, six and a half, six, seven to begin with. And he'll leap up in the air, making himself a bit of a pinata. So I just, I, I thought that was a big part of the game. I think the Dalton Kincaid drop was a huge part of the game. Blame officials. I get it. That that's what teams do in close games between iconic quarterbacks. I think, I think the other thing is the Nick Sirianni, you know, he's just different. He feels like coach slash fan. I mean, he really does. He kind of talks like it, he sounds like it, and after the win, he sort of dresses like it.
Matt Hasselbeck
This game is about overcoming adversity.
Colin Cowherd
There's going to be good plays in the game. There's going to be bad. There's going to be bad plays in the game.
Matt Hasselbeck
There's going to be good moments in.
Colin Cowherd
A season, there's going to be bad.
Matt Hasselbeck
Moments in a season.
Colin Cowherd
And it's, and it's been the story of, you know, the 2023 to the.
Matt Hasselbeck
2024 year is as bad as feeling we had as how last year ended.
Colin Cowherd
I think it makes you who you are.
Matt Hasselbeck
These guys are hungry and, you know.
Colin Cowherd
We got, we want, we got one more to go just for New Jersey. Did you like that? J. Mac?
Joy Taylor
Joe Klotz head is exploding somewhere. Never wear a jersey with somebody's name.
Colin Cowherd
Well, it's just, you know, he's different. It's, you know, he does look like he should be playing poker in somebody's smoky basement. Whatever. I mean, it is what it is. But, you know, he. So much of coaching is players buying into your messaging. That's it. In Detroit, they buy into Dan Campbell. So it doesn't, it doesn't really matter what we think. It matters what the players say.
Joy Taylor
Well, when you're winning, they're buying it.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah. You know, I find Jalen hurts fascinating.
Joy Taylor
He had a great game, by the way.
Colin Cowherd
I thought he was terrific. There are drives when Philadelphia has the ball and I'm sure you feel this. I saw this about three weeks ago with them. There are drives this season by Philadelphia and I wonder why don't they score on every drive? I mean, they, they're. When they're humming and Jalen is. And he's not 100%. They have so much, so many dimensions to their offense. They can throw deep underneath drag routes. Their tight end is great. They can run it, they can power it. They can just do so many things. And that was what really bothered me about Buffalo. I felt they were reduced. They just kind of reduced themselves to hey, Josh, get the first down. And I Philadelphia and Kansas City, but especially Philadelphia, they just have. They make you think about so many options. There was a point in the first half when Saquon Barkley, he only had three carries and I'm like, guys, get him the ball now. They did after that, but they were taking the lead and separating and they weren't giving Barkley after that first big home run, they weren't giving him the ball. And you're like, guys. So there are. I mean, A.J. brown is brilliant and I think A.J. brown deserves credit for maturity. He understands what he's watching here. I'm going to be the big play specialist, but I'm not going to be a 13 target guy. That's not what I am on this offense.
Joy Taylor
I don't remember if I was on this show at the time time, but I bet AJ Brown to be the MVP of the Super Bowl. When the Eagles met the Chiefs and Brown caught that long touchdown, it was looking great, right? Because he's a great matchup against the Chiefs. I wonder if he actually pulls it off this time because I'm just telling you, Spags is going to blitz Hertz a lot. And some of the numbers, when you dig into them, hurts does struggle against the blitz. So I would expect heavy pressure.
Colin Cowherd
Yes.
Joy Taylor
Now he. You and I would agree he was the better quarterback than Mahomes in the last super bowl when they met, right. Hertz was spectacular, nearly carried them to victory. But he doesn't seem as fast or as mobile as he did two years ago. A lot of wear and tear on.
Colin Cowherd
I honestly feel with Jalen hurts. I'm not sure if he's ever healthy. He always feels like he is just about 85% even in this game. We didn't know if you wouldn't have told me he was injured. I wouldn't have known. But Wednesday we were saying, I'm not sure. Two games ago, we were like, is he, is he out of concussion protocol? I mean, he is just one of these players. It's a credit to Jalen. It's a credit to the NFL. Guys play hurt. There's no load management. You're just going to play. I don't care if it's week four or it's the AFC or NFC championship.
Joy Taylor
Eagles zero. Postseason turnover still, is that accurate? I believe that is. Chiefs have one only team to lose the turnover battle and win a playoff game this season.
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Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 2: Where Colin Was Right and Wrong
Release Date: January 27, 2025
Episode Overview
In this engaging and analytically rich second hour of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, hosts Colin Cowherd and Matt Hasselbeck delve into a retrospective analysis of Colin's previous takes on the NFL season. Joined by Joy Taylor, the trio dissects moments where Colin accurately predicted outcomes and areas where his opinions may have missed the mark. The conversation spans coaching decisions, player performances, and strategic plays that shaped the playoff landscape, culminating in an in-depth analysis of the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Key Discussions
Assessment of Colin's Predictions
Successes:
Missteps:
Coaching Strategies and Defensive Insights
Steve Spagnolo’s Defensive Prowess: Matt Hasselbeck commended Spagnolo’s strategic execution, likening the Chiefs' defensive playbook to a chess game, meticulously outmaneuvering opponents in critical situations. At [17:42], Matt remarked, “It’s about controlling what you can control,” emphasizing the importance of defensive discipline.
Philadephia’s Defensive Line Strength: Colin pointed out Philadelphia's superior offensive line and defensive strategies, which significantly contributed to their playoff performance. “Philadelphia makes you think about so many options,” he noted at [50:51].
Super Bowl Matchup Analysis: Chiefs vs. Eagles
Offensive vs. Defensive Dominance:
Quarterback Performance:
Special Teams and Critical Plays:
Player and Team Evaluations
A.J. Brown's Role: Both hosts recognized Brown's maturity and specialized role within the Eagles' offense, with Matt predicting his potential as the MVP in the Super Bowl due to his strategic touchdowns and matchup advantages against the Chiefs.
Buffalo Bills’ Strategy Flaws: Colin criticized the Bills' over-reliance on Josh Allen’s mobility and the predictable “tush push” play-calling, suggesting a lack of creativity hindered their playoff run.
Coaching Staff Dynamics and Team Building
Specialist Coaches vs. Head Coaches: The conversation highlighted the importance of having expert defensive coordinators like Spagnolo remain as coordinators rather than being promoted to head coaches. Colin drew parallels with renowned coaches like Bill Belichick, emphasizing the value of specialist expertise in building a championship-winning team.
Dallas Cowboys’ Coaching Decision: The hiring of Brian Schottenheimer as the Cowboys' head coach was scrutinized, with Colin expressing skepticism about his lack of head coaching experience and potential short-term impact on the team’s performance.
Notable Quotes
Colin Cowherd [04:07]:
“He’s going to have record-setting years.”
(Discussing Saquon Barkley’s potential impact on the Eagles)
Matt Hasselbeck [21:32]:
“If you love the passing game, you’re going for the Chiefs. If you love the running game, great defense, sound defense, you know, you’re going for the Eagles.”
(Analyzing the Super Bowl matchup)
Colin Cowherd [10:53]:
“Jalen Hurts has the perfect temperament to be a quarterback in these highly dramatic games.”
(Assessing Jalen Hurts’ performance)
Matt Hasselbeck [17:42]:
“It’s about controlling what you can control.”
(Emphasizing the importance of defensive discipline)
Colin Cowherd [46:52]:
“Nick Sirianni is like a coach slash fan. I mean, he really does. He kind of talks like it, he sounds like it.”
(Praising Nick Sirianni’s coaching style)
Insights and Conclusions
This episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd offers a candid and introspective look into the analytical thought processes behind football punditry. Both Colin and Matt demonstrate a willingness to acknowledge and reassess previous opinions, showcasing critical thinking and adaptability in their analysis. The discussion underscores the intricate balance between offensive prowess and defensive strategies in determining team success, particularly in playoff scenarios. As the Super Bowl approaches, the hosts provide valuable perspectives on what to expect from both the Chiefs and the Eagles, highlighting the strategic depth and individual performances that could sway the game's outcome.
Listeners gain a deeper understanding of the nuances involved in team performance, coaching effectiveness, and player contributions, making this episode a must-listen for those seeking comprehensive and thoughtful sports commentary.
Final Thoughts
The Herd with Colin Cowherd continues to deliver insightful and passionate discussions on the state of the NFL, blending expert analysis with engaging dialogue. This episode stands out by not only celebrating accurate predictions but also by thoughtfully critiquing oversights, fostering a balanced and informed discourse on the beloved sport.