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Colin Cowherd
Hey, what's up everybody? It's Levar Arrington here from up on Game and I need you to listen for a moment, all right, and get serious. The hate in this country is getting out of control. It's at an all time high. It's going to take all of us to stop it. I mean, think about it. We're all on the same team in this country, right? Let's take a break from hate so our team can regroup. We need to take a time out against hate. Visit standuptolhate.org to help and join me in calling for a timeout against hate by following at what's up with Hate or posting the blue square emoji.
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J. Mac
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Colin Cowherd
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LeVar Arrington
Now, let's get this party started.
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Colin Cowherd
You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. Here we go, Hour two. It is a Monday. Love, love what they've done here at FS1 for our set gets me. I went holiday shopping. Saturday. I went Christmas shopp. I'll tell you, an underrated place to Christmas shop is rei. I love rei. I can literally sit in rei. I can stay the night there. I love that place.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Like, is that where you get scuba gear?
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Colin Cowherd
No, it's camping and it's hiking and camping. I just love everything there.
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Matt Hasselbeck
You're an outdoorsman now, huh?
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Colin Cowherd
Well, I. My son likes hiking and doing stuff, so he's going up to B.C. at the start of the year, so he's gonna go hiking and he loves all that stuff. All right, J. Mack, Matt Hasselbeck, Mark Sanchez, today. We do it every Monday at this time. Where Colin was right. Where Colin was wrong. There's plenty of both. Here we go. Where Colin was right. I warned you last week on Dan Campbell. He doesn't trust his defense, so now he's going hyper reckless. I really do like the man, but I think they're no longer the hunted, they're the hunter. And I think it's very hard to win a Super bowl when you're reckless. Now again, defensively, I don't know, maybe he feels like they have to take these big swings and I don't think they were going to win the game anyway. But I said it last week and I'll say it again, reckless teams don't win the Super Bowl. Where Colin was wrong. Well, on November 18th when the Cowboys lost to the Texans, I said they're in the middle of a soft tank. Well, they've won three of four. Mike is playing great. Ceedee Lamb, back to back touchdowns. Say what you want about Cooper Rush, he moves the chains. So Mike McCarthy, there's, you know, we've been saying this now, Mike McCarthy is a good coach. I think he's going to retain his job because he's winning these games and the team hasn't quit. You look at the New York Giants and you wonder if the team has quit. You watch the Cowboys? I don't see it. McCarthy's probably coming back where Colin was, right? When Baker signed that deal with Tampa, I said I would have no problem signing him. He's a good fit. He's got the grit, he's got a chip on his shoulder and I think he's a really good leader. They now lead the NFC South. He and Mike Evans totally in unison. I think at his price point he's actually a bargain. I was blown away yesterday. The Chargers had the number one defense in the league and they dropped a 40 burger and they totally controlled this game. So I think a lot for quarterbacks outside of the all time greats is fit. Sam Darnold now has a good fit. Baker, chip on his shoulder. Tampa is a great fit. Where Colin was wrong. Yeah, I never thought I'd see Bill belichick take the 3rd to 4th best coaching job in the ACC. I admit I see him as a pro coach. I don't know if he and Mike Lombardi and mostly a pro staff are going to feel collegiate. I said, I feel like it's going to be a quicker, more rigid version of Charlie Weiss, a pro guy who tried to make college work. He says, you know, I always thought about coaching college. I think this, in my opinion is more about the NFL turning their nose up in the air at Bill Belichick and not wanting his rigidity and personnel control. But I'll admit watching him in Carolina blue, it's a bit of a shocker for me where Colin was right. I picked the Rams to win the division before the season started. Matt Stafford, zero pick in five weeks. They now officially lead the division. They started one and four. They were all beat up on the O line and wide rece. They are 7 and 2 cents, just like last year when they got healthy. They finished strong last year. Right now, Cooper Cup's healthy, Puka Nakua, their offensive line, Havenstein's backup. This is a very, very good team. I do feel like they're a draft away from hoisting another trophy. But this is a team I thought would win this division. Where Colin was wrong. In the last nine games, LeBron is shooting 25% from three and 45% on field goals. I had said earlier this season I still considered him a top 10 player and I defended him like mid November. He's not. He disappeared. His turnovers are up, his shooting is down, he has lost his legs. Listen, I'm not. This should have Happened five years ago. I'm shocked it took this long. But that absence for whatever reasons. Speculate all you want. He looked out of gas. And the first thing an athlete loses is the legs. 50 year old quarterback can still grab a football and sling it. And Steph Curry will be able to shoot when he's 70, but it's the legs. And LeBron is not a top 10 player. Where Colin was right. I don't get the brock Purdy for $60 million discussion. Well, what do you know. They polled San Francisco fans and 40% believe Brock Purdy should get in the 20 to 30 million dollars range. So at least I agree with the Niners. Listen, in the four biggest games this year, one was hurt and the three others he was easily the second best quarterback in the field. I like him. He struggles in wet weather. I don't think he's a guy that can elevate average players. I think he is a quarterback that can manage great players. I would pay him. I think he's a franchise guy. You start talking 55, 60 million, we're talking Lamar, we're talking Mahomes, Allen Stafford. I don't think that's for Brock Ferdy. And now Niner fans agree where Colin was raw. Well, I didn't think Devonte Adams was going to matter for the Pack for the the Jets. I felt like he bounced around, Aaron was shot. But I gotta be honest, those two yesterday were great. The last four minutes of the game they were historic statistically. Devontae's had over 300 yards in the last two games and I'm critical of Aaron Rodgers so I have to be fair. I think in the last three to four weeks Aaron has found his footing. Devonte Adams now Garrett Wilson from the reaction on the sideline may not love it but I will tell you now between Garrett Wilson and Devonte Adams, Aaron has looked very comfortable. I thought the season was over three, four weeks ago. They have played incredibly hard offensively. They've been very good late in games. I was wrong on that. I thought they were done. Nope. They still got some life where Colin was right where Colin was wrong. And with that 18 years in the league. I love our Monday show and Matt Hasselbeck stops on in the three time Pro Bowler. So I'm watching the Lions fall apart and and I know Dan Campbell's kind of his DNA is he is a go, he's a, he's an alpha, he's going to take some shots kind of, kind of. But I wonder now if he's being I view him as reckless because he just doesn't trust the defense. And I do think sometimes coaches go, we can't stop anybody. Do you think it's his DNA, or do you think now he's just lost trust in the defense? Why he would call that onside kick?
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LeVar Arrington
No, I don't think it has anything to do with the defense. I just think it's his DNA. He's an emotional guy, and it's part of what you love about him. You know, sometimes former players, when they become coaches, they have to learn how to, like, separate that. I'm getting geeked up to go cover a kickoff mentality and have to learn how to be calm and just sort of be discerning. And while all the chaos is going on around you, you're not the guy hyping everybody up. You're the guy that's sitting back almost like, you know the movie Bagger Vance, when he steps up to the tee box, like, everything else goes quiet and he's, like, just completely engrossed and focused on the decision that needs to be made. And I think you learn as a young coach, I mean, he's a little bit of a young coach still. I think you learn from these moments. And he's been very transparent at the podium talking about it. And I think that's what people love about him is he's very transparent. He owns up to his own mistakes. And like you said, they are now the bully. They were the guys that were getting picked on, they were swinging, you know, taking a shot with house money, sort of. And now they need to play like, one of the best teams in all football, which they are.
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Colin Cowherd
So Green Bay, the average age is 25 years old. They're like an old college team. And I watch them last night, and I just think that organization, you know, I was saying this earlier, Matt. If Jordan Love would have gone to half the league, they would have played him first year. Battle line, defensive coach, he's wrecked. They have been so smart, even adding Josh Jacobs. They're like, we really like this kid. And he's got good young tight end receiver. Let's give him a power running back so he didn't have to throw 35 times. I love how Green Bay develops quarterbacks, but I look at this team and I think, just a bunch of kids, they're 25 years old. Go to your playoff experience. Is that youth a liability when playoffs start in a month?
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LeVar Arrington
No, not if you're completely naive and you have no idea, like, how much pressure is really on you. And I think that's the great thing about that team. And you've seen it in other teams. I remember Tom Brady's first year when he won the Super Bowl. I don't think he really knew. I remember, you know, in my first, you know, times in the. In the playoffs, like, I didn't know, but that was the beauty of it. You're just out there like you were as a kid, cutting it loose, having fun. And I would say Matt LeFleur does not get enough credit for what he is as a football coach. He just kind of gets glossed over. He's like, oh, ye. He's a Sean McVeigh guy, you know, like, whatever. Like, no, no. He is a legitimate, legitimate head football coach both sides of the ball. He's done a great job bringing in Jeff Hafley to run the defense. They've been, you know, really, honestly, they've been the unsung team this season. Like, when we even just talk about their division, we talk about Detroit, we talk about Minnesota, and this is a team that's done it. You know, we talk about Detroit being banged up now. Green Bay was banged up. Now they're getting healthy. I think they're a dangerous team coming into the playoffs.
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Colin Cowherd
So as I watch the Bills, first of all, I said this earlier. I always thought John Elway was the most talented quarterback I'd ever seen, showing my age. But I thought that's. I mean, he could have played Major League Baseball. And then. And then you watched Favre, and then you watched Mahomes. And I'm not talking just trophies. I'm talking like, Bill Russell's got 11 rings, Michael's got six. I thought Michael was more talented. It's not just trophies. Marino never won one. He was brilliant. But I watched Josh Allen. He makes Elway look lumbering and small. Like, I. I've never seen anything like him as a former quarterback. 18 years, you, you know, you were in rooms with guys like Favre. How would you coach Josh? I mean, you don't want to not ask him to do whatever he does. I wonder if it's almost harder to coach a guy that says, like, good as Tiger and his primer Ohtani. How would you coach him?
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LeVar Arrington
Yeah, no, it's. It's harder than people realize. I remember my rookie year watching Andy Reed try to coach Brett Favre. You want to keep the am. The otherworldly, but at the same time, you want to protect him and his body. And obviously, that football I saw with Andrew Luck when he was getting coached and you know, he's putting himself in harm's way. I think it is. It's like, also, it's a curse and a blessing being as big and as physical and as fearless as he is. But when you can get it right, and I believe they've got it right, they've got designed runs late in the game when you need it. They don't do it early, they do it more late. They do it when they've kind of worn you down and they know exactly what you're doing. They're smart with him. He's being smart with the football. That's why everybody this week will be talking about him being the NFL. NFL's MVP. It's. I mean, if you were voting today, if you had to decide today, he's the guy. Now, that doesn't mean he's going to win it, and that doesn't mean that they're going to hoist the Lombardi. But if you're a Bills fan and you ever thought, hey, this is the year that our quarterback wins MVP and this is the year that, that the Bills finally, you know, hoist that Lombardi, like, you're probably right. This is like your best chance right now. And I think one of the coolest things for them, giving them confidence, people think of them, is this like, I don't know, cold weather team. They've shown that they can be lights out, maybe not even. Maybe even better in a dome. And guess what? If you think those players aren't talking about the fact that the super bowl is in a dome this year, I promise you, quietly, they're whispering that to each other on the flight home.
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Colin Cowherd
So I want you to. When I watched Philadelphia just sort of take advantage of Pittsburgh, I mean, obviously TJ Watched remarkable, but it looked easier than it should. And when you got 19 catches between Devontae Smith and A.J. brown, and Pittsburgh knew that was coming. With all the talk about AJ they knew it was coming. Is it scheme? It looked so easy. Is it the movement of Hertz? And I'm past questioning Sirianni, but as I watched that game, I thought it shouldn't be quite this easy. Is there a scheme? Is it what makes it look. Is it hurts? Is it play calling? What is it?
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LeVar Arrington
Well, it certainly helps when Pittsburgh offense, Pittsburgh's offense doesn't play well. They turn the ball over. They really weren't explosive. So you're getting more opportunities. And I really thought, like, exactly like you said. They said, hey, come out and beat us in the passing game. We're going to Stop Saquon. First you saw the RPO for the touchdown. And then, like, we've talked about it for, you know, the whole season, Philly has the weapon. They are capable. Their quarterback is capable. People are jumping on him because he's been a little bit of a wait and see thrower. Like, I'm going to wait and see until it's open, then I'm going to throw it in. Less of an anticipator, the way you see guys like Tuatanga Bailoa. And so I just think this is still a young quarterback who's. Who's maturing. He's talking about, you got to water the grass if you want the grass to look green and you got to, you know, you have success in what you work on. Sure, I'll buy that. I just, I really think, and I've said it all year, I think Philly's one of the best teams in football. People are quick to jump on board the Boobirds in Philly because they're out quick in Philly. I mean, this is the fan base that boo Santa Claus. I mean, you know, and everybody loves Santa Claus. So I really think this is one of the best teams in football. Their biggest issue is going to be, like, we've seen sticking together and, you know, keeping that humble mindset, that beginner's mindset, and staying focused week to week.
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Colin Cowherd
So it's interesting. Bo Nicks really struggled in the first half, and yet, you know, Sean Payton and coaches kind of tell me what they think of their quarterback by the plays they call. So he didn't put bubble wrap on him. They went out in the second half. They were outplayed in the first. They were aggressive. And it was interesting because Bo had a really. I mean, he was overshooting everybody. He had a rough first half. He. It was rough, and I thought, oh, this could go sideways. And then the second half, I'm like, yeah, this is just one of those games. So I want you to go back to early in your career. I think it's. It's easy to let a first half drag to the second emotionally, and yet Sean Payton's like, nope, just go make plays. And I think that's hard for a coach, if you weren't as confident as Sean Payton, to say, no, we're going to throw the ball down the field. They should have lost that game. Jonathan Taylor did him a favor. They were totally outplayed, out, schemed in the first half, and yet they won. A little on Bo Necks Peyton, but a little on your career. Is it hard after a rough first half to go? Yeah, I'm just going to forget it. Amnesia. Is that harder than we think?
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LeVar Arrington
Listen, it's a sign of a good team that you can win a game when your quarterback doesn't play well. But just speaking about Sean Payton. Sure. I can remember at halftime early in my career, I wasn't playing well. Mike Holmgren, the head coach, would come into the locker room, and instead of berating me because I was the one not playing well in the first half, he would rip the defense who was playing well, he would rip the special teams. And he would say it. In a way, he'd be like, defense, leaders, special teams. I got a young quarterback. Like, I'm counting on you, not him. I'm counting on you to step up. And it was almost like, oh, crap. Like. Like, he's. It's actually worse than if he was ripping me now. I feel like, hey, man, you better get your act together. And I think even just like, for the offensive line and the skill guys, they're saying, like, hey, man, we got to pick our young quarterback up. Like, we got to give him opportunity. And I know the stats weren't great, so people are going to pile on Bo Nicks and other turnovers, but he had some great plays that brought him back into that game also. Yes. Was he aided by the fact that the defense scored? The special teams came up huge. Yeah. And that's part of it. That's part of football. But I do think that this can give you confidence, almost like a blessing in disguise that says, hey, like, we're not about one guy. And everybody on that team's been on a team where the quarterback got all the credit. And it's like, oh, it's just because of the quarterback. And they knew the truth, that this is a football team. It's 11 guys at a time. And it's way more than that to go into the success. And so when you have a team that's more about the collection, the sum of all the parts, instead of just one guy who gets to talk at the podium after the game, I think there's something special there. And Denver's building it. They've got a foundation. And just much like Mike Holmgren did for us in Seattle, you can tell that Sean Payton's done that quickly in Denver.
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Colin Cowherd
Finally, Mahomes gets pretzeled in this football game. Obviously, this is a sport of attrition. He'll want to be out there. If I'm Kansas City, I'm like, I'm not Going to play him against Houston. If Carson went wins, I'm not going to play him against Pittsburgh. That's easy for me to say. Even as a veteran quarterback. Matt would two or three weeks off late in the season, would it throw off your timing? Because Xavier Worthy is a young kid at receiver. Their timing is still building. Noah Gray is still a young tight end, and I think to myself, I think Andy would sit him and Mahomes would fight like hell to get back on. But I do wonder, because their receiving core is so young, if it could be a punitive decision to sit him for two to three weeks. It'd be different if I had Mike Evans and I'd been throwing to him for four years. How would you manage Mahomes now with the injury?
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LeVar Arrington
Yeah, I'm not worried about the timing. I'm not. That's. That gets overblown for sure. No doubt about that. I'll just say that Andy Reid has dealt with this before. He dealt with it with Brett Favre. He dealt with it with Donovan McNabb. I'm sure he's dealt with it with Patrick Mahomes. But really what you do is you go to a guy like Patrick and you say, okay, if you want to play, I will let you play. But the ball has to come out on time. You have to throw with rhythm. No whirly birds, no jump passes, none of that stuff. Because he's going to want to play. And I hear everyone talking about, oh, just sit him, and all that kind of stuff. That's fine in theory, but more of what it means to be a franchise quarterback, and especially for a guy like Patrick Mahomes, is you're sending a message to your team about mental and physical toughness and whether he should sit. He probably should sit if we're being real. But knowing who he is and the competitor that he is, just watching him through the years, he wants to be the guy that says, without saying a word, hey, guys, I know we're all banged up. I know you're banged up. I know you're banged up. I'm banged up. Like, let's rise above it. It's not about what I can't do. Maybe I can't run for 15 yards, but it's about what I can do. I can play like I'm 40 years old from the pocket and slice and dice, whoever we're playing, I can do that. And so, you know, this game on Christmas that's coming up, we got a Saturday game, like, you know, like, or the weeks that are Coming up, he's going to want to be out there. So I think if you're the coach, you just got to basically say to him, okay, you want to go out there and be John Wayne, I'll let you do it. But the second I see you taking unnecessary hits, you're coming out on the sideline. And I, and I think that's how they'll approach that.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, you give us such great insight. I. That is such a great answer to a question. I didn't see it coming. Matt Hasselbeck, look at that trophy room behind you that I got to be. All the years I've been doing this. Look at that. What's your favorite one?
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LeVar Arrington
Honestly, man, like, none of it matters really. It's kind of the journey, I guess. Maybe this one over here, over this over here. These are like my, these are my girls national championship trophies over there. So if your kids ever have something, it means more to you than anything that you ever did. But we got some good junk, I'll say that. But it's, it's more about the journey and the memories and the teammates and the coaches and. And all that kind of stuff.
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Colin Cowherd
Good answer, dad. That's a good answer right there. Matt Hasselbeck. Good seeing you again, Matty.
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LeVar Arrington
Always see you, man.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, boy, he's good. Helps. 18 years in the league. He's been around a few times. One more herd. The herd streams 24 hours a day, seven days a week within the iHeartRadio app search herd to listen live or on demand whenever you'd like. Hey, it's Steve Covino and I'm Rich Davis and together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. You can catch us weekdays from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and of course, the iHeartRadio app. Why should you listen to Cavino and Rich? We talk about everything. Life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world. We have a lot of fun talking about the stories behind the stories in the world of sports and pop culture. Stories that, well, other shows don't seem to have the time to discuss. And the fact that we've been friends for the last 20 years and still work together, I mean, that says something, right? So check us out. We like to get you involved, too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say. I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth. Be sure to check out Covino and Rich live on Fox Sports radio and the iHeartradio app from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific. And if you miss any of the live show, just search Covino and Rich wherever you get your podcasts. And of course on social media, that's Covino and Rich. What makes the holiday special are the details from Genesis. And every little detail in a Genesis is another gift to you. Like during winter, you'll be thankful for the available heated steering wheel and the available snow mode to help get you through the snowiest of snow days. And the available all wheel drive is helpful all year round, but especially during the winter. I mean, Genesis has put a lot of thought into the details. And of course the best gifts are thoughtful ones like the available Nappa leather seating. Oh, speaking of gifts, you'll have plenty of room to haul around everything you've picked up for family and friends, no matter which Genesis you're driving. And with a lineup featuring SUVs, EVs, Sedans, something for everybody. Experience the Genesis Signature Event. And as one big final gift, Genesis is offering you a $1,000 bonus on select Genesis vehicles. The deal ends January 2nd. See participating Genesis retailers for details. Visit genesis.com to see how Genesis can make your holidays even brighter. Details make the Holidays this podcast is sponsored by PayPal. Now here's the kicker. The PayPal debit card earns you 5% cash back in a monthly category of your Choice. Up to $1,000 of monthly purchases. So groceries, health and beauty, gas, apparel, restaurants. On top of that, you can get cash back offers within the app from brands like Doordash, Instacart, Sephora. This month, it's all about that apparel. I got a crazy schedule. I shop online a lot, snag a suit here or there, fresh gear, 5% cash back adds up fast and signing up is easy. Just Download the new PayPal app to sign up and you're ready to start earning cash back on your everyday purchases. Pay smart. Earn cash back. Enjoy peace of mind with a PayPal debit card. Don't just pay PayPal. Terms and limits apply. See paypal.com rewardspal Cashback earned as points redeemable for cash and other options on up to $1,000 spend per month. The PayPal Debit MasterCard is issued by the Bancor Bank N.A. pursuant to license by MasterCard International, Inc. And may be used everywhere.
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Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
This is the 17 boys favorite covering with ease. Let's get started. This story is troubling and I have a big change in my stance on this gentleman.
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Colin Cowherd
Brock.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Brock Purdy. We know he's eligible for a contract extension and despite what some people say, he's definitely getting one. However, according to Tom Pelasaro, Brock Purdy expects to reset the quarterback market and become the highest paid player in the NFL, surpassing Dak Prescott's 60 million per year average. Yeah, I'm going to take a deep breath before I say much more. However, Pelisaro, and you know he's getting this fed from an agent, right? The agents feed the media, the media puts out their message.
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LeVar Arrington
You're right.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Pelisaro adds Purdy already has four playoff wins, equaling Dak and Lamar combined. They are the last two quarterbacks to reset the market. Remember two years ago? Yeah, Lamar, before the jets got.
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Colin Cowherd
So basically, hey, Niners, make the same mistake Dallas did and don't contextualize success. There's no way I'm paying him 50 million. Forget 60.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Yep, I'm with you on that one. There's no way. Listen, I can ride with Brock Purdy. I think he's a really good quarterback. The last two years, not this year, but the last two years he was extraordinary. Top 10 quarterback. You can't pay him 60 mil or anything.
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Colin Cowherd
Close. Okay. I've watched him this year against the packers, the Rams, Buffalo. He is a.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Come on.
- [31:16]
Colin Cowherd
I mean, give me a break. Timeout. Matt Stafford, second half against Purdy. If you'd have just flipped those quarterbacks, you would have a different outcome.
- [31:27]
Matt Hasselbeck
The Thursday night game where Stafford had one pass completion to Puka, a big.
- [31:31]
Colin Cowherd
One, and your guy had one big completion, it was to the Rams.
- [31:35]
Matt Hasselbeck
Looked earlier in the season without his full complement of Kyren.
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Colin Cowherd
And he had nobody.
- [31:42]
Matt Hasselbeck
Nobody. Brock Purdy. You think he has any.
- [31:43]
Colin Cowherd
Look at this. Look at this thing. Oh, my God. It's like flag football out there.
- [31:46]
Matt Hasselbeck
Just get in your shots.
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LeVar Arrington
It's fine.
- [31:48]
Matt Hasselbeck
Purdy has not been amazing. He was the last two years. He was. He was great in the Super Bowl. They should have won that game.
- [31:54]
Colin Cowherd
I mean, come on.
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Matt Hasselbeck
So this is where it gets interesting. Colin, let's be real. If the Niners said, Brock, we're not doing it, we'll let you hit the market. Who is paying him anywhere near 50 million?
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Colin Cowherd
Nobody.
- [32:07]
Matt Hasselbeck
Exactly. And that's why the 49ers do not have to do this.
- [32:09]
Colin Cowherd
Also, remember talking to my buddy?
- [32:11]
Matt Hasselbeck
Literally, nobody's paying him.
- [32:13]
Colin Cowherd
My buddy, John Middle Cop said it. The Niners didn't budge with Trent Williams. They let him sit. I mean, the Niners play hardball with iuk, with Trent Williams. This is not an organization that's like, oh, well, here you go.
- [32:30]
Matt Hasselbeck
No, they're not going to bend.
- [32:31]
Colin Cowherd
The Niners are good negotiators on this. In fact, I. We now kind of thought they should have let IU go.
- [32:37]
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah.
- [32:37]
Colin Cowherd
And he came back after the holdout was never the same player. I just think this is. If you think you're. There is no GM in this league that's paying him 55 million at best.
- [32:51]
Matt Hasselbeck
I think he gets a Brock. Sorry, not a Brock. A Dan Jones, Baker Mayfield type contract.
- [32:55]
Colin Cowherd
I would take Baker over Brock Purdy tomorrow.
- [32:57]
Matt Hasselbeck
Well, at 30 mil, is that what Baker's getting?
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Colin Cowherd
30 ish. Baker's more talented by far than Brock Purdy. I will go. I will die on that hill. Let's do that. What's that game we always play?
- [33:11]
Matt Hasselbeck
I don't. Are you sure? How many teams has Baker been on before this year?
- [33:17]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, that's funny.
- [33:18]
Matt Hasselbeck
He's like four teams in four years.
- [33:20]
Colin Cowherd
And he keeps leading them to the playoffs. Cleveland.
- [33:24]
LeVar Arrington
Yeah.
- [33:24]
Matt Hasselbeck
What happened to Carolina with the mighty Joe Brady, who's supposedly amazing now in Buffalo?
- [33:29]
Colin Cowherd
Nobody wins in Carolina. Hell, Cam struggle to win in Carolina. Baker's averaging 33 million a season.
- [33:37]
Matt Hasselbeck
I'd say that's a damn good contract. And if I'm.
- [33:39]
Colin Cowherd
If I'm the nine, Baker is the steal in the league right now.
- [33:42]
Matt Hasselbeck
I say, Brock, we'll give you 35. Baker got 33. We think you're better than him. Here's 35. Take it or leave it. I mean, Daniel Jones got 40, and this has been a total train wreck for the Jets.
- [33:51]
Colin Cowherd
I don't think an organization should ever have, like, Cleveland guaranteed Deshaun Watson's deal. That's your fault.
- [33:57]
Matt Hasselbeck
They were desperate.
- [33:57]
Colin Cowherd
They were.
- [33:58]
LeVar Arrington
They can't.
- [33:58]
Colin Cowherd
They never win. San Francisco is not desperate. I'll tell you another thing. If Purdy and his agent play hardball, I'll go get Sam Darnold for two weeks. No.
- [34:06]
Matt Hasselbeck
No Sam Darnold. I'm waiting. What do you think? Sam Darnold, you think he's going to take.
- [34:09]
Colin Cowherd
I think he's worth a Daniel Jones deal. 40. I would have. No, if I had to redo Baker today, I'd give him 40. I think Sam's worth 40. I think Purdy's worth about.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Well, that's the reason Baker got 33 mil a year because he had bounced around the league. He was on the Rams for eight minutes.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, but none of us. You didn't. I didn't have a problem with that. We both said Tampa should sign him.
- [34:29]
Matt Hasselbeck
For 30 because he was desperate at.
- [34:31]
Colin Cowherd
Rock 5 talented Brock Purdy's.
- [34:33]
Matt Hasselbeck
I don't think he's desperate yet.
- [34:36]
Colin Cowherd
Listen, I'm not rooting against Brock Purdy but if you're backing me into a corner on 60 large, that's silly.
- [34:42]
Matt Hasselbeck
I'll pass Seattle. He's an upgrade from Geno Smith, obviously.
- [34:46]
Colin Cowherd
Yes, I think he is. I think he is. Yes.
- [34:48]
Matt Hasselbeck
Let's remove think he's definitely an upgrade. Although staying in the division, I don't see that happening. Next up is Steven Jones of the Cowboys. Discussed how tight things will be for the Cowboys heading in a next season. I think he meant financially. He also added the team was all in on Dak and CD Lamb but after that you still have to shape things, including Micah, which got the rumor mill going. Colin. Well, Micah responded to potential of a trade.
- [35:14]
LeVar Arrington
I understand how that business side goes. Listen, no hard feelings in this business. You know, whether I'm here or anywhere else, you know, obviously I stayed how I wanted to be here. But you know, at the end of the day I understand the business side and you know, I put in a lot of work. I play hard too. So obviously if size can't, you know, agree to those type of things, that happens like that. But you know, I'm just happy to be here and I'm going to just keep playing hard while I'm here and if I'm here for next five, six years, I'm going to keep playing hard then too.
- [35:40]
Colin Cowherd
I like Micah. I and I've said this before, I would trade him because first of all he plays an important position. If you're going to pay Dak 60, you have got to. I would get a second first round pick. I would draft the Boise State running back and I would if I could.
- [35:55]
Matt Hasselbeck
What about Rico Dowdell? He's showing well.
- [35:57]
Colin Cowherd
Dowdle, he's a nice two. You can't. If you're going to pay Dak all that money, you got to get that running back room upgraded. I would, I would trade Micah for a first and it'll be a lower first because it'll probably be a good team that thinks they can. He can elevate them to a Super bowl level but I would get a second first I think the Cowboys have to upgrade outside of CD Lamb, they.
- [36:19]
Matt Hasselbeck
Got to go get the line is really bad. Really bad.
- [36:22]
Colin Cowherd
Well, there's a lot of tackles that are available.
- [36:25]
Matt Hasselbeck
I don't think they can. They can go genty in the draft. They need.
- [36:28]
Colin Cowherd
No, I think they could go gentee and an offensive tackle. I think they need two first round.
- [36:32]
Matt Hasselbeck
So Micah Parsons. Who.
- [36:34]
Colin Cowherd
I like him.
- [36:35]
Matt Hasselbeck
We both said you should. We should move off him last year.
- [36:37]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I like him a lot, but I'm paying CD and Dak in an offensive league. Now that I'm paying. I wouldn't pay Dak that, but now I'm paying Dak and CDs in. Now you're forcing me because you. They can't manage the cap as well as Philly. Now you're forcing me to make choices. I would move Micah.
- [36:53]
Matt Hasselbeck
Well, Micah is starting to stack some numbers here against bad teams. One and a half sacks against the Giants. Two yesterday against the Panthers. Yeah, he's starting to play. Two against Washington. He's starting to play better.
- [37:05]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah.
- [37:05]
Matt Hasselbeck
Maybe his value goes up and you can move him. Maybe like 14 sacks this year. That'd be great. Yeah, but I know Dallas fans. He's probably their most popular guy.
- [37:13]
Colin Cowherd
No, I think CD is popular. He's an offensive player.
- [37:16]
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah, but Micah has the podcast.
- [37:18]
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, Micah. No, I mean, listen, I can like a player and want to trade him. I like Micah. I'm a big fan of Micah Parsons. I'm a big fan of the podcast.
- [37:26]
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah. For more content for the guy. Final story. Is Bill Belichick shocking the football world, Taking the UNC job after. I don't know if that's right. For a long time, coaching in the NFL. Belichick is now moving to college football. And Tom Brady, his former quarterback, discussed his initial reaction to the news during yesterday's Eagles Steelers game on Fox.
- [37:48]
Colin Cowherd
Kind of blew me away when I heard the news. I didn't think that was an opportunity.
- [37:52]
LeVar Arrington
He was looking at, but they're getting.
- [37:54]
Colin Cowherd
A obviously tremendous coach. Those guys are going to play very hard. He's going to coach him well. And it's a great benefit for all those players who are going to that program because they're getting the best coach that this pro NFL has ever seen. Now he's at a college level. Yeah.
- [38:09]
Matt Hasselbeck
Best coach the NFL's ever seen. Colin, did you hear that from the goat Tom Brady?
- [38:14]
Colin Cowherd
Well, he's the best defensive coach ever.
- [38:16]
Matt Hasselbeck
Oh, stop it.
- [38:17]
Colin Cowherd
I just think fit is important. And we always say, well, college guys can't work in the pros. I don't know. Pete Carroll's pretty successful. Jimmie Johnson. Sometimes pro guys don't work in college. And I. Belichick is the most pro of pro. Bill Parcels is not a college guy. He's just too rough around the edges to me. And I love Bill Parcells, but he's not a college guy. Mike Shanahan's not a college guy. The Shanahans are. They're pro coaches. Mike Tomlin's not a college guy. Don't want to deal with that nonsense. Belichick is gonna build a pro culture and a pro staff. And let me tell you something. Athletic departments are thin skinned and high maintenance and needy. And Belichick's gonna bulldoze his way.
- [39:02]
Matt Hasselbeck
Maybe he's turning over a new leaf. Got the young girlfriend, he's moving down to North Carolina. Was that James Taylor song Carolina on My Mind? It's weird. Listen, I know you're big into recruiting. I actually spent some time this weekend I was in Vegas just checking out the Carolina recruiting scene online. Yeah, they locked up a good quarterback. I'm like, I'm kind of all in. I did not like Belichick with the Patriots. I'm rooting for him, man.
- [39:26]
Colin Cowherd
Well, I'm rooting for him too.
- [39:28]
Matt Hasselbeck
And I don't know if you followed it, but every time I opened social media, there was all this pearl clutching over the weekend from the college football reporters.
- [39:35]
Colin Cowherd
Oh, this transfer portal is ni. It's so bad. Oh, so now, please. You gonna be watching the games next weekend. Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio State, Tennessee. It's gonna double bowl ratings. I don't want to hit. Listen, Nil's imperfect transfer portal is imperfect, but they are fun. It's fun. And remember, even on the transfer portal, heavy teams, it's only like 35% of the roster. People are still recruiting high school. You'd think the whole system is corrupted. Ohio. USC still recruits 20 high school players a year and they bring 10 Portal guys.
- [40:12]
Matt Hasselbeck
By the way, is USC going to the Pop Toast? What is it? The Pop Tart?
- [40:16]
Colin Cowherd
Some bull in Vegas?
- [40:16]
Matt Hasselbeck
Yeah, yeah. It's an exhibition game. I care about the playoff games. I'm so fired up for this weekend. I saw some betting trends. Tennessee, Ohio State.
- [40:24]
Colin Cowherd
What is it? What is it?
- [40:25]
Matt Hasselbeck
The public loves Tennessee.
- [40:27]
Colin Cowherd
I don't blame them. What's the.
- [40:29]
Matt Hasselbeck
Oh, no, it's just a reaction to that. Michigan?
- [40:31]
Colin Cowherd
No. Tennessee D line. And Ohio State O line. Worries me. I think the line's out of whack. It should be like a field goal.
- [40:39]
Matt Hasselbeck
4 point Ohio State teaser kind of weekend. Colin, tease that down right to one or two.
- [40:44]
Colin Cowherd
Okay?
- [40:44]
Matt Hasselbeck
All the games are right around seven or eight. I didn't. I'm just fired up for the playoffs.
- [40:47]
Colin Cowherd
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Matt Hasselbeck
Today, it's a special day of football. Saturday on Fox. Catch the next chapter in a bitter, historic rivalry as Russell Wilson and the Steelers take on Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. It all kicks off Saturday at 4 Eastern on Fox.
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Colin Cowherd
Is that crazy? I get Steelers, Ravens. I'm going to get Ohio State and Tennessee. The games this weekend are crazy. Friday is Notre Dame, Indiana. Right. And then Saturday we get all these college games.
- [46:20]
Matt Hasselbeck
Thanks for reminding me. I got to steal the family calendar and say Saturday's off limits.
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Colin Cowherd
Off limits.
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Matt Hasselbeck
Oh, geez.
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Colin Cowherd
Three.
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Matt Hasselbeck
College football and NFL, too.
- [46:28]
Colin Cowherd
Oh, boy. I'd argue Saturday.
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Matt Hasselbeck
What did the wife say about that one? Is she good with that?
- [46:34]
Colin Cowherd
Huh?
- [46:36]
Matt Hasselbeck
Go ahead and say it. She's not listening.
- [46:39]
Colin Cowherd
It's fine. Ann is fine with that decision. So I talked about it two months ago. I said, Joe Burrow is looking around this league at the financial commitment of Baltimore and Kansas City and the aggressive front offices of Philadelphia and Detroit and Buffalo. And Joe Burrow's looking around and he's got Mr. Penny Pinching owner. And he is just in no mood. He's had bad body language for a month. And we love Burrow. Yesterday on camera, he is dog cussing Zach Taylor. They had 14 penalties. You know, he's setting all sorts of record. But the video we have, it's pretty clear. It's not the first time. He's in no mood for this organization. And again, once you pay a quarterback big money, you have to get shrewd, manipulative and clever in a front office. And that's not Cincinnati. The Brown family has a smaller front office. They are not aggressive in the drafts. They're the anti Philadelphia. They're the anti Howie Roseman. And you're watching him upset. We've seen it all year. So here, first of all, here is Burrow after his outburst, which I got no problem with. Here's Joe. We know the chances are very slim. What I'm focused on right now is playing as good as we can play, myself playing up to my standard. That's why I was so frustrated, because I didn't feel like we did that today. So T. Higgins, they're not going to pay him. They haven't paid Jamar Chase yet. They will. Edge Rusher wants a new deal. Good Luck with that. He's outstanding, by the way. So they've got a star quarterback, a star weapon, a star edge rusher. They have components. This is a northern facility. They don't have an outdoor indoor practice facility. I don't think they still have that, do they? Oh, they have one now. They waited forever, like it was the Brown family waited forever to build one. Finally, they were guilted into it. Like there were high schools in the area that had one and the pro football team, didn't they have one now? And I just think this is. I just think Joe Burrow is looking around as a great athlete, and he's looking around and looking at all these other great quarterbacks and going, these guys are. I mean, Philadelphia just adding players, adding players. And you can say what you want about Stefon Diggs to the Bills, but they're adding players and they're paying for it. And you can look at Kansas City this year. They go out and get a left tackle on the market. The best teams are always taking swings and have a certain standard. And Carson Palmer, remember he left Cincinnati. We had T.J. hooshman's on this show. That said, when he became a Raven after Cincinnati, it felt like, finally, I'm a pro football player. Here was Carson Palmer Friday on the show. Production on the field is second to none. I just see a frustration on his face, and that's what concerns me. You know, it looks to be building, it looks to be waning and weighing on him. So that I think the thing that jumps out at me is you can see the frustration on his face. It's tough to put up the numbers he's put up to score the points they put up and be in the situation they're in, which is on the outside looking in. Their playoff shot this year, unfortunately, looks to be slim to none. And you got to start thinking about next year. But I'm starting to see some frustration grow on Joe's face, and that's concerning. Yeah. And again, they had 14 penalties. I'm not. You can do the lip reading here. So he's said blank, that basically Zach's trying to say, hey, we won, things are good. And he's like, no, we played like garbage. Procedural penalties. So I'm going to defend Joe Burrow here because a lot of times you think pro athletes, you know, they're sitting there looking at what they make. But Burrow standards are winning games and playing at a high level. And again, once you pay the quarterback, that's when general managers like Brett Veatch In Kansas City or Howie Roseman or Alessne. Once you pay the quarterback, okay, it's hard to find them. And once you get them, okay, you get that three or four years, when you add good players to the roster because you're not paying the quarterback, then you pay the star quarterback. That's when it gets really, really hard for a gm. Philadelphia makes it work. I mean, look at Dallas now. They're going on year two. We don't got any money, okay? So I look at Joe Burrow as a kid. That is a sensational talent. And I think his frustration is completely warranted. By the way we had Matt Hasselbeck on earlier, we were talking about this, is that now Green Bay is not a franchise that goes big game hunting most of the time in free agency. That's not what they do. That doesn't mean they won't go out and get a safety from the Giants or a running back from the Raiders. They'll do their diligence. But what I love about Green Bay is I believe that Jordan Loves was not ready to play out of Utah State. He was a prospect, and I think half the teams in this league would have forced him to play behind a bad old line. A defensive coach and so, so much of a young person's life. It can be a young attorney, a young intern in any industry. Do you have the right set of people around you? And I'm watching Jordan Love, and they've added Josh Jacobs, and this team is really. They have really figured out how to use the quarterback and how to grow the quarterback. And I mean, last night in Seattle, those first two drives, they just took the crowd out of it, ate the clock. 10, 11 minutes elapses, and you're like, they've taken the crowd out of the game. And here is Hasselbeck earlier this hour on why he loves the packers in the NFC.
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LeVar Arrington
Matt LaFleur does not get enough credit for what he is as a. As a football coach. He just kind of gets glossed over. He's like, oh, yeah, he's a Sean McVeigh guy, you know, like, whatever. Like, no, no, he is a legit, legitimate, legitimate head football coach both sides of the ball. He's done a great job bringing in Jeff Hafley to run the defense. They've been, you know, really, honestly, they've been the unsung team this season. Like, would we even just talk about their division? We talk about Detroit, we talk about Minnesota, and this is a team that's done it. You know, we talk about Detroit being banged up now. Green Bay was banged up. Now they're getting healthy. I think they're a dangerous team coming into the playoffs.
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Colin Cowherd
Yep, Green Bay and the Rams beat up early, a little off their mark. Both playing great football. Rams in the NFC west, packers in the NFC North. And I'll tell you, top to bottom right now. AFC may be better at the top. NFC's better depth than the AFC right now. Hour three next. This podcast is sponsored by PayPal. Now here's the kicker. The PayPal debit card earns you 5% cash back in a monthly category of your Choice. Up to $1,000 a monthly purchases. So grocery, health and beauty, gas apparel restaurants. On top of that, you can get cash back offers within the app from brands like Doordash, Instacart, Sephora. This month, it's all about that apparel. I got a crazy schedule. I shop online a lot, snag a suit here or there, fresh gear, 5% cash back adds up fast and signing up is easy. Just Download the new PayPal app to sign up and you're ready to start earning cash back on your everyday purchases. Pay smart, Earn cash back. Enjoy peace of mind with a PayPal debit card. Don't just pay PayPal terms apply. See PayPal app cash back Earned as points you can redeem for cash and other options. This card issued by the Bancorp and a pursuant to license by MasterCard International, Inc. The flavor, the tradition and the spirit of Carne Asada lives on at Del Taco. Join the Asada today with Del Taco's new limited time half pound Chipotle Carne Asada Steak Burrito packed with sweet, spicy and smoky flavor, wrapped up and grilled to perfection, the whole Carne Asada steak menu delivers the bold flavors you crave with epic burritos, loaded fries and street tacos starting at just 2.99. Only at Del Taco, we've all got a thing, an obsession. For some of us, it's vintage fashion, our cars, anything we can collect, they all live under one. EBay. It's where closets get filled with statement pieces and vintage finds, where must have sneakers wait for you. And designer handbags are the real deal on ebay. Doors open to stacks of the rarest trading cards and a garage stocked with all the car parts you need for any DIY job. EBay's home to whatever thing you're into that keeps you up at night. EBay Things people love with Kroger brand.
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