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Not a good last night, but good week week last week.
I told you, I told you. Beware last night. These division games are crazy. I want to start with this. Last night was not about the Eagles. Saquon averaged five yards of carry season high in yards. A.J. brown got touches. It was not about the Eagles. That's not what last night. Well, I'm not going to open the show criticizing the Eagles. Last night was about the New York Giants. They have found their franchise quarterback. It's going to be bumpy. You're going to have weeks like last week and you're going to have last night. If they can keep him healthy, confident, athletic, slippery big boy NFL throws. That is an NFL franchise quarterback feet, arm confidence. When once you get that right, Giant fans such like when you found Eli gets much easier to build the roster. I mean the Giants last night are missing their number one receiver and the number two receiver and they scored 34 points. I know you all loved OBJ and you love Malik neighbors. Come on, bruh. That's icing the cake is Cam Scatterboo and Jackson dart because of the way they play. They're tough, they're young, they're physical. In the Northeast because of the weather, Tyreek Hill is not winning your titles. Your left tackle is your star back. January football is not decided by the fastest guys. Jackson darts tough. Cam Scatter Boo's tougher. If you can keep Andrew Thomas the left tackle healthy, you got your three guys. That's going to be your future. So the New York Giants have not had an offensive identity in a decade. In a decade. And they decided in a couple weeks ago, let's start the rookies. Let's let Jackson and Cam scatter boo. It's their offense. Since then, the Giants lead the NFL in first downs, believe it or not. So it's not just the win last night. It's not just the production. It's how they're doing. Is a northeast physical football team. Go to the Patriots dynasty. They never won when they were at their flashiest with Randy Moss. Those were the years they didn't win. They won early when they were tough physically and they were winning late when they Had Edelman and Brady and Gronk and always great on third down. Giants were amazing on third down last night. A lot of those fast teams aren't amazing on third down. They're just fun to watch. Again, I like Malik Neighbors. OBJ was fun. That is icing the cake in northeast football. When the Steelers were great, it was defense and Big Ben the best Peyton Manning Colts team ever could run the ball and play defense. And Aaron Rodgers title with the packers. They actually ran the ball and had his best defense as a Packer quarterback. That's northeast football. So they decided to start these guys week four. We're going to give the kids the offense and it looks different. There's an identity. It's. It's physical over flash. It is steak over sizzle. There's nothing wrong with a little sizzle. You can't build around it. So that's. Last night's not about the Eagles falling apart. I can talk about that in 30 minutes. That's. And once you get the quarterback, once you find the quarterback, you can then identify what you are. You can't do that without the quarterback. Right? Right. Kansas City finds Mahomes. We're going to be clever, we're going to be situational because you have a situational brilliant quarterback who's really creative with a great arm talent. So the Giants have just been swimming around drafting guys, hitting on a lot of them on defense. But what are they? Last night I'm like, oh yeah, you can build around that. That's an identity. If I told you an hour before the game one of these teams is going to score 34 points, you would not have picked the New York Giants. Giant fan wouldn't have picked after that Saints debacle. And it's going to be uneven and it's going to be choppy and you're going to have bad weeks because they're kids. But Brian, Brian Dayball after saw what we all saw.
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You go through some tough times. Sometimes you can get stronger from it or sometimes you can fold. I like our guys. These young players. I have a lot of confidence in these young players. These rookies, they got the right mindset. They're tough.
Colin Cowherd
Northeast football Championship football. Find me, find me the warm weather dynasty in the NFL. Dolphins have never had one. Carolina's never had one. Arizona's never had one. Rams have been good. Not a dynasty. Find me one. Find me the warm weather NFL dynasty. Marino and Don Shula one Super bowl one. Peyton Manning, Indy one one and is great. You look at the history of the NFL, the Green Bays, the Kansas City, Seattle's mini dynasty, Baltimore's greatness, Pittsburgh, New England, the Giants, when they beat Brady twice, what was it about that defensive front? That's an identity. I watched the Giants last night. Oh, you can. Oh, okay. You can put your arms around that and build around what I watched last night. That one handed catch years ago. That's just a moment. Okay, so last night, I mean, what was amazing about last night is you had seven or eight of the best hitters in baseball. And it was eventually the bottom of the Dodgers lineup that got it going. But it was palpable. And the Dodgers do this. They put so much pressure on your manager and your pitching staff. And last night, Orion Kirkjeans, a young pitcher for the Phillies, super talented. Here's the moment. The crowd on its feet. And this really talented kid couldn't rise to the moment. No balls and a strike. Pahes breaks his bat. Kirkring, gotta find it. Throws to the plate. Oh, my goodness. He throws it away. And the Dodgers have won. The Dodgers win.
Dave Roberts
Kickering right there. Plenty of time to go to first. I mean, plenty of time to go to first.
Colin Cowherd
Even though he bobbled it and just.
Dave Roberts
Kind of in the moment, panic.
Colin Cowherd
Should have gone to first base. Right bouncer. Boom, first base. You're out. But that's what the Dodgers do. They get in your head. I mean, Ohtani was over 1 for 17 in the series. Ohtani. And they walked him to load the bases in the seventh. Ohtani, Betts, Muncie, Freeman, Edmond, Tearska, Hernandez, Constant pressure. Dodgers didn't even hit in this series. They didn't really hit in the series, but they won. And it was the bottom of the lineup that did it. You know, it's Kike, it's Muncie, it's Edmond. It wasn't even the top of the lineup. It's constant pressure. Then Roki Sasaki came on, and the Dodgers bullpen has been a problem all year. So they've moved him to the bullpen to be the closer. Three innings last night, untouchable. So the Dodgers are now in the nlcs. And you got Freddie Freeman and Ohtani hitting a buck 8012 strikeouts. That's what the Dodgers are. We talked about this with the Yankees. Yankees are home run reliant. The Dodgers are reliant on no single player. Otani. The last two years he has struggled in the postseason. I mean, last year it was Freddy Freeman in the World Series. I mean, earlier this year, Mookie Betts got sick. Couldn't hit In September. He's now on fire. It was the bottom of the Dodgers lineup last night. So when you play the Dodgers, and this is really true about all sports, they put it. It's almost like kd, Steph Clan, Draymond, remember, for about three years, like, pick your poison. Who's hot tonight? There were games. Draymond took over. There were games. Klay Thompson hit six of eight threes. Who do you guard? Who is it tonight? That's what it is with the Dodgers. It was their young pitcher throwing 1:01, a nasty splitter. It was the bottom of their lineup. And it was the crowd. It was the crowd. It wasn't Ohtani, it wasn't Freeman. It was the crowd and the pressure, and it's never ending. And they keep putting it on you. Here was Dave Roberts on the play that sent the Dodgers to the nlcs.
Dave Roberts
It's brutal. Obviously, they played great defense tonight. And, you know, it's one of those things that it's. It's a. It's a pfp, a pitcher fielding practice. And he's done it a thousand times. And, you know, just right there, he was so focused, I'm sure, on just getting the hitter and, you know, just sort of forgot, you know, the outs in the situation.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, you're not doing that against most teams in Major League Baseball, but in that spot, against that team, and they're in your head, you lose yourself. The Phillies did, and in the process lost their series. By the way. You know, Ohtani and Freddie Freeman aren't the only ones struggling. Trey Turner struggled. Bryce Harper struggled. Kyle Schwaber, a couple of bombs, he struggled. So the Philly, you get into the postseason, I mean, think about all the great hitters. Ohtani and Freeman, trade, Turner, Schwaber, Bryce Harper. Nobody's it. Nobody's hitting in the series. So it comes down to moments. It comes down to base running. We talked about this with the Yankees. They are so beholden to the home run. It's so much of its pitching, so much of it circumstantial, so much of its timing, so much is the bottom of the lineup and base running. I mean, the Dodgers could not depend on the big bats in this series and still found another way because this is what they do. I've said this before. I think the Dodgers are the best run sports organization in North America. Drafting, developing free agency. They just don't miss very often. J. Mac, great show today. Blazing five, top of the hour. Cam Scatter Boo's doing flips in the end zone. He's a. He is fun man. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Basically, Jackson Darts turning into Jeremy Lynn in New York. He's a brush fire that everybody's excited about. If you think he's your franchise quarterback, you got another thing coming. All right, he's a nice story, Colin.
Let's be real. Come on. I think he's a little better than that.
Oh, okay. I love Jeremy Lynn during his time. It was awesome. But I mean, Dart is way too.
Reckless on those scrambles.
Well, he's going to get murdered out there.
He's got a. Yeah, I mean, that's part of it. I think it's. I mean, remember Baker Mayfield in his second or third year in Cleveland? He threw an interception, he tried to square up a safety and it banged up his shoulder. Young players, they're raw. I said this before, though. When? Before the season started. I said Jackson Dart was in college with Lane Kiffin for three years. Lane Kiffin's coach in the pros. Lane's an elite offensive coach. If you're with Lane Kiffin for three years in the SEC against those NFL level defenses, NFL players everywhere, you don't need to sit for a year. This is not like BYU football. You're a year starter. No, no. This is Jackson Dart started in the SEC with Lane Kiffin for three years. The Russell Wilson thing was nice. I think you saw Brian Dabel rushing to the 10. Oh, my God. He wanted Jackson Dart on the field. And we said this, start Jackson Darth. When you play in the Big Ten or you play in the SEC and you're playing three years with a really smart offensive coach, you don't need to sit. This is not somebody from, you know, a Mountain West Conference. A one year with a defensive head coach. Jackson darts ready to play. And the great thing about that is you're going to find out. Yeah. By the way, last weekend the Giants had five straight possessions with a turnover. So it can get really bad. There were fumbles, some of them. And then last night he was magic. So it's not like Bo Nix last week in the first half, awful. Second half, outstanding. So it's not going to be linear. It's going to be all over the map. But what you look for in these moments with Bo Nix in Denver, he'll make throws and you're like, okay, that is a. That is a franchise quarterback throw. I can remember watching Matt Ryan as a rookie and he was facing the Bears and he threw a ball up the left sideline. One throw. And I was like, yep, that's an he threw it between the corner and the safety. I know. It was the first time I had watched Matt Ryan at a Boston college and I said, oh yeah, that's a starting quarterback. I remember Cam Newton. I think he played Arizona. Could be wrong. He went on the road in Arizona. I didn't know if he'd work. He was a great athlete. He made a throw against Arizona. It was down the left sideline. And you're like, yep, that is a franchise quarterback.
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Colin Cowherd
So you see?
I absolutely see a franchise quarterback, but it's not going to be artistic. Andrew Thomas doesn't play. The O line gets bad like so it's this idea. Brock Purdy got to sit for a year and learn this. Jackson darts like bro, the O line's not much. Top two receivers are out. It's the Eagles. Yeah.
That was impressive.
That's an impressive. That's cake. That's not icing. OBJ's one handed catch is icing. How about the.
Well, I can't wait for you to talk about the Eagles. I mean, outgained in every game this season.
Well, they, they had 350 yards I.
That I didn't think zero points in the second half.
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Five days ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were four and oh, they had beaten the Cowboys, the Chiefs, the Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Five days ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were undefeated and on top of the world. As of last night, AJ Brown can't remember if they just had a players only meeting. What was behind that?
Brian Daboll
I don't. Call the meeting.
Colin Cowherd
Oh, okay.
Brian Daboll
The meeting.
Dave Roberts
Never.
Colin Cowherd
I don't. I don't know what you're talking about. Those guys. Those guys said it did happen.
Brian Daboll
Oh, you ain't talk to them?
Colin Cowherd
You weren't.
Dave Roberts
You weren't in the meeting?
Colin Cowherd
I don't recall. Or you didn't want. I don't recall. Oh, boy. Drip, drip, drip. The Philly faucet has officially burst the Eagles offense in the second half this season. We told you it was a problem. It's like last or 30th in everything. Yards, yards of play. Three and out. They lead the NFL. Three and outs.
How?
This is a coaching crisis. It's not a player crisis. The defense now also a mess. Last year it was number one in the NFL. Right now it's 20th. So what's happened? I mean, this is like what you saw happen with the Chargers pre hardball. You're like, they got good players. Why are we awful at everything? That's what's happening here. And when the Chiefs are in crisis, what do they do? Well, they turn to Andy Reid when the Eagles are in crisis. Ring, ring. Howie Roseman, can you help us? He can't. The roster stacked. So after four ugly tush pushes, they got outscored 21, nothing. And again it is. They are fractured. They are fragmented. You could. It's not that they're. I mean, they have talent. Last night was their best offensive game in 30 yards, turns some yards. Saquon got almost five yards of carry. Goddard and A.J. brown between the two of them had like, you know, like 15 touches. Devonte Smith got looks, but third down, they're atrocious. Third down is the decision making down. Third down. The Giants were amazing. Brian Dabel, Jackson dart, Scatterboo. Third down, Giants were great. Philadelphia's got more talent. They were atrocious. So they had five second half drives. You had three punts and two turnovers. It's not a talent issue. It is a coaching issue. The New York Giants with a rookie quarterback beat you soundly missing their top two perimeter threats. And Lane Johnson afterwards talked about, you know, maybe possibly we shouldn't be this predictable.
Dave Roberts
You know, there's flashes.
Colin Cowherd
Don't, don't score points.
Dave Roberts
You know, it's about consistency. It's about, you know, once a big play hits, let's keep going until we finish. But like I said, we here we.
Colin Cowherd
Have spurts, but nothing consists of Last year Nick Sirianni, the coach of Philadelphia, when they got into crisis, shaved his head. I don't know what the next trick is. Maybe a face tattoo. Who knows? I have no idea. But this is not about the players. They've got. Yes, I mean, yeah, why not? Let's try something new. But it to me this is a coordinator that maybe isn't quite ready to be a coordinator. It's not working. J. Mac with the news. No, no, no, no. Turn on the news. This is the Herd line news.
Let's get started with the San Francisco 49ers. Colin, listen, they're 3, 0.
Amazing.
It's backup quarterback Amazing Jones starting while Brock Purdy recovers. Now I just checked the practice reports. Obviously today's a big one, but yesterday no Purdy at practice, no Juwan Jennings, no Pearsall. It is insane. However, GM John lynch says there's no quarterback controversy in San Francisco.
I do wholeheartedly believe that Brock is nothing but happy for our team. He's working his tail off to try to get back. And I think we all feel blessed and fortunate that we found a guy to be our backup this year who can go in and play like a starter and and earnest tough hard fought wins and Max doing a tremendous job. It's been fun. I think Kyle Shanahan is coach of the year. You know when Eagle fan, Eagle fans will be like hey, we got some injuries everybody. The Niners said hold my beer. The whole offense is beat up. It's Fred Warner, rookies, Robert Sala putting Bondo on that car. They are do that coaching staff is having an all time season because they are. The other day I went down and looked at their injury report online. It's not that they're just missing like a slot corner. They're missing stars.
Well, without Bosa they had no pressure pressure against Stafford and he had an awesome game. You know Kyron Williams doesn't fumble that. Probably Rams win. So I have some concern about this game against the Bucs. But Chris Godwin just popped up. He may not play this weekend. Remember he returned so that'd be no Godwin, no Evans. I don't know. I like the Niners. You're getting, getting a field goal.
I. That's a stay away game. I said last night it's a great game. Well, it's a great game. I said last night is a stay away game. When the Chargers play the Giants, I said stay away game. Niners, bucks. I wouldn't be surprised with any outcome that those are the games I'm staying away from.
I'll say. I know some, some radio guys, TV guys out there trying to make. There's a quarterback controversy. Maybe one of them drawing a purple shirt today.
I don't know.
I don't think there's anything there. I think they know Brock is their guy.
Brock is the guy. They're paying him.
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Colin Cowherd
And Mack is solidly the backup.
Mac, right? Mac Jones, Right now, today, this moment, is the best backup quarterback easily in the league.
Yeah, but last year at this time, like, Jake Browning was the best backup quarterback. And after a few games, I know Mack has the pedigree. I. I got it. All right, let's move on.
Oh, boy.
This Bill Belichick stuff, it's snowballing in North Carolina, Colin. So remember, a bunch of stories popped up this week about Belichick, maybe the end one and done. Well, now there's a report that Belichick is trying to find the leak. He is hunting down people looking for the leak. Pat Welter, a reporter from Raleigh who wrote a deep dive on the state of things.
So he's validating that the leak is largely true, which they're dysfunctional and there's angst in the program. I found the leak, by the way. It's called the defense now. I found it. I watched the games on television. I saw it.
Dave Roberts
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
So it seems like it's more than just one leak. This is like, you know, a tsunami.
Of how about worry about the connectivity with your players and the game plans and not worry about the leak.
I wonder if people are worried about their jobs in their future and that's why they're leaking stuff, so they can get out ahead of this and get their next job.
That's a good point. That's always why people leak stuff. If you have, it could be the White House, it could be your House. If stuff's getting out, it's usually concerns about job security and, and just security, financial security. So when stuff gets splintered, people are leaked. You know, well, run businesses where people are happy don't leak a lot. Yeah.
Final Story, Colin is the Cubs last night. Interesting game. Remember we talked yesterday about their first inning strengths? Well, it happened again. Ian Hap. Three run, first inning homework got things started. Chicago never looked back. Six nothing win over the Brewers.
Who are the.
I don't know. You. You were calling the brewers the best, best team in baseball like 48 hours.
And now they're in trouble because I don't know who they're starting. Yeah.
So Chicago has turned it around. Last two games plus seven run differential, obviously two. And oh, batting averages up, ERA is down.
Isn't it amazing what pressure does? Well, you watch Philadelphia, and I hate to use the word fold or choke, but like Philadelphia last night, bouncer to the mound, throw the ball to first Little League play. You're watching Milwaukee shrink. Milwaukee swept the Dodgers this year, led the National League in hits. They were a dominant team and you're watching them shrink in real time.
So you know who, man, it's a little tough. Who would the Dodgers rather face for a better chance to get to the World Series? Probably the Cubs.
Right. Well, here's the thing.
The brewers are amazing.
Since the Dodgers have taken their phenom, the young phenom, and put them in the bullpen, the Dodgers should be the overwhelming favorite. It's, I mean, the only question with the Dodgers. I mean, their stars aren't hitting and they just beat a great Philadelphia team.
I think every offseason I'm going to bet the Dodgers to win the World Series. They spend the most money, right? And they have the best players.
And by the way, well run organization. They had a major dilemma and they solved it. They take their young starter, 23 year old kid that throws a splitter, that's unhittable. They move him to the end, the back end, the bullpen, and what do you know, they've solved their issue. Now they're going to need somebody else. You can't, you can't have them go three innings night after night. But when you watch the Dodgers last night, it's not that they won, it's how they won. It's like the Giants won last night. That's not it. That's how the Giants won. Physicality, quarterback scaboo. That's an identity. The Dodgers winning this series and none of their stars hit. Yeah, like that's, that is in Philadelphia is really good. This Philly lineup had the National League hitting champ, one of the best ERA starting staffs, Bryce Harper, the home run champ. I thought Philadelphia was going to win the Series. I thought they were going to win Games late because of the Dodgers bullpen.
So your Brewers, Mariners, World Series, it's in jeopardy.
Tigers, by the way, have the better pitcher going in their deciding game. I'm telling you, the brewers and the Mariners World Series call is in jeopardy. It just.
Everything just flipped in, like, the last 48 hours. Just chaos.
Dave Roberts
Yeah.
Colin Cowherd
God, sports is great.
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Colin Cowherd
I mean, we could be in the political business and be angry all the time and have grievance every day. No, J. Mac with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by the herd lie news. God, it's just crazy. Last night, what a night. I would pay good money to listen to Philadelphia sports talk radio this morning. That's a barnyard musical, so there's a lot of talk. A Cam SCATTER Boo had three touchdowns, 19 carries, almost 100 yards. And, you know, people are saying. I was looking this morning online. Hey, hey, hey. How did this guy fall to the fourth round? How was he the eighth running back taken? Well, ask yourself this. What is his comp? A back flipping 5, 9 running back that came from a conference that doesn't tackle. What was his comp? I mean, out of high school, he had to go to Sacramento State. I mean, I watched him at Arizona State. I thought he was kind of a novelty. I thought he'd make the NFL. I didn't think he'd be this. I mean, Brock Purdy, seventh round. I watched him at Iowa State. Bucky Irving, a great running back for Tampa, fifth round. Puka Nukua, fifth round. I watched Puka Nakua at a high school in Utah. I watched them at Washington. I watched them at byu. I never thought Puka Nakua was arguably the second or third best receiver in the league. So I don't know. An AFC executive told Lance Zurline before the draft, quote, you hear guys say, I'm built different. Usually it's all talk. This guy is built differently. He sees and plays the game like a linebacker. So NFL general managers always ask their scouting departments, find me the computer. I used to talk to Rich McKay about this, who now is the president of the Falcons when he was a gm, and he said, I always ask my guy, give me three comps. Who is he in our sport? Because college football, there's a lot of guys like Tebow that aren't really NFL players. They're great college players. What's his comp? His Comp is a 1974 NFL fullback with speed. So he doesn't have one. It's jelly roll and music. Did you see him the first time and think superstar, not everybody has a comp. And the one thing I'll say about him, the kid is really athletic. He had a 39 and a half inch vertical. Okay, that's an NBA vertical, a 39 and a half inch vertical dot so at the combine, the kid is athletic. But I watch a lot of college football. I watched him play, I don't know, six, ten times. I didn't think it would be this. I mean, did Arizona State think he would be that dominant when they got him out of Sacramento State? He is 100% raw energy and it just works for a, for an organization that was looking for exactly that. And here is Cam. After the win, me and him do a lot of things on the side.
Together, talk a lot together about, you know, kind of getting this turned around.
Not doing it on our own, but.
Getting everyone to buy in and continue to stay positive and work to be better.
You know, the franchise has been a.
Losing franchise the last couple years, but that's not who we are right now. We need to continue to build and build and build each and every day and have these guys with positive mindsets and, you know, get away from that losing mindset.
Yeah. And I mean, the truth is he is really a unique physical player. He's five, nine, back flipping, can turn the corner, 39 and a half inch vertical. I watched him, I thought, you know, if it, if he'd become Tebow, which is wildly popular because the nickname and the style. But you're like, yeah, I just can't quite turn the corner in the NFL. I would have been like, yeah. When they scored touchdowns last night, the Eagles needed the tush push they needed Cam is that he was scoring on the, when he was getting hit at the line. If he's not a member of the Giants, they're having to kick field goals. I mean, he is literally burrowing over 330 pound guys. So. And I again, it's not just that he's good, it's his style that matters. The Northeast is about toughness. The weather gets, I mean, it's getting cold today in Chicago. It's getting cold out east. You can't do it with flashy wide receivers who get hurt all the time. You gotta play, I mean, this play right there, I mean, this kid, this is a northeast football player. And so like people say, I can't believe he was the eighth quarter or the eighth running back drafted. Sometimes you just don't know. George Kittle, hall of Famer, fifth round. I watched Kittle at Iowa I never saw that.
Don't you think sometimes the whole who is the comp? Don't you think that can hurt players? Because then you're forced to put them in a box. This is what he is or what he looks like or what he can be. And I just, I remember watching Scatter Boo in the playoff. He was like one of the best players on the field.
He rolled. He rolled over Texas. Yeah.
They couldn't stop him. And you're at that point, I don't need a comp, Cam. Scatter Boo's my guy. That looks like a second round pick to me. At worst. Yeah, I thought he was awesome.
Yeah. No, I, I'm, I'm, I'm not disagreeing with that. But I mean, every. There's a lot of smart GMs, and I think it's not only that he's working, but his value. With the Giants, again, Arizona State football last year, if I'd have said, what is it you've been like? I like the quarterback, but it's a running back driven team. Right now with the Giants, what do you say? I like the quarterback, but it's a running back driven team. He's one of those rare players. Adrian Peterson had some of this. Derrick Henry took him a while. First two years. Derek Henry was like a borderline bust in the NFL. He's a backup, I think, like DeMarco Murray. It takes some guy's time. Scatterboo is not one of those guys. Scatterboo walks in the door. His energy and his style and his toughness and his athletic ability, like, popped in camp. Everybody was like, whoa. They. And I'll give the Giants credit, you know, they wanted to give Russell Wilson some starts. This team didn't need a quarterback. They needed an identity. And it's like Scatterboo is. He did it to Arizona State and he did it in the NFL. Like, if he's on your team, he's going to drive the bus. Yeah.
I got to ask about Dart because he's. He's playing well, I got to be. I didn't see this coming from him because I put him in a box. I said, oh, he's Elaine Kiffin, quarterback. He's Matt Corral. Remember the Matt Corral, put up huge numbers, came to the NFL, hasn't really done anything. I didn't see this from Dart. I mean, Colin, if you put Dart's highlight reel this season and Cam Ward, I mean, it's early, but Jackson Dart looks better so far, would you agree?
Well, and I think. Well, I think the Giants have more good players. I first of all, I have been.
On this the guy little Jordan Humphrey off a practice squad, which is the.
Worst nickname ever because there's nothing little about him.
I know he's 6 4.
Yeah. But I think one of the things I've said over and over about the Giants, and I know they're not that interesting a team, but I've been saying for years, left tackle, offensive coach, elite defensive line, they check a lot of boxes. They need to get the offensive line upgraded and they need another corner. But the Giants have had players and they've actually, you know, it's like, it's like when you watch the Giants, they've had moments in the last couple years they just can't get the quarterback right. So. And once you get the quarterback right, the game gets much easier for a gm, everything kind of falls into place. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific. Hey, what's up?
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Tonight on Fox, Tariq Skubal takes the mound to lead Riley Green and the Tigers against Cal, Raleigh and the Mariners in a winner take all. Game 5 of the ALDS coverage begins at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific on Fox.
Okay, for the record, very interesting college football weekend out west. We've talked a lot of east coast this morning out west. Michigan at usc, Indiana at Oregon. Really interesting games are going to tell you a lot about college football. The playoff going forward. Very interesting. I like USC close and Oregon will win. Indiana's got a really good quarterback, a clever offense. They look deeper and better than last year. I test, so I think the game is pretty close. So we all know that Shohei Ohtani is not only our Babe Ruth, he's much better than Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth wasn't pitching and hitting simultaneously at this level. Babe Ruth didn't run like this. But as great as Ohtani has been in the regular season as a Dodger, he has struggled in the playoffs last year and this year he's hitting.205. This year he's 4 for 27 with a ton of strikeouts. And so my take is it's the Peyton Manning syndrome. He's too great not to eventually be great, but he's putting a lot of pressure on himself. Rory McIlroy didn't win the Masters, you know, until his 17th try when a decade without winning a major. Rory McElroy is too good not to eventually break through. It is really, really hard to hit in the postseason. I mean, Trey Turner, former Dodger, by the way, won the National League batting crown. Trey Turner struggled in this series. Clayton Kershaw, best curveball of this generation is our Sandy Koufax. He scuffed it in the postseason in his prime. Scuffed it a little bit. So I, I, I just think what happens is, and you know, a lot of the old athletes didn't grow up with TikTok and Instagram and this. You know, back in the 70s you didn't have relentless talk radio. It was newspapers, you know, I mean our, our media now is loud and it's multi platform and these players make a lot of money and fans tend to be more outspoken and verbal and caustic and obnoxious. There's just a lot to deal with. I think Ohtani is putting too much pressure on himself. Here was Dave Roberts talking about what he's going through?
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His decision making hasn't been good. You know, you can see, you know, it's, it's balls in, off and he's really not giving himself a chance to, you know, hit a mistake. I just think that he's in between a little bit. But the swing decisions are just not where they need to be right now.
Colin Cowherd
Needless to say, the Dodgers got through it despite that because they have the ability to win several ways. So through the years, this is where J. Mac and I have often disagreed. I, there are certain people in the NFL I will defend even when they're not winning. Kevin Stefanski has lost a lot of games, but I always defend him. Zach Taylor in Cincinnati, there's a lot of Ls. I always defend him. Shane Steichen, last year it was bad. I said he knows what he's doing. So I tend to be on the defend Brian Dable side. Even though Brian Dabel hasn't won a lot of games. Last night there was a moment where he's freaking out, going over to the tent. He didn't want Russell Wilson out there. He wanted to make sure his guy could play. And I totally get it. Because he's 20 and 36 as a head coach, and it's very likely he will not get another head coaching job. He may. I would certainly interview him. I thought the Chargers should have hired him, not Brandon Staley. But you could see Brian Dabel his concern. He wanted him out there, so. And my takeaway is the reason I side with offensive coaches because we're in an offensive league. And if the Giants had a defensive coach that was 20 and 36 with Jackson Dart, I'd be done. But bad quarterback play can make really smart offensive coaches look bewildered and lost. And so I'm. I am going to defend Brian Dable. Like I've defended Kevin Stefanski and last year Shane Steichen and Zach Taylor is that it's an offensive league. I mean, if you go back to Shane Steichen last year, people around Indianapolis, some national people, some local people, very critical of the culture. It's a bad team. They got a good roster. He got a good coach. Anthony Richardson was Tebow accurate. You can't win in this league. So I think. I think Dable is really good. I don't know if he's Kevin Stefanski good, but I think he's good. I'm going to defend him. And here was Brian Dable about going to the doctor for an update.
Brian Daboll
If you've ever been on an NFL sideline, there's a lot of emotions, and I certainly am an emotional guy. I apologized directly to our team physician. I just wanted his ass out there if he was okay, but I wanted the process like we were getting ready to go for it on potential four down. I would have burned a timeout if he could have came out there. So I was asking, how long is it going to take? And you want your guy out there not at risk of anything else, but, you know, he came out and I think he's going to be good. I'm like, is he going to be good or not? I'm going to call timeout on fourth down and go for this.
Colin Cowherd
Yeah, Again, I'm going to defend the coach on this. One of the things the media does that drives me crazy. We're all on our couch, and yet in the middle of a game, we're eating these coaches alive because, you know, they don't, you know, the clock management is. It's really easy to save from your couch. These games are fluid and they're fast and they're live. There's a lot of pressure. And so I've seen Peyton Manning blow up at Jeff Saturday and Tom Brady scream at Josh McDaniels. I always defend him. I will always defend the pro athletes. I went to a Miami Heat game years ago, and it was LeBron and Wade and Bosch. I was down in Miami bed early, totally committed to the show. But I was down in Miami and Ann and I were down there watching the game. I want to watch Miami. And LeBron James in a timeout is just barking at Mario Chalmers and he's just barking at his team. And it's like, well, don't we all want our athletes to care? And don't we want the best players to have leadership qualities? Sometimes volume works. So I'm going to defend these coaches and these quarterbacks and these players that get highly emotional. Like, I, I, you know, I don't, I don't want to hold your hand. When DEZ Bryant was in Dallas and it was like every time they didn't look at it. I'm not babysitting you, okay? You got to be a grown up. That's different. But Dable on the sidelines, hey, what are we doing here? Without saying it, he said it. I don't want the, I don't want the other quarterback. I want Jackson Dart out there. We got a rhythm. Let's go. Jobs are on the line. They're seven figure jobs. I'm going to support emotion as long as it's not terribly disruptive emotion. You and I talked about it the other day with the Arizona coach. I wouldn't define him 100 grand. I didn't love it, but I understand. Like this. These games are live and there's cameras everywhere, and we see stuff now we didn't used to see well, because the cameras are everywhere.
The NFL is now, according to some NFL reporters, they're looking into the concussion protocol situation last night because Dable made a scene on the sideline. You know, he's, he's mf ing the team doctor. Get my guy back out there. Like, he was very fired up, but he, like you said, he's coaching for his job. I don't think he broke any rules. I think dart was fine. His head didn't bang off the turf or anything. He did. He took some shots, though, last night.
No, no, no. He has got to learn to slide. The baseball guys, Kyler Murray is a great slider.
Russell Wilson was a great slide.
A great slider. The non baseball guys, they think they're fullbacks.
He's diving with his headphones.
I know.
It's terrible. Come on.
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Episode Title: Jaxson Dart is a franchise QB, the issues with the Eagles, Dodgers moving onto the NLDS
Date: October 10, 2025
Host: Colin Cowherd
Guests/Other Voices: J. Mac (co-host/commentator), excerpts from Brian Daboll (Giants HC), Dave Roberts (Dodgers MGR), Lane Johnson (Eagles OL)
In this hour, Colin Cowherd delivers signature takes on a packed night of sports, headlined by the New York Giants’ emerging identity behind rookie QB Jaxson Dart and RB Cam Skattebø, the Philadelphia Eagles' increasingly troubling flaws, and the Dodgers’ gritty series win to advance in the MLB playoffs. The episode intertwines NFL, MLB, and college football observations, highlighting stories of team identity, pressure, and unlocking young talent.
“It is steak over sizzle. There’s nothing wrong with a little sizzle—you just can’t build around it.” – Colin Cowherd [06:05]
“I think the Dodgers are the best-run sports organization in North America. Drafting, developing, free agency—they just don’t miss very often.” – Colin Cowherd [13:26]
“If you think he's your franchise quarterback, you got another thing coming. All right, he's a nice story, Colin.”
“Let's be real. Come on. I think he's a little better than that.”
— J. Mac & Colin Cowherd [13:51–14:05]
“After four ugly tush pushes, [the Eagles] got outscored 21-0... It's not a talent issue. It is a coaching issue.” – Colin Cowherd [22:09]
“He is 100% raw energy and it just works for an organization that was looking for exactly that.” – Colin Cowherd [34:15]
“Jobs are on the line. They're seven-figure jobs. I'm going to support emotion as long as it's not terribly disruptive emotion.” – Colin Cowherd [47:21]
This hour of The Herd paints a picture of chaos and opportunity in sports, from the Giants’ bold leap toward a new identity, to established contenders like the Dodgers and Eagles facing high-stakes truth. Colin Cowherd’s blend of historical context, talent evaluation, and relentless focus on organizational culture offers a roadmap for listeners to understand why some teams rise—and others unravel—in moments that matter most.