THE HERD - Hour 1 - The Dodgers are great for MLB, Luka Doncic and JJ Redick have issues with each other

Summary

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The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 1 Recap

Date: March 3, 2026
Theme: The Dodgers are great for MLB, Luka Doncic and JJ Redick’s dynamic, and major personalities/issues across MLB, NBA, and NFL.

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Episode Overview

Colin Cowherd takes listeners through the day's biggest sports stories, focusing on the positive impact of dominant teams like the Dodgers in MLB, the cultural friction between NBA stars and coaches as seen with Luka Doncic and JJ Redick, and some surprising developments in NFL free agency and player movement. Cowherd’s signature blend of sharp analysis, sports history, and media critique is on display, with recurring comparisons between eras and the underlying cultural differences between sports.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. MLB’s Newfound Enthusiasm and the Dodgers' Dominance

Starts at 02:33

• Survey Insights:
  • The Athletic surveyed 14,500 fans across all 50 states.
  • 67% of baseball fans feel “enthusiastic and hopeful”—triple the rate from 2022.
  • Only a minority (4%) remain persistently negative ("some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy").
• Dodgers’ Role:
  • The Dodgers’ “dynasty” correlates with greater optimism and attendance.
  • LA leads MLB in road attendance; the Cubs (a resurgent brand) are second.
• League Structure:
  • Cowherd argues that baseball’s strength lies in its top-tier teams and their star power, not in “bad product” franchises (A’s, Marlins, White Sox, Pirates).
  • He defends MLB's lack of a hard salary cap, stating:

    “If you had a salary cap, it’s not like suddenly the Cardinals would have all this money or players would want to play in Cincinnati. Let them go where they want to go.” (05:08)

• Positive Changes:
  • Rules like the universal DH, pitch clock, and shift ban have made the product better.
  • “Necessary changes” have improved MLB, a lesson Cowherd wishes the NBA would learn from.
• Jealousy & Media Narrative:
  • Pushes back on fatalistic narratives about sports journalism and local market struggles.
  • He notes national coverage is thriving with outlets like The Athletic, ESPN, and various podcasts.
• Quote:

  “What's hurting baseball and what hurts any store, any industry, is lousy...The Dodgers are an all-star team.” (04:08)

Dave Roberts on “Good for Baseball”

09:39
Dodgers manager:

“You always have to have somebody that teams and fans...enjoy disliking and that's good for sports. I was one of those guys that didn't like the Yankees, but saw their value with the sport.”

2. NBA Culture: Luca Doncic, JJ Redick, and Star/Coach Power Dynamics

10:58

• Sideline Incident:
  • Cowherd describes the Saturday night sideline confrontation between Luka Doncic and Coach JJ Redick; Redick didn’t let Luka “blow him off,” resulting in a public face-to-face.
• Rich Paul’s Take:
  • Rich Paul claims public confrontation fosters “a healthy relationship” and “profound respect.”
• Cowherd’s Contrarian View:
  • NBA is a star-driven league where superstars hold more sway than coaches.
  • Past NBA examples—LeBron/Blatt, Magic/Westhead, Luka/Carlisle—illustrate player power.
  • Contrasts with the NFL, where football coaches still “have power” and the culture “doesn’t pander.”
  • In the NBA:

    “The basketball culture is: get drafted at 19, sign your supermax at 23, and if you don't like the coach, he's Seacrest out. That's the basketball culture.” (14:30)

  • J.J. Redick (the “grinder”) and Luka (the "natural talent") not a natural pairing.
  • Five of the last seven NBA “Coach of the Year” winners are no longer with the team they won it for.
• J Mac Chimes In:
  • Agrees it’s “a decent argument,” but sees that NBA’s unique star culture is what resonates with young fans:

    “They love their athletes in the NBA. They're more popular than NFL, Major League Baseball. All the numbers bear it out.” (16:58)

• Cowherd's Summary:
  • Sideline outbursts are a function of NBA player empowerment, not a sign of organizational health.

3. NFL Quarterbacks: Mac Jones Market and Backup Dynamics

19:50

• The Disappearing Market for Mac Jones:
  • Despite QB scarcity, there’s “no current market in a league desperate for quarterbacks” for Jones, even as less consistent or more expensive QBs (Kyler Murray, Geno Smith, Philip Rivers) have found homes.
  • Cowherd interprets this as a show of respect to Kyle Shanahan’s system.
  • Lists his “Fab Five” available QBs (Fernando Mendoza, Mac Jones, Malik Willis, Ty Simpson, Aaron Rodgers).
• Quote:

  "This is the ultimate insider respect—the Kyle Shanahan effect." (20:29)

Mac Jones’ Own Words (23:49)

“I feel like I can get back and do that, and I have my swag back...I can go out there and win games for whoever.”

4. NFL News: Free Agency, Giants Optimism

25:29

• Jets & Breece Hall: Franchise tagged at $14M. Potential for long-term deal, depending on QB situation.
• Giants’ Upbeat Outlook:
  • With John Harbaugh coaching and Jackson Dart at QB, Cowherd boldly declares:

    “I have the New York Giants winning their division. That would be a shock and I think have a better staff than Philadelphia… decent roster.” (27:19)

  • J Mac reacts skeptically, offering to “take the other side of that bet.”

5. World Cup Mania and Anticipation

29:15

• World Cup 100 Days Out:
  • Opening match (June 11, Mexico vs. South Africa); USA debuts June 12 vs Paraguay.
  • Huge ratings/revenue anticipated for first U.S.-hosted World Cup since 1994.
  • J Mac predicts USA can reach “quarterfinals, maybe semifinals.”
  • Cowherd says USA got a “very favorable group.”
• Quote:

  “The crowds and the ratings are going to be absolutely—blow away any World Cup domestic ratings revenue we’ve ever had.” (29:15)

6. NFL Trades: Max Crosby vs Micah Parsons

30:20

• Cowboys Defensive Overhaul:
  • Discusses Max Crosby trade rumors; argues Crosby is superior to Parsons, particularly as a run defender.
  • Points out Green Bay (after trading for Micah Parsons) has turned picks/prospects into a deeper front (Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams), maximizing value.
  • Locker room intangibles mentioned—Parsons described as a “splash player” who “turned some people off.”
  • Raheem Mostert (via Cowherd):

    “Max Crosby was the best player he ever played with...The dude does not come off the field. You got to respect a guy like that.” (34:43)

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7. NBA Roster Building and the 'Winning' Player Argument

39:35

• Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga:
  • Golden State’s struggles to integrate young talent (Kuminga, Poole, Wiseman); moved Kuminga to Atlanta, where he put up big scoring numbers but was not trusted in crunch time.
  • Cowherd’s take: Kuminga-type “athletic” players aren’t always “winning players.”
  • Prefers steady, grounded types: “I’ll take Cade Cunningham, who’s kind of grounded, not flashy and delivers.”

Draft and Player Evaluation: Cameron Boozer vs. Flashier Prospects

42:00 onward

• Coach K on Boozer:

  “It’s not close. [Cameron Boozer] is so dependable, so poised. He’s had really as good a year as any freshman that has played here.” (43:10)

• Cowherd & J Mac debate “low ceiling” projections:
  • Boozer’s historic stats as a freshman (22/10/4) are overlooked because he’s not a “flash” player.
  • “If you went to the last 10 drafts and took out the most popular or flashiest player, there is a lot of misses...a lot of guys that just aren’t winning players.” (46:24)
  • Cooper Flagg, AJ DeBonsa, Darren Peterson cited as high-upside but riskier picks, vs. Boozer’s “grounded” skill set.
• J Mac pushes back:
  • Wonders about Boozer’s ceiling (“maybe he’s [Domantas] Sabonis”), asks if Cowherd would take him at No. 1.
  • Cowherd says Boozer reminds him (intangibles-wise) of Chris Webber, not quite the same caliber but similarly solid.
  • Emphasizes that “Grinders...are not boom players” but make up the core of winning teams.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On MLB’s Structure:

  • “The Dodgers are an all-star team…The stores never hurt with the best bakery in town or the best produce in town.” (04:08, Cowherd)

• Dave Roberts on the Dodgers Being Villains:

  • “You always have to have somebody that teams and fans...enjoy disliking and that's good for sports.” (09:39)

• On NBA Player Power:

  • “The basketball culture is get drafted at 19, sign your supermax at 23 and if you don't like the coach, he's Seacrest out.” (14:30, Cowherd)

• J Mac on NBA Culture for Youth:

  • “They love their athletes in the NBA...They're more popular than NFL, Major League Baseball. All the numbers bear it out.” (16:58)

• On Mac Jones’ Lack of Market:

  • “This is the ultimate insider respect—the Kyle Shanahan effect.” (20:29, Cowherd)

• On Boozer’s Consistency Over Flash:

  • “He’s the first college freshman in the history of college basketball to put up those numbers: 22, 10 and 4.” (48:48, Cowherd)
  • “If you went to the last 10 drafts and you took out the flashiest player, there is a lot of misses.” (46:24)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• 02:33 – MLB fan survey and Dodgers’ impact
• 09:39 – Dave Roberts talks “villains” in MLB
• 10:58 – Luka Doncic & JJ Redick sideline conflict
• 14:30 – NBA’s star vs. coach power dynamic
• 19:50 – Mac Jones market (or lack thereof) in the NFL
• 25:29 – NFL news: Breece Hall, Giants’ optimism
• 29:15 – World Cup countdown/USMNT expectations
• 30:20 – Max Crosby vs. Micah Parsons; Cowboys’ defense
• 39:35 – Warriors & Kuminga; Winning players vs. flash
• 43:10 – Coach K on Cameron Boozer; NBA draft philosophy

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Tone and Style

• Colin Cowherd’s Delivery:
  • Confident, conversational, and frequently nostalgic.
  • Mixes sharp criticisms with optimism; blends sports analysis with cultural commentary.
• J Mac:
  • Playful, a bit skeptical, engaging with hot takes and poking fun at Colin’s bold predictions.
• Frequent Callbacks:
  • Referencing sports history, previous interviews (e.g., Raheem Mostert), and previous “shocks” in sports predictions.

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Summary Takeaways

• Dominant, star-powered teams like the Dodgers are a net positive for MLB, driving both interest and fan enthusiasm.
• NBA’s player-driven culture is starkly different from football’s coach-centric model, as shown by high-profile sidelines spat (Luka/JJ Redick).
• Not all talented prospects are “winning players”; grounded, less flashy athletes like Cameron Boozer may be more valuable over the long run.
• The NFL quarterback market has unique quirks—inexplicable lack of interest in Mac Jones signals the value placed on perception and pedigree.
• Anticipation is huge for the World Cup on U.S. soil, with Cowherd and J Mac bullish on the USMNT’s chances.

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This summary covers all key on-air content from the first hour, omitting commercials and non-content segments, and captures the tone, quotes, and logic of the discussion as delivered by Colin Cowherd and J Mac.

Transcript

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But the remarkable thing about the survey is 67% of baseball fans today are enthusiastic and hopeful. That is triple when this survey was done in 2022. They don't do it every year. So before the Dodgers dynasty was created, the sport gave American sports fans an entirely different vibe. They are more enthusiastic as the Dodgers feel like they're pulling away. Should be noted, the Dodgers needed seven games to win the World Series over a Canadian team and were mostly outplayed for the World Series. Dodgers also lead in road attendance. So even if they're not your stars, you like paying to watch the Dodgers second in road attendance. The playoff Chicago Cubs, a very big brand who have elevated and added to their roster. They should be better next year. So the Cubs and the Dodgers are winning a lot and everybody is almost entirely happier. Three times more happy than three years ago. So what's hurting baseball and what hurts any store? Any industry is lousy. What hurts baseball is the A's and the Marlins and the White Sox and the cruddy Cardinals and the Pirates. You put those products in the store, that hurts the store. The stores never hurt with the best bakery in town or the best produce in town. And the Dodgers are an all Star team. And what this I mean, you can't let Cincinnati and St. Louis economies limit Everybody else, that's. That's a Mandami feel like There's a bottom 10% of everything but not getting in the way. And baseball's improved for a couple of reasons. Number one, they made necessary changes. Universal dh, pitch clock, defensive shift. They made necessary changes that I wish, for the record, the NBA would do. And they have not gotten in the way of. Great. They have not gotten in the way. I mean, think about it. If you had a salary cap, it's not like suddenly the Cardinals would have all this money or players would want to play in Cincinnati. Let them go where they want to go. They want to go to the Mets and the Padres. Right now you have like seven excellent teams. One in Canada. The Blue Jays, the Yankees, the Dodgers, the Astros, if they're healthy, the brewers, the Mariners were great. The Phillies, the Padres, Atlanta should be better. So. And for the record, in the last 10 years, half of the sport has at least gotten to a World Series, proving if you're well run, you will get there. But I think a lot of the negative discussion about the Dodgers is jealousy, number one. But it's also this fatalistic nature to society. Like I. I've been hearing for the last month, sports sex in sports journalism is dead. Well, that's funny, because I read the Athletic for at least 45 minutes a day, and I see sports journalism all the time. I hear it with Pablo Torre's podcast. I read it all day on Substack. I see it with Jeremy Fowler and others at espn. I see sports journalism everywhere, as much as I've ever seen. Well, what about local sports pages? They've been circling the drain since the late 90s because of Craigslist. Like, I can remember a decade or so ago, going to Birmingham, Michigan, opening up the Detroit Free Press, a legendary paper. And it had the depth of a In N Out burger menu. It was like seven items onto obituaries. Local sports sections have been dying forever. Doesn't mean all sports journalism is dead. And I mean, I hear about these fatalists with college sports. I'm watching college basketball this year. Michigan's great, Duke's great. Carolina, Arizona, Florida. I know. UConn, Gonzaga. It's all the blue bloods. They're all good. Where's the problem? I'm watching college football. All the college ratings up, up. Revenue up. Attendance up. Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Texas, Miami. Where's the nil problem? There's just fatalists everywhere. And my take on the Dodgers have been, sure, there's going to be envy, but they lead Baseball in road attendance. And the Cubs are second. I think the Yankees are third. I mean, if I own, you know, remember streamers and TV networks don't have an obligation to televise everybody. They generally televise my entire life since I was a kid. The top eight or nine teams when I was a kid growing up in the 70s, you know who was on all the time? The Cincinnati Reds with Johnny Bench and Pete Rose and the Dodgers with the Garvey and the Lopes and Ron say and Bill Russell and Tommy Lasorda and. And that was late 70s and 80s or thereabouts. And then it was the Pittsburgh Pirates had Dave Parker and Willie Stargell and the Phillies had Mike Schmidt, excuse me. And Greg Luzinski. And it was all the same teams. I didn't ever see the Milwaukee brewers or the Minnesota Twins on TV networks back in the, in the, in the 70s and 80s. Phillies and the Pirates, you know, the Dodgers and the Reds and the Royals had Bret Saberhagen and Amos Otis and Freddie Potek and take a deep breath. Sports journalism isn't entirely dead. The platforms have changed. It comes from different areas. And baseball's fine because if you are a big market, Philadelphia, the product's great. Toronto, Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, if healthy Padres, they're putting a good product on television. I'll take like eight stacked rosters and not worry about the bottom 8% of the sport or bottom 12%. For the record, the Guardians were good. The brewers are excellent. The Mariners were excellent. Those are considered like small market teams. It's hard for me from the Northwest. I think of Seattle as small market. That feels kind of big to me. And Microsoft and Starbucks and downtown and the Waterfront. But you know, in baseball maybe it is. But here's Dave Roberts, Dodger manager. And if the, if the Dodgers product, if it's bad for baseball, you know, you always have to have somebody that teams and fans, you know, enjoy disliking and that's good for sports. I think I was one of those guys that didn't like the Yankees, but saw their value with the sport. I think scouting and plate of them.

[J Mac]

I think we do as good as

[Colin Cowherd]

anyone in baseball up that to get superstars to play well every night, to put out a good product every single night. I think we do a good job at that. Yeah, just fine. Lead the sport in road attendance. Cubs second, Yankees up there. Better the product. The more good products, the more stacked rosters, the better it is. Okay, so I like Rich Paul, LeBron's agent. Interesting guy. He's very powerful guy in the NBA. But we showed you a video yesterday of Luca and JJ Redick Saturday night against the warriors having a confrontation on the sideline and JJ Redick tried to talk to him. Luca blew him off. A Reddick chased him down the bench, grabbed his arm, sat there and kind of got into his grill. And it was pretty clearly a confrontation. And J.J. redick wasn't letting him walk by him and blow him off. He came down, looked him in the eye, did some barking and then left. And then Luca got up and Vanderbilt jumps in the middle. Rich Paul says that is very healthy for the relationship. Here he is. That leads to a healthy relationship because that means that there's a profound respect for the player and there should be a profound respect for the coach. And I think it ultimately leads to a healthy relationship when things happen in such a media robust environment that we're looking for the drama of it all and we want to talk about the drama of it all. But the reality of it is, hey, these guys are getting paid a lot of money to do a high level job. Yeah, totally disagree. NBA is a star driven league. KD got his feelings hurt, left Golden State. LeBron didn't like David Black. David Black got fired. LeBron had his issues with Spo a great coach. He left Miami and didn't even give Bosh and D. Wade a heads up. Magic and Paul Westhead famously didn't get along. Magic got him fired. Rick Carlisle didn't see eye to eye with Luka's lack of defensive effort. Rick Carlisle was excused. This is a star driven league. It's totally different in football. Andy Reid and Travis Kelsey can go chest to chest and Jeff Saturday and Peyton Manning can scream at each other. And Josh McDaniels and Tom Brady can scream at each other. And Ben Johnson can be ticked off at Caleb Williams. And Sean Payton and Bo Nicks on the sideline are barking at each other. Other end. It's fine in football because football's not star driven. The football culture doesn't pander. The football culture. You can get cut. The coach has power too. So does the general manager. You need each other. You're not making $22 million a year on shoes and sports apparel. And the reality is there are no guaranteed contracts. And accountability is really important in football. The basketball culture is get drafted at 19, sign your supermax at 23 and if you don't like the coach, he seacrest out. That's the basketball culture. So JJ Redick and Luka are not necessarily built to be best Friends, JJ Redick was known as a grinder, an intense grinder. As a player, Luka, it made headlines this summer when he actually worked out. Hey, have you heard pro athlete jogging. I mean, they're not the same. Cat Luka is gifted. At 13 years old, things come easy for him. JJ Redick was a grinder in the NBA. And remember this? Five of the last seven coach of the year awards in the NBA. Five of the last seven, five of the last seven aren't coaching the team they won the award for. It is a player league. So if there's animosity, this ownership group did not hire J.J. redick. And when J.J. redick got the job, what was the headline? Quote, lebron's buddy gets the head coaching job. I'm not sure how long LeBron's in town, meaning his buddy could be in trouble. So I don't buy the, oh, you know, high paid guy. Our football culture is different. I mean, teammates come to blows during practice in football. Football is about accountability. You can get cut, there's less guarantees. You're not worshiped at 13. In fact, half of the players on the NFL rosters were undrafted. They're late bloomers, late developers. Their bodies take a while to rev up and catch up, you know, and that's not NBA. At NBA, you can spot the talent by 14, 15, 16 years old. I mean, Luka is playing for Real Madrid at 16, Tom Brady at 16. You know, at 16 years old, like you have your first crush. A lot of parents don't like to let their kids play until they're like 15 in football. So I don't buy that. It's just Kumbaya. It's just the way it is. I mean, again, I'm not saying it's the end of the world, but don't confuse basketball culture. When LeBron was blowing off Spo when he got to Miami, there's a lot of pieces of video. I remember going to a couple of games and a lot of times LeBron and Spo did not see eye to eye. LeBron left Pat Riley and Eric Spoelstra to go back to Cleveland. Some of that was LeBron wanted his way and he was the best player in the world. But, you know, I don't, you know, I don't think it's all just fine. J. Mac. Pretty convincing argument by me, you'd have to admit.

[J Mac]

You patting yourself on the back there. Listen, I think it's actually a decent argument. I don't hate it, Colin. And I think it leads to why the Basketball culture in America is so dominant among all the sports. That's why young people follow on social media. They love their athletes in the NBA. They're more popular than NFL, Major league Baseball. All the numbers bear it out.

[Colin Cowherd]

It's an individual sport.

[J Mac]

Exactly. And they think the basketball players are badasses. LeBron's dunking on someone. Luke is talking smack to his coach. He's not taking that garbage. Like there's, I know football players are tough, you know, because they're rugged and beating each other.

[Colin Cowherd]

The culture is just different.

[J Mac]

Yeah, the culture in the NBA is unbelievable. And I think that's why young people in America gravitate toward it. You go on a basketball courts.

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah.

[J Mac]

You go to go to some Chicago basketball courts today, you see a lot of Luca step backs, a lot of LeBron dunking, a lot of jawjacking. You don't get pickup football games. It's just. It just doesn't really happen.

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah. Interesting stuff today. Remarkably, as we get ready for free agency in a week, I think it's a week out starting tomorrow, there is one player who apparently has no market and I am shocked by it. Next, it's the Herd. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and the iHeartRadio app. Hey, it's Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington from the Odd Couple on Fox Sports Radio. And in addition to hearing us live weeknights from 7 to 10pm Eastern on Fox Sports Radio, we are excited to announce brand new YouTube channel for the show. That's right, you can now watch the Odd Couple Live on YouTube every day. All you gotta do, search Odd Couple FSR on YouTube again. YouTube. Just search Odd Couple FSR. Check us out on YouTube and subscribe. Security usually means extra steps and complications, but with Apple Pay secure payments are simple. Your transactions are authenticated with face id, touch ID or passcode. So security is built in when you check out. Plus, your name isn't shared with merchants and they don't see your actual card number. Whether you're shopping in store, online or an app, protecting your money should be simple. Pay the Apple way. Terms apply.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Hey guys, it's Sophie Cunningham from Show me something. So Arby's just dropped a deal. That honestly feels a little unreal.

[J Mac]

Yeah, it's the new Meet in 3 box for $7.99 and it's loaded with Arby's favorites in a way that does not feel like a 799 situation.

[Sophie Cunningham]

So here's the setup. You choose your sandwich a classic roast beef, crispy chicken or the crispy fish sandwich. Already a very strong start.

[J Mac]

But then it keeps going because you also get melty mozzarella sticks, crispy curly fries, and a peach cobbler roll, which is a little sweet treat and so good. You genuinely need to try this.

[Sophie Cunningham]

And there's a small drink in there too, so even though it's called meat and three, you're actually getting five items for just $7.99. That's kind of wild.

[J Mac]

Pick the sandwich you want, make it your own and get it your own way.

[Sophie Cunningham]

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[Colin Cowherd]

All right, two Truths and a Lie Here we go. I went to college with college football coach Jim McElwain, I began my broadcasting career doing play by play for the Las Vegas Stars, and I've been a Verizon customer for 15 years. Okay, I lied. All three are true. Verizon isn't as expensive as you think. In fact, if you bring in your ATT or T Mobile bill to a Verizon store, they'll give you a better deal. That's right, a better deal on the best network with the most ways to save on plans, streaming and phone deals. So take that AT and T or T Mobile. Build to your local Verizon store today, get a better deal and start saving based on root metrics. Best Overall Mobile Network Performance US Second Half 2025 all rights reserve must provide recent consumer mobile bill in the name of the person redeeming the deal. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Running a commercial plumbing or H Vac company isn't easy. You're driving revenue, managing payroll, coordinating marketing, juggling projects and keeping customers satisfied all at once. You need software that keeps up. It's time to upgrade to service titan, the all in one solution built to help companies like yours run smarter, grow faster and scale with confidence. See how the most successful contractors are doing it today with Service Tit. Visit servicetitan.com to learn more. That's servicetitan.com per the Athletic it's almost like this is journalism. There is no current market in a league desperate for quarterbacks. There's no current marker for backup Mac Jones in San Francisco. So there's a market for small, injury prone and expensive Kyler Murray and tua. There is reportedly more journalism. A market for Anthony Richardson who can't consistently complete underneath throws, drag routes and screen passes. There's a Market for Geno Smith, a turnover machine. Jimmy Garoppolo who hasn't played in years, and Philip Rivers, who was on a couch for half a decade and is athletic, as athletic as the microphone I'm talking into. Philip Rivers had a market. Mac Jones has none. He's 27. He was second in the NFL in completion percentage last year. Young, accurate, inexpensive, seasoned. You know what this is? This is the ultimate insider. Respect the Kyle Shanahan, Kyler Murray, Garoppolo, Geno Smith, Anthony Richardson and Philip Rivers have markets. And Mac Jones wouldn't work with Kevin o' Connell in Minnesota or Shane Steichen. I mean, Colts have a good O line, Jonathan Taylor at running back, ample weapons. Offensive coach. Mac Jones wouldn't work there. I mean, I am. I mean, this is people inside the league paying respect to Kyle Shanahan. So, I mean, if I. If there were five quarterbacks, draft and free agency or trades that I would take that I think are the five best on the market. Fernando Mendoza is absolutely number one. He. He'd be my number one. I would say Mac Jones would be by two because he is so inexpensive. I think Malik Willis, despite the scarcity of starts, is a really interesting addition. I'd go Ty Simpson, sit him for a year. And then Aaron Rodgers is cheap. So if there was a fab five of available quarterbacks, I'd have the Mac Jones may want to raise eventually. But I mean, seasoned, young. Also, Sam Darnold spent, you know, some time sitting on the bench behind Brock Purdy with Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. He reemerged in Minnesota and crushed it. Now, I think Mac Jones is a pretty heady kid. I think playing behind Mac Jones, Brock Purdy, playing with that ecosystem with Kyle Shanahan getting a handful of starts, what do you get? Five and three and eight starts. I mean, this is Mac Jones during combine week on his current aspirations. I learned so much this year, and I've obviously been coached by some great coaches, and I know. I know a lot and I've learned a lot, but I really learned a lot this year. It's definitely motivating for me. I feel like I can get back and do that, and I have my swag back, and I feel like that's important to me and I can go out there and win games for whoever. Yeah, the. I mean, listen, I think. I think Shanahan's great, but the first thing Mac Jones said is, boy, I learned a lot. You go talk to Sam Darnold about his year, too. And however Long he was in San Francisco. I think it was a year. He talks about. I learned so much from Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan. So, I mean, I. I just am. I mean, again, I'm not saying it's Fernando Mendoza and I'm not saying he's as talented even as an old Aaron Rodgers. But the price tag, a draft pick. I mean, the Colts gave up two first rounders for a corner who didn't finish last year because he was banged up. I cannot believe a Kevin o' Connell or a Shane Steichen isn't interested at all. But real journalism. I thought it was all. I thought it all dried up. The athletic reporting. There's no market. J. Mac with the news. No turn on the news. This is the Herdline News journalist JMac.

[J Mac]

Well, there was a market for Breece hall, but the jets locked him up with the franchise tag, baby. One year tender worth just over 14 milli for the young star out of Iowa State. The New York has until July 15th to work out a long term deal. I don't know if a long term deal makes sense for hall because we don't know what they're like. He doesn't know who their quarterback is. You know, Reese hall wants to play for a winner, he can. That guy's really special. He's certainly a top 10 back in the league. Obviously has to stay healthy. Had a couple fumbling issues, but overall, in terms of just pop, he's got it. Kids got juice.

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah, he does. I won't deny that. Yeah.

[J Mac]

Best running back in New York, would you say? Or Cam Scottaboo or James Cook.

[Colin Cowherd]

They're. Stylistically, they're totally different. Totally different players. Breece Hall's got, you know, one's a power back, one's more shifty, you know, they're different. Different players.

[J Mac]

Yeah. All right, let's move on to another New York team. The real dumpster fire in New York, and that's the Giants. They did get John Harbaugh to try to drag them out of the cellar. And everybody's excited for his pairing with Jackson Dart. Listen to Jackson Dart speak glowingly about playing for John Harbaugh.

[Colin Cowherd]

He loves the way that I play the game and I think that that

[J Mac]

was one thing that kind of, you

[Colin Cowherd]

know, drawn our relationship from a competitive standpoint. Like, he knows how much, you know, I love the sport, you know how passionate I am to go out there and compete at a high level. And he's the exact same way. So I can't wait to play for a coach like him who instills like a relentless mindset from his coaching staff to his players to the whole organization. So, you know, he's kind of just

[J Mac]

the general,

[Colin Cowherd]

very good vibes around the New York Giants. Big Blue is about to reemerge. I've. Right now, this morning, I've got them winning the NFC East. Philadelphia a second.

[J Mac]

Stop it. Come on. Is that real?

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah.

[J Mac]

You're. You're going on record with that?

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah.

[J Mac]

Tell the team to put that on social media. Let's see the reaction. No, I win the NFC East.

[Colin Cowherd]

Yeah.

[J Mac]

I'll take the other side of that bet. Can we get that on one of these prediction markets so I can make a fortune? I mean, Colin, seriously win the NFC East. Let me just remind you of Jackson Dart's record last year. 4 and 8, 15 tutties, five picks sacked 35 times.

[Colin Cowherd]

Well, they're going to draft a right tackle probably with their first pick. So they're going to solve their own line. Neighbors comes back, so does Scatterboo. They've got plenty of, you know, and Jackson Dart now gets a better coach and he gets a second year.

[J Mac]

Listen, you know Brian Dable, I thought Brian Dable was a great offensive mind.

[Colin Cowherd]

I think Brian Dable did a good job. But John Harbaugh's resume is much more impressive.

[J Mac]

What do you love about the resume? All the double digit leads that were blown by John Harbaugh. I mean, listen, that's a thing. I don't know if he'll have many of those.

[Colin Cowherd]

Wow.

[J Mac]

I can't. You got them winning the division.

[Colin Cowherd]

I do. I have the New York Giants winning their division. Listen, we know. I mean Drake May gets Mike Vrabel. I made the same assertion last year. New England's going to be a 10 win team. Everybody freaked out. I made the same assertion with Washington two years ago and the Rams three years ago. Somebody's going to win a division and shock people. The New York Giants winning that division is my pick today. That would be a shock and I think have a better staff than Philadelphia. I think they're going to catch up to some degree in their roster which I, which I still think is decent. I think they have a decent roster.

[J Mac]

Sun comes out in Chicago, you get all giddy and excited. Firing off predictions. Final story. Colin, let's get excited. The World cup begins exactly 100 days from today. Remember the opening match on June 11th. Mexico versus South Africa, 100 days away, obviously the day after that. The USA faces Paraguay in the first World cup on our soil since 1990.

[Colin Cowherd]

Four, the crowds and the ratings are going to be absolutely the blow away. Any World cup domestic ratings revenue we've ever had. It's going to be incredible.

[J Mac]

So I usually say March Madness is the highlight of every year, the best month.

[Colin Cowherd]

Oh, this will blow away.

[J Mac]

Not in a World cup year. Yeah, the World cup clearly trumps that. I mean listen, June and July can be slow in sports. Not this year. There's going to be so much content, so many good matches. I think the USA like your hot take is the New York Giants winning the division. I'm telling you, I see USA get into like quarterfinals, maybe semifinals. Well, I got to see, got to see how it shakes out. But I really like their chances, Colin. And you got to monitor injuries coming up. We just saw Brazil suffer a huge injury today. They announced one of their stars is going to miss USA so far, healthy. There's the USA lineup. Paraguay on June 12th.

[Colin Cowherd]

We got, we got a very, I would say favorable group.

[J Mac]

Yeah. And your boy may be going to two of those matches. So you know, I might have a little World cup cold as we get

[Colin Cowherd]

closer to World cup influenza.

[J Mac]

Yes, sir.

[Colin Cowherd]

J Mac with the news. Well, that's the news and thanks for stopping by the herd lie news, man. I'm looking at some of this. I'm looking at some journalism today. Excellent. Mike Sandoz got some journalism. Boy. There's just journalism everywhere. So I saw this story. Max Crosby trade rumors, Dallas Cowboys. So if Max Crosby gets added to Dallas, plus you'd have to give up a first round pick. Plus let's say they get a Caleb Downs or the top corner in the draft, that's a different defense. So when they traded Micah Parsons, I said Green Bay is going to win the trade initially, just like when Shaq left the Lakers. Whenever there's a big sports divorce or a divorce in real life with relationships, doesn't mean there's not pain for somebody or both people involved like Paul George bails on OKC yet hurt for a year and Shaq left the Lakers. They had to make a choice. Yeah, it hurt for a year and Micah left the Cowboys. Yeah, but they got Kenny Clark directly because of the trade and they got Quinn and Williams indirectly with one of the draft picks from the trade. And now you add Max Crosby and a first round corner overshown. Yeah, that's a different defense. So you know you have to be careful about trades. Green Bay, just like the Miami Heat was Shaq, Green Bay was going to win that trade. First year, you got to eat a dirt sandwich. It's going to look bad. But the point of it was first round picks which you could use and leverage for other players. So Kenny Clark, Quinn and Williams over shown Max Crosby. That is a real front, that is an elite front. I would make the move. And I also tend to think that Max is better than Micah Parsons since he entered the league. Max Crosby leads the NFL in tackles for losses, not Miles Garrett, not Micah Parsons. Also, Crosby's a top six edge rusher against the run. Micah Parsons very, you know, 18, 19, 20, middle of the pack. So I think Max a better player. I also think because they often play with leads and have a high powered ecosystem offensively, that Micah was a great get for Green Bay. Green Bay is not a market that does well in free agency. It's not that attractive to a lot of pro athletes. So Green Bay's like, we're going to make a big trade and go get a difference making edge rusher. I thought it was a great move by Green Bay and they were going to win it the first year. I didn't know Micah would get hurt, but Max is better. Like if you say to yourself, well, why would you go get Max? You had Micah, Max is better. And because of the deal for, you know, the mica deal, you used assets to directly or indirectly solve your interior D line, which was trash, while you had Micah. That's why your defense was so bad with Mica. So, you know, just to give you some sense. I, I'm not anti mica, but my scouts always said the same thing. Kind of a splash player, not very good against the run at times against the top. Tackles can disappear. And you know, Albert Brer reported this last year, whereas CD Lamb and Dak and Zach Marson, Zach Martin were loved in the Cowboy locker room. Micah turned some people off a little distracted, a little bit of ego, whatever. No reason to pick on him. But that's just been reported. But I had Raheem Mostert yesterday on the show. He played with fred Warner, Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams, George Kittle, Nick Bosa, Tyreek Hill. And yet he said Max Crosby was the best player he ever played with. He's played however many snaps, you know, in the, in the past several seasons. Dude does not come off the field. And you got to respect a guy like that. You know, he can, he can go out there with a broken knee, torn ACL or whatever and still put it up, put his body out there on the line like, you know, there's no tomorrow. Max Crosby is the ultimate competitor, man, and he's he wants to win and I love it, man.

[J Mac]

He.

[Colin Cowherd]

He boosts everybody up around him. Yeah. So I. You can say what you want. It doesn't make sense. You had Micah. Why would you get Max? Max is better. You were able to by proxy or indirectly get Quinn and Williams and Kenny Clark. You've got a first round pick. Even if you get Max. Max Crosby, Caleb Downs, Quinn and Williams, Kenny Clark. Overshone. Yeah, that's a real defense. Yeah, that was a real. That'll be a real defense. Nick Wright, top of the hour. Coach K is saying something about one of those Duke stars and he's absolutely right. And Jonathan Kaminga. Did the warriors make a big mistake letting him go? We say it all the time. Insurance companies are not in the business of writing you a big check. That's why they hire armies of lawyers, attorneys and all that stuff is in legal jargon. Ever notice that with your insurance policies, your home life, auto, whatever it is? Well, that's for confusion, not for clarity. Right? Buried in all that fine print are coverage gaps and loopholes. Scary truth is, you think you're covered. You don't actually know. Most people don't. Check out my policy advocate takes five minutes. Check out the platform. Upload your home policy, your life insurance policy, your auto policy breaks them all down in plain England. Are you covered? Are you exposed? Where can your insurance company deny you 5 minutes, 27 cents a day, all it costs? MyPolicyAdvocate.com don't leave it the chance. You hope you never have to use your insurance. You hope, but crossing your fingers doesn't get it done. MyPolicyAdvocate.com. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd. Weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific Security usually means extra steps and complications, but with Apple Pay, secure payments are simple. Your transactions are authenticated with face id, touch ID or passcode, so security is built in when you check out. Plus, your name isn't shared with merchants and they don't see your actual card number. Whether you're shopping in store, online or an app, protecting your money should be simple. Pay the Apple way. Terms apply.

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[J Mac]

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[Sophie Cunningham]

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[J Mac]

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[J Mac]

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[Colin Cowherd]

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[J Mac]

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[Colin Cowherd]

Listen the warriors admittedly had a Jonathan Kaminga problem, and they actually had a young player problem. Jordan Pool, James Wiseman. None of them worked. Kaminga and Pool were productive, but they really didn't play well with Steph Curry and Draymond Green they didn't play well. So Kaminga, you know, the new cba, the warriors are like, listen, if we keep cominga, we got a second big contract in a couple of years, it's going to be 100 plus million and we just don't see him as that guy. There were a lot of DNPs, especially against good teams. And so the warriors have all sorts of smart people and they're like, eh, we're going to move him and they sent him to Atlanta and now Atlanta's going crazy. Well, did you see what he did Sunday night against the Blazers? I mean he is dominated in two games. The Wizards. So there's two types of guys in the NBA that average like 20 plus a game. There's legitimate game altering stars and then there are like guys who are just long run the floor, twitchy and athletic but they're not winning players. Kaminga is super athletic, but in 34 playoff games with the warriors he averaged seven points. He is not what I would call a winning player. He falls into that kind of flashy, athletic, sort of Ja Morant, Zach Levine, Zion, and I'm not anti, you know, athletic guy. But there's. The NBA is full of guys who are athletic and can give you 20. But I'll take Cade Cunningham, who's kind of grounded, not flashy and delivers. So there's a lot of talk now Kaminga, Kaminga's given us windmill dunks for years. He doesn't want to rebound, rebounds hard, he doesn't shoot threes, wildly inconsistent offensively. So you know, there's a lot of pushback on. Well, I mean listen, the NBA's got a ton of talent. Jonathan Kaminga's talented. It's a global sport. The NFL's not. There's a ton of talent and there's a million guys out there that can give you 22 points a game. But Golden State had him for four and a half years and never trusted him in a big spot. And there are two types of guys that can give you 20, 22 a game. The guys that alter, alter the outcome and guys who are just long run the floor. Well, they've got some athletic gifts. They work hard but you trust them in a big spot to get a bucket. They never did in Golden State. Okay, so, and speaking of flashy and not flashy. I understand. Listen, my first player I loved in pro basketball was Dr. J. In fact, I have a podcast with him later today. I love Dr. J. I like flash, I love Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson was flash. Larry Bird had a Little bit. I like flashy players. But it is easy because I've said this before about basketball. Basketball is the one sport in America that you wear your favorite player. So your favorite player could be Westbrook. And he didn't have great handles. He's not much of a shooter, but he's wildly athletic. And you got his shoes and so you love him. And you know, you could have John Wall shoes and you love him when he was playing. But the reality is you have to be careful about that. And we're going into an NBA draft where there's a couple of sensational players, one for BYU and one for Kansas, and they can jump out of the gym. It's all sorts of dunks. And then there's this kid who dad played in the NBA who's much more grounded, who's not vertical, great feet, great hands. His name is Cam Boozer. And Mike Krzyzewski said this about him to me, it's not close. This kid is so dependable, so poised. He's had really as good a year as any freshman that has played here.

[J Mac]

Now, I'm not agreed.

[Colin Cowherd]

We have a lot of, a lot of. I'm not saying who's the best one or whatever he's up there, I'll get in trouble. But he's had as good a year as any freshman that's ever played here. I mean, that, that is saying something at Duke. And what I love about Boozer, his dad was a smart player. He's a smart player. Great feet, great hands, but he's more grounded. And for the record, Cade Cunningham is grounded. Cade Cunningham is physical, dependable, intangibles plus tan intangibles plus tangibles. But in this draft, Boozer is seen as low ceiling guy and it's like Reed shepherd for Houston. There's a lot of guys in the league con knipple. There's a lot of guys that don't have 48 inch verticals, but they're like winning basketball players. And so in this draft he's undoubtedly going to go third or fourth. But I could see Darren Peterson, who's struggling to play on a regular basis. Struggling. They're saying right now the game's gotten into his head. So it's just he's a very. I've watched Duke play like all of you, getting ready for March Madness. This kid, you get the exact same game and the exact same details. Every time you watch him play, you get the exact same player. So here there's certain things that don't always travel. Your shot Toughness, travels, screen setting, good feet, good hands, effort, travel. He is. There's no question he is a more grounded player. But you know, you got to be careful because Jalen Green and Ja Morant and Zion and Zach Levine, those guys, I understand people falling in love with the hops and the handles and the dunks and the windmills. I get it. That is not Cam Boozer, but he is A. And J. Mac loves college basketball. Every time you watch him play, you get exactly the same performance every time. I very rarely would a number three pick be underrated, but in this class, he's going to be completely overshadowed.

[J Mac]

Yeah, this is the best topic you had today, Colin. I'm so happy you got it in the show. So it's interesting. Boozer is not super athletic. He's not, you're saying he's supposedly sliding down the draft boards, not tumbling. But like, Maybe he's not 1, 2 or 3. Maybe he's 5 or 6 because the ceiling, like, let's be real, Coach K is saying this stuff, which is nice. There's no way he's a better basketball player than Cooper Flag. You would agree with that, right?

[Colin Cowherd]

No, no, no. Cooper Flag's a once in a decade talent. That's totally different.

[J Mac]

I mean, for Coach K to say that, like Grant Hill played at Duke, Grant Hill was going to be the next Michael Jordan before injuries took him down. There's so many other guys. Like Christian Laitner is maybe the greatest college basketball player ever with the success that he had at Duke. Like, there's so many guys. I don't see it with Boozer. He just does every.

[Colin Cowherd]

Here's my, here's my argument for Boozer over the last four to five years because of nil, the depth and talent in college basketball is really as good as it's ever been. Today, let me always say this. College basketball and the NBA are global sports. College football and the NFL aren't so college basketball. Now Cameron Boozer is going up against European players he wasn't going up against five years ago. And guys are now staying in college longer. So when a guy like Cameron Boozer going up against more NBA players, NBA talent is giving you this kind of consistency. He's also got, you know, it's Duke, he's got several teammates that are also scoring, several teammates that are also getting the ball. So I just. When I watch him play. If you went to the last 10 drafts and you took out the most popular or flashiest player, there is a lot of misses. Yeah, there's a lot of guys that just aren't winning players. Like I said with Kaminga, Kaminga's talented. Jalen Green's talented. I don't think they're winning players.

[J Mac]

So, so let me ask you, so the Sacramento Kings, let's say they win the lottery. They're the worst team in the league. Do you go with the Super High upside AJ DeBonsa or Darren Peterson, who could be a 3, 4, 5 time all NBA guy, maybe an MVP candidate or boozer who maybe has the ceiling and this is not a knock? Maybe he's De Monte Sabonis.

[Colin Cowherd]

Right.

[J Mac]

Who's, who's a really good player? Would you agree?

[Colin Cowherd]

No, he's. He's better. He's a better off and I think he's a better offense.

[J Mac]

In five years, you think he'll be better than Sabonis? I think who's an all NBA caliber player. He's a walking double double. I think he had like. I mean, he has all kinds of records of double doubles.

[Colin Cowherd]

I'm not saying this should be the number one pick. My take is when you listen to Coach K and you watch his game, this, this sport more than any other lends itself to. Wow, sizzle. Yeah, there's nothing wrong with that. I mean it's, it's the shoe movement. Dr. J, Michael Jordan, magic. Like I'm into it too. Steph Curry's game is unique. Kobe Bryant, like, I'm into it too. But if you look around the NBA, a lot of the guys that are winning players are more grounded. They're not sizzle guys. They're in Kanepo.

[J Mac]

Remember John.

[Colin Cowherd]

John Morant?

[J Mac]

Now everybody fell in love with John Morant.

[Colin Cowherd]

I get it.

[J Mac]

He sold a lot of sneakers. He was like the most pop. One of the most popular players among young teenagers a couple years ago.

[Colin Cowherd]

So Cameron Boozer is the first player listen to this in 40 years. And college basketball now is thick with talent to put up 22, 10 and 4. He's the first college freshman in the history of college basketball to put up those numbers 22, 10 and 4. So again, I am seeing in a sport now that's loaded with talent, him putting up historic number. Now Cooper Flag is a better prospect and much flashier and a different player. And Peterson, but again, look around the NBA, the guys, there's a lot of grinders, more grounded players. There's a lot of guys like Jalen Brunson and Cade Cunningham. They're kind of grinders. They're not boom players.

[J Mac]

Will he have a better career than Chris Weber? Because I did one who compared him to Weber.

[Colin Cowherd]

I'm glad you asked that, because when I first brought up Boozer last week, that's who.

[J Mac]

Yeah, that was you.

[Colin Cowherd]

And I said, he's not the prospect of C Web. But when I looked at him and I looked at his hands and his feet and his effort, I'm like, oh, that's Chris Weber. Now Weber. And I honestly believe this was the best prospect at forward I think I ever saw playing college basketball.

[J Mac]

I was in love with Chris Webber.

[Colin Cowherd]

He was. I mean, again, LeBron didn't play college basketball. I mean, it was like C. Webb was just different. Yeah, but I think this kid has some of the intangibles. Feet, hands, toughness, rebounding, effort. He's not a great defensive player. I'm not saying that he Cooper Flag's a way better prospect. Cooper Flag's the best prospect probably in a decade.

[J Mac]

Yeah.

[Colin Cowherd]

Our Tuna American prospect. Yes.

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