The Herd with Colin Cowherd - 3 & Out - Massive Mailbag Part 2

Episode Date: April 7, 2026

John answers all of your questions from around the NFLfrom if there should be some type of spring season in the NFL, to the Broncos going ALL IN, and if there will ever be a positive future for the Jets. John dives into all that and MORE!  Follow John on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest.  All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What is going on, my people, John Middlekopf, three and out podcast? How are we doing? Here's the game plan today. Mailbag part two. We will have a master's preview out tomorrow. and because I'm recording this on the weekend, I'm not exactly sure the schedule for the rest of the week. We've got some things in flux,

but might have something big later in the week. But as of right now, we had a mailbag yesterday, part two of the mailbag today. Well, the Masters preview and some thoughts going into the weekend. And yeah, appreciate everyone at John Middlecoff, firing those DMs. You guys know the drill. If you listen on Collins feed, make sure you subscribe.

And all of this content, 10 is up on on Netflix. No big deal. Just go subscribe. Or you hit an alert and you'll never miss an episode video version. And let's just,

let's dive right in. Let's start with Marina. I'm representing your female audience. Listen every day. Big Bills fan. Why are the Bills your pick to win the Super Bowl? They have an unproven head coach, a defense that still need work.

Where do you see them drafting in the first round? I think they need some help with a linebacker or detackle. Congrats on being a dad, good job. Yeah, good job me. I don't know. They're just my pick right now in April. Could always change.

Obviously, draft injuries. I just think, listen, man. They have been so close. Sometimes you need a spark. You need to change something up. And that's why the Ravens and the bills did what they did. They had proven coaches that could get them double-digit wins and in the mix every single year.

But for whatever reason, it felt like both of them had stalled. I think the bills, obviously last year, were closer than the Ravens. But I think you can look at it the same way. And I think sometimes new blood and new message, they have one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen. So to me, if he's healthy, they have as good of a shot as anyone. Obviously, defensively has really let him down in big spots. But, you know, Jim Leonard was, I don't know, he's just,

He's just a high-level guy. So I'm betting on Jim Leonard and that defense being good. I'm betting on Joe Brady, who I'm a fan of. Like I was impressed with his press conference, which obviously a press conference, being good or being bad doesn't determine anything. But I've already seen him be an offensive coach. He's excellent.

Some question marks first time head coach, but I'm buying stock. Your podcast has been a stressed reliever. Do you think there is a place for spring football leagues? I'm watching the UFL game and it's just not a great product. I don't see how these could ever be profitable, but does the NFL benefit at all from these leagues? Is there any universe where we see a minor league system

draft in Anthony Richardson and let them play spring for extra reps? I'm with you. I mean, you've watched more than me. I don't watch that. As you can see, I'm sure if you like Google the ratings, not a lot of people watch. But I still think they get five, six, seven hundred thousand people which is more than the majority of non- like, you know, NBA, Major League Baseball,

PGA golf tournaments, NASCAR, like, it still does relatively well, regardless, like, what else you're going to put on there. You know, running a football team in high school, college, even at the quote-unquote minor league level is still expensive, right? But, so I'm not a consumer. When you work in the league, though, you're evaluating these players. A lot of these guys have got a couple of companies. coffee in the league. Some of them have played in the league for a while. A lot of them were former draft

picks, played at good colleges. I haven't looked at all the rosters, but I actually flipped it on the other day for like five minutes, AJ McCarran's team, which again, I'm with you. It was a hard watch. The score was like seven to nine at one point in time. I think McCarran's team ended up winning. He's Birmingham Stallions or something. And Matt Corral was his quarterback, the former old Miss quarterback, who was drafted Carolina. Yeah, I think. Carolina drafted them, spent a cup of coffee on the Patriots and didn't show up or something weird happened. But you will definitely have individuals in that league get a shot. The thing you said with Anthony Richardson, you would never, because the NFL teams don't run the scheme or

the coaching for those, that you would never put a guy in those spots. Though there is an argument to be had, should they all work together, utilize some of your practice squad guys and those reps. The problem is in football. It's not like basketball or baseball, where, you know, you get injured really easily playing tackle football. You only got so many, you know, bullets in the gun in terms of just your body. So I don't think it's realistic at all. And let's face it, it's the one league. I heard Gottlieb say this about the G League. I do think that league's the same is it's like a league where nobody wants to be there. All the coaches want to be in the higher league. All the trainers want to be in the higher league. Obviously, all the players want to be in the

higher league. So it's just, it's a tough deal. I don't know if there's a great answer beside. I don't watch it. Most people don't. But NFL personnel definitely evaluate it. This is my wife's account. I don't have social media. Props to you. Anyway, been listening to three and out since the beginning. It's pretty incredible how far you've come. Guys gassing me up. started in the mud here. This is the best NFL podcast. Guys, this is too many compliments.

I don't mean to read those. I just read what I screenshotted. Don't have a question. Just wanted to get... Yeah, this is too much. Positive reinforcement for your boy. Mailback question. I appreciate the kind of words.

Leanne's husband. Mailback question. Do you think any of the wide receivers currently in the NFL can surpass Rice? That'd be Jerry Rice as the goat. I don't. I think one thing Jerry, Jerry's got two things going for him. One, he's an all-time great wide receiver who was on a winning team. So he was like rattling off Super Bowls, right?

He was part of 88, 89, 94. He went to another Super Bowl at 40 years old where I'm pretty sure he caught 100 balls for Gruden and the Raiders. So I guess Gruden would have been gone on Tampa, but that year, he was there two years. He was there won't Gruden in the next year with Callahan. had a great year when Gannon won the MVP. I just think his longevity, his winning, it's just really, really difficult. Like, there wasn't real, like, his only downturns were injuries.

I remember being a kid, he broke his leg on Monday night football. Or maybe he broke his leg in a Sunday game, tried to come back on Monday night football and re-heard him. But, like, he never, didn't have weird stuff happen to him, besides, like, play till he was 50 years old on Seattle, which was a little weird. I just think it's impossible. I think he's kind of cemented.

It's just kind of, maybe his highs. Like, physically, he's not Randy Moss or Terrell Owens, but in terms of production and longevity and winning and being a contributing player on some of the best teams of all time, he's got a lot of things going for him. So I would say no. Because he's like, who's your best players right now? Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson.

Justin's quarterback's Tyler Murray. Jerry Rice played with Rich Gannon, Steve Young, Jeff Garcia, Joe Montana. I mean, it's like, Jamar Chase, he's with Burrow, but they don't win enough. And it's like, are those guys going to have 20 plus year careers? Big fan, been listening since the pandemic days.

You and Colin help me get through some hard days. I appreciate that. Hope you're doing well. I know you're doing a football show, but I enjoy your takes on other sports. I'm not an NBA guy at all. but do you enjoy the content when you talk about other stuff with the three-point issue in basketball?

I have thought about this from an outsider's point of view. What if each team is allotted, say, 30 three-point shots per game? Teams would have to strategically use them so they can't just keep chucking them up. This is a way you don't have to modify the court. But defenses will have to hone in in more and offenses would have limited amount to use during the end. entire game. My issue with things like this, I'm not a believer in limiting what you can do.

You're either allowed to do it or you're not. Like, I'm not as dialed in on baseball as I was 10 years ago, but like the shift. They ban the shift, right? It's not like you, well, you can shift five times during the game, five A-Bs. That'd be stupid. Right? You either can do it or not. It'd be like, well, you can only throw six go routes in a football game. You can only shift. You can only shoot so many threes. Either outlaw it, modify it, but you can't put a limitation on a number to me in sports.

It just can't. I understand we're getting more replay involved. One day we'll have AI robots as referees and umpires. But you either are allowed to do what is there or you're not. So I don't know.

It kind of is what it is. So unless they modify the three point, like to me it's not realistic to see them ever go, well, you're only allowed X number of three-pointers a game. Like, that would never happen in any other sport. Challenge, you'd be like, well, you could only get so many challenges. That's a coaching decision.

To me, in the field of play, like part of shooting three sometimes, you might not even, you just pass shoot, you're not even thinking about it. Obviously, there's a conscious effort in a lot of games to chuck a lot of threes, but I don't, I'm not, I don't support that. I don't support anything that limits, like you're only allowed four of these in the playing surface on the court, on the field, I'm out on that. Not a, not a supporter, which, listen, I'm not shitting on your idea. A lot of people have brought that up.

I just, not for me. The Kaufman, this was a recommendation. Middleman seems to be the leader in the clubhouse. As an Eagles fan, I got a, ask, when you say AJ's not the problem and that he's beloved in the locker room, are you confirming that Hertz has become Russell Wilson 2.0? Thanks for everything. When I say beloved in the locker room, that might be a little strong. I just know AJ from the outside, we go malcontent, this guy is just beaten to his own drum.

From what I've been told, that is not the case. People like AJ Brown. This isn't a Terrell-Oen situation, Philadelphia, early 2000s. That's not this. Now, is it probably unnecessary some of the stuff he does? For sure. To me, Russell and Jalen, like, to me it's not 2.0 because Russell's personality

and Jalen's personality are a lot different. Right? Jalen, to me, feels like much quieter. Where Russell's going up to everyone, like, let's be great. Like, that type stuff, to me, I always found kind of cheesy. Especially like, you're going to tell. tell some 30-year-old veteran that, they don't need to hear it every day. It just rubs people the wrong way.

Now, when it comes to the football stuff, I think there are some similarities. They have a false sense of what their strengths and weaknesses are. And I think anyone in any field, understanding what you're good and not good at matters a lot. Right. Think about the greatest quarterback of all time. Tom Brady. He didn't try to run around. Like he didn't try to do things he wasn't capable of doing. He would throw checkdowns all game long if you'd give it to him. He didn't care.

He was an equal opportunist. He wasn't trying to prove anyone wrong on individual plays. If this play worked, we're going to run it. Peyton Manning, same way. Aaron Rogers could do more because he was more physically gifted. Like Russell and Jalen, their greatest strength is scrambling around and making plays. They are elite athletes, right? at the quarterback position.

And unique, because they're smaller, but they're stronger. And Russell just didn't want to run anymore. And clearly Jalen doesn't either. Which I somewhat understand if this was like 1996 and you get killed, you can't even get hit. So I, and one of Jalen's superpowers is like avoiding hits. I don't even remember that many times where he takes big shots beside on the tush push. Like if you told me, he's like, I don't want to do the tush push, it hurts too much.

I'd be like, totally understand. I wouldn't want to do it either. Right. He kills his back. But it seems like he has no issue with that because maybe it doesn't hurt him. But he clearly is uncomfortable doing some things in the scheme, which the coaching staff believes that he would be capable of doing. And that's part of football.

It's like doing things you're uncomfortable. That's part of life. You do some things that you're uncomfortable to do to take a step back or to take three or four forward. I use the example, which is going to be fascinating this year. To me, part of that article was basically, putting out the bat signal to me of like, this is what we're going to do. Like it or not, there's no looking back.

We're running some version of the Shanahan offense, which forces you to go under center a lot. So we're not having these conversations anymore. And like, this guy is not going to run the spread offense here. And running that, but like I said, Matt Ryan and most notably Aaron Rogers had some pushback with that because it is an uncomfortable feeling if you're not used to it, and you're a shotgun guy putting your back to the defense, which I supported them.

I understood. But it works. The offense has been thriving for 30, I mean, I don't know, decades. And here's the number one key. It's a great running offense. Well, what did they do when they won the Super Bowl? They had one of the great rushing attacks we've ever seen. So I think it's a little different.

I wouldn't say it's apples to apples, because they're just way different. different people. Even though I'm more of a three and out listener, I have a question about golf. I'm curious your thoughts on simulators and if you've played or played much in the indoor golf space. With TGL and simulators popping up everywhere, just curious

your thoughts on what this does to the golf space. Do you think this is a positive? I guess my overall take would be 100% if you are desire the game of golf to be bigger, it can't hurt to make it easier for people that live in

cities. When I got married in Nashville, right across from the hotel we stayed at, was this brand new indoor facility in downtown Nashville. I know New York City, when we went out for the Ryder Cup, the party we went to for the guys we were locking down the zone pouches, was at an indoor facility in, I'm not great with my New York City geography, but it might have been still Manhattan, close to Manhattan, but it was pretty cool. I mean, it was a sweet, like, bar. I'm pro those things. But to me, which is cool,

like I'll never turn down if I'm there. But part of golf, it's kind of like baseball. You go to a baseball game to get outside and get some sun. You play golf to get outside. I play golf to do really two things. One, I mean, obviously I like it. It's one of the only things I'm decent at. But it's a socializing aspect for me

for someone that talks into a computer by themselves for a living. and so it not only forces me to socialize, it just, I've gained a lot of friends through golf. I played golf when I first moved here a ton of times just met random people. I've had people that listen to this show invite me out to different clubs or to meet them and play golf and type stuff that just wouldn't happen, right, without that.

And part of that is like, you get outside, you're in a cart with someone, you have a couple, you know, cocktails, bruskeys, and just kind of enjoy yourself. So the ultimate goal is to get outside. but I'm definitely pro-simulator. And if I had a different house set up, hopefully one day, if life keeps going well, I would for sure get an indoor simulator.

But actually maybe not, because part of it, especially having young kids, like I live in an area, part of, you know, if you've got money, if you live in a sunny place, get outside and go hit golf balls at the range. Today's show is brought to you by our presenting sponsor Hard Rock Bet, the official sports betting partner of the Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic.

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What I love about football is the physical aesthetics of the game, the strategy and individual excellence. Gambling doesn't really add to that for me. If anything, it takes away from what could be, deeper analysis. You've been around the league and media long enough to see the shift. How has the explosion of gambling changed the way you relate to the game? And do you think it's ultimately been a positive or negative for fans?

It's a good question. I personally gambled since I was 16, 17 years old sneaking into the Indian casino called, I want to say shoe mash, but that was in Fresno. called, I don't know why I'm blanking on this. It's where Cash Creek. It's probably like 50 minutes, maybe less, 45 minutes away from where I grew up, 40 minutes. And played blackjack and I was hooked.

I enjoy gambling. But I liked football and I got into football because, I mean, I've loved this since I played high school football and I sucked. It was just, there was nothing like being in 107 degree day out in Davis, California, doing double days with your friends. and getting throttled or game day or, you know, practices. They suck, but you were just kind of there as a group and then working in it. It was just there was no, I've never been a part of anything, you know, before or since that has like the team camaraderie element.

And there are similarities, whether it was in college football and the NFL, you're kind of all in it together. And you just all can kind of relate to people when you've been on the same team as them because you're kind of in the trenches. and that's like I talk about football just like I always have but like I do gamble on the games and we're partners with gambling I think some people in the space and gambling's always been a huge part of the sport

you know going back to the I mean gambling's been a huge part of sports forever now that it's legalized and this huge business and they're involved I do think it's added a lot of people that probably could not have survived pre this boom because they can't really talk about anything

besides like the line which again, I like the lines. I enjoy talking about that as well. But for me, like I don't even think about it, I guess. But part of it, I have no issue with it. Like, I enjoy it, but I don't

sit down on my couch and watch a game if I don't have money on it. Even if I have money on it, well, if you got money on it, it does just change your perspective. Because you're basically on one of the two teams. That's what it feels like. But if you don't, like, I can thoroughly enjoy a game. Like, I didn't have a lot. any money on Yukon, Illinois just there. I was glued up until my wife said we need to eat.

And then so I was like, well, I don't want a podcast after dinner. So I came out. But it's like, I still really enjoy sports. I enjoyed watching the World Baseball Classic. I enjoyed looking on ESPN.com on my phone today and seeing the box scores from Yokic and Wemby. Like, that's what I did when I was 10 years old. Because most people, when you get into sports at a young age, it's not like, can I put a hundred, maybe that's going to change. now. Like can I throw $100 on Roy McElroy to win the Masters? Can I throw $100 on the bills to win the Super Bowl? So I don't know. I mean, I'll say this. I don't think we're looking back. But if you've listened to this show long enough, I think we just talk about it pretty organically. Because again, like, I don't have to fake it. Like, I do enjoy gambling. So I'm not going to act like I don't. But I can kind of separate the two. And even when they are connected, I can separate the two when I have to talk about a game.

But I hear you. I mean, I, if you're not into it and you turn on some of this stuff, you're like, Jesus. Been a Jets fan for 25 years. Is there a future? What is the point? This guy's lost. This guy's lost at sea.

Help. I need reassurance. I don't really know what to say. I, I, uh, I don't. I saw Big Cat does this write up on the coach's picture. He does it every year. He blogs it. And I thought his,

his blog about Aaron Glenn was pretty good, that he was the only guy, maybe Harbaugh, John had his Giants polo on, but Glenn had this Jets pull over on, and his take was essentially like, he wanted to show everyone, I'm still employed, guys, because typically when you're that bad,

and you're that atrocious, and the Jets really were, you get fired, you're one and done. I think Aaron Glenn is in major trouble going into this season. Like, if you tell me he's making it by Thanksgiving, They could be awful. I mean, they were bad last year early in the season. And they had players.

Now they traded some of the players away. And now they're going to be dependent on young guys. The division's hard. I guess Miami's going to be worse. But the bills and patriots are going to be good. Football's, we don't need to overthink this. The most important thing you can do in football is really not the quarterback. It's getting a good coach.

Because if you get a good coach, they figure that out. and they will make things happen. And then once they get a good quarterback, it's off and running. But you have no chance. The Lions had Matt Stafford for like almost 15 years. Matt Stafford, look at him on the ramps. He's fucking incredible. Aaron Rogers for 15 years was like,

this guy's so good. But everyone's like, oh, lions, they suck. The coaching and football matter so much. And you'd have to go back since Rex Ryan, when you had Rex and running the D with Petten and Schottenheimer was the offensive coordinator. And they were just a buttoned-up, well-put-together operation. They've really just been really bad. And listen, I grew up in Sacramento, or I grew up in Davis, which is right by Sacramento.

And watching Pages Kid on Illinois, it kind of brings me back to my childhood when, you know, Robert Ory hit that shot in game five. That sucked. but the kings are a joke organization. I mean a joke. And that's what it feels like the Jets are. The Browns kind of feel like that too. It's like, well, you had a good draft class. It's like the point of the sport is not to draft well or make trade.

It's literally to win and lose games. Like every team now makes money. Winning and losing is how you determine. Like, do you have a well-run operation? And it's like, God, the Jets are just bad. I don't know what to tell you. I'm not great at that because in my world, I just don't have to watch the god-awful teams as the season goes on

because I'm not really going to talk about it unless there's a big story, right, involved like Shador with the Browns. To me, the Jets's pretty unwatchable product. How do you not have an interception? It's not even possible. Tip balls, I mean, the likelihood of that, that's a record. Think like Lou Gehrig. or Cow Ripkin, you know, some of these baseball records that are never going to get touched.

Now with no steroids, no one's ever breaking home run records. No one's ever not having an interception. I mean, random teams have like a delinement that has two picks. There's a difference between that, oh, kind of randomness and like that, I can't get past that. That is one stat that is like, you can't get past. You can't. Bill's fan. I wonder why people are bringing up the offensive problem.

lack of wide receivers, for example. When our main issue was McDermott, and it's always been the defense. The offense has showed up in the playoffs while the defense is allowed over 27 points. There are a lot of similarities with the bills run with Josh and Sean over the last four or five years as the post-Super Bowl. Now, the difference is McCarthy and Aaron won a Super Bowl. And the McCarthy-led Packers with Rogers for like that seven-year run. where the defense was just getting shredded. I mean, just had some games where you're like,

Jesus, and really let him down. I mean, really, really let him down. So, and the difference is, like, Mike could fire the defensive coordinator or a guy could retire because he was like, oh, I'm an offensive guy. It was Sean's defense, you know, and listen, I'm pro Sean McDermott. I think he'll get a job next year. I think he's a good coach. But you convinced me it was time, and I'm not going to argue with you.

you're the only reason I kept Netflix after the Christmas Day games I just don't know people that don't have Netflix I've had Netflix for like 10 years and I love it I watch it all the time I'm not even saying that because they're paying me I legitimately have been a consumer of it for a long long time and now with my wife I watch probably even more of it question for the dad diaries I actually showed my wife this question I'm like are you cool with me kind of answering this she kind of gave me some guardrails the past fall of buddy of mine had his first kid

and he recently told me that he and his wife having had sex in over six months. I'm not going to read this guy's name to give him away so his buddy could out him. I was pretty shocked and didn't know what to say. He and his wife are both healthy and he told me it's just because the kid is taking too much focus.

Not trying to be weird, but is this normal? Doesn't seem very healthy to me since the bedroom is a pretty big part of a healthy marriage in my opinion. What advice would you give me? or my buddy. I would say, well, first and foremost, and I learned this, when you have a baby, we had a C-section, and if you have a normal birth, she's on injured reserve for like a month and a half.

C-section in like six weeks. She's got stitches in there. You're not allowed, right? And I can't speak to the other way, but I'm pretty sure it's kind of saying four to six weeks. So the first month is a pretty big whirlwind. You're just trying to survive. It feels like Navy SEAL boot camp. Never been in the Navy SEALs.

Gotta be some similarities though. Not much sleep. You got to keep it mentally together and you're just trying to get step by step. You're only like day by day. You're just trying to make it like minute by minute. To me, after a month, than a half, two, six months,

like my first reaction is like, something's a little off. Something. I got that one red flagged. That to me is beyond egregious. I can understand a couple months. Six months? I'm with you.

I mean, a huge part of a relationship, especially once you have kids, is like, I remember my mother-in-law at our wedding said, like, never stopped dating. It is the first, again, I will give any couple, especially their first child,

a little bit of a pass on a couple months. It's a lot. Depending on how much help you have, you don't have family, you're both ready to tap out. But, like, after a while, you get in a little groove, and I don't want to say life, your previous life is never the same.

So your life before, which, I mean, I question like, were they that active before? Like, were they, you know, it's not exactly Bonnie Blue over there. But, yeah, I would say that's a little, that's insane to me. That's insane to me. So advice, I don't know what advice, like, you guys can't find like five minutes. You got six months. You might only need like 30 seconds. I mean, the baby's not awake 24-7.

You're in bed together. A little weird. That was a weird one. My wife was like, don't you dare give details. I'm like, Maria, I'm not, this isn't, this isn't summer house. My guy West, who I met at the, uh, I met at the, uh, Super Bowl party. I felt like I already knew him because I'd been watching.

He was awesome. I'm a big fan. Obviously, he, uh, In the news right now, if you haven't seen. That has nothing to do with babies and just has to do with sex. North Dakota wide receiver Bryce Lance is getting overlooked as a prospect. This guy is a freak. 4-3 speed, great ball skills.

Kid could be the best wide receiver in the class. Mark my words. What goes into NFL team scouting smaller school guys? Like the FCS. Side question. North Dakota State is moving to the mountain west. Can they compete right away? I had a coach at the Combine.

We might have been four or five course lights in. I'm just peppering them with questions. Combine's the best once you start drinking. You can just empty the Rolodex on prospects, on, you know, gossip, what's this player like? What's this coach like? You work with this guy, what's his deal? And he brought this guy up out of the blue.

He's like, you know, one wide receiver I love? And he's like, people aren't talking about him. He called him Trey's brother. but my guess is this guy goes in the second round. That's my guess. I haven't watched a snap. Don't know anything besides my buddy liked him. My buddy's on, guys.

So 4-3 speed, big-time athlete. Remember, almost said Deshawn Watson. You know, I'm a little, I feel like, you know, you just, you get farther away from football, your mind's not firing at the same level. The Watson on the Packers that ran like 4-3 speed, where'd he got? drafted, top of the second round. And if you remember, his stats, it wasn't like he was, you know, Devante Adams in college. So my guess is he's a Locke second day pick. My issue with like, when you say going to the Mountain West, who's even in the Mountain West?

Because isn't like Fresno State and Sandy, aren't they all going to the Pack 12? So I honestly, I don't even know who's in the Mount. It's like UC Davis and Sack State. I would say North Dakota State is going to compete wherever they're at unless they're in like SEC or the Big Ten. They will be pretty good. You mentioned on last Friday's pod, when you're on the herd, there are days that you're finished by 7.30 a.m. If the show is pre-recorded, do you still have to stick around until 12th?

Also, when Colin moved to Chicago, did J. Mack and the rest of the crew relocate? What I mean, we're done by 730, I mean the preparation for the show. So, you know, I walk into this meeting room at like six, any time between like 555 and 605. And typically if I walk in at 605, the room is packed. And usually Colin, they're on a big screen because I'm in Los Angeles. He's in Chicago. He's got three of his crew members.

Ryan, a couple other producers. One guy's actually a Cal Poly guy. And it feels like, you know, some of those scenes you see in the movies, or like the presidents, how they sit in the situation room. And you can communicate. it's incredible technology. And there's this big table of, I mean, a decent amount of people.

And when we're done at 7.30, the show is still live. So, like, the show you see from 9 to noon Pacific Standard Time, that's not pre-recorded. So when I, maybe I misspoke, nothing is pre-recorded. We're just going over times, segments, takes, angles. It's like a think tank of takes. It's people honestly, he could charge

for fans to be able to see an hour of the meeting. It's the first time I ever did it, I'm like, this is pretty cool. This is pretty cool. Now I just walk in coffee, pop in a lipper and just kind of enjoy it. And every once in a while, they ask me a question.

I try, you know, it's these guys deal. I'm just kind of there along for the ride. But it's cool. It's a high functioning operation. but nothing's pre-recorded. So then from 7.30 or 740, go down in the dressing room. You know, I usually just show up in like a pair of jeans or shorts and like a t-shirt. You change in a nicer clothes and you get a little powder on your face.

They have this lady who hits me, Erica. She's like, what do you need? Anything I need. Smoothies, breakfast, lunch. It's just pretty cold brew. just get delivered whenever I need them. It's fucking awesome. So, when 9 o'clock hits, he's,

the Colin you see on television is live. Thanks for helping me get through the grind at work. After the trade for Waddle, it's pretty clear the Broncos are all in. Considering it's probably the biggest trade they've made since Russell Wilson. It definitely is the biggest trade since Russell Wilson. Probably one of their biggest trades in the history of the franchise. Like how many first round picks have they traded for players? I'm not a dired Bronco fan, but just thinking off top of my head,

it feels like Russell and Waddle. I don't remember that many during the Peyton Manning time. They were using those picks on players. Maybe some happened in the Shanahan era, but I can't remember off top of my head. My question is about Davis Webb. I had no idea there was a major market for him, especially as a head coach.

What do you think he accomplished to gain interest from other teams? I also feel like the transition to having him call plays could be risky. The Broncos are essentially in the Super Bowl window. Someone explained this to me when I was at the combine. And I talked about this on the pod. Davis Webb became the play caller because clearly, if he wasn't going to be a head coach, people were going to pay him a lot of money to be their offensive coordinator in call plays.

And Sean Payton wouldn't have been able to keep him. So basically fired people to do this to keep Davis whip. But as a coach, again, over a couple cocktails, was like, John, do you think this, the offense, literally the offense is, means as much as Sean Peyton as like his daughter does, that in a game, if they're just down 10 to the chiefs or the Chargers on like Sunday night football, he's going to be like, ah, just keep letting it rip, Davis. So it's, Sean Payton has been calling plays his entire career. And especially this Broncos thing with Bo Nix, it's going to be interesting. It's not an easy spot for Davis Webb. I definitely think he had a lot of interest to be a coordinator. I don't know if he was a lot to become a head coach,

because it would have been pretty risky, let's say the Raiders. In what world would Davis Webb be a better option than Kubiak? Kubiak's proven he's called plays for multiple years with multiple quarterbacks. he just had a fantastic year in Seattle, obviously, win the Super Bowl, but just his play calling start to finish. And I don't know if he was going to become a head coach. Now, would he have become the Cardinals head coach? I don't think anyone wanted the Cardinals' job.

I think LeFloor took it because, like, how do you turn down money? That's what I feel like happened. He just couldn't turn down the cash. He's like, well, I'm going to get fired in a couple years. I'm curious. Do you review, listen to every episode you release and or guest appearance on other podcasts. Like reviewing game film to self-critique,

look for ways to improve. Would think no way since you put out so much content. When I first got into the space, I would definitely listen back to like when I would do... I remember the first like probably 10 podcasts I did. This was like 2014, 15. I would listen to them. I haven't listened to a podcast back in a long, long time.

I don't have time. I mean, I spend several hours getting ready, several hours putting the thing together and then doing it. I mean, I have a life. So I just said, no, I don't anymore. I have a pretty good idea. I'm like, wasn't that great of a show? We're like, ah, that was kind of a fire topic. That one's going to work.

But, yeah, I just, I don't do it anymore. Sometimes if I do something, you know, before I send it off to my guy Adam to post or my guy Shane for the video, side, I will listen back to some of the audio to be like, did I, am I allowed? Can I say that? But that, that's pretty rare. And sometimes I will slip up like the other day, SpyTech had text me about, remember, it kind of went viral. I heard Coward talking about this. I didn't even know what happened that Fernando Mendoza ran his pro day. And I started texting around like, had that ever happened? I text like, I text like 10 people. And I looked at it. I looked at it. I look. And I look. Look, and SpyTech was one of the guys that responded.

He's like, I've never seen that happen. And I said that on a podcast, and that'd be an easy one to, like, post on social. You know, I was like, you know, I didn't ask him for permission to say that. Now, it's pretty well documented that it never happens. Like, everyone's been talking. No one's ever seen that. But it's like, I'm more conscious of that stuff than the overall show.

I'm going to slip up. I'm going to mispronounce people's names. I'm going to say the wrong things. part of doing what I do. Kind of numb do, I would say, the worrying if... I also think you can over-edit, right? Or you can over-think things. Part of this podcast is like,

what you hear from me is what I said, you know? And that's what thrives, I believe, and what I enjoy when I listen to, like, authenticity. Give me your take. Give me your thought. I don't have to agree. Do you think the Raiders are a playoff bound with their recent signings in Fernando Mendoza?

I would say that feels a little bold. I do think they're one of the teams that could be, you know, the double your win total, right? Go from first to win-shock me if they're drafting like 15th and be a competitive team. We'll have to see, like, who's their starting quarterback? Does Cousin start week one? Is Fernando just the starter week one?

And Cousin backs them up? I don't know how it's going to play out. But the Raiders, listen, it's hard to not respect Pete Carroll for what he did for U.S. see in Seattle, but I don't know what that was last year. That was bad. Almond milk is horseshit, brother. Don't drink it and don't let Jack either. Well, trust me, Jack is not. The difference is I've never drank almond milk until I got the allergy test and it said I'm lactose intolerant. So I try to avoid dairy. Obviously, I still eat some dairy

or drink some dairy, but I try to avoid normal milk. It's just not good for my stomach. Feels messed up. I don't, I'm not on my high horse here because I think almond milk is whatever about the cows. I know a bunch of dairy farmers. It's just simply because it's not good for me or my body doesn't process it. Trust me, my son is plowing down breast milk right now. My buddy is a huge knightor fan and because of him, I watch the team closely. My question is about the tight end position. Considering Kittles age and coming off injury to go with Tonges, would you trade for say Michael Mayer with the Raiders or draft a guy. I followed him in college and he was a stud.

But he's behind Bowers and in Las Vegas he hasn't seemed to get going. I actually think Kubiak's going to like multiple tight ends. They don't have any... Who's the wide receivers on the Raiders? If I was the Raiders, you got two guys on rookie contracts. Mayor was a second round pick. He's cheap. I would keep him.

I think Jake Tonj is a pretty solid player. So I wouldn't be sure. shocked if the Niners, I don't know if this is a great tight end draft besides the Oregon guy's pretty elite, but I was talking to someone yesterday. What if the Chiefs draft like Bain at 9 and trade their 27th

or 27 first round pick and move up like 15 spots? You get aggressive and end Thursday night with Bain and Sadeek. You'd be like, damn. Chiefs, keep an eye on the Chiefs. Keep an eye on the cheese for using 29 to come up. He takes two to tango,

but I wonder if they're, I think they're going to be aggressive. But to me, I would keep mayor if I'm, because Bowers is essentially a wide receiver. I kind of mentioned this earlier. Coward picks a team to double their wins and go from worst to first the following year. Curious to hear what teams you would be doubling their wins this upcoming season.

I actually think I have two teams really high in the draft. I would say, let's go standings. I would say the Raiders, three wins. To me, the Raiders can easily win seven. And same with the Titans. I can see both those two teams being three to seven or eight. They would be my two. Now, worst of first, you would say the Titans, that feels.

a little strong because the Texans are so good and the Jags are good, but the Jags lost in the player. Brown's no chance, Jets, no chance. Vegas, the division's just too good. The Giants would be the sexy pick. I might go with Detroit. You know, actually, I'm going to go with the Saints. I'm picking the Saints to make the playoffs next year.

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As someone who's from the Boston area, what are your thoughts? What are your honest thoughts on Drake May? Do you think he can stay in the MVP conversation? This year exceeding my wildest expectations. And coming from back to back dumpster fire, four-win seasons, I'll take it. I'll take losing the Super Bowl on the chin. I mean, I would say his future,

it's hard to have a much brighter future than a third-year guy. Right now, injuries, you never know. Year to year, like most people don't just go on to have 12-year all-star careers. It's very difficult. A lot of players have had good seasons. he's got a couple things going for him. One, he's obviously a big time talent. Two, he's got a coaching staff.

Like Mike Vrable's going nowhere. And where's Josh McDaniels going? So in theory, his offensive coordinator and his offensive scheme should stay for a long time. Like, I would say it'd be a little studying of Josh isn't there for the next five years. He's not going to get a head coaching job in the NFL. I guess he could always take a head coaching job in college. That definitely does not feel like Josh McDaniel. and he's getting paid a bunch of money.

Hell, the Raiders are still paying him. So my guess is that Drake just is a pro bowl level guy for years to come. Now, this year, they still got some question marks. You know, they signed Romeo Dobbs. They're going to need Kyle Williams, the wide receiver from Washington State, to step up. They're going to need Henderson, Henderson,

to become more of a complete back and utilize him to become, like, a key guy. They're going to need the offensive line. clearly to be better, but I would be very bullish. If Drake May was a stock, I'd continue to buy. I'm 30 years old, just got engaged and have a good career. My question for you is this. Outside of sports, career pursuit, and the gym, what advice would you give to someone starting their 30s for individual growth? I've started reading a lot, traveling to different countries, and made an effort to reach out to friends on a more consistent basis. You got a lot going for you, buddy.

traveling to different countries and reading a lot, well-rounded individual. I actually thought about this, because I looked at these questions yesterday, I would say one thing, and I actively try to do this, put yourself in situations to just be around other people.

And however, for me, a lot of that is through golf, but through golf, I get to meet all these people. Like, a lot of people I play golf with are business owners. And it doesn't have to be, like, Jeff Bezos to be like, yeah, this guy owns a HVAC company, or this guy runs a financial company,

their own. And I would never have met these people without that. And I wouldn't, I wouldn't be that social without golf. So I use golf. It's a big key for me to meet other individuals, and it's helped. I would say keep me well-rounded

and forced me to meet other people. So one key is you get older because it's pretty easy to kind of stay insulated with the people you know, especially when your career and you're making money and everything's going the right way. The growth you can get from meeting new people is something that matters.

Talk to people. Put yourself in rooms with other people. However, I don't have a great, you know, plan for how to do that. But I think that is extremely healthy. And through that, you can organically meet and become friends with people. You know, I never want to be someone that just says like,

I stopped making friends when I was like 35 years old. You know, I think it's cool that I've moved here, didn't know anyone, have met people that I would call friends. And hopefully that list and number just gross.

Now, your relationship as you get older, some of these people are not going to be like the people you've known since you were 10 or 15 or 20. But to me, that is very, very important because it just expands. I would say, your perspective on life

and they can give you they can help you out it just expands your network of people to lean on with questions for everything you know like what do you think about what should we do with the baby what should we do

hey I'm thinking about doing this you know rental property or whatever I don't know I think it's extremely important to the pursuit of continuing to meet new people ideally organically you know however you go about doing that I've been talking about

the shit out of people in this we my gym got a new infrared sauna which is insanely hot i mean the old sauna was just your run-of-the-mill sauna for probably the history of saunas after you do it for a while like i could sit there no problem for 30 minutes this one you get to 15 and you're like i i every ounce of sweat is out of my body you have great conversations in the sauna not necessarily meeting friends in the sauna, but that was just a side tangent. Avid Packer fan. What's best and worst case scenario do you see the Packers next season? I know we won't be highlighted as a Super Bowl favorite,

but one and done trip to the playoffs I think could be disappointment regardless of injuries. Also, curveball question. I see reels of new college coaches out with their teams, Kiffin, Campbell. What do you think the barrier of Jimbo Fisher getting another opportunity? You know what's funny about Jimbo? I listen to college radio sometimes on Sirius. I flip around between the Sirius Sports Channel, sometimes I'm driving around the afternoon,

and Jimbo has a channel. And he's really good and engaging. And you just think, like, now, he got paid $70 million to go away. He was already rich before that. But his career is just over. I don't think he has... I don't think he's getting another job.

I really don't. And now this influx of younger guys, I just think people will not view him highly. And then also, especially a job that he would take at this point in time, Elko comes to A&M, and he's immediately good. And they're in the playoffs. So I was like, Jimbo, what were you doing? So I would say Jimbo, I don't think he's coming back.

Man, who knows? Maybe he doesn't want it. But honestly, he's not bad on radio. I find him pretty entertaining. Especially his voice. He's got just distinct Southern draw. the Packers, I mean, they were my Super Bowl pick this year. They's got a lot of new players.

And LaFleur clearly didn't love whatever the vibes were. So I would like the Lions and Bears more than the Packers, I would say, sitting right now. But, you know, they've proven historically, you just don't sleep on them. I think they'll be solid. Lose Halfley, which was pretty important. See, early April,

I'm just not as dialed. It's like, who's your defensive coordinator? I'm thinking, honestly, right now I don't know. I do know, but just currently on a Saturday afternoon, I don't know. Though, I just think halfway, he was good. How about Joanne Jennings of the Bears? Ben can get him open, and he's one of the best blockers of the wide receiver position.

Seems like a Ben Johnson kind of guy. I think all those type teams would like Joanne Jennings. but he's just not going to go to the bearers for like $4 million. Well, he might eventually, but that ain't happening for a while. Because if you're dug in this much on whatever he thought his value was, he's pretty and deep. So to me, if his market or what he's willing to sign for changes to a manageable number,

I think a lot of good teams are going to be interested. But for him to be still available early in April shows you that like whatever his price is, no one's interested. And the only reason I bring that up because it's clear he had an issue last year with the 49ers thought he was underpaid. So the money aspect, and he's a guy that hasn't made I mean, relative society's made a lot of money, but you know, in his mind, he was around like

Brandon Ayuk, he saw the guy get $30 million a year and he's thinking to himself, I can't get 14? I'm trying to see whether his crew. career earnings. So he made $24 million, so I think, you know, 28 years old. So I'd say he's doing pretty well. But you see, some of these guys already make $100. And again, he's not, to me, depending on the team,

he's probably a $5 or $6 million wide receiver. And I like him. Can you please talk about the NFL's refusal to award the Bears' third-round compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham? It seems like a weird hill for the NFL. the die on, especially for a rule that is supposed to promote diversity. The Bears did everything right and he still got screwed. Here's where I think the NFL is caught up with.

I'm not, I don't know much legal jargon, but it's pretty clear that precedent is a big thing in the courtroom, right? This is based on precedent. I think the NFL is uncomfortable, because I'm with you. He's the gym. He's picking the players. He's running the draft meetings. he's running free agency.

But when they hired Matt Ryan, they go, well, we've seen this role filled before. Like a John Elway, like a John Lynch. And I understand Matt Ryan's titles a little different. And those guys were truly the guys picking the players with the coaches. But I think they're just hesitant. If Matt Ryan didn't exist and it was just, obviously they would get him. But I think that role, they're uncomfortable with saying like,

I don't know. That's my only guess. That they don't want to set precedent that there can be a guy above you that is clearly a football guy. Even if you're picking the players, but like technically you answer to him. I don't know, it's just kind of this weird ground.

Again, I'm with you. They should get the picks. If I was the Bears, I'd be pissed. I saw someone said they should sue the league. It's fucked. But the reason they're not getting them, and it's not his fault. Like, obviously, he would probably be the first say.

the picks. Because again, you're not taking these picks from someone else. These picks do not exist. They're just created from thin air. They're not like, well, you get their picks. No. They just add picks at the end of the round. Third round, fourth round, whenever the picks are slotted. For this, it would be the third round. But I don't know. It's not happening because the NFL denied their appeal. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this little tidbit about the Jalen AJ relationship. Did you know Hertz is the Godfather to Brown's daughter. I find that to be incredibly hilarious, given their dynamic. What are your thoughts?

There was clearly, because several years, when they traded for A.J. Brown, one of the big selling points besides he's a really good player, was like him and A.J., Jalen and A.J. had a very close relationship. And that was like, oh, damn, and then immediately worked. Something happened. I'm not privy to all those details. That's stuff that Howie, Siriani, Dom, and obviously those guys and the team, knows, but something broke.

You get in fights and spats with your family. You get in fights and spats with your wife or significant other business partners. Like, it's part of life. And to me, the question is, because if you're Howie, you can think, like, if we're not can we just, can these guys figure it out? Is there a common ground or is it too far gone? And only the people with the Eagles truly know that answer. What do you think of the idea of a transfer fee in college football?

For example, soccer clubs have to pay a club they are buying a player from in order to keep the smaller club competitive. I went to a Mack school and our kicker got poached by Bama and we got nothing. Here's my issue with that. I think you should 100%. I saw, I didn't click on the article, but Trump pushed some executive order. You get one transfer. I'd be fine with one true transfer at the power four level. Like if you sign with Iowa, you're allowed to transfer one time.

to another Power 4 school. If you're sweet, you go to Bama, Ohio State, wherever. Or you start at USC and you want to transfer to Oregon or vice versa, whatever. I'm cool with that. But you get one. To me, when you're at the lower level, you never would have gone. Like that kicker at the Mac, he never would have gone to school there if Alabama liked him and knew about him in high school. Right?

So I'm a small school guy. My football career started at Fresno State. we would have lost all of our team. But the reason those guys were at Fresno State is because USC, UCLA, Oregon, those schools didn't offer. If they had, they wouldn't have gone to Fresno State. So I never have any issue with the small school guy going to the Power 4 program

because their dreams are playing college football at the highest level. Just like most people's dreams are doing whatever they're doing at the highest possible level. And sometimes you're a late bloomer, you get overlooked, you're just not that good at the time and you get way better. I don't believe the transfer fee. I got no issue with a big school stealing from the little school. Because that's kind of making the kids' dreams.

And he's getting paid. You mention a lot about AI taking over. However, I'm an airline pilot and I'm wondering your take is on the profession as far as AI. Would you ever be comfortable flying in an airplane with no human pilot? Or maybe only a pilot? Obviously, my other pilot buddies are biased. in their opinion, curious, someone with no ties, obviously not. And when I say, I actually don't think I'm pounding the table of like AI's taking over all these jobs.

It is going to take over jobs like eventually when you call these companies and I start with the automated and that I get to a human, you will be able to. And I've heard some people tell stories of they've been on the phone with an AI agent and it sounds just like a human being. Stuff like that. Or the entry level positions of like data pushers and Excel people at law. firms, wherever, can get overtaken. But there are some jobs like, I 100% would not get on a plane with no pilot. I've never been in a waymo.

I've never been in a waymo. So, like, yeah, I don't believe, I, trust me, anytime fear is pushed, it's always overblown. And stuff like this, every job's going to be gone. I've never bought into that. But I've used it enough and seen some of its abilities to go, yeah, some of the stuff is going to go away. I'll tell you one thing that might go,

what about the classroom? I'm just baffled by what my son is going to learn in class. Like, the stuff I learned in school feels so irrelevant besides basic stuff, reading, writing, basic communication. But like, a lot of the stuff

and the tests looking back, how does this have any relation to what's going to happen in real life. And that speaks for college too. Some of the college courses, some of the fields do. My guy flying to the moon right now, no big deal. Cal Poly Grant was like an aerospace engineer,

fucking genius, badass. What's his name, Victor Glover? No big deal, learn by doing. But a lot of the classes I took Cal Poly were useless. You're good. That'd be my take. Pilot, you're good. I feel pretty comfortable for a while.

Could be wrong, but I wouldn't lose too much sleep about it. Plus, don't you guys have a union? Okay, we'll end on this. I watched an interview with Greg CoSell, and he said the Eagles ran a collegiate-style offense. I was surprised they traded for Dalton, but I was wondering, is he supposed to be the teacher for the West Coast scheme to hers?

He's not that good anymore, and I thought it was crazy they traded for him. Also, they don't have a good backup since McKee looked pretty bad. Last year, and McCord is on the Packers. Do you think the Dalton trade is connected to the story? I hadn't thought about that, actually. But yeah, probably some, you know, I'd have to look at all Dalton schemes, but, I mean, he's been around for 20 years.

I would imagine some of that is to teach and to help out. Yeah, I think it's less about, I saw the quote, Howie said that I sleep better knowing. We got three quarterbacks, you know, who could function. Dalton hasn't looked good in a while. The McKee thing, he looked good in preseason, looked bad at the end of the year, but weren't they playing a bunch of backups in that game? I don't, was that against the commanders?

I mean, he was bad. I had that on one of these TVs. It was not good. But does Dalton have any history with Mannion or maybe some of their new offensive coaches, potentially? So there's probably, that happens a lot in the NFL. The backup quarterback, his coach. cohesion. You know, look at Kubiak and Cousins. If Cubiac had never been around Cousins,

they probably wouldn't have been active and given him $10 million guaranteed in 27. But he spent three years with the guy. Two of the years, he was the quarterback coach. So, again, I have to look at the coaching staff and the connections, but that plays a massive role for backup quarterbacks. I know you, you know the scheme. We got a guy learning a new scheme. So you might be on to something. You probably are. day. We will talk soon. Peace. The volume. Hey guys, it's us. The Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe.

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