The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Colin Cowherd Podcast - Colin’s NFL Week 3 Reaction

Episode Date: September 26, 2022

Colin gives his instant reaction to the afternoon slate of Week 3 NFL games, including a troubling trend in a rare Bills loss, if he thinks less of the Bucs after their home loss to the Packers, Green Bay’s obvious weakness, if Kyler Murray is justifying offseason concerns about his preparation, and why bad first impressions haven’t derailed the Eagles. Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates and check out FanDuel for the best wagering and daily fantasy action! #Herd #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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first report. Now, I'll watch the Niners and the Broncos tonight. Talk about that tomorrow on FS1 and Fox Sports Radio. First game I want to talk about is Miami and Buffalo. Buffalo is the better team, but they were missing three starters, two of them, high-end starters in the back end. Dolphins have an excellent receiving core. It's Miami in September, no depth. They looked a little worn down. Remember today, good team chargers had injuries beaten by Jacksonville. Good team Tampa, lots of cluster injuries beaten by Green Bay. Good team. Good team. Buffalo, cluster injuries in the secondary, beaten by Miami. Really good teams with lots of injuries lose to good teams or pretty good teams.

But I'm seeing something with Buffalo, that is, their seventh straight loss in a football game decided by one possession. I've said this before. They're Mike Tyson. Not a lot of nuance, not much jabbing, but they'll knock you out if you're not prepared. But what I do see, and this is something I've been on for now two straight years, and I know, No, I say at ad nauseum. They still can't develop a run game. They're still struggling at times with their offensive line.

This is a defensive head coach. How many years do you get to solve the run game? They are so overwhelmingly in Buffalo dependent on Josh Allen. Listen, the Chiefs are better with Mahomes and the Bucks are better with Brady. But there are other elements to the team. Leonard Fernette in the run game, the offensive line good when it's healthy. Same with Mahomes. There's play creation, Andy Reed.

They can go over the top. They can run the football. Buffalo is so overwhelmingly Josh Allen dependent on offense. And when they're not running the ball, they're on the road, they've got a couple injuries. They are now 0 for seven in their last seven close games. Speaking to Tampa. Again, I don't think less of Tampa. So I thought Tampa would win, and then an hour after I made that pick Friday,

Mike Evans announced he would miss this game. So the top five receivers, think about this, the top five receivers for Brady last year, all missing. And Julio Jones wasn't 100%. They also have cluster injuries on the offensive line. Tampa had no juice. In fact, isn't it remarkable that it came down to one point? or they were going to tie it and go to overtime,

I think Green Bay for the last several years with Aaron Rogers has been able to beat teams a lot of different ways. The troubling sign for the Packers is they've now become what good teams are. They can beat you one way. They can't get into shootouts. The games have to be close. I mean, just reverse this.

If Aaron Jones and Mercedes-Louis and Alan Lazard were missing, would this game have been competitive, they can only win one way now because they are so weak on the perimeter losing Devante Adams. They're not as good without Devante. Devonte now are Raiders, not as good without Aaron Rogers. We always think somebody wins the bed or somebody wins the divorce. Devonte Adams and Aaron Rogers were great together. It's almost like Mario Cristobal and the Oregon Ducks were great together.

Maybe they shouldn't have split up. So I kind of look at Tampa and I think that's a pretty good loss. You're going to get healthier. Green Bay is not going to get more dynamic at wide receiver. Are they over the next four to six to eight weeks? Good loss. Kind of an ugly win for the Packers. All right.

Let's talk Arizona and the Rams. Now that's a game. Some of you watched. Many of you didn't. But have you noticed a trend here? On multiple occasions this offseason, And during this season, the Arizona Cardinals have been very intentional. They have made sure you know as a fan, I know as a media member,

they're not happy with the preparation of Kyler Murray. Now, Kyler pulled off some magic against the Raiders, and he almost pulled off some magic against the Rams. But being great late in games can often be just a sign of talent and making plays. You're not working off a script. But has anybody noticed a trend with Arizona this season? The complaints about Kyler, he's not prepared, are showing up on the football field. What was their offensive plan in the first half?

I mean, almost always in the NFL, even limited offenses, are pretty good on their first 12 to 15 plays. Right? You script them. You've looked at film. The element of surprise. An average offense. usually is pretty good early. I mean, Tampa got a field goal early and then sat around for two and a half hours and didn't do anything.

They know what they have to attack. There's an element of surprise against the Packers. But Arizona comes out and it looks like what their comments have been. We have a player in Kyler Murray who simply doesn't do enough preparation for the games. So something's got to give. They gave Cliff Kingsbury a new contract. They gave Kyler Murray an extension, the GM, he's safe, Steve Kime, something's got to give. But aesthetically, football's not that complicated.

If a team looks disjointed or disorganized or unprepared, it's because they are. Some thoughts on Philadelphia and Washington. So first impressions matter a lot. And our first impressions of Nick Seriani, the coach, were, oh, public speaking isn't his thing. Remember that first press conference? It was painful. It was awful. First impression.

He's over his head. Jalen hurts, many of our first impressions. Little small, got replaced by Tua in Alabama, had to go to Oklahoma. I mean, Lincoln Riley makes all his quarterbacks good. Came into the NFL? Not much of a passer. First impressions. You look up today in the NFC.

Who's better? Nick Sariani gave up play calling. A lot of first time coaches loved that. Refused to give it up. He did. He didn't lean into something that it appeared. He was better handing over to somebody else. Jalen hurts.

Look at the ascension. Last three years. Two and a half. Passer rating completion percentage. So these first impressions with Philadelphia are really, really powerful. They are when you meet somebody, a boss, a friend, somebody made date, first impressions. But with Philadelphia, I look at today, take those out. Who is better in the NFC? I mean, the Packers can win one way. Will Tampa get over their injuries? The Rams O line is a huge concern. They can't put anybody away. We like Jimmy Garoppolo, but many of you don't love him. Minnesota will shrink in a big game. Those first impressions, throw him in the trash can. Philadelphia is productive.

They appear to be a major matchup problem on the ground for every single team they play. So, you know, I was thinking about this with Kansas City losing to the Colts. we often do this. By the way, the Colts, all the wise guys love the Colts. Desperation is a real thing. But I look at this weekend. Oklahoma lost at home. USC went down to the final play against Oregon State.

Kansas City lost. Buffalo lost. Oklahoma lost. I thought it was an unbelievably magical weekend of college and pro football. Miami got thumped by Middle Tennessee. I watched so many games Saturday and Sunday. How about that early window today? It's crazy. All these games coming out into one or two plays. And I don't take much from Kansas City's loss. This was the season for the Colts in a zany division where Jacksonville looks like maybe the most competent team. And Kansas City, on the road, not quite as powerful. Kansas City players are watching the Raiders,

fumble another season away, watching Denver struggle, Justin Herbert's hurt, they go in confident, but maybe a little flat, and here comes the Colts. So when I watched Kansas City, Indianapolis, my takeaway was this was why all the wise guys loved the cults. It was the perfect storm, where Kansas City, you can't fool these players, they're looking at their division.

Denver's a mess, the Raiders are a mess, the Chargers aren't playing well, and they're thinking, the Colts are terrible. The Colts, meanwhile, were absolutely desperate, But in a wonky division, they're like, you know, we win now. We've got a chance to save our season. And so a lot of times in football, do I think Kansas State is better than Oklahoma? I don't.

I think it was the perfect storm. Oklahoma had thrashed really bad opponents. They come in a little confident. Last several years, Kansas States moved the ball, scored in the mid-30s to high-30s against Oklahoma. It's a match-up issue. You can't take too much. Think about this. Buffalo's 2-1.

Kansas City's 2-1? And we think they're excellent. And the Chicago Bears are two and one. I'm not even sure they're average. So take a deep breath on Kansas City. The chiefs are fine. It's what makes football magical is that there's such a physical component to this. If you are not zoned in and totally focused, the margins are so tiny in the NFL that Patrick Holmes goes on the road.

And, you know, they fall behind. They start kicking it around on third down. You look up, you trail, it's late. You got Mahomes arguing with Eric B. Enemy at half. There's a little anger in the locker room. That's why the NFL's great. I don't think anything less of Tampa and Buffalo and the Oklahoma Sooners and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Clemson escaped by this much. It's why America loves this sport. Chiefs are going to be fine, but it was the perfect storm to lose. Volume. Football season's underway. Now is the perfect time to download Fandul, America's number one sports book. Right now, new customers get a no-swet first bet up to $1,000. That's free bets back if your first bet doesn't win.

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games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast Superhuman documented at all. embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far far away, such as the biology of taun tons and wampas on the ice planet hot, or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. Listen to stuff to blow your mind on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

On the look back at it podcast. 1979, that was a big moment for me. 84 was big to me. I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick you here, unpack what went down. and try to make sense of how we survived it with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors.

Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. It was a wild year. It was a wild year. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.