The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Colin Cowherd Podcast - INSTANT REACTION: Broncos Beat Browns In Shootout, The Full Jameis Winston Experience, Bo Nix Exudes Confidence

Episode Date: December 3, 2024

Colin gives his instant reaction to the Broncos beating the Browns in a 41-32 shootout on Monday Night Football! He tells the tale of two quarterbacks in Jameis Winston and Bo Nix: Jameis is wildly talented but incredibly inconsistent and shows bad judgement, while Bo shows incredible poise in the pocket and makes good decisions… but has a more limited ceiling. He also points to the Broncos having the right pieces in the right places in order for them to make a playoff game and drops a hint about his upcoming “Herd Heirarchy”. Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates!  #Volume #Herd  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With the Broncos win, Bo Nix is now the first quarterback ever to go six and O is a favorite in his rookie season. So, and I look at them now, they're eight and five, Denver in the seventh seed. They get a buy, perfect time for a buy to get healthy, awful win in a good mood. and then they host a Colts team that can struggle to move the football. So this was my pick for the most underrated team in the league, the Denver Broncos. It was not just Sean Payton, but of course Sean Payton was part of it. He's a great coach. You know, take out Andy Reid.

Honestly, take out Andy Reid. Who's the best coach in the league? Jim Harbaugh, Sean Payton. I mean, Kyle Shanan's having, you know, every few years a rough year. So Sean Payton in one season turned around the worst. franchise maybe in my life, the New Orleans Saints, and he's doing it in year two with the Denver Broncos, eight and five. You know, and what's interesting is I want to talk about James Winston. James is a combination of a multitude of things. He doesn't have great judgment, but he's wildly

talented. He throws a beautiful football. You know, he threw almost 60 times tonight, two pick sixes, and he makes bad throws. He's a common. He's a common. of consistently productive but inconsistent. As not many people like him. If he was a baseball player, he'd be like Adam Dunn or Dave Kingman, homerunner strikeout. But I've always liked watching him play because he's just, he'll always do something.

He's just incredibly entertaining to watch. And he's got a weird personality, but like players like him. He's probably the best quarterback in the NFL that I would never build around. But if he's a backup, he's the best backup by a mile in the league, by a mile. James Winston is a little like that Bachelor Party in Vegas with the guys. It's a lot of fun. But there's going to be some really bad judgment and you'll probably end up regretting it. That's James Winston's career.

He is a good time. But you look back and think, what were we thinking? That was a little dangerous. I wouldn't do that again. And he's a little bit the opposite of Bo Nix, whereas Bo Nix, I think, has great judgment, has a lower ceiling, actually runs, it's more athletic than James Winston, doesn't quite have James's arm. But again, like on that final drive, the comp to Drew Brees is so perfect. On that final drive, you know, Bo Nix, 4-05, 58 yards, sets up for the field goal. They take the lead. a couple of big throws to Cortland Sutton. By the way, Bo Nix now has two fourth quarter comebacks this year.

How many is Aaron Rogers have? That, by the way, is more than Herbert Allen and Russ Rogersboro combined. So he's, and the other thing, did you see Sean Payton regularly, two different opportunities, having him drop back in the end zone with a good Cleveland pass rush? So Sean Payton trusts his judgment. When I see Bo Nix play, what I see is, is confidence. I mean, he had a pick down the field.

He's not a dink and dunker. He'll throw the ball down the field. He plays with a ton of confidence. And just the way he throws the ball. I saw him play in college twice live, 10, 15 times on TV, minimum. And I honestly feel like his arm is better as a pro. Is it the altitude in Denver where everything travels further from a golf ball to a fly ball to a pass. It just looks like his arm is just a little bit stronger than it was in college.

And, you know, I just when I watched Denver, I said this in the offseason, they've got too many good players, you know, even their receiving court. Mims, Franklin's got some talent. Cortland Sutton I've liked forever. The running backs are capable. Bowles is an elite left tackle. They ran the football tonight. There's just not a lot I don't like about him. It's quarterback coach league, and they've got weapons, they've got a pass rusher, they got a left tackle, they got a coach in a quarterback. We say this all the time. Remember when the Rams surprised everybody last year? And I said, McVeigh, Stafford, Cooper Cup, Pooka, Kouka, like, if you have the coach, the quarterback, weapons, a left tackle, and a pass rusher,

you're going to be good in this league. And so they check a lot of boxes. And I think Bo Nick's having so many college starts, you're just ready to play. Now, we may be seeing his ceiling. This may be it. But if this is it, you can get to a conference championship with this. With Sean Payton's coaching. And remember, this is probably the leanest roster Bo Nix will ever play with. I mean, they're going to have Russell Wilson's cap hit is still part of the equation, but it's much lower next year. And after that, you're home free. So, you know, I'm just, I'm looking at Bo Nix on third down tonight, seven for 11, 156 passing yards in a touchdown. throwing from the end zone, final drive to win it, fourth quarter come from behind, excellent on third down.

They got their guy. And throw this out there, rookie quarterbacks against Jim Schwartz, the Brown's coordinator, entering tonight, we're 8, 18, and 1, and Bo Nix beat him. It's a real thing, man. And so, you know, I was thinking about that today, like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield can both play out of that recruiting class. Bo Nix can play. Drake May can play. Caleb Williams has real talent. Jaden Daniels can play. The hit rate on first round quarterbacks to me feels like it's going up. Even Mac Jones, who was a miss, had one good year, right? Like even the misses these days feel like they can play a little bit. So I think kids come in

more mature. I think they come in with a lot more snaps and special tutoring. And so, you know, we're just getting a lot of hits in this quarter. quarterback class. And I still think J.J. McCarthy, I know it was just preseason, but he looked good. And Michael Pennix, I think, is going to be behind that Atlanta offensive line with Drake, London, and pretty good running game. I think he's going to be fine. So 41 to 32, you know, and I wrote a couple of notes here, when you look at the Cleveland Browns, one of the things I think is such a strength of the NFL. That's a Sean Watson contract is the worst in the history of the league. There's no doubt about it. But yet, teams can go find a Baker Mayfield on his third or fourth team, a Sam Darnold, a

James Winston. The quarterback coaching is better, right, than ever. Guys are rehabbing. Gino Smith could win the division. I mean, you're just seeing so many second and third acts, and I think a lot of that is quarterback coaching. There's so many good young coaches out there. I mean, you all thought, we all thought, basically, Gino Smith was done.

you know, I'm watching him spin it. You know, James Winston, I thought, was done like four years ago. He was such an odd bird. But I, you know, I just, it's, I love to see when these young quarterbacks hit. And I can remember before the season I had talked to, I think, I think it was Mark Sanchez said to me, he said, don't be surprised if Bonex has the best seasonist rookie. He said, Caleb, Drake May, and Jaden Daniels have defensive coaches. So it's going to depend on the coordinator. The sensibility of the franchise is going to be in Denver highly efficient and very aggressive offensively.

It's like a constant tutor with Sean Payton. He said that's going to be such an advantage plus the 61 college starts. So I think it was Mark Sanchez who told me that. He said, and Bonix is going to pop. It's going to take him a few weeks, which it did. The first couple of weeks, the game's fast. But I think Denver's a real team. And again, it goes back to components.

coach, quarterback, pass rusher, weapon, left tackle, elite corner. Those check all the boxes. To me, Denver could absolutely, even as a road team, go win a playoff game. Can they win two in the AFC? I don't know if they can't, but they can win a playoff game, no doubt in my mind. And I think, you know, this year, is it me? Or have the standalone games been really, really good this year? You know, when the schedules came out before the season, I noticed the Amazon Prime Games.

I thought it was the best Amazon Prime games. And I basically look at a game and think, is there at least one elite quarterback. If it is, I'll watch. And we've had some really good standalone games on Sunday night, Monday night football, Thursday night football. And speaking of quarterbacks, I was thinking about this yesterday. I think Bryce Young now over the last five. If you go to the last five games, Bryce Young and CJ Strz, If you'd never seen him play before, you could argue Bryce Young is every bit as good or better than C.J.

Stroud. And he's working with a lot less. So again, the quarterback coaching. These guys came in more snaps. Not everybody hits at the same pace. Sean Payton and Bonex were ready to be really good really quickly. You know, Kayla Williams and Chicago is going to take some work. They got to get the right coach. But Broncos are eight and five. Another win. A buy. They host the Colts. And I think it's a team capable of winning the playoffs. Because, you know, this year, I mean, the one team in the AFC, which doesn't appear to have any flaws, is Buffalo. You know, Kansas City is pretty shaky, offensive tackle. And the receiving core is, you know, a group in the making.

Baltimore, bat on the back end. Justin Tucker now a liability at kicker. Chargers not dynamic enough at Playmaker. Now they got running backs banged up. So everybody feels like they're just a little off. Buffalo is the exception. So to me, Denver can play with anybody outside of, I wouldn't trust them to go to Buffalo in a cold weather game and win.

I think they get out man there. But I think they could go to Pittsburgh. I think Bo Nix is better now than he was two months ago. I think they could go to Pittsburgh and compete. Two really good defenses. The offensive coach against Mike Tomlin, that's a little bit of an edge. You know, playing as an underdog. Pittsburgh's great as an underdog.

not as great as a favorite. I think Denver could go to a Pittsburgh and win a playoff game. Wouldn't be favored. Probably be a three or four point dog. But again, you know, Sean Payton is an underdog. You know, Bo Nix has shown late game expertise. It's a real team. So my herd hierarchy, I have to send my herd hierarchy.

And I think Denver's going to be, I think there's only four teams I feel can win the Super Bowl today. Philly, Detroit, Kansas City, Buffalo. I think Pittsburgh's close. And I think Green Bay is really close. Denver's going to make the herd hierarchy somewhere. Tune in tomorrow. The volume. Thursday night football is on.

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