The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Colin Cowherd Podcast - INSTANT REACTION: Purdy’s Picks Sink 49ers, NFC Playoff Picture Is WIDE OPEN, The NBA Has Been CODDLED By Sports Media

Episode Date: December 31, 2024

Colin reacts to the Lions beating the 49ers in a shootout 40-34 on Monday Night Football! He doubles down on his take that Brock Purdy is a “good, not great” quarterback after throwing two crucial interceptions to sink the 49ers, (4:00) and credits his huge statline to Kyle Shanahan scheming guys open (7:45). He examines the NFC playoff picture and explains why the playoffs are WIDE open and warns that the Lions could be in real trouble if they can’t secure the #1 seed in their upcoming game against the Vikings (10:30). He pivots to the NBA and the lack of criticism of the league by the media. He argues that the league DESERVES criticism, needs major changes and has been coddled by friendly media for too long (13:30).  (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) 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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Many of you are Niner fans, some of you are lion fans. You have to be an adult, if you're a kid. general manager. You're watching John Lynch on TV tonight. How did he react with those Brock Prudy picks? Baker Mayfield's making 33 million this year. Brock Pretty is not nearly as talented as Baker Mayfield. One's a first round pick. You know, one's number one pick. One's the last guy picked. Baker's got a better arm. I think Baker's a better athlete. Baker leads the NFL in touchdown passes. The entire NFL, including Josh Allen and Joe Burrow since he started in Tampa. Well, he's got Mike Evans.

Everybody's got a receiver. Everybody's got at least one decent receiver. So here's a prime example. So defensive players in the NFL get hurt more than offensive players statistically. And Detroit's down like seven or eight starters. So this was a moment to really seize an opportunity to beat Detroit. I thought Detroit would win. And my takeaway was because I trusted golf on the road more than,

and Brock Purdy at home. I thought it would be a high-scoring game, just because the Lions, that's all they can play now. They have so many players down. And listen, it doesn't help that Jake Moody missed a 51-yarder and a 58-yarder and a P-A-T. But, folks, there's a reason they were settling for 51-yarders and 58-yarders, because there was, for instance, a key third down pass by Brock Purdy in the second half, the Joanne Jennings that was behind it. I just don't understand how you can watch Brock Purdy. In fact, I'd argue when he got hurt, he'll be fine, but when he got dinged up, they put in Josh Dobbs, who ran for a touchdown that athletically, Brock Pretty would not have raced to the corner and got into the end zone. He could have scrambled,

but he's not as fast or as athletic as Josh Dobbs, who's a pretty remarkable player, who just bounces around the league, and he's always pretty effective. But people get so cut up on statistics. Well, he had 377 yards. First of all, Shanahan is one of the great play scriptors in the league. Andy Reed and Shanahan are probably one and two in the league. Sean Payton's probably third. Those three guys, Bo Nix played Justin Herbert a week ago. Bo Nix looked way better in the first half than Justin Herbert. Why? Because the first half is scripted. In the second half against the Chargers defense, Bo Nix didn't look as good. That's about talent. In the first half, Brock Purdy on Kyle Shanahan's script is remarkable. In the second half, two picks. Behind Joanne Jennings

on a key third down throw. Here are the numbers for Brock Purdy in the second half this year. And again, the first half, especially when you have elite offensive coordinators or elite play designers like Andy Reed, Sean Payton, Shanahan. McVeigh, by the way, is not an elite play designer. The Rams have been an average offense all first half. Nick Seriani's an offensive coach. He's not an elite play designer.

Not all offensive coaches are. Dan Campbell's more offensive side. He's not an elite play designer. Pretty in the second half. half. First half, often on script. Second half is talent. Pertie second half this year. Eight touchdowns, 10 picks. That's bad. Jaden Daniels is remarkable in the fourth quarter. Rock Pretty's awful. This is not his first year in the league. He's got Kyle Shanahan. And the other thing is, Shanahan, you get so many open Ricky Pierce, Saul, and George Kittle opportunities.

And this is what Andy Reid does. I mean, Andy Reid in a Super Bowl a couple years ago in their first Super Bowl, when without Tyreek Hill, he's getting Skymore wide open looks in the red zone, that congested area. That's what great play designers do. By the way, Ben Johnson's very good tonight in the red zone down near the goal line. You know, Jared Goff had open receivers. That's what clever coaches do. So, you know, and I'm not saying Jared Goff isn't benefiting from a good old line and an excellent play designer. But this is the second team Goff has done.

that with. And McVeigh's not known as a brilliant play designer. He is a culture guy. He's got a great eye for personnel. He's a motivator. He designs excellent run games. But so many of the completions for Brock Purdy are two wide open players. But the difference between good and great in this league is squeezing the ball in these little holes. Darnal did that yesterday multiple times. Jaden Daniels did that. Hell, Michael Pennix had a throw like that yesterday for a touchdown for Atlanta. The opening was the size of a football, and Pennix has real velocity. I mean, he can really cut it loose. So Brock Pretty isn't big, isn't super athletic, doesn't have a big arm, and benefits greatly from Shanahan's play calling. He's good. He's functional. But the idea I'm going to pay him 40 and 50 million.

Baker's making him 33 million. You've got to be kidding me. Yeah, it's just eight touchdowns, 10 picks in the second half this year. And he was the difference in the game tonight. Don't blame the kicker. Those two second half picks, that was the difference. So, yeah, when you, you know, listen, Detroit is one of those teams like Minnesota right now, where they've got spectacular offensive players and excellent coaching, Kevin O'Connell and Brian Flores. Well, Aaron Glenn, defensive coordinator for Detroit, Ben Johnson.

So a lot of this stuff is coaching. A lot of this stuff, when you look at the teams in this league, Spags and Andy Reed. I mean, look at San Francisco when they had Domingo Ryans and Shanahan. That was their best staff, in my opinion. Look at the results. You're getting the Super Bowls. You're getting the conference championships. So I think with Purdy, you just have to be totally honest.

I would just play it out. I'm not going to pay them. You want to sit out, go ahead. But I need to see another year. There's no way I'm paying him early, no shot. Don't care what he does. Don't care if he sits. If Sam Darnold's available, go pay for him.

And this is not hate. Second half numbers, abysmal. Second half is off script. That's when the true talent comes out. That's when you see Mahomes win Super Bowls. Second half ad-libbing. That's when Justin Herbert has been pretty spectacular. That's when Josh Allen takes over games.

The other thing about Detroit that's fascinating, there's this sense that the AFC, because it's got the Bills and the Ravens and the Chiefs, is much better than the NFC, but the NFC is wide open. I mean, the Bucks are 3 and O against NFC playoff teams. They beat Washington, Detroit, and Philly. And the Lions could potentially, they've been media darlings all year. They're a one loss on Sunday night against Minnesota from being the number five seed going to Tampa or L.A. and they beat L.A., remember earlier this year in overtime, L.A. was all beat up. L.A. is now the healthiest team in the league. The Rams are the healthiest team in the league. All their starters are back. And they gave Detroit pushback when they were all banged up. Now Detroit's all banged up. So Detroit's been this media darling all year long. Can you imagine going to Tampa and facing that defensive line which doesn't allow you to run? And, you know, Montgomery comes back. Maybe that's the

difference, but if Montgomery's not ready for a playoff game, yikes. I mean, the NFC, I mean, you got the commanders at the bottom of the NFC? I mean, Houston won a division in the AFC. Houston's a mess right now. Washington is sneaking in. I would want no part of Jaden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Cliff Kingsbury, and Washington. I would want no part of that. So the NFC is deeper. their bottom is much stronger than the AFC, whereas the AFC's top's probably better. But, you know, it's funny, we've been watching all year. Just the NFC North is fascinating. So all year we're like, Detroit's the team, Green Bay's second, little young, and Minnesota's a great story.

If Minnesota beats Detroit, they're the best team. Green Bay is still a little young, and Detroit goes to L.A. or Tampa, all beat up defensively. And I want to go back to that. You got to win this game tonight if you're San Francisco. I don't want excuses. I mean, how many backups are playing for Detroit on the defensive side? They were there for the taking. Detroit was there for the taking tonight.

I know you guys think I'm not a Brock Purdy guy. I am for $32 million after next season. But if you want me to pay him big boy money now a year early, not remotely interested. Not going to happen. Let him sit out. I mean, I've been saying this for eight weeks. I think the Niners are in a rebuild. They just don't know it yet. I mean, if you can't beat Detroit at home the week before their game of the year when they were there for the taking, you're not that close. Forty-34, Detroit. How good is football? I want an ad one NB, topic. So Adam Silver, I was told the NBA got a hold of me and said,

Adam Silver is going to be in L.A. He'd like to come on my show. And I'd love to have him. He's the guest I've been asking to get for about a year. And J. Mack got people riled up when he said one of the problems that the NBA has been having is their most popular show with Barkley and Chad, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson. They're very, very critical of the NBA. And every time you tune in, you know, they're super critical of the NBA. And to that, I would say, time out. Because the top reporters in the NBA do not want to lose access to the top agents and they break all these stories, that by and large, NBA coverage can border on pandering. It's really, really pretty tame.

I mean, NFL coverage, NFL reporters, and talk show hosts crush NFL players. crush them. I think the Barclay Shack show works because it's the only coverage of the NBA that is critical. NBA TV is not. I think ESPN feels like they are the network of the NBA, and it feels like it very complimentary. So Shaq and Barkley and Kenny are the one critical place for NBA coverage. And they should be. The league's got issues.

There's too many three-point shots. The domestic players, the young players, don't feel like they're as skilled or as focused as many of the international players. That's not negative criticism. That's forthright, up front, and completely honest to me. I like the NBA, especially the playoffs. But for instance, baseball is a very tough sport for a reporter to be critical because 162 games, spring training, you're with these players around the clock. They'll shut you out. I've had

friends. I wrote a couple books with a guy named Tim Kuhn, who used to cover the San Francisco Giants. And he's like, listen, man, you get in the bad side of players. And like, you're a virus. They will just stay away from you. They'll shut you out for the season. NBA is different. There's half as many games. There's also, a lot of times, even on your own team, the stars have there's separate agents and separate camps and there's more divisions. But NBA coverage by and large is very favorable. Home announcing teams aren't critical. The big, your shams, woes when he worked in it.

You know, they're not beating guys over the head. It's a pretty tame media landscape in the NBA. The one show that's critical is that one. And the audience likes it. Fans like it. It's also, it's not all critical. I mean, I watch inside the NBA in a regular basis. There have been nights. I watch that more than the game. I'll literally tune in. It's on TV. I'll watch the halftime show or the pregame show. I'll watch 15 minutes of the game, get bored and leave. I watch more of the pregame show and the halftime show than the game, especially in like October, November, December, January. I don't think it's all negative. It's probably 50-50 split, but you remember the negative stuff more than the positive stuff. But leagues are covered different. differently. You know, like international soccer, I've read some of the coverage of international soccer. Those guys are rock stars. There's really strong opinions in international soccer from the people who cover it. The NFL, college football, very strong opinions on coaches. Maybe that's

just a football culture in America. We're more critical. But usually basketball, you know, it's a long season. Not a lot of reporters have fangs and much of a bite. It's not a criticism. It's just the reality of my entire life of watching NBA basketball and the media that covers it. So if inside the NBA is the one guys that occasionally bring out the anvil, but I mean, just do you watch, listen to, listen to NFL reporters and former players of the NFL, highly critical on a regular basis of the NFL. Any show, anytime I bring somebody on my show.

And I don't think they're negative people. They'll be critical. Regularly be critical of players and coaches. It comes with a territory. It's so infrequent in the NBA, you notice it when you hear it from Berkeley. The volume. Hey, guys, it's us.

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We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smigel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel. Help an Acapella band with their between songs. banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes.

Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Joey Dardano, and on my new podcast, hope from a hypocrite, I'll be changing lives, helping people in need with thoughtful solutions. Sike! I'm a comedian. I'm not qualified to give good advice. Join me and my comedian friends as we riff, rant, recommend some of the most legally dubious advice.

known to me. This is Help from a Hypocrite, the worst advice from the dumbest people you know. Listen to Help from Hypocrite Wednesdays on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The story I've told myself

can then shape my behavior and that can lead me to sabotage the possibility of connection. This Mental Health Awareness Month, tune into the podcast deeply well with Debbie Brown. If you've been searching for a soft place to land while doing the work to become whole.

This podcast is for you to hear more. Listen to deeply well with Debbie Brown from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. If you're watching the latest season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, you already know there's a lot to break down.

Gorsha accusing Kelly of sleeping with a merry man. They holding Kay Michelle back from fighting Drew. Pinky has financial issues. On the podcast, Reality with the King. I, Carlos King, recap the biggest moments from your favorite reality shows

including the Real House Wise franchise, the drama, the alliances, M&T, everybody's talking about. To hear this and more, listen to Reality with the King on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

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