The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Colin Cowherd’s Instant Reaction - Broncos/Chargers MNF

Episode Date: October 18, 2022

Colin gives his instant reaction to the Chargers MNF divisional win over the Broncos, and the worsening nightmare developing in Denver with Russell Wilson. 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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I'm not exactly the most appealing Monday Night Football game of all time. The Broncos had about, what, 150 yards? and penalties. So let's start with this. We would all admit these were really bad offensive lines. So the best offensive linemen for the Broncos, Garrett Bowles, broke his leg earlier this year. He's out. So this is a really bad O line. It wasn't great with their top left tackle. It's atrocious now. The chargers are missing Rishan Slater, their left tackle, and Corey Lindsley, a Pro Bowl center. They were down to their third string center. So let's admit their offensive lines amiss.

I mean, the Chargers have six or seven holding calls. So these were two really bad offensive lines. Let's start with that. I think we would also agree, nobody watching that game loves the two offensive staffs. Nathaniel Hackett so far looks overwhelmed. Denver's head coach. He's an offensive guy. Brandon Staley is a defensive guy as a head coach.

but Lombardi, their offensive coordinator, nothing's clever. Not a lot of easy completions. They're also missing Keenan Allen. So to me, the difference in this game, and you know I like Russell Wilson, but the difference in this game was just Justin Herbert. Now, it wasn't a beautiful performance, but we had two offensive staffs nobody's in love with. Lots of penalties with both teams.

Really beat up bad offensive lines. the chargers were also missing their top receiver and their top pass rusher. So the chargers, there's an excuse here. I mean, they're missing a Pro Bowl center, a Pro Bowl left tackle, their best receiver, their best pass rusher. But Herbert made a play, and I'm glad Troy Aikman mentioned it. It was only an eight or nine yard completion. But the final completion of this game by Herbert is why he's a top five quarterback.

Okay, he's 6-5, huge arm. So the ball is snapped to him. It's third and long. And there was some question before the play, if they were just going to, like, you know, just try, run it for a couple yards, try a long field goal. Herbert gets flushed out of the pocket immediately,

rolling slightly backwards and to his left. He's a right-handed thrower. And it looks pedestrian. That's an incredibly different. throw for about eight to nine yards and it gives them a much easier field goal. I don't think Russell Wilson can make that throw. In fact, Pete Carroll had mentioned it at oppressor. He's not as good going left. Now, he could go left and make completions, but that was a much harder completion than people realize. And when you look at the difference tonight,

neither offensive line could offer protection. But here's the difference. Russell Wilson had 15 completions. Herbert had 37 with a third string center and a backup left tackle and missing Keenan Allen and not a consistent run game. That's the difference in this game. You know, Josh Allen until this year is had, I believe, a below average offensive line. Josh Allen until maybe this year has had a really insufficient run game. When you don't have a franchise quarterback, you're constantly pointing fingers at the O line and the coach and the drops by your wide receivers. Justin Herbert was running for his life, no Keenan Allen. Mike Williams was taken out by Denver's excellent corners, and he completed 37 throws.

Like, that's a franchise quarterback. You do not win that game with an average quarterback. And it wasn't pretty and it wasn't artistic. Joe Burrell last year, throwing multiple interceptions and winning at Tennessee in the playoff game. They're not all pretty. Okay, they are not all pretty. But that little nine-yard, eight-yard completion by Herbert, there's six, seven guys in this league that make it look that easy and make that play.

Six-five, flushed out of the pocket, running left, turns his back, turns his body and throws a fastball strike down the field for a completion. The fact that he had 37 completions, basically to a tight end, a special teams player that was moved into a receiving role. And I mean, it was really, I know it wasn't pretty, but Justin Herbert is really, really talented. I also don't think, you know, his offensive coordinator, not a lot is clever. A lot of those throws.

are asking him to make very difficult throw. So that's my initial take. You know, I'm very proud of the predictions I've made this year. I spend a lot of time on it. I love football. I predicted the Packers were wildly overrated. I feel pretty good about that. I predicted the Vikings would start winning all those close games they lost last year,

would win the NFC North and be the surprise team in the league. I feel pretty good about that. I don't feel good about my Denver prediction. Because regardless of who you want to blame, I don't love the offensive line, and Garrett Bowles is not coming back. They can't run the ball consistently and the top running backs out for the season.

You know I don't love Nathaniel Hackett. I think he is what he is. And Russell Wilson, behind an average offensive line is a smaller quarterback completed the night. 15 throws. By the way, not only was Joey Bosa hurt, he's out for eight more weeks, but J.C. Jackson, their top corner, was benched. And this was not exactly a tough road environment. They're probably more Charger Bronco fans than Charger fans.

I just, I think this is what Denver's going to be. I, I don't, there are teams in this league struggling offensively, like the Rams. They're getting their center, Brian Allen, a top 10 centerback this next. game. They're getting Van Jefferson back in November. They may make a trade at the trading deadline. You could see the Rams kind of bailing water until they get Van Jefferson back, Brian Allen back. Alan Robinson had, what, five, six catches this weekend. You could see them making a little push at the end of the season. You look up and they're nine and eight or they're ten and seven and they kind of get in as a wild card team. This is

what Denver is. Even the Chargers. Bosa's coming back. Keenan Allen's coming back. Corey Lindley, the center's coming back. You can see both L.A. teams really having a stronger second half. I've said this about the Raiders. Raiders are one and four. They've lost four close games to good teams. This is what Denver is. The O-line's not getting better. Nathaniel Hackett's not getting better. And Russell Wilson, 15 completions tonight. I did see something. last week that I thought was interesting. There was a story out that Russell Wilson, in order to contact him as a teammate, you have to go through like his manager. Am I the only person watching Russell and his receivers and thinking their communication's not great?

I mean, Jerry Judy and Hamler, they're just not targeted very often. Like if that story is true and I have to go through your manager to talk to you, I hope that's not true. It's kind of the responsibility of the rich star veteran quarterback to communicate with young people. I've been very critical of Aaron Rogers on this. Dude, you've got to communicate with these young guys. You're the veteran. You're the rich guy. You're the mentor. You're the father figure, right? Yeah, this Denver prediction, it's not good. Not happy with it at all. and I just think this is it. Sometimes you just got to own your misses.

You know what I mean? I wish I could take a mulligan. Well, the Vikings Packers prediction, I feel fantastic. But there you go. Just a little 10-minute wrap on what I saw tonight. Listen, the good news for the Chargers, Denver's a mess. The Raiders keep losing close games.

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