The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Hour 1 - The Eagles some how keep winning

Episode Date: December 16, 2024

Colin tries to make sense of the Eagles who extend their winning streak to 10 games despite in-fighting among players and coaches After the Bills dominating win over the Lions, Colin believes Josh Allen and the Bills are now America's teamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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They got layers and layers of dudes. They just have a coaching issue that remains a problem, even if you don't want to admit it. Well, let's start with that. The Eagles are officially the strangest great sports franchise, not just in the NFL, maybe all of sports. Last 25 years, they've had four coaches. They've had Andy Reid, Chip Kelly,

Doug Peterson, Nick Seriani, all but one have gotten to a Super Bowl, and they fired three of them. And if Nick Seriani lost his first playoff game this year, despite his record, which is one of the top five winning percentage records of all time, they'd fire him too. They got star receivers complaining,

players going on local radio, banging on the culture. You've got Siriani on the sidelines, into another beef. They run coordinators in and out of the building. It's 24-7 drama. They have all the qualities of a bad or poorly run franchise. Yet, all the Eagles do is win.

I thought Pittsburgh's defense was great. Then I watched Jalen Hertz yesterday. 19 completions to his top two receivers. I mean, again, Pittsburgh is well-coached, great defense. They did whatever they wanted to. And they were even good in the first quarter. The Eagles are never good in the first quarter. And that's another part about the Eagles that virtually makes no sense.

But I'm going to pick them to win the Super Bowl. I just don't even know what to make of them. They have the deepest roster in the league. They have young stars, stars in their prime, old stars, only team in a league that has like three levels of greatness. They have the most aggressive general manager, Howie Roseman. They have the most physically aggressive head coach. Their owner occasionally, Jeffrey Lurie, a brilliant man, sometimes medals. owner, GM, head coach, quarterback.

It is a lot of alpha. It is a lot of puffing your chest out. But I love their aggressiveness. They don't apologize what they are, who they are. They don't apologize. And Buffalo, love them, but I don't trust them. Kansas City is barely beating anybody. They can't protect Mahomes.

Baltimore, playoffs for their kryptonite. Detroit. I mean, they're running out of players. I'm going to take Philadelphia. They got five different ways to beat you. The layering of talent's incredible. Siriani's opening press conference was regrettable. He laughed at it.

I think he's one of those coaches and one of those people in America. This is not a bad thing. He wasn't quite ready for the job. He was bailing water and he had to go through coordinators, but I think he's kind of found his way. Between the talk radio in that city and the relentlessly aggressive fans, the city matches the team. the team matches the city.

And because their offense is so dramatic, you overlook their defense, which is number one and number two on third down. And so they held the Steelers to 10 first downs. I mean, honestly, I was thinking about this this morning. What the Eagles are is basically that couple that constantly argues and nobody thinks the marriage will ever stay intact. And they just had their 45th wedding anniversary. It shouldn't make sense.

It doesn't make sense. They got rookies in the secondary, drama on the sidelines, wide receivers don't privately love the quarterback, young, old offensive line, D-line, crazy head coach, and it just works. And once again, there's this scrutiny, and I'm as guilty as anybody, there's this scrutiny around the organization because all their qualities are what teams like Tennessee have and Carolina have. and Philadelphia is running through coaches. Who fires Andy Reed? Doug Peterson wins a Super Bowl, goes to-to-to-to with Brady and Belichick, and they're always left standing, and they're always winning, and the scrutiny just piles up, and Jalen hurts aggressed that scrutiny yesterday.

So that's what I want to see, huh? The scrutiny is never-ending. It's nothing new, and so that's something that I find a thrill in, I appreciate being told I can't and that we can't and I know that I lead this team and it takes a lot out of it. It demands a lot out of you. Listen, don't trust my picks, but I think Philadelphia is going to win the Super Bowl. And they're crazy and they're arguing all the time and they can't even go to a holiday party and somebody's throwing salsa at somebody else.

It just works and they're so talented. and Jalen Hertz has got this sort of stoicism. He's sort of this calm, you know, big college programs. You know, Bama says no thanks. Oklahoma's like, we'll take you. And his personality, he always feels like he's the cooler. Like in Vegas, they did the old story when somebody would get hot at the poker table. They'd send over the cooler, somebody with bad luck.

Like Jalen Hertz is the good luck. But he just brings the temperature down in the room. he's the perfect fit. It may be the most dysfunctional, perfect team ever. Good for them. So Buffalo beat Detroit, and there's a lot to say about this game,

but let me just start by saying this. I started watching football in 1972. I was a little kid, and I watched the first, on a black and white TV, I watched the Washington Redskins beat lose to the Miami Dolphins in a Super Bowl. That's the first game I remember watching.

I loved the NBA, the Portland Trail Blades, in the early 70s, and that was the first NFL game I remember watching. And then I became like a Washington Husky fan. And I remember for Robin Earl and Warren Moon and blah, blah, blah, you don't care. But Josh Allen's the most talented quarterback I've ever seen. I'll die on that hill. Don't confuse trophies with talent.

Brady's got more trophies than Mahomes. Patrick's more talented. I always thought John Elway was like the greatest athlete. Remember he was going to play either for the Yankees or the NFL. Greatest athlete to play quarterback. Compared to Josh Allen, John Elway looks small and lumbering. The kid's unbelievable. I've never seen a quarterback this good.

I mean, size are mobility, A plus, plus, plus, plus. It's a little LeBron in his prime. It's a little Otani. It's a little tiger where you can put the best athletes in the world out there, and he's a notch above that. And, I mean, once Buffalo finally got a legit running back so he could take the Superman cape off occasionally. He doesn't have any kryptonite.

I mean, since entering the NFL, he has the second most rushing touchdowns. He's a quarterback. He has the second most rushing touchdowns. You know who number one is? A running back. Derek Henry. I mean, Buffalo is allowed 86 points in the last two weeks.

And my take is, yeah. Yeah, so what? They'll get to the Super Bowl. Because Josh Allen in that time has 10 touchdowns. I worry about their defense. They are getting some starters back. But I'm watching Mahomes, who's obviously so gifted, limping around. They can't protect him.

And I'm saying, God, he is so vulnerable this team. Josh Allen has not taken a sack in a month. Good luck getting a hold of him. It's week 15. He looks as fresh as newly cut flowers. Big, strong, arm, moving. You can't get to him now. You should be able to.

There's enough to grab onto. but you can't sack him. So I feel, like I've always said, there's one athlete in my life that I didn't get a seat perform. Sandy Kofax. Like one athlete, I feel like, I kind of got jipped off.

I was born too late. We're all lucky we were born in a time you can watch Josh Allen. Because I've never seen anything like it. Again, they're missing three defensive starters. It's not pretty on the defensive end, but remember that saying, faster than a speeding bullet,

more powerful than a local mogul. able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Remember that? Were they talking about Superman or Josh Allen? Because as good as Mahomes is, he's not this. And I love him. And as good as Brady was, he's not Mahomes. That's the best I've ever seen.

For years, I thought it was Elway. Even Sean McDermott, you just run. Sean McDermott gets to see him at practice every day, and he's at a loss for words. I mean just incredible incredible performance week after week and what more can you say

I mean it's we're watching every week we're watching an incredible player play incredibly consistent week after week and I'll let you guys fill in the rest of the sentence

for the record the last two weeks he's been able to play indoors. So in a weird way, Buffalo, the cold weather wind outdoor is a negative. Go look at his last two weeks when he got to play indoors. The lion's defense may beat up. Okay, it may be beat up.

The Rams defense wasn't. The Rams defense wasn't beat up. When he's allowed to play indoors, weather's not a negative. It's like high school stuff. It's like that Division I high school player He runs for two touchdowns He throws for two touchdowns

He catches touchdowns Think about how great you have to be To be a pro athlete You were the best player in your conference Some of you if you ever played Were probably the best player In your region May have been the best player in your state

That's how good you have to be And what's remarkable It's the classic American story He wasn't offered a college scholarship He ended up sending tapes out He ends up at Wyoming, where he was really talented but didn't get the great coaching. And his first year in the NFL, all sorts of warts. He was reckless, a lot of interceptions, but you could see this remarkable player.

And now he's been transformed in front of our eyes to however you want to describe this. Can't take my eyes off him. I really do. I mean, I feel like with Detroit falling apart, Philadelphia and Buffalo, with Mahomes limping, and the lions falling apart. So much of this league is attrition. And I know Philadelphia probably is favored because they have the better defense, but I would sign up for Eagles, Buffalo Bills today. Yesterday, Jim Nant said, this is America's team.

I don't think he's wrong. It's not the Cowboys. I'm not even going to mention them in the first hour today. I have nothing on my show today to mention the Cowboys. If they come up, it's an accident. If that's the America's team, I'm for it. Because he's a great American athlete and a great American story. J-Mack, I know,

recency bias, but when you watch in the last two weeks playing indoors, that Rams defense is pretty good. Yeah, yeah, you also mentioned the Lions are banged up. Just breaking here in the last five minutes, reports are out that David Montgomery, the hammer running back of the Lions, MCL injury could be lost for the season.

Wow. Just came out. So Gibbs is a little bit of the lightning. He's awesome. Montgomery went down yesterday. So we talked about this. Remember the year Mahomes got. to the Super Bowl and had neither one of his starting tackles.

It feels like Detroit can win one way now. Wild shootout. And your Packers, you talked about them in the offseason. They looked spicy last night. Oh my gosh. They'd become a little bit of a power running team. I would be afraid of that team. I'll tell you who I'd be afraid of.

Baker in the box. Oh, yeah. I would want no part of the Buccaneers. Can't run on them. Can't guard my kids. Evans, Baker's playing at his best, a little reckless, but with house money,

because nobody thinks they're going to win. Jason Light has stacked that roster for years, the GM, one of the best scouts ever in the league. I would not... If I'm Philadelphia, I mean, by the way, weren't they the last team to beat Philly? I mean, they're given Detroit, Philly, Kansas City, they've given everybody

troubles. I mean, what they did to the Chargers yesterday. The number one defense in the league dropped a 40-burger in L.A. That was wow. That was a wow outcome. NFC kind of, after the Eagles, there's like five or six teams down with the lions injured. I don't know. Is Washington in that group? Are they close? No, I think, listen, I think Darnold and the Vikings and Baker in the box will be underdogs in these playoff games.

But there's something about Tampa's ability to defend the run. You cannot. So now the lions are down to one running back. You will not run on Tampa. And also, we got to give the Rams some credit. They're coming hard and Geno Smith goes down. and you don't want to see that Rams offense in the postseason. Oh, boy. Be sure to catch live editions of the herd weekdays in noon Eastern 9 a.m. Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, FS1 and the IHeart Radio app. Hey, Steve Kavino.

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to a trick play is the trick part is the surprise element. And now you don't have that anymore with the onside kick. Now, I don't think they were going to win this game because they're missing so many defensive starters. They can't stop anybody. They couldn't stop Green Bay. They can't stop Buffalo.

I don't think they were going to win the game. But I said this last week, and I'll say it again, at some point you've got to pivot. Detroit is no longer the hunted. They are the hunter. Things change. They're the favorite. They're more IBM than a startup.

You got to move to a new way of seeing the world. And by the way, they have 13 defenders on the IR. So the bigger problem is Dan Campbell now doesn't trust his defense. And so I think it's made an aggressive coach, a little hyper-aggressive because he knows they can't make stops, especially against Josh Allen. So I do understand where he's going. But there were moves to be made earlier in the game, and this was not one of the of them. So their season feels like it's fading fast and they're getting desperate. And now you've

got word. J-Mack just said this, David Montgomery, one of their two excellent running backs, suffering an MCL injury. He may be gone. Will that create more desperation? Here's Dan Campbell on an ill-timed onside kick that went backwards. I thought we were going to get that ball. and it's one of Bates' best kicks that I've seen him have. That was a big kicker at the end. You know, that thing took a good jump on us. And Hollis made a heck of the play on it.

And, you know, obviously now sitting here hindsight after them taking it down to the three-yard line, yeah, I wish I wouldn't have done that. But it was what it is. Listen, he's sitting there thinking, okay, we're within 10. If we return the onside kick, we get it down to three,

because they were moving the ball. And then it's anybody's game. Like, I get it with the old onsidekick format. But the new one, you have to announce it. Everybody knows it's coming. You put on the hands team, and you see what happens. It's just something most coaches wouldn't do. And it's not that surprising of an outcome,

because you know what's coming, and you've never had less surprise in a play that is basically its number one gotcha, is the surprise part of it, and that's gone. J. Mack with the news. No, no, no, no, no. Turn on the news. This is the herd line news. All right, my man, let's start with more injury news.

Man, NFL walking wounded, and that's Patrick Mahomes. He left midway through the fourth yesterday after getting twisted up here. It did not look great, hobbled off. He hobbled out of the locker room afterward. I'm sure everybody saw him get on a cart, and his back. backup is Carson Wentz. Now the Chiefs have a three game in 11-day stretch. Chiefs fans don't blame anybody except the NFL, okay? They need you on Christmas Day. Colin, here's Mahomes on his injury.

Usually it's kind of the day after you kind of get a good sense of it. But I feel like I could have finished the game at different circumstances. But I thought the smart decision I think we talked about was to put Carson in and he spent a lot of football and he finished the game. Well, now we'll just get after the rehab part of it. Try to be ready for next week. So the line has been adjusted. The Chiefs are favored over the Texans. Now, Houston, minus two and a half in Kansas City.

Be careful. Saturday game. Carson Wentz can play a little. After that, the Chiefs have Christmas Day Wednesday against the Steelers. Again, you're not looking at the MRI. You're not in the room with the doctors. But at some point, you've got to say, hey, listen, we've got a left tackle issue. No DJ Humphrey's right.

they had, I think they kicked the guard out to tackle, who played pretty well. But Colin, this is a rough stretch here. I don't know. I would, if it were me, I would consider resting Mahomes against the Texans, but I don't know. I would rest him against the Texans and T.J. Watton, the Steelers. Well, the concern there is if you lose both and the bills win and you end up tied, Buffalo has the tiebreaker, they then have homefield advantage. Cheese fans will say, well, we didn't have it last year.

We're fine. I think every Kansas City fan knows this team is. not as good as last year. I think they can absolutely beat Houston. I mean, Houston, honestly, I don't know what they are. I can't figure them out. And forget about betting. I just can't figure them out. I think

they're well coached. I like their quarterback. They've got some good players. So I don't know week to week in a weird division. I don't know what I get with Houston. I have a hard time thinking Carson Wentz with that defense. I think Kansas City They could still win that game, you know,

10-6 or whatever. Houston, I mean, I had them against Miami and they covered, but just watching them. It feels like their offense is kind of broken. Did you see Joe Mixen had 12 carries for 23 yards? The Texans leading rusher was some big running back who on a fake punt went like for 35 yards. Yeah, mixing got banged up. Houston does not look sharp offensive. No, they don't.

Listen, a lot of people talked about sophomore slump, a year of regression. Everybody's got tape on CJ Stroud. That could possibly be it. Also, I think the AFC now, I mean, just be honest, Denver's better. The Chargers are better. Like, I mean, there's a lot of teams. Pittsburgh's better. So I think the AFC, you got a lot of better on good teams.

So I don't think they're necessarily much worse. I just think there's been injuries. Again, the second year for quarterbacks, everybody knows what you are now. It can be tough. I'll say this. The Texans fans listening. Bobby Sloick has regressed considerably as an offensive coordinator this year. his sequencing is just

I don't want to call it trash but it is very bad Colin like he's running all the time into stack boxes they're going nowhere Colin they had less than I think

200 yards of offense yesterday against Miami yes Stroud had 130 yards passing that was it That's not going to cut it I don't know I'm concerned for Houston doesn't look good I mean let's be honest though

they got ahead of schedule last year true right we thought they were in a total rebuild and they made the playoffs let's let's not compare them to a Philadelphia a Buffalo. I think they're still in a rebuild. Right, but remember they went out and got digs and then he got hurt? That was like a, hey, that's our shot. Like, I don't

know, it's just disappointing if you're a Houston fan. Next up, hey, we got to talk about your guy. How about your man, man? Go Nick. What an up and down game he had yesterday. I'm not going to be negative. I'm not going to reference the three interceptions. There's one on FS1

or the, what, 75 yards passing midway through the first half. How was he late, my friend? the matters. That's all the matters. They got the win. They had, I believe, 193 yards of offense. But let's hear Sean Payton talk about QB1, Bo Nix. In a game like today, we were, felt like, you know, down there for a while, especially the first half. And, you know, good teams respond on a day like today. You know, good teams find ways to win and playoff team find ways to win these close ones. And I felt like that's what we did.

So it's a sign of a good football team and we have that. John Payton coach of the year, can we be honest now? When I suggested in the preseason, little old, humble American honesty broker suggested they'll double the win total that Vegas suggests. Vegas said five wins, I said. I think they're an eight-nine team. The defense is now for real. They have a real pass rush.

And Boonex wasn't great early. But either was Anthony Richardson. The difference is after half, one of them rebound. And I got to give, and I got nothing against Dykin, but say this for Bo Nix. He remained aggressive. Sean Payton never loses confidence. He's a rookie quarterback. I'll take Bo Nix making mistakes.

They don't, Sean Payton never shows a loss of confidence with him. They'll throw it down the field. He's not dinking and Duncan. He's throwing that ball down the middle of the field all the time. I feel like we probably should mention the Jonathan Taylor play. I don't know if we have video, Colin. I was on the colds yesterday. they're up 13-7 third quarter.

Control the first half totally. Jonathan Taylor breaks off a 40-yard touchdown that looks like it's a lock. He's rolling in and he does the stupid thing. This is a veteran, not like a first or second year guy. It was funny because I was telling my buddy John Middilkoff. I never viewed Jonathan Taylor as one of those guys. Yeah.

Like I've never seen him as immature, squirrely, a taunter. I've always seen him as like smart, veteran dependable. It's like, oh, now I have to put him in that. camp of the guys you can't trust. He's one of those guys. They were up 13-7. No, they were controlling the football game. About to be 20 to 7. Yes. You know, Bo Nix would be in throwing there and he's been struggling. And because of that fumble, Denver gets the ball. Gets the ball back and the scoring run after that fumble was 24 to zero for Denver. Denver. Cults were resorted to trick plays. I mean, I've never seen a trick play like the throwback. They melted as a team.

Benito was sitting on it. Shane Steichen, I think you got to question a lot of things. Listen, I've defended Anthony Richardson. Colin, I know you watch that game closer. No, no, I don't I'll say this. I don't know what the hell he's doing. I mean, I don't know if he's an NFL starting quarter of it. I'm starting to have my doubt. He's an NFL athlete. You want to give guys a chance, right? No, no, no. I mean, we're, we got multiple games here.

Yeah. Five turnovers for the team? And he was almost around all of them. You and I have both said this. The Colts roster, they got dudes. I mean, that's as frustrated as Denver has been in two months. They were in control of that game. They not only were in control. they were flummoxed. Bo Nix was lost. And it looked like they were playing with extra men defensively.

Denver couldn't do anything. And so it's like the Colts don't have a roster issue. That is a good roster. They got a quarterback issue. I'll say this. If Buffalo somehow gets the one and Denver faces KC in the first round, that would be really, really fun. Because those have been really good games historically.

I don't think it'll happen a long shot. Anyways, final story, Colin, is college football. We, you know, we kind of discussed the Heisman trophy last week. We didn't discuss it. You argued. I thought it was a fun, healthy discussion. Anyways, you were right. Travis Hunter got the dub.

But it was the closest race since 2009. Travis Hunter got 552 first place votes. Ashton Genty of Boise, got 309. Hunter only won by 214 points. You see the voting on the screen there. Listen, I love me some Cam Ward. how on earth do you give him six first place votes? Like that could have swung the whole thing.

And Dylan Gabriel, who's really good with Oregon, close race. I do still think Ashton Genti got jobed. Obviously, Travis Hunter is a superstar. Well, take it away. I think the first two players are going to be tremendous NFL players. I think Travis Hunter, now receivers make more than corners, so he's going to want to be a receiver in the NFL. I think he could be a top corner in the NFL.

He's a good kid. I hear nothing but good things about him. You know, it's funny. Colorado's got a little flash to their program, but I trust my executives that I talk to, and they like Shadur and they like Travis Hunter. They're good kids. And I think he's going to be a sauce gardener-level corner,

but he's so gifted that you'll probably have to put him on some offense. I mean, unless he's going to a bad team, so if you're the New York Giants or you're the Raiders and you got him, you'd play him on both ways. I would. I would put him in. Now, what's hard is when you have a quarterback, quarterbacks don't want to have a receiver that's a part-time receiver,

so he can't be a number one receiver in the NFL. He may not be a number two, but I would, he is such a gifted player. And by the way, the running back from Boise State is great. He did have six touchdowns and almost 300 yards against Georgia Southern. He's a very good player. He's a first round running back. My argument last week is who you play matters in college football, and how do I know that?

Because the Big Ten has, what, four teams in the playoff and the ACC has two? like who you play in college football matters. It doesn't in the NFL. If you win your division, you get a playoff race. You get a playoff spot. So I'm excited for you to ask some of these coaches and guests we have on the show. Is playing two ways wide receiver quarterback?

Is that even feasible in the NFL? Because think about this. Travis Hunter, let's say he's lining up on defense. He's got to go tackle Derek Henry. And then he's got to go out and catch passes like three minutes later? Well, is it a little like Otani? You can do both,

But the Dodgers want him to go to the bullpen. The Dodgers want him to hit. Okay, we can ask you out of the bullpen. We don't want you to be a starter. For the Angels, it was such a novelty, and they don't draw like the Dodgers. The Angels were like, starting pitching, bat cleanup. The really good organization, the Dodgers go, we'll have you bat. You can do some pitching.

We'd prefer you don't. But again, Travis Hunter's not going to the Dodgers. He's going to go to a bad football team that needs him, so I think they're going to let him do both. You can do both ways in college. It's not. I would say it's way easier than the pros. Do you know how hard it, the physical nature of the NFL, to go out and defend superstar?

You're going to go defend Justin Jefferson. And then you've got to go tackle Aaron Jones in space. And then next day, hey, go run a 50-yard go route. Like, that's just not, I don't think that's possible. I think a lot of it is quarterback. So let's say, for instance, he goes to the Raiders, and the Raiders go get Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is not going to make a part-time wide receiver his number one.

because that's all timing. So I think especially if you get receivers that have been around the league, it's like, dude, Tom Brady wouldn't let Garoppolo take snaps into England. Tom wouldn't throw it to a young receiver because he didn't trust him. So being a part-time receiver is hard. Yeah, so what are you going to do? You're going to be in the wide receiver room and then sprint to the quarterback room and learn what's going on there and there's certain packages for the –

I just – it sounds fun playing two ways, but I don't think it's realistic. Let's ask the coaches. Let's see what they said. All right. J. Mack with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by. The Heard Lye News.

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Steve Nash would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers while he got the ball, like, I'll have to. You go through a training camp with that I said, you figure it out real quick. Oh, yeah. Get your ass up and down the court, and you're going to get the ball. So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This week on Crimless, we're joined by our first ever guest.

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Game was over. And with the Lions, now Montgomery may not play for the rest of the year, the running back. They're losing multiple defensive players. I think Green Bay is the biggest obstacle for the Philadelphia Eagles to get to the Super Bowl. If you did any reseeding, I do Philly 1 in Green Bay, too. Detroit's falling apart. The Rams feel like they're one more draft away. The Vikings.

Sam Darnold's never been to the playoffs. I find the Packers so easy to root for. They're such a smart, well-run business. Youngest team in the league. They develop quarterbacks better than any organization in the history of the National Football League. There's no crazy owner. You get incredibly high efficiency and virtually no ego. The Josh Jacobs move is just so Green Bay.

Like everybody a year ago was like, stay away from running back. and Green Bay said no, no, we're going to go get Josh Jacobs from the Raiders. And we like Aaron Jones, but we think he has peaked and we want a power running back, which is obviously so they're less reliant on Jordan Love, who they love and they've developed to throw 30 times a game. So now Jordan Love can throw when he wants to throw, not absolutely, has to throw. so the Josh Jacobs move.

It's so smart. It's so Green Bay. It's not that they don't love Jordan Love. But the Packers never put their quarterbacks in position to fail. They always hire offensive coaches. You can never, I mean, let's be honest about it. They always protect their quarterbacks. Second few of sacks allowed in the NFL, Jordan Love.

They just have figured this league out. And you can say, Farb only got one ring, and Aaron Rogers only got one ring. You know what? go ask Buffalo. You'll take one ring. Go ask Minnesota that's had many good teams. And I just look at Detroit falling apart. And the Rams being still a year away, in my opinion, they need another draft, tackle, a corner,

a perimeter receiver, maybe more depth at the linebacking core. I think Green Bay's got it all. And again, so much of this league is attrition. Are you healthy when it matters? Isn't it crazy that the Packers may open with a road game in the playoffs? I just, I thought they imposed their will on Seattle, a team that had been playing well, and here was Jordan Love After. Yeah, I feel really good.

I think we're in a really good spot. I think we've got to do the same thing we've talked about all seasons, just take it one game at a time and finish this season off. And, you know, be where we want to be for playoffs. But I like where we're at, and we just got to keep figuring out ways to get better, keep pushing each other and find a ways to get these wins to end the season off. But I like where we're at. Now think about this.

This is Green Bay. Remember Jordan Love? He sat for three years. And then his first six starts, even Matt Lafleur was like, eh, this isn't great. Other organizations would have asked Jordan Love to play first year out of Utah State. Would have had a bad offensive line. Would have had no run game. Green Bay.

Because Jordan Love wasn't ready to play. Green Bay drafts him, lets him sit behind a legend. But the time he takes over, they've got all the components to win. They draft him young receivers and tight ends, who he can grow generationally with. They get him as they always do a good old line. And then the next step is Josh Jacobs. I can't tell you, Jordan, and I'm not saying Jordan Love's not talented. It's not what I'm saying.

This kid's a star in Green Bay. the teams in this league would have screwed up Jordan Love. Play day one, no protection, defensive coach. Green Bay is like steps. Sit and learn. Exhibition. Now you start. Draft young people with him.

Offensive coach O'Line. Now get him a power running back. Every step of the way Green Bay's done what the Packers always do. Nobody does it better. than the Packers. This kid is talented. Half this league minimum would have screwed him up. And now, I think they're the second best team this morning in the NFC. All right. I know a lot of you think I don't like Baker Mayfield. But I can say this full disclosure. I offered him a job a year ago on my little podcast company.

I think he's going to be a great broadcaster if he wants to. He passed. He declined. Totally get it. but I'm watching him, it's perfect. He's got the grit and he's a perfect fit. This team's great for him. I would not want any part of Tampa in the playoffs. I mean, didn't they beat Philly and Detroit? Didn't they take Kansas City to overtime? I mean, what they did to the Chargers yesterday,

the number one defense took them apart in L.A. I mean, took them apart. You can't run on them because of Vita Via, you can't run on them, yet they can run on you because they have an excellent GM, they have multiple. J-Mack touched on this a couple months ago. They have multiple running backs.

You can't cover Mike Evans. As he ages gracefully, he and Baker are totally connected at the hip. Tristan Worf's now is the highest-graded left tackle pass blocking. And this team's going to play with House Money. So the best Baker is always Baker with a chip on his shoulder. That is Tampa. I would not be surprised at all. Listen, they could host Green Bay in a playoff game.

If I'm Green Bay, I want no part of that. It is scary to face a team that is really good, getting healthy, and they're playing with house money. And I said this, when Baker went to Tampa, I said, Baker's got an Ebor City field to him. That's a fun part of Tampa, kind of a party area. And I said, Baker, you know, he's bounced around the league a little bit, but we know he can play. It's never been a question if he can play. But there's a little bit of a rebel, a little bit of an outlaw to Baker. And I've always felt there's a little bit, you know, Tampa's a legendary mob city.

Tampa's had its own little, it's like, it's on the fringes of the NFL, but it's in the NFL. And I just think he is such a good fit for them. And when he signed the contract, I said, I would absolutely give Baker a three or a four-year contract. I'm not going to pay him 60 million, but I'd pay him 35, 38 million bucks. And I'm watching them yesterday. this Chargers team, you don't move the ball like that on them. And they went up and down the field.

It wasn't really competitive. And a lot of it is just Baker's swagger and his confidence in the run game, and they protect him, and here's Baker after. Offensive line took over. And that was really the biggest difference during the second half. Those guys played unbelievable up front

in defense, you know, a competitive football game. That's a physical football team. That's what they pride themselves on is rushing the ball and being physical, and so to flip the script on that is huge for us. Last 10 weeks. Think about this, J-Mack. The last 10 weeks, because they were all banged up early, Tampa's got the number one offense in the league.

Can't run on them, they'll run on you. Best left tackle. Look at Baker's numbers yesterday against the number one defense. 22 of 27. Passer rating of 135. 11, and Baker's not a dink and dunk guy. Baker's going to throw it down the field. And he's got a little reckless.

He and Darnold both have a little reckless. That's okay. Mahomes has ugly picks. This is not Tua. Everything's not underneath. Everything's not a bubble screen. I mean, I can't even watch Miami. I can't take Miami seriously.

If it's, you know, under 74 degrees, it's dink and dunk circus. I'm watching Baker. He is letting it rip down the field. I would have no. Somebody's going to be an upset in the first round of the playoffs. Whoever Tampa plays, right now Green Day would have to go to Tampa. Yikes.

Yikes. Am I wrong on that? You're right. I don't totally disagree with that. I'll take it the next step. Who's having a better season so far? Baker Mayfield or Patrick Mahomes? Take your time on this.

It's not easy. I know Patrick Wilms has won the Super Bowls and MVP's. But just this season who's been that? No, it's Baker Mayfield has been a consistently more productive quarterback. Now, he also has the best left. tackling football and Mahomes is getting hit. The story behind Mahomes isn't just the injury. Nobody is touching Josh Allen.

Mahomes has been getting tagged all year. And this league, the Kansas City team that went to the Super Bowl and got blown out, they had the same issue. Okay? So, you know, once you pay Mahomes, what you pay him, it gets very hard to win in this league. You have to be very shrewd. It's very hard to pay for elite left tackles and elite Christian. Jones and Travis Kelsey and Mahomes. That's why the chiefs are constantly in flux at wide receiver.

You just can't pay a number one. Ian Rappaport has the breaking news on Patrick Mahomes. It's a mild, high ankle sprain considered week to week. That's from Ian Rappaport moments ago. I think you play Carson Wentz against Houston. If you win, you play Carson Wentz at Pittsburgh. Remember, you could play Pittsburgh and Denver in the playoffs. I would rather you see Carlin's Carson Wentz. I don't want to give anything away. I mean, you can literally open with Pittsburgh. Why would I want to show it? So my take, if Carson Wentz can beat Houston, just play them again the next week. Now, Mahomes will be fighting like mad to get out there. But I would give him a couple of weeks off. The other thing is Casey could really use that buy, right, with the number one seed. That would be massive. You get some extra rest for them. Well, if they lose to Houston, they're playing Mahomes then. They're not going to lose the number one seat. They want to be there on.

So you're forcing a dinged up Mahomes out there behind a show? shaky left tackle situation. I know Tune Thune was good like yesterday, but it's still a shaky situation out there. And that is T.J. Watt. Hopefully he's healthy. He got hurt. Injuries around the league yesterday were brutal. A lot. Nick Chubb got hurt, went down.

Sounds like his season's over. But it feels like Detroit. Oh, it just stinks. Yeah. Yeah. If they make the Super Bowl, it would be unbelievable at this point with the injury. I don't like their chances now. I think I saw 12 guys on IR.

I thought it was 13. Could have been 12. Is it 13? Oh, my gosh. All right, Colin Wright, Colin wrong, plus Matt Hasselbeck. Hour 1 flies by hour 2, live in L.A. next. Hey, guys, it's us. The Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe.

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