The Herd with Colin Cowherd - HOUR 3 - Lillard, Cardinals

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I think it sometimes, I feel like that Damien Lillard for Marcus Smart and Jalen Brown in a draft pick or two is such an easy do. The only reason Boston would do it tomorrow. It's all about Portland being afraid. What if we get rid of Dame? You're not winning a title with him. He's a great score, but you have his sort of duplicate, a lesser version with C.J. McCollum, and you just don't have enough talent. You also don't defend guards. So you may score 60 at the guard position and give up 52. So it's like such an obvious move. Dame for die-hard fans, they know who he is. But because he played at Weber State and now he's geographically jammed

in the Pacific Northwest, he has no real national brand unless you're a diehard NBA fan. Like, dude, go play at the highest level, play in the second round, conference final. If you put Dame today with Jason Tatum, I would have Milwaukee and Boston in the

Eastern Conference finals. Like, those are two A players, a forward, a guard, 2A, Eastern Conference, Washington right now is viable. Like, with one, A player Bradley Bield. Be sure to catch live editions of the herd weekdays in noon Eastern 9 a.m. Pacific. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged.

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Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill, waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 is big to me, not just because of crack. I'm down to talk about crack on day, but just so y'all know. I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack, so I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have AIDS on the table right now, so... Thank you for finishing that sentence.

Yes. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Joy with the News. No, no, no, no, no.

Turn on the news. This is the herd line news. Three NFC teams will have an opportunity to book spots in the postseason this weekend. The most straightforward scenario belongs to the team that is currently number one. in the conference, that's the Cardinals. And they'll be in the playoffs if they beat the Rams next Monday night. The win won't make them NFC West champ, so it would have given them a sweep of the Rams and a commanding lead.

They have won their last two. They lost the Carolina three weeks ago. They host the Rams and are currently two and a half point favorites. And I would think I would take the Cardinals in that game. The Packers will clinch the NFC North with a win and a Vikings loss or tie with a tie and a Vikings loss. So the Packers have won the last game, but they lost them in Minnesota two weeks ago. They host the Bears on Sunday night, which we'll talk about in a second, and they're 12.5 point favorites, according to Fox Bet.

And then finally, the Bucks can win the NFC South if they win while the Saints and Panthers lose or tie. They have won their last three games, and they play the bills on Sunday and are currently three and a half point favorites according to Fox Bet. And there's a big advantage to this. The NFC's top ends good. The bottom of the NFC is a mess. whereas the bottom of the AFC outside of Houston and the Jags is pretty small.

Like, you know, jets aren't very good. There's a bunch of, like, there's about seven bottom NFC teams that are just not terribly viable. So for a team like Tampa or Green Bay, which have been banged,

you know, Green Bay has been banged up all year to seal a playoff spot. Now you can rest. Cardinals too. The Cardinals just dealt with being, without Kyla Murray and DeAndre Hopkins for three weeks. So,

yeah, I mean, we're at the point in the season now with a playoff. picture is really starting to become very clear. And division winners are starting to separate from the rest of the pack. So it's a big weekend of games. And we could know a few playoff spots.

We already know the Texans are out. But we could find out the rest of some playoff picture this weekend. So Packers and Bears face off this weekend. And Aaron Rogers created a lot of buzz. The last time they played, scoring a touchdown and screaming, I own you into the crowd. That was funny. which I loved. But the former Packer and current bear, Jimmy Graham, said he is not mad at him for the comment.

I mean, I've said that to almost every organization I've scored on. So, I mean, that's real. You know, I mean, I don't know what people think is being said out there. You know, there's a lot worse I've said. So, yeah, I mean, it's, you know, we just got to stop them. And, you know, we got to get out here ready on Sunday, ready to play, ready to win simple. I don't think the media sometimes, because most people in media aren't athletic or something, maybe didn't play, sports. It is, you go into locker rooms and what is said and what is done in huddles. It's raw. Like, occasionally it'll bleed over to a microphone and everybody's like, whoa, did you hear Aaron? Does everybody understand what is said? Oh, of course. That's why the taunting penalty is such a joke.

The children think of the babies. What are you talking about? If you were in one of those huddles for five seconds, your pearls would be clutched so fast you'd have whiplash. And that's not saying that they're like wildly inappropriate. We'll have Mark on in a second. I don't know what he's going to go aside what I'm saying here. Guys talk, I mean, by the way. This is what it is. Sometimes you just need to as well to create a villain. Also, it is a collision sport. And so I don't know about you, Colin, but in order for me to run full speed into another human person, I personally would have to have some sort of animosity. towards that person.

You have to ramp yourself up. Right. And it's hard to score touchdowns, which is why. That's how he celebrated. Yeah, it's like there have been times in my life, not much athletically, but there are times when you're emotionally a little out of yourself. I remember my daughter's born. And by the time my son was bored, it was old hat.

But I can remember when my daughter was born being there and be almost out of myself. Like, oh my God. I mean, I made literally light on my feet. not passing out, but I can remember to this day feeling like, what just happened? I've helped create this amazing, beautiful little girl. And it's just an emotional. And I'm not equating anything athletic. But if you train for the Olympics or you train for a football game, the world's watching,

and you score a big touchdown late, you have a right for a second to be a little out of your body. Just a second. No, I agree. And look, this is a rivalry, a divisional. match up and they play Sunday night. They're 12 and a half point favorites, according to Fox Bet. I'm kind of getting away from the huge spreads at this point in the season.

Underdogs are starting to cover a lot of these. I don't know if I like that underdog. I'll tell you an underdog. Buffalo is getting three and a half points, a must win desperate game for the bills at Tampa. Love Buffalo.

I'll give you a blazing five pick right now. Love Buffalo. Well, criticism of Lincoln Riley has been coming in from all corners of Oklahoma. Oh, God. It's now reached the state legislator. Oh, God, it's embarrassing. So Oklahoma State Senator Bill Coleman reacted to Riley's exit by requesting legislation

that will turn three inches of highway, 325, into Lincoln Riley Highway, is a way to properly honor the coach. He said, I felt the state of Oklahoma needed an appropriate goodbye to this former head coach whose sudden departure left many in shock, I found the tiniest section of our most desolate of highways to pay tribute to Coach Riley's exit from Oklahoma football in the state. This is only fitting, as this is the last three inches one sees

before leaving our great state heading west. Now. The press release said that Coleman would pay for any of the signage, so this is not going to be a taxpayer type of situation. But he cited Riley's supposed lack of professionalism. Oh, okay. While we're free to pursue employment elsewhere, there's a level of professionalism that is expected to be adhered to. Let me ask you this.

From all indications, professionalism was pretty much absent in how this departure was executed. If Brent Venables doesn't work in five years and Lincoln Riley says, I want to come back, you think you're going to take him? Yes, of course. It's like LeBron James left Cleveland. They burned jerseys. The minute LeBron said I'm coming back, oh, LeBron, I can't give him my emotion. You take Lincoln Riley back in one minute if Venables bombs. You know it, I know it.

Everybody in the country knows it. Grow up. It's very, very petty. Juvenile. You know I love it. But yeah, you look a little bit salty going this far with it. Also, again, like, it's all jokes and like, you know, we're laughing, kiki, whatever.

But this is his job. This is his career. There's nothing unprofessional about pursuing a another opportunity. Let me throw this at you. Nick Saban's the best college football coach ever. It's the number one program in the history of college football. He bailed three years early on the Miami Dolphins. Bill Belichick is the best football coach in the world's history.

He was offered the Jets job accepted, then resigned on a napkin. The two best coaches in the world, both. bailed on their job sort of unprofessionally. In fact, Kim Bo-Campers, a former dolphin player and a television personality or radio at one point. He said, you know, his quote was, Wayne Hizenga made a lot of money in waste management

and Sabin's maybe the biggest piece of trash the dolphins ever had. That was his quote. So just know that the two best coaches, college and pro, lacked, quote, integrity. Nick Saban, if I don't want to miss quote, I believe he specifically said,

I am not taking the Alabama job. So I just want you to know that, Oklahoma. When you get stomped by Alabama, that guy had no integrity, but your guy did. I mean, we've talked a lot about it. It isn't absolutely nothing to do with integrity. I know there's a lot of emotions involved. There's a lot of these big triggering words like loyalty and integrity and professionalism. And it's like this character assassination.

From people who have never been offered good jobs. They all have the morals and the values I wish I had. I don't want those morals. I have things I'd like to accomplish in life. I really would like to have a full-time driver. So I'm working towards that. That's a good idea. Yeah, there's just like that and, you know,

consistent private plane access is basically all I'm working for. I don't have children or pets and all my plants have died. That driver thing. I'm going to get on that today. Excellent work. Joy Taylor with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by.

The herd lie news. Would the person drive you to work too? Oh, yeah. I mean, I don't. Homework? I don't, like, I like my car. I love my car. And it's a nice, every once in a while as a nice cruise is fine.

But like, not having to worry about actually driving, looking for parking. You go out on the weekends. You just come out. They're right there. I mean, that is the life of luxury. I got to have it. At this point, like, what am I saving for? Really?

What are you saving for? Yeah, just me. It's a good call. Let's bring in Mark Sanchez, Fox Sports NFL analyst, 10 years in the NFL. We could go college football for an hour and a half, but, you know, we have to. Can I send in my application? By the way, you have joy. You told a great story on this show.

Could I send you? My application? Absolutely. Summer internship. Accepting applications. You've told the great story to me before on my podcast about you stayed at Trump's place for free for years. Not quite for free. Good discount, right.

Good discount. Did you have a driver? I mean, not 24-7. I mean, where do you want this guy to sleep, by the way? No, I mean, when I sleep, you can go home. I'm saying, but, like, you know, when you have to go somewhere. Lots of people have to-executive, especially in New York. A lot of, like, executives in New York have drivers.

I'm just curious. Yeah. I mean, Joy makes it sound like you on-call. Oh, you'll be compensated very well. Okay. Mark, you'll be compensated very well. The full-time job. Okay.

Benefits, health benefit? Yeah. I don't know it gets crazy. It's tax people listening. Okay. So you did the Jags Rams. I said this. I don't need Cooper Cupsure volume receiver.

I don't need nine targets to OBJ. But I do think it's something in back-to-back games. He's had a touchdown. No doubt. I think it's something. What do you say? It's something. It's not everything.

That's right. So I think, well, I know for a fact, the fade that he catches back shoulder, that's a run. It's a run all the way with a fade tag. And Stafford, the veteran that he is, knowing, hey, this is going to get this guy juiced up. This is for aesthetic reasons, appearance reasons. I'm going to throw this ball.

First down, second down. So what? We're going to punch it in either way. Yeah. Let's try and get him a catch. Yeah. Right? And he throws him this beautiful back shoulder from the one inch line or whatever.

But that kind of stuff, knowing. Matt's, it's clear he's aware, he's cognizant of, hey, get him going. sometimes those guys need a touch. That's right. Just in the first quarter. Snap it to him. Hand him in reverse. It doesn't matter.

Just get him the ball and let him run. Let him do his thing. Let him dance in the end zone. Whatever it takes to get him going because he's that good. And if you need him on third down later, if you need him late in the game in the fourth quarter, when you need him in this stretch run, just get him going.

So it was the right move. Lions Broncos is this week. You have that. And, you know, I was saying this with Jared Goff. said, listen, the bottom line is Detroit's got some, their draft picks the last two years, they're all kind of playing. So they've drafted pretty well. I'm like, I'm just going to live with golf for a year.

And I'm fine with Jared as long as he has a fairly clean pocket. Like that final drive of the game, Mark, team plays, 75 yards. I was like, that's a big boy drive. That's a legit drive. Zimmer's a very good defensive coach. A great defensive coach. And he dropped eight on him. He pressured him a little bit.

Like he was mixing up looks. So it's, that wasn't easy. that was, especially with that group of guys. And that pressure of, we're winless? I thought that was a great last drive. It was awesome.

I mean, I don't know what else you could say about it. It was perfect. It's just you want to see it on a more consistent basis, and it's hard to do that when coordinators change, when the lineup keeps changing, when, you know, he's,

I mean, he doesn't have this roster that the defensive coordinators are staying up all night worrying about. That's right. Who are we going to double? How are we going to mix up a look? here, how are we going to stop this? That's not really the case. It's like, okay, slow down the big tight end and make sure DeAndre Swift doesn't run all over us and watch them out of the backfield.

Yeah. The good news, though, they got a great for a quarter of a quarter of a quarter of, that's like, yeah, they've got a great young tight end, a great young running back. Oh yeah. I think Brown's probably a two, not a one. That's my guess. He's more of a slot. Slot. Yeah. But I do, when I look at them, I'm like, they're going to score points here. Yeah. They'll be fine. They'll be fine. They got, here's what I know. At this point, the team hasn't bailed on them. The players haven't bailed on them. That's clear.

Right? Like defensive coordinator, legit. Glenn, offensive coordinator, they're working through it with the head coach and Mark Brunel. These guys are legit players. We're legit players in their day, and they have the respect to their team. Because this team fights, right? They've been in one possession games quite a bit. They took Pittsburgh to the whole hire.

They made a storming comeback week one against the Niners. we had that game. So, I mean, they threw everything at the Rams and gave him a run. So they're competitive at times, right? They're in a drive to go win the game and Jalen Ramsey picks it off, remember against the Rams? Yeah. Because of Aaron Donald's pressure. I mean, those are two all-pros, potential Hall of Famers that he's playing against with the team that doesn't have that. So Jared's facing an uphill battle, but nobody's quit. That's the most important thing. And, you know, they do Staley's their running back coach. Yeah. I was, with him in Philly for a couple years, and he's one of my favorite of all time. Just steady,

level-headed, has a great perspective, and he said, we got guys that'll fight. That's all we want. We want to see. He's like, we know where we're at. We understand we're at the bottom of the league, and we're working our way up, but we need guys to buy in when it's going to get hard, because it will get hard. It's going to be tough. It's going to be a tough year, but I need to know who's with us, and that team, they look like they're riding with them. You know, I was saying this the other day to Nick Wright, I said, both Saban, smart people get smart people. They can sense it, they can hear it, they can feel it. So Saban and Belichick have almost never whiffed on their hires.

I mean, Saban has gone through seven offensive coordinators. He's yet to miss. McElwain, Nussmeyer, Sarg, Lane, Bill O'Brien, he's yet to miss. And he's a defensive coach. Oh, yeah. Olloechek had to fire a hire. Okay, so now, that's fair. Both coaches leave and they don't succeed at a very high level.

Here's my theory. Is that both are super intelligent guys and smart get smart. The hiring process is great. They almost never whiff. But you can't take intelligence because in the average day for a football coach, there's 18 to 25 decisions. Right. Got to get about 92% right.

Yeah. And so when these people leave Belichick and Sabin, you can take a lot of, you can take schemes with you. You can't take the daily decisions with you. And that when I watch Belichick, you've faced him. If people could copy what he does, they would. They can't. Because I think he's intellectually, take me to when you face Bill.

He obviously did stuff, Mark, that nobody else is doing 20 years. into it. I mean, I just remember one of the, like the fake game plan. So when you play them once in the year, early in the year, and then you play them again like we did with Jets versus Patriots. So we played him early, beat him, next game, go up to Foxborough. I think we lost like 38 or 40-something to three. I just got just Molly Wall. Your first miserable day. It was bad. And different looks. and so the game started and I'm like, we're in the same game plan. Oh, we're going to shred them. Let's go.

A couple drives later, totally different. Dropping down a robber safety, balls going the other way. Like, I was like, whoa, what just happened? I thought we were getting this. We planned for this. We got that. So he's in your head. So now we're like reeling, trying to switch back.

What do we do? You know, I mean, he's, um, he's, He's special and he throws that little wrinkle in. But most importantly, what he's, they said it on Thursday night football, McCordy, who's been there forever. Yeah. He said, we know the deal.

We're not going to win any games until we learn how to stop beating ourselves. I think he's so special in the way he can convey that message to players. Whatever it takes. It's old school mentality. It's probably not everybody's favorite way to learn, but he's going to beat it into your head until you know it and until you do it.

And if you don't do it, you're gone. And if you're getting towards the end of your career and your age might prevent you from doing it, you're gone. I'm not signing you to your last contract. I have specific principles that I will live and die by. And that's it. I'm going to play those percentages all the way home. And I will win most of the time.

And that's really discipline. That's really hard to do. But they just don't turn it over. They get turnovers. They don't get penalties. They just, that's who they are. And I think a lot of it, too, is their practice schedule. The way they're set up is, you know, a lot of teams run a lot of plays.

Running plays is good to learn a system, maybe in the first year. But you've got to constantly work situations. And everybody I know that's been there, a lot of teams do this now, but he was one of the ones that really starred it. You watch all these scenarios all around the league, onside kicks, two minute drills, good two minute drills, crappy two minute drills, you know, sudden change situations, this new taunting penalty, all that stuff. There's like a daily brief of all that stuff with the entire team, watching certain plays as an entire team. So everybody knows what's going on. And you didn't want to be the person

who screwed it up. You don't want to be the person on Monday who screws it up. So, and then having the awareness to go around the entire. entire league, like games that you're not even playing that team. It could be Denver and Atlanta. And look what they did on this two minute drill. This could happen to us. So he'll bring other teams. I'm going to show this to you. We're going to walk through this. And maybe during an eight play rack, so eight plays in a, you know, an offensive period. On play six, he'll just stop the drill and go sudden change. Boom. Here's the situation. Bam, throw it up on the scoreboard. Go. Offense, call play. Defense, call a play. What's up? What are we going to do? And you, you,

either do it right or you don't and then you correct it right there you see what i'm saying like it's constant very actionable yes and and the game is just broken down into a million situations who's going to master the situations and then who has the recall from their roll of decks of those situations that they've already practiced to apply it you know that's what it is you know the most brilliant moment in bellichick's career was the super bowl against Seattle and new england had it won and then russell wilson completes kind of a ball of a silent the curse yes and there was mayhem and everybody thought Belichick would call a time out

and he let it roll even though they were in a little crisis Belichick just stared Pete down and said no we know the plays you're going to run and Pete's over there going he's waiting for Bill to call a time out sure and it was a moment of no no we've practiced crisis

my guys know exactly what you're going to do next it's like the ultimate war of attrition with that guy like you're going to flinch first you're going to screw up before we do. That's all we have to do. We're going to outlast. If it comes to somebody outlasting somebody else, I trust my guys that I've prepared them to do that.

It's impressive. It's impressive. All right, more with Mark in a second. 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, what's up, everybody? It's me, three-time Pro Bowl of LaVarrington, and I couldn't be more excited to announce a new podcast.

called Up on Game. What is Up On Game, you ask? Along with my fellow pro bowler, T.J. Hushmanzada and Super Bowl champion. Yep, that's right. Plexico Burris. You can only name a show with that type of talent on it. Up on Game. We're going to be sharing our real life experiences loaded with teachable moments. Listen to Up on Game with me, LaVar Arrington, T.J. Hushman Zada and Plexico Burris on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast from. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games.

Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it 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 IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. A win is a win.

A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying. Yep, that's me, CliverTaylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated.

One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment, and the next we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clivert Show isn't just a podcast. It's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So, if you've ever supported me, or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need. to be. Listen to the Clifford show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. 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 ton-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. Do you remember when Diana Ross double-tap Little Kim's boobs at the VMAs? Or when Kanye said that George Bush didn't like black people. I know what you're thinking.

What the hell does George Bush got to do with Little Kim? Well, you can find out on the Look Back at it podcast. I'm Sam Jette. And I'm Alex In. English. Each episode, we pick it here, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill, waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 is big to me, not just because of crack. I'm down to talk about crack all day, but just so y'all know.

I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack, so I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have AIDS on the table right now, so. Thank you for finishing that sentence. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to look back at it on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

If you're a valued customer, you deserve a simple gesture of appreciation from your credit card company. Check out Discover. They match all the hash pack you earn into your first year. Discover.com slash match. All right, Mark Sanchez, of all the NFL predictions this year, I match. Massively whiffed on one. The Arizona Cardinals, I had him for fourth. They're the best team in the NFC.

Are you surprised? Before the season, I would have said yes. Now, after covering a couple of their games, I see it, and it took a little time to build. Remember, it's the third year in the system. Not just for the offense, but for the defense. So for Kyler, that's huge. What do you mean?

The players they acquired, huge. The quarterback they went out. and got in Colt McCoy. I mean, shout out to Colt. He won what, three of four? He won two of three, but that's very, and a big rivalry game against the Niners. I mean, that's like on the road against the Niners. So that is, that's why you have a legit backup, right?

He's got to get you out of a jam. He's a, he's a closer, you know? And he did it, and he nailed it. He played great against the Niners. So, and that was without DeAndre Hopkins. Let me ask you this. So third year, Cliff and Kyler. So when you work for a second or a third year with a coach, do they add more to the playbook?

It's, I know where you're going. And it's more of the, okay, just like when you're calling a game, the play-by-play guy gives you the who and the what. And you have to say the why and the how. As you graduate, knowing a system, as you learn more and more, you've got to know why and how. And most importantly, when? When do we run these plays? How are we going to formate this play? Why do we run this motion?

Oh, it's to get a half-man advantage so this guy can pick or rub, whether your defense or offense, this other player. Now I know these answers to these questions instead of who, what, go play. Okay, why, how, when? Why is he calling this play? What's the play caller's intent?

The play caller's purpose on this play. Is this a completion play? So as a rookie, you don't sense that. Not as much. I mean, Mac Jones, he's got a sense for that. Not many guys do. It's so important to know those, the reasons, because when you get the call,

the situation dictates sometimes can overrule the read, right? On paper, it's one to two to three to four to five. But the situation tells you, you're not really looking at one. Let's speed it up and get to two, three, four, because if you start with one, you'll never get to four. But if you start at two where you probably should, based on down, distance, time on the clock, you know, situation, red zone, goal line, short yardage, backed up,

all that matters. All that really, really matters. And you can tell he's starting to see that. He said it in a production meeting. He's like, I know why we're calling stuff. I know how we're going to reformate that play and use it in three weeks. I'm anticipating calls. When he says it, I get it.

And, I mean, that's huge. Colt getting him out of a jam. How about the defense that has been together for a while now? I mean, Jordan Hicks, Jordan Hicks is so underrated. Vance Joseph was just glowing about this kid because he's got like 2,000 plus snaps in the system. I mean, he gets them in and out of everything. He's going to the line of scrimmage with multiple checks at all times. That's a lot of work.

Like a guy like Jonathan Vilma used to have to do that. Yeah. I mean, but not every single game, you know, when they got, He tells great stories about the Super Bowl they won, the Saints versus the Colts and all the checks he had to have for Peyton Manning and the different sets and check when they check. People don't understand. I mean, that is like, that's a lot of work. And then you've got to get them to line up. And now you've got to get them to execute.

I mean, you could throw a bunch at them. But if they can't do it, you're just going to get run up and down on the field all game long. I asked Jimmy Johnson one time, Joey was here. I said, what's the most? What do you look for more than anything? And Jimmy said, intelligence, not talent. He goes, I can be the world's greatest teacher. If you can't absorb it, I'm wasting my time.

I mean, their special teams has put them in great spots. Shout out Jeff Rogers. I mean, those guys have done a great job in all three phases. They're missing their coach on the road at Cleveland. Fine. Coach and quarterback coach, so the play caller was new. You know, like they've overcome some adversity. Key people.

Key people, and they've overcome this adversity, and it's just gotten them tighter and tighter. They're without J.J. Watt. They're without D'Andre Hopkins. AJ Green. Boom, tighter and tighter. When everything could have come unraveled because of Kyler and the last play against Green Bay on Thursday night, they're fine. They stayed tight. They stayed strong. So they're good. Good stuff. Former USC Trojan. They have a new coach. Maybe you've heard Lincoln Riley. You should try them out. They're going to score like 45 a game. Is that ethical? I don't care. It's, you know what? Integrity, morals. None of that stuff. We don't worry about that stuff. Fight on. All right.

I want to thank Mark and Nick Wright and Joel Clatt and Joy Taylor and Ryan. And nobody gets hockey scores like Ryan. We'll see you tomorrow. It's the herd. 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 a cappella 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 IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Imagine an Olympics

where doping is not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it 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. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying. Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Cliver Show.

This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to The Clifford Show on the IHeard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok podcast network on TikTok. On the Look Back at it podcast. For 1979, that was a big moment for me. 84's big to me. I'm Sam J.

And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a here, unpack what went down, and try to be. to make sense of how we survived it with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors. Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. 84 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.