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Why it’s SUPER BOWL or BUST for Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills | THE HERD NFL

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Why it’s SUPER BOWL or BUST for Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills | THE HERD NFL", an episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd published January 16, 2026 (44 min, about 9,141 words). It mentions 24 people, works and ideas, including Jason McIntyre, NFL, Super Bowl, Rachel Nichols, Colin Cowherd.

What this episode is about

The discussion centers on the high expectations surrounding Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills as they aim for a Super Bowl victory this season. Highlighting the importance of first impressions in sports, the hosts engage in a lively conversation about the NFL playoffs, player performances, and game predictions while anticipating an exciting divisional weekend.

Key takeaways

  • First impressions stick; Darnold's NFL debut is a haunting reminder of how quickly fortunes can sour.
  • Zero playoff wins: Darnold's narrative complicates any gains made during the regular season. Time for a rewrite.
  • While Darnold bears the burden of expectations, Brock Purdy's early success redefines the rookie quarterback experience.
  • Seattle's defense excels against the spread; but can Darnold convert skeptics when the stakes reach playoff intensity?
  • Under pressure? Forget Josh Allen—Darnold's lack of playoff pedigree raises the stakes even higher this weekend.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Super Bowl, Jason McIntyre, NFL, Rachel Nichols
  2. – 10:00: Super Bowl, ACC Championship
  3. – 15:00: Hard Rock Bet, Hard Rock Bet, Super Bowl, National Championship
  4. – 20:00: Super Bowl, Mike Shanahan
  5. – 25:00: Mark Walter, Super Bowl, Cleveland Cavaliers, Steve Cohen
  6. – 30:00: Pat Mahomes, Super Bowl
  7. – 35:00: Super Bowl, Detroit Lions, Brian Dable
  8. – 40:00: Super Bowl, Juan Delale Robinson
  9. – 43:33: Super Bowl, Brian Dable, Tom Coughlin

Notable quotes from "Why it’s SUPER BOWL or BUST for Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills | THE HERD NFL"

  • Colin Cowardd is out of town for the day, so you get a special treat. Me, Jason McIntyre, joined by the immortal Rachel Nicholls. We will bring the noise and the funk on a beautiful Friday out here in Los Angeles. divisional weekend.
    about Jason McIntyre · at
  • Sam Darnold. And these regular season wins, what do they mean? I really nothing. I don't think anybody's impression of Sam Darnold is going to change unless he wins the Super Bowl.
    about Super Bowl · at
  • Gets hurt on the first drive and it's okay, TBD next season, they go to the Super Bowl. He takes the lead in overtime against Patrick Mahomes. First impressions matter. And that's why I've been blown away by Brock Pury.
    about Pat Mahomes · at
  • You don't know what the future holds for Lamar Jackson, who's 29. You look at Joe Burrow, he's a guy who got to the Super Bowl in year two, then the AFC Championship, can't get…
    about ACC Championship · at
  • Offensive coordinator. The defense is a mess. It's tough to stay on top for a long time in the NFL. Look at Rachel's Washington Commanders last year, NFC Championship game with Jaden Daniels.
    about NFC Championship · at
  • Today's show brought to you by presenting sponsor Hard Rock Bet. Now, with Miami making the national championship, Hard Rock Stadium is going to be absolutely fire.
    about Hard Rock Bet · at
  • Redskins. Now they're the commanders. So 2012, this is the all-time great coaching staff, right? So Mike Shanahan is the dawn, the veteran coach, but he had his son Kyle on…
    about Mike Shanahan · at
  • But also, by the way, Mark Walter, who owns the Dodgers, not the richest man in baseball.
    about Mark Walter · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Jason McIntyre — Person · Main speaker / fill-in host · 1 mention · first at
    He drives the episode’s arguments: Darnold pressure, Allen window, Bears/Packers pettiness, Eagles dysfunction, and coaching-tree dynamics.
  • Rachel Nichols — Person · Co-host / analyst · 1 mention · first at
    Provides reactions and counterpoints (Bills pick, coaching stability critique) and runs the news segment including MLB and NFL items.
    Rachel Nichols, I know you're fired up.
  • Colin Cowherd — Person · Show host (referenced; absent) · 3 mentions
    The program is identified as 'The Herd'; Cowherd is mentioned as out of town and as a source of a repeated stat/claim about wins.
    Colin Coward is out of town for the day...
  • Pat Mahomes — Person · Referenced quarterback (benchmark + injury news) · 4 mentions · first at
    Appears both as the Super Bowl opponent Purdy nearly beat and as a news item about rehab from a knee injury, reinforcing QB fragility themes.
  • Mike Shanahan — Person · Referenced coach (coaching-tree origin) · 1 mention · first at
    Used to anchor the 'Shanahan coaching tree' story via the 2012 Washington staff that produced multiple current NFL head coaches.
  • Mark Walter — Person · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his financial status.
  • Greg Jennings — Person · Announced guest (upcoming segment) · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as a scheduled guest, with a tease that Packers discussion may come up.
    Oh, boy. We got a great show today. Greg Jennings, one of my favorites. He's stopping by. I wonder if we'll talk about the Packers at all. I don't know. Maybe possibly. And of course, Chris Felica, Terron Armstead.
  • Steve Cohen — Person · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the owner of the New York Mets and his financial status.
    In fact, in fact, Steve Cohen's net worth is three times that of Mark Walters. Now, I'm not I don't count people's other people's money unless you're a billionaire because, you know,.
  • Chris Felica — Person · Announced guest (upcoming segment) · 1 mention · first at
    Listed among show guests, signaling broader football coverage beyond the main NFL debates.
    Favorites. He's stopping by. I wonder if we'll talk about the Packers at all. I don't know. Maybe possibly. And of course, Chris Felica, Terron Armstead.
  • Terron Armstead — Person · Announced guest (upcoming segment) · 1 mention · first at
    Named as part of the show’s guest lineup, adding player perspective to the episode’s football discussion.
    Favorites. He's stopping by. I wonder if we'll talk about the Packers at all. I don't know. Maybe possibly. And of course, Chris Felica, Terron Armstead.
  • Brian Dable — Person · 2 mentions · first at
    Why don't you come here, get us a couple playoff wins, do your work your magic, Brian Dable, I Dable or McDaniel would rehab their image instantly with Justin Herbert, right?
  • Juan Delale Robinson — Person · 1 mention · first at
    Eagles know him pretty well. Just threw a touchdown pass against him. And then Juan Delale Robinson, young guy for the Giants. Not an amazing group. AJ Brown's better than all…
  • Tom Coughlin — Person · 1 mention · first at
    On Harbaugh. they had the ownership there. They had him talk to Tom Coughlin. They had him even Brian Dable said, I recommend the Giants as a place to work.

Companies & orgs

  • Detroit Lions — Company · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned in the context of NFL team performance and coaching changes.
    Quarterbacks, right? But maybe, your Washington team was here last year. Remember, they smashed Detroit.
  • Dallas Cowboys — Company · Referenced team · 2 mentions
    Mentioned in the context of the NFL playoffs and team performances.
    Oh, boy. We got a great show today. Greg Jennings, one of my favorites. He's stopping by. I wonder if we'll talk about the Packers at all. I don't know. Maybe possibly. And of course, Chris Felica, Terron Armstead.
  • Cleveland Cavaliers — Company · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of NBA team performance and management decisions.
    Everything at it and you deal with the consequences later. And we've criticized, right, the Cleveland Cavaliers didn't do that with LeBron.

Concepts & topics

  • NFL — Concept · Core topic · 1 mention · first at
    Central theme of the episode, discussing NFL playoffs and team performances.
    Day, so you get a special treat. Me, Jason McIntyre, joined by the immortal Rachel Nicholls. We will bring the noise and the funk on a beautiful Friday out here in Los Angeles. divisional weekend.

Places & events

  • Super Bowl — Event · Key argument · 17 mentions · first at
    Discussed as the ultimate goal for NFL teams and players, with implications for player legacies.
  • ACC Championship — Event · Referenced event · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of the NFL playoffs and team performances.
  • NFC Championship — Event · Referenced event · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of the NFL playoffs and team performances.
  • National Championship — Event · Key argument · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of college football and betting promotions.
    If you're going to the game, Hard Rock Bet is giving you a $10 bonus bet to get in on the action. You can turn that free $10 bonus bet into a big win placing a same game parlay. Or even if you're just.
  • Hard Rock Stadium — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of the Miami Dolphins' stadium and events.
    Presenting sponsor Hard Rock Bet. Now, with Miami making the national championship, Hard Rock Stadium is going to be absolutely fire.

Sponsors

  • Hard Rock Bet — Sponsor · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Sponsor of the podcast, promoting their betting platform during the NFL playoffs.
  • Hard Rock Bet — Company · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Presenting sponsor of the podcast episode, promoting betting on NFL games.
    Today's show brought to you by presenting sponsor Hard Rock Bet. Now, with Miami making the national championship, Hard Rock Stadium is going to be absolutely fire.

Full transcript with timestamps

Welcome to the Herds official YouTube channel. Make sure to like and subscribe. Don't forget to check out the Colin Coward podcast, all of our NFL instant reactions, and more football content. Hello and happy Friday. It's the herd. Colin Cowardd is out of town for the day, so you get a special treat. Me, Jason McIntyre, joined by the immortal Rachel Nicholls. We will bring the noise and the funk on a beautiful Friday out here in Los Angeles. divisional weekend. Rachel Nichols, I know you're fired up.

Favorite weekend of the year. I mean, this is the best playoff weekend in the NFL.

Well, I'm hopeful that we get some good games. We don't have all the great quarterbacks, right? But maybe, you know, your Washington team was here last year. Remember, they smashed Detroit.

Yeah. Oh, boy. We got a great great show today. Greg Jennings, one of my favorites. He's stopping by. I wonder if we'll talk about the Packers at all. I don't know. Maybe possibly. And of course, Chris Felica, Terron Armstead. We got a great show, but I want to start uh ladies and gentlemen with first impressions. Uh I'm sure your parents told you at some point, "Oh, first impressions are everything. Got to have the firm handshake. Got to make the eye contact." Well, I remember my first impression of Los Angeles a decade ago.

You know, the wife and I, we come out here to check out Los Angeles, see if we're going to move out here, and Colin and his wife showed us out. Night, really nice dinner, 70°, the sunset, the South Bay. It was incredible. First impression of Los Angeles. We're here. We got to go. Sold. And I want to talk about the first impression of Sam Darnold. You guys surely remember where he started his NFL career, right? That was with my New York Jets. I have not forgotten this game. I remember it fondly. Monday Night Football. Sammy Darnold and the Jets go to Detroit and Sam Darnold throws a pick six on his first NFL pass. I'll never forget it. I was playing basketball and I'm like, "Guys, I got to bail early. Sam Darnold debut. You know, it's a big game. my Jets Monday Night Football and there's all these USC fans watching the game and it was pure laughter. Oh, here we go again with the Jets and that was kind of

the start of a rough go for Sam Darnold in New York. You know, whether it was pick six on their first career pass, they did win the game, but nobody remembers that they won the pick six. That's all they remember. And the next year Sam Darnold is seeing ghosts in the pocket famously on Monday Night Football in a 33 nothing beatd down against the Patriots. And I'm of the belief that Sam Darnold is under so much pressure this weekend and in these playoffs because of that first impression. It was so bad. He's run out of New York. He's in Carolina, okay? Trying to rehab the image. Then he goes and sits in San Fran. Now he's found a home in Seattle. And folks, uh let let's be real. Sam Darnold appears to be a franchise quarterback. I got hit with a fun fact in the uh morning meeting today. Sam Darnold, zero career playoff wins. I was blown away. I was like, "Wait a minute. All I've heard Collins say all week is that, you know

who has the most wins in the last two years in the NFL? Not Momes. It's not uh Josh Allen. It's not Matt Stafford. It's Sam Darnold. And these regular season wins, what do they mean? I really nothing. I don't think anybody's impression of Sam Darnold is going to change unless he wins the Super Bowl. Beating San Fran. Come on. They're touchdown favorites. I don't want to hear about this oblique injury. Now, obviously Darnold addressed the game yesterday. Apparently kind of a pulled oblique in practice, shut it down early.

He says he's definitely going to play. Uh I know some people are talking, oh the excuses. Here we go. Here's Darnold talking about the matchup with San Francisco.

I think for us, um we're treating it, you know, just another week, another game. Um, you know, that's that's how everyone, especially in that locker room, like we got we got such great guys in that locker room, mature, um, you know, leaders at every position group. Um, so, you know, everyone's just ready to go attacking the week, you know, per usual. And, um, getting ready to go up against a really good 49ers team. Um, you know, that's been rolling and, um, we're excited to to go up against them.

Yeah, it is funny. They are the favorites, uh, to win the Super Bowl. They're the number one seed and their quarterback has not won a playoff game. That's staggering. And then you look at the other side of the coin and he's facing Brock Pery. My guy Brock Pury, you know, I love to cape up for him. Well, Jay, what was Brock Pertie's first impression? Oh, I don't know. He won like every game he started in the first year in San Francisco and then they go to the Eagles in the playoff game. He gets hurt on the first drive and it's like, okay, TBD next season, they go to the Super Bowl. He takes the lead in overtime against Patrick Mahomes. First impressions matter. And that's why I've been blown away by Brock Pury.

Meanwhile, you got Sam Darnold, folks. How about this stat? You know who had the best record against the spread gambling this year? Seattle Seahawks. Why? Because nobody believes in Sam Darnold. They're laying points. I can't lay points of Sam Darnold. Folks, when they walk when that game kicks off, everybody in the stadium knows the deal. Shanahan and Pertie are going to cook. The Seattle defense is really good. We know what JSN's going to give us on the outside. Man, Charbanet, Kenneth Walker, that duo's nasty. Is Sam Darnold going to be able to win us the football game? And that's why I think he's under more pressure than Josh Allen this weekend. I mean, Josh Allen has established himself as an MVP in a superstar. Sam Darnold doesn't have a playoff win. Okay, the moment he throws an interception in this one, remember that Rams Thursday night game? Remember how bad he was? They get bailed out by

the special teams luck box two-point conversion. Nobody credits that game to Sam Darnold. I mean, we're at the point and again, Sam Darnold's a nice guy. I met up at the Super Bowl a few years ago, really talented quarterback, but the reality is unless he wins the Super Bowl, and I don't mean, hey, he's a, you know, he's a game manager like Trent Diler in a 33-10 victory, that that's not going to cut it. Sam Darnold needs to get the ball fourth quarter trailing like Caleb Williams has done a billion times this year, go down the field and get the win. That's what it's going to take, I believe, for Darnold to exercise the ghosts. And here's Brady on Darnold needing to be aggressive in this one.

When you get to these big moments in big games, whether that's, you know, certainly playoffs or some of these games have happened at the end of the year determining whether you're going to get in or not, the margin of error when you play good teams is just very small. So that's where the fundamentals come into play. You have to, you know, in order to throw the ball accurately, okay? And if you throw it accurately and make good decisions, you're not going to throw a lot of interceptions. It's over time you need to refine your techniques so that when you get in these big moments, you're as accurate as you can possibly be because you have the least margin of error. Yeah, it's a tall order for Sam Darnold and the Seahawks, but they're big favorites.

Be careful. All right, I want to pivot to another game this weekend with a embattled quarterback, and that is superstar Josh Allen, the defending MVP of the league. And folks, I don't think people are making a big enough deal of this game right here. We're talking about Josh Allen in Denver. Buffalo was favored. Now they're slight underdogs. And it feels like a crossroads game for Josh Allen. Uh I do believe he's the best quarterback in the league. Obviously, he's not going to win the MVP. That'll be Stafford or Drake May.

But Josh Allen has the ability to put a team on his back, win the game with his legs or with his arms, and carry Buffalo to greatness. A lot of people, myself included, had Buffalo winning the Super Bowl this year. Can Josh Allen pull that off? And it's kind of a big deal because you look at this roster and I don't want to scare anybody in Buffalo. But let's be real, they got eight of their 22 starters are free agents and we're talking pivotal guys in the trenches starting linebacker. Folks, it this is a crossroads game. I do want to point out Josh Allen turns 30 in a few months. I know he doesn't miss starts because he's a cyborg and you can't you can't hurt Josh Allen. He's getting banged up. And to draw a parallel to another big strapping quarterback who won an MVP and one with his arm and one with his legs, Cam Newton, go look up what happened to him at 30. Gets hurt. That's a wrap. It

was basically over for him. These big quarterbacks who take a pounding, they're not meant to be 15-year franchise quarterbacks. They don't last. I mean, you look at Lamar Jackson, a guy's had an amazing career running the football. Now he's really banged up. And you don't know what the future holds for Lamar Jackson, who's 29. You look at Joe Burrow, he's a guy who got to the Super Bowl in year two, then the AFC Championship, can't get back to the playoffs. And I do believe that if Buffalo doesn't break through Denver here, folks, we could be looking at them being the next team that pull back in the AFC, similar to Kansas City, similar to Baltimore, similar to Cincinnati. I saw that of the final eight quarterbacks, right? um left in the playoffs. Josh Allen and Matt Stafford are the only two with cap hits in the top 15 in the league. Paying your quarterback what he's worth, an exorbitant sum, makes it difficult to

build around him. And you go look at that receiving core, folks, going into this game against Denver. They got three healthy wide receivers going up against an elite secondary led by Patrick Certan. You go look at all the matchups in this Denver Buffalo uh showdown, folks. The Buffalo has them in one spot. That's it. And that's Josh Allen. You could argue James Cook, but the Denver run defense is so good that Cook could have some problems. I think Denver gave up one 100yard rusher all season, Jonathan Taylor. So now it's basically Josh Cook against the world. And I'm trying to draw parallels. Um I keep coming back to early LeBron in Cleveland when he was surrounded by, you know, I don't want to is Z Ilgowskis and Mo Williams and Antoine Jameson. And it's like LeBron basically took the weakest supporting cast in NBA history to the finals. They had no business being there and they got smoked. Essentially, that's

what Josh Allen is working with. I know people like Concaid and they like Dawson Knox, but this is just not a really well-rounded football team. And Buffalo's in trouble. So, I do believe if they don't get through to the Super Bowl this year that that window's closed. And I know that's going to irk Buffalo fans. We got our superstar quarterback. Just look at the quarterback injuries. The Allen's not going to be able to stay upright forever. And I called this about Detroit last year and everybody's, "Oh, you're crazy. Detroit's loaded." They didn't make the playoffs and it looks like it's a major uphill climb. They don't have an offensive coordinator. The defense is a mess. It It's tough to stay on top for a long time in the NFL. Look at Rachel's Washington Commanders last year, NFC Championship game with Jaden Daniels.

Yeah, we're here. We're good. A year later, Daniels is hurt. Cliff Kingsbury's out, the DC's out, and Dan Quinn's fighting for his job. Like, these things happen quick. And I don't I don't want to get too excited for anybody in the AFC, but Fernando Mendoza is going to come into the Raiders and he's going to be successful. Okay, we've seen young quarterbacks turn it around. You remember what the Patriots were a year ago? Look at them now. Liam Cohen and Jacksonville, they're a 13- win team. The AFC is so ridiculously loaded.

Maybe even my Jets will figure it out at some point. Haha, they obviously won't, but like it is very challenging right now. And I mean CJ Strad's on his rookie deal. The Texans seemingly every year are in the divisional round. So I do believe Josh Allen needs to get the dub here. I don't know if he can do it himself. And Rachel, I'm not going to lie. I think Josh Allen is the g guy I'm most focused on heading into this weekend's games.

He's the most talented player on the field, right? And when it feels like a wash and what what are they? Bills are onepoint underdogs right now. I mean, it's flipped back and forth so many times. You go with the most talented guy on the field. Obviously, the altitude home crowd that's fits into it, but I don't know, man. I I I feel like the Bills are good at everything that the Broncos aren't.

Oh, and this is a spicy take. All right. You going Josh Allen? Yeah, I'm going Bills in this one. Yeah.

All right. I'm actually with her, but I don't feel great about it. Uh, all right. Coming up next. Listen. Hey, Philadelphia's got a problem, but is it a coaching problem, a quarterback problem? a wide receiver problem. That's next year on the herd.

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Back here on the herd uh top of next hour we will rank the remaining quarterbacks in the NFL playoffs. I say we but it's me. I don't want to attach Rachel to this hot take that's going to tick off a lot of people. Uh we got some fun stuff coming up. Uh I know Rachel loves this next story. We will do the Eagles drama a little later in the hour, but this next story, folks, is starting to become a thing. I think it's going to be the dominant storyline um this weekend. So, Caleb Williams and um Ben Johnson, they're working some magic right now. We know that. Okay. They're luck boxing their way into a billion victories, some fourth quarter heroics.

Bears fans, don't get upset at the word luck. That's just the reality. you were getting smashed against the Packers twice and needed to ba get bailed out with some heroic fourth quarter stuff from Caleb Williams. Okay, but all this has led to some beef, simmering beef, and as Rachel likes to call it, it's like NBA pettiness. You know, there's a lot of NBA pettiness out there. There isn't as much in the NFL, but we saw it with Ben Johnson and Matt Laflur. So, there was some trash talk during the season. Ben Johnson initiated if we're being if we're being clear. He started it with I don't like the Packers. Why did he start it? Because when you get hired, you know that the the number one rival of the Bears is the Packers. So, I'm going to lean in. I'm going to be like, "Fans, ride with me. We hate those guys." Okay? You're seeing a lot of this in politics now. You're either with us or you're against us, but it's all hate

and divisiveness and partisanship. And we're seeing that with Ben Johnson. He's wrinkling some people the wrong way. So, I don't know if we actually have the clip of the handshake at the end of the game, but it was tense. Ben Johnson was given like basically a middle finger to him at the mid midfield. Lafleur was classy about it. And then afterwards in the locker room, Caleb Williams with a couple fbomb, uh, not Caleb, sorry, Ben Johnson, a couple fbombs about the Packers and hating them. So, now here's Ben Johnson and what he said a couple days after the playoff win.

There's a rivalry that exists between these two teams. um something that that I fully recognize and I'm a part of and uh yeah, I mean there's I I I just I don't like that team. So, um George and I have talked and and we're on the same page

now. I I don't know what I don't like that team. None of the reporters pressed him. It's like why do you have a legitimate beef with him? Does it date back to Detroit? There's the handshake you see on the screen. Just the classic run by. Look at that. Just drive by. Yeah, I'm sure he was muttering something under his breath. Lafleur didn't like it. Hey, you know who else didn't like it? Laflur's buddy, Mr. Shawn McDeay. Yes. How about this, folks? Dating back to the 2012 Washington. At the time, they were the Redskins. Now they're the commanders. So 2012, this is the all-time great coaching staff, right? So Mike Shanahan is the dawn, the veteran coach, but he had his son Kyle on staff. And listen to who else was on the staff. So it was Kyle Shanahan, Matt Laflur, Mike McDaniel, Shawn McVey. They made their chops that season with RG3 doing some incredible stuff as a rookie. They ended up losing to Seattle in a memorable

playoff game. I I had Seattle in that one. RG3 got hurt. It was one of those he was already injured and then he he tweaked the leg. It was really bad and they all went downhill from there. But it didn't matter. That staff made an impact. And I think a book was written about it by Mike Silver, how that that crew kind of got together and they are now part of the Shanahan coaching tree. They've all branched off and had varying levels of success. Kyle Shanahan is an elite coach. I don't care what people want to say. You go to Super Bowls, you're elite. Okay, we know McVeyy's uh been to two Super Bowls. He won one.

Mike McDaniel didn't quite break through yet, but he did get the genius tag, I think, when he hung 70 on the Broncos a couple years ago. Uh, and then, uh, there's Laflur, who's won a lot of games in the regular season, hasn't broken through in the playoffs. Those guys are a crew. Okay, some of you who follow tech have heard of the PayPal mafia, right? Peter Teal, Elon Musk. You got this this famous crew who got together, they were all on PayPal. They made a ton of money. They're all, you know, masters of the universe, billionaires. There is like a Shanahan clan thing now that's becoming a thing. These guys are a crew, a posi.

when you see them at the owner meetings, they're all kind of young and cooler and hip and they get they're they're a crew. Well, Ben Johnson, and I'm guessing here, but Ben Johnson's probably a little sick and tired of hearing about this Shanahan posi. Oh, those guys are good. Well, really, look what I did in Detroit. I took Detroit and that offense from nothing and we were on the doorstep of the of the Super Bowl. We we were right there. Like, I've done a lot. Why do I keep having to hear about Laflur and Shanahan and McDaniel and McVey?

Screw those guys. Well, it's pretty clear that word has gotten around the Shanahan crew that hey, this Ben Johnson guy, he's kind of a I don't want to say that word on TV. Here's McVey when asked about it this week.

Matt Melur obviously big in Green Bay. Um and Mike on your staff with Matt. He's played B Johnson three times this year on Matt.

What' you guess? No. You know what? Um, we we watch the tape, we do our work, and uh, you know, Matt is a very close friend of mine.

If you're listening on the radio, McVey, he's a close friend of mine with a smirk and nod. Okay. So, I'm going to guess that Laflur call went something like, "Yo, can you can you work them this weekend? Can you drop a 50 burger on them?" And it's it's kind of like listen man, you got to worry about, you know, I say a lot of in this industry is sports media. It's less about what you know and more about who you know. And you kind of got to get in with the right people. Um, one of our staffers had a great analogy. He's like, "Are you a Star Wars fan, Jac?" I was like, "Of course." Like Ben Johnson, you could argue he's Anakin Skywalker. He was the chosen one. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAD THE Jedi and he went to the dark side. Now, I don't know that Ben Johnson's gone full Anakin yet, but he's pretty clearly alienating himself on an island. And you know, no man is an island. You cannot win that way long

term. When you're winning and running hot, they love you. You're a genius. You've built culture. And right now, Ben Johnson's got all of that. Well, you know who else had that, right? Mike McDaniel had that in Miami. Oh, Mike McDaniel offense. Look at this. Wow. He got to the playoffs with two and Brian Flores ate each other. What's going on here? McDaniel's a genius. We get this tag a lot. Zack Taylor goes to the Super Bowl year too. Well, this a McVey guy. Come on. This guy should be out of a job. He's I don't know how he's still coaching the Bengals. But Ben Johnson has basically said it to the league. I don't care. I don't I don't I don't need nobody. You I'll take all of y'all on. You know, I I remember a couple of my buddies. You have a couple too many to drink in college. You get into it, say something to the wrong girl, and next thing you know, you got five guys. I'm like, I'll fight all of

you guys. Not smart. And I feel like Ben Johnson may be picking a uh bad battle here, but we'll see this weekend. I can't wait for the drama. Let's go to Rachel with the news.

No, NO, NO. TURN ON THE NEWS. THIS is the Herdline news. This story makes me smile, Jason. I'm not going to lie.

As a Commander fan, obviously Washington, you know, you have a rich history with them.

Oh, yeah. No, I'm talking about the Dodger story I'm about to talk about. Okay.

Although, don't forget about your last one, Michael. I mean, you know that he's the offensive coordinator for the Rams.

Yes. So, there's beef all over the place. Anyway, all right. Let's talk about the story making me smile right now. The Dodgers and right fielder Kyle Tucker agreeing to a 4-year, $240 million deal. Tucker, one of the most soughtafter free agents this off season. The rest of baseball, Jason, up in arms as the Dodgers add another expensive bat to the lineup. What is your take on this?

Jeez. Uh, listen, I'm I'm of the belief like these are the rules there. There's no salary cap.

Spend whatever you want. Go get everybody. And that the Dodgers are doing that. And I'm surprised personally that the rest of the league is not annoyed in the NBA. You know, this when teams get dynasties like and the small markets start losing their guys, they all band together and push back. And like I'm surprised baseball is just cool with this. Look at this roster. This is insane.

Well, the the other teams aren't cool with it. baseball might be cool with it, but there's definitely been grumbling. That's my point. There's this is another round of, oh, the Dodgers are just buying their way to a title.

And you know, look, my take is the same as yours, right? It's in the rules. Obviously, I'm a little biased.

You're a Dodger fan? Yes. But but also, by the way, Mark Walter, who owns the Dodgers, not the richest man in baseball.

Who Who's the richest guy? Do we know? Steve Cohen from the Mets. Oh, yeah. They tried that last year.

In fact, in fact, Steve Cohen's net worth is three times that of Mark Walters. Now, I'm not I don't count people's other people's money unless you're a billionaire because, you know, were they bidding for Tucker? The Mets.

Uh they were in the running. Yeah. What are you going to do? You tried, right? Like would Tucker want to go to the Mets who,

you know, aren't great or the Dodgers who are a potential dynasty? Yeah. Mets, Blue Jays, I think we're in the mix for for Tucker. I mean, look, he's had some injuries, right? There's some questions about that. Uh there's a couple optouts in this deal, which is unusual. people expected him to go for like a 10, 11 year deal security. Instead, you know, with his injury history, especially, instead he went for this sort of shorter term blockbuster deal, bet on himself a little bit. And the Dodgers betting on him also. I mean, they've had a great off season.

So, did the Have the Blue Jays done much? Is it going to be competitive this year at all? Like, is there Who would be the second best team to the Dodgers?

Who you asking me? It's not going to be competitive at all. Come on, man. I don't know. I mean, star power and dynasties really work in sports. You either hate the Dodgers or you love them right now.

Well, here's what I like about the way this has been going is that I mean, in addition to, of course, the wins, but the idea that Mark Walter is investing back in the team. They have made so much money off of Show Otani and all of the endorsements and sales and merchandise and everything that's come in. They've not only already made back Otani's salary, it is allowing them to do things like this because he's putting all of that money back into the team. People around him say that he's basically looking at, hey, this team is hot. Why would you not invest and back them all the way because it's not always going to be like this. There's a a lockout or strike coming in baseball down the road possibly. I mean, there's there's an idea of this team is so good, you throw everything at it and you deal with the consequences later. And we've criticized, right, the Cleveland Cavaliers didn't do that with LeBron.

You know, the Warriors right now aren't doing that with Steph Curry. There there are

there are teams and and people like show Otani where you got him, you throw every single dollar you have.

Do you think there will be a salary cap in baseball eventually or no? I don't think so.

That's got Listen, I the worst teams are just bottom feeders as as almost serving as AAA clubs for the elites, right? And the rich teams that want to spend.

Again, not the right person to complain to. Yeah, must be good, Rachel. Nice. There you go. Look, I mean, you know, as I said, I grew up a Wizards fan. It's it's I got to take it where I can get it.

Yeah. Let's move on. Patrick Mahomes suffered that brutal knee injury in week 15, but he is feeling good about his rehab so far. The Chief's quarterback says he's attacking the process. Jason, he says he's excited about it. Listen,

I want to be ready for week one. Um I doctor said that I could be, but I can't predict um what's going to happen throughout the process, but that's my goal. And so I'll uh try to prepare myself to be ready to play in that week one and and have no restrictions. You know, you want to be out there healthy and and giving us the best chance to win. And so um obviously hopefully be able to do some some stuff in OTAAS and and get to training camp and and hopefully be able to do a lot there. So um I'm excited for the the process. It's a long process, but I'm excited for it.

I love that last couple sentences, right? He's excited for the process. He's only only it didn't seem so much as like, oh, athletes speak. He is clearly treating this as he would the season. What's the week one progress? What's the week two progress? I'm excited about it. He's kind of looking at this as its own season before he gets to, as he said, he wants to come back week one. What do you think about that?

No shot. No shot. No way. Why would you rush back? He's young. Is that rushing though?

I mean, an ACL, you think it could that quick turnaround? I mean, nine months is sort of the ballpark for an ACL. Some go longer, some go shorter.

He got injured on December 14th. Okay. So, that's September 14th if you're going Yeah. If you're going for the nine months, I mean, the season starts September 10th and they're not going to be the opening game. Um,

so I don't know. I don't think it's so crazy. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but the nine month mark.

Yeah, I would air on the side of caution. I mean, he's got a long career ahead of him. Now, I don't know the recurrence of ACL injuries after you get one. Um, but I'm more worried about the team. Like, what are they going to look like? I saw a PFF wrote an article like the roster is going to be better. I'm like, how? All they're doing is losing people.

Well, I mean, look, with Mahomes out, it gives them a chance to really evaluate how much is him covering for everyone else and where do they need to improve, right?

Yeah. Where's Travis Kelce? Is he Is he coming back? Still contemplating. Oh, he's planning a wedding. I forgot. Yeah, he's got a big wedding. I mean, Rasheed Rice stays in the news. I'm not We're not going to talk about that. The running back situation is garbage. the offensive line. They got a lot I know. We know what Mahomes are going to do when he's back. Yeah. But to my point earlier about Josh Allen, it's like you think Josh Allen's indestructible. I mean, we thought Mahomes was indestructible. He's just a warrior. He plays through everything and now he's hurt and out nine months. Like, is he going to be what he was before like physically running? Because that was one of his big wins, just being able to elude defenders in the pocket. I

I like it's not foolproof, but if you start your team with one of the best quarterbacks, you automatically have an advantage in the NFL. So,

do you remember I think you were here when I was here. You were like, "The Chiefs aren't making the playoffs. The Chiefs aren't making the playoffs." And I was like, "Come on, man. They're going to I don't think they're making the Super Bowl, but they're going to have to make the playoffs." And I totally a Copel. You were 100% correct.

A little fortunate. They they happen to lose every close game. Um but I'm I want to see what they do with the roster because I'm going to double down. I don't You see the AFC Rachel? It's loaded. Yeah.

I don't I don't know if the Chiefs are getting back to the playoffs next year. Seriously.

Oh man. Again. Again. I We'll see. I mean, I think Lamar has an uphill climb as well.

I want to I want to see the rosters where we actually go in on opening day before I start arguing with you over that.

Let's talk about the Chargers, too. They fired OC Greg Roman after that 163 beating in the wildard round. Jim Harbaugh said it was a tough decision to make, but one he had to do to get the offense going in the right direction. Take a listen. we as an organization need to need a fresh start, stimulate a new direction. Justin's talent, Justin's ability, you know, I have no no questions about that. Winner all the way. And yeah, it's our responsibility to uh to get up to his level. Um and that's we are continually striving to do that. This was a big deal for Jim Harbaugh because Greg Roman has been with him stop after stop. This is someone he was very close to. But the numbers are the numbers, Jason. 12 points total in the two wild card games since Roman has been the coordinator. In fact, not only was it only three points in this game, only one touchdown in those two games and one of and the

touchdown was 86 yards. So, it was just, you know, a throw. You have to look though, there's other OC jobs around the league. Do you think where do you think this Chargers job ranks in terms of

Oh, that's a good question. What the what the best sort of openings are? Well, it's funny. You want me to read them to you?

Once you said Roman was with Harbaugh, so he was with him at Stanford, with him with the NerS,

then went to John Harbaugh in Baltimore. Oh, by the way, that's devastating. Roman could still get a job with the Giants, you know, not I don't think as the OC, but as as some sort of coach, family friend, obviously. Yeah.

Um, so offensive, this is a great job. So, it's interesting. You could either hire like a hot shot up and coming dude.

Or you could be like, "Hey, Mike McDaniel, why don't you come here, get us a couple playoff wins,

do your work your magic, Brian Dable, I Dable or McDaniel would rehab their image instantly with Justin Herbert, right?

Do you think McDaniel needs to rehab his image?" I mean, I personally think he should take the Atlanta job, but he he came off like he can't command a, you know, the can't command a locker room, not a not a former player, that kind of nonsense. Um,

we'll talk about that a little later in the show, but I I like McDaniel a lot. Um, what about Cliff Kingsbury?

Yeah, I mean, look, I want to read you the open jobs though because I want you to say if you are like where you take this, right? If you're one of these guys. So, you've got the Bucks, obviously, Baker Mayfield, the Chargers, we know Herbert Eagles, Jaylen Herz had another discussion about him in the meeting this morning. Lions, Jared Goff, and the Raiders, of course, will get that draft pick.

Oh, that's tough. Go because the golf job is good. Golf job is good. Um, I guess I would go Herbert,

would you? Okay, that's the thing. What do you mean Herbert? Yeah. When you fire your whoever you have, whatever kind of coach you have for the job, you have to think about, am I going to get someone better, right? How attractive is this job? I think it's pretty attractive. So, your chances of getting someone better are pretty high.

So, the only problem with the Eagles job is Sirriani, if they flop next year, he's gone and you're toast.

And then you're out. So, I don't think Harbaugh is going anywhere. They love him.

Yeah. I think the Herbert job probably the best OC job out there, right? Yeah. Well, we'll see.

All right, Rachel, with the news. Well, that's the news and thanks for stopping by.

The herd lie news. All right. Philadelphia. I can't tell if it's a coaching problem or a star problem. We'll address that next here on the Herd. Tomorrow on Fox, after dethroning the defending champs, Christian McCaffrey leads the Niners against Sam Darnold and the top-seated Seahawks. The divisional round playoffs presented by Inuit Turboax. Tomorrow, 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific on Fox. big game. Bang bang Niner gang. I I I kind of a Niners fan now, guys. I don't know. Um it's a Brock party thing. Uh interestingly, Niners took down the Eagles last weekend, and I was way wrong about that. I lost money on the Eagles.

I had Eagles futures. I thought they could go back toback. You know, they win the Super Bowl last year, that victory over the Chiefs. I'm still beaming from the smashing of Kansas City. But the Eagles are at a weird spot, man. I This is so wacky. I don't really know what to make of it. So, I'm sure you guys saw Eagles uh ners on the sideline. There was an incident with like 12 guys on the field. AJ Brown and Sirriani kind of sort of get into a dust up here. Here it is. We we got video of it. You see AJ Brown and then you see is that big dom separating AJ Brown. You don't separate him if they're having a discussion and then you know Siri comes back like I'm not done with you. And it's like that is not healthy. This is a toxic relationship. Look at that. AJ Brown practically getting in his face. That's not good. Now, that was kind of an underplayed story, but the media was asking um about it this week. So, Howie

Roseman, widely considered one of the top three GMs in the league. Okay. Howie Roseman took to the mic and here's what he had to say.

It is hard to find great players in the NFL and um AJ's a great player. Um, I think from, uh, my perspective, that's what we're going out and looking for, uh, when we go out here, uh, in free agency in the draft is trying to find great players who love football, and he's that that guy.

Uh, all right, I'm going to turn back the clock a little bit. So, when Chip Kelly got to the Eagles, he got in beef with Howie Roseman. And I'll never forget it because at the time I was, you know, writing for this website that I created, and I was all in team Chip Kelly. I saw what he did at Oregon. What? What does Howie Roseman know? What? Come on. I think even Chip Kelly, I don't know if he's quoted as saying it, but he's like, "That's not a football guy." He like moved Howie Roseman's office out of the football building. It was ugly. And I was team Chip Kelly. I was wrong. Way wrong.

Howie Roseman has done a phenomenal job building the Eagles the last five years. And I read a quote this week, "The willingness to change your mind is the ultimate sign of intelligence." Yes. I'm saying I, you know what, that's I'm willing to do that. A lot of people are wedded to their opinions and they're not coming off them. Hey, I see this. I don't care what you say. I That's what I see. No, you got to be smarter than that and and change your opinion. I've changed my opinion on AJ Brown. Okay. When the Eagles traded for him, when they got him, I was like, "This is amazing. He's the greatest thing ever."

They go to the Super Bowl, lose to the uh Chiefs in a great game. Jaylen Herz was phenomenal. They nearly pulled that off. They get to another Super Bowl and win it with it. So AJ Browns in Philly, they go to two Super Bowls. What's not to love? the relationship has gone sour. I'm now officially done. And then people are saying, well, is it an AJ Brown problem or is it a coaching problem? And that's kind of an interesting one because, you know, when things are running hot like with Ben Johnson in Chicago, everything's fine, everybody's happy. Kumbaya, this is wonderful. Hey, remember in training camp for the Bears, things were not awesome. DJ Moore was unhappy. Caleb and Ben, there was friction. It was tough. They got through it. Everything's fine. Now they're winning. Everything's amazing. So, the Eagles get upset by the Niners and the fingerpointing is beginning. AJ Brown's a problem. Get him out. Well, they don't

have an OC. Well, that's cuz Jaylen Herz can't do Jaylen Herz, you're the problem. What about Sirani? How is he somehow escaping blame for this? One of the big problems in Philly, I believe, is the offensive coordinator situation. five offensive coordinators in six years. How is that sustainable? You cannot win consistently when you're changing your offensive playbook every year. Now, two of them were home runs. Shane Styen, who's with the Colts now, and Kell Moore, who was the guy last year when they won the Super Bowl, and Kell Moore had a a pretty good year, beat all Vegas numbers for the Saints. They finished strong. They feel good about their team.

The ones that didn't work, this year's guy, the guy in between Moore and Stiken, I think Brian Johnson was his name. Those were terrible. Those guys are not going to be play callers anytime soon. So, what is the issue? And I started looking at, you know, the situation for AJ Brown. I'm like, "Oh, AJ Brown turns 29 here this summer." H Okay, let me take a look at the free agent wide receivers. Oh, there are some good ones out there. Mike Evans, I doubt he'd leave Tampa, but hey, you want you want to play for a contender? You want to try to win your division? Rasheed Shahed, can you can Rasheed Shahed give you 65% of AJ Brown? And oh, by the way, he plays special teams. Shahed has been pretty damn good for the Seahawks. Uh, Hollywood Brown, don't love him, always hurt. This guy I like Jawan Jennings, Eagles know him pretty well. Just threw a touchdown pass against him. And then Juan Delale Robinson, young guy for the

Giants. Not an amazing group. AJ Brown's better than all of them, but AJ Brown is clearly toxic in the locker room. Does he have beef with Herz? Herz is saying the right things. He clearly has beef with Siriani. He's reading books on the sideline. I think the I think the Eagles have an AJ Brown problem and a Serriiani problem. Free solution. You trade AJ Brown, you get whatever the hell you can. I like what Howie Roseman said. I was very political about it about how, hey, he's a great player. It's tough to find great players. Come on. Seahawks draft JSN and in a year, literally one year they trade DK Metaf.

JSN's are number one and he's like a top two receiver in the league. He might win offensive player of the year. Like you can find receivers. So here's my pie in the sky for Eagles. Quick solution. Uh Rachel, you can weigh in. You may not like this. Um I would get off AJ Brown, draft a receiver, find somebody in free agency. If that doesn't fix things, I'm booting Serriiani next year. And here's my target. Are you ready, Rachel?

Okay. My guy Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame. So, I know everybody loves Marcus Freeman. They quietly changed some things. They're now accepting regular transfers, not just grad transfers. Brian Kelly tried that. They wouldn't let him, right?

They're doing that for Freeman because they know he's in high high demand. Freeman's got a stud quarterback, CJ Carr, Lloyd Carr's grandson. And I think if they win the title or go to the playoff, there's a chance Freeman leaves and goes to the NFL. That would be my belief. Give him one more year. I I don't think Sirani's long for Philly. I think the fans are out on him. I I don't know. Has he lost the locker room?

He won a Super Bowl ago. What What have you done for me lately? What is wrong with professional sports right now? We are getting rid of coaches like they are Kleenex throwing out in the trash can. not that if you don't have that stability, you were just talking about it with the offensive continuity. Yeah.

If you don't have that stability in the building and that voice over and over again, you you are going to have problems and you establish a culture where everyone's in and out the door and a year or two. Players don't know who they can trust. I I just I I think this in professional sports in the NFL certainly we saw it this year. How many head coaching openings have we had? And it makes the guys like Mike Tomlin, it makes the guys like John Harbaugh who was with that team for 18 years more rare and special because they were able to be there for so long.

So the counter for Tomlin would be yes, great coach. The last seven playoff games they got crushed like do we need to change things or Tomlin stepped down. So it's not like they shut them out.

And you're right, it's probably a little irrational after just two years post Super Bowl.

No, last year he won the Super Bowl. After next year if he flies, right? You're already firing him for the job you think he's going to do next year, even though he only won the Super Bowl last year.

So, Rachel, if he hits the market, do you think Nick Serriani is like instantly getting a job?

Yeah, probably. A head coaching job? Yes. Because in this league there seems like there's 10 head coaching openings

every year. Every year, right? So, yeah. Is some team that has not had success in a very long time going to be, oh, this guy won his Super Bowl two years ago? Yes. But I I just I hate seeing this. We see it in the NBA, too. We see it in a bunch of other sports right now. I I just I don't get it. The co the coach is supposed to be the stable one.

You you could be honest. You want him to stay cuz he's not a good coach and you like Washington.

Dan Quinn could be on the go next year. Hey, you get rid of both coordinators. Now you have some news on uh the the Harbaugh situation with the Giants. We're expecting it to be locked down, but

yes. Well, Adam Shfter tweeting uh the Giants and John Harbar still working through the details of their contract. Not done yet. We did expect it to be kind of a big announcement be done yet. Shaper says the final issues aren't over money, it's over language and that a source told him there's no derailment. The talks just continue. I thought that was interesting only because over language can mean a lot of things. Once you are sort of set you're going to get paid a tremendous amount of money. It's probably not about the money. You're going to pay 1 million less, one million more, whatever. But is this about control over some of the roster? Is this language about I mean what what is the language about? Obviously, we don't know yet. But

whether this is a big deal or not or a big stumbling block or not, we'll have to see because over language kind of sounds like ah it's just, you know, crossing tees and dotting eyes. Over language is usually the hardest part of a contract once you've sort of got big money already.

Yeah. I I will say I did find it weird and again I don't know which reporters are plugged in. You know, they get their stuff. You know how this game works. So ear early in the week it was like uh Harbaugh is going to take his time talking to all these people and then within like two days John Harbaugh in Washington I was like or New York Giants and I was like that that was fast. What happened? And I wonder if this is the Giants thinking they got him and they rush it out to every reporter and now are we sure this is buttoned up? I

I don't know. I think I think it's good faith on both sides. I think they genuinely thought they got him. But Harbaugh is in a great bargaining position now, especially now that this news has kind of leaked out that it's all but done, right? Because the Giants can't afford to have him walk away. Um, you know, they did a great job the Giants putting the full court press on Harbaugh. You know, they had the ownership there. They had him talk to Tom Coughlin. They had him even Brian Dable said, "I recommend the Giants as a place to work."

That that was odd. Uh, so, you know, they knew they wanted this guy. I think he I think he's going to be great for the organization. They need that stability. I think the ownership is strong and that was one of Harbaugh's main sort of objectives is to find strong ownership and a quarterback he believes in and apparently Jackson Dart sat down with him as well. So they all sat down with him over language. We'll have to see what that means.

Yeah. By the way, I saw a fun stat that uh no coach who has won a Super Bowl with one team has gone on to win with a second team. So Giants fans all excited. Hasn't happened. Maybe John Harbaugh is the first. Uh all right, coming up next. Oh boy. Next hour. I'm very fired up about this. We're ranking the quarterbacks on divisional weekend. We'll go eight to one. You probably know who one is, but three through eight.

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