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Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to three Eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for The Herd at Fox Sportsradio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast. Here we go on a Friday. Things are percolating live ben Los Angeles. It's the Herd wherever you may be and however you may be listening. Thanks for making that's part of your day. Former Bears coach Dave Wanstat stops by head down. We'll lift his spearents blazing five in one hour. We got a college pick. Jmack. I'm glad we have football on Thursday nights. It gives me something to do. But I'm not sure the Wham documentary on a Netflix wouldn't have been more interesting than tuning into the Bear Seahawks. But I did think there was a winner last night beyond the Seahawks.

A winner last night beyond the Seahawks.

A winner last night beyond the Seahawks.

Who would it be? I want you to think about that, not the fans, that's for sure. You know it wasn't the fans, It wasn't the Bears, the winners beyond the Seahawks Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. According to Adam Schefter, he is now in play and wants the job. I mean, here's what it's been reduced to. I felt bad for Kayleb Williams. I felt sorry for him. So job number one in Chicago is make Kayleb Williams work. And you see the talent. I'm not sure if you knew this. He has four three hundred yard passing games. That's more than Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. But he's been sacked sixty seven times this year, seven times last night. To give you some perspective, Bo Nicks has been sacked only twenty two times. Rookie Drake May twenty nine. He's overdouble that, and he's got a game left, by the way. The last time a quarterback got sacked this much, it was two thousand and five David Carr, Derek's older brother. Many people have speculated that it ruined his career. He was never the same quarterback. I hope it's not too late for this kid. PFF has the Bears offensive line ranked twenty ninth and oh, by the way, it is the second least paid offensive line for a perpetually cheap franchise. It's a battle line. I mean, we say that. Jim Harbaugh goes to the Chargers. First thing he says is, we don't need receivers. Get me the best tackle in the draft to protect Justin Herbert. I'm telling you they had a great touchdown pass last night. He really did. He had a great touchdown pass, but a backup offensive lineman got called for holding and that negated the touchdown. Maybe a clever young offensive coordinator is the answer, but you gotta save this kid. There's almost no motion in the offense at all. They don't throw the ball downfield. It's remedial coaching. And you know he likes to throw it downfield because you watch them at USC. And it's possible to turn it around with the right offensive coach, Sam Darnold, did you ever think he would be in the MVP running Bryce Young today looks better than CJ. Stroud. That would have seemed outrageous a year ago. He got the right offensive coach. And by the way, Baker Mayfield's got an offensive coordinator that's gonna get head coaching opportunities. You can turn this puppy around. You don't even need a head coach. If you get the right coordinator, you can see magic. But I mean you start looking at Darnold, you look at Baker, you look at Bryce young I don't think you can allow a ten game losing streak to define this kid. But this is something I reported. Got a lot of pushback before he was drafted that privately and quietly, he didn't want to make a scene, but he and his camp had reservations about the Chicago franchise, and all of them are on display. He's on his second play caller. They won't pay their offense line. I mean, it's I you're watching it, I'm watching it. Seattle gave them multiple opportunities. It was dink and dunk down the field, and that's not who he is. And he's not a loser as well. This game was there for the taking, but they just don't have the infrastructure. And again I love that Darnold and Baker and Bryce Younger having a resurgence because it proves how valuable coaching is in baseball. A lot of it's the payroll, and in the NBA, a lot of it's just you have two stars in the NFL. Coaching matters a lot. But every time he goes out, he doesn't throw anybody under the bus. There's a quarterback in New York who does that often. That's not what he does. He always says the right thing, and he did again last night. I was frustrated, still frustrated.

Who would it be? I want you to think about that, not the fans, that's for sure. You know it wasn't the fans, It wasn't the Bears, the winners beyond the Seahawks Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. According to Adam Schefter, he is now in play and wants the job. I mean, here's what it's been reduced to. I felt bad for Kayleb Williams. I felt sorry for him. So job number one in Chicago is make Kayleb Williams work. And you see the talent. I'm not sure if you knew this. He has four three hundred yard passing games. That's more than Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. But he's been sacked sixty seven times this year, seven times last night. To give you some perspective, Bo Nicks has been sacked only twenty two times. Rookie Drake May twenty nine. He's overdouble that, and he's got a game left, by the way. The last time a quarterback got sacked this much, it was two thousand and five David Carr, Derek's older brother. Many people have speculated that it ruined his career. He was never the same quarterback. I hope it's not too late for this kid. PFF has the Bears offensive line ranked twenty ninth and oh, by the way, it is the second least paid offensive line for a perpetually cheap franchise. It's a battle line. I mean, we say that. Jim Harbaugh goes to the Chargers. First thing he says is, we don't need receivers. Get me the best tackle in the draft to protect Justin Herbert. I'm telling you they had a great touchdown pass last night. He really did. He had a great touchdown pass, but a backup offensive lineman got called for holding and that negated the touchdown. Maybe a clever young offensive coordinator is the answer, but you gotta save this kid. There's almost no motion in the offense at all. They don't throw the ball downfield. It's remedial coaching. And you know he likes to throw it downfield because you watch them at USC. And it's possible to turn it around with the right offensive coach, Sam Darnold, did you ever think he would be in the MVP running Bryce Young today looks better than CJ. Stroud. That would have seemed outrageous a year ago. He got the right offensive coach. And by the way, Baker Mayfield's got an offensive coordinator that's gonna get head coaching opportunities. You can turn this puppy around. You don't even need a head coach. If you get the right coordinator, you can see magic. But I mean you start looking at Darnold, you look at Baker, you look at Bryce young I don't think you can allow a ten game losing streak to define this kid. But this is something I reported. Got a lot of pushback before he was drafted that privately and quietly, he didn't want to make a scene, but he and his camp had reservations about the Chicago franchise, and all of them are on display. He's on his second play caller. They won't pay their offense line. I mean, it's I you're watching it, I'm watching it. Seattle gave them multiple opportunities. It was dink and dunk down the field, and that's not who he is. And he's not a loser as well. This game was there for the taking, but they just don't have the infrastructure. And again I love that Darnold and Baker and Bryce Younger having a resurgence because it proves how valuable coaching is in baseball. A lot of it's the payroll, and in the NBA, a lot of it's just you have two stars in the NFL. Coaching matters a lot. But every time he goes out, he doesn't throw anybody under the bus. There's a quarterback in New York who does that often. That's not what he does. He always says the right thing, and he did again last night. I was frustrated, still frustrated.

I'm gonna probably be frustrated until tomorrow, you know, after I get a you know, get a chance to watch it and things like that.

I'm gonna probably be frustrated until tomorrow, you know, after I get a you know, get a chance to watch it and things like that.

So yeah, I mean, I didn't play well enough.

So yeah, I mean, I didn't play well enough.

I didn't I didn't do I didn't help put the team in a good position to win a better position to win.

I didn't I didn't do I didn't help put the team in a good position to win a better position to win.

And you know, that's what it is. He has yet to throw a teammate, a coach, the organization under the bus, not one time. Could have ten game losing straight could have. So tip of the cap to Caleb and the Chicago fans who are bearing witness to an organization that is lost at sea. So there's a story I saw this morning, and I've said through the years, I think Mike McCarthy's a good coach. Don't put him in Andy Reid's category or Sean McVay, but I think he's a good coach, but I do think sometimes people get a reputation and it's unwarranted. And so there's a story this morning that Mike McCarthy has saved his job, and I know people freak out about that. But sometimes in life, I've been taught this, you have to flip the telescope. Yeah, I have to look at a situation and just say I'm gonna look at it the opposite way. And so let's really look at what he's done in his career, because I think Mike is a top ten coach, maybe closer to ten than one, but he's a top ten coach. So he takes over an old, rigid, stubborn Aaron Brett Farv, old, rigid, stubborn Brett Farv thirty seven, didn't want to change his ways, got him in his last year in Green Bay, thirteen and three NFC Championship. Farv leaves. There's this raw, talented get Aaron Rodgers from California, who's been poking Farv in the ribs forever. We know now that Aaron don't. We can be a little difficult, prickly. Sometimes it feels like he's almost working behind the scenes against you. And he wins the Super Bowl with Aaron and then he gets fired, and then he goes to Dallas and with I think it's fair to say the most overpaid quarterback in the league three straight twelve wins season and makes him an MVP runner up. Look at the quarterbacks in this league who really think Dak should be an MVP runner up? Two separate times, Dak gets hurt and they go to Cooper Rush, who both times gets on a heater. Yeah, Cooper Rush. I'll say this slowly because it's hard to comprehend. Is nine to four as a starter in the NFL in front of a rebuilding on line with no run game since he took over in Dallas. I'm not sure you're aware of this. The only offense that is better is Josh Allen and the Bills. Since he took over Dallas, they've had They have had sixteen times they have scored forty or more points. Mahomes and Andy Reid have done it eight times in that time span. Think about that, and remember what I had Greg Cosel on earlier this week. And this is not a talented offense outside of CD Lamb. Remember what he said about Dallas coaching.

And you know, that's what it is. He has yet to throw a teammate, a coach, the organization under the bus, not one time. Could have ten game losing straight could have. So tip of the cap to Caleb and the Chicago fans who are bearing witness to an organization that is lost at sea. So there's a story I saw this morning, and I've said through the years, I think Mike McCarthy's a good coach. Don't put him in Andy Reid's category or Sean McVay, but I think he's a good coach, but I do think sometimes people get a reputation and it's unwarranted. And so there's a story this morning that Mike McCarthy has saved his job, and I know people freak out about that. But sometimes in life, I've been taught this, you have to flip the telescope. Yeah, I have to look at a situation and just say I'm gonna look at it the opposite way. And so let's really look at what he's done in his career, because I think Mike is a top ten coach, maybe closer to ten than one, but he's a top ten coach. So he takes over an old, rigid, stubborn Aaron Brett Farv, old, rigid, stubborn Brett Farv thirty seven, didn't want to change his ways, got him in his last year in Green Bay, thirteen and three NFC Championship. Farv leaves. There's this raw, talented get Aaron Rodgers from California, who's been poking Farv in the ribs forever. We know now that Aaron don't. We can be a little difficult, prickly. Sometimes it feels like he's almost working behind the scenes against you. And he wins the Super Bowl with Aaron and then he gets fired, and then he goes to Dallas and with I think it's fair to say the most overpaid quarterback in the league three straight twelve wins season and makes him an MVP runner up. Look at the quarterbacks in this league who really think Dak should be an MVP runner up? Two separate times, Dak gets hurt and they go to Cooper Rush, who both times gets on a heater. Yeah, Cooper Rush. I'll say this slowly because it's hard to comprehend. Is nine to four as a starter in the NFL in front of a rebuilding on line with no run game since he took over in Dallas. I'm not sure you're aware of this. The only offense that is better is Josh Allen and the Bills. Since he took over Dallas, they've had They have had sixteen times they have scored forty or more points. Mahomes and Andy Reid have done it eight times in that time span. Think about that, and remember what I had Greg Cosel on earlier this week. And this is not a talented offense outside of CD Lamb. Remember what he said about Dallas coaching.

I think their coaching staff's doing a great job because what you see a lot with them, as you see a ton of different personnel packages, a ton of different formation looks a lot of shifts in motions. They're giving a defense a lot to have to deal with. Rush was phenomenal on third down. He was phenomenal against their pressures, and the Bucks pressured a lot. Now he's a guy that you need to get pressure on and the pressure must be effective, which it was not by the Bucks because he tends to fall away from throws. But one thing about him, he's been very decisive the more he plays.

I think their coaching staff's doing a great job because what you see a lot with them, as you see a ton of different personnel packages, a ton of different formation looks a lot of shifts in motions. They're giving a defense a lot to have to deal with. Rush was phenomenal on third down. He was phenomenal against their pressures, and the Bucks pressured a lot. Now he's a guy that you need to get pressure on and the pressure must be effective, which it was not by the Bucks because he tends to fall away from throws. But one thing about him, he's been very decisive the more he plays.

Yeah, that sounds a good coaching. I watched Justin Herbert get flummixed by the Tampa defense, and then I watched Cooper Rush excel against the Tampa defense. That sounds like good coaching. Farv NFC Championship, Rogers Super Bowl DAK twelve wins Cooper Rush heater. But I think a lot of this goes back. He has coached two of the highest profile franchises in America, the Green Bay Packers and at Al's Cowboys. And when you lose or get fired at one of those, it's stamps. You it's a smell you can't get off you. But don't we now realize, and we probably didn't then, that Aaron's difficult. Aaron and Matt Lafleur were never that close. Feels like Jordan Love and Lafleur are closer, and Aaron and Robert Salah they were buddies too. This is not a shot at Aaron, but when you flip the telescope and you have perspective and you kind of look at Aaron, how he's aged and personal relationships and Mike McCarthy, maybe you don't feel the same way about Mike McCarthy that you did, like seven to eight years ago. So it's interesting when I read this story, I think, oh, they're bringing Mike McCarthy back. Greg cole Sell's like, yeah, it's a really well coached team. Cooper Rush is really decisive. He's great on third down. Do you think he's great on third down because he's great? Or maybe it's coaching. You know, you watched the Bears last night. You see what bad coaching looks like. Cooper Rush beats Tampa. That's what good coaching looks like. So that's where we stand today.

Yeah, that sounds a good coaching. I watched Justin Herbert get flummixed by the Tampa defense, and then I watched Cooper Rush excel against the Tampa defense. That sounds like good coaching. Farv NFC Championship, Rogers Super Bowl DAK twelve wins Cooper Rush heater. But I think a lot of this goes back. He has coached two of the highest profile franchises in America, the Green Bay Packers and at Al's Cowboys. And when you lose or get fired at one of those, it's stamps. You it's a smell you can't get off you. But don't we now realize, and we probably didn't then, that Aaron's difficult. Aaron and Matt Lafleur were never that close. Feels like Jordan Love and Lafleur are closer, and Aaron and Robert Salah they were buddies too. This is not a shot at Aaron, but when you flip the telescope and you have perspective and you kind of look at Aaron, how he's aged and personal relationships and Mike McCarthy, maybe you don't feel the same way about Mike McCarthy that you did, like seven to eight years ago. So it's interesting when I read this story, I think, oh, they're bringing Mike McCarthy back. Greg cole Sell's like, yeah, it's a really well coached team. Cooper Rush is really decisive. He's great on third down. Do you think he's great on third down because he's great? Or maybe it's coaching. You know, you watched the Bears last night. You see what bad coaching looks like. Cooper Rush beats Tampa. That's what good coaching looks like. So that's where we stand today.

J Mack.

J Mack.

We got a lot of stuff today. You know, it's a Friday, and I'm thinking last night. Generally, in my life, I feel like I got the greatest job in the world because I get to watch sports. It doesn't feel like work. Last night felt like work. I probably would have been watching an Amazon or Netflix documentary, if you know, if I had a choice. But I will say there's a lot that came out of that game, and not just for Chicago.

We got a lot of stuff today. You know, it's a Friday, and I'm thinking last night. Generally, in my life, I feel like I got the greatest job in the world because I get to watch sports. It doesn't feel like work. Last night felt like work. I probably would have been watching an Amazon or Netflix documentary, if you know, if I had a choice. But I will say there's a lot that came out of that game, and not just for Chicago.

Was it more than the rain?

Was it more than the rain?

Was it Seattle just playing, Hey, hey, Gino Smith, we can't risk you throwing the ball.

Was it Seattle just playing, Hey, hey, Gino Smith, we can't risk you throwing the ball.

I mean he had one red zone pass. Did you see that early? It was right to a Bears.

I mean he had one red zone pass. Did you see that early? It was right to a Bears.

Player and they just stopped throwing the ball down the field. You at all, No, you could tell the Seattle staff is like, okay, weren't You could tell Seattle's game plan was we're a better team. Let's just get out of here with a win. Once Gino almost threw a red zone pick. I mean, they just simplified underneath dink and dunk.

Player and they just stopped throwing the ball down the field. You at all, No, you could tell the Seattle staff is like, okay, weren't You could tell Seattle's game plan was we're a better team. Let's just get out of here with a win. Once Gino almost threw a red zone pick. I mean, they just simplified underneath dink and dunk.

You can if you were watching Metcalf and Jackson Smith Nijigba, they were unhappy with It's like, so what is this?

You can if you were watching Metcalf and Jackson Smith Nijigba, they were unhappy with It's like, so what is this?

What are we doing?

What are we doing?

Okay, so uh, smart, people make mistakes, and I'm gonna give you example of that coming up blazing five, top of the hour. Your peck so you've been on a heater all year? Coming up today?

Okay, so uh, smart, people make mistakes, and I'm gonna give you example of that coming up blazing five, top of the hour. Your peck so you've been on a heater all year? Coming up today?

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Welcome in. You know, there's a story. Nick Scherrani is the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. When he got the job, he wasn't ready for it. He's kind of been. He wins a lot of games, but a lot of this is I think Philadelphia is a superstar general manager Howie Roseman, Jalen Hurts is very good. They've drafted extraordinarily well. They've hit on a lot of great players, a lot of Georgia Bulldogs. But there's another story now that last week, after losing to Washington former Eagle Zach Ertz, there's a little bit of video that you know, he and Nick Sirianni. You can it's in the background, you can't see much. There's a report here. It got a little bit heated, and I mean, listen, I feel this way about Philadelphia. There they are right. There is If you know the name of a team security guard, it's probably a problem. And the zach Ertz story, I mean, ask yourself, what do these things have in common? Nick Sarianni trading insults with fans, Road fans and Philadelphia fans. Nick Sirianni had to be held back by an assistant coach on his staff. That is incredible. That's not even a coordinator, it's a position coach getting in his face. There's Nick Sarianni at the Super Bowl was gonna put his hand and make some gesture, and Jalen Hurts had to manage his coach. I mean, what do these all have in common? Oh wait, it's Nick Serianni. And so at some point this is a proud organization. And remember Philadelphia is a highly emotional city to begin with, so you know, having a highly emotional coach is not great. You know Andy Reid And I'm not saying coaches and players don't have their issues. I mean Andy Reid got hip checked by Travis Kelsey in the Super Bowl, but he totally diffused the situation. He got Travis Kelcey right. Travis went on to have a great game, so that wasn't even part of the story. We don't even talk about it like it was just a moment. It was diffused, and that's what a coach is for. And I can hear a lot of Philly fans, hey, it's kind of funny. Coaches aren't stand up comedians. Whenever I hear that, well, it's kind of funny. I don't want my quarterback to be funny. I don't want my head coach to be funny. It's okay if a wide receiver, you know, oon, has a sense of humor and his funny. I don't want my coach to be that, or my GM to be that. Dave Chappelle is paid to be funny, and he is. You know that, that's funny. I don't want my coach to be So here's my hottest take on this. This is my hot take that if Philadelphia loses in the first round or the second round, Bill Belichick can get out of his contract in July. This July, that's my hot take. And Belichick already got his kid at Carolina to be the DC. Why did Carolina allow Belichick to have that? Because Belichick knows there's two jobs that are fascinating Philly and Buffalo. If Sean McDermott gets bounced early, that job will be looking for a coach. If Nick Sirianni gets bounced earlier, you think it's a hot take. Kevin Durant went from his rival to the Golden State Warriors. I thought the chances of that happened were zero. Stuff happens now. Zach Ertz, the former Eagle, is down playing the Washington story and incident.

Welcome in. You know, there's a story. Nick Scherrani is the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. When he got the job, he wasn't ready for it. He's kind of been. He wins a lot of games, but a lot of this is I think Philadelphia is a superstar general manager Howie Roseman, Jalen Hurts is very good. They've drafted extraordinarily well. They've hit on a lot of great players, a lot of Georgia Bulldogs. But there's another story now that last week, after losing to Washington former Eagle Zach Ertz, there's a little bit of video that you know, he and Nick Sirianni. You can it's in the background, you can't see much. There's a report here. It got a little bit heated, and I mean, listen, I feel this way about Philadelphia. There they are right. There is If you know the name of a team security guard, it's probably a problem. And the zach Ertz story, I mean, ask yourself, what do these things have in common? Nick Sarianni trading insults with fans, Road fans and Philadelphia fans. Nick Sirianni had to be held back by an assistant coach on his staff. That is incredible. That's not even a coordinator, it's a position coach getting in his face. There's Nick Sarianni at the Super Bowl was gonna put his hand and make some gesture, and Jalen Hurts had to manage his coach. I mean, what do these all have in common? Oh wait, it's Nick Serianni. And so at some point this is a proud organization. And remember Philadelphia is a highly emotional city to begin with, so you know, having a highly emotional coach is not great. You know Andy Reid And I'm not saying coaches and players don't have their issues. I mean Andy Reid got hip checked by Travis Kelsey in the Super Bowl, but he totally diffused the situation. He got Travis Kelcey right. Travis went on to have a great game, so that wasn't even part of the story. We don't even talk about it like it was just a moment. It was diffused, and that's what a coach is for. And I can hear a lot of Philly fans, hey, it's kind of funny. Coaches aren't stand up comedians. Whenever I hear that, well, it's kind of funny. I don't want my quarterback to be funny. I don't want my head coach to be funny. It's okay if a wide receiver, you know, oon, has a sense of humor and his funny. I don't want my coach to be that, or my GM to be that. Dave Chappelle is paid to be funny, and he is. You know that, that's funny. I don't want my coach to be So here's my hottest take on this. This is my hot take that if Philadelphia loses in the first round or the second round, Bill Belichick can get out of his contract in July. This July, that's my hot take. And Belichick already got his kid at Carolina to be the DC. Why did Carolina allow Belichick to have that? Because Belichick knows there's two jobs that are fascinating Philly and Buffalo. If Sean McDermott gets bounced early, that job will be looking for a coach. If Nick Sirianni gets bounced earlier, you think it's a hot take. Kevin Durant went from his rival to the Golden State Warriors. I thought the chances of that happened were zero. Stuff happens now. Zach Ertz, the former Eagle, is down playing the Washington story and incident.

I thinking I had a great relationship when I was there. We still have a great relationship, and I think it's definitely been blown away out of proportion. We spoke, we're good. There's no ill feelings on my part, and then I don't think there's any ill feelings on his far. It's just something in the heat of the moment. I probably got blown out of proportion. It may be misunderstanding, but at the end of the day, him and I are fine. Everyone knows how I feel about that place in that building, but at the same time, I love being here.

I thinking I had a great relationship when I was there. We still have a great relationship, and I think it's definitely been blown away out of proportion. We spoke, we're good. There's no ill feelings on my part, and then I don't think there's any ill feelings on his far. It's just something in the heat of the moment. I probably got blown out of proportion. It may be misunderstanding, but at the end of the day, him and I are fine. Everyone knows how I feel about that place in that building, but at the same time, I love being here.

All right.

All right.

I just I'm just saying. Jeffrey Lewie, Howie Roseman ownership general managers. They've moved off. Chip Kelly had a winning record, Doug Peterson won a Super Bowl. Andy Reid was a legend. They've moved off really good coaches. So you know, anybody that's watching this show that runs a business, I have a small business. If you run a business, you know you're constantly, perpetually tweaking. And it's kind of the fun of business. And so when I see problems, Remember the NFL had a catch problem a few years ago, Like the catch rule was confusing. What's a cat's w what's not a catch? And Roger Goodell came on this show and I said, and I said, respectfully, sir, I can't tell what's a catch. And he acknowledged it's a problem, and they fixed it. I mean, it was like a decade long issue. Is that a catch? Des Bryant Packers, that's a catch? No, it's not. It like changed outcomes. And so Major League Baseball had a ten year, fifteen year issue, ratings going down in attendance. Rob Manfred made the purest angry pitchclock. It worked. Ratings are up, the game's faster. I watch more baseball. The NBA ratings have been in declined, and now they're bragging about look at our ratings on Christmas. Listen, Steph and Lebron get ratings, and the NFL games were in the afternoon, not the night, so they went unapposed. But when I look at tweaking, what does the NBA have that is really really good? They got three or four things playing to their advantage. Number one, for the first time I can remember, the three most iconic Northeast basketball franchises, Nicks, Sixer, Celtics all excellent. That's something it's like having, you know, the Red Sox, Yankees and Braves being great in the Eastern time zone. It matters. Those are iconic franchises. So the Sixers have stars, they're good, the Knicks are fun to watch, and the Celtics are great. And remember eighty percent of this country's population is like Denver East. It matters. Those are big media markets. So that's it's got it's going for it. The other thing it's got going for it Steph and Lebron are still remarkable players, highly productive. The other thing it's got going for it is these international players are unbelievable. Now, they don't want to be faces of the league, but the skill level in this league has never been greater. Wemby is seven foot four, He's crossing guys up on the dribble and hitting threes in st Jokic is the best passer on the NUGG. He's a seven footer. So the skill level the assets are fantastic. The players don't get in trouble. I hate the load management crap, but they don't get in trouble. You know, NBA guys they like to you know, they like to score points, they like to hang out, they do their social media. They're not getting in trouble. Some of them are different personalities, like KD, but KD is still great. Lebron's still really good. STEP's good, the Sixers, the Knicks, and the Celtics are excellent, and the skill level is through the roof. I just think it has to. I think there's a couple of things here, a couple of things long term may not be fixable. I don't like AAU basketball. I think the International European system is much better. The players come out with more skill, they come up more focused and mature, and they play fewer games. AU basketball is a money grab. It's gross. Players come out, they've been coddled, they play too many games. They don't care about competition. I think AAU basketball Steve Kerz talked about this. It's not good. Our system needs to be tweaked. I'm not sure if you can, but the things you can tweak. Too many three pointers make it a deeper shot. Have the three pointer go into the bench. I like three pointers. It needs to be part of the game, not ninety a night. The other thing that we have to be honest about is David Stern, the late commissioner, The late great David Stern used to tell people this privately all the time, and Adam Silver would tell you privately, when you compete against football, college or pro, you're not going to get big ratings. The NBA is always lived off. It's playoffs. You weren't watching unless you lived in Chicago. You weren't watching Toronto play the Bulls in the regular season either. You weren't the iconic moments or against the Cavs in the playoffs and the Knicks in the playoffs, and the Utah Jazz and Charles Barkley and the Sonics, that's the iconic moment. So regular season ratings when you're going up against the beast known as the NFL, and the increasing popularity of the twelve team college football playoff you're not going to get ratings then. I mean, teams don't even have their defensive rotations and their rosters set in December and early January. It's always been a trading deadline on league. Nobody's beaten the NFL. In fact, here's this is true. Netflix even realizes that they lose a big chunk of their viewers doing football season, so they don't debut their best stuff in the football season. Ask yourself, when do you watch Netflix the most? When football season ends from about February fifteenth until Labor Day. That's when people are watching their Netflix. So even the streaming services understand what football does. It craters everything else not called NFL football. That's just the reality. That's why the NBA had good Christmas ratings a Lebron's staff, b Philly, New York, Boston, or iconic markets on the Northeast. The quality was good, the games were close, and the NFL didn't play at night. Chiefs Ravens played in the day. That helps. But I think some of the problems, like baseball are very solvable, very quickly. The three point shot. I also, I'm a big believer in this. I would bring back the handcheck. I want physicality. I like physicality. I think physicality is at the core of hockey. I think physicality is at the core of football, college and pro. And I think the NBA it's too easy, it's too finesse. I love intense playoff basketball, but to the basket, guys get physical. The more physical players are, the more intense they get. And there's kind of a passive, a passive finesse nature to three point shots. Your way out here, I shoot, I go down the other end of the floor. I want bodies colliding. I want physicality around the basket. That's why you get that in the playoffs. Sometimes you come down the floor, you need a basket. You don't need a three. You need a basket because the scores go down. Every basket circumstantially is more important. So it's gonna be fine. And I think there's things that's got going for it. Stephan Lebron still great sixers, Nick Celtics outstanding. The skill level from Europe over is unbelievable. We got a domestic issue. We don't have a skill issue. Our domestic product, our domestic au is just not good enough. All right, blazing five top of the hour. You know, generally. Blazing five. You said something a couple of weeks ago, and it's stum. I left the show. I was injured, and you said, you know, you pick a lot of the big games, a lot of the TV games. And I thought about that going home, and there used to be a time in my life that I would bet the corner TV game. I would bet the ugly game. And I've gotten away from it. Boy, do I love a stinker in Blazing five.

I just I'm just saying. Jeffrey Lewie, Howie Roseman ownership general managers. They've moved off. Chip Kelly had a winning record, Doug Peterson won a Super Bowl. Andy Reid was a legend. They've moved off really good coaches. So you know, anybody that's watching this show that runs a business, I have a small business. If you run a business, you know you're constantly, perpetually tweaking. And it's kind of the fun of business. And so when I see problems, Remember the NFL had a catch problem a few years ago, Like the catch rule was confusing. What's a cat's w what's not a catch? And Roger Goodell came on this show and I said, and I said, respectfully, sir, I can't tell what's a catch. And he acknowledged it's a problem, and they fixed it. I mean, it was like a decade long issue. Is that a catch? Des Bryant Packers, that's a catch? No, it's not. It like changed outcomes. And so Major League Baseball had a ten year, fifteen year issue, ratings going down in attendance. Rob Manfred made the purest angry pitchclock. It worked. Ratings are up, the game's faster. I watch more baseball. The NBA ratings have been in declined, and now they're bragging about look at our ratings on Christmas. Listen, Steph and Lebron get ratings, and the NFL games were in the afternoon, not the night, so they went unapposed. But when I look at tweaking, what does the NBA have that is really really good? They got three or four things playing to their advantage. Number one, for the first time I can remember, the three most iconic Northeast basketball franchises, Nicks, Sixer, Celtics all excellent. That's something it's like having, you know, the Red Sox, Yankees and Braves being great in the Eastern time zone. It matters. Those are iconic franchises. So the Sixers have stars, they're good, the Knicks are fun to watch, and the Celtics are great. And remember eighty percent of this country's population is like Denver East. It matters. Those are big media markets. So that's it's got it's going for it. The other thing it's got going for it Steph and Lebron are still remarkable players, highly productive. The other thing it's got going for it is these international players are unbelievable. Now, they don't want to be faces of the league, but the skill level in this league has never been greater. Wemby is seven foot four, He's crossing guys up on the dribble and hitting threes in st Jokic is the best passer on the NUGG. He's a seven footer. So the skill level the assets are fantastic. The players don't get in trouble. I hate the load management crap, but they don't get in trouble. You know, NBA guys they like to you know, they like to score points, they like to hang out, they do their social media. They're not getting in trouble. Some of them are different personalities, like KD, but KD is still great. Lebron's still really good. STEP's good, the Sixers, the Knicks, and the Celtics are excellent, and the skill level is through the roof. I just think it has to. I think there's a couple of things here, a couple of things long term may not be fixable. I don't like AAU basketball. I think the International European system is much better. The players come out with more skill, they come up more focused and mature, and they play fewer games. AU basketball is a money grab. It's gross. Players come out, they've been coddled, they play too many games. They don't care about competition. I think AAU basketball Steve Kerz talked about this. It's not good. Our system needs to be tweaked. I'm not sure if you can, but the things you can tweak. Too many three pointers make it a deeper shot. Have the three pointer go into the bench. I like three pointers. It needs to be part of the game, not ninety a night. The other thing that we have to be honest about is David Stern, the late commissioner, The late great David Stern used to tell people this privately all the time, and Adam Silver would tell you privately, when you compete against football, college or pro, you're not going to get big ratings. The NBA is always lived off. It's playoffs. You weren't watching unless you lived in Chicago. You weren't watching Toronto play the Bulls in the regular season either. You weren't the iconic moments or against the Cavs in the playoffs and the Knicks in the playoffs, and the Utah Jazz and Charles Barkley and the Sonics, that's the iconic moment. So regular season ratings when you're going up against the beast known as the NFL, and the increasing popularity of the twelve team college football playoff you're not going to get ratings then. I mean, teams don't even have their defensive rotations and their rosters set in December and early January. It's always been a trading deadline on league. Nobody's beaten the NFL. In fact, here's this is true. Netflix even realizes that they lose a big chunk of their viewers doing football season, so they don't debut their best stuff in the football season. Ask yourself, when do you watch Netflix the most? When football season ends from about February fifteenth until Labor Day. That's when people are watching their Netflix. So even the streaming services understand what football does. It craters everything else not called NFL football. That's just the reality. That's why the NBA had good Christmas ratings a Lebron's staff, b Philly, New York, Boston, or iconic markets on the Northeast. The quality was good, the games were close, and the NFL didn't play at night. Chiefs Ravens played in the day. That helps. But I think some of the problems, like baseball are very solvable, very quickly. The three point shot. I also, I'm a big believer in this. I would bring back the handcheck. I want physicality. I like physicality. I think physicality is at the core of hockey. I think physicality is at the core of football, college and pro. And I think the NBA it's too easy, it's too finesse. I love intense playoff basketball, but to the basket, guys get physical. The more physical players are, the more intense they get. And there's kind of a passive, a passive finesse nature to three point shots. Your way out here, I shoot, I go down the other end of the floor. I want bodies colliding. I want physicality around the basket. That's why you get that in the playoffs. Sometimes you come down the floor, you need a basket. You don't need a three. You need a basket because the scores go down. Every basket circumstantially is more important. So it's gonna be fine. And I think there's things that's got going for it. Stephan Lebron still great sixers, Nick Celtics outstanding. The skill level from Europe over is unbelievable. We got a domestic issue. We don't have a skill issue. Our domestic product, our domestic au is just not good enough. All right, blazing five top of the hour. You know, generally. Blazing five. You said something a couple of weeks ago, and it's stum. I left the show. I was injured, and you said, you know, you pick a lot of the big games, a lot of the TV games. And I thought about that going home, and there used to be a time in my life that I would bet the corner TV game. I would bet the ugly game. And I've gotten away from it. Boy, do I love a stinker in Blazing five.

Going back to your roots. I'm going Tennessee Jags this weekend. You fired on that.

Going back to your roots. I'm going Tennessee Jags this weekend. You fired on that.

Hey, I got standard, so that what I can't watch. But I've got a couple of games that maybe not the best television game, and I'm excited for it. Blazing five. Top of the Hour, Eric Mangini, former Bear coach Dave wantstat live in Los Angeles on a Friday, It's the Herd.

Hey, I got standard, so that what I can't watch. But I've got a couple of games that maybe not the best television game, and I'm excited for it. Blazing five. Top of the Hour, Eric Mangini, former Bear coach Dave wantstat live in Los Angeles on a Friday, It's the Herd.

Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays at noon Easter non am Pacific.

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Al Right, it's our two. It is a Friday, live in Los Angeles. It's the Hurt. Bring your energy, folks. It's the best time. It's the best stretch of the year. Last night, it was a stinker it's the best stretch of the year. Say what you want. I'm counting the days to pictures and catchers reporting I'm all fired up. J Max has been in a heater with his picks this year. I'll acknowledge it now. My picks for divisions and playoffs has been unbelievable. You have to look at me sometimes and think how does coward pick division winners? If I look at you sometimes and think how do you always get the right team?

Al Right, it's our two. It is a Friday, live in Los Angeles. It's the Hurt. Bring your energy, folks. It's the best time. It's the best stretch of the year. Last night, it was a stinker it's the best stretch of the year. Say what you want. I'm counting the days to pictures and catchers reporting I'm all fired up. J Max has been in a heater with his picks this year. I'll acknowledge it now. My picks for divisions and playoffs has been unbelievable. You have to look at me sometimes and think how does coward pick division winners? If I look at you sometimes and think how do you always get the right team?

Well, yeah, your logic is strong. Just take the best quarterback and it usually works out.

Well, yeah, your logic is strong. Just take the best quarterback and it usually works out.

But by the way, four games in the NBA decided last night in the final ten seconds, two mid range game winners to three point game winners.

But by the way, four games in the NBA decided last night in the final ten seconds, two mid range game winners to three point game winners.

So maybe they're listening.

So maybe they're listening.

Callin say that again. Mid range game winner.

Callin say that again. Mid range game winner.

Tyler Hero, your boy mid range game winner, and someone else had one and then two three point game winners.

Tyler Hero, your boy mid range game winner, and someone else had one and then two three point game winners.

Exciting night on the hardwood.

Exciting night on the hardwood.

I know you were watching. Yeah, okay, five, been a rough year. What do you think I'm gonna stop doing this, puppy, Let's go.

I know you were watching. Yeah, okay, five, been a rough year. What do you think I'm gonna stop doing this, puppy, Let's go.

Let's blaze it up.

Let's blaze it up.

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Bronco, said Bengal.

Bronco, said Bengal.

Listen, I think it's it's my favorite bet of the week. Broncos plus three and a half half. I get Sean Payton, a great offensive coach with extra rest, and I have the Bengals on a little shorter week they played a Saturday game. I like Denver. They're seven to zero against teams with a losing record. They lead the NFL and sack differential, and that matters their second in the NFL in sacks because Burrow's offensive line protection is horrid, so I think Burrow's gonna be under constant duress. I think bow Knicks will have more time to throw. And remember, the Bengals have yet to beat a legitimate number one quarterback this year. It's been Gardner Minshew and Will Levis and Dorian Thompson Robinson. The Bengals defense is bad all the way around. I think Denver take the points. Wins at Cincinnati twenty eight to twenty seven.

Listen, I think it's it's my favorite bet of the week. Broncos plus three and a half half. I get Sean Payton, a great offensive coach with extra rest, and I have the Bengals on a little shorter week they played a Saturday game. I like Denver. They're seven to zero against teams with a losing record. They lead the NFL and sack differential, and that matters their second in the NFL in sacks because Burrow's offensive line protection is horrid, so I think Burrow's gonna be under constant duress. I think bow Knicks will have more time to throw. And remember, the Bengals have yet to beat a legitimate number one quarterback this year. It's been Gardner Minshew and Will Levis and Dorian Thompson Robinson. The Bengals defense is bad all the way around. I think Denver take the points. Wins at Cincinnati twenty eight to twenty seven.

Raiders at Saints.

Raiders at Saints.

I don't bet the Saints much, but I'm gonna take the Saints at home plus one. Why any team that gets humiliated in a standalone game usually plays with intensity, especially if they're home they're coming off a loss. They're three and three under their interim coach, and their losses have been to playoff teams, the Packers and the Commanders and their Rams. Listen, the Packers are beating up on a lot of people. Their defense is playing well ten sacks last three games, and the Raiders offense is anemic, under twenty points in six straight games. They've trailed by ten points in fourteen of their last fifteen games this year. So the Raiders get into these huge holes. I think the Saints will play with intensity. I'm gonna take the Saints plus one to win twenty four to twenty.

I don't bet the Saints much, but I'm gonna take the Saints at home plus one. Why any team that gets humiliated in a standalone game usually plays with intensity, especially if they're home they're coming off a loss. They're three and three under their interim coach, and their losses have been to playoff teams, the Packers and the Commanders and their Rams. Listen, the Packers are beating up on a lot of people. Their defense is playing well ten sacks last three games, and the Raiders offense is anemic, under twenty points in six straight games. They've trailed by ten points in fourteen of their last fifteen games this year. So the Raiders get into these huge holes. I think the Saints will play with intensity. I'm gonna take the Saints plus one to win twenty four to twenty.

Jad said Bills.

Jad said Bills.

I took Buffalo last week. I'm taking them again. They're seven to zero at home. They played like crud last week and still won. The Jets injury report of many of their best players are hurt. The Jets are falling apart. Listen, here's Buffalo. They don't give the ball up. You can't get the Josh Allen seven and two against the Jets, and they're taking the ball away. Meanwhile, the Jets outscored in the second half against the Rams thirteen to nothing. One of six teams one versus six, excuse me, against teams with a winning record, I think they're over their depths here. I'm gonna take Buffalo to bounce back. I think it's a reasonable division game. It's not a blowout, but I'm gonna swaddle the nine and a half points, lay the points twenty eight to seventeen, Bills winning cover.

I took Buffalo last week. I'm taking them again. They're seven to zero at home. They played like crud last week and still won. The Jets injury report of many of their best players are hurt. The Jets are falling apart. Listen, here's Buffalo. They don't give the ball up. You can't get the Josh Allen seven and two against the Jets, and they're taking the ball away. Meanwhile, the Jets outscored in the second half against the Rams thirteen to nothing. One of six teams one versus six, excuse me, against teams with a winning record, I think they're over their depths here. I'm gonna take Buffalo to bounce back. I think it's a reasonable division game. It's not a blowout, but I'm gonna swaddle the nine and a half points, lay the points twenty eight to seventeen, Bills winning cover.

Falcons that comand there.

Falcons that comand there.

This feels like a jmac matt I like the Falcons plus four. It's a primetime game of two young quarterbacks. Listen Michael Pennix. The offense is different. Eight for fourteen on third down, he gets rid of the ball quickly. It can move. No sacks by the Giants, and the defense is actually playing well. Raheem Morris has this defense for Atlanta playing well, third in the NFL last month with sixteen sacks, and they're taking the ball away. The Commanders for their last five wins have come by five points or fewer. Their defense stinks. Terry McLaurin will play, but he's banged up. The Falcons defense is playing very well, a young defense, and Raheem Morris has got him playing intense football. Upset Baby Falcons thirty twenty seven, upset over the Commanders.

This feels like a jmac matt I like the Falcons plus four. It's a primetime game of two young quarterbacks. Listen Michael Pennix. The offense is different. Eight for fourteen on third down, he gets rid of the ball quickly. It can move. No sacks by the Giants, and the defense is actually playing well. Raheem Morris has this defense for Atlanta playing well, third in the NFL last month with sixteen sacks, and they're taking the ball away. The Commanders for their last five wins have come by five points or fewer. Their defense stinks. Terry McLaurin will play, but he's banged up. The Falcons defense is playing very well, a young defense, and Raheem Morris has got him playing intense football. Upset Baby Falcons thirty twenty seven, upset over the Commanders.

Ohio State versus Ore again.

Ohio State versus Ore again.

Well, I called it Before the season, I said, take the Ducks to beat him at Otson and take the Buckeyes when they meet again. I'm gonna take Ohio State minus two and a half. Listen, top ten in the country in yards per play on offense and defense. Ohio State's got better players. Will Howard criticize them all? You want second highest completion percentage in the country, over seventy three percent, thirty six touchdowns. He moves Okay to nine picks. Oregon's had a long layoff. I don't necessarily love that they could be rusty early and Penn State drop thirty seven points and almost three hundred rushing yards on Oregon. I don't think you can win a Natty with a bad defense. Boise State moved the ball on Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State. Ohio State's defense this season. You saw it against Tennessee. It's in a class by itself. Ohio State wins the game. I think it's gonna be wildly entertaining, but I'm gonna lay the points and take Ohio State thirty four to thirty. On DraftKings Sportsbook, bet five bucks, get one hundred and fifty in bonus bets. If your five dollars bet wins. Download the app. The promo code has heard h E r D when you sign up my bets again. I'm going for a couple of uts. I think Atlanta and Michael Pennix is a real thing. The rookie from Washington gets a w I also like the Broncos and their rookie quarterback winning on the road, and I'll take you know what. I'm gonna take the Saints to bills in Ohio state. Jay McKinney thoughts on that, you see you.

Well, I called it Before the season, I said, take the Ducks to beat him at Otson and take the Buckeyes when they meet again. I'm gonna take Ohio State minus two and a half. Listen, top ten in the country in yards per play on offense and defense. Ohio State's got better players. Will Howard criticize them all? You want second highest completion percentage in the country, over seventy three percent, thirty six touchdowns. He moves Okay to nine picks. Oregon's had a long layoff. I don't necessarily love that they could be rusty early and Penn State drop thirty seven points and almost three hundred rushing yards on Oregon. I don't think you can win a Natty with a bad defense. Boise State moved the ball on Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State. Ohio State's defense this season. You saw it against Tennessee. It's in a class by itself. Ohio State wins the game. I think it's gonna be wildly entertaining, but I'm gonna lay the points and take Ohio State thirty four to thirty. On DraftKings Sportsbook, bet five bucks, get one hundred and fifty in bonus bets. If your five dollars bet wins. Download the app. The promo code has heard h E r D when you sign up my bets again. I'm going for a couple of uts. I think Atlanta and Michael Pennix is a real thing. The rookie from Washington gets a w I also like the Broncos and their rookie quarterback winning on the road, and I'll take you know what. I'm gonna take the Saints to bills in Ohio state. Jay McKinney thoughts on that, you see you.

Have a strong only what disagreement is I'm on the Bengals at three, but obviously that's a different line than three and a half.

Have a strong only what disagreement is I'm on the Bengals at three, but obviously that's a different line than three and a half.

But overall, hey, good stuff, man.

But overall, hey, good stuff, man.

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Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to three Eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for The Herd at Fox sports radio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. Thanks for listening to the Herd Podcast. Thirty nine years coaching college or pro football, six with the Bears, five with the Dolphins, last Dolphin coach to win a playoff game. He's my buddy, Dave Wanstadt. He's joining us live from Chicago right now. Well, I gotta imagine that town is unhappy. I mean, it's not losing, it's the way they lost. I don't even know is it good? I mean, is it a job you'd even consider taking? Is it that bad? What are the positives there?

Well, the positive are that you're gonna have a full house every week, and this is a football towel. I mean even in tough times, you know when the Bulls were having their heyday, and obviously the Blackhawks and on and on. I mean, it's a Bear's talent it always will be. And they have a quarterback that's got some talent. So yes, it's a it's a dark good job.

Well, the positive are that you're gonna have a full house every week, and this is a football towel. I mean even in tough times, you know when the Bulls were having their heyday, and obviously the Blackhawks and on and on. I mean, it's a Bear's talent it always will be. And they have a quarterback that's got some talent. So yes, it's a it's a dark good job.

But no, you're right.

But no, you're right.

The time has just turned upside down right now. All that I do is radio and TV form. And I was walking up the other morning at seven o'clock to do a show. I didn't even had a couple of coffee yet, and the guys stopped me on the street and wanted to start cussing me on doing those damn Bears once.

The time has just turned upside down right now. All that I do is radio and TV form. And I was walking up the other morning at seven o'clock to do a show. I didn't even had a couple of coffee yet, and the guys stopped me on the street and wanted to start cussing me on doing those damn Bears once.

Then I said, Bucky, Relax, Relax. I mean he's got how'd you like to work next to him all day?

Then I said, Bucky, Relax, Relax. I mean he's got how'd you like to work next to him all day?

Yeah?

Yeah?

Wow?

Wow?

Yeah. So here's my take. Would you go with a young offensive coordinator like a Ben Johnson and just get Caleb Bright. Would you go with a guy that's more of a tough, physical culture builder like vrabel Is? There is there a perfect choice?

Yeah. So here's my take. Would you go with a young offensive coordinator like a Ben Johnson and just get Caleb Bright. Would you go with a guy that's more of a tough, physical culture builder like vrabel Is? There is there a perfect choice?

Well, I think here and obviously I'm a defensive guy, so people would say I'm gonna side with the defense. But in this particular case, you know, I and I was at coach at the University of Pittsburgh when Mike Cammon got hired at the Steelers, and he had Bruce Airings, and he had Dick Lebox, and he had Ben Roethlisberger who had won a Super Bowl. Mike can come in be the head coach over everything and play that role with a young quarterback. You know, there's nine there's what five rookie starting this year? Yeah, five second year or four second three or four second year quarterbacks. So my point is the offensive guy you want somebody I think at the Bears, that's an offensive minded coach.

Well, I think here and obviously I'm a defensive guy, so people would say I'm gonna side with the defense. But in this particular case, you know, I and I was at coach at the University of Pittsburgh when Mike Cammon got hired at the Steelers, and he had Bruce Airings, and he had Dick Lebox, and he had Ben Roethlisberger who had won a Super Bowl. Mike can come in be the head coach over everything and play that role with a young quarterback. You know, there's nine there's what five rookie starting this year? Yeah, five second year or four second three or four second year quarterbacks. So my point is the offensive guy you want somebody I think at the Bears, that's an offensive minded coach.

That can grow with tayleb. Now when you look at these offensive coaches.

That can grow with tayleb. Now when you look at these offensive coaches.

I wouldn't look at a one year wonder offensive coordinator or a six game wonder offensive coordinator. You look at these guys that have some history to them calling two or three years. Because let me tell you what happened to me when I was at the Bears. Right third year, we go to the playoffs, win a playoff game here. The next year, my offensive coordinator leaves me, Ron Turner. He goes to University of Illinois. I get another offensive coordinator. I'm at the Dolphins. Two years into it, playoffs, twelve wins, eleven wins.

I wouldn't look at a one year wonder offensive coordinator or a six game wonder offensive coordinator. You look at these guys that have some history to them calling two or three years. Because let me tell you what happened to me when I was at the Bears. Right third year, we go to the playoffs, win a playoff game here. The next year, my offensive coordinator leaves me, Ron Turner. He goes to University of Illinois. I get another offensive coordinator. I'm at the Dolphins. Two years into it, playoffs, twelve wins, eleven wins.

Chen Daily leaves me, goes to Georgia Tech. I hire North.

Chen Daily leaves me, goes to Georgia Tech. I hire North.

Turner comes on two years with North, winning ten games a year.

Turner comes on two years with North, winning ten games a year.

North takes the Raiders jump.

North takes the Raiders jump.

So going on my fifth year at to Dolphins, I was on my third offensive.

So going on my fifth year at to Dolphins, I was on my third offensive.

Coordinator and they all say this is the catch.

Coordinator and they all say this is the catch.

They all say, oh no, no, we'll make the terminology and we'll keep the system the same for the quarterback.

They all say, oh no, no, we'll make the terminology and we'll keep the system the same for the quarterback.

They don't.

They don't.

They all believe in things that they've been successful. And that's what you get into. That's why offensive guy that has experienced I.

They all believe in things that they've been successful. And that's what you get into. That's why offensive guy that has experienced I.

Think really would benefit the quarterback.

Think really would benefit the quarterback.

You know, it's interesting interesting as we look at the emergence of run games Baltimore, Detroit, the Rams with Kyron Williams. You start looking at the NFL right now Saquon Barkley Eagles. The run game is back. And do you have a belief why. I mean, there was a two year period nobody wanted to pay him. I'm looking around the league now Washington, Atlanta leads their division, all the teams, now, Buffalo with James Cook. The run game is back. Why in your opinion?

You know, it's interesting interesting as we look at the emergence of run games Baltimore, Detroit, the Rams with Kyron Williams. You start looking at the NFL right now Saquon Barkley Eagles. The run game is back. And do you have a belief why. I mean, there was a two year period nobody wanted to pay him. I'm looking around the league now Washington, Atlanta leads their division, all the teams, now, Buffalo with James Cook. The run game is back. Why in your opinion?

Well, number one, I think that it helps the young quarterbacks immensely. Yeah, if you got a young quarterback and you can run the football, boy, does that helped him as far as being in manageable third dons. That's the opposite of what the Bears are doing. Bears are in And I had a great conversation with Troy Aikman the other and he was on my radio show and Troy was talking about how the Toys, Shanahan Tree, the mcvey's, the guy at Minnesota obviously McVeigh, all these guys that come under that tree lafloor. They all are under center a lot of the time, and it's all timing steps.

Well, number one, I think that it helps the young quarterbacks immensely. Yeah, if you got a young quarterback and you can run the football, boy, does that helped him as far as being in manageable third dons. That's the opposite of what the Bears are doing. Bears are in And I had a great conversation with Troy Aikman the other and he was on my radio show and Troy was talking about how the Toys, Shanahan Tree, the mcvey's, the guy at Minnesota obviously McVeigh, all these guys that come under that tree lafloor. They all are under center a lot of the time, and it's all timing steps.

And get the ball out quick. Uh and he said, And Troy made the point.

And get the ball out quick. Uh and he said, And Troy made the point.

He says, that's where obviously your best play action passes come. Who's going to fall for a play action pass from the guy in a shotgun? So I think that the guys that are running it, And I look this morning, it's funny you bring that up. Six of the top ten running backs in the NFL right now are all the top teams you mentioned. Obviously you know most of them right there. So my point is, I think that it helps the young quarterbacks. It gives your quarterback a chance that convert third dons and obviously you're going to move the change, you're going to score points.

He says, that's where obviously your best play action passes come. Who's going to fall for a play action pass from the guy in a shotgun? So I think that the guys that are running it, And I look this morning, it's funny you bring that up. Six of the top ten running backs in the NFL right now are all the top teams you mentioned. Obviously you know most of them right there. So my point is, I think that it helps the young quarterbacks. It gives your quarterback a chance that convert third dons and obviously you're going to move the change, you're going to score points.

It rest your defense, you know.

It rest your defense, you know.

I mean all these teams now, all of a sudden, they're getting better with defense as the year goes on. Why is that because they're rested. They're not playing as many snaps as if they're throwing it every time.

I mean all these teams now, all of a sudden, they're getting better with defense as the year goes on. Why is that because they're rested. They're not playing as many snaps as if they're throwing it every time.

Philadelphia's coach Nick Siriani, I have multiple instances hand gesture of a Super Bowl arguing with a position coach you had feisty last week with zach Ertz yelling at fans it's not the way you would have done it. I mean, Philly's an emotional town. He's an emotional guy. So it's working. But what do you make of it when you see this stuff?

Philadelphia's coach Nick Siriani, I have multiple instances hand gesture of a Super Bowl arguing with a position coach you had feisty last week with zach Ertz yelling at fans it's not the way you would have done it. I mean, Philly's an emotional town. He's an emotional guy. So it's working. But what do you make of it when you see this stuff?

Yeah, that turns me off. I mean, I don't believe in that stuff. I wouldn't do that stuff. But I will say this, I think the last few weeks, Nick's kind of gotten a little bit quieter, and he's and they're one of the few teams they're in the top ten in offense and defense and two other things.

Yeah, that turns me off. I mean, I don't believe in that stuff. I wouldn't do that stuff. But I will say this, I think the last few weeks, Nick's kind of gotten a little bit quieter, and he's and they're one of the few teams they're in the top ten in offense and defense and two other things.

It tells me that he's got control of his team.

It tells me that he's got control of his team.

You know, they have the second fewest penalties in the National Football League. Yeah, they're plus six and turnover margin in the in the NFL right now, So all the things that win game for you sometimes that people don't want to talk about.

You know, they have the second fewest penalties in the National Football League. Yeah, they're plus six and turnover margin in the in the NFL right now, So all the things that win game for you sometimes that people don't want to talk about.

Boy, they are doing a very good job.

Boy, they are doing a very good job.

And they went out and they hired Vic Vangio, you know, and they got the top defense right now in the NFL. So I think, you know, I had a problem with some of the things that he did, but I think overall he's doing a very good job. He's got good people, he's letting them more. Kellen Moore is doing a great job with the offense, and that's that's the key to being the head coach.

And they went out and they hired Vic Vangio, you know, and they got the top defense right now in the NFL. So I think, you know, I had a problem with some of the things that he did, but I think overall he's doing a very good job. He's got good people, he's letting them more. Kellen Moore is doing a great job with the offense, and that's that's the key to being the head coach.

Okay, so I gotta ask you, Packers are going to Minnesota to play the Vikings. So you got JJ McCarthy. And if you let Sam Donald go, you got a rookie contract for five years. You can go buy any weakness. Daniel Jones can be a backup, or you can keep Donald, who's red hot. What do you if you ran the team, you're the GM of this team, even if you're the coach, what do you do with Donald?

Okay, so I gotta ask you, Packers are going to Minnesota to play the Vikings. So you got JJ McCarthy. And if you let Sam Donald go, you got a rookie contract for five years. You can go buy any weakness. Daniel Jones can be a backup, or you can keep Donald, who's red hot. What do you if you ran the team, you're the GM of this team, even if you're the coach, what do you do with Donald?

Now?

Now?

You can argue, Hey, everybody's going to succeed with Jordan Madison, and everybody's going to succeed with Justin Jefferson and the TJ. Hawkinson? Is it the parts? Is it? Sam? What do you do with Donald in that situation?

You can argue, Hey, everybody's going to succeed with Jordan Madison, and everybody's going to succeed with Justin Jefferson and the TJ. Hawkinson? Is it the parts? Is it? Sam? What do you do with Donald in that situation?

Well, just just look at Chicago.

Well, just just look at Chicago.

I mean, look at our receivers, right, don't say, uh, Dj Moore, uh Kellen Kellen right, uh Alan, They've got his commet at tight end. They've got as good as skill people as anybody. And it doesn't mean anything. I would keep Sam Donald. You know, and I think you could probably get him. What did Baker sign for a call in three years?

I mean, look at our receivers, right, don't say, uh, Dj Moore, uh Kellen Kellen right, uh Alan, They've got his commet at tight end. They've got as good as skill people as anybody. And it doesn't mean anything. I would keep Sam Donald. You know, and I think you could probably get him. What did Baker sign for a call in three years?

Around one hundred million? Yeah, I think that he would.

Around one hundred million? Yeah, I think that he would.

He would be because you don't know JJ McCarthy. I mean, look how many of these first round quarterbacks that miss.

He would be because you don't know JJ McCarthy. I mean, look how many of these first round quarterbacks that miss.

You know, I think JJ is going to.

You know, I think JJ is going to.

Be a great player, but we don't know that where we see what Sam does and uh, I don't know. I think the Bikings are going to come out of this thing and end up winning the division.

Be a great player, but we don't know that where we see what Sam does and uh, I don't know. I think the Bikings are going to come out of this thing and end up winning the division.

I really do.

I really do.

Yeah, host the Packers this weekend. Finally, you do a lot of college football. You were obviously a coach at Pitt. You're a great recruiter. You were tied with Jimmy Johnson for years at the college level. Ohio State, Oregon. Listen the first round of the playoffs, the road teams were awful. I think we go to neutral fields, the games will be much more competitive. I really worry about Texas. I always feel Texas leaves too many points on the sideline. I watched Ohio State and I think they're so dynamic. Ryan Day gets a lot of crap. You do Big ten Networks stuff, so you've seen Ohio State every week. They lost to Michigan in Oregon. But if you felt like all year long, did you feel like Ohio State was the best team? Did you feel Oregon was? What do you make of that matchup?

Yeah, host the Packers this weekend. Finally, you do a lot of college football. You were obviously a coach at Pitt. You're a great recruiter. You were tied with Jimmy Johnson for years at the college level. Ohio State, Oregon. Listen the first round of the playoffs, the road teams were awful. I think we go to neutral fields, the games will be much more competitive. I really worry about Texas. I always feel Texas leaves too many points on the sideline. I watched Ohio State and I think they're so dynamic. Ryan Day gets a lot of crap. You do Big ten Networks stuff, so you've seen Ohio State every week. They lost to Michigan in Oregon. But if you felt like all year long, did you feel like Ohio State was the best team? Did you feel Oregon was? What do you make of that matchup?

No, I thought Oregon was, to be honest with you, up until about two weeks ago, three weeks ago, I think Ohio State.

No, I thought Oregon was, to be honest with you, up until about two weeks ago, three weeks ago, I think Ohio State.

Everyone they have the most talent.

Everyone they have the most talent.

When they played Oregon the first time, it's very difficult.

When they played Oregon the first time, it's very difficult.

Yes, it was out of Oregon, we know that, but it's.

Yes, it was out of Oregon, we know that, but it's.

Very difficult to practice the type of speed early in the year that Oregon has on their football team, at running back, at quarterback.

Very difficult to practice the type of speed early in the year that Oregon has on their football team, at running back, at quarterback.

At receiver.

At receiver.

Defensively, they are a fast football team. And you know, I remember we were at Miami and we've been played the Oklahomas in the world.

Defensively, they are a fast football team. And you know, I remember we were at Miami and we've been played the Oklahomas in the world.

I mean, it took us time we could.

I mean, it took us time we could.