The Herd with Colin Cowherd

This week on the podcast John reacted to Tom Brady's roast on Netflix and how it was surprisingly a massive success (4:10), how the NFL schedule release is a primetime event (18:08), Austin Rivers' comments about how NBA players could play in the NFL (20:28), and how Tiger Woods' clothing line will likely not have nearly the same draw as it did when he was with Nike (33:53). #Volume #Herd

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Ben Askren is BACK to team up with Daniel Cormier for another edition of Funky and the Champ! Jon Jones stole headlines after he pitched the idea of a heavyweight title fight between him and Alex Pereira. DC and Askren debate whether Jones should fight Pereira or Tom Aspinall, and Cormier doubles down Jon making the right move wanting to fight Poatan. Plus, Sean O'Malley and Conor McGregor are beefing publicly, which DC thinks is o...

Jason Timpf reacts to Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers' 118-94 win over Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Jason breaks down film from the game and explains how Boston’s lack of identity on offense and lazy defense lost them this game. After tying the series at 1, do the Cavs have a legit shot at knocking off the Eastern Conference favorites? #Volume #Herd

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John dives a little more into the storylines coming out of the Tom Brady roast and this time reacting to the comments from Julian Edelman about the awkwardness between Belichick and Kraft and how it's not surprising that both guys are pointing fingers at each other. Later, John dives into how Netflix could get a Christmas Day NFL game, and he reads your Fugazi Friday comments.

Lastly, John answers your questions in this episode's ...

Draymond Green discusses the New York Knicks beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of their NBA Playoff series with Knicks super fan Jason Calacanis. Dray talks Jalen Brunson vs. Carmelo Anthony, how the front office in New York deserves praise for getting good culture fits such as Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo, and OG Anunoby, plus what the Knicks must do to continue their deep postseason run. Dray also discusses the Oklahoma City Th...

John dives into the comments from Austin Rivers saying that NBA players could play in the NFL but NFL players wouldn't stand a chance in the NBA and whether he has a point or if he's completely off base. Later, John talks about who the NFL's Anthony Edwards is and gives a list of players that could be "him", and how much can we really tell from rookie mini-camp.

Lastly, John answers your questions in this episode's mailbag segment...

Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1 for part 2!

They begin with the Bengals, and why they are one more Joe Burrow injury away from needing to draft an early round quarterback as an insurance policy (3:00). They explain why the Falcons weren’t crazy to draft Michael Penix and why Kirk Cousins isn’t good enough to complain about the move (7:00)

They debate whether the Giselle jokes from The Roast of ...

Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1!

They start by addressing the backlash to Colin’s  “backwards hat” take from J.J. Reddick and LeBron James (3:00). They talk about the history of the take and why it’s become a running bit, and why it shouldn’t be taken too seriously. 

Then they address bad takes, and why “cancel culture” isn’t coming for comedians the way it did a few years ago (12:30), why Jerr...

Colin points out Luka Doncic's ball-dominant style is not sustainable for an extended playoff run as the Mavericks were dominated by the Thunder in game 1 of their second round series. He questions Jayson Tatum as a true Alpha for the Celtics as they continue to win in the postseason but Tatum remains their 3rd leading scorer. Plus, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch joins the show to explain how he changed the culture in Minnesot...