Suns lose to Spurs, McCarthy Draft odds, Fair to criticize the Bills lack of success? | THE HERD

Kevin Durant said that it’s “unacceptable” that the Phoenix Suns lost to the San Antonio Spurs. Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright discuss whether the Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, or Golden State Warriors have been more disappointing, as well as the lack of success from the Buffalo Bills in the Josh Allen era. Plus, they discuss J.J McCarthy’s draft odds increasing, and why he could end up as the 2nd overall pick.
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Suns lose to Spurs, McCarthy Draft odds, Fair to criticize the Bills lack of success? | THE HERD
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[@TheHerdOnFS1]

Check out the What’s Wright? with Nick Wright podcast: sprtspod.fox/WhatsWright_YT

[@showsister69]

FIRE J-MAC

[@BrettTaezton]

Fire whoever is in charge of the sound volume/quality for these YT videos. It’s absolutely insane how every other video sounds tinny or is extremely quiet. Like how is it even that inconsistent?? Been happening for months, figure it out.

[@tweedytreks]

Absolutely absurd that it's still happening. Only seeing it with FS1 programs.

[@viniestphoenix6]

You people are deaf. There’s nothing wrong w the audio

[@FlashesSoccer011]

​@viniestphoenix6 you are dumb. It's terrible.

[@jacksontran5066]

@@viniestphoenix6There’s dozens of comments about the volume, it’s an issue

[@bojangles11111]

@@viniestphoenix6 It is clearly messed up. The outro is much louder than the rest of the video. You can hear it, but you need to turn the volume settings up and if you switch to a different video on another channel the volume is way to loud.

[@mattcarberry368]

HOW HAVE YOU GUYS STILL NOT FIXED A VERY SIMPLE VERY BASIC AUDIO ISSUE i promise it's not this hard to just have a consistent proper volume throughout the video, shouldn't have to put the volume to max just to hear it then have our eardrums blasted out with "HEY ITS ME UNCLE COLIN" 🗣📢

[@wordy4908]

It is more obnoxious than Colin’s worst rants and limits my viewing of Cowherd’s podcast to when I’ve a mute button in hand. Maybe FOX promises their advertisers that their ads will be shockingly loud to get the viewers attention.

[@josephlewin7372]

FIX THE SOUND. PLEASE.

[@edgardevoe4859]

Thank you I was gonna ask this. Anyone else blew their ears out as soon as the commercial came in?

[@qwer1234564]

at this point it's not enough to just fire the sound guy. fire whoever is in charge of the sound guy.

[@henrybankschaft2959]

Daily post asking you to fix the sound. I love it when the show is quiet and the ads are blaring like a Metallica concert

[@edgardevoe4859]

😂 yeah true

[@phuglee]

thought my speakers broke then i went to the comments

[@doxazo5512]

It’s weird how the production quality varies so widely on these

[@tortle285]

And they only give First Things First 20 minutes :(

[@hankscott2583]

Collin’s tennis take proves he doesn’t ever actually watch tennis

[@_will795]

“They haven’t played any games since the season ended”. Ahhhh. Good take there Collin. Really stepped out on a limb

[@tuomashanninen184]

Colin and Nick have amazing chemistry! Love it!

[@tweedytreks]

FIX THE AUDIO YOU GOONS - AUDIT YOU'RE OWN WORK!

[@wordy4908]

He’s said nothing about it. The engineers are not idiots but the repeated sound complaints are ignored. At this point assume that the unaddressed obnoxious sound issues are on purpose.

[@tynanbarnes6506]

Fix the sound. Why is this half as quiet as first things first?

[@christopherwilliams477]

Harbaugh is just trying to make his pick more valuable for trade bait

[@JustinSimperlake]

Just watched a clip of Colin saying "LeBron...were good. You can stay but Ben Simmons is here so you can leave if you want" hahaha just made me laugh when this came across to watch next.

[@SuperGlueEnjoyer]

Curry…. We’re good. You can stay but we have Trae young so leave whenever you want to

[@JustinSimperlake]

@@SuperGlueEnjoyer 😂😂😂😂

[@howswaee]

those were the times 😂😂😂😂😂

[@littleguyjoe22]

Josh Allen does not have the highest winning percentage without a superbowl appearence in his own conference, Lamar is like over 70% and Allen is mid 60's%

[@TitanPardy808]

Do we count all the games that Lamar has missed?

[@cheerioss-9121]

@@TitanPardy808why.. why would you count games he didn’t play in

[@TiredofTomfoolery7]

I'll still take Lamar over that overrated any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[@RB-.-]

I think JJ is capable of being a more tool-sy Brock Purdy. But I could also see a reality where he's Drew Lock mixed with Desmond Ridder. Neither of those outcomes are worth the 2nd overall pick, but he's a first round talent when you consider his efficiency and athleticism. He just needs to be on an already solidified offense like Miami or Minnesota in order to distribute.

[@greenearth975]

He is still pretty young its hard to say exactly what his ceiling is.

[@vaykay43]

I feel likes he’s a project tbh. He will be a professional person in the locker room he’s got size and tools but I think he sits somewhere 2-3 years then turns into a pretty good pro! I don’t think he’s ready yet to play. Jordan Love type project

[@mgk2020]

Sports talk faulting the NBA for not promoting future stars when they don't do anything but talk about the old guard themselves is rich.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

The Bills should have kept Dabol as HC...

[@MDuddies3]

Nick trolls the Bills and is surprised he is called a hater? Cmon man, you can't be that shortsighted. 😂

[@micahmartens7770]

He's right tho

[@polishutube]

@@micahmartens7770no he’s not lmao

[@jasperegan3625]

​@polishutube which part was he wrong about?

[@miltmoise7917]

Nick is spittin' on the NBA.

[@Hammondbrass]

Please editor, for the love of God, TURN DOWN THE VOLUME on the tag at the end! They’ve been like 20 dB’s higher than the rest of the video.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

I think JJ will be like all those Alabama QBs pre Jalen/Tua - they're NFL backups for a while then out of the league

[@cheerioss-9121]

and it’s important to note that Jalen and Tua got EVERYTHING done right for them to succeed. i mean look at what Hurts had to work with when he made his SB run, look at what Tua has to work with offensively in miami.

[@Lordofbags]

Im a Michigan fan and I love JJ….he’s a 3rd rd pick who needs to sit behind a vet for 3 years. He’s got a lot of potential but he needs to sit

[@isg6yeet741]

Colin literally described why jj didnt throw a ton of tds. Played with huge leads every game due to the best running game of this decade. Why would he throw 50 touchdowns 😂

[@connor_phillipz5689]

Yall should be embarrassed about this audio.

[@spoogtastic]

J.j doesn't feel anything like Zach. It's way closer to Mac Jones.

[@abdultaylor6571]

Mac Jones has real physical limitations. JJ doesn't have any of that.

[@cfiasco]

Lmao what

[@lmaojonn]

we have audio level at "Whisper" or what?

[@jamesmcintosh9945]

How can the volume master ….. have f’ed up volume, literal volume is lower than anything on KZbin

[@christopherwilliams477]

Nick is very insightful

[@jamalstrickland1]

JJ McCarthy was hurt in the Penn State game. It was literally reported and it was apparent in his play. Why do pundits keep using only this game as evidence?

[@aidanmurphy8286]

Sound is terrible and there was no mention of the suns spurs game in this 😂

[@TAS-gb5ph]

Nick’s Bills take its spot on. Either Josh Allen is a top 3 quarterback and the Bills have underachieved, or he’s not a top 3 quarterback

[@seandelevan]

So three teams win the Super Bowl every year?

[@barakesmith-washington6946]

@@seandelevan mental gymnastics

[@jasperegan3625]

​@seandelevan no, but you'd expect the bills to have gotten to the superbowl at least once. When you lose to the chiefs or bengals in the playoffs every year you've definitely underachieved if you really are the 2nd or 3rd best qb in the league

[@seandelevan]

@@jasperegan3625 so with that logic Matt Stafford and Brock Purdy are top 3 qbs?

[@jasperegan3625]

@seandelevan how does that make sense? My point was pretty clear, Josh allen and the bills have underachieved, because I believe he is a top 3 qb. Unless you're arguing that he's not a top 3 qb, which is a whole other discussion.

[@bryanlauer1176]

Fix the audio!! Great content as always!

[@vaykay43]

These audio level changes are waking up my 7 month old 😂

[@TheMysticCastle42]

Colin please fire your audio guy.

[@wordy4908]

Nick Wright makes a good point about the NBA featuring future stars from smaller markets. But the NBA is smart to feature current stars in the larger market coastal teams to build current viewership numbers in regions where the future stars will eventually move and be playing.

[@SirPerfectful]

Nick, JJ was hurt in that Penn State game. His foot got messed up, could barely jog. But he still played. Funny enough, you saw a similar thing happen in the Rose Bowl (off of which he through a back foot dime to Roman Wilson off a Semaj Morgan fleaflicker).

[@theentertainment440]

PLEASE SOMEONE FIX THE SOUND. ITS BEEN WEEKS

[@RickSanchez167]

Bro people dont actually watch games 😂. Everyone brings up the Penn State game, and dont mention that the tackles literally could not block PSU's Edge rushers

[@kwame2222]

Please fix the audio

[@tracyisbest]

I think it's actually FIRST THINGS FIRST that has the low volume. Colin's show is alright when not talking to Nick Wright. Still pretty annoying that they can't get this segment fixed each week though.

[@neelkrishna]

It’s clear Colin doesn’t watch tennis lol

[@teodoroagoncillo325]

Bradley Beal is the reason why the Suns are not moving up. He makes a lot of turnovers. And he misses a lot of makeable shots. The Suns must trust Allen more.

[@rafaaybarraa]

Nick’s delayed reaction to the Chiefs falling🤣🤣🤣

[@KingA32]

The NBA also need yo take a page out of the NFL and make their games accessible. I don't have an NFL team but I watch it every week on peacock, Paramount+ and Prime. I don't think any of them shows NBA games.

[@jayanparmar596]

Audio too quiet

[@DennyOLeary]

Oh god, Caleb is Nick’s next obsessive player. Here we go again…

[@Barfopotamus]

Trying to get a do-over after 'The Prince' flopped

[@commonsensei9772]

Nick was really on point today. Also the NBA has marketed s bit too much towards star players rather than Teams. Now there’ll probably be fans who’ll stop watching who were just fans of only Lebron, Steph, & KD

[@zeus4885]

“Suns lose to Spurs” in the title and they don’t say a single thing about the Suns… thanks for wasting 10 mins of my time

[@thexirvrj2442]

This video happens to be my yearly reminder to only watch Colins show when Joel Klatt comes on to teach his son.

[@spencertaylor-mrliltay]

Fox please! If it too difficult hire me on as an intern. I’d be happy to fix the audio for you! It’s not that hard 😂!

[@TheRealAT]

30 seconds in and it’s already fate Aaron Rogers is MVP

[@DeCurtaRican]

Can Nick count? Aaron Rodgers was the 2020-21 MVP and the 2021-22 MVP. He had one down year - his final with the Packers (2022-23) and didn’t play this past season, his first with the Jets (2023-24). His last dominant year (again, MVP) was two years ago (2021-22) not three, and it was due to his 2023-24 injury. We are in the 2023-24 offseason right now, so only two seasons have been played (2022-23 and 2023-24) since Rodgers’s last MVP. He lies about every QB who is a threat to Mahomes. He does the same with Russ. He said Russ was horrible in 2023-24, and that was a lie. He was more than solid, finishing with top-5 and top-10 performances in meaningful stats, and nearly got the Broncos into the playoffs despite Sean Payton intentionally throwing winnable games early on and a few toward the end (notably the Patriots game). He claims Russ hasn’t been good in 5-6 years, which is categorically false b/c even three seasons ago was 2020-21, when he had a career year and led the Seahawks to a 12-4 record and the NFCw title in a stacked division. The next year (2021-22) he began by leading the league in passing over the first 1/3 of the season before suffering a gruesome hand injury that required immediate surgery. He returned prematurely after Geno went 1-3 in his absence but put up great stats considering that he appeared in 14 games but was healthy for only 9 of them due to that injury. He had a horrific 2022-23 season, but that was due to a perfect storm. Not only was Russ playing injured (unlike what Mahomes would have done, he kept silent about it), his team was badly injured. Lest we forget the biggest cause: Nathaniel Hackett being grossly unqualified to be a HC. So, Russ has had one horrific season and two in-Russ but solid, respectable seasons, and other than that put up 9 seasons of pure excellence - even in 2016, when he also played an entire season INJURED! I can’t respect a guy who uses his platform as a bully pulpit and a channel for misleading narratives and misinformation. Nick Wright is nothing but a biased blowhard with different agendas.

[@advaitkulkarni571]

men’s tennis is in perfect place lol alcaraz and sinner are the next people to take the torch

[@craigosterberg5045]

I disagree. I think you need more foreign stars like Luka, GA, Embiid in NY, Los Angeles, and Chicago to expand the popularity of the NBA.

[@jasonjanisewski78]

The genius of the NFL is that fans care about every team because the NFL promotes much smarter than the NBA. Nobody ever said that Barry Sanders or Justin Jefferson needed to go to NY to drive ratings.

[@greenearth975]

People in those cities already watch the NBA. If you really want the sport to be more popular across the entire US, the smaller markets have to be relevant as well.

[@MrCount987]

What was that tennis analogy, how in the world Djokovic regressed when he is still number 1, fed retired and nadal rank is 652......

[@thesmithsmx6880]

Turn the F'n volume up!!!!!

[@greksgfx5862]

that penn state game wasn’t as much JJ not being able to throw, the right guard was just getting dusted every snap, there was no protection from chop

[@beaustange]

Love Nick and Nick with Collin but the spin Nick is putting out there regarding the UM v PSU is not accurate. They knew the could run on them, the right tackle got hurt and they couldn’t protect him even before that. That being said, he’s not a top 4 pick and if you wouldn’t have teams desperate for the rookie qb contract when sans a “franchise qb” it pushes them up the draft board. Probably should be a late 2nd or early 3rd round pick

[@jeffreylouis6371]

the sound sucks

[@k_hack9441]

That’s an insult to my Sixers! We were sabotaged by a choking point guard for 4 straight years with some poor injury luck thrown in.

[@carlossim12]

The young guys just have to have a playoff moment. That’s when you really become a star.

[@zacharynoga1632]

I'm liking Nick more & more.

[@curtd2741]

Why is it so important to Nick that JJ (and Jimmy G) only throws 8 passes in a WIN!! I guess he prefers Dak passing 40 times for 400 yards in a loss!

[@Ep1cRainbow]

they are winning with those qbs, not because of them. NFL qbs are expected to throw 30+ times a game. interesting that you cited Dak, but not Brady or Mahomes

[@aliali-ce3yf]

because you shouldn't waste draft capital and lots of money when you can just plug anyone in to throw 8 passes and win those kinds of QBs don't elevate a team. those teams tend to be stacked and elevate the QB. so just plug in any decent QB

[@caper087]

I’ve learned this year, KC is never vulnerable as long as they have Patrick and Travis

[@davidgroth26]

Zach Wilson would never have played for Harbaugh, so the character is very different

[@alexanderdeits6547]

as amn avid tennis watcher my man has NOT been watching... Sinner and Alcaraz taking the torch

[@senacabarnes8799]

The Penn St game shouldn’t be held against JJ. Plenty of analysis on that game shows the RT was getting beat by Chop Robinson pretty easily. They went with the run to stop Chop from having an impact and Penn St couldn’t stop the run so why change what was working. The gameplay dictated JJ throwing 8 times not his skill level.

[@buschg7106]

They have a point. After the Jordan era they went with kobe and shaq and I stopped watching until LeBron.

[@shezpherd]

Colin should put the Chiefs at 3 just to trigger Nick even more with his hierarchy lol

[@eduardogalvaorj]

Honest question: what's the big deal about have international players be the face of the league?

[@yungcringegamer]

Harbaugh is smart generating steam for this kid to inflate LAC draft stock value.

[@DJJessie37]

They threw 32 straight times because they couldn't block Chop Robinson. I don't think he's the 2nd best QB but the reason they didn't throw wasn't because of JJ it was because of their tackle

[@danielventura8118]

It’s not narrow minded because Sean McDermott should have beaten the chiefs maybe twice in the playoffs.He screws up constantly

[@TheJakekeller22]

They had to run the ball against PSU because the OL couldn't pass protect against their DL. Watch the first two series.

[@literary_one0]

Can’t forget about Josh Giddy

[@bingobongoguy]

Rafi Nadal, Rafa’s Israelí brother😂

[@captinchewy7592]

Not me as a American liking the international players more and seeing them as the face of the league not Ant 😂 what a joke

[@kevincosio3327]

FLOOD THE COMMENTS WITH FIX THE SOUNDS UNTIL THEY FIX IT!! wtf it’s insane

[@sffan10]

If the American basketball audience isn’t comfortable with an international player being the face of the league, they’d better get comfortable.

[@sleepyjoeb.8726]

Whichever GM and coach draft JJ. Will be fired within two years of drafting him.

[@lukemccarthy7657]

I’m a massive bills fan and I think the last 4 years have been a failure

[@SippinTheRich]

Now to Nick "Wins aren't a QB stat" Wright on how two things can't be true at the same time, and how Josh Allen is only a "good" quarterback.

[@jasonjanisewski78]

Nick calls Allen quite good. However, he also sees how Allen is highly erratic from game to game and turns it over more than any QB in the league.

[@SippinTheRich]

@@jasonjanisewski78 josh allens playoff numbers say otherwise. If he wants to speak on the bills as a collective that's fine, but he can't say "Wins aren't a QB stat" and then ridicule Allen for not winning in the playoffs with the numbers he puts up.

[@gjerrildkro]

No Blazing 5 ??

[@amosepelman3472]

The nba benefited from the redeem team in the 08 Olympics. Think of all the stars on that team still relevant today. NBA could probably benefit if they lose the upcoming Olympics and build another redeem team

[@morenewyorkgiantsplease]

Naw we good Colin and Nick NotBright. Vikings do your thing take JJ.

[@brandonshepherd7861]

It’s only one winner so how Josh Allen pose beat the best every year Smh

[@astronomicalphenomenal032]

How you gone project records before the draft, be serious!

[@Rohmtschen]

Fire the person responsible for The Herd's KZbin content. This (volume issues) shouldn't be happening. I have a 12 year old who literally does better on his KZbin channel that he films, edits (including adding music, voice-overs etc) and uploads himself, with zero problems.

[@hdl3044]

Dude even if the Vikings draft a QB they absolutely should have the worst QB in their division

[@KidCudisthegoat]

Colin clearly knows absolutely nothing about men's tennis lol

[@tristans_]

McCarthy is way smarter and more mentally tough than Zach

[@jamalstrickland1]

I SERIOUSLY doubt the Bears get 10 wins next year. That’s such an inflammatory take 🤣🤣

[@justinmj6586]

The division is probably too good but they're at least a 9 win team on paper after the draft. Ur probably more a casual fan rather than close follower of the league. They've already massively upgraded their weapons core and are soon to upgrade at qb and add another top 10 pick to a 7 win team.

[@mattcarberry368]

they were a 7 win team with the worst quarterbacking in the league, they got better as the season went on, and have already improved significantly 10 wins is not crazy to think at all, and if you think it's so wildly inflammatory that you're rolling on the floor laughing then i seriously doubt that you've been paying attention to anything

[@5thdimensional-vo9se]

. Bears have more talent from the defense and weapons on offense than most teams in the division...You do understand the bears have the number 1 overall pick and number 9 overall pick? Last time a team had 2 picks in the top 10 that team went from 0-16 to 7-8-1. I'm not saying the bears will add 7 more wins from their record from last season but it will be at least 4 more wins.

[@5thdimensional-vo9se]

​@@mattcarberry368I hope they don't end up Like the Panthers who had the number 1 pick with a 7-10 record in 2022 but ended up with a 2-15 record in 2024. But Panthers traded DJ moore who was the reason they got 7 wins and got rid of dont'a foreman who helped.

[@jamalstrickland1]

@@mattcarberry368 It's a ridiculous expectation to put on a rookie QB, especially in Chicago w/ the cold and wind. They've never had a 4000+ passer for a reason. The team has certainly upgraded their weapons... but, let's be real. these expectations are really just about Caleb being a "generational talent." But that's what was said about Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray, Cam Newton, Justin Herbert. None of them got 10 wins in the first season. Even if Caleb IS "generational, and wins 10 games, it's still a laughable expectation to have for the team now

[@TheRealAT]

It’s funny watching someone who can barely speak talk so down about an athlete like Rogers.

[@graeadventures]

That is why Bron is the goat Been feeding people for ages

[@phillipbroz5208]

The NBA's problem is not the marketing. Nobody talks about the marketing, except when the product is bad. The NFL is not successful because of the "marketing". This is a false notion created by a media that needs things to talk about and occupations that need to justify their salaries. The NBA's problem is the product. People aren't into it. I try to be, and struggle. A big portion of the good players are foreign, making them unrecognizable. The good players jump teams, seemingly, every 6 months, and the likelihood of catching them on the court when I flip on the TV is about 50/50. And those are just the logistical parts. The quality of the game is a whole other ball of wax which, admittedly, is overblown, but there is a slowness, lack of defense, and over-utilization of iso ball, or "helio" I guess? That makes games drag. I did notice they decided to quit calling all fouls, giving the illusion of defense, and it's kind of piqued my interest a bit. Anyway, "marketing" ain't it. No good product dies as a result of its "marketing".

[@TheGrimReaper13Seconds]

Djokovic is still the best men’s tennis player. He’s the MJ and LeBron of tennis. Most titles with the best longevity. I get the comp to tennis with the NBA but Novak is still clearly the best player when he’s on. He will win a few more majors then Alcaraz or Sinner will rise to the top. Not a 100% apples to apples take, CC.

[@taylorferry4365]

JJ will be a stud at the next level.... HE'S 21!!!!! Just wait. I'll die on this hill. Go Blue!

[@mellotix18]

Fix the audio jesus christ