Colin Cowherd Podcast Prime Cuts - Broncos Lose Bo Nix, Indiana Wins 1st Natty, NFL Coaching Carousel, Bills Drama

All right, let’s go to Denver—overtime over Buffalo—and that bizarre catch review; in real speed the ball’s bouncing, so they actually nailed the call, even if slow-mo made it look cleaner than it was.

The catch rule’s a maze, but by the letter they got it; bigger issue is Buffalo’s turnovers and throwing a jump ball to a speed guy, which points to roster limits.

They’ve missed on too many picks, play loose on offense, and Josh was reckless; with some defensive head coaches you feel the offense isn’t buttoned up, and that’s Buffalo again.

Allen has a farvian streak you don’t erase, yet they’ve still won a lot; the front office hasn’t been aggressive enough on the margins, and the GM shouldn’t be the one who survives if the coach goes.

Credit Denver: better coach, deeper roster, more efficient quarterback that night, and they hit both deep shots when it mattered.

Bo Nix played like a closer all season and on the final drive; sometimes you have to let a playmaker freelance, and it’s wild we learned about his broken ankle after the game.

Big-picture lesson: if you make a mistake at coach or quarterback, pivot fast; with the right coach and a capable, cheaper QB, you can get right back in the mix.

Cheap QB windows let you attack the cap and buy help, but owners have to front-load cash and stomach the accounting to climb out of bad deals.

Harbaugh to the Giants fits; they don’t need a play designer, they need a culture boss, and the division’s there to be grabbed with a few smart additions.

He feels like New York—commanding, comfortable in that market—and they finally get that Parcells-Coughlin presence again.

Hire early, get the best staff; Atlanta’s moving with purpose, and Pittsburgh worries me because they don’t.

Give a coach juice, but pair him with a personnel heavyweight so he isn’t picking every player; that balance matters.

Joe Shane’s been competent despite the Barkley saga, and this division isn’t exactly McVay-Shanahan-Mike Macdonald; Harbaugh walks in as the best coach.

Washington screams Mike Tomlin under an NBA-style owner who likes splash moves; Dan Quinn may be a year away.

Ben Johnson turned them down and Tomlin’s an East Coast lifer, so your read tracks.

If Tomlin truly saw the rebuild coming and still walked, that’s clarity over comfort and a smart reset.

Dan Quinn’s a solid guy, but in today’s league he feels mid relative to the top defensive minds.

College title: Big Ten three-peat with Indiana over Miami in a tough, slightly chippy game; Mendoza took hits, made winning plays, and Miami absolutely belonged and is built to last with NIL and recruiting.

It felt like an NFL game in the trenches; Indiana’s the most complete team—defense, offense balance, and special teams that swing games.

To beat them you need explosives and third-and-long; the Big Ten’s top tier is loaded next year with money, quarterbacks, and coaching depth.

It’s a coaching league now, and with transfer cash you can sustain success; their staff continuity only helps.

NIL rides the economy; as long as wealth is humming, the checks clear, and right now ratings and attendance say the sport’s surging.

When money’s flowing, boosters spend; Indiana’s about to see a flood.

College ball’s always been top-heavy, and that’s fine—big brands rising lifts the whole thing, like baseball after its rule tweaks.

Football wins on scarcity and stakes; every snap matters, which fits how we live now.

Bringing in the founder of Go Long—Buffalo’s had a wild month—what did you make of the presser where the owner defended the GM and put Keon Coleman on blast?

It was awkward but honest; Coleman can change the story by producing and acting like a pro, and the bigger truth is a decade with an elite quarterback and no Super Bowl, so ownership chose a new path.

Fair to hammer the draft record, or about what most GMs manage?

League voices thought the roster was championship-caliber, but the defense kept cracking in playoff moments under a defensive coach, from 13 seconds forward, and late-game decisions did them in again.

Offensively they’ve got plenty for an offensive head coach to juice; is Brian Daboll the front-runner?

He’ll be in the mix given his bond with Allen, but they must vet his Giants-era management and staff dynamics and make sure the second act is steadier.

How did the media and fans digest the move?

It was tense; McDermott rebuilt goodwill, but internally 13 seconds lingered as a leadership miss with little ownership, and timing kept delaying the inevitable until now.

Quick Packers check—did they truly weigh moving on from Matt LaFleur?

It had to cross their minds after another collapse; he’s a sharp QB coach, but repeated late-game fades point to culture, not talent.

I see a smart schemer, not a culture builder, and that shows up against hardened teams.

Love looks top-tier and the roster’s fine; Gutekunst stocked him with young receivers, so it’s on LaFleur to harden edges so those leads stop melting.

Everything just hits better after a win, and it’s even sweeter with a dash of the good stuff—see you next time.