Best of The Herd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Colin Cowherd starts with the Los Angeles Lakers hot start under head coach JJ Redick, even with LeBron James on the sidelines. Colin explains why Redick’s coaching style could reshape the future of the Lakers franchise and what it means for the NBA’s most glamorous team.
Then, Colin turns to the NFL trade deadline, giving Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys credit for making smart, forward-looking moves — even after parting ways with Micah Parsons. Colin believes the Cowboys are now in a better position than they’ve seen in years.
Plus, Greg Cosell of NFL Films joins the show to break down the impressive development of quarterback Caleb Williams and how head coach Ben Johnson has transformed the Chicago Bears offense into one of the NFL’s most exciting units in the NFL.
Topics Covered:
- JJ Redick’s impact on the Lakers’ early-season success
- How LeBron James’ absence is fueling LA’s growth
- Jerry Jones’ Cowboys trade deadline strategy
- Why the Cowboys are better without Micah Parsons
- Greg Cosell on Caleb Williams’ breakout with the Bears
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.1 | Thanks for listening to The Best of the Heard podcast. |
| 0:07.2 | Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to 3 Eastern, 9 a.m. to |
| 0:12.8 | noon Pacific. |
| 0:13.9 | Find your local station for the herd at Fox SportsRedio.com or stream us live every day on the |
| 0:19.6 | iHeart Radio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. |
| 0:23.9 | This is the best of the herd with Colin Cowher on Fox Sports Radio. |
| 0:33.1 | Here we go. It is a Thursday. Welcome in. It's the herd. You've got to play hurt, man. You're not always at 100%. Nobody cares. No tears shed. We're live. We're in Los Angeles. It's the herd. Wherever you may be, however you may be watching or listening. Thanks for making us part of your day. |
| 0:54.9 | So you were at the Spurs Lakers game last night. |
| 0:57.3 | Lakers win close late. |
| 0:59.9 | Years and years ago, this was probably 20 years ago, |
| 1:03.6 | I was talking to an NBA exec. |
| 1:05.9 | I was court side of a game, and I got there early. |
| 1:09.1 | Did you get there early last night? |
| 1:10.6 | Not early enough. All right. So you get there early last night? Not early enough. |
| 1:11.6 | All right. So you get there really early an hour and a half before and like people come by. |
| 1:16.6 | And he said something to me and it's how I want to start my show. |
| 1:20.6 | Stars in the NBA in basketball, it's not like baseball. They don't have slumps. |
| 1:26.6 | They can have a bad quarter, but guys like |
| 1:29.0 | Luca are always going to get theirs. The late Kobe, wilt, Jerry Wet, it doesn't matter. Stars get |
| 1:37.0 | theirs. Great coaching is taking a B minus player and making him a B plus player. Taking a C plus player and making him a B player. You're not going to turn Brody James into LeBron James. You're not going to jump a grade and a half. But that's what J.J. Redick did and he's doing this year. Rui Hachamora is a good B player. He's playing like an A player. He's shooting 60% from the field. He's shooting 47% from |
| 2:03.4 | 3. That's an A player career high in scoring. Now, it's early in the NBA season where even the |
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