THE HERD - Hour 1 - Expectations for Caleb Williams, the Steelers defense, the Dodgers are struggling
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
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🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Colin sets expectations for Caleb Williams this season and why he should improve with new head coach Ben Johnson after a rollercoaster rookie year.
He's not convinced the Steelers will have a "historic" defense after head coach Mike Tomlin claims the team could be set up for greatness
Colin talks about the Dodgers getting swept by the Angels and them struggling even though they have the highest payroll
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| 0:44.3 | It's the herd in Chicago, wherever you may be, however you may be listening. Thanks for making us part of your day. You know, Jay Mack I was thinking about this on Fox Sunday night. I'm not sure if I've ever been this Jack to watch a preseason game. It's Caleb Williams and the Bears taking on the Buffalo Bills. |
| 0:58.5 | And Ben Johnson has said, we're playing starters. |
| 1:03.9 | So, and we've seen this preseason homes and Burrow and, you know, veterans are playing. |
| 1:04.6 | Everybody's playing. |
| 1:08.0 | So, but this week, they held out Caleb Williams. |
| 1:14.6 | And so I want to talk about this, we tend to think as fans and media. We tend to think if you're really talented, that the problems are always solvable. |
| 1:21.6 | Carmelo Anthony, well, he's a great athlete. He'll commit to defense eventually. He never did. |
| 1:30.5 | James Harden never committed to the defensive end. MJ did. Kobe did. LeBron did. |
| 1:36.5 | Durant has. Even Steph Curry, who's not great, did. Bird did. Mello, James Harden, never did. |
| 1:42.8 | Could have. |
| 1:46.0 | Lucas never really committed to defense. |
| 1:47.3 | Well, he's in great shape. |
| 1:49.1 | He'll use that for offense. |
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