THE HERD - Hour 1 – Wemby leads the way for the All Star Game, Is Mendoza built to carry the Raiders?
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The NBA is a “follow the leader” league, and Victor Wembanyama got NBA athletes to care about the All Star Game again. MLB players sound off about the Dodgers and they’re fans of the spending power of LA. New information arises about Fernando Mendoza, and Colin ruminates on his presumed future with the Raiders. The Dolphins are blowing up their roster, what could be next for wide receiver Tyreek Hill and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa?
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | Thanks for listening to The Heard podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to 3 Eastern, 9 a.m. to noon Pacific. |
| 0:13.5 | Find your local station for the herd at Fox Sports Radio.com or stream us live every day in the IHeart Radio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. |
| 0:23.1 | Thanks for listening to The Heard podcast. |
| 0:26.2 | Here we go on a Monday, lots and lots to talk about. |
| 0:30.9 | Congrats to Michael Jordan and his NASCAR team. |
| 0:35.7 | All-Star weekend in the NBA. |
| 0:37.4 | We're in Chicago. It's the herd, |
| 0:38.8 | wherever you may be, and however you may be listening. Thanks for Megan Us, part of your day. |
| 0:43.4 | John Middlkoff in again today, J-Mac back tomorrow. It's really interesting. So you hear |
| 0:50.7 | this all the time. And I want to start today with something that's been true for a long time. |
| 0:57.0 | The NFL is called a copycat league because coaches copy other coaches schemes. |
| 1:03.9 | It's not about the players. |
| 1:05.1 | That's why half the league runs Kyle Shanahan's offense. |
| 1:08.4 | And a lot of defensive teams can run a two-shell, the high-shell stuff. |
| 1:13.1 | Now, everybody wants to run that and they're taking away big plays. |
| 1:16.0 | It's called a copycat league. |
| 1:17.5 | I mean, at one point in the NFL, teams with good quarterbacks were hiking the ball to the |
| 1:22.7 | running backs for about a 10-game stretch. |
| 1:25.2 | The wildcat offense was a thing. |
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