Chuck Swirsky

Joining us on the Circa Sports Illinois hotline, download the Circa app today, is Herm Edwards.

Herm, thank you so much for joining us today.

Trust me, Herm, this is our pleasure.

We get to learn knowledge from you right now.

And Herm, I think there were so many decisions where as a coach, you're probably not just analyzing the quality of the play out of these four teams that we just saw.

But there were some pivotal decisions, whether playing a factor in the AFC championship game, for example, Sean Payton being asked about his decisions in the second quarter.

You don't think that's your best chance for points.

What did you think of some of the decisions that stood out to you in these games?

And, Coach, I think what stands out to me in that decision is not only does it motivate your players, at least how I see it, is that you can know it's coming, but then it's still the other team's job to try to stop it.

Yeah, the yards were at a premium in that game, that's for sure, Herm.

We were talking to Herm Edwards, the ESPN analyst, and of course the longtime NFL and college head coach here, Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 670 The Score.

And you've mentioned Sam Darnold a couple times.

Of course, we're drawn to him because not only was his time in the division in the NFC North when he was with the Vikings so pivotal, but also just the redemption that he's had.

And to do it twice, you know, to come into –

Minnesota and have the year he had with Kevin O'Connell and then to not get paid by Minnesota, even though he could have earned a lot of money, then to do it again in Seattle.

You know, what stands out about what he's done, even to you as a former head coach who's seen so many things, about how he's been able to succeed once and then again like this?

We're talking to Herm Edwards, the longtime NFL coach, the ESPN analyst, kind enough to join us on Rahimi Harrison Grote on 670 The Score.

And it's funny, Coach, because you bring up

the timeline that we've seen the Patriots and Mike Vrabel have but then he's beating a team coached by Sean Payton who unfortunately lost Bo Nix due to a broken bone in his ankle in that last game which was an incredible game in and of itself coming down to luck but I think to even do what Sean Payton has done a guy known for his offensive mind got far and away one of the best defenses in the league too you know what do you make of just the timeline you're talking about when it comes to Payton coming back to the Broncos and then what that team did this past year

Herm, what do you think about the Bears' season this past year and their potential for next year?