THE HERD – HOUR 2 – Herd Hierarchy: Broncos IN, Chiefs OUT | Nick Wright: Sam Darnold Is Elite
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What is Colin’s opening Herd Hierarchy and why are the Lions in the top‑5?
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Um it is good to be back. Took a little bit of a long vacay, but it's okay. August is uh pretty lifeless at the end of it. I'm good by the way guys, I can hear now. Um I think this is so I'm doing my herd hierarchy. Tomorrow and I gotta go to the last day. Today is my final herd hierarchy. Like we're going into the season a little bit blind. I'm going off a little last year. How did you draft? Do I like your new coaches? How did you play at the end of the year? Did you have a big free agent signing? I will say there are teams that I think are good and that I have in the playoffs. But don't make my top 10 because 14 teams make the playoffs. So let's go. Here's my herd hierarchy. We'll start at number 10 on the eve of the NFL season.
Number 10 is one of the most improved teams and a team that I thought made real moves, the Cincinnati Bengals. Okay, they've made, they've won the division the two times they've given Joe Burrow a top 20 defense. And by adding Dexter. Lawrence, Jonathan Allen, Kyle Duggar, Cassius Howell, Boye Maffe. I think they're going to have a top 20 defense. You also look in their division, old Aaron Rodgers twice, the Browns quarterback situation twice. I think Burrow, when he doesn't have to only win by track meet, is a playoff quarterback. I have them at 10.
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nine. I would say the Houston Texans, best defense in the league by a margin. Listen, they won ten of their last eleven games. I'm a fan of CJ Stroud, although the last two years, too many mistakes. They return ten of the eleven starters that made their defense that shut down the LA Rams.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is Colin’s opening Herd Hierarchy and why are the Lions in the top‑5?
0:00–11:08
2
How does the herd hierarchy progress from the Bengals (No. 10) to the Texans (No. 9) and Bears (No. 8)?
11:08–21:51
3
Why does Colin rank the Broncos at No. 7 and what does he see in their new offense?
21:51–24:23
4
What are the reasons Colin is high on the Chargers at No. 6 despite their injury history?
24:23–35:34
5
Why does Nick Wright argue that Sam Darnold is now an elite NFL quarterback?
35:34–37:18
6
Why does Colin move the Chiefs out of the top‑10 and put Denver back in?
37:18–54:17
Speakers
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