Doctor Kildare 2,182 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) By Nick Schwartz Colin Cowherd ranks NFL franchises, from elite to complete ‘dumpster fires On Wednesday's episode of "The Herd," Colin Cowherd unveiled his NFL Pyramid — a ranking of how well each franchise in the league is operated. "What’s amazing to be about the NFL … it’s not just that New England’s here, but it’s also that Pittsburgh was close and Green Bay was close again. If I said to you — think about this … all the owners are billionaires. It’s the No. 1 show on five networks. But I would argue it’s shocking how poorly the individual franchises are run." According to Cowherd, every franchise can be placed into one of four groups: Exceedingly well-run, mostly well-run, run well-enough and "dumpster fire." Here are the results Tier 1: New England, Green Bay, Seattle, Denver "There’s like four groups of teams. There’s four teams in the NFL — and these coincidentally have the four best winning percentages over the last five years — that I would call exceptionally well-run. They’re not perfect, but GM, coach, owner, quarterback, personnel. I’d say New England, Green Bay, Seattle, Denver. That’s it. Those, to me, are exceptionally well-run franchises." Tier 2: New York Giants, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Kansas City, Baltimore "I’d say there’s a category of about five to six teams that are mostly well-run. There’s a hole somewhere. I may not love the GM, I may not love the way they draft, I may not love their head coach. But I think the Giants, the Steelers, Arizona, Kansas City and Baltimore, the last four years, are mostly well-run franchises." Tier 3: Cincinnati, Atlanta, Houston, Minnesota, Dallas, Washington, New Orleans, Carolina "After that, there are handful of franchises that are run well-enough to at least be viable. Cincinnati, Atlanta, Houston, Minnesota, Dallas, Washington, the Saints and Carolina. Don’t go crazy on Atlanta because they’re here in the Super Bowl. Don’t go crazy on Atlanta." The dumpster fires: Jacksonville, Buffalo, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Tennessee, Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis, Miami, New York Jets "OK, now everybody else qualifies, at some level, as a dumpster fire. Here’s what’s remarkable … that’s like 50 percent of the league! Think about that. Sometimes a Seattle, a Green Bay, a Denver, New England — they benefits from others’ mistakes. It’s not what they’re doing. Like, if you’re at a company, and you’re No. 2 chasing No. 1, you’re going to get there much quicker if No. 1 makes mistakes. But if you look at the NFL, if you consider the capital investment, the size of the industry. That it dominates professional sports in America … half the league, or close, is a mess. They either don’t know what they’re doing in ownership, they’re too impulsive, they can’t get the quarterback right, they’re poor [at] drafting. That, to me, is remarkable." http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/colin-cowherd-nfl-pyramid-franchises-dumpster-fires-020117 Edited February 2, 2017 by Doctor Kildare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShanghaiDirtyBird 841 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 If we're looking at the last two years, I'd disagree with that. If we're looking at the last 5-10 or even 20 years he's either correct or being generous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcons007 24,857 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Why are you even paying attention to this clown. He got fired from freaking ESPN. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
takeitdown 4,239 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Well, he's looking at last 4...and we were horrible for the first 2 of those. We're pretty good over the last 8. And we're pretty good over the last 2. Over the last 4 is the weakest possible timespan for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
octoslash 18,246 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Bummer. Does this mean our Lombardi Trophy will be made of plastic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DoYouSeeWhatHappensLarry 7,402 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 He's not waaaaay off but he's definitely not spot on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 19,229 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I find it funny that the Falcons have beaten 3 out of 4 of Cowherd's 1st tier franchises this season. The Patriots will make it all 4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
droopy1592 7,350 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 He and Skip can kick rocks. They are just media darling team nut huggers and c0ck suckers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doctor Kildare 2,182 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, DawnOfThemBirds said: I find it funny that the Falcons have beaten 3 out of 4 of Cowherd's 1st tier franchises this season. The Patriots will make it all 4. And more than half of the Pats' schedule this year was"dumpster fires". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da_Truth 1,927 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 This guy is simply bored stupid and just making slit up at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcons_own_nfc_south 2,972 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Whole Media is pod because they were all wrong and having hard time to admit that... So they are just trying anything to bash this organization... I so badly want to WIN and rub on these sissiess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thesouphead 3,913 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Keep in mind that this is the same guy who said Alabama didn't have a stupid "Rize Up" style slogan last week. So in other words, somehow, one of the highest paid, if not the highest paid sports commentators on the planet has never heard "Roll Tide". Perhaps he is just really misinformed or perhaps he just pretends to be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xiv_T_E_C_O_ 776 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Unless I missed it, whatever point he's trying to make gets lost if you forget the Raiders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDaveG 43,737 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Yeah, I'm okay with this. One good year doesn't elevate us to the upper echelon of NFL teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkerFalcon8710 18,827 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I can throw **** at a wall to till something sticks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadmeat 251 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 What I find funny is that bottom tier teams: Miami, Buffalo, and NJ Jets hmmmmmmm. what division do they play in? If they are dumpster fire teams and that equals 6 games every year, what does that say about competition that Pats face? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Blank 1,087 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Cowturd, Clueless, and their ilk just say completely idiotic, stupid sh!t just to rile people up and get them to click/call/tune in to their show. That's why I never watch/listen/read anything any of them have to say. To me they are bankrupt in the sports entertainment/knowledge department. They are just not worth anybody's time, folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tryonis 215 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Good news guys we are officially not a dumpster fire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SacFalcFan 1,064 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 3 hours ago, falcons007 said: Why are you even paying attention to this clown. He got fired from freaking ESPN. lol yep.. i felt it was better for my blood pressure to stop listening to him a while ago. he is on skip bayless level for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dirtybird2k5 3,176 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Doctor Kildare said: And more than half of the Pats' schedule this year was"dumpster fires". More than half. They played their own division (Miami, Buffalo, NY Jets), The AFC North (Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland), and the NFC West (Seattle, Arizona, LA, San Francisco). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
middlegatv 2,217 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Geez, I'm flustered. I can't decide if Cowturd or Heath Evans is the bigger dummy today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Long© 86 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, middlegatv said: Geez, I'm flustered. I can't decide if Cowturd or Heath Evans is the bigger dummy today. Heath, hands down, all day, everyday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rugger8 1,493 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Should we rank sports talk show hosts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFatboi 28,995 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I'm not mad at that. At least we're in a tier with some teams that have championships. And we're lucky to be in tier 3. The Smith years is enough to put us in dumpster Fire status. The Blank years elevated us a little bit still have been inconsistent. We only started experiencing consistency from 08-12 then back down for 3. He's not that far off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falx 995 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 23 minutes ago, Lee Long© said: Heath, hands down, all day, everyday! Affirmed. He will never change his feelings about ATL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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