Colin Cowherd Has Reservations About Patriots In Latest Power Rankings

Colin Cowherd wants to go all-in on the New England Patriots, but he has one big reservation.

The “Herd with Colin Cowherd” host put the defending Super Bowl champions at No. 5 on his latest “Herd Hierarchy” — otherwise known as power rankings. According to Cowherd, the 8-1 Patriots still don’t have enough on offense.

Here’s his rationale:

“I think they still need another offensive piece,” Cowherd said. “I think they have good backs. I think Mohamed Sanu is clearly their No. 2 after Julian Edelman. They have the most takeaways in the NFL — some of that is they’ve played crappy quarterbacks.

“They have the best head coach and the best clutch quarterback and they’ll probably play a playoff game in Foxboro, but their offensive personnel … they’re last year’s offense without Josh Gordon’s speed and (Rob Gronkowski). They need another piece offensively.”

Honestly, he’s not wrong.

The Patriots will look to rebound from their Week 9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.