Depending on your point of view Cowherd is either a contrarian or an independent analyst. For example, he was one of the few that did not buy into the idea that the video taping gave the Patriots a huge advantage for which the punishment should have been more severe. With that in mind, he did make a telling comment today that he has been accused of being a Patriot's homer, so perhaps he took this side to appease that portion of his audience.
He did have a few comments that didn't seem to be very well thought out though. First, he mentioned that BB does not start rookies (not true; Seymour and others for example) and went on about BB bringing in veteran LB's and their age - but made no mention of Mayo and Crable. He also said Lynch would not be successful in a new position, the hybrid S/LB role that was being taught to Tank Williams, but overlooked how well BB has done with others in multiple positions (McGinest, Thomas, etc.) Then he went on to say that if Lynch could do well in a new position that you may as well make him a WR, which should have made a light bulb go on over his head (Troy Brown as a DB.) The last innacuracy I caught was him comparing BB to George Allen, pointing out that Allen only used veterans but was not a winning coach in his final years; BB's won-loss record was pretty good last year.
Another thing he implied was that BB has let success go to his head, and believes all the stories about him being a genius. He compared how the Colts improve through the draft, that their defense is younger, faster and better than the Pats, who rely on free agents. To me, that's lazy analysis, relying on often repeated statements backed up with no facts - which is not like Cowherd.
In my opinion he brought this up and made these comments to (a) generate responses and debate from both sides, and (b) to convince his audience that has accused him of being a Pats homer that he does not play favorites, that he can be trusted for providing unbiased commentary.
Or maybe he is just a contrarian, playing both sides of the fence in the name of ratings.
