 All right, we're excited about talking to a good friend of the show. We love the guy and Who better to ask about the Jets new quarterback? Then the one that every jet quarterback is measured against and that is the great Joe Namath the Hall of Famer And he joins us now on the Michael K. Show Joe. It's Michael Don and Peter. How are you our friend? You tell us what do you think of Sam Donald first game what would you what do you see? Well, it's just not the first game now. We've been watching him from about five He's been growing. He's gotten a better and better and I think we all expect them to keep getting better The way he played the other night. He almost doesn't appear to have a haste man. He's got to be pretty darn good All right, so take us through that first throw. He throws a pick six in his first-ever regular season game How do you think you would have been able to handle something like that? I just thrown it a little farther It's true I said the same thing No, are you surprised that he was able to bounce back the first pass he ever throws in an NFL game as a pick six He bounced back as if it didn't even bother him That's judging from the way he's carried himself so far even through Southern Cal You know, he won the coaching staff. Oh, I did about it Have you had an opportunity to talk with him yet, Joe? Just briefly before the giant game. I had a chance to visit with he and Josh and Teddy and Good vibes and did he didn't know did he I mean was he aware of your significance in jet history? Because it seems like he's a guy that knows what's going on. I Agree, I think he's well prepared for no matter what he does in life And he's just going to keep getting better things now when you left the jets that was going back to 77 now So we're talking you know 40 years Did you think that we'd still that you would still be compared to every quarterback that would come up that they did? Still be searching for you 40 years later You know, I haven't that didn't cross my mind. I promise you that tickled with where I was I was really I gotta say with the way the defense looked so fast and all man and was able to convert some plays and You know, we quarterbacks appreciate the running game and the running game looked great If we can get that offensive line to keep growing the limitations and they're yours, you know That's one of those things. So just one at a time and who knows man to play our song out of sight You know, it's interesting because we were talking about this earlier Joe I want to talk with Joe name it here on the Michael case show that I think that this this Sunday's game against the Dolphins is important because you want to keep that vibe going where you didn't just win the Opener, but you really showed on all three aspects of the game. Do you look at this game against the Dolphins is hey This is a game they should win Well, sure, they got a college to win but meantime they can be had You know the quarterback up at Detroit He's a pretty darn good quarterback, but the rest of the team Uh, I think they had some problems and the Jets made them look bad too. This Miami team Believe the Jets can beat them and they do too. So remains to be seen you guys know very well, man It's one week at a time Hey baseball these cats can all play So, uh, these guys got to stay hungry Now usually not all the time but usually a new quarterback new regime But you've got a head coach in his fourth year general manager as well has been here for a while and a new A new quarterback. So how do you feel about Todd bowls? And do you think that if this is a year in which the quarterback struggles Would it be fair to judge Todd bowls on that type of season? I think uh He's handled himself personally very well and the things that the team had been through and some of the personnel changes Haven't been easy But he has control of that team and uh, I think it's pretty clear that the players Believe in Todd right now. They believe in his leadership and his discipline and uh Some of the guys that aren't there anymore may not have had that kind of feeling and uh, I think I know I'm glad that Todd got another year This year and I expect to see him come back because I expect this team to improve throughout the year Joe, how much would it mean to you personally with just your history with this franchise if they could go on A nice run here and really build something over the next few years just for you personally. What would it mean? Personally, I get it, you know, I said this a few times over the years Coaches do change even ownership changes sometimes But we've had those fans there since 63 even some of the titan fans came over to long island and now out to jersey We have additional fans The players are trying as hard as they can possibly try to get a win and to win for the fans So we'll all be happy man, uh, if we can swing that and Hey, hey, if rookie quarterbacks from young players on the team, they're going to get better But don't argue for any limitations man one game at a time and who knows you might be in the playoffs I'm watching thursday night football last night, joe and there was a A ticky tack late hit on flacco and they threw a flag and Troy Aitman said I could see why Tom Brady wants to play till he's 45. He should change his mind as you play till he's 50 Anybody could play till they're 50 the way the rules are how and when you're watching games Do you do you think you said wow? I wish the rules were like that when I played I'm the male blunt to climb up on a offensive receiver and putting and I think all of the rules Uh for the players as well as the fans, man The tempo's up. It's faster. The the ball players are bigger stronger faster It should really enjoy that that the guy's in the stripes. We scratch us now Joe is a great follow on twitter at real joe nameth But if you played during the social media era, do you think you would have been on it social media? Or even quietly for that Joe can you imagine like in your day like if everybody had phones that were cameras? What would have happened at bachelor's three? No, I and you know what is have adjusted. I've adjusted. It's uh, it's a different world, man You got to stay on your toes and uh with social media. They they They sometimes make mistakes. Yeah, it was a long time ago. Forget about it No, I'm good at attainment. All right. We're talking with Joe Nameth now All things Joe Nameth go to Joe Nameth fanshop.com and you could enter the promo code broadway 12 at checkout And receive 15 off the site wide So offer is good throughout the weekend. Be sure to follow Joe Nameth on facebook instagram and twitter Joe before we let you go to nick sabin make the right decision naming two of the quarterback You know, I I didn't talk with nick before that but uh, and he didn't let on what was going to happen He did say early enough. Uh, the guy would win the job And uh, I I believe the right guy's playing it's hard to sit a cat that's 24 and two as a starter But uh tour looks like there's no doubt. He's a better passer and he's also quick on his feet So yeah, I nick doesn't make many mistakes And finally just to you know double back on on darnold when you're looking at him joe What do you think he does very well and what do you think he has to improve on? You know, I even though he's showing that he's capable of adjusting if it's uh, uh, not the number one receiver two three four You keep that running game going. I'm gonna be just fine Good stuff joe. We always love talking to you. Thanks so much for giving us some time Thank you