 Ooh, welcome to our last show in New York. That's true, they're screaming go at me in my ear. My goodness, happy Thursday everybody. Big game, Eagles Texans of course. Eric Weller joining the show. If you have any questions for him, hit me up at Up and Atom Show. We also will have reporters, the best of the beat from the Titans Bucks and Vikings, which I'm very excited about. And I heard a rumor that Craig Carton is coming to this makeshift studio. I don't believe it. Do you hit me up on Twitter? Well, Eagles have to Houston tonight to take on the Texans. Let's be real here for a second. Take your tweets at Up and Atom Show. Like I said, Eric Weller, Craig Carton joining the Eagles, likely moving to undefeated. Everyone thinks so at least at this point. But this doesn't mean this one is not going to be interesting. We shouldn't all be watching as a countdown. Not just to watch Andrew Whitwood, a friend of the show who we love. And we'll talk about with Eric Whittle here in a bit. But there's plenty we can get out of this game. And you know, there's no gimme here. I watched every NFL game. And I was asked that question in an interview this week. Do I watch more or less than 15 hours? So much more. And then you watch it again. And then you watch highlights. And you have to string together your thoughts. And if you look at what's going on, this Eagles team is undefeated. That's exciting enough. And we'll get a look at a new addition on that team, which makes me want to cry. Because it's Robert Quinn, who I love. He's an all pro, great player. He only played 26% of snaps last week as he's sort of trying to get acclimated to a new defense. This is a guy I would sit next to Chris Long working with him on Amazon for like three years I talked to him. He would just talk up Robert Quinn all of the time. And no one gave him enough love nationally. But he always kept me interested in him. And they of course have a camaraderie that goes back to the old Rams days. But I expect, you know, the numbers and what he's doing to climb Robert Quinn. And we'll get a better sense of like, what this addition means to the team. And there was a lot of chatter that the Eagles might make a move for a running back. That's just another thing to look at in this game. Because they didn't do anything. They stayed and stood firm at the deadline. And what I believe that means is confidence in their Penn State running back, Miles Sanders, who's having a resurgence. So I'd really like to see him break out in tonight's game. This has been the worst run defense in the league. So if you do things of run, Fan Duel for fun when it comes to these things hours from now, I would look in that direction. And Philly is going to need one Miles Sanders at his absolute best if they wanna make a run and it looks like they do and will at an entire Super Bowl. We're gonna get the best of what's going on around the league of course, looking ahead. Is this week nine already? I literally cannot believe that. That's what we're looking at hours from now. Kick off to week nine, but let's get into it here. Amy Wells joining us cause the Tennessee Titans are taking on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night and to preview all of that action. We bring you the best information. She is a Titan sideline reporter, co-host of the official Titans podcast as well Amy and friend of Matthew Hamilton as I understand. Oh yes, very much so. It's the whole University of Missouri connection. You're in the club. You're in the group. I'm a zoo thing. Yes, it's true. Before we get started, your favorite spot in Columbia, Missouri, go. Shakespeare's pizza and it's not even close. Like I fly a man to Nashville from Shakespeare's pizza. Oh yeah, you fly him in, get him frozen, they deliver him to your door. It's a big deal. You didn't know about it? I had like my body weight in pizza. Yes, I know, I don't know. I think I knew that they did that. I haven't had Shakespeare's in so long I have to go back. I'm more of like an El Rancho Butch's kind of gal but Shakespeare always had a piece of my heart right there on nine street. I lived in the J slums right across the streets right by Chipotle. So I know it very well. Now, okay, let's get into this game. Huge one, the Titans have won five straight. I've been banging the drum for this team, not getting the appreciation that it's so deserved. So what can you point to as the biggest key to their success during this incredible win streak? Well, first we appreciate your support. We appreciate the drum banging. I think the thing that really sticks out about this Titans team is that they find a way to win. Week after week after week, there's some sort of personnel issue. This team has been bit by the injury bug for the second season in a row. And while it's frustrating, Mike Vrable and his coaching staff is able to, at the beginning of every week, look at who they have and just start coaching them. They just start teaching. And because of that, because of that consistent philosophy, because of the way that they teach and really invest in these guys, no matter what the situation is on Sunday, this team is able to dig deep and win. Listen, a lot of these games haven't been pretty. We know that. There haven't been some big point differentials that really show the Tennessee Titans are dominant, but they're winning. And those W's at the end of the week, that's really what matters is getting that win. Winning five consecutive games is a huge feat in this league. And this Titans team has the heart and the grit to be able to keep going no matter what. It's so true. And they have a ninth-ranked defense this year. They ranked dead last in total offense. So we want to see that improve, of course, during this win streak. Ryan Tannehill, he set out with the ankle injury. I'd like an update on him, if you have, when he's 34 and 15 over the course of his four seasons there in Tennessee. And if he can't go, it's rookie Malik Willis who will get the start, of course. And he only threw for 55 yards last week. Derek Henry ran, of course, 200-plus in this one. What are you expecting? What is the update on Tannehill? And what was your biggest takeaway from the debut of Malik? So the update right now is we don't know. The Titans will go on the practice field here in a couple hours. So we'll know more than officially Ryan Tannehill was limited in practice yesterday. So that can mean a lot of things. We'll kind of see what happens today. Is he limited again? Is he completely off? You know, you're trying to see how he's responding to the work that he did the day before. But you know Malik Willis did enough to win the ball game. And that's what you're looking for. He was not afraid in his first showing as a professional quarterback. I mean, think about that. It's a division game. You're a rookie, and now you're starting. He was incredibly calm and poised. What struck me the most on the sidelines during that game was that he wasn't trying to be Ryan Tannehill. He went through exactly the same, I guess, progression. He went through the exact same routine that he went through every single Sunday, no matter what. And I thought that that was very wise for someone who's stepping into a new role in their very first time. He did what he does best. And so I think, yes, there's a lot to learn from. He made some rookie mistakes. But he also improved as the game went on and never made that same mistake twice. So what that says to me is that if his number is called, he's able to keep going. Right, and I think it'll be interesting because I'm looking at just watching the Chiefs. They have the third best run defense in the league this year. So I think they're going to have to switch up the game plan. I don't think they'll be able to employ though. Jared Kenry, of course, is a different game changing running back. But I do believe that they're gonna have to throw a little bit more and air it out a little bit more in this one and it'll be interesting to see Blake Willis or potentially Ryan Tannehill as we await to see who's starting quarterback for the Titans in this game. Quick one for you. Since 2014, the Titans have won five of the last six matchups with the Chiefs of the Kryptonite action going on last season. They beat KC 27 to three as we all remember. So is this year's defense sort of capable of repeating that sort of performance against Mahomes? I think this year's defense is capable of doing just about anything. They're the third best third, or they're the first best third down defense. I'm shorting my own team here. They're doing great work on defense in all possible ways. And it's going to be exciting to watch them go up against such a strong offense. Jeffrey Simmons is just playing angry which is so much fun to watch. They've got so much good depth when it comes to the defensive line and what they're able to do. We're excited about having Elijah Molden back on the field. Not sure where he's going to end up. We're watching him as this week progresses but he's a great asset in that secondary. There's just so many good things that are happening for this defense right now bringing them out to a team that has such a high powered offense that's in such a crazy place to play in Arrowhead. It's going to be really fun to watch and I'm super excited about this contest to be kind of a measuring stick for where this team really is. Titans and Chiefs, thank you so much. Amy Wells, the Tennessee Titans sideline reporter. Appreciate you. Mizzou Ra from you, too. Rick Stroud as we head to Tampa Bay and check in on these Buccaneers ahead of his matchup. That's what we do here on Up and Downs. We bring you the best information even though I look literally crazy right now but Rick Stroud, who always looks great and has the best info joining us from the Tampa Bay Times. Good morning to you, my friend. How are you the first time in his career? Tom Brady, who also always looks incredible as a three and five record to start the year which is the opposite of that. So after the Ravens lost last week, you were in that locker room. Take me there. You watched him sit in full pads, sulking in silence. I hear head in his hand for about 15 minutes. What is your sense now, Stroud, of where Tom is mentally? You know, I think he's in a better place than he was certainly that night. I mean, I talked to people that covered him in New England. He never did that even after a Super Bowl. So this was really hard to watch. And, you know, when you think about losing two games in four days, the next day, of course, his divorce was gonna be announced and be final. They put out statements about that. So I think it all kind of came crashing down on him a bit but really, Kay, this could be a big reset for not just Tom Brady, but also for the Bucks. You're right. He's not been here before. He's never lost this many games, never lost four in a row. And here comes the Nemesis, right? The Los Angeles Rams that knocked him out of the playoffs last year after that great comeback. So they've had some time now to sort of regroup, getting some players back healthy. But I think Tom Brady could use this sort of as a reset spot for himself as well. I love you on your podcast. We were listening to it yesterday when we asked you to come on and you say that he looks like a guy who's saying to himself, I came back for this. I came back for this with how it's looked on the field and he's thrown just nine touchdown passes in eight games. That's of course the lowest touchdown ratio in his career. Is it too easy to blame the off the field issues and what's going on in what we know? What can you point to as the reason for why Tom and his offense are in disarray? There's no doubt that he's had something to deal with off the field. And I think it's affected him like it would affect anybody that goes through that, especially that public. But having said that, they've got some issues and it starts with the offensive line. Look, when you lose Orion Jensen the second day of training camp, that's a big loss because in addition to just his experience, he brought a lot of attitude. He brought a lot of that swagger that you need, especially to run the football. So, new center in Robert Hainsey and then the rookie Luke Getiky has struggled so much. He's injured now and that gave them an opportunity before he got hurt to play Nick Leverett, who is a veteran, not as big, but a guy that will really scrap. I thought he played really well in his first full game just the other week against the Ravens. So, I think there's a chance for them to play better offensively. It's not all on Tom. They've got to run the ball, Kay, and they've got to run it, not just better, but more frequently. Thank you. I keep saying this, I don't know why, and it's something that we've seen Tom Brady do better than anyone in his entire career. He can throw the ball, but he likes to distribute it and the bucks throw, my friend, on 68% of snaps. That is the highest rate in the NFL and it needs to come down. Brady was sacked three times last week against the Ravens before said self-wallowing and loathing in the locker room. Now, this week, they face Aaron Donald. They've got the Rams defense. So, what is your biggest concern for Tampa's offense this week? Well, you said it. I mean, that's just it. Aaron Donald is a game record and he's right there inside at Brady's feet. That's what bothers Tom Brady and really, frankly, most quarterbacks all the time anyway. So, they have to find a way to protect him and I think running the ball is one way to do that. Leonard Fornette hasn't had a very good start to the season. He had a great game in Dallas. I think you might need to see more of Rashad White and somehow they've got to get more speed on the field. You know, to create that space. I mean, what teams are doing is they're playing cover two. They're putting, you know, eight or nine guys on the line of scrimmage and Tom is getting rid of the ball faster than he ever has. And so, you know, you're going to have to find a way to get some explosive plays and I just think that play action is a way to do it, whether it's successful running it or not, but also use some different players and try to get the most out of your whole roster. It's so true and then, you know, we'll let you go, Rick, and we appreciate the time but I'm also looking at the defense because, you know, we have a guy who's a pro bowler in Shaquille Barrett, he's on IR. We've heard Devon White get a bit of feedback for his effort, right? And this defense, if you look at the numbers, they had the number one run defense in the NFL for a three year stretch. It was a lazy, easy, set it and forget it, Ronco Grill take from you to say, don't run against them. No one's going to be able to run against this team. It is not the case. They ranked 24th when it comes to stopping the run this season. We appreciate the time from the Tampa Bay Times. Rick Stroud, thank you for joining us. Thank you, Kate. You're the best. Thank you. Let's keep it going here with turning our attention to this Minnesota Vikings team that's having the time of their lives and adding more. So let's bring in the host of the Vikings Norse Code podcast at SB Nation and the plan list for the pro football network. Arif Hassan, how are you, Arif? I'm good, I'm good, how are you? I'm so good and we follow your stuff here on the show. I've never got to meet you in person so I'm super stoked that you're popping on. Can you explain the Twitter handle quickly? Well, I try to change it every month and this month I'm taking a stand against Turkey. I just feel like there's a lot of better meets that you can have on Thanksgiving to holiday. You got to treat yourself. You got to treat yourself. I was going to say like I was in Istanbul this summer, I quite enjoyed it. All right, this year's NFL trade deadline was historic and one of the biggest trades of the final day was made by said Vikings getting TJ Hawkinson in our division. You love to see it. How surprised were you and how excited are you? Oh, I was definitely surprised. I didn't see the Vikings as big trade players in the market mostly because of the salary cap. I mean, there's a ton of things they could have done to improve the team. So certainly I thought, hey, if they could make a trade they should absolutely do it. But just given how that cap situation was, I was pretty shocked but they did have a tight end. Irv Smith is heading to injured reserve because of his ankle. TJ Hawkinson is just a good player so Irv Smith was healthy wouldn't have been a bad trade anyway. So yeah, I think that it was a pretty good surprise to see and then of course, I'm excited. I think that he's got all kinds of potential. He's got more yards per game this year in an offense that passes the least that he's ever been in per game and he's got 1.87 yards per hour. All those advanced statistics that tell you he's actually having a really remarkable year as a receiver. Now, he used to be a much better blocker than he is. Now he's talking to Lions fans that have been a little bit frustrated about it but I know he's got a great reputation for it. I know he's got a lot of willingness for it and I know that at Iowa you have to get, you know, in order to get on the field you have to block pretty well. So I'm pretty sure that they can find that within him as they kind of design the offense around what he can do. Right, when you bring in a guy like that and take such a big swing, especially in inner division it's so interesting because it just says a lot of things about Kevin O'Connell, what he thinks, you know, you bring in a guy who has to make a difference on offense right away. It just shows what you think about your quarterback and it's such an interesting case study with Kirk because he's such a perennially polarizing quarterback in the National Football League. The Vikings though, this year five and oh in one possession games this season. I mean, that was the big glaring headline about this team that they were, what, they lost eight one score games. I believe that was the thing that haunted them so much. So when I'm looking at cousins, can he take this team on a Super Bowl run because clearly that's what the front office and Kevin think. Yeah, I mean, the Vikings have won games thus far but you'd kind of want them to win in more emphatic ways, you know, for you to be kind of comfortable in the idea that a Super Bowl run is in the offing, especially if they, you know, want to win that rematch against the Eagles that would have to happen in the playoffs or be able to take down the Dallas Cowboys, which would both be in the playoffs and on the schedule. I mean, these top tier NFC teams might do a number on the Vikings in the ways that the back up quarter of accident they've been playing against have not been able to. And so for that to happen, Cousins has to play a lot better. I think that he has played pretty well over the past two games, but I think overall this year, you know, he's probably having his worst season in a Vikings uniform from a quarterback perspective. Obviously the wins are kind of nice to have in your back pocket, but going forward, you know, he's got to have to, he's going to have to be a little bit more diverse in the way that he approaches the game, not just for the ball to Justin Jefferson. TJ Hawkinson should help with that. And then he's got to be a little bit more consistent. Yeah, we can't have you on the show though. They're telling me to go to break. But we, I mean, the reason we have you on is to talk a matchup. Second, I wish we had to start it there in this, in these interviews and I apologize. I wanted to talk about Zadaria Smith, of course, who deserves all the love. We do give him, or if we give him love on this show, he's incredible. But I want to ask you, there's, you know, a game speaking of Kirk Cousins, you know, a nice little revenge situation for him. It'll be interesting. How do they avoid the upset? What specifically do I need to know? Oh, in order for that to happen, that offensive line needs to keep playing at a really high level. I hear Chase Young might be coming back. They already have a really good defensive line. Vikings offensive line to the best it's been in maybe a decade and a half. And it's going to have to stay that way for Kirk Cousins to be upright and find his receivers. We love, well said by you NFL analysts for pro football network. So nice to meet you in person. Arif Fastan, we will of course listen to your podcast and I can't wait to see what your bio says next week. Of course, thanks for having me. Or no, next month. Are you changing it? Are you changing it now? Cause it's the next month, Arif. Well, it was changed for this month because of Thanksgiving. We'll see what I do for Christmas. Oh, don't tell me you hate Santa Claus too. Arif Fastan, we'll be back after this. It's a little bit of hammer time. Hamilton, Matt Hamilton is going to break down Jalen Hertz, I do believe. I wish I knew, the prompter's not working. It's going super slow. But I think that's it, right? Jalen Hertz, arms or legs? Both? Arm, we'll be back. Holy moly. Every day wins make your day so much better. That's why Fandal Casino has a daily free-to-play game. Febulous reward machine is already given away over, I'm sorry, five million in prizes to over 250,000 winners to get in all the action. All you gotta do is log in daily and spin for a free chance at Rewilds. It's not the pressure off to the race. I'm on another level. Stay safe, Rewilds. It's the rise. It's not the pressure yet. We've got Eagles at Texan tonight. Megan, I appreciate you, she's not doing it. Megan, everyone. You know, Hammer, he is here for a little hammer time. Hey, I like that. What do I gotta do to get one of those? Show up to a game? I'll see, yeah. Maybe show up to a game. I know, listen, I'm in New York and I wish that there was a game that I could go to. You guys aren't playing till next week, but we do have a game tonight in the NFL to kick off week nine. So Jalen Hertz, I keep saying it over and over. If he keeps throwing like this, I think they're winning the Super Bowl. What are we breaking down today? Hammer time. Yeah, so today I wanna look at some of the progress that he's made. Show you why he's been taking some steps forward. It's a little bit of his progression as far as identifying what defenses are trying to do to him. But it's also, you know, we think about players progressing. We don't really talk about how coaches progress as well. And Siriani in his second year, Shane Steichen, in his second year as the offensive coordinator working with Hertz, you're seeing this offense continue to evolve. And then obviously the addition of AJ Brown plays a big factor in that as well. So I'm gonna hit the tape right now. And show you why this is working so well for the Eagles this year. So this first play, first you're gonna see how Jalen Hertz is able to recognize what the defense is trying to do. You see him identify the two safety look right away, two high safeties, that's gonna come into play big time in a little bit. But then the play design, the Eagles loved her on RPOs, everybody knows that. So you're gonna see here, they make this look like an RPO, the fake to the running back, then he's gonna pump the bubble screen. Watch how those two corners up top, those two defenders up top, have their eyes fixed on that bubble. That's gonna allow AJ Brown to climb on top of that corner on the go route, even with the soft cushion. And then look at the trajectory of this ball. It doesn't leave the screen, it's on a rope because he knows he has a too high look. He can't loft this ball or it's gonna get intercepted. You have to drill this ball in to get it in there. And that's exactly what he does. The placement is absolutely perfect. The trajectory is perfect. And that's why even an all pro safety like a Minka Fitzpatrick has no chance to break that one up. And then the play design, we know the Eagles are run heavy, they loved her on the football. This is a first in 10, they come out in an empty backfield. Two tight ends on the field, three wide receivers, no running back to be found. Devonte Smith is in the slot, running that hitch. AJ Brown's gonna wrap around on a dig in that condensed split look, which creates nightmares for defense. But watch how Jalen manipulates the Steelers D here. He stares down that route to Devonte Smith. Both DBs are gonna break on that hitch. AJ Brown's gonna wrap around right into that perfect window in the middle of the field. And look at how quickly Jalen goes through his progression, resets and delivers this ball right on the money, allows AJ to go to work after the catch. This is where he draws the comparisons to TO, what AJ's able to do once he gets the ball in his hands. So it's really the progression we've seen from Jalen Hurts this year. It's a three-pronged thing. It's his own personal development. It's the development of this coaching staff and the creativity, and it's the addition of AJ Brown. Now are you upset that they didn't make it? I was looking at the numbers actually. So his completion percentage, like it all bears out, 61% last year, 67% this year. Looking at touchdown, 16 total, just two interceptions. And he's raised his passer rating from 87.2 to 105.1, which is all really impressive. Were you disappointed that they sort of stayed pat on the running back situation? Or do you do agree with me that it's just confidence in Miles Sanders? You mentioned that they love to run. Yeah, I agree with you. I really like Miles Sanders. I think he's got a great skill set. And I think we're seeing him develop and come into his own as well. They have some good backups there with a guy like Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell, guys that we've seen them turn to in the past when they've needed to and they've gotten the job done. So I'm okay with them standing pat. I think they have enough in that running back room to get it done. And with the evolution of this passing game, this team is so dangerous. Who's not getting enough credit? Is it Sirianni? You mentioned coaching development. Yeah, I think it's Shane. People love Sirianni. They do. I'm talking about people love him as a character and a post game presser. And you think of him and you think, oh, he's taking pictures of people at their wedding. But talk to me about, is he that guy? He is. I really think he is. And I think Shane Steichen deserves a lot of credit too. You really see how, as we said, defenses know they loved to run the football. That was their MO last year. And they're playing with that. The way they're playing off of the RPOs that they do, that's such a stapled offense and they're able to run some double moves. They're not going undefeated though, Hamilton. They're not doing it. I was looking at the schedule last night. Like, it's not the toughest schedule. I feel like they'll probably slip up at some point. Everybody does. But like, they'll have a chance with the way that they're playing right now. Care to make a wager over a fan dual sports book? Well, that's a thing. There are a couple of wagers that I like tonight off of this game actually. Stop, really? AJ Brown's line is 69 and a half yards. I know we might see them run a ton against the Texans, especially if they get up early against a bad Texans around defense. But I like the over the 69 and a half yards. And the total points on this game, 45 and a half points. I like the over on that as well. We're going over in this, oh, I don't know about that. I know Thursday night, it's tough to go over sometimes. Sometimes these teams start off a little slow, but I just think with the way this Eagles offense is playing against a struggling Texans defense. I like the Eagles. I like AJ over and I like the total points. I like the positive vibes. I'm going to keep the positive vibes going with some K-makers, right? This is what we like to do and this isn't what I'm good at. Like we know the parlays, maybe not so much, but if you need to find someone that you think's going to get in the end zone, I've got you covered and I pretty much get this right every week. I'm going to go with Austin Eckler. He's just touched down mania right now. Eight in his last four in the Falcons defense. A little bit messy lately. Greated Jarrett, we love you. Aaron Jones, how about him? I think he might just be on my list every week. Is that kind of a gimme? Because the Packers have figured out they need to run the ball more. Like Brady and them should look at the Packers are doing it, finally figuring it out. And he had 157 yards and 24 touches against a tough Bills defense and now he's got the Lions who are, you know, gift-wrapping a nice little bow like, you know, Mr. Bean in Love Actually putting some like stuff on it. A really gorgeous situation for fantasy owners and sports betters over at Foundal Sportsbook and I'm going to say Tyree Kill. Okay, do you agree? It's time, right, thank you. Okay, he's been crushing it, but guess the last time he scored a touchdown. Week two, maybe he scores two. That's what I do, I pick these K-makers or at least one of them always scores multiple touchdowns. It is true and I think, I think the coaching staff, they know that. They know he hasn't scored since week two. He's been crushing it otherwise, putting up a ton of yards. I feel like as a coaching staff you try to manufacture a way to get a guy like that at touchdown. Yeah, so they're going to make a concerted effort to give Tyree Kill the ball against my measly bears this weekend. So what do you make of my K-makers? You like them? I love them, I'm all in. I think you go three for three again. I think it was three for three two weeks ago, two for three last week. I think you go three for three. Do you think this is the day that Eric Weddle unseats the protester running on the field hit by Bobby Wagner as the most gritty play in NFL 2022 history? I took a little sneak peek. I think we got some contenders to do. Stop, do you really? I really do. Do you, if you were on Foundal Sportsbook, would you guess that I took a sneak peek? No. No, I do not. I put everything against that. That's right, Eric Weddle is joining the show after this very excited Eric, the protester. Bobby Wagner, is it over? Has the rain ended? It looks like a, oh, what? That looks like a guy who made a banana chocolate sandwich this morning. We turn it up, hey, we're fighting the time, you. It's never enough, I ain't done with a shot. I'm all in my zone, what's, I'm all in control, I'm whipping the song, so matter the cost, I'm being at home, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up. Chargers, Ravens, Rams, Safety in the League, a pretty Super Bowl ring somewhere in that beautiful background studio, our dear friend Eric Weddle joining us. Welcome to my makeshift studio in New York, Eric. I like that, I like it a lot. I gotta come visit. Yeah, it's a, you know what I would call it? I'd say it's pretty high on the grit list, this place, this place that I am. I have a feeling some things get filmed here that should not be, that's what I'll just say that. All right, I need to get something out here into the world. Yeah, listen, listen, listen, listen. Whitworth, Andrew. Yes. Andrew told us that we should not show this, that we should not show this to you, so we of course are going to show this to you. This is his wife's Halloween costume, your thoughts. Just as Andrew Whitworth, I believe. Yeah, I see that. I would stick for Mel just being her beautiful, amazing self and not replicate that look ever again. We loved it, he did not, he did not want to get you going on it, which is great. All right, we need a mid-season update. We were in our morning meeting and we said, what's going on in Rancho Bernando, which by the way, doesn't sound like a real place. How is the team doing, coach? Bernardo, jeez. Bernardo, you see? They said Bernando. Hey, hey in there. Ah, we're good, we got a playoff game on Friday and my youth team, we lost in the semis, unfortunately. We just didn't get it done. Yeah, yeah, so, you know, on to the next challenge. So once this game, once this game on Friday, if we win, we continue on, if we lose, then Eric Waddle officially takes over the high school. So I'm excited for that. We love to hear it. Our graphics team got it, right? They put Bernardo, it's okay, I just fired everybody else that said Bernardo. That's all right, that's all right, no biggie. That's a real place. Sorry, we had plenty of action before. The trade deadline on Tuesday, you have survived many trade deadline, of course, and there were a ton made, the most in league history, actually, so if we take a look at two on the defensive side, we had linebacker, Roquan Smith, who went from my bears to your promising Super Bowl contending Raven, so how much was he needed and how does he improve the team right off the bat? Well, it just gives a dynamic force in the middle to pair with Patrick Queen, and, you know, there's just something to be said about a personality, a guy that can make plays all over the field, whether it's rushing the passer in the pass coverage, stopping the run, TFL, Sports Home was like, he just brings that force that we're needed since CJ Mosley left, quite honestly, and to bring that alpha male to bring everyone together, I think it's a great addition. He'll fit right in there with the culture and play like a Raven, it means something, and I'm excited to see what he brings and hopefully give that defense another element to push this team to the Super Bowl. Yeah, is this a division title-ceiling win, right? They're leading the AFC North, if not by a lot, by a little smidge. Does an addition of a guy like Roquan sort of solidify this playoff run? Yeah, I mean, I think the big picture, not just for this season, but moving forward, helps his defense and helps the culture, helps the team moving and getting back to top-flight defense, and honestly, I thought before the trade, they were the best team in the AFC North. Since then, he's still finding their way. They're obviously a team to be reckoned with, but I think it's their division as long as they continue to play the way they're supposed to play. Yeah, Pro Bowl edge rusher, Eric Bradley-Chubb, he gets traded from the Russell Wilson-led Broncos to this really hot Miami Dolphins team that we all want out of, yeah, super wild. I mean, he just signed a five-year extension for over 111 million. They have the 11th few of sacks in the league so far, so how much of a difference maker is Bradley? Yeah, I mean, ever since that injury it's been a process of getting back to where he was before the injury, and you see him slowly coming along. He's got five and a half sacks this year. Being the difference maker that he was for the Broncos, you can foresee that with the Dolphins, just the amount of opportunities they're gonna get with pass-drops and being down with the way Miami plays offensively and being up and scoring and big plays. So you gotta envision him having a huge impact and kinda giving that boost a lot like the Ravens, or not the Ravens, the Rams last year with adding Vaughn Miller to the defense and giving them another edge presence and a guy that could take the heat off of AD at times and just seeing how that affected the Rams last year and led them all the way to the Super Bowl. So you're hoping you get that kind of benefit from having Chubb on the team now. Yeah, sorry if you hear that, that's you know, Sons of Anarchy. The one season is coming up. Wait, fun fact, would you have known that I was on an episode of Sons of Anarchy? I would guess, honestly. If you're really asking me, that doesn't surprise me at all. Wait, one episode. Geez, I think there was eight seasons. So season seven, when the clubhouse blew up, I was in the clubhouse like hanging out with everybody. I was from up north and I had my own, my own, what is it called? The Vest. Anyways, it was great. The guys were great. I didn't even have the vest. Wait, well that's pretty gritty. Let me ask you this, tonight Texans Eagles, I wanna ask you, let's say you're on the Texans. A team doesn't have anything to lose, but you're going up against an undefeated squad. What are you saying to your guys before this game in the locker room? Well, I mean, regardless of record, your resume is what you put on film, and that is who you are. You have to represent, at the end of the day, you have to represent yourself in the name on the back of that jersey. You are playing for the organization, you are playing for teammates, but you have a bigger picture and understanding that you are what you put on film. So there should never be an instance you go into a game and you're not all in trying to beat whoever you're playing. Regardless of how good they may be or the records, it doesn't matter, there's a pride factor. So I would just focus on the little details and the techniques and how we're gonna play certain coverages, how we're playing formations, how what's the plan for AJ Brown, et cetera. Try to limit the big plays, but at the end of the day, you just gotta go out there and play and hit the guy in the other color jersey and let the pieces fall where they be. And it's as simple as that, from Eric Weddle to that Texan locker room's ears. All right, let's hit it. We do this every week. It's time, I'm excited for it. It's so good. Great list, great list. Here we go, we got the previous three from last week. Last week's. Go ahead, yep, yep. B-wags, the Nick Shaw run, and then Tua's scramble and truck. I think we may have a newcomer to the list. We'll have to see, starting out the trifecta with Christian McRaffery, the new addition to the Niners. Unbelievable game he had, not only receiving touchdown, throwing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown, the last one to do that was an old teammate of mine, Ladanian Tomlinson. I think only four in the history of the NFL have done it. I could be wrong, but you can fact check me on that. But just an unbelievable game and unbelievable talent. Great, great, to the tee. Here we got, we got P.J. Walker right here. With the game on the line, sidestepping, 67 yards dimer with the game on the line. Unbelievable throw, unbelievable clutchness, unbelievable grit to get hit, to be able to give his team a chance. Just, I mean, this game was probably one of the top games I watched all weekend. The back and forth, the miss field goals, the guy taking selfies before the game and then happens to miss the field goals late in the game, probably not gonna be doing that anymore. You gotta learn from those kinds of mistakes, but unbelievable grit, great, great right here. Unbelievable grit, so let's take a look at the next one. Yeah, finally, we saw this earlier. A.J. Brown just, I mean, three touchdowns and a half, but now to make matters worse, a point at the two defenders for saying, hey guys, you had no chance of taking me out. You can try as hard as you want, but I am the man, I have too much grit for you guys, too much toughness, too much physicality. It's my day and man, what a play. What a game, I mean, just, ooh. We got a new one. We have to play tonight, but we've got, we got a new one. McAfrey enters the mix. I still got a number one of B-Waggs. It's gotta take a hellacious effort to take him off the throne, but McAfrey gets in there just by, so he did history and history is grit to me, so. Somebody's gotta do it. I want somebody from the Texan squad to make the grit list and unseat the Bobby Wagner intruder of the turf on the field for this next week. So if you guys see something, let us know which play you think deserves a spot on next week's list, but it is unseated, but we love to see Christian McAfrey ballin' out there for his new team. Yeah, we do, we do. We love seeing good ball. We respect good ball, and as someone that loves the game, you gotta love watching it. We know what I love watching. I was a Thumbs of Anarchy fan. I watched it, I really did, and I did not notice that you were there when the clubhouse blew up, but our quick- Oh, jeez. Wow, that was quick. Found this. Wow, wow. Yeah, it was good, good times. I was on set for like 12 hours, and luckily the actors were really nice, and we just got to hang out with Charlie Hunnam, and all the guys, they were really super cool, and definitely never want to be an actor, but it was kind of a cool experience to be on the show in that moment. It was like a cool moment for the whole cast, and whatnot. You were the the the person, if I were to pick, if somebody were to ask me, guess which NFL legend ever was on The Sun of Anarchy set, it literally would be Eric Wendell. Like there's, like no one's guess in Andrew Whitworth, I'm telling you. Probably not, probably not. I don't even know if they make most like it's big enough for that guy. The shade, we love it. All right, we love you so much, Eric Wendell. Appreciate you, good luck with Sam Bernardo. Is that right? No, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Bernardo. We'll be back from New York after this. Bye, Eric. Love you. It's a mess, I know. I'm firing myself after today, it's fine. A scenic, a scenic of what? Oh, Jesus. I'm Joaquin Hymey, my best bet in the Breeders' Cup is gonna come on Saturday in race number nine. That is the Breeders' Cup Distaff. I like the four horse in there, Clavier, who was four to one on the morning line. So if she stays at that price, a $2 win bet on her is gonna get you $10 back. Download the Fanduola app and new players can bet the Breeders' Cup with a $100 No Sweat first win bet. All right, joined now by the co-host of Carton and Roberts on New York's number one sports radio station WFAN. He also hosts the Carton Show on Fox Sports One. Please welcome the one and only, Carton! By the way, these lights are blinding right now. And they're white. I'm gonna walk out of here, I'm gonna be tan. They're white, I guess. It's gonna be great. This is an amazing apartment you have here. Yeah, what do you think of? With the pool over there. What do you think goes on here? Oh, I know what goes on here. Yeah, it's like Scream 9. It's so true, it's a final destination. You know, it's a show that you do with Evan Roberts, but he didn't talk much yesterday when I was on the show. Because he's intimidated by you. It's just your show. Well, no, it's Carton and Roberts, Carton, Carton, Carton and Roberts from the law firm. It's like Carton and Roberts. You understand, Evan is probably the best straight sports guy in America. He was intimidated by you. I'm not intimidated by you. I'm not intimidated by you. No, it shouldn't you be, like, look at me, I'm a mess. I make up on, I'm middle aged, I was knee deep in a burger, you sent the car to the wrong address, you dropped the offer to the wrong address. I just want to make sure that you're cardio. Three city blocks. I thought you were, when you eating some cardio after that birthday, I care about you. I appreciate that. That's what it is. We're family now. We look like we're gonna go to office somebody after the show here downstairs. Question, Jets, Zach Wilson takes, what's the fan base feeling, how are you feeling? That he's not an NFL quarterback. I mean, it's a sad thing, like, we keep convincing ourselves that Zach Wilson's the guy. And then every week that he proves to us he's not the guy, we just complain about it. It's like being in, I don't know if you've any experience with this, in a bad relationship. No, I swear to God, he loves me. Yo, he loves you, brought me fires yesterday. And then you see him with a hooker, you know, on 42nd Street the next day, and he proves to you again and again he doesn't love you. Well, that's Zach Wilson and the Jets. So what are we doing with it, what are we doing? We're gonna pretend that he's great, we're gonna support him, we're gonna lose by 40 to the bills on Sunday, and then we have two weeks, because the buy weeks are right after that, we have two weeks to yell and scream about how much we need a quarterback. And that's what we're gonna do, because it's really what we as New Yorkers do best, we complain. You complain. Yeah. Okay, well, there is that, and we have, you know, your show to look forward to every day, is there anything else you wanna talk about? You said I could ask you anything. That's whatever you want, this is your show. I wanna ask you. I said I would come here, I'm here. You are here. Four minutes left. Probably like more like two. Make the most of it. More like two, he's gonna be so mad, we only have a couple of minutes left. No, we're going over, I told Fandu, we're going over. He called Amy, he called Amy. We have seven minutes from now. Great. Oh, we killed a big. Thanks. Craig Carter walks in and we kill breaks. Yeah, especially. We're losing advertising dollars for like some, you know. It's just Fandu commercials. That's what, that's the advertising, isn't it? I don't know, I wanna ask you, what's your all-time favorite sports moment as a New York fan? Oh, Game 6, 86. Like I'm old enough to have seen it. And this is a story I really can't tell on your show. Well, you mentioned Hooker, so I think we're okay. I was at an Orthodox Jewish kids' house in Newer Show, New York, where I'm from. New wrote. Okay, and there's like a dozen of us there, it's Game 6, 1986. And a buddy of mine, I won't say his last name, named Jason, he was there with his girlfriend. And for some reason they both disappeared into the bathroom about 20 minutes before Mookie Wilson hit the little dribbler that got by Bill Buckner. And the moment was perfect because when we jumped up and yelled, yes, the Mets win, he was yelling something else. He was, and then nine months later, did they name the baby Mookie? They should have. The situation there. They should have, yes, no. We took care of that. Oh my God, Karen! No, not before they did it. Like the guy asked the rest of us, we're in high school at the time. I can't. I don't know. I can't, I can't with you. We were just in high school trying to enjoy Game 6, that's all we were doing. I'm gonna give you two. Does anybody have saran wrap and rubber bands? Oh my God, I'm gonna give you. I'm gonna say they're like, what are you talking about? I'm so glad we blew off our commercial breaks with that, that was great. I'm gonna give you two very New York themed things you have to pick between which one's more New York, which one's better, okay? Great, let's do it. Better New York pizza, Joseph Spamani Gardens. Well, L&B Spamani Gardens is best square pie in all of New York. Okay. If I go to Bleaker Street and get some pizza there, John's on Bleaker Street is the best. No, Joe's. No, I don't know who Joe's is. Like, who's Joe? Oh, we got class. Some random guy named Joe. I love Joe's pizza slice. There's two great pizza places amongst great pizza places. Okay. L&B Spamani Gardens in Brooklyn. Delicious. Square pie. Of course. All right? And then there's John's on Bleaker Street, which is the best round pie in New York City. But you can't just get it, you can't just get it and walk with it with the paper plate. You gotta go where you're going. You can't get slices there. I know about that, but it's the best slice. Well, I mean, I don't view that way. You don't care. No. I don't view it that way. Well, you're eating cheeseburgers at 11 a.m. I was knee deep on Route 66, about 10 blocks from here, eating a burger, waiting for the fan to a car to arrive. Lo and behold, he was sitting there for a half hour. That's not me. I just didn't know. You see what I deal with here? Yes. I can barely find you yesterday. All right, where is Aaron Judge playing next year? Yankees or Mets? Oh. Yankees. Yankees. Yeah, I mean, how do you let him go, right? I don't know. I would say, how do you pay Aaron Judge or any baseball player, you know, three, four hundred million dollars? So it's a weird rub, right? Like they have the money. It's not my money. Spend it. That's why I find it weird when people go, I wouldn't give that player that money. Yeah. Why? It's not your money. It's football, it's different because we're talking about longevity. Yankees make plenty of money. Yeah. So go spend it all. Go spend all of your money on Aaron Judge. Do I look fat? Can you get that side shot again? No, I do. I felt like I looked a little fat during the jowl. More iconic Italian restaurant, reyos or carbone? All right, it's a tough thing because carbone is, what's it tough called? It's delicious. Carbones, stop. That's what tourists say, all right? And you can't get into reyos so you wouldn't know about that either. Now, if you need me to take you to reyos. I've never been to reyos. Can we go next time? Of course you haven't, right? I've never gone. I'm happy to take you to reyos. Okay, thanks. The thing about reyos, it's great Italian food, but it's Italian food. Like we make such a big deal about who's got the best rigatoni bolognese? Yeah. Yeah, your grandma, my sister, we all make great rigatoni bolognese. So I think we sometimes get a little crazy. I view it this way. Italian food and Chinese food. It ain't that hard to mess it up. Not to do it well, I should say, right? Okay. Like we make a big deal about what's the best rigatoni. But it's all delicious. Shut up and eat it. Who makes the best, right? It's Chinese food. It's Italian food. It's a good take. Like who's got the best gravy? Who's got the best sauce? It's crushed tomatoes. Yeah. They're good. I know who's got the best New York sports show and that is you guys every day. There's really no competition. It was so fun to be there, but I will ask you the next question. Best quarterback, Boomer or Phil Simps? New York style. Phil Simps. Phil Simps. Yeah. Funny when Boomer and I first got the show together back in 2007 and WFN came to me and they said, we have this legendary New York quarterback, then to a Super Bowl. Everybody loves him. I got so excited because I thought I was working with Phil Simps. And then they go, no, no, no, no. The other one, he went through Super Bowl but lost his and you can imagine my disappointment. Finding out that I was working with Boomer and not Phil, but we kind of grew into it and I have great respect and love for my former partner. How are you in Boomer? Do you speak? Oh, peaches and herbs. Peaches and herbs, so they go together well. Like reunited. Reunited, yeah. So you guys are good. The Boomer and I are great. So we have a moment. That's good. I disappointed him, which is something I do very well to people in my life. But we're good. We're straight. I'm blessed to be back doing what I do. He continued hosting a successful show and he's upset with me because he once gifted me a Ford F-150 Raptor at a friendship. And I needed lunch, so I sold it. And he was very upset with me that I sold the car he gave me. But I had to eat. This is a true story? True story, yeah. Oh, wow. But outside of that, we're great. Well, we love to hear that. And I love that they obviously have respect for him and you can joke. He's awesome. But you're both killing it respectively, which is great. Yeah, listen, I put him in a very bad spot a few years ago and I own that. But he was a very close, loyal friend, did some good things for me behind the scenes that no one else would know about. And we're good. And I'm happy that he's still successful. And he's a family partner as well. He's in the entire family. Yes, he is. Which is why I want to make sure everything's great. Every Sunday, you could see his over and under. Yes, and I love that. Better New York personality, last one, princess or mad dog? Iconic-wise. None? Is it you? You're better than them both, right? No, no, I'm not that guy, yes. I'm not that guy. I would never say that. Okay. I lean towards mad dog, but Mike and I also personally don't like each other. Why? Why? Mike will come on my show. We only have 60 seconds left. Really, princess? Is it okay? Mike didn't come on your show? No, I think what we tried to get, but I don't have any access to him. He said no. I don't have any access to him, though. You do, I don't know it. Are you going to show him right now, if you want to? I don't think he'd want, I think he'd be really mad at you. He asked him to be, HBO did a documentary on my story. And as the story goes, the producers reached out to him to be a part of it, thinking that he would just unload on me. Right. And he wrote back two words, no chance. Really? Uh-huh. Well, we need to fix that. That's what we're hearing. No, no, we don't. This is a nice Oprah setting. Everything's really, you know, really nice and gorgeous. Okay, what are you doing this weekend before we go? I think we have like a minute left. I built a chicken coop, so I'll be hanging out with the chickens. Is that true? Yes, in the backyard. And now that my son's high school football career ended last Saturday, we'll get back to him telling me how out of shape I am, which means I'll probably be working out at some point this weekend and playing with my chickens. Well, we love it. I don't even know how to wrap that. He has chickens and a chicken coop. This is Craig Carton. A carton full of crags is what I was saying earlier today. I'd like to come back for a much longer. Yeah, I'm so, he's so mad. I'm so mad. We're gonna, you can, anytime. We gotta go. See you later. We do. Sorry, bye.