 Listen, we got a heck of a show for you today. Our friend Darius Butler has a lot to say about backup quarterbacks, what? Can't wait to get into that. He is our mayor, so we'll get his early thoughts on the Super Bowl matchup plus joining the show. Ah, a Cincinnati Bengals rookie sensation, Cam Taylor Britt. I've never talked to him. Cam Juice, he's got a great personality. What a play made against the Buffalo Bills. Can't wait to dig into it. And yeah, we'll talk a little bit about that. Chiefs game, Chiefs Eagles, Super Bowl 57. Hines, catch up, I'm in red, let's go. I was just thinking about the matchup. Eagles, Chiefs, and of course it's the Eagles and the Chiefs. Like if you were to think back in August and everybody's making their pleas and their declarations and their Derek Carr is gonna lead a league in passing, BS that they're saying like it's, you know, and I'm talking up the A2 Brown edition, and of course it's the Eagles representing the NFC. It's the most, the best offensive line. Everybody right in the beginning of the year said it's the best offensive line. We have PFF on as part of our show every week. It should have been that easy to call just then. And Mahomes, of course it's Mahomes going to, oh, another Super Bowl. It's going to happen in less than two weeks in Arizona. So here's a fun little thing. Our show is going to Arizona. Super Bowl's always a blast all week long. We'll be there, we'll bring some guests. We'll have some chit chat, some fun. Low key, we're building a bar for the morning. What we'll be drinking, I don't know, but we will have that available for anybody that wants to stop by and say hello, and we hope anybody who's around there definitely will do that out in Arizona. But yes, Eagles and Chiefs. So I want to take a second this morning to, before we really dig into those matchups at Nauseam for the next 14 days or so, take a second to talk about a couple of teams and give thoughts on the Niners and the Bengals respectively after their conference championship losses. And I want to start with the Niners. They lose Brock Purdy on his sixth play from scrimmage, okay, and their first game since October. I'm not trying to take anything away from what the Eagles did, but the heartbreaker for this Niners team, I just want to speak to them for a second, and the fan base, just to make it that far, play this well for three months easily. I could see them being in the Super Bowl, right? They play super well, keep it going with this young kid taking last in the draft, only to get put into a situation where there is no option. There is no chance. So let's first start with Kyle Shanahan, Niners fans, I feel you. He was asked if this loss was tougher to handle than other playoff exits that he unfortunately has. I mean, losing feels awful. Yeah, this one was harder. This one was harder. This one was a lot harder, I thought. Reading between the lines there, I think it was harder because the Niners really felt like, and a lot of people felt like, myself included, they had the best actual team, the most talent, the coaching, the hardware, all of it. To get this far after losing, not one, but two quarterbacks is phenomenal and really tough and remarkable, but it just felt like this team was destined for more this year, like that left down has to be crazy. And it's one thing to get beat, and it's another thing to have this happen to your quarterback where you are in a situation where you have no control. Looking ahead though, I don't see a reason why the Niners won't be right back to contend next year. They have been a conference championship games in three of the last four years. They deserve some credit for that. It's hard to go once, to go that often and always be contender with quarterbacks and things happening and salary caps and guys being added and removed. This team is loaded. They're going to be loaded with talent. And while we've seen that they can make things work with the talent that they have at quarterback, whether it's Trey Lantz coming off a fracture tibula, ankle surgery, Brock Purdy coming off a UCL tear that's such a bummer, it breaks my heart, honestly it does for him. You have to wonder if this is going to push the Niners into making a bigger swing. Our guy, Brandon Marshall, disagrees. He says it's Brock Purdy. But listen, Carmen, who I love, Carmen Vitale, a big part of building this show this season, she said, I wonder if this fuels the Tom Brady to San Francisco reasoning even more, not just the quarterback carousel, but the fact they fell short at all with the roster that seemingly one player away. I can think of another situation that was like that in 2020 and we all know how that played out. So there are two first ballot Hall of Famers guys who sit there, who grew up in their backyard dreaming about wearing these colors, about wearing these jerseys, the Scarlet and Goldwind Day. And these guys who must realize they'd be inheriting a ready-made Super Bowl team if they decide or it works out that they can go to the Bay. I'm just putting it out there. I think the way things ended could make this especially fascinating for San Francisco. So I would love to hear from, maybe we can have stats on, I don't quite know what's going on with our show right now so we're gonna get to it in a second, but maybe we gotta have stats on Marissa to come and sort of wrap things up and talk about it. I'd love some nine, could we manifest some nineers to join us? Christian McCaffrey, number one. I would, number two, have both of them together. I'm really into wherever we are. Super Bowl, having it be like, come sit down with us, everybody comes, it's not like one person and a car wash at sort of a party because my favorite thing that happens on our show is when we have, whether it's a weddle or a dairy speller and somebody else pops in and I don't exist anymore. Just take me away and talk and make my job easy. It's so fun. So my love to all the nineers fans out there but now let's move to the AFC side of things and talk a little bit about these bangles. So yesterday I took some time and I wanna get this right. Yesterday was a day for feeling your feelings. It's okay to be emotional. Even if you're wrong about things you're mad at or if it's not the whole reason or just contributed a little bit to the loss, you're allowed to be frustrated, especially for the day after a loss. But today is the day that we don't do that anymore. Bangles fans, Kansas City is not wrong when they're saying stop whining. Like we gotta turn the page. I refuse personally to let what happened on Sunday night define this Cincinnati Bengals football team. Sports media and sports fandom loves putting things in boxes. There's literally no other group or faction of people that love a label maker more than sports. Sports loves to just print that thing out. They get it, it's a sticker. They put it on as possible to peel off. It is so hard to change narratives once boxes and labels are put on these sort of situations. And that's what we have with the bills even though they get a lot of hype because we all know why. But it's hard to do that. So we have to stop this before it starts. This is just the beginning. And it is the beginning of something great. First, the Bengal should be really returning most of that roster next season. If you take a look right here at their pending free agents, there are some things to figure out here. We know Jesse Bates negotiations did not go well last season. We'll see how that changes this year. Von Bell, Eli Apple have been big parts of the secondary hate and hearse for such a difference making around third downs this year. Pratt and Pirine, I mean, they played pivotal roles at really crucial times as well. So some decisions to be made, but Sinsey is going to have a lot of space to do it. With yesterday's announcement, I love that this came out yesterday. This is a salary cap. There's an increase. The Bengals, they're projected, hey, hey, hey, hey. How is this even a thing? They gotta pay all Mr. Burrow though. Okay, you got the Bears, you got the Falcons, you got the Bengals. Third most space in the entire league this off season. So they should be able to get most of these guys back. Although they do have extensions with Burrow and Chase and Higgins. That's all looming on the horizon, man. They might lose T. If you're T, you wanna get paid. I don't know, I don't know. We'll see. Why am I showing you this? Why am I talking about these numbers? Cause we're not gonna wallow in officiating and losing. We're turning the page. I wanna drive the point home that this Bengals team is not going anywhere. You can take your label maker and shove it everybody. We saw this season there was no post Super Bowl let down. That means something. Since he came back from a Super Bowl disappointment, nobody can do it, nobody can make it happen. They came back better, stronger. And I think this loss to the Chiefs is one of those you grow from it. You reflect on it. Maybe you do use it for more motivation next season and give out and gift wrap less motivation for other teams next season. And if you're worried about the Super Bowl window closing, please let me remind you of this. Window's my whole career and everybody that we have in that locker room, all the coaches we have, things are gonna change year to year, but our window's always open. I have to be honest, I believe him. And I say this is someone who hold hardly subscribes to the concept of Super Bowl windows. I'm a big Super Bowl window gal. And I believe in the importance of cashing and on a quarterback when he's on a rookie contract. I don't know anybody that doesn't believe that. So while I believe in that construct as it applies to most teams, I do think there are some exceptions. We saw on the opposite sideline at Arrowhead making his trip to another Super Bowl after a mega contract cost his team Tyreek Hill a quarterback doing it. There's very few that can do it. We witness another one up in New England who continued to appear in Super Bowls at the revolving roster of talent. Granted, the Giselle Money Factor was a thing and we can get to that in the off season. We have that guy, that guy exists, that exception that Astro Keith in Queen City. Joe Burrow is one of those truly special quarterbacks that transcends a rule that I believe in that you have to cash in and there's a window. It'll take real smart decision-making. That front office, that spotlight, I wouldn't wanna be, that's gonna be really tough. But after what I saw this year, I think the Bengals are going to be in the mix for a long time to come with number nine back there. Let me quickly remind, I don't even think about his rookie season. Gronk comes on the show and I say, what's so impressive to you? He compares Joe Burrow to Brady. That means something. Gronk is saying that four times Super Bowl champion all with Brady. And he says the fact that in his rookie season, he got so hurt that injury could have destroyed him. That could be a career altering injury that he came back in the next year, led his team into a Super Bowl with that offensive line, with getting hit as much as he did. That's the kind of stuff Gronk was talking about. When Gronk says stuff like that, I really listen because Gronk's a player who had like one healthy season and played through crazy injuries for the rest of it. And he is a testament to playing tough, playing through stuff, being a leader, seeing all that and seeing from the best what it takes. Joe Burrow has what it takes. So anybody wanting to say, hmm, you're gonna be labeled as that team? That does okay but never gets there. That's not the case. Also Ravens fans. What is with Ravens fans? Like there was a game between the Chiefs and the Bengals. Buffalo Bills fans are good, which Buffalo Bills fans are loud and chirpy. Nothing. It's the Ravens fans who are taking wax, like a piñata at the Bengals. And I guess that's a division rivalry and I get that, but like Ravens, y'all have issues, issues to deal with. Okay, coming up on Up and Atoms, Darius Butler will be on the show. Oh my gosh, Cam Taylor Britt is on the program. I love a little defense talk. Hey, you like Cam Taylor Britt? Yeah, but what about that interception? Hmm, that pass break up of Gabe Davis. Let's go. Oh! The champions. Burrow hit my ass! I called y'all when y'all jared to me, was gonna go to Super Bowl. We going back, baby! Sagnation! Oh! Oh! Task ahead of them in the Super Bowl in two weeks. Know your role and shut your mouth, you jabroni. Eli Apple, I'm a smut one for you. Oh! We're going to the Super Bowl. Yeah! The one win away from something that we all dreamed about. The job's not finished. Might as well win the whole thing. Let's go. Let's go, Chiefs, all three. One, two, three! I said this before, how could I possibly have a Super Bowl and not root for Sirianni and not want him to be on the biggest stage there is? And voila, he's here. The Eagles and Chiefs hoisted their trophies. They danced on the field. They said jabroni. It was insane and so fun. The job was not done, though. We'll see who gets the last laugh next weekend, not this weekend, next weekend, in Arizona. So before we do that, we have to check in with somebody. I'm very excited to meet in person a family member, the unquestionable leader of Shutdown City and a guy who's probably mad that mayors are getting a bad name around here. Mayors are getting a bad name, Darius Butler. Man, come on. I got to talk to old Cuzzy, man. He stepped out of line. Soon as I saw that, like, oh, let me change my bangles pic, but it was too late. That was the upset pic I had. But poking the beard, man, come on. Stand your lane. Shut your mouth, jabroni. I love that. I will watch that whenever I'm upset about something. I will just turn that on because Travis was so insane. So here's the thing. Eric Weddle comes on and he says, you shouldn't have to have other people motivate you. And everyone wants to say, bulletin board material, it doesn't matter. I'm not kidding. I think it helped the bangles beat the bills because they were pissed about the refunds and the neutral site game. And that was working them up. And then this happened, like, it matters, right, Darius? Yeah, I mean, these coaches, they're kind of, you know, master motivators. And they got to find a way to motivate these teams. I've never been a part of a dynasty, but you watch the last dance. You watch things about Tom Brady. Like, they're always looking for something to get feel slighted or feel pissed off about. So when you do give them that extra help, that extra motivation. And I think if the chiefs do win this Super Bowl, I think they'll officially kind of get in that dynasty category. But, you know, Cincinnati, the players doing the talking, you know, that's one thing. But then the mayor coming out and everybody else, and they're calling it Borough Head. And obviously that was talked about a lot. You saw Chris Jones mentioning it. You saw obviously Travis Kosey trash about it after the game, after they shut these people up. So I love that, man. And in talking you do, the players got to get out there and back it up. So that's the most important part of it. So when I covered the Patriots, when I lived in New England, and just even just on good morning football or whatever, I would just, you know, I hate that they don't say anything. Players aren't allowed to talk or like give any rights or anything. And I always just thought like Bill's overreacting. He's trying to control too much. And now the more this kind of stuff happens, I'm like, Bill knows, he gets it. He gets it. Any little advantage, any little thing that they might say, Justin Reed to Hayden Hurst, and it's a win or a loss. And that's what matters. You mentioned that you never played with a team. Real quick on that, okay. So on the flip side of that, the bulletin board material, Belichick and his assistant, I don't even know what his official title is though, Barrett, he always, they have every clippings, every soundbite of every other player, every other reporter locally for the other team. And they make sure someway, somehow that that gets in front of the team before we face off on that Sunday. So that was something that's interesting. I don't think a lot of people know about but Belichick will find any ounce of motivation outside that building to definitely bring it in for his guys. So what does that mean? Let's say I said it, I was on the media show there and I'm like, Gronk doesn't have it this week. He's hurt. So he's getting that to the tight ends coach to bring up in a meeting. Like how does this stuff actually play out up in New England? It'll be more so because it's locker room access all week long for local reporters, especially for the other team. So let's say we're playing the bangles that week in stories, players, and it may not be a star player that what they say is gonna hit the up and Adam show or some other show, but he'll make sure that that clip, that sound bite, whatever it gets to whoever it needs to hear. And usually it's front of the whole team. It's in front of the whole team and it comes. So it's not necessarily someone in the media, but someone, it'll be like, hey, I thought this was interesting. You may just put it up and then just take it off and move on. But it's definitely in that bank of, you know, just once again, just a little extra motivation. It's the championship weekend. Nobody needed any extra motivation from anybody outside of those buildings. It's a ticket to the Super Bowl on the line. So once again, when you take that field Sunday, you gotta back up all that trash talking done by you or family members or, you know, even a freaking mayor. I know it's true. And we'll get into that a little more. I just think it's really interesting because it's it everything matters, right? Game of Inches, we talk about it. The motivation of it matters. DJ Reader came on and said, I heard what Eric Wettel said and it helped us with what we did up against the bills. You said we had no chance. Zach Taylor is admitting that he is scraping the internet for any sort of motivation that he can muster. And the losers in all of this are, I mean, we're to blame because sports media is perpetuating it and saying, borough head, borough head. But these two squads, I'm telling you, Sierra Leone squad and Andy Reed squad zipped up. I promise you, there will be that media night. I just don't see it. I don't see anything trickling out. I don't see any, it would have to take like a Jason Kelsey being reckless. He doesn't care. He's a vet. He doesn't, whatever. But I don't think he wants to give the chiefs anything either. I think it's going to be quiet on both sides. I think so too. You know, they got obviously great leaders, great coaches, vets on both sides of the team. You know, Jalen Hurts doesn't do much talking. Patrick Mahones, let's his play do talking as well until after the game. So these guys, when they take the field, it's obviously going to be, I can't wait. It's going to be a full blown slug fest. But the Eagles will hear about how everybody outside of that building is doubting their path. Have they been challenged enough? You know, they played the Giants. They played the San Francisco 49ers scene without a quarterback for the, you know, three quarters. So you're going to hear all of those things. And then the chiefs, who knows what motivation they'll try to find. But I'm sure Andy Reader figured something out. Have you ever given bulletin board material, Darius? You know what I did wave, wave back in the day before Twitter was kind of what it is now. Actually it was a former Bengals player, Chad Ochocico. He was talking trash to me. You know, just tweeting me and he was one of those guys that was kind of ahead of the game. So we're tweaking, ah man. Wow, Marissa went actually found it. So we're talking all this trash. We're opening up the season. I'm a second year corner. Devon McCordy is a rookie corner. It's Chad Ochocico, it's Terrell Owens. That's the matchup. And we're talking, we're going back and forth. They're talking about double team. And I'm telling Chad, hey, we're not double teaming. Nobody's double teams you in two, three years. And that went on kind of throughout the week. And Saturday, after our final walk through, Bill Belichick and Baruch comes up to me and shows me a whole printout of all our tweets back and forth. And then find me. I got fined actually for conduct detrimental to the team because I was giving away the game plan. So I guess that was a little bulletin more material. I guess, not paid for. So I would say Bill Belichick is the master motivator. He's got it. He pretends he doesn't know about Twitter and Facetune and FaceTime or whatever you're saying. Yeah, FaceTweeting. Marissa, you got to send me those tweets. How the hell did you find those? Shit, I got to check my history. I might have some things to believe. Marissa is the goat. Don't you understand? Marissa's living her best life. Her eagles are in the Super Bowl. She cannot be stopped, that one. All right, let's talk about how the eagles live. That was at the top of our pre-production called email, fly eagles fly. All right, let's get it to the call. I love that. Wait, did you hear Jalen Hurts trying to sing Fly Eagles Fly? Hey, I didn't like that they put a spot. I don't know how prevalent fight zones are in the NFL. I played for three teams and never had a fight zone. I always just see Fly Eagles Fly. And I think it was maybe AJ Brown or somebody tweeted after the game, like, hey, I need to learn his fight zone. But I thought he knew it because I didn't know the words. So that was a funny moment, a funny interesting moment after the game. Brian Dawkins still looks intense too. Who gave him the, who did? Oh, Terry Bradshaw gave him the thing. It's like, Terry, you got to help him out. That was so brutal. I liked how Jalen played it off though. It was very nice and it's not, yeah. Let's see. I thought he nailed it, okay. Like, until this very moment, 11-23, Easter standard, that's, you know, real American time over here according to Pat McAfee. 11-23, I just, I'm today years old and I found out that Jalen Hurts had no clue what the Fly Eagles Fly zone was. I don't know the, I mean, I don't know if the players take that in class. Marissa, were you upset about it? No, I thought he nailed it. Marissa said he nailed it and that's all that matters and we, and we love them and, you know, maybe he'll learn the words by the Super Bowl and then he can tell Kevin Hart to get off the podium. Kevin Hart, don't you come up here, Kevin Hart. That's what I'm worried about. He might be in a good lunch hour. Yeah, that's what I'm worried about for the death of God. That was the funniest clip from that Super Bowl 2018. Craziest clip. Okay, let's start with the Eagles and how they got there. But the other side, today we're saying bye and wearing my red for the Niners. We're saying bye to them. Goodbye. The Brock Purdy situation, right? He goes down on the sixth play of the game. The birds take care of business. Very boring game, 31-7. Do you think there's a lesson to be learned here about the quarterback position? I mean, don't block, you know, a guy with 17, 18 sacks coming into the game with a tight end or just not block him at all. That would be number one lesson. And I think for all teams out there, for the sake of all the NFL fans out there, please have three quarterbacks dressed up. I don't know who needs to change. Maybe a rule change as far as roster go, maybe just every team having at least three quarterbacks. And we complain so much about the quarterbacks. You know, they get too much praise. They get too much blame. They get too much money sometimes. But we saw in that NFC championship game, obviously how important they are. They go down, Josh Johnson goes down, Brock Purdy goes down. And the game is pretty much over. And it's not like they, you know, tripped off the bus and broke a collarbone or something. You know, that was the guys that fiery defensive front for the Eagles who are on the brink of setting a record with sacks during the season and the post season. That was them getting after the quarterbacks and knocking them out of the game. That's a violent part of the game. But, you know, blocking scheme, obviously scheme for those guys and also have at least three quarterbacks up. I think those are the lessons to be learned from that one at least. You got to dress through. I was like, Christian McCaffrey is going to go out here. He's going to come out here and start whipping that thing around. He's warming his arm up. That was crazy. We're talking about motivation. Nick Bosa nominated for defensive player of the year. Doesn't really show up in the biggest game. Chris Jones, number 95, best game of his life out there up against Joe Borough. The motivation for a guy like Hassan Redick who has been such a monster all year long doesn't even sniff a nomination for DPOY. He was insane, wasn't he? I mean, he was. He's been insane all year long. And even before getting to Philly, he's had a great career. But I believe this is his best career and kind of led that front. Who, you know, four guys over double digit sacks have said Hassan Redick, I'm sorry, has led that charge from the jump. He's just a dog. And I don't know if that, I'm sure he did speak about it a little bit. Maybe that was a little added motivation. And you know with these finalists, somebody's going to get left off. But he showed once again, he's deserving of to at least be a final or to sniff that award. But he showed up in the biggest moment in the biggest games. And I think he'll do that again out there in Glendale. Ooh, we'll have to see. And on the other side then in the AFC, Dante Hall was on yesterday. I asked him what was most impressive about Patrick Mahomes and he said his grit. It's just his grit. Now we've seen crazy stuff out of Mahomes. But he's limping one ankle losing receivers left and right. Where does this rank in Patrick Mahomes' performances? I mean, he's had so many amazing, incredible performances on this ranks right up there. I'll probably say two or three, honestly. But that was heroic. Was the last thing that comes to mind even to the last play. When he ran for that last first down, obviously got pushed out of bounds late. But his receivers going down, you know, not knowing if Kelsey's going to be banged up. Him even practicing all week long leading up to this game after suffering that high ankle sprain. Like, I mean, unbelievable job by that athletic training staff, unbelievable job by Patrick Mahomes and whatever Wolverine blood he got flowing through him. But he just went out there and he's gritty, man. And you look at these teams, you look at these two Super Bowl matchups and everything points to the Eagles, right? Offensive line, defensive line, the skill positions. The quarterback is right there. You know, obviously Mahomes is the big MVP this year. I think Jalen Hurts will be right there second. But it's so hard to really feel confident betting or picking against Patrick Mahomes. So he's just special. And that was right up there, one of his best performances for sure. Just right with Dante, all gritty. It's true. And then you look at the Eagles, like the thing that sticks out, it's that offensive line. They are running people over. They are so good. Lane Johnson looks better than ever. He's looking like, you know, he's in his prime years, ready to go. But then you have this game record 95 on the other side. What? No, I'm saying he's playing through a torn groin right now. You're talking about gritty. It's crazy. He tore his groin, re-tore it. I mean, it's just- Yeah, I call him the in-between-ies. I don't like the word groin. I call him just in-between-ies. He tore his in-between-ies. That's what I call him. Terri, that's it. Richard said that sounds way worse. Whatever you want to call it, it hurts. I'm telling you, at whatever position you're playing, especially when you're trying to anchor against, you know, those big, strong guys. You mentioned Chris Jones, who absolutely, as amazing as Patrick Mahomes' performance was, I think Chris Jones was the MVP of that game. But the Eagles do have, I believe, the best starting offensive line across the board, in the NFL, starting with Jason Kelsey in the middle, then you got the big tackles on the outside in the cars. Everyone does their job. I think they'll have a plan for Chris Jones. You know, Frank Cart, I think, will have to put his cap on and kind of be Superman to kind of give them the edge when it comes to those defensive and offensive lines. But, I mean, the Eagles have been special. And it starts in the trenches. When Nick Siriani took this job, that was the first thing he looked at on both sides of the ball, the trenches, offensive line and on the defensive line. Obviously, Fletcher Cox. Brandy Graham, who's been there forever, should be a comeback player of the year conversation, who had that strip sack against Tom Brady last time. And that was pretty much the only turnover in that game, I think that I can remember that Brandy Graham had late in that game. So that's where games are won and lost in those trenches. And our Eagles are in a very good spot there. I was obviously just like messaging people on the Eagles, just so exciting. And the fact that they honestly, they're doing it with another new quarterback, new regime, but some of those OG, like Brandy Graham, he's like, I can't believe we're going again. Like, I can't believe this is happening. It's really, really exciting and it's hard to not cheer for them. But I can't cheer for any mayor but you. You're the only mayor. I love that. You know what? I don't know the name of the Mayor of Cincinnati. I love that Travis Kelsey also does. Nobody knows the Mayor of Cincinnati because nobody wants to know. Nobody's asking, what's his name? It's that Cincinnati Mayor. Joe Bray, take me to Shut Down City. He'll forever be known by that. I'll forever be known by the Mayor of Shut Down City. We got a bunch of rookies in here. We'll help shut that mayor up. Starting with Trent McDuffie, first round pick. He had to go into the slot and play a lot because the Jerry Snead went out. He banged himself up in that first drive and one of their best, the best DB on that secondary. But he went out, Trent McDuffie stepped in, two PBU's played great, especially as a rookie to get thrown in there late. Not knowing, I guess, a team like the Bengals. Huge, huge, great job by him. Secondly, Joshua Williams. Now, a little more expectations there, obviously, than the next guy who will be the mayor. But Joshua Williams got a nice pick on some tips and overthrows. This is something that DB coaches talk about around the league going into every week. Tips and overthrows, you got to get those. Great job by another rookie, Joshua Williams. And then another rookie who no one had expectations for coming into this season. Jalen Watson, back-to-back games now with two huge picks in game. So seventh round pick coming in and making the biggest games in the biggest plays and the biggest game in his life. He's going to be the mayor, but all three rookies from the chief, they are. So we got a lot of young guys running around the city right now, but they hold it down, man. So shout out to all these young guys who showed up in the biggest moments, unlike, you know, that other mayor out there in Cincinnati. We don't talk about that mayor, but we love those rookies, Brett Beach, I said it, going into it. He has done such a good job. These youngsters making game-changing plays. We've got another young guy that has been on your list, wants to be on your list, and he's going to get there next. You're one of the most confident rookies I have seen huge play against the bills to get to the AFC championship game. We will say bye to you, Darius Butler. Yeah, Cam Taylor Britt, Cam Juice! Joining us after this, here he is. What a year. Our next guest, I'm so excited to get to meet here and bring to you on Up In Adams. He is a defensive superstar in the making. He didn't even get to start when he started this rookie season. This Bengals team traded up to get him. He's a rookie for the Bengals. Please welcome to the show, Cam Taylor Britt. Hey, Cam. Thank you. How you doing? I'm good. I'm so good. Now, is it Cam or Cam Juice? Because I don't think I can pull off saying Cam Juice. Tell me about what that juice means to you. Yeah, the juice means a lot, man. I feel like, you know, I bring that to my game and to the team. That was one thing that I could do while I was on our, is bring the juice on the sideline and make sure my teammates were always, you know, into the game. And anytime something was wrong, you know, I just tried to be there for them. I mean, and this is no joke right here. And then you have your, you have mom major and your dad, you call pops juice? Oh yeah, this is them my people, man. My mom is my A1 day one pop of juice. Yeah, he has that night forever. So let's talk about this, the IR situation. You, yeah, there we go. And with the advice that they gave you, cause there's all of these shots that we were seeing while you were on IR and every Bengals fan is like, I want to see him. I want to see him out on the field. And it's a major setback. Let me tell you, all of the greats that I talk to, they say that those moments are, they make them great. They'd say, I'm going to turn this into my advantage. I'm going to sit back and learn. So when you look back now, after you're making these big plays on these big stages, what was that experience like? And what did you, how did you use your time to make yourself a better player? Honestly, I just use that time to make sure that, you know, I had that playbook down, but when that I did, when I did get the opportunity to get in the game, when I got off IR, that, you know, it wouldn't be a downfall. I knew that I, you know, I'd be in rotation or anything, but you know, when Cheeto got hurt that, you know, I was thrown into the fire. So I was glad that I was, you know, on my P's and Q's and, you know, just trying to be the best person that could be, you know, while on, on, while on IR, you know, so that was the biggest thing for me. Cam, what did you learn about yourself during that period? And I love that you, I've read that you said that your parents are really supportive of you then. One thing I learned about myself, you know, you know, just being a great teammate, that's, that's a big thing to me. You know, that's one thing that I try to do, you know, on the field and off the field, anybody needs something, you know, while we're off the field, you know, I just try to be there as well because we're brothers at the end of the day. You can, you should be able to call on me anytime. So you get off IR, you focus on the playbook, you get out on the field, y'all get into the playoffs. A lot of things are messy, not really for you for the Bengals. We're not going to get into that. And then you go up to Buffalo. It's snowing. You're a Nebraska boy, you're used to the cold elements. All time moment for Bengals fans. It's living in their heads. They're going to tell their kids about it. Talk me through your first career interception against this Bill's team. Let's take a look. Talk me through it. All right. Well, honestly, yeah, I believe we're in covered too, man, you know, just wanted to keep, you know, safety's high and kind of run the reel on the outsides as a corner. You know, one thing that Josh did struggle with was to cover too. I just want to kind of bait him. And I didn't think he was going to throw the ball, but, you know, at the end of the day, he trusts his arm, you know, more than he trusts the DB making play. And, you know, when I saw the ball, I was like kind of shocked that he threw it. I was like, oh, it's time to make a play. And I laid out for it and it went out. When I caught the ball, it was just, you know, it's so real that, you know, my parents were there. It was a, you know, a crazy game, you know, in a big way. So, you know, I was glad that, you know, that I was able to see that. You're smiling as you catch the ball. It's, you see, you see all of your teeth. I've never seen that. Do you remember what you were thinking? You were thinking, I can't believe you threw that. Yeah. And I was like, I really caught this ball in this game. You know, you, last year around that time, you know, I was watching, you know, the NFL football games, not knowing where I would be. And just I have the opportunity to, you know, be on that field and be around the guys, you know, it was a happy moment. Cause I literally just sat on the sideline. I was like, I got to end the game. Go ahead and end the game. You know, we're playing around with too much. Let's go and get off the field and, you know, get this over with, go back to Cincinnati with the dub. And through the ball, it happened. And they were like, you just said this. I was like, yeah, it's crazy. And you had, and I love, I love that your parents were there. I didn't know that you had this PBU in this game. I love Gabe Davis, but it was, I heard, I heard it. It was crazy. You play, honestly, like, Cam, you play a real physical game. You don't see at your position. It reminds me a little bit of Marlon Humphrey. Nobody ever wants none from prime Marlon Humphrey. What, what, what happens to you out there? What is that switch that blips? Man, I've always been that physical guy. Even while playing quarterback on the opposite side of the ball, I just kind of want to bring that to the game. A lot of corners, you know, don't bring that to the game. When you mentioned the physical part of it, yeah, you bring up the covering part. You can bring up, you know, a few guys most definitely, but just been on the outside and sending the edges. And, you know, wanting to talk to them. I want to bring that to the run game, of course. Yeah. And we love seeing it. It's, it's something that nobody out there wants to see. Here's my question. You're on IR. So you have a minute, you're sitting back, you're learning to play book, all of that. And now you're warming up in the snow, in Buffalo for this game or in Kansas City, ahead of the AFC championship game. Do you feel so much more comfortable? Like talk me through a rookie and what you felt like that first game, that first couple of games, that first start when you got some action to what you feel like now and how you're going to carry that over. How much more comfortable do you feel, Cam? That was a big jump, you can say, from my very first game, playing the Falcons game, rotating, playing most of those snaps that game. So I can say I was, I had the jitters, you know. I wasn't, I say, quick as I am now with calls. You know, I was looking around, you know, just wanted to play fast and play top down. But just now I'm way more comfortable when I'm getting the calls out. Sometimes before the safety does, if I see it, I'm able to call it out and, you know, just, you know, go out there and play free. I'm not thinking about everything, not a half second late because I thought this was called or this or that. So, you know, just be able to move, you know, a lot faster and get out of my breaks faster because I know what's going on and know where my help is on this defense. You know, I don't have to work this hard. Yeah, it's so funny to hear. I did not think that you were going to say that you had the jitters because everything that I know or I think I know or I read all of your coaches, all of your teammates say you were the most confident rookie. Like you just have confidence. And that's at your position. I can't even imagine. That's maybe one of the most important qualities you have to have. Where does that come from? Like I said, I play quarterback, man. And I kind of just carry my life, you know, that way of being having that high attitude, like a quarterback guy that carries itself, but no kind of throw the spice on it with the attitude part and the physical part as a DV. That's where, so that's where it kind of comes from. I just feel like my preparation is a lot better than yours. And I put in the work, just like you put in the work and I feel like once you step on the field, you can't mess with me. So that's how it kind of goes with me. Well, they're lucky to have you. And you know, you're confident and you've got that spice or juice or whatever you want to call it. But you also have a heart cam. So you can't even hide that for me. This moment that you had in Kansas City where you pulled me by the way, I would be so scared. You should have pulled him out of the stands where the parents like excuse me. So I actually knew him from Nebraska. So I've known him Chase since he was like two years old. I watched him grow up through his lifetime at Nebraska. So while I was number five, he had the Taylor Britt, five jerseys in Nebraska. And this was his first NFL game. So it was a good moment for both of us, man, just to see him grow up and still continue to support me throughout this time. I loved seeing it. It was such a cute moment. And then after there's this hard loss that happens, a hard loss that I think this team's gonna get better from. You know, I support the Bengals. It was such a good season, so much to build off of almost everybody will be able to come back. I'll just ask you, how are you feeling? Like I know it's still very fresh, but like what are the feelings that you're having? I feel good, man, especially, you know, just ending this season off, you know, that with the way that we did, you know, of course we didn't get the win, but you know, just having the opportunity being in this locker room with these specific guys, you know, it never would be the same. A lot of guys said this in their interviews, man. It's, you've never been a part of a locker room like that, you know, just that tight knit. And even outside of the football, you know, is you have guys tasting you, trying to see what you're doing just to hang out, man. Like, it's a different feeling, you know, being around these guys. And I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love hearing that DJ Reader popped on last week. And you know, he spent a lot of his career with the Texans. They didn't have success. And he said, the difference really is that locker room. Everybody's saying, want to play chess, want to hang out, want to do this, checking in with each other. What was the message? Or what was, I know it was probably a bad vibe in that locker room after the game, but what was the message from the veterans, from coaches as you guys left? Honestly, that we will be back. We know we need to do the, to get back. One was 10 or 11 games in a row. That's a huge mark for the Bengals. And, you know, as his team, it shows, you know, something about us. So, you know, one thing that we will have to do when we come back in is get straight to work. We plan to have these long seasons, you know, every year and plan to make it, you know, past where we just were. So we have to, you know, prepare for that and you know, stay on top of it. You were drafted by the Bengals in the second round. They moved up to get you. It was weirdly something with the bills too. It was that sort of weird because you guys got the win over them. You're saying everybody's friends in there. You got to go up against Chase and Higgins every day. Are y'all friends? So you guys, you guys get along. How much better do they make you? Made me a lot better, man. Yes, we are friends. We're trying to hang out here and there, you know, outside of the stadium, but you know, just while we're in that building, you know, we're working is always, you know, competition at the end of the day and we want to make each other better. Those guys give me tips all the time, you know, what I can do better, you know, and my press man or, you know, getting out the break. What was I doing here in order for him to, you know, be open? They always, you know, just keep me on my peas and queues because those guys are some of the top guys in the league. Who do you want one-on-one next year? We were looking at, we have a, like a meeting like you guys, we have a meeting before the show and we were looking at some of those receivers. You probably haven't seen this. So let me tell you, Justin Jefferson, Cooper Cup, DK Metcalf, Deandra Hopkins, Stefan Diggs, Debo Samuel. Y'all are facing all of them next year. I like that. Who you want? Who you want, Taylor Britt? Oh my God, it doesn't matter. I love following the top guy. That was one thing that we did when we played the Bills. So I followed Stefan. That was the first game that, you know, they trusted me to, you know, actually, you know, and follow a guy wherever he was on the field, you know, once he hit the slot, you know, I didn't get a chance to guard him then, but you know, if he switched sides, you know, I wanted the best guy on the field and I want to continue to do that. So all the guys that you name, I'm playing to guard all of them. I'm excited to guard them here as well. Stefan out there talking to you in that snow. What was Stefan like? Stefan, he'll talk. He was talking more crying than anything, but you know, he was all right. Taylor, I don't know what to say. I'm just gonna leave that one alone. Well, listen, cause you let your game speak. You're very confident, but I mean, and I know that you're, I know your boys with that Eli Apples tweet and you were gassing him up though. I didn't need that Taylor, but you gotta help me. You can't, I saw you at the tweets and then you got Hilton with the brother. Like you, they gotta be a little more like you, I think. It was kind of weird though, because while we're on the sideline in the bills game, when Mike said Borough head, I didn't know he said Borough head. I thought he said, you know, we're going to Arrowhead and you know, that's what it was gonna be. Then when I saw the video, I'm like, oh, I'm in this viral video saying, you know, let's go to Borough head and this and that. I didn't know what was said, but you know, that didn't play a part in anything, man. We just gotta go up there and play our game, come in there and play a complete football game as a team and you know, just don't worry about the other outside noise. Yeah. Eli Apple, you gotta change his password somehow on that thing. Yeah. You with me? I'll help me help you sort of thing. He's misunderstood though. I can tell everybody likes him on the team. Man, he's very misunderstood, man. He has a passion for the game that you don't see out a lot of guys and he wears it on his sleeve, man. I wouldn't play, you know, wouldn't want to play without him, you know, on that field. He kind of, you know, I bring a different energy and he has his other energy and kind of, you know, just works for the team, man. And when he says, you know, you're doing good, man, kind of pushes him to be great. He's been doing this for a long time. So, you know, let a rookie come in, you know, and be on his A game. He doesn't have a choice but to be on his. So, you know, I feel like I kind of pushed him to, you know, become better throughout the season. He's always been great to me for giving me tips. Outside of football, we were just playing the game last night. We were talking about football, so he'll always be my guy. I love to hear that because I do think he's misunderstood and I'm glad that you said that. That's really important. It's, you know, it's cam juice and apple juice. One last question before I let you go. This has been a lot of fun. What is more difficult? Getting a pick off a burrow in practice or winning a game of chess against him? Oh, it might be winning a game of chess. It might be winning a game of chess. I know I could probably give him by bailing or something. Maybe just running through the whole rock cause he throws a tight ball, man. Just seeing the ball that he makes in practice or crazy and then he goes into the game where we're sitting on the sideline. We're like, yep, we've seen that one in practice. So it's just crazy, man. Just crazy, he spent the ball, man. But yes, I don't know about that. We might get me. Yeah, I hear he's really good. I'd like to play him. Okay, listen, you are an absolute stud. Do not listen. When all these things start happening to you, Cam Taylor-Brick, cause I already know. When all the pro bowl, and then it's gonna be all pro, Cam Taylor-Brick, and then just don't forget about little on me, okay? That's all I need. That won't happen. You're locking up Debo and Cooper Cut. Yeah, that won't happen, I promise. I got you. Okay, we appreciate you keep getting better. Incredible story, could not be happier for you. And you have the absolute right attitude. Confidence, and let's go get this thing next year. Yes, ma'am. I really appreciate you having me on here. No problem. Cam Taylor-Brick, everybody, Cam, juice, future all pro, future pro bowl, or for the future super bowl winning, bangles, baby. We'll be back after this one, up in Adams. Welcome back to the up in Adams show. Eli Apple gets a bad name, he's misunderstood. That's said by Cam Taylor-Brick, who I'm a huge fan of. I wanna be like the four year old boy, Chase, that has a jersey of him in the stands. They will not be at the super bowl. We will be at the super bowl. Marissa, we gotta go, we got big plans tonight. We have a date with Jane Fonda and Tom Brady. We're being very Hollywood tonight, Marissa and I, because Richard isn't setting us to the pro bowl. So thank you so much. Fan duo, we love you. There's a new commercial with me and Gronk. Gronk on later this week.