Best of DLS: We Have to Wrap, Tony

We brought in Spice Adams to settle the riddle that haunted us all night: if a slice of pizza walked upright, what’s the bottom—crust or the tip?

Crust goes on the bottom, point up. That’s how I picture it walking.

All right, settled. Now, you’ve been everywhere in entertainment—when did that spark start, and how did it grow beyond football?

I’ve always been that kid making people laugh so they’d want to come back to my house. I was huge at twelve, football took over at fourteen, and after retiring I leaned into the thing I’d done my whole life; teammates pushed me onto social media and it took off.

Your hands look like they’ve lived in a pileup—what’s everyday life like with football fingers?

It’s part of the job; you can spot a D-lineman by the fingers. Gloves are a battle, and guys like Torry Holt and Anthony Muñoz, their fingers go every which way.

Ben Roethlisberger floated Mike Tomlin to Penn State after Franklin left. You’re Penn State—what do you want?

Terry Smith. He knows the place, steadied the team, talked to parents, got them to a bowl, and has the locker room—hire from within and keep the tradition.

That yellow‑jacket meme of you rubbing your hands—when did you feel it go everywhere?

When I ‘spotted’ a spicy pizza in the wild and, look, let me be real, I’m plugging a hot pie. It’s a playful nod, but yeah, I turned on the promo voice.

You flipped to the plug and then a voice barged in yelling we’ve got to wrap Tony—live, mid‑question. I didn’t know your real name was Tony, didn’t know there was a hard out, and we never got to your baking show. That was chaos.

The chemistry was great, then someone screamed wrap; later we cracked that Tony is Anthony. We argued whether that mystery voice sounded like an old woman or David Samson.

We also played a clip of Clippers broadcasters who ditched play‑by‑play for a trivia spat and said, ‘put a button on this.’ So is it button, bow, or pin?

Button is a theater thing for a final touch. Bow means done. Pin means pause and come back later.

On our weekly picks, we sprinted through matchups with constant wrap warnings, marveled that Packers‑Bears matters again, and noted how soft the NFC is compared to the AFC. The Panthers sit at seven and six with the division right there.

Turnovers aren’t just luck; you can scheme and drill for them. Carolina forced the Rams into mistakes and made it stick.

They also won at Green Bay and leaned on two backs to control possessions. When you chew clock and protect the ball, you tilt the game your way.

But they’ve also been blown out, which shows how weird and swingy this sport can be from week to week.

Small samples and one‑score randomness muddy analysis; last year’s kings in tight games can be this year’s strugglers. Defense rarely carries over cleanly, and outside of pass rush I don’t buy turnovers as repeatable.

Execution still matters late, and talent shows up there. Yes, there’s randomness, but prep and plan can create chances—especially against a green quarterback.

There’s some plan in it, sure, but there’s a lot of bounce too. You have to wrap, Tony. What does Zinn give you?