Craig Carton GOES IN on Josh Allen, John Harbaugh & Giants Win Expectations | The Carton Show
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Craig Carton and Big Mac react to a wild NFL Divisional Round weekend and dive headfirst into the biggest storylines shaking up New York sports. The guys break down the New York Giants landing John Harbaugh, why Vegas still isn’t buying the hype, and whether Giants fans should be satisfied with an 8-win expectation. Plus, Craig unloads on Josh Allen after another Bills playoff disappointment, questions Sean McDermott’s firing, and debates the controversial interception that changed everything. Is Josh Allen really in the Mahomes/Burrow tier? And what is John Harbaugh truly worth to the Giants? All that and more from The Carton Show on WFAN.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, that's right, two o'clock straight up. |
| 0:06.6 | What's good, everybody. |
| 0:07.9 | Another edition of the Carton show, Big Mac, Craig Carton. |
| 0:10.8 | Great to have you here, 888-808-108-101, with the acknowledgement that a lot of you do not work today. |
| 0:17.1 | As it's a day of remembrance, Martin Luther King, Junior Day, of course. |
| 0:21.9 | We are here. |
| 0:23.2 | There's NBA basketball being played. |
| 0:25.5 | But let's be honest, folks, it's all about the NFL. |
| 0:28.5 | And for those you're out there that said, you know, I don't know what the playoffs are going to be like this year. |
| 0:33.0 | You know, no Patrick Mahomes, no Joe Burrow, no Lamar Jackson. |
| 0:37.2 | I think the question's been answered. The statement's been answered. NFL playoffs have been fantastic. Good afternoon. Big Mike, how are you today, kid? I'm doing well. Yeah, no, it's been a great weekend. Outside of a couple blowouts, only two really. 49ers didn't show up. Yeah, I think it's been fantastic. |
| 0:56.5 | But let's get right to it because today for you is an extra special good day. |
| 1:02.8 | As we now learn over the weekend, there was a snag in the John Hallboard Giants conversation. |
| 1:07.5 | And the snag came down to who does john holbo report to when he was in |
| 1:12.3 | baltimore he reported directly to steve biscotti the owner not to as he newsome or the other guys |
| 1:18.4 | in the front office right so he wanted to make sure john hobbo did that he reported directly to the |
| 1:24.4 | matters and the tishis and not to joe or any other, you know, handpick GM. |
| 1:29.2 | But then, but then, but then, you have to wonder, you have to wonder, |
| 1:36.3 | is there any level of buyer's remorse from Johnny Harbaugh? |
| 1:42.1 | Because we wake up this morning |
| 1:44.3 | to the inevitable eight years later. |
| 1:47.3 | You can't get to a Super Bowl. |
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