In this episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by his former WZBC on-air co-host Zach Crews for the grand return of The Playbook with Joey and Zach! At the start of the episode, they take a look back at their favorite memories from WZBC (1:00).

Following that, they preview the New England Patriots 2026 season by providing their expectations for the team (4:09) their thoughts on the A.J. Brown trade (9:14) and the addition of Romeo Doubs (11:56), and their opinions on a potential bounceback season from Will Campbell (13:30). Then, they reveal who can be the X-factor for the Patriots offense (15:51), their predictions for where the club will place in the AFC East (18:13), and their thoughts on Christian Gonzalez's potential extension, which was signed following the recording of this episode (22:13).

After that, Joey  ...