The Bill Barnwell Show

The Bill Barnwell Show

Bill Barnwell and friends talk all things sports and beyond.

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NFL QB Tiers (Lamar falls to Tier 2 + Some harsh truth for Herbert)

August 6, 2026 • 42 mins
Bill Barnwell asks Mike Sando of The Athletic about his QB tiers column: the process, the surprises, the QBs who bumped up, the QBs who fell, and perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column. 0:00 Welcome 1:03 Explaining the tiers 6:41 Mahomes still on top...for now 9:52 Burrow remains in Tier 1 13:20 Lamar drops to Tier 2 17:05 Mixed reviews for Herbert 20:44 Surprised by Lawrence coming in at 16th? 23:42 Cale...
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How to Find the BEST Value in Your Fantasy Drafts | The Bill Barnwell Show

July 30, 2026 • 47 mins
Bill & ESPN senior writer Mike Clay discuss the best values in the first ten rounds of fantasy drafts. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/nfl #ESPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2026 NFL Season Predictions: Cowboys offense only 14th? Bears defense last?

July 23, 2026 • 57 mins
Bill and Dan Pizzuta discuss the 2026 FTN Almanac and the projections within it. Will the Texans really be a Top 10 offense? Will the Bears have the worst defense in football? 0:00 Welcome 2:13 Temperature take on FTN Almanac's predictions 5:15 Texans offense 14:19 Lions defense 23:13 Cardinals not that bad? 30:11 Dallas' offense only 14th? 36:25 AFC East defenses projected as Top 10 units 44:52 Bears the worst defense i...
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WILD NFC Predictions: A 2000-yard rusher? Cowboys Super Bowl Bound?

July 16, 2026 • 68 mins
Bill and CBS's JP Acosta go team-by-team in the NFC making crazy predictions that they could absolutely see happening. 0:00 Welcome 1:12 Cowboys 7:09 Giants 10:12 Eagles 13:54 Commanders 18:04 Bears 21:35 Lions 24:46 Packers 28:14 Vikings 32:21 Falcons 36:11 Panthers 40:57 Saints 44:55 Bucs 47:17 Cardinals 51:26 Rams 57:30 Niners 1:00:46 Seahawks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
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BOLD (and believable) AFC Predictions

July 9, 2026 • 65 mins
Bill and ESPN's Mina Kimes go team-by-team in the AFC and offer the wildest predictions they can come up with that they kind of believe in. 0:00 Welcome 4:20 Bills 8:30 Dolphins 13:19 Patriots 19:06 Jets 23:55 Ravens 26:09 Bengals 28:43 Browns 31:46 Steelers 34:11 Texans 36:06 Colts 41:05 Jaguars 43:58 Titans 47:11 Broncos 50:04 Chiefs 53:55 Raiders 56:39 Chargers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
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Soccer Ideas the NFL Should Borrow

June 25, 2026 • 54 mins
Bill Barnwell and ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques discuss the best ideas from the world of soccer that they think would make the NFL experience infinitely better. 0:00 Welcome 0:40 Soccer ideas the NFL should adopt 6:44 New jerseys every year 10:30 Promotion and relegation 16:42 Salary cap adjustment 19:32 The loan system 27:29 Away team sections 32:18 Super fan sections 37:03 Live mics on video replay reviews 38:48 Chip in...
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The Evolution of the NFL: The biggest change in QB Play

June 18, 2026 • 61 mins
Bill and Yahoo's Nate Tice discuss the ways in which the NFL has evolved over the past 30 years. 0:00 Welcome 3:44 How much has QB play changed pre-snap? 18:55 Has QB play changed much post-snap? 25:51 Why are QBs scrambling more? 32:46 Are schemes better? More prevalent? 41:11 How has offensive line play changed? 49:40 Has tackling improved? 52:52 Is refereeing better or worse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
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Which Players Are Most Likely to Make Their First 1st-Team All-Pro?

June 11, 2026 • 60 mins
Bill and Robert Mays of The Athletic discuss the players they think are most likely to be named as a 1st-team All-Pro for the first time in their careers. 0:00 Welcome 7:40 Which players are poised to make the leap? 9:36 Quarterbacks likely to ascend to 1st-team All-Pro 16:45 Ladd McConkey? 19:02 Other WRs with potential for 1st-team All-Pro season 27:58 Offensive linemen on the brink of a 1st-team All-Pro season 37:57 Jah...
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Summer Mailbag: Is Myles Garrett the BEST NFL player ever traded?

June 5, 2026 • 45 mins
Bill answers mailbag questions from the audience on the Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown trades and more. 0:00 Welcome 1:10- Which teams will regret not trading for Garrett/Brown 4:47 How does the A.J. Brown saga reflect on Eagles HC Nick Sirianni 8:17 Is Garrett the most scheme-independent defensive player? 10:07 Is the ’27 QB class really that good? 12:57 What are the chances Maxx Crosby gets dealt…a...
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A QB Benching Draft: Which QBs will get benched this season? And when?

May 28, 2026 • 61 mins
Bill and Doug Kyed of The Boston Herald each draft teams they think might make a quarterback change in the upcoming NFL season. 0:00 Welcome 3:06 Raiders 10:24 Browns 14:53 Cardinals 19:28 Falcons 23:35 Vikings 28:06 Jets 31:53 Steelers 36:44 Colts 40:08 Dolphins 42:53 Saints 45:11 Texans 48:38 Panthers 50:07 Giants 51:59 Rams 54:07 49ers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Bigger Isn't Always Better: The Many Cons of a 24-Team CFP

May 21, 2026 • 35 mins
Bill and ESPN's Bill Connelly discuss the push for a 24-team college football playoff and the negative effects it would have. 0:00 Welcome 2:06 Who wants a 24-team playoff? 7:25 Championship Week changes? 9:09 Would a 24-team playoff really help the ACC/Big 12 proportionally? 10:27 Super league threat is always looming 14:35 What would the incentive be to schedule tough games? 16:49 How much would a 24-team playoff diminis...
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NFL Off-Season Superlatives: What was the BEST move?

May 14, 2026 • 55 mins
Bill and ESPN's Brooke Pryor hand out off-season superlatives for some of the best, worst, and most questionable moves. 0:00 Welcome 4:02 Most likely to regret not signing a quarterback 13:05 Most gullible franchise 15:10 Most likely to inconvenience Brooke 16:18 Most likely to look back and feel good about even if they don't right now 21:14 Worst signing for the rest of the league 26:59 Most likely to regret getting what ...
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MEGA Re-Draft: Every NFL Team Gets to Re-do One Pick Since 2016

April 30, 2026 • 58 mins
Bill and Charlie Kravitz from The Domonique Foxworth Show each choose which pick from the last 10 years every NFL franchise would like a re-do on and who they'd take instead. 0:00 Welcome 3:11 Commanders 5:33 Eagles 7:34 Cowboys 9:09 Giants 12:05 Bears 14:39 Lions 15:52 Vikings 18:29 Packers 19:55 Panthers 21:17 Bucs 22:21 Falcons 24:12 Saints 25:36 49ers 26:45 Seahawks 28:57 Rams 29:41 Cardinals 30:35 Patriots...
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2023 NFL Re-Draft: Who takes Bryce Young? How high does Bijan Robinson go?

April 23, 2026 • 58 mins
Bill and Will Brinson of CBS revisit the 2023 NFL Draft and go pick-by-pick making all of the first-round selections that they think NFL teams would make today. 0:00 Welcome 2:15 Panthers at #1 5:56 Texans at #2 6:46 Texans at #3 9:10 Colts at #4 10:42 Seahawks at #5 12:14 Cardinals at #6 13:47 Raiders at #7 16:14 Falcons at #8 18:33 Eagles at #9 20:10 Bears at #10 22:04 Titans at #11 23:16 Lions at #12 ...
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2024 NFL Re-Draft: Maye to the Bears? How far does Harrison, Jr. fall?

April 16, 2026 • 49 mins
Bill Barnwell and ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates go back and forth making picks in the 2024 first round. Does Drake Maye go 1st to Chicago? Does Brock Bowers go in the Top 10? Which Top 10 WR falls the furthest? 0:00 Welcome 1:24 Bears 3:45 Commanders 4:41 Patriots 5:32 Cardinals 7:09 Chargers 8:20 Giants 9:26 Titans 10:35 Falcons 12:05 Bears 13:14 Vikings 14:10 Jets 15:07 Broncos 16:22 Raiders 17:47 Saints 19...
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Where would Jaxson Dart go in a 2025 NFL Re-Draft?

April 9, 2026 • 48 mins
Bill and ESPN's Matt Miller go pick by pick and re-draft the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. 0:00 Welcome 1:35 Titans 3:27 Jaguars 5:20 Giants 7:00 Patriots 8:25 Browns 9:46 Raiders 11:01 Jets 12:21 Panthers 14:51 Saints 16:02 Bears 17:10 Niners 18:29 Cowboys 19:51 Dolphins 20:58 Colts 22:19 Falcons 23:37 Cardinals 24:50 Bengals 26:45 Seahawks 27:55 Bucs 28:53 Broncos 30:15 Steelers 31:16 Chargers 32:3...
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Have the Bears and Cowboys Done Enough on Defense?

April 1, 2026 • 65 mins
Bill and Dan Pizzuta evaluate every NFC team's offseason to this point. 0:00 Welcome 1:06 Cowboys 3:37 Giants 7:48 Eagles 11:10 Commanders 15:00 Bears 18:31 Lions 22:44 Packers 27:23 Vikings 32:35 Falcons 35:15 Panthers 39:14 Saints 44:30 Bucs 49:32 Cardinals 51:57 Rams 55:01 Niners 59:01 Seahawks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Have the Bills Done ENOUGH to Win the AFC?

March 25, 2026 • 72 mins
Bill and CBS Sports' JP Acosta go team by team in the AFC and discuss what they liked and what they didn't like so far this offseason. 0:00 Welcome 2:23 Bills 8:43 Dolphins 14:08 Patriots 19:32 Jets 23:02 Ravens 27:09 Bengals 29:11 Browns 32:53 Steelers 35:47 Texans 38:47 Colts 43:32 Jaguars 50:36 Titans 53:57 Broncos 56:53 Chiefs 59:50 Raiders 1:03:27 Chargers 1:06:03 Favorite and Least Favorite Offseasons Lear...
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Can Tanking Work in the NFL? Does Waddle Make Denver the AFC Favorite?

March 19, 2026 • 44 mins
Bill and ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques weigh in on the Jaylen Waddle trade, what it means for Denver, what the Dolphins should do next, whether or not tanking works in the NFL, and if Malik Willis' chances at success have just been kneecapped. 0:00 Welcome 1:02 Waddle traded to Denver 4:49 Did Miami get enough for Waddle? 8:56 Does Waddle put Denver over the top? 16:13 Should Miami keep selling off assets? 22:41 Is tanking a ...
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Maxx Crosby for AJ Brown? Who says no?

March 11, 2026 • 55 mins
Bill and Robert Mays of The Athletic discuss the Maxx Crosby saga, whether or not Las Vegas will still get two 1st round picks for him, and the possible suitors for him now that the Ravens have backed out of their trade for him. Plus, they try to make sense of Daniel Jones' new deal with the Colts. 0:00 Welcome 1:13 Crosby deal called off by the Ravens 19:02 Are the Ravens too top heavy? 20:34 Is team building philosophy chan...
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