Podcast
The Bill Barnwell Show
Hosted by ESPN, Bill Barnwell · EN
Bill Barnwell and friends talk all things sports and beyond.
34episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
The Evolution of the NFL: The biggest change in QB Play
1w ago01:01:06Tap to summarizeBill 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Which Players Are Most Likely to Make Their First 1st-Team All-Pro?
2w ago01:00:35Tap to summarizeBill 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 Jahmyr Gibbs is a free space in this exercise 38:47 Defensive linemen who could make the leap to 1st-team All-Pro 46:57 Linebackers with a chance 48:42 Corners with potential to make the leap 54:45 Any rookies with a chance at a 1st-team All-Pro season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Summer Mailbag: Is Myles Garrett the BEST NFL player ever traded?
3w ago00:45:48Tap to summarizeBill 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…again? 15:16 Did the Steelers overpay Nick Herbig? 18:30 Josh Sweat’s trade value? 20:26- Why isn’t there a football manager equivalent for the NFL? 23:18 Does Garrett move make Rams' drafting of Ty Simpson even worse? 26:05 Why should Dolphins fans even tune in this year? 27:55 Favorite win-win trades in recent past? 29:50 How good does Verse need to be for Cleveland to win the Garrett trade? 32:33 How does accuracy factor into the Falcons QB competition? 35:52 Should the Rams have just drafted Ruben Bain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →A QB Benching Draft: Which QBs will get benched this season? And when?
May 2801:01:07Tap to summarizeBill 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
Transcribe →Bigger Isn't Always Better: The Many Cons of a 24-Team CFP
May 2100:35:15Tap to summarizeBill 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 diminish the regular season? 18:47 Has the CFP been excluding many title-worthy teams? 22:05 What would a 24-team playoff do to the bowl system? 24:11 What would you do if you were the CFB commissioner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →NFL Off-Season Superlatives: What was the BEST move?
May 1400:55:00Tap to summarizeBill 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 they wanted 30:33 Most likely to play above their pay grade 35:47 Most likely to reset the market 37:23 Least likely to have solved their problems 42:17 Most likely to be the next great QB reclamation project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →MEGA Re-Draft: Every NFL Team Gets to Re-do One Pick Since 2016
Apr 3000:58:56Tap to summarizeBill 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 32:20 Bills 33:30 Jets 34:58 Dolphins 36:59 Browns 37:25 Steelers 38:36 Bengals 39:36 Ravens 41:56 Colts 42:29 Jaguars 43:55 Titans 45:36 Texans 48:33 Chiefs 49:39 Chargers 51:01 Broncos 53:11 Raiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →2023 NFL Re-Draft: Who takes Bryce Young? How high does Bijan Robinson go?
Apr 2300:58:00Tap to summarizeBill 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 24:05 Packers at #13 26:30 Steelers at #14 27:45 Jets at #15 30:18 Commanders at #16 31:01 Patriots at #17 33:25 Lions at #18 34:20 Bucs at #19 35:42 Seahawks at #20 36:33 Chargers at #21 38:53 Ravens at #22 39:31 Vikings at #23 41:20 Giants at #24 41:55 Bills at #25 43:50 Cowboys at #26 44:40 Jaguars at #27 46:05 Bengals at #28 46:39 Saints at #29 48:14 Eagles at #30 48:47 Chiefs at #31 50:11 Dolphins pick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →2024 NFL Re-Draft: Maye to the Bears? How far does Harrison, Jr. fall?
Apr 1600:49:43Tap to summarizeBill 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 19:26 Colts 21:53 Seahawks 25:32 Vikings 29:32 Bengals 30:35 Rams 31:40 Steelers 32:24 Dolphins 33:53 Eagles 34:31 Jaguars 35:58 Lions 36:47 Packers 38:00 Bucs 38:31 Cardinals 39:40 Chiefs 40:37 Cowboys 41:26 Ravens 41:54 Niners 43:00 Panthers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Where would Jaxson Dart go in a 2025 NFL Re-Draft?
Apr 900:48:27Tap to summarizeBill 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 32:32 Packers 33:59 Vikings 34:46 Texans 36:33 Rams 37:36 Ravens 38:34 Lions 39:58 Commanders 40:52 Bills 41:44 Eagles 42:54 Chiefs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →