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The Bill Barnwell Show
Hosted by ESPN, Bill Barnwell · EN
Bill Barnwell and friends talk all things sports and beyond.
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BOLD (and believable) AFC Predictions
1w ago01:05:55Tap to summarizeBill 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Soccer Ideas the NFL Should Borrow
3w ago00:54:10Tap to summarizeBill 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 inside the ball 42:34 Pregame routines/signature songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The Evolution of the NFL: The biggest change in QB Play
Jun 1801:01:06Tap 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?
Jun 1101:00:35Tap 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?
Jun 500:45:48Tap 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
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