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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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Quarterback Tiers with Mike Sando
Aug 1400:46:17Tap to summarizeBill and Mike Sando of The Athletic react to the findings in Mike's annual QB tiers column: what changed to get Lamar Jackson into tier 1, why Jalen Hurts is so difficult to rank, the range of outcomes for Aaron Rodgers this season, and the single most fascinating vote of the entire process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Why Quarterbacks are Kings
Aug 7, 202500:50:26Tap to summarizeBill and ESPN's Seth Wickersham discuss Seth's new book American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback. They touch on what they call the QB industrial complex, the new wave of second acts for QBs, QB dads, the difficulty in projecting QBs from college to the NFL, how Broncos coach Sean Payton created his own formula to evaluate QBs, and how quarterbacks "die" twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Fantasy Football Projections: The Process
Jul 31, 202500:55:53Tap to summarizeBill and Mike Leone of Establish The Run discuss the process of creating season-long projections, quantifying vibes, how to handle muddled situations like the Jaguars' RB room, accounting for new coaches and rookie quarterbacks, finding value in uncertainty, as well as a rosy projection for Vikings signal caller JJ McCarthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Can College Football "Be Saved?"
Jul 24, 202500:55:24Tap to summarizeBill and ESPN's Bill Connelly discuss College Football through the lens of his new book "Forward Progress". What can the history of the CFB tell us about its potential future? Plus, could conference realignment actually be a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Top 10 QBs and Edge Rushers
Jul 17, 202500:27:50Tap to summarizeBill and ESPN's Jeremy Fowler discuss the findings from his summer survey in which he asked league executives, coaches, and scouts to rank the top 10 players at every position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →How Can the NFL Improve?
Jul 10, 202500:51:50Tap to summarizeOn today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Dan Pizzuta joins the show to discuss how to solve the NFL's problems. They break down potential rule and officiating changes, and how playoff-seeding should be evaluated. Additionally, should teams unveil draft reports years after the NFL Draft, and is it necessary to revamp Hall of Fame voting? They give their insight. All that and more! 2:47 Field goals should only be 1-point for the first three quarters 9:45 banning pass interference on under-thrown passes 17:30 Are more officials needed? 19:34 Rewarding rookies 26:55 Playoff seeding changes 36:00 Release draft reports years later 39:30 revamping Hall of Fame voting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Future Hall of Famers in the NFC
Jul 3, 202501:29:14Tap to summarizeBill and Robert Mays of The Athletic go team by team in the NFC discussing potential future Hall of Famers. Plus, they each list three young players that are on a Hall of Fame track. Cowboys (5:12) Giants (13:03) Eagles (22:22) Commanders (29:35) Bears (32:55) Lions (35:40) Packers (38:12) Vikings (39:06) Falcons (44:12) Panthers (45:07) Saints (46:01) Bucs (50:23) Cardinals (53:28) Rams (56:45) Niners (1:02:22) Seahawks (1:14:14) 5 Players who've played 3 years or less that are on a Hall of Fame track (1:16:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The HOF Is Coming!!
Jun 25, 202501:13:41Tap to summarizeBill is joined by his good friend and colleague, Brooke Pryor, to give their nominees for each position in the HOF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Embracing Uncertainty
Sep 21, 2023Tap to summarizeFormer NFL quarterback and QB School creator JT O'Sullivan joins Bill in trying to make sense of Justin Fields’ comments about the Bears' coaching staff. Then, they discuss if Fields has been given the proper tools to succeed, how to unlock Justin Fields 'the creator' , and what makes a successful play caller. Plus, Bill dives into the concept of embracing the uncertainty with the Bears trading for Chase Claypool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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