The Bill Barnwell Show

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....

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 repla...

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 y...

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-tea...

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…...

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/...

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...

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 like...

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...

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...

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 Raider...

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 Charg...

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

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...

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...

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...

Bill and Yahoo's Nate Tice dissect the Trent McDuffie trade and then discuss some free agents who they think will outperform the contracts they're about to sign. 0:00 Welcome 0:41 Does the McDuffie move make sense for the Rams? 10:25 Where do the Chiefs go from here? 17:46 Defensive players who will outperform their free agent contracts 40:47 Offensive free agent value signings Learn more about yo...

Bill and Gregg Rosenthal of the NFL Daily podcast choose ideal free agents for every team in the NFC. 0:00 Welcome 3:30 Cowboys 8:07 Giants 11:36 Eagles 15:49 Commanders 18:45 Bears 21:55 Lions 25:45 Packers 29:57 Vikings 33:40 Falcons 37:09 Panthers 40:24 Saints 43:37 Bucs 46:38 Niners 48:12 Rams 49:39 Seahawks 50:50 Cardinals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and ESPN's Seth Walder suggest ideal free agent signings for every team in the AFC. 0:00 Welcome 3:14 Patriots 7:34 Dolphins 9:44 Bills 12:54 Jets 15:48 Ravens 18:28 Bengals 20:38 Steelers 22:45 Browns 25:54 Jaguars 29:12 Texans 33:53 Colts 37:38 Titans 40:09 Chiefs 44:19 Broncos 46:36 Chargers 48:21 Raiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and FanDuel Sports Network's Mike Golic, Jr. discuss Seattle's dominant defensive performance in Super Bowl LX. 0:00 Welcome 5:51 What could New England have done differently to help offensive line? 11:56 Patriots' offensive game plan 16:14 Will Campbell's struggles 19:13 Should New England move Campbell to guard? 21:19 Will the Patriots be back in the AFC race next year? 23:38 Was this an al...

Bill and The Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan look at how the Patriots' offense matches up against the Seahawks' defense. 0:00 Welcome 2:13 Drake Maye's post-season 6:19 Where can Pats have success against Seattle''s defense? 8:27 Stefon Diggs' Impact 10:24 Patriots WR to watch 11:15 TreVeyon Henderson's usage 14:35 Will Campbell's struggles 18:19 Will the Pats be able to run the ball? 26:18 Seahaw...

Bill and Yahoo's Charles McDonald take a closer look at how the Seahawks offense will match up against the Patriots defense. 0:00 Welcome 2:36 Who do you believe in more- Darnold or the New England defense? 10:03 Klint Kubiak's offense 17:02 Patriots' defensive gameplan 21:09 Seattle's weak spot 27:15 Defending Jaxon Smith-Njigba 35:03 New England's struggles in the redzone on defense 38:00 These...

Bill and ESPN's Harry Lyles discuss this weekend's Conference Championship games. 0:00 Welcome 2:44 Darnold had a precedent breaking perfomance 18:56 Special Teams bit the Rams again 26:26 What's next for the Rams? 29:53 Thoughts on the taunting penalty 34:44 Are the Patriots good? 39:00 Thoughts on Broncos going for it on 4th down 46:54 Was the weather too much of a factor? Learn more about your...

Bill and ESPN's Bills reporter Alaina Getzenberg react to a wild press conference in which Bills' brass explained the firing of Sean McDermott. Plus, Bill and ESPN's Brooke Pryor discuss the end of the Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh. 0:00 Welcome 0:53 Crazy Bills press conference 2:10 Surprised by McDermott firing? 6:03 Wild press conference moments 9:37 Brandon Beane's promotion complicates things...

Bill and Derrik Klassen of The Athletic react to Sean McDermott's firing in Buffalo and recap all four divisional round games at length. 0:00 Welcome 0:47 Bills fire HC Sean McDermott 15:55 Broncos beat Bills in OT 25:48 Controversial calls in overtime 31:25 Expectations for Jarrett Stidham in AFC Championship Game 33:02 Patriots force 5 turnovers, beat Texans 28-16 40:20 What to make of Stroud's...