The Bill Barnwell Show

The Miami Dolphins claimed their first win of the season on Monday night, 27-21 over the New York Jets, but a gruesome leg injury looks sure to end Tyreek Hill’s season. What does the future look like for Tua Tagovailoa, Mike McDaniel, and the Dolphins with ‘The Cheetah’ almost certainly sidelined for the rest of the year, and maybe beyond? Meanwhile, in Denver, the Broncos rolled to a 28-3 victor...

Bill and ESPN's Seth Walder draft players that were not on ESPN's preseason Top 100 that they think will make the list at the end of the season. 0:00 Welcome 1:24 We have to shift some of our priors 2:15 Explaining the concept 4:32 Chargers tackle Joe Alt 8:56 Colts QB Daniel Jones 14:36 Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18:47 Patriots DT Milton Williams 22:16 Colts TE Tyler Warren 24:49 Cardinals T...

The Detroit Lions put an embarrassing week one loss to the Green Bay Packers further into the rearview mirror, with a convincing 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPN's Miami Dolphin's beat reporter joins the show to discuss just how the Lions sacked Lamar Jackson seven times, and contained Derrick Henry on the way to victory. 02:35 - Lions Defeat...

Bill and ESPN's Mike Clay address the slow starts of a handful of star wide receivers and rookie running backs and decide whether or not you should expect them to turn things around. 0:00 Welcome 1:17 Bill on the J.J. McCarthy discourse 7:45 Mike Clay joins 10:18 Should you have faith in Marvin Harrison, Jr.? 15:09 Will Brian Thomas, Jr. turn it around? 19:34 What to make of the slow start with th...

Bill Barnwell and Dan Pizzuta of Snaps & Stats breakdown week 2's Monday Night Football doubleheader. 01:42 - Chargers beat the Raiders 20-9 07:45 - Are the Raiders positioned to best utilize Ashton Jeanty? 12:35 - Was this Geno Smith's worst start since becoming a franchise QB? 15:25 - Grading Justin Herbert's performance 19:15 - Buccaneers win a thriller over the Texans 24:45 - Baker Mayfield le...

Bill and Ben Gretch from the Stealing Signals substack react to the major fantasy implications from Week 1. Will Justin Herbert throw more this season (5:01)? What will be the impact from the Xavier Worthy injury (10:42)? Bijan Robinson's explosiveness (16:35). A potential breakout rookie (21:16). Clarity in the Jags backfield (28:20)? Christian McCaffrey regaining his place as the best player in...

Bill and ESPN's Harry Lyles, Jr. react to the Vikings' comeback win over the Bears on Monday Night Football. What grade would you give McCarthy on his debut? (8:25) Did the Vikings win it or did the Bears lose it? (13:57) Caleb Williams mixed performance (16:48) Did this game change your priors on either team? (32:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and Robert Mays of The Athletic discuss the questions they'd most like to know the answers to ahead of the 2025 NFL season. 0:00 Welcome 3:10 Is JJ McCarthy good? 11:24 Will the Lions be happy with their new coordinators? 22:50 Does Matthew Stafford stay healthy all year? 31:24 Will the Cardinals have a top 5-10 defense? 41:30 Which projected Top 5 defense will fall off? 49:06 Can it get wors...

Bill and Gregg Rosenthal of the NFL Network look at the teams in the NFC that won 5 or fewer games in 2024 and attempt to make a case for why they'll make a big leap this season. 0:00 Welcome 4:01 Bears 24:11 Giants 36:40 Panthers 49:42 Saints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and ESPN's Ben Solak take a look at all of the AFC teams that won 5 or fewer games in 2024 and assess their chances to make the playoffs in 2025. Welcome 0:00 Patriots 2:29 Titans 26:54 Jaguars 40:56 Browns 52:39 Raiders 59:13 Jets 1:10:24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill 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

Bill 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 choice...

Bill 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

Bill 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

Bill 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

On 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 g...

Bill 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) N...

Bill 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

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Bill and Dan Hanzus break down which NFL teams are far from bringing home a Super Bowl victory. They give their plans for how to save the struggling New Orleans Saints, whether Jaxson Dart will be a long-term quarterback with the Giants, and the decision-making of Arthur Blank for the Atlanta Falcons. Later, is there a realistic expectation that the Je...

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Nate Tice joins the show to discuss the Miami Dolphins engaging in trade conversations with the Pittsburgh Steelers involving Jonnu Smith, whether Aaron Rodgers will land in Pittsburgh, and if Jalen Ramsey makes sense in Dallas. Then, they will break down if Kirk Cousins remains in Atlanta as a backup quarterback and where Keenan Allen will be most eff...

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Seth Walder joins the show to discuss whether it was the right move to keep tush push and how it allows the league to evolve the game.  Then, they break down the best 2025 offseason NFL season moves including coaching hiring decisions, NFL free agency moves, and picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. All that and more! 3:11 Should the tush push be banned? 11:00...

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Doug Kyed continues the re-draft series by breaking down the quarterback-stacked 2020 NFL Draft. They share who stuck with their teams, who were the most prominent difference makers, and surprising players that dropped. All that and more! 2:31 Cincinnati Bengals select Joe Burrow 3:48 Commanders select Justin Jefferson 5:28 Lions select Justin Herbert...

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Gregg Rosenthal joins to continue the NFL Re-Draft series with the 2021 NFL Draft. Who were the biggest hits and misses of the 2021 NFL Draft? Tune in to find out! 3:22 Jaguars select Ja’Marr Chase 6:10 Jets select Trevor Lawrence 9:18 49ers select Micah Parsons 11:18 Falcons select Penei Sewell 12:38 Bengals select Pat Surtain 14:35 Dolphins select Ni...

On today's episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Domonique Foxworth and Charlie Kravitz join to redraft the 2024 NFL Draft. What changes have been made? Will the Eagles still be able to pull of a Super Bowl Victory? Tune in to find out! 5:35 Chicago Bears select Jayden Daniels 11:00 Washington Commanders select Drake Maye 13:03 Patriots select Caleb Williams 15:57 Cardinals select Malik Nabers 19:36...

On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Field Yates joins the program to break down the perfect offensive draft for the 2025 NFL Draft. They discuss how Colston Loveland could impact Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos, what stands out about LSU wide receiver Jack Bech, and the depth of the 2025 running back class. Plus, Field takes a swing at the fourth round with offense lineman Cameron Williams...