The Bill Barnwell Show

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Bill Barnwell and friends talk all things sports and beyond.

Aug 20

The Questions that will Define the 2026 NFL Season

Bill and Robert Mays discuss the questions about the 2026 that will be the most predictive for how the season plays out. If they knew, for example, where the Cowboys defense finishes in DVOA or how many sacks the Bills rack up they would be much better equipped to tell you how the season will go. 0:00 Welcome 5:35 Where will the Cowboys defense finish in DVOA? 11:43 How many Rams offensive linemen start a game? 20:06 How many sacks will the Bills have? 27:31 How will the shift to under center affect a myriad of teams? 37:19 What is the Bears' passing success rate? 42:22 What percentage of 49er targets will go to players not named McCaffrey, Kittle, or Evans? 46:55 What is the Texans' EPA per carry? 52:05 What is the Chiefs' explosive play rate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 13

Are we SURE that CJ Stroud is going to be fine?

Bill and Heed the Call's Dan Hanzus discuss things that are perhaps being taken for granted as we approach the 2026 NFL season. 0:00 Welcome 2:44 Are we sure Geno Smith is done? 3:17 Are we sure the Jets are going to be a joke again? 12:38 Are we sure that CJ Stroud is going to be fine? 20:51 Are we sure the Jags offense is going to take the next step? 29:09 Should we pump the brakes on the 49ers as an NFC contender? 36:54 Are we sure the Cardinals are going to be that bad? 37:47 Are we sure the Lions fixed all of their problems? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 6

NFL QB Tiers (Lamar falls to Tier 2 + Some harsh truth for Herbert)

Bill Barnwell asks Mike Sando of The Athletic about his QB tiers column: the process, the surprises, the QBs who bumped up, the QBs who fell, and perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column. 0:00 Welcome 1:03 Explaining the tiers 6:41 Mahomes still on top...for now 9:52 Burrow remains in Tier 1 13:20 Lamar drops to Tier 2 17:05 Mixed reviews for Herbert 20:44 Surprised by Lawrence coming in at 16th? 23:42 Caleb Williams in Tier 2 26:35 Super Bowl bump for Darnold? 29:17 Jordan Love viewed differently by fans and execs 32:28 Jalen Hurts down to 17th 34:11 A surprising Tier 1 vote 36:07 Perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30

How to Find the BEST Value in Your Fantasy Drafts | The Bill Barnwell Show

Bill & ESPN senior writer Mike Clay discuss the best values in the first ten rounds of fantasy drafts. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/nfl #ESPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 23

2026 NFL Season Predictions: Cowboys offense only 14th? Bears defense last?

Bill and Dan Pizzuta discuss the 2026 FTN Almanac and the projections within it. Will the Texans really be a Top 10 offense? Will the Bears have the worst defense in football? 0:00 Welcome 2:13 Temperature take on FTN Almanac's predictions 5:15 Texans offense 14:19 Lions defense 23:13 Cardinals not that bad? 30:11 Dallas' offense only 14th? 36:25 AFC East defenses projected as Top 10 units 44:52 Bears the worst defense in the league? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16

WILD NFC Predictions: A 2000-yard rusher? Cowboys Super Bowl Bound?

Bill and CBS's JP Acosta go team-by-team in the NFC making crazy predictions that they could absolutely see happening. 0:00 Welcome 1:12 Cowboys 7:09 Giants 10:12 Eagles 13:54 Commanders 18:04 Bears 21:35 Lions 24:46 Packers 28:14 Vikings 32:21 Falcons 36:11 Panthers 40:57 Saints 44:55 Bucs 47:17 Cardinals 51:26 Rams 57:30 Niners 1:00:46 Seahawks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 9

BOLD (and believable) AFC Predictions

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25

Soccer Ideas the NFL Should Borrow

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 replay reviews 38:48 Chip inside the ball 42:34 Pregame routines/signature songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10/28/2025

BokoSuzuki

I love Bill and his insight but I want to HEAR HIM! Please have him maintain his distance from the mic - I can hear him moving off it - and use some compression in the audio chain!
Bill Barnwell the man

2d ago

Mike654333366

This is just another espn loser that will get the axe sooner than later. His knowledge of football is sorely lacking, and his choices for best teams/worst teams turns out wrong nearly every time. How did he get on radio to start with? Nepotism. This is show is not for me.
Billy Barns

Apr 2

banditfootball

Certified sicko and legend amid legion, the Billk remain everpowerful
Louder please!!

11/18/2025

Bad*At*This

Please speak louder. No one can hear it without jacking the volume up. Content is excellent though