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The Bill Barnwell Show

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    The Evolution of the NFL: The biggest change in QB Play

    18/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    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?
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    Which Players Are Most Likely to Make Their First 1st-Team All-Pro?

    11/06/2026 | 1h
    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-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?
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    Summer Mailbag: Is Myles Garrett the BEST NFL player ever traded?

    05/06/2026 | 45 mins.
    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…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?

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    A QB Benching Draft: Which QBs will get benched this season? And when?

    28/05/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    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
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    Bigger Isn't Always Better: The Many Cons of a 24-Team CFP

    21/05/2026 | 35 mins.
    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 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?
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