The Bill Barnwell Show

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?
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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
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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
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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
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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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