The Bill Barnwell Show

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Jacksonville Jaguars won a 31-28 thriller over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs to improve to 4-1 on the season.In spite of some sloppiness, Trevor Lawrence got it done late in the 4th quarter, running for a one-yard touchdown, after falling down, to give the Jags the lead.The loss drops the Chiefs to 2-3 on the season, but with a lot of football left, did we learn enough about their offense to feel good about their chances moving forward?ESPN’s Ben Baby takes a break from covering the Cincinnati Bengals, to join The Bill Barnwell Show and help breakdown all of the action from this week 5 Monday Night Football matchup, as seen on ESPN and ABC. 1:40 - Jaguars Defeat Chiefs 31-28 in a Tight Monday Night Football Battle 3:00 - Chiefs Fall to 2-3 on the Season 4:50 - Chiefs Mistakes Prove too Costly to Overcome 18:00 - Jaguars Defense Continues to Provide Opportunities for Victory 20:20 - What Did We Learn About the Chiefs Offense on Monday Night? 23:00 - Jaguars Improve to 4-1 on the Year 30:00 - Can the Jaguars Trust Trevor Lawrence to Overcome the Sloppiness on Offense? 42:30 - Has the Jaguars Plan for Travis Hunter Felt Right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and CBS Sports' JP Acosta consider which teams in the AFC have a claim to being the second-best team in the AFC behind the Buffalo Bills. 0:00 Welcome 1:45 Are the Jaguars the second-best team in the AFC? 22:46 Should the Broncos be in the conversation? 34:08 The case for the Chargers 46:04 Do you believe in the Colts or the Steelers? 49:07 Who do you feel better about- the Chiefs or the Ravens? 58:40 Is there a long shot worth discussing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 victory over the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals. This has all of the markings of a long season for the Bengals, and while Denver was impressive, what will they look like against better competition over the course of the year? The Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed joins the show to breakdown all of the week 4 Monday Night Football doubleheader, as seen on ESPN and ABC. 1:30 - Tyreek Hill Injury Update 7:00 - Miami Wins its First Game of the Season 9:01 - What's the Future in Miami without Tyreek Hill? 16:45 - Self Inflicted Wounds Cost the Jets on Monday Night 20:04 - Is This Another Lost Season for the Jets? 27:22 - Denver Routs Cincinnati on Monday Night Football 36:30 - Is This a Reset Season for the Bengals? 40:31 - Broncos Dominant, but do they Match Up with Top Notch Competition? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Paris Johnson 28:04 Eagels DT Jordan Davis 32:35 Bucs WR Emeka Egbuka 35:48 Jets T Armand Membou 40:31 Seahawks DT Byron Murphy 42:26 Seth's off the board pick 44:43 Bill's off the board pick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Ravens 38-30 on Monday Night Football 05:04 - Derrick Henry's Ball Security Problems Continue 07:18 - Lions Sack Lamar Jackson Seven Times 11:05 - Lions Offense Stays Hot in Week 3 16:30 - Where Do the Lions Stand in the NFC 24:53 - Can Baltimore Recover from a 2-1 Start 34:16 - Can the Ravens Overcome Injuries on Defense Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the Eagles' passing game 25:09 Will volume rule the day for Chris Olave? 29:59 Will the rookie running backs live up to the hype? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 leads the Bucs to victory late 27:14 - The Texans start off 0-2 30:48 - Are the Texans failing C.J. Stroud? 38:37 - Is the AFC South up for grabs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 fantasy football (36:47). Jaxon Smith-Njigba's emergence (41:26). Plus, the main takeaways from Ravens-Bills (46:13). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 worse for the Texans offensive line? 52:28 Does it work in Chicago under Ben Johnson? 1:02:41 What happens to the 2nd year QBs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 goals should only be 1-point for the first three quarters 9:45 banning pass interference on under-thrown passes 17:30 Are more officials needed? 19:34 Rewarding rookies 26:55 Playoff seeding changes 36:00 Release draft reports years later 39:30 revamping Hall of Fame voting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) Niners (1:02:22) Seahawks (1:14:14) 5 Players who've played 3 years or less that are on a Hall of Fame track (1:16:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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