The Bill Barnwell Show

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?

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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
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Bill & ESPN senior writer Mike Clay discuss the best values in the first ten rounds of fantasy drafts.

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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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