The Bill Barnwell Show

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?
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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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