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Soccer Ideas the NFL Should Borrow Jun 25, 2026

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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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The Evolution of the NFL: The biggest change in QB Play Jun 18, 2026

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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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Which Players Are Most Likely to Make Their First 1st-Team All-Pro? Jun 11, 2026

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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? Jun 05, 2026

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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? May 28, 2026

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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 May 21, 2026

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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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NFL Off-Season Superlatives: What was the BEST move? May 14, 2026

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Bill and ESPN's Brooke Pryor hand out off-season superlatives for some of the best, worst, and most questionable moves.

0:00 Welcome

4:02 Most likely to regret not signing a quarterback

13:05 Most gullible franchise

15:10 Most likely to inconvenience Brooke

16:18 Most likely to look back and feel good about even if they don't right now

21:14 Worst signing for the rest of the league

26:59 Most likely to regret getting what they wanted

30:33 Most likely to play above their pay grade

35:47 Most likely to reset the market

37:23 Least likely to have solved their problems

42:17 Most likely to be the next great QB reclamation project

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MEGA Re-Draft: Every NFL Team Gets to Re-do One Pick Since 2016 Apr 30, 2026

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Bill and Charlie Kravitz from The Domonique Foxworth Show each choose which pick from the last 10 years every NFL franchise would like a re-do on and who they'd take instead.

0:00 Welcome

3:11 Commanders

5:33 Eagles

7:34 Cowboys

9:09 Giants

12:05 Bears

14:39 Lions

15:52 Vikings

18:29 Packers

19:55 Panthers

21:17 Bucs

22:21 Falcons

24:12 Saints

25:36 49ers

26:45 Seahawks

28:57 Rams

29:41 Cardinals

30:35 Patriots

32:20 Bills

33:30 Jets

34:58 Dolphins

36:59 Browns

37:25 Steelers

38:36 Bengals

39:36 Ravens

41:56 Colts

42:29 Jaguars

43:55 Titans

45:36 Texans

48:33 Chiefs

49:39 Chargers

51:01 Broncos

53:11 Raiders

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2023 NFL Re-Draft: Who takes Bryce Young? How high does Bijan Robinson go? Apr 23, 2026

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Bill and Will Brinson of CBS revisit the 2023 NFL Draft and go pick-by-pick making all of the first-round selections that they think NFL teams would make today.

0:00 Welcome

2:15 Panthers at #1

5:56 Texans at #2

6:46 Texans at #3

9:10 Colts at #4

10:42 Seahawks at #5

12:14 Cardinals at #6

13:47 Raiders at #7

16:14 Falcons at #8

18:33 Eagles at #9

20:10 Bears at #10

22:04 Titans at #11

23:16 Lions at #12

24:05 Packers at #13

26:30 Steelers at #14

27:45 Jets at #15

30:18 Commanders at #16

31:01 Patriots at #17

33:25 Lions at #18

34:20 Bucs at #19

35:42 Seahawks at #20

36:33 Chargers at #21

38:53 Ravens at #22

39:31 Vikings at #23

41:20 Giants at #24

41:55 Bills at #25

43:50 Cowboys at #26

44:40 Jaguars at #27

46:05 Bengals at #28

46:39 Saints at #29

48:14 Eagles at #30

48:47 Chiefs at #31

50:11 Dolphins pick

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2024 NFL Re-Draft: Maye to the Bears? How far does Harrison, Jr. fall? Apr 16, 2026

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Bill Barnwell and ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates go back and forth making picks in the 2024 first round. Does Drake Maye go 1st to Chicago? Does Brock Bowers go in the Top 10? Which Top 10 WR falls the furthest?

0:00 Welcome

1:24 Bears

3:45 Commanders

4:41 Patriots

5:32 Cardinals

7:09 Chargers

8:20 Giants

9:26 Titans

10:35 Falcons

12:05 Bears

13:14 Vikings

14:10 Jets

15:07 Broncos

16:22 Raiders

17:47 Saints

19:26 Colts

21:53 Seahawks

25:32 Vikings

29:32 Bengals

30:35 Rams

31:40 Steelers

32:24 Dolphins

33:53 Eagles

34:31 Jaguars

35:58 Lions

36:47 Packers

38:00 Bucs

38:31 Cardinals

39:40 Chiefs

40:37 Cowboys

41:26 Ravens

41:54 Niners

43:00 Panthers

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