The Bill Barnwell Show

Bill and ESPN's Ben Solak recap one of the best Wild Card weekends of all-time. 0:00 Welcome 3:14 Moral victory for the Panthers? 11:20 Are the Rams still as good as we thought? 16:31 Did the Bears win it or did the Packers lose it? 23:58 Should the Packers run it back? 28:59 Why didn't the Jaguars run the ball more? 32:33 The Jaguars' future 37:54 Can the Bills keep it going? 40:10 Fixing the Eagles 51:59 San Francisco gets another shot at Seattle 54:25 How much blame should Justin Herbert get? 1:02:11 Plan to fix the Chargers 1:04:47 Drake Maye's performance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques draft non-playoff teams to make the playoffs next season. 0:00 Welcome 1:46 how John Harbaugh's availability affects the Dolphins' GM search 9:34 Mike McDaniel is caught in a strange limbo 17:15 Draft of 2025 non-playoff teams to make the playoffs in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the Monday after week 18, and that means, the NFL coaching carousel is in full swing. The Browns, Cardinals, Falcons, and Raiders join the Giants and Titans as teams with vacancies at head coach. And the Dolphins and Falcons are also in the hunt for a new general manager. Domonique Foxworth joins Bill Barnwell to take a look at who’s out, who’s doing the shopping, and who might fit into some of these openings. 00:00 - Welcome 03:04 - Falcons Fire HC Raheem Morris & GM Terry Fontenot 13:15 - Pete Carroll is One & Done in Las Vegas 21:34 - Jonathan Gannon is Out in Arizona 28:22 - Cleveland Moves on from Kevin Stefanski 36:44 - The Giants Keep GM Joe Schoen in Place 40:40 - Zac Taylor & GM Duke Tobin Return to Cincinnati 42:32 - How Does the Lack of a Hot Play Caller Impact this Head Coach Market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and ESPN's Nate Taylor take a look under the hood and try to figure out what went wrong for the Chiefs this season. They discuss how the Mahomes ACL injury will affect them going forward, what lessons there are to be learned, where they need to invest going forward, and whether or not they need to add a new voice. 0:00 Welcome 5:21 Mahomes' ACL injury and recovery 10:58 How will Chiefs look different when Mahomes is back? 15:41 How do the Chiefs assess the 2025 season internally? 32:11 Do the Chiefs need to add a new voice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, the Pittsburgh Steelers are probably going to finish the season above .500. Again. And if you believe in what you saw on the field in their 28-15 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, you might think that the Steelers have a chance to win a postseason game for the first time in a long time. But Bill Barnwell and the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed think that, long term, Pittsburgh is stuck in neutral, with no clear path towards improving. They also wonder if we’re entering the final days of Tua Tagovailoa’s tenure as the Dolphins franchise quarterback. 00:00 - Welcome to the Bill Barnwell Show 01:50 - Game Recap 3:19 - Are the Dolphins ready to move on from Tua? 10:00 - How do you handle Tua's contract? 16:00 - Is it time to move away from overpaying middle class QBs? 23:40 - Pittsburgh wins on Monday Night Football 27:00 - Can the Steelers avoid a 'one and done' postseason? 29:00 - What does a post-Rodgers, post-Tomlin future look like? 36:30 - What are Pittsburgh's chances to succeed in the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices