2024 NFL Free Agency Breakdown: Superlatives & Key Signings

The Bill Barnwell Show

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🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In this episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, Bill and guest Danny Heifetz from The Ringer dissect 2024's NFL free agency moves with sharp insights and NFL Superlatives. From Mason Rudolph’s move to the Titans to Christian Wilkins' understated yet potentially impactful deal, they cover the major signings and predict the teams most likely to succeed. Featuring analysis on the Vikings' agreement with Sam Darnold, the strategic signings by the Eagles, and a unique look at which deals might "pull a Leonardo DiCaprio," this concise breakdown offers everything NFL fans need to know about this year's free agency. 0:00 Welcome to the Bill Barnwell Show 0:30 QB Mason Rudolph signs with the Titans 6:23 Top NFL Superlatives for the 2024 7:30 Titans signing WR Calvin Ridley 17:04 Vikings Agree to Terms with QB Sam Darnold 25:26 Most likely to pull a Leonardo DiCaprio: The Packers 30:30 Most likely to make a Billionaire mad: Robert Hunt deal 36:38 Most likely to succeed: The Texans 43:01 We opted for a good deal: Patrick Queen 52:43 Titanic Age before Beauty Award: The Falcons 1:00:45 The deal that's likely to be good and not matter at all: Christian Wilkins 1:06:05 The Eagles are buying the dip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to the Bill Barnwell show.
0:09.1	I am Bill Barnwell.
0:10.2	Today, there's no time for a long-winded intro.
0:14.1	We have breaking news.
0:16.6	The sirens are going off here on the Bill Barnwell show.
0:21.0	Mason Rudolph just signed a one year $3.6 million deal to be the backup to the Tennessee Titans.
0:28.6	I cannot wait to hear what my guest thinks about this.
0:33.5	It's Danny High Fitz of the ringer.
0:34.8	Danny, give me your Mason Rudolph thoughts.
0:46.2	Well, I mean, you called Mason Rudolph a backup. I mean, I don't you're saying Will Levis is scared to compete. I mean, I feel like me on Mason Rudolph. We'll levis. What are you at the combine? You calling out of Caleb Williams with this talk. Yeah. It's no, this is earth shaking. I mean, I don't know. What do you think this says about the future of the league with Mason Rudolph?
0:56.3	I think it says if you're a kind of tall white guy, you could just keep getting jobs as long as you want.
1:04.7	And you know what the weird part of this is?
1:06.5	Like, there is no real, I guess there is, but there's no real like correlation between what
1:13.0	actually happened to you last year if you're a quarterback and what happens to you in
1:17.5	2024.
1:18.4	Like Mason Rudolph did get a race, to be fair.
1:21.4	You did have a job, but Mason Rudolph took over the Steelers.
1:26.1	Let his baby a strong word. Ac word, accompanied them to the postseason.
1:30.3	One, I believe, three straight games at the end of the year, lost in the postseason, which was going to happen.
1:34.9	But he might have been the best quarterback the Steelers had last year.
1:38.2	And he gets a one-year deal for $3.6 million.
1:41.5	Meanwhile, Sam Darnold comes off the bench in San Francisco, barely
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