Can Tanking Work in the NFL? Does Waddle Make Denver the AFC Favorite?

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Bill and ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques weigh in on the Jaylen Waddle trade, what it means for Denver, what the Dolphins should do next, whether or not tanking works in the NFL, and if Malik Willis' chances at success have just been kneecapped. 0:00 Welcome 1:02 Waddle traded to Denver 4:49 Did Miami get enough for Waddle? 8:56 Does Waddle put Denver over the top? 16:13 Should Miami keep selling off assets? 22:41 Is tanking a viable strategy in the NFL? 36:48 How can Malik Willis succeed now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	Hey guys, welcome to the Bill Barnwell Show.
0:38.5	I am Bill Barnwell.
0:39.6	I love it.
0:40.4	Let me get some news lined up right before we record a show.
0:44.4	It creates an opportunity to bring on one of our favorite guests.
0:47.6	One of my favorite people over at ESPN, where I also work, is my friend Marcel Louis Jacques, who covers the Miami Dolphins and who is overseeing
0:55.6	what might be a very tumultuous time for the Miami Dolphins covering West East Bay and
1:01.3	Marcel.
1:02.1	Thank you for joining us.
1:03.5	We have a trade to discuss.
1:06.0	We do.
1:06.9	We do.
1:07.5	We do have a massive blockbuster earth shattering in Miami at least trade.
1:13.0	As far as dolphins trades are going to go over the next year, it feels like this is
1:16.5	as biggest it's going to get.
1:18.0	You don't have a whole lot of like, you don't have a lot of news catching trades to me.
1:22.1	I know they traded makeup to the Jets for seventh round pick.
1:25.4	Like that feels kind of procedural a little bit at this point.
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