Changing Our Beliefs: Is Lamar Jackson the BEST Quarterback in the NFL?

The Bill Barnwell Show

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, The Athletic’s Robert Mays joins the show to break down how their beliefs have shifted this season, including why they believe Lamar Jackson is the best quarterback on the planet and who will be the most influential quarterback over the next decade. Next, they discuss Bobby Slowik and the Houston Texans’ struggles, how the Washington Commanders surprised them this season, and the holes in the Green Bay Packers’ roster. Later, they discuss which General Managers they are shocked still have jobs. Plus, will Sam Darnold get a franchise tag with the Minnesota Vikings? All that and more! 2:40 Is Lamar Jackson the best quarterback on the planet? 14:30 Who will be the most influential quarterback in 10-15 years? 16:00 Struggles of Texans offense 22:27 Rise of Washington Commanders and Jayden Daniels 33:17 Building defenses from free agency 41:42 What went wrong with the Packers? 50:42 Surprising General Managers surviving this season 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. I am Bill Barnwell. Today, very excited to maybe look back at
0:15.3	24 and look into the things that we believed heading into the 2024 season that we no longer believe
0:23.4	as we sit here approaching the divisional round of the 2024 playoffs and joining me to do that
0:29.4	a man of faith i think i would say in many ways uh my friend from the athletic, Robert Mays.
0:39.5	Mays, what's up, buddy?
0:40.7	I have beliefs.
0:41.6	I just think they're probably rooted in the wrong things.
0:44.0	I don't know.
0:45.8	Sometimes I feel that way.
0:47.1	I think when I watch that Packers, Eagles game, I felt that way last week.
0:51.5	I'm sure we'll get to the Green Bay Packers.
0:53.2	And that's one of those teams where you have
0:54.9	certain notions about them heading into the season, and then you're disavowed of those
0:59.1	notions over the course of the year. And there were plenty of examples of that for me this
1:02.7	year. Oh, boy. We have a lot to get to you. I think there's some really interesting stuff
1:07.3	to talk about. And I think, well, the conversation will lead us to some fun places.
1:12.1	So, again, just the idea here is simple.
1:15.4	I believed X heading into 2024.
1:18.7	I no longer believe X.
1:20.3	Now, as we said here in the postseason, Mays, do you want to start?
1:23.9	Yeah, I'm happy to.
1:25.3	This one, I think, is particularly appropriate appropriate considering the game we're about to watch on
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