Drafting the Best of The Worst NFL Teams

The Bill Barnwell Show

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🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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On today's episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, Bill dives into the news that the Chicago Bears decided to keep head coach Matt Eberflus and fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. Then, Will Brinson of CBS joins the pod to draft the teams who missed the postseason this year, and talk about their chances of making it back to the postseason in 2024. They particularly take a hard look at the Atlanta Falcons and the two main spots they need to fill, the Chicago Bears and the long way they have to go to rebuild their team, the drama in the New York Giants house, the struggles on both sides of the ball for the Washington Commanders, and why the Las Vegas Raiders are the most desirable destination for free agents. 0:00 The Bears keep head coach Matt Eberflus and fire OC Luke Getsy. 10:00 Let the draft begin! 14:50 Bill and Will disagree on where the Falcons should be drafted. 20:45 Detour about the Chicago Bears QB position – will it be Justin Fields or Caleb Williams? 33:41 After the New York Giants in-house drama, where do they land on this list? 40:24 Where Will thinks the Commanders should land and why Bill thinks they should take last place. 44:47 How the Raiders were competitive week after week and why this might lead them to a quick transformation. 53:06 Lightning round to the end of the draft list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bill Barnwell show. I am Bill Barnwell. Today, Will Brinson of CBS will be joining me in a minute.
0:13.7	We're going to draft the teams who miss the postseason this year on their chances of making it back to the postseason in
0:21.6	2024. But first, I wanted to talk about some news that broke today and how I feel about it
0:27.2	and why I think it's the wrong decision for the Chicago Bears who decided today to make
0:33.6	some changes with their coaching staff, but not go the full Monty. They let go
0:39.0	Luke Getzzi, the offensive coordinator, let go some of his, the people underneath him as well.
0:44.2	I expect others will leave when they hire a new offensive coordinator, but they're keeping
0:49.4	head coach Matt Iberfluse. And I can understand why, if you're basing it on what happened last year,
0:57.0	but I don't know that it's the right move for the future. So let me explain. Matt Iberfluse is a
1:02.6	defensive-minded coach. He's come into Chicago with a resume that is, I would say, limited at the
1:08.8	highest level, but did do a great job building a culture and a good defense with the Colts that developed a lot of young players during Matt Iber Fluse's time there, especially at the second and third level, guys like Shaq Leonard, being the most prominent example there.
1:23.3	Iber Fluse has improved the Bears defense drastically. Over the second half of the season,
1:29.4	they allowed 1.4,4 points for possession on defense. That was the second best mark in football.
1:36.0	Now, if you've been reading my columns about Bill Belichick or the Patriots, or we talk about it,
1:40.5	the Patriots were number one in that category over the second half of the year.
1:44.7	So quietly, those defenses took a major step forward. And you have to give April Fu's credit.
1:50.6	Jalen Johnson has emerged as a good player, right before Evil who's got there. And he's been
1:55.8	banged up a little bit the last couple of years, but he's taken a big leap forward this year.
1:59.3	He's been a pro Pro Bowl caliber cornerback.
2:02.4	Montez Sweat didn't love the trade.
2:04.2	Guess what, Bears fans?
2:05.3	So far, you're right.
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