How Can the NFL Improve?

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Dan Pizzuta joins the show to discuss how to solve the NFL's problems. They break down potential rule and officiating changes, and how playoff-seeding should be evaluated. Additionally, should teams unveil draft reports years after the NFL Draft, and is it necessary to revamp Hall of Fame voting? They give their insight. All that and more! 2:47 Field goals should only be 1-point for the first three quarters 9:45 banning pass interference on under-thrown passes 17:30 Are more officials needed? 19:34 Rewarding rookies 26:55 Playoff seeding changes 36:00 Release draft reports years later 39:30 revamping Hall of Fame voting 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. I am Bill Barnwell. Today, we are running back a feature from last year that you guys really seemed to like. I have asked one of the smartest people I know covering the NFL to give me their ideas for how the league can improve. So imagine a scenario where
0:58.8	Roger Goodell gets mononucleosis. Let's just say that. And there needs to be a new NFL commissioner.
1:05.2	Today, myself, and my guest, will be co-league commissioner coming up with rules to change the NFL for the better
1:12.4	and joining me to do that.
1:14.1	Always love having this person on the show.
1:16.2	It's my friend Dan Pizzuta.
1:17.6	Dan, how are you?
1:19.0	I'm doing well.
1:20.2	I am afraid for the NFL of whoever made the decision once Roger Goodell does get mono,
1:26.6	that we are the first two up in line.
1:29.9	I don't.
1:30.9	I'm not.
1:31.8	Okay, sure.
1:32.9	It'll be fine.
1:34.1	I think something might have went wrong in the way to get to there.
1:38.0	But yeah, we'll be fine as a result, the decision making to get there.
1:42.3	I think probably need some need some work.
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