Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Bill Barnwell Show.

I am Bill Barnwell.

Today, my friend Nate Tyson in The Athletic joins me.

We're not doing hot takes.

We're going to challenge some conventional wisdom with some evidence behind it.

I would say it's maybe, as Nate would call it, some mini takes.

We're going to get to some ideas that may challenge how you approach real football this upcoming year or your fantasy football drafts in the weeks to come.

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Now, here's Nate Tice talking about some of the maybe storylines we should be taking a shot at,

heading into the 2022 NFL season.

All right, joining me now here, as promised on the Bill Barnwell show,

not just a friend and not just someone who is a frequent contributor to this podcast,

with someone I had pizza with earlier this week, where we hatched the idea for this podcast

over a delicious slice, or in my case,

several slices of good pie in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Arts District of Las Vegas,

Nevada. Joining me today is my friend Nate Tice. Nate, how are you? How is our pizza?

The pizza was great. It was literally a slice for me because as I explained to you, going to lunch

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