Quarterback Tiers with Mike Sando

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Bill and Mike Sando of The Athletic react to the findings in Mike's annual QB tiers column: what changed to get Lamar Jackson into tier 1, why Jalen Hurts is so difficult to rank, the range of outcomes for Aaron Rodgers this season, and the single most fascinating vote of the entire process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.1	Hey guys, welcome to the Bill Barnwell Show.
0:38.3	I am Bill Barnwell.
0:39.3	Today, very excited for our annual discussion about one of my favorite articles of the entire year.
0:46.3	Every year it comes out, the quarterback tiers column over at the athletic.
0:52.3	Joining me to talk about it is our friend my former colleague at
0:55.8	ESPN who's had great work now for several years at the athletic it is my friend mike sando
1:01.4	how are you i'm better now it's great to be reunited i love doing this follow your work of course
1:08.1	closely and uh i know we always have a good conversation, lots to talk about.
1:12.3	Yes.
1:12.9	I feel like this is such a, it's such a fun column.
1:17.4	We get actual insight into what people are thinking in the NFL from your panel,
1:23.7	your esteemed panel, coaches, executives.
1:26.9	Are scouts also part of the panel? I guess I always
1:29.5	assume coaches and GMs, but no. Yeah, no, I think most of the personnel people would be like
1:35.0	director level or higher, you know, would be, I mean, that's just the way that it comes out.
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