Reading NFL Week 1 Tea Leaves

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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On today’s episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Ben Gretch joins to break down the biggest takeaways from Week 1 of the NFL and what it tells us for the coming weeks. They share why we should be excited about the Jets’ offense with Aaron Rodgers at the helm, why play volume was down across the league, and how quarterbacks have evolved in the NFL. Then, they tackle why the Falcons are so fascinating, the Saints elevating their offense, and rising concern levels for the efficiency of high-level tight ends. Later, they discuss the biggest takeaways from the fantasy football landscape. 3:15 Biggest Takeaways from Week 1 6:40 passing yards down from QBs 10:35 The Falcons most fascinating team from Week 1 15:07 Impressive Saints win 21:00 Concern level for high-end tight ends 26:14 Stefon Diggs is a hot-button player 30:55 Optimism levels for Rams 38:15 What to expect from Blake Corum 47:30 Biggest Fantasy takeaways 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.
0:38.7	I am Bill Barnwell.
0:40.1	Today, so excited for our annual week two slash week one show.
0:46.4	Every year, I love having this guest on to be smart, to break down what mattered and did not matter from the week.
0:54.6	We take more out of context than any other week during the NFL season.
0:58.9	That's week one.
1:00.2	And joining me to do that is a man who breaks down what really mattered on a week-to-week basis in his newsletter every single week during the season.
1:08.5	A must read for many people around the football industry,
1:12.4	myself included. It's Ben Gretch. Gretch, how are you? I am fantastic. And I always,
1:19.4	I mean, I always feel the same way about all of your work. And I always look so forward to
1:23.5	getting a chance to talk with you and hear all the things you learned about week one. So this is always a treat for me.
1:29.6	So excited.
1:30.5	I feel like this is always like a thing where I learn a lot because, I mean, I'm trying to watch as much as possible.
1:37.7	I'm trying to, you know, break down what I can see.
1:40.8	I've watched a bunch of the games back again. I've gone through the numbers I look at on a week-to-week basis, but there's so much context, so much stuff added. And I think
1:48.9	what's really important about week one is, you know, we have for months. I think, you know,
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