Which Sleeper Teams Can Break Through?

The Bill Barnwell Show

ESPN

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4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, ESPN's Ben Solak joins the first installment of Preview Month to discuss which sleeper teams are most likely to break through this season. They begin by discussing the Washington Commanders and how productive their offense can be this season. Next, they discuss their optimism levels for the Arizona Cardinals, their doubts about their defense, and what a successful season looks like for the Cardinals. Then, if they are hopeful for the Carolina Panthers offense, Bryce Young's long-term future, and how Dave Canales can mold the offense to accommodate Bryce Young. Later, they discuss if there is a path for the Chargers to succeed and if the Patriots will have a winning record this season with Drake Maye. 5:50 Commanders 18:00 Cardinals 30:38 Panthers 42:56 Chargers 56:20 New England Patriots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	Hello again from the Starbucks coffee company.
0:23.1	Hey guys, welcome to the Bill Barnwell show. I am Bill Barnwell. Today, we kick off our August
0:42.8	season preview of the National Football League with, I believe, somehow this is true, a first-time
0:48.6	guest on the show. I am not sure how this person had not been on the show previously, but yet,
0:54.0	not only is he a first-time guest on the show, but this is, I believe, his first full week, at least publicly, as an ESPN employee.
1:04.5	It is formerly of the ringer and many other great places, wonderful benjamin solack ben welcome how are you
1:15.5	i'm well i i will say i was reading into the fact that i was not invited onto this show i was
1:22.1	like man build us really hate me i knew he did every time i would see you in person i was trying to
1:25.8	pick up on the signs like oh he resents me deeply um And then I got the text when I arrived. And I was like, oh, okay, cool, Bill likes me.
1:33.1	That one fine. Why? What I hate you? We hang out. We talk all the time.
1:38.2	If I don't get invited onto a friend's podcast at least once every three months i start reading three months yeah absolutely i
1:45.7	i desperately need to be needed all right loved and wanted this is this is my media complex all right
1:50.8	okay if you want you can book do you want to book your next appearance on this show now so you can
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