Bill and Robert Mays discuss the questions about the 2026 that will be the most predictive for how the season plays out. If they knew, for example, where the Cowboys defense finishes in DVOA or how many sacks the Bills rack up they would be much better equipped to tell you how the season will go.

0:00 Welcome

5:35 Where will the Cowboys defense finish in DVOA?

11:43 How many Rams offensive linemen start a game?

20:06 How many sacks will the Bills have?

27:31 How will the shift to under center affect a myriad of teams?

37:19 What is the Bears' passing success rate?

42:22 What percentage of 49er targets will go to players not named McCaffrey, Kittle, or Evans?

46:55 What is the Texans' EPA per carry?

52:05 What is the Chiefs' explosive play rate?

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Bill and Heed the Call's Dan Hanzus discuss things that are perhaps being taken for granted as we approach the 2026 NFL season.

0:00 Welcome

2:44 Are we sure Geno Smith is done?

3:17 Are we sure the Jets are going to be a joke again?

12:38 Are we sure that CJ Stroud is going to be fine?

20:51 Are we sure the Jags offense is going to take the next step?

29:09 Should we pump the brakes on the 49ers as an NFC contender?

36:54 Are we sure the Cardinals are going to be that bad?

37:47 Are we sure the Lions fixed all of their problems?

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Bill Barnwell asks Mike Sando of The Athletic about his QB tiers column: the process, the surprises, the QBs who bumped up, the QBs who fell, and perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column.

0:00 Welcome

1:03 Explaining the tiers

6:41 Mahomes still on top...for now

9:52 Burrow remains in Tier 1

13:20 Lamar drops to Tier 2

17:05 Mixed reviews for Herbert

20:44 Surprised by Lawrence coming in at 16th?

23:42 Caleb Williams in Tier 2

26:35 Super Bowl bump for Darnold?

29:17 Jordan Love viewed differently by fans and execs

32:28 Jalen Hurts down to 17th

34:11 A surprising Tier 1 vote

36:07 Perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column

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Bill & ESPN senior writer Mike Clay discuss the best values in the first ten rounds of fantasy drafts.

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Bill and Dan Pizzuta discuss the 2026 FTN Almanac and the projections within it. Will the Texans really be a Top 10 offense? Will the Bears have the worst defense in football?

0:00 Welcome

2:13 Temperature take on FTN Almanac's predictions

5:15 Texans offense

14:19 Lions defense

23:13 Cardinals not that bad?

30:11 Dallas' offense only 14th?

36:25 AFC East defenses projected as Top 10 units

44:52 Bears the worst defense in the league?

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Bill and CBS's JP Acosta go team-by-team in the NFC making crazy predictions that they could absolutely see happening.

0:00 Welcome

1:12 Cowboys

7:09 Giants

10:12 Eagles

13:54 Commanders

18:04 Bears

21:35 Lions

24:46 Packers

28:14 Vikings

32:21 Falcons

36:11 Panthers

40:57 Saints

44:55 Bucs

47:17 Cardinals

51:26 Rams

57:30 Niners

1:00:46 Seahawks

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Bill and ESPN's Mina Kimes go team-by-team in the AFC and offer the wildest predictions they can come up with that they kind of believe in.

0:00 Welcome

4:20 Bills

8:30 Dolphins

13:19 Patriots

19:06 Jets

23:55 Ravens

26:09 Bengals

28:43 Browns

31:46 Steelers

34:11 Texans

36:06 Colts

41:05 Jaguars

43:58 Titans

47:11 Broncos

50:04 Chiefs

53:55 Raiders

56:39 Chargers

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Bill Barnwell and ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques discuss the best ideas from the world of soccer that they think would make the NFL experience infinitely better.

0:00 Welcome

0:40 Soccer ideas the NFL should adopt

6:44 New jerseys every year

10:30 Promotion and relegation

16:42 Salary cap adjustment

19:32 The loan system

27:29 Away team sections

32:18 Super fan sections

37:03 Live mics on video replay reviews

38:48 Chip inside the ball

42:34 Pregame routines/signature songs

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Bill and Yahoo's Nate Tice discuss the ways in which the NFL has evolved over the past 30 years.

0:00 Welcome

3:44 How much has QB play changed pre-snap?

18:55 Has QB play changed much post-snap?

25:51 Why are QBs scrambling more?

32:46 Are schemes better? More prevalent?

41:11 How has offensive line play changed?

49:40 Has tackling improved?

52:52 Is refereeing better or worse?

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Bill and Robert Mays of The Athletic discuss the players they think are most likely to be named as a 1st-team All-Pro for the first time in their careers.

0:00 Welcome

7:40 Which players are poised to make the leap?

9:36 Quarterbacks likely to ascend to 1st-team All-Pro

16:45 Ladd McConkey?

19:02 Other WRs with potential for 1st-team All-Pro season

27:58 Offensive linemen on the brink of a 1st-team All-Pro season

37:57 Jahmyr Gibbs is a free space in this exercise

38:47 Defensive linemen who could make the leap to 1st-team All-Pro

46:57 Linebackers with a chance

48:42 Corners with potential to make the leap

54:45 Any rookies with a chance at a 1st-team All-Pro season?

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