Bill Barnwell

One of the worst things in sports is when there's a doink and then all the replays after the missed field goal don't have the doink sound again

I know Georgia beating Georgia Tech isn't an upset but you should rush the field after 8 overtimes just to avoid deep vein thrombosis

Dan Campbell losing a playoff game because he stuck to his guns on fourth down and it didn't work out and then losing a playoff game the next year because the other coach stuck to his guns on fourth down and it did work out just hurts

Deshaun Watson being back with the Browns in 2025 does not mean Deshaun Watson should (or will) throw another pass in a Browns uniform.

Michigan should be allowed to enter the bracket now, like when someone beats up somebody backstage at the Royal Rumble and takes their spot

Have to give the Chiefs scriptwriters credit. These endings each week are deranged

If Mahomes had said "First, I have to give all credit to the referees," we would have had to put him in the Hall of Fame tonight

Ohio State was just going to keep committing pass interference penalties in the end zone until Texas was foolish enough to run the ball and that worked out pretty well

Beyonce is the MVP

Notre Dame tried to make a two-score game a two-score game and got a two-score game!

I would pay a large sum of money out of my own pocket to watch the non-NFL flag football team vs. the NFL flag football team in a qualifier to see who represents the US

ESPN @espn.com

Darrell Doucette III, quarterback of the USA national flag football team, says flag football players "deserve their opportunity" to play for Team USA in the 2028 Los Angeles Games 👀

And then an incredibly physical twist from the Jets against the Patriots. Javon Kinlaw blows up the left guard and Quinnen Williams comes around and splits two linemen like they were saloon doors.

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Another season in the books for me - thanks so much for reading and interacting this year! Bluesky has really been such a pleasant alternative to the hellsite.

Can confirm:

1) Insane throw
2) Blitzer got got

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Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo are also going to have a multi-hour meeting after this game but it's just going to be them hitting wrestling finishers off the couch on each other

Number of times Bill Belichick-coached NFL teams allowed 48 points: zero times in 511 games

Number of times Bill Belichick-coached college football teams allowed 48 points: one time in one game

Inch-perfect throw to the sideline to convert third-and-12 and a horribly-placed throw to the sideline for a pick-six on the next play. Jameis World.

Chargers lost in their horrific mustard jerseys
Steelers lost in their horrific throwback jerseys
Packers lost in their horrific throwback jerseys
Seahawks blowing out the Commanders wearing the best jerseys in football

Not a coincidence

Starting here by posting two of my favorite low-profile plays of 2024. This is a second-and-15 for the Ravens. Tampa blows up this screen. What does Lamar do? Just slips out the back untouched for 17 yards. The easiest explosive in a terrible down-and-distance you'll ever see.

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As you may have seen on Around the Horn today, this is also my last column for a while - we welcomed our first child into the world this weekend! I've got some podcasts for you to listen to over the next few weeks, but otherwise, I'll see you after the draft!

Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com

New (free) column: My annual mock draft that consists entirely of trades! 32 picks, 32 trades! www.espn.com/nfl/draft202...

Barnwell's annual all-trades NFL mock draft: Proposing 32 deals to transform Round 1

We proposed 32 trades to shake up Round 1, including deals that involve Falcons QB Kirk Cousins and Cowboys edge Micah Parsons.

Gotta give the folks on Bluesky something, so starting a thread of spin moves from defensive linemen. First, @minakimes.bsky.social favorite and certified spin move specialist Poona Ford taking down Jake Haener last month:

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got blueskied

If you call a guy for taunting in the playoffs to give a team a first down on fourth-and-12 he needs to be doing the full DeGeneration X entrance