Summer Mailbag: Is Myles Garrett the BEST NFL player ever traded?

About this episode

Bill Barnwell answers audience questions about NFL trades and player evaluations, focusing on Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown.

Bill answers mailbag questions from the audience on the Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown trades and more. 0:00 Welcome 1:10- Which teams will regret not trading for Garrett/Brown 4:47 How does the A.J. Brown saga reflect on Eagles HC Nick Sirianni 8:17 Is Garrett the most scheme-independent defensive player? 10:07 Is the ’27 QB class really that good? 12:57 What are the chances Maxx Crosby gets dealt…again? 15:16 Did the Steelers overpay Nick Herbig? 18:30 Josh Sweat’s trade value? 20:26- Why isn’t there a football manager equivalent for the NFL? 23:18 Does Garrett move make Rams' drafting of Ty Simpson even worse? 26:05 Why should Dolphins fans even tune in this year? 27:55 Favorite win-win trades in recent past? 29:50 How good does Verse need to be for Cleveland to win the Garrett trade? 32:33 How does accuracy factor into the Falcons QB competition? 35:52 Should the Rams have just drafted Ruben Bain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bill Barnwell

Topics covered

• NFL trades
• Myles Garrett
• A.J. Brown
• team strategies
• player evaluations
• coaching impact

Keywords

• Myles Garrett
• A.J. Brown
• NFL trades
• Nick Sirianni
• Maxx Crosby
• Josh Sweat
• Ty Simpson
• Ruben Bain
• Cleveland
• Falcons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eagles, Dolphins, Steelers, Rams, Cleveland

Places: Falcons

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