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- He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly.
- Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland. Follow on XMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLast Monday, I previewed the upcoming NFL free agent class by looking at the players likely to hit the market on offense and sorting them into tiers.
- This Monday, I'm doing the same -- but on the defensive side of the ball. No team spent more on defensive players last year in free agency than the Patriots, who added standouts such as Milton Williams, Carlton Davis III, Harold Landry III and K'Lavon Chaisson.
- You saw the results.
- While Drake Maye and the offense led New England to victories during the regular season, it was Williams and the defense that pushed the Pats through the AFC bracket and into the Super Bowl. Subscribe: 'The Bill Barnwell Show'The good news is that front offices can turn around a defense quickly by landing the right players in free agency.
