11:43 - Guest: Stephanie Weissenburger, a sports-law, entertainment-law and intellectual-property attorney and contributor to the sports-law podcast Conduct Detrimental , on Dan Snyder twice denying the request of Congress' House Committee on Oversight and Reform for Dan to testify at a hearing on June 22, 2022, on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal 38:30 - Guest: Jeff Barker, reporter for The Baltimore Sun , on the Orioles' ownership situation now featuring an ugly rift within the Ang...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 340
10:28 - Commanders: react to - and some scheduled fun with - the NFL reportedly fining Ron Rivera $100,000 and stripping the Commanders of two OTA practices in 2023 for having excessive contact during the team’s 2022 offseason program 23:09 - Commanders: thoughts on Congress asking Dan Snyder to reconsider testifying at a hearing on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal 36:48 - Nationals: proper praise for the retirement ceremony for Ryan Zimmerman's No. 11...and analysis of the Nats losi...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 339
13:38 - Commanders: react to 2022 Commanders Training Camp not being in Richmond, Va...and commentary on Curtis Samuel's health, Caron Wentz and Benjamin St-Juste off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-minicamp-practice press conference 31:33 - Commanders: why and how the Commanders' 2022 offseason shows that Ron Rivera believes that the team is - as Bruce Allen once said of the Redskins - "close" 41:40 - Nationals: analysis of a 10-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, including a seven-run Phil...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 338
13:21 - Commanders: analysis of Dan Snyder denying Congress' request to testify at a hearing on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal 25:57 - Commanders: react to and commentary on comments from Ron Rivera at a post-minicamp-practice press conference on the Commanders potentially signing Terry McLaurin to a contract extension, including Ron expressing optimism on negotiations and talking up the importance of the team extending Terry 36:20 - Commanders: react to and commentary on comments ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 337
10:19 - Commanders: in-depth react to Ron Rivera and various Commanders defensive players addressing the Jack Del Rio "dustup" controversy, including Ron changing his reasoning for fining Jack $100,000 31:28 - Commanders: analysis of Terry McLaurin no-showing the Commanders' mandatory minicamp, including comments from Ron Rivera, Daron Payne and Logan Thomas 43:17 - Commanders: will Logan Thomas be ready for Week 1 of the 2022 season off having suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in Week 13 of...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 336
15:30 - Commanders: analysis of Terry McLaurin being set to no-show the Commanders' mandatory minicamp as he remains without a contract extension...and a look at the Commanders waiving Brian Johnson 36:05 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium, lawyer, actor, radio-show host and Commanders fan Howard Gutman on how the Commanders are handling the Jack Del Rio "dustup" controversy, where Congress' investigations into the Commanders' scandals are going and more 01:00:04 - Nationals: br...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 335
10:13 - Commanders: in-depth react to Ron Rivera fining Jack Del Rio $100,000 for his "dustup" comments about Jan. 6, 2021, including the impossible situation in which Jack put Ron, a specific item in Ron's statement announcing the fine that was potentially very unfair to Jack, Ed Reed calling on Commanders players to speak out against Jack and more 40:04 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats' winning two of three games against the Milwaukee Brewers and of lackluster outings for Cade Cavalli and Co...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 334
13:25 - Commanders: what now for the Commanders in their stadium saga with both Washington, D.C. and Virginia dealing major blows on the same morning? 27:54 - Commanders: analysis of Benjamin St-Juste emerging as the top candidate to be the Commanders' No. 1 nickel corner in the 2022 season, why the Commanders haven't made more significant defensive acquisitions in the 2022 offseason and more off actual football comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-OTA-practice press conference 43:42 - Nationals...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 333
16:39 - Commanders: in-depth react to Jack Del Rio's politics becoming a major story, including key comments from Del Rio, Ron Rivera and Kendall Fuller at post-OTA-practice press conferences 47:36 - Commanders: discussion of Carson Wentz off comments from Wentz and Ron Rivera at post-OTA-practice press conferences 59:34 - Commanders: thoughts off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-OTA-practice press conference on Terry McLaurin and Daron Payne no-showing the Commanders' final OTA practice of th...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 332
18:21 - Commanders: analysis of Carson Wentz having been an elite deep passer in the 2021 season 26:30 - Guest: Conor McQuiston of Pro Football Focus on his advanced-statistical ranking of NFL head coaches - including Ron Rivera - and on how much speed truly matters for receivers 39:05 - Nationals: react to Stephen Strasburg being set to make his 2022 Major League debut...and thoughts on a 12-2 loss at the Miami Marlins, including Joan Adon getting ripped 55:24 - Orioles: examining the Orioles' ...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 331
15:01 - Commanders: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - key game themes that were announced by the Commanders for the 2022 season, including the debut of a revamped fight song and the unveiling of a new mascot 25:44 - Commanders: react to and analysis of a lengthy piece by Albert Breer of The MMQB on Carson Wentz attempting to make the most of his opportunity with the Commanders 51:21 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington on what the Wizards are thinking with the...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 330
12:20 - Guest: KyleSmith4GM of Hogs Haven on his outlook for Carson Wentz with the Commanders, whether the Commanders' offense is poised to be more explosive in 2022, how the Commanders did in the 2022 NFL Draft, who will be the Commanders' primary slot corner in 2022, whether the Commanders truly have a need at linebacker, whether the Commanders' 2022 season will be the step-forward season that Ron Rivera wants, how we ultimately will look back upon Ron's time as Washington head coach and more ...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 329
16:32 - Commanders: examining what Carson Wentz as QB1 could mean for the expansion of the offense off comments from Ron Rivera and Scott Turner...and the truth about Washington having gone with a run-heavy attack during the team's four-game winning streak in the 2021 season off something that Ron said 34:17 - Guest: NFL analyst and Commanders fan Samuel Gold, the creator of Sam's Film Room on YouTube, with an in-depth breakdown of Carson Wentz's final two games as Indianapolis Colts quarterback...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 328
12:33 - Commanders: in-depth react to Congress’ House Committee on Oversight and Reform requesting that Dan Snyder and Roger Goodell appear before the Committee at a hearing on June 22, 2022 27:45 - Commanders: examining an encouraging theme regarding Chase Young's recovery from his torn right ACL, where we are with Montez Sweat and more off comments from Chase and Ron Rivera at post-OTA-practice press conferences 42:05 - Nationals: analysis of Mike Rizzo saying “We are not trading Juan Soto"......
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 327
18:38 - Commanders: react to Chase Young and Montez Sweat attending Week 2 of the Commanders' OTA practices off each guy having not attended Week 1 of the team's OTA practices, including why Young's and Sweat's attendance matters 33:32 - Guest: Mike Lewis, marketing professor at Emory University and host of the Fanalytics with Mike Lewis podcast, on the Commanders' fanbase placing dead last in his 2022 NFL Fandom Rankings 54:44 - Nationals: analysis of a 10-0 loss at the New York Mets, including...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 326
16:31 - Commanders: a tribute to Don Warren as an all-time-great Redskins tight end with him retiring as a senior pro scout for the Commanders and a look at a surprising reality about the Commanders’ scouting staff 25:24 - Guest: Michael Schaffer, senior editor at POLITICO, on the partisan nature of Congress investigating Dan Snyder and the Commanders regarding the workplace-misconduct and financial scandals, including what’s behind the partisan divide, whether Dan can use the divide to his adva...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 325
21:23 - Commanders: thoughts on Week 1 of OTA practices for the Commanders featuring a number of key players not being in attendance...and a look at some new rules for NFL rosters in the 2022 season 34:34 - Guest: Commanders insider Michael Phillips of Richmond.com on a where things stand with a new Commanders stadium being in Virginia, including potential sites in the state and a looming key vote by the Virginia Senate for a stadium-funding plan 52:41 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-3 win over the...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 324
11:14 - Commanders: react to Virginia Democratic state Sen. Chap Petersen saying that he no longer supports a Commanders stadium in Virginia, he doesn't have confidence in the Commanders "as a viable NFL franchise," and he doesn't think that the Commanders "have the community support to survive" 23:58 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' running-back situation off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-OTA-practice press conference 44:33 - Commanders: examining Antonio Gandy-Golden and his tran...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 323
14:43 - Commanders: react to and commentary on Daron Payne reportedly leaving OTA practice in protest, Terry McLaurin and Chase Young no-showing OTA practices and Washington defensive-back no-shows at 2021 OTAs off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-OTA-practice press conference 42:04 - Commanders: analysis of Carson Wentz off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-OTA-practice press conference 54:46 - Commanders: react to and commentary on Curtis Samuel potentially finally being recovered from his ...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 322
13:35 - Commanders: analysis of the (confusing) reports of the Commanders positioning themselves to buy 200 acres of land in Woodbridge, Virginia for a new stadium and surrounding area, including why the new stadium being in Virginia can work and what has happened with fan-favorite Washington, D.C. as the site for the new stadium 31:29 - Commanders: react to new details on the death of Dwayne Haskins 37:39 - Nationals: breakdown of an ugly 10-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, including the jarr...
May 24, 2022•56 min•Ep. 321
13:52 - Commanders: in-depth react to a USA Today Sports report featuring multiple anonymous quotes from NFL owners saying that Dan Snyder is on thin ice as Commanders owner like never before 37:43 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats losing two of three games at the Milwaukee Brewers, including Davey Martinez making significant lineup changes...and analysis of injury updates on Stephen Strasburg, Joe Ross and Carter Kieboom 01:01:48 - Orioles: thoughts on an exciting weekend for the O's that feat...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 320
18:43 - Commanders: in-depth react to and discussion of Carson Wentz in an appearance on The Collin Cowherd Podcast taking the high road on being called "a mistake" by Jim Irsay and continuing to take ownership of struggling late in the 2021 season - what might this mean regarding the Wentz who the Commanders have? 36:58 - Guest: Pro Football Focus salary-cap analyst Brad Spielberger on the Commanders, including him having them No. 5 n the NFL in his 2022 Cap Health Rankings and No. 5 in the NFL...
May 20, 2022•58 min•Ep. 319
12:18 - Commanders: react to the Philadelphia Eagles - and not the Commanders - agreeing on a contract with free-agent cornerback James Bradberry...and an examination of the Commanders not having signed more external free agents in the 2022 offseason - why is that and is it necessarily a bad thing? 30:16 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 10-inning win at the Miami Marlins that featured a big performance from Keibert Ruiz...and react to a report that Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez are in the final gu...
May 19, 2022•49 min•Ep. 318
14:34 - Guest: former Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan with his evaluations of key picks by the Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft - Jahan Dotson, Sam Howell, Phidarian Mathis and Brian Robinson Jr. - and with some story time on him and Jay Gruden convincing Dan Snyder and Bruce Allen that Kirk Cousins needed to be the Skins' QB1 in 2015 34:28 - Wizards: react to the Wizards getting the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft via yet another NBA Draft Lottery that did them no favors 43:59 - Nati...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 317
11:32 - Commanders: react to new intel on Jack Del Rio's reveal that Washington's secondary did not have full participation in the team's 2021 offseason program and that the lack of full participation was part of why the 2021 defense struggled 19:51 - Guest: Adam Lucas, co-host of the Carolina Insider podcast and writer for GoHeels.com, on what the Commanders are getting in Sam Howell, including the truth about his supposedly down 2021 season 42:03 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of Russian M...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 316
12:12 - Commanders: analysis of the NFL inexplicably having the Commanders four times over the final nine weeks of the 2022 regular season play an opponent with three more days of rest than the Commanders will have...and some scheduled fun off Robert Griffin II saying that the Commanders "have surprise Super Bowl contender written all over them" 26:01 - Capitals: in-depth breakdown of what went wrong for the Caps in their first-round-series loss to the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Pl...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 315
12:45 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule, including it setting up to be the easiest schedule in the NFL's 2022 regular season, how the schedule offers the Commanders opportunity for both a good start and a good finish, the reality of the Week 14 bye week, the biggest negative of the schedule and more 41:52 - Nationals: thoughts on a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets that included Mark Lerner being in attendance, a terrible base-running sequence by Juan Soto and Jo...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 314
13:29 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington on whether the Commanders have gotten better in the 2022 offseason, how he now feels about the trade for Carson Wentz, what the contract extension for Scott Turner is about, Jack Del Rio's comments on 2021 OTA no-shows and on Jamin Davis, the Terry McLaurin contract situation, where the Commanders had Jahan Dotson on their board for the 2022 NFL Draft and more 47:24 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' 5-3 loss at the Florida Pan...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 313
12:07 - Guest: Tej Seth of Pro Football Focus on his groundbreaking metric, Wins Over Expected Coaching; what it tells us about the job that Ron Rivera has done over his two seasons as Washington head coach and the job that Ron did during his time as Carolina Panthers head coach; what college Completion Percentage Over Expected tells us about Sam Howell; what the Commanders should expect from Carson Wentz; and more 38:25 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets that featured a th...
May 11, 2022•57 min•Ep. 312
14:34 - Commanders: examining the crazy circumstances of Washington's 2020 season off Ron Rivera winning the 2022 George Halas Award...and why the Commanders should be in on corner James Bradberry off him being released by the New York Giants 25:47 - Guest: former Redskins tight end Rick "Doc" Walker, the host of The Doc Walker Podcast , on the Commanders - Carson Wentz, Sam Howell, the skill-position players, the offensive line, the defense, Dan Snyder and more 51:34 - Capitals: analysis of the...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 311
