13:39 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of the best of what left tackle Laremy Tunsil had to say during his introductory press conference, including a conversation about the last time that Washington had a QB1-LT1-WR1 trio as good as Jayden Daniels, Laremy Tunsil and Terry McLaurin, a great answer from Tunsil on why the Houston Texans traded him, Tunsil unsolicited bringing up his penalty problem and a perhaps telling answer from Tunsil on whether he has communicated to the Commanders a d...
Mar 18, 2025•41 min•Ep. 1030
11:37 - Commanders: discussion of the latest for the Commanders in free agency, including scheduled fun with comments from new Commanders interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and analysis of unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Clelin Ferrell reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, Commanders unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Dante Fowler Jr. reportedly agreeing on a one-year, $8 million contract to go back to the Dallas Cowboys and the Commanders reportedly agreeing with Pit...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 1029
15:46 - Commanders: reaction to telling comments from quarterback Marcus Mariota on why he re-signed with the Commanders...and analysis of a number of moves by and news items with the Commanders on Day 2 of the NFL's 2025-2026 League Year, including the team reportedly agreeing to re-sign receiver Noah Brown and cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, reportedly losing unrestricted-free-agent-receiver Olamide Zaccheaus to the Chicago Bears and reportedly agreeing on a restructured contract with tackle/guar...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1028
12:33 - Commanders: analysis of quarterback Marcus Mariota reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team reportedly agreeing on contracts with three defensive unrestricted free agents in New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, Pats edge defender Deatrich Wise Jr. and Atlanta Falcons interior defensive lineman Eddie Goldman, the Commanders losing unrestricted-free-agent cornerback Benjamin St-Juste and reportedly losing unrestricted-free-agent safety Darrick Forrest and unr...
Mar 13, 2025•59 min•Ep. 1027
10:14 - Commanders: breakdowns of the Commanders reportedly agreeing with New Orleans Saints unrestricted-free-agent safety Will Harris on a contract, running back Jeremy McNichols reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders and Zach Ertz calling fellow tight end John Bates "probably the most dominant blocking tight end that I've really ever seen and studied" 23:46 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of left tackle Laremy Tunsi...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1026
12:55 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders reportedly agreeing on a blockbuster trade for Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil 25:36 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders reportedly agreeing with New York Jets unrestricted-free-agent interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw on a three-year, $45 million contract, the reported defections of three Commanders unrestricted free agents in offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas, safety Jeremy Chinn and receiver Dyami Brown and punter Tress Way rep...
Mar 11, 2025•41 min•Ep. 1025
11:04 - Commanders: discussion of tight ends Zach Ertz and John Bates reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team releasing interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, comments from linebacker Bobby Wagner off re-signing with the Commanders and the team extending an exclusive-rights tender to running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., including why Rodriguez deserves more carries 28:02 - Commanders: exploration of what now for the Commanders at edge defender off the Cleveland Browns annou...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1024
17:00 - Commanders: analysis of linebacker Bobby Wagner reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders via a one-year contract and of the Commanders re-signing kicker Zane Gonzalez to a one-year contract 26:05 - Guest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com with a preview of the NFL's 2025 free-agent class from the perspective of external free agents who could appeal to the Commanders, including a sober evaluation of the free-agent class as a whole, breakdowns of three San Francisco 49ers...
Mar 07, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1023
11:47 - Guest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com on the market inefficiency that the Commanders are exploiting in making their reported trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., why Samuel is a great fit in the offense of Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, the impressive jobs that Kingsbury in the 2024 season did in terms of adaptation and evolving with his offense, how the Commanders' Jayden Daniels in his all-time-great rookie season blew through the conce...
Mar 06, 2025•44 min•Ep. 1022
14:21 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on whether the Commanders' trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. qualifies as a big swing by Commanders general manager Adam Peters, when a potential contract extension for receiver Terry McLaurin might happen and what it might look like, whether the trade for Samuel lessens the likelihood of the Commanders re-signing any of their many pending unrestricted-free-agent receivers, what to make of pending unrestricted-fr...
Mar 05, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1021
10:42 - Guest: Rob Lowder, host of the San Francisco 49ers podcast Striking Gold, on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. off the Commanders having agreed to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the Niners for Samuel, including why the Niners are trading Samuel, insight and context on Samuel's sideline altercation with two teammates during a game last November and on his weight issues, the truth about Samuel's injury history, the best usage of Samuel at this point in his career, how Samuel is as a blocker and...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1020
08:22 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders reportedly agreeing to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., including perspective on the trade compensation, an examination of the legitimate concerns with Samuel and analysis of why and how Samuel could be very good for the Commanders 31:26 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak reaching three games with a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite a goal from top-line right wi...
Mar 03, 2025•53 min•Ep. 1019
13:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the likelihood of the Commanders trading interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen as opposed to releasing him, where things went wrong with Washington's all-first-round pick defensive line, the possibility of the team taking a running back with its No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, what general manager Adam Peters is thinking in the 2025 offseason regarding making a big trade versus sticking with his build-through-...
Feb 28, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1018
09:19 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders ranking No. 11 in the NFL in overall report card from the NFL Players Association for player treatment for the 2024 season off ranking last in the NFL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons 20:36 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, quarterback Jayden Daniels' offseason, the team's coaching-staff continuit...
Feb 27, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1017
17:46 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, including where Allen is at in his career, the likelihood of the Commanders actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington 31:03 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics addressed by general manager Adam Peters over two sessions with reporters at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, including Commanders executive Martin Mayhew retiring, what to expect from the t...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1016
13:29 - Guest: Derek Ciapala, co-founder and host of the Rams Talk Radio podcast, on whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, including the extent to which the Kupp situation is connected to what's going on with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the likelihood of the Rams trading Kupp versus releasing him, why Kupp still is a good receiver, Kupp's troubling recent injury history, Kupp's monster 2021 season, how Kupp is as a person, how Rams...
Feb 25, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1015
12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenure of former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as 49ers head coach has been a success, ho...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1014
17:13 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of the Commanders' defensive line and linebacking corps, including what the team would be getting in Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett if it traded for him, how far general manager Adam Peters should go to trade for Garrett, whether the Commanders should re-sign pending unrestricted-free-agent edge defenders Dante Fowler Jr. and Clelin Ferrell, where we are and what should happen wi...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1013
14:18 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' secondary, including why it is so crucial to the scheme of head coach Dan Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., assessments of cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Mike Sainristil, why the team needs another starting-caliber cornerback, potential targets for the Commanders at cornerback in free agency in the 2025 offseason, how set the team is at safety if it re-sign...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1012
17:38 - Guest: former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell on the Commanders' renaissance 2024 season, the value of having a great quarterback like Jayden Daniels on a rookie contract, the possibility of Daniels when he is extension-eligible in the 2027 offseason becoming the NFL's first player with a contract with an average annual value of $100 million, the notion of the Commanders taking on the albatross that is the contract of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as the trade comp...
Feb 19, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1011
15:26 - Guest: Mike Petraglia, host of the Jungle Roar Podcast on the Cincinnati Bengals, on the team reportedly deciding to franchise-tag receiver Tee Higgins for a second consecutive offseason and thus likely removing him as a potential target for the Commanders, including why the Bengals are doing this, the possibility of the Bengals trading him, just how good he is and his concerning recent injury history...and Petraglia analyzes the good and bad done by the Bengals in their roster construct...
Feb 18, 2025•54 min•Ep. 1010
17:25 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Ben Baldwin on the groundbreaking website that he co-created in RBSDM.com, how Super Bowl 59 made Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great rookie season look even better, how Daniels was robbed in not being at least one of the five finalists for Associated Press NFL MVP for the 2024 regular season, the great work of Commanders head coach Dan Quinn via his bold fourth-down decision-making in the 2024 season and the nature of advanced stats in the c...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 1009
14:49 - Guest: Mitch Tischler, co-host of Monumental Sports Network's Beltway Football podcast, on the states of the Commanders' offensive and defensive lines, including how good the offensive line truly was in the 2024 season, the potential for right tackle Andrew Wylie to be a salary-cap cut, whether Brandon Coleman will be the team's starting left tackle for Week 1 of the 2025 regular season, how much of the struggles of the rushing offense in terms of running backs as the 2024 season went on...
Feb 14, 2025•52 min•Ep. 1008
11:39 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the likelihood of Marcus Mariota as an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason landing a spot as a bridge QB1 with another team, what general manager Adam Peters' philosophy for the team's 2025 offseason should/will be in terms of being aggressive vs. not giving up too much draft capital, the potential for the Commanders to trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel and L...
Feb 13, 2025•57 min•Ep. 1007
14:43 - Guest: Barry Svrluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on the state of the Commanders off their 2024 renaissance season, including the team finally having solved owner and quarterback - two items that Svrluga pounded for years, why he's not necessarily expecting a big-splash offseason from general manager Adam Peters and what has been especially impressive about offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury...and Svrluga provides analysis and intel on the Nationals' lack of spending in MLB's 2...
Feb 12, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1006
13:59 - Guest: CBS Sports NFL Draft writer Josh Edwards on what the Commanders can learn from the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles' roster construction, including the Eagles' heavy emphasis on building up the offensive and defensive lines, a strategy that the Eagles employ to ease their salary-cap hits, the great drafting and free-agency work of Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman, notable roster-construction items from the Kansas City Chiefs and more...and E...
Feb 11, 2025•50 min•Ep. 1005
15:37 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL analyst Gordon McGuinness on the greatness of Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' rookie season and on potential trade and free-agent targets for the Commanders in the 2025 offseason, including what they should be willing to give up in a trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, how good Garrett is, to what extent - if at all - his age is a concern, the positional value of edge defender, whether the Commanders should be in on a trade for Los...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1004
16:10 - Guest: NFL and college football analyst Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network on the perceived position groups of strength in the 2025 NFL Draft, a running back who the Commanders should consider taking with their No. 29-overall pick in the draft, whether the Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr. is a true NFL RB1, the belief that the draft is not a good one for receivers, why the Commanders should do what they can to trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, breakdowns of the rookie s...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1003
14:48 - Commanders: reaction to quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard not getting the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive-coordinator job, increasing the likelihood of each of the Commanders' top five offensive assistant coaches being back with the team for the 2025 season...and discussion of Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett expressing interest in being traded to the Commanders, including the degree to which this is a function of quarterback Jayden Daniels, how far Commanders general manag...
Feb 06, 2025•48 min•Ep. 1002
15:53 - Guest: all-time-great Washington tight end Chris Cooley on his life as an assistant wrestling coach for NJCAA powerhouse Northwest College, to what extent the Commanders' great 2024 season made him feel attached to the franchise again, his memories of his innovative - and controversial - film breakdowns on radio and his in-depth analysis of the 2024 Commanders' offense vs. the Redskins' 2015 and 2016 offenses vs. the Skins' 2012 offense in terms of offensive coordinators Kliff Kingsbury,...
Feb 05, 2025•57 min•Ep. 1001
