Redskins Capital Connection

The Washington Commanders have been eliminated from playoff contention and potentially lost their defensive captain and leader to a knee injury, and yet that likely won't be what this game is remembered for in the annals of NFL lore. In his post-game press conference, Head Coach Ron Rivera was, astoundingly, surprised to learn that the Commanders could be eliminated later that afternoon pending the result of the Green Bay-Minnesota Game. What?! Co-hosts Chad Ryan and Felix Trammell fire up their cameras and microphones and start the ten minute countdown clock as this episode of The Washington Wrap tries to dissect just how on Earth that scenario was new information for a modern NFL coach. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @BlessdCommander

After a promising start to the 2022 season, the Washington Commanders now find themselves 1-2 entering Dallas Week, with an underperforming defense and an inconsistent offense. Ron Rivera has a worse win-loss record than Jay Gruden did at the same point of his Washington tenure, and Jack Del Rio's defense has been gouged repeatedly during his time as defensive coordinator. So is it time to start wondering if the coaches seats are heating up? Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @BlessdCommander

After a week one win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carson Wentz and the Washington Commanders have an opportunity to do something that this team hasn't done since 2011; Start a season 2-0. This week's matchup in Detroit against the Lions represents an incredible opportunity for Washington to control their own destiny at the start of a season, which is not something they've done in a long time. With winnable games coming on the schedule in the next month, if the Commanders can take care of business in Detroit, then season 2022 is about to get very interesting! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @BlessdCommander

'Waiting for Commanders Season' is over. Welcome back to football! A solo show from host Chad Ryan this week as we start the countdown clock and take a look at the three key performance indicators that will tell us what kind of season the Washington Commanders are likely to have in 2022. We finish the show by looking at the schedule to start the season, and ask the question; what W/L record do you believe the Commanders *should* have after their first four games of the season? Please like and subscribe, and leave us nice reviews on your favorite podcast apps! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW

Football is back! In the famous words of our old co-host, 'waiting for football season' is over, and the Washington Commanders have opened their 2022 Training Camp! No longer down the I95 in Richmond though, the Commanders have made camp at home in Ashburn in front of a small but passionate group of fans who were fortunate enough to receive one of the few tickets allocated. All eyes are on Carson Wentz as he begins his tenure as Washington's starting Quarterback, and he's going to have plenty of help from newly-paid Terry McLaurin, as well as 1st round pick Jahan Dotson, and a motivated Curtis Samuel after he missed most of 2021 to injury. We discuss all that and more with the clock ticking as we Wrap up the start of Training Camp in just ten minutes! Tune in, leave us a rating/review, like or subscribe to us on YouTube, and thanks for being with us once again! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @BlessdCommander

We're back! And so is the NFL Draft! With the Washington Commanders sitting at pick 11, there's a world of possibilities for the pick... or is there? It's a strange draft year and one unlike we've seen in the last 10 years. Your hosts Chad Ryan and Felix Trammell start the ten minute countdown clock and wrap up what they think will happen in the first round, including discussing any trade-ups or trade-downs, or surprise sliders. Stay to the end for a special cameo appearance! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @BlessdCommander

The Washington Football Team are in the midst of a three game winning streak and find themselves in the 7th seed in the NFC - that means playoffs, baby! But is this winning fortune sustainable and an honest indication of this team's quality, or a blip on the radar for the 2021 campaign? With six weeks of the regular season remaining, hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Robbie Duncan start the clock and attempt to wrap-up that question in 10 minutes! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

In keeping with the tradition of Thanksgiving, on this week's episode of The Washington Wrap we're having a friendly family argument about what the future of the QB position should be for the Washington Football Team. Aaron Rodgers? Taylor Heinicke? Marcus Mariota? Matt Corrall? Or none of the above? Well, tune in and hear hosts Chad Ryan and Felix Trammell's thoughts as they go back and forth about who should be under center in the Burgundy and Gold in 2022 and beyond. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

Part 3 of a 3 part series for the Washington Football Team bye-week where we grade the Offense, Defense, and Coaching here at the mid-way point of the 2021 season! What's working? What's not? And where does that leave Washington for the remainder of the season? Agree with our grades? Disagree? Let us know by reaching out to us on Twitter! Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

Part 2 of a 3 part series for the Washington Football Team bye-week where we grade the Offense, Defense, and Coaching here at the mid-way point of the 2021 season! What's working? What's not? And where does that leave Washington for the remainder of the season? Agree with our grades? Disagree? Let us know by reaching out to us on Twitter! Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

Part 1 of a 3 part series for the Washington Football Team bye-week where we grade the Offense, Defense, and Coaching here at the mid-way point of the 2021 season! What's working? What's not? And where does that leave Washington for the remainder of the season? Agree with our grades? Disagree? Let us know by reaching out to us on Twitter! Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

The Washington Football team are 2-5 as they head to Mile High Stadium for their Week 8 matchup against the Denver Broncos, so it's fair to say the pressure is mounting. Taylor Heinicke will be hoping that several key weapons on offense can work their way off the injury report and on to the gridiron on Sunday, and the Washington Coaches will be hoping for more signs of improvement from the defense, too. We break it all down in just ten minutes! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

The Washington Football Team finds themselves 2-4 and heading on the road for a tough assignment against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Several key players are battling injuries. The coach is under pressure. The QB is starting to have fan sentiment swing against him. Things are heating up. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

If you had told most Washington Football Team fans before the season that we would have the same record as the Kansas City Chiefs when they came to FedEx Field in Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season, you probably wouldn't have expected it to be because both teams were struggling. Yet here we are, with both Washington and Kansas City sitting at 2-3 and needing a win to keep their seasons alive. Hosts Chad Ryan and Felix Trammell breakdown how this game can be won by Washington, and what it would mean for this team. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

Even when there's drama for other teams and other individuals across the NFL, somehow Washington is always involved. And it was no different this week when the story broke that Jon Gruden had been sending bigoted emails to then-President of the Washington Football Team Bruce Allen. Once they were made public, Gruden immediately resigned. But how did they become public, why did they become public, and what's coming next? We break down all of that as best we can in 10 minutes. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

The Washington Football team finds itself in a 'must-win' game as they head down to Atlanta to face the Falcons in Week 4, and the pressure is mounting! Hosts Chad Ryan, Chip Brierre, and Felix Trammell start the ten-minute countdown timer and wrap-up all the important points in this Week 4 Preview episode of The Washington Wrap! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Chip Brierre - @Chip_Brierre

On this episode of The Washington Wrap we ask the simple question; what the hell is wrong with the Washington Football Team defense? With six starters on defense being first round picks, with multiple Pro Bowls and other accolades amongst this playing group, the start to the 2021 campaign is not what anyone would consider an acceptable grade. With just ten minutes on the clock, hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Chip Brierre seek to find some answers. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Chip Brierre - @Chip_Brierre

After joining the winner's circle in Week 2 vs the Giants, the Washington Football Team has a tough follow-up assignment as they head into wet and windy Buffalo to take on Josh Allen and the Bills. Hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Chip Brierre start the clock and have just ten minutes to wrap up all the key factors that Washington needs to address if they can pull off the upset. Twitter: Chad Ryan: @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell: @HTTRandBlessed Chip Brierre: @Chip_Brierre

The Washington Football team scratched out a victory against division rivals the New York Giants with a 30-29 win at FedEx Field on Thursday Night Football. The victory came on the heels of QB Taylor Heinicke who took fans through the full gamut of emotions whilst doing what was necessary to secure the win, and his former Old Dominion University Monarchs Offensive Linesman team-mate Robbie Duncan was riding every throw, hit, and scramble with him. Robbie is here with hosts Chad Ryan and Felix Trammell as we start the ten minute countdown clock and wrap-up this win! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

After all the hype and excitement leading up to this Week 1 match up between the Washington Football Team and the Los Angeles Chargers, the NFL gods have once again reminded us that no one knows anything, ever. The Washington defensive line had a quiet day versus an incendiary Justin Herbert, and starting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick injured his hip early in the game resulting in QB Taylor Heinicke to come in and pickup where he left off from the playoffs last season. Host Chad Ryan is joined by Felix Trammell live from the press box at FedEx Field as we wrap-up our instant reaction in 10 minutes. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

We made it. The offseason is over, and football is here. Host Chad Ryan is joined by Chip Brierre and Felix Trammell as we start the clock and preview Week 1 vs the Los Angeles Chargers in ten minutes! The key battles. The new faces. The individual match-ups. We cover it all, quickly! Leave us a comment on YouTube, or reach out on social media and let us know what you're excited to see when the Washington Football Team finally takes the field for the first time in 2021. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Chip Brierre - @Chip_Brierre Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

In case you missed it... On today's episode of The Washington Wrap, host Chad Ryan attempts to provide a complete overview of all the important headlines from the entirety of the Washington Football Team offseason! If you haven't been playing close attention over the last nine months of offseason, this ten minute Wrap Up gives you the crash-course you need to go into the 2021 NFL season as informed as you need to be about all things Washington Football! Free agent signings. Front office moves. Off-field reshuffles. Position swaps. Draft picks. It's all covered! This is something different for us, and we hope you found this episode informative and enjoyable! Let us know in the comments or by leaving a review on your favorite podcast app! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Find The Washington Wrap everywhere - Facebook, Instagram, YouTube!

Pre-season is over. Training Camp is over. We now know as much as we'll ever know about this Washington Football Team as they embark on their 2021 campaign, so today your hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Robbie Duncan try and wrap up their final thoughts with a ten minute time limit ticking on the clock! Who are the starters? What are the weak points of the roster? Should Ron Rivera have brought in competition at Kicker? All of this and more on today's episode of The Washington Wrap. Find us everywhere you get your audio podcasts (Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, & more), or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube by searching 'The Washington Wrap'. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

After bouncing between Richmond and Ashburn to start Training Camp in 2021, the Washington Football team headed home to FedEx Field on Friday night for a live scrimmage open to fans and reporters alike! It was an on-field and off-field spectacle as the team sought to begin the process of winning back the patronage of a fan-base that has been hard done by in recent years. T he Washington Wrap's Felix Trammell was in attendance, and was watching the Running Backs group closely, including casting an eye over how this group will likely enter the 2021 season in terms of the roster. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

We have reached the halfway point of Training Camp 2021 for the Washington Football Team, so it's time to take a step back and reflect on what's looking good and what needs to improve as we head into the upcoming season. Hosts Chad Ryan and Robbie Duncan have just ten minutes to wrap it up, and with the clock ticking there's no time to waste! Twitter Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

Training Camp begins for 2021 today, and the Washington Football team enter the proceedings in an unfamiliar position; with an expectation of success for the upcoming season. Pundits and analysts across the NFL are projecting Washington as the team to beat in the NFC East, and potentially one of the top teams in the entire conference. If that truly is going to be the case this season, then what are the early signs we'll be looking for in Richmond and Ashburn as the players put on the pads and camp begins? Hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Tramell and Robbie Duncan have just 10 minutes to wrap this very question up! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

On July 13th, 2020, Washington owner Daniel Snyder announced that the 'Redskins' identity would be retired as they moved away from the Native American iconography. One year later the team now known as the Washington Football Team, under the leadership of Team President Jason Wright, is navigating the challenges that come from rebranding a storied National Football League franchise. Today's episode of The Washington Wrap spends ten minutes looking at where that process began, how it's going, and where the next steps will take a fanbase that has proven loyal for a long time. Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

We're one month out from Training Camp for 2021, and there's a lot of optimism around the Washington Football Team for the upcoming season. If there's going to be on-field success this year, then who are the most important players to drive that success, not including the Quarterback? That is the topic on today's episode of The Washington Wrap, and your hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Robbie Duncan have just ten minutes to break it down and wrap it up for you. What do you think about the choices made? If you agree, disagree, or have other picks, we want to hear from you! Leave a comment or hit us up on Twitter and tell us your thoughts! You can find The Washington Wrap on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else you get podcasts! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL

The fixture is out. Some trades and signings have been made. Rookies are at new homes. The stage is set for another season of drama and intrigue in the NFC East division.  What divisional storylines are most interesting? On today's episode your hosts Chad Ryan, Felix Trammell, and Chip Brierre (making his TWW debut on his birthday!) discuss the plot points most intriguing to them! You can find The Washington Wrap on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else you get podcasts! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Chip Brierre - @Chip_Brierre Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

We've made it through the draft, and free agency has been open for a while. The Washington Football Team roster is taking shape. But Coach Ron Rivera says there's still a few "holes" he wants to fill. Wrapping it up in 10 minutes flat, wour hosts Chad Ryan, Robbie Duncan, and Felix Trammell analyze what those holes might be, and how they might be addressed! You can find The Washington Wrap on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else you get podcasts! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

Welcome to the first (proper) episode of The Washington Wrap! Your hosts (Chad Ryan, Robbie Duncan, & Felix Trammell) have just 10 minutes to wrap up all their analysis and reactions to the Washington Football Team selecting LB Jamin Davis at Pick 19 in the 2021 NFL Draft! Hear the guys explain how Jamin Davis makes guys like Montez Sweat and Chase Young even better, and how he fits the Ron Rivera mould perfectly. You can find The Washington Wrap on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else you get podcasts! Twitter: Chad Ryan - @ChadwikoTWW Robbie Duncan - @RobbieDuncanOL Felix Trammell - @HTTRandBlessed

Redskins Capital Connection has rebranded and relaunched as The Washington Wrap! The Washington Wrap brings you all the Washington Football team news and analysis you need, neatly wrapped up in a ten minute package! You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and everywhere else you get your podcasts! Please subscribe and leave us nice comments and reviews - it makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside.

We're back! Yes, although the Redskins Capital Connection hiatus was planned, it did end up going much longer than planned. But we're back, and what better time to return than on the cusp of the NFL Draft. Hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by two absolutely stellar guests today.  First they dial up NFL Insider Benjamin Allbright for the latest on trade offers for the #2 pick, what the situation is for Trent Williams, and what other storylines to watch for during this week's virtual NFL Draft. Next Chad goes one-on-one with friend of the show Marc Sessler from the NFL Network/Around the NFL podcast. Together they talk about how this draft can shape the identity of the Washington Redskins franchise moving forward in this new era under Ron Rivera.  Both discussions are fascinating and filled with great pearls of wisdom, and we know you'll enjoy them Redskins nation! Thanks for your patience while we were on hiatus, but now that we're back, more than ever we'd love to hear from you! What did you agree with or disagree with from today's episode, and what are you hoping for out of the 2020 NFL Draft? Get in touch!  

Happy New Year, Redskins fans! The 2010's are behind us and the winds of change have turned their attention towards Ashburn with the highly sought-after departure of Bruce Allen now confirmed, the signing of Ron Rivera as the new Head Coach reported but not yet confirmed (at time of recording), and many other changes that have occurred, or will shortly. Today's episode of the Redskins Capital Connection features not one but two fantastic guests about all the developments surrounding the team since the 2019 season officially ended for the Redskins in Dallas this past Sunday. First up, our good mate Michael Phillips joins to give us the inside scoop on what's going on behind closed-doors at Redskins Park. Then, Jourdan Rodrigue from The Athletic Carolina Panthers beat joins to talk about just what Redskins fans are getting from Ron Rivera. It's a brilliant chat and one we really enjoyed, and we know you will too. We'll do a proper season wrap-up discussion at some point in the future, but for now, today's episode is solely focused on this tumultuous week.

Last week the Redskins still had a faint glimmer of hope, but this past week in Green Bay that hope was extinguished, and now the season is all about running out the clock and trying to move on towards a more productive 2020 both on and off the field. Hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by good friend Chris Russell (106.7 The Fan, Sports Illustrated) to dive into the fact that there's three games between now and the offseason for the Washington Redskins, and all three are against the NFC East. So for those fans who don't care about getting the absolute best draft pick possible, there's also some inter-divisional pride up for grabs too. With a Quarterback who sprained his ankle, a Running Back who sprained his MCL, a Cornerback who was on drugs, an Interim Coach who probably deserves to be fired, and a Team President /slash/ self-designated Emperor in his last weeks with the team, there's a lot going on in the final stages of the 2019 season. So let's talk about that a bit today, shall we?

On today's show, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by Chip Brierre (ABC7) for a look ahead to Sunday's Week 14 game against the Green Bay Packers, which is of course the first of four games that the Washington Redskins need to win consecutively if they want to, and I can't believe we're saying this... win the division and head to the playoffs. That's right; with the Redskins currently 3-9 and seemingly staring down the barrel of a top five draft pick three quarters of the way through the NFL season, the rest of the NFC East is such a cornucopia of dysfunction that the Redskins are still alive! And if the Redskins can go into Lambeau Field at 1pm on Sunday and pull off an unlikely upset, then the run home from there suddenly becomes bizarrely achievable with games at home against the Eagles and Giants, and a penultimate week 17 battle in Jerry World against the listless Cowboys.

Season 2019 has not been a successful one for the Washington Redskins, and now that we're entering the last month of the regular season, it's appropriate to consider what the legacy of season 2019 may be for this team, this city, and this fan-base.   After an extended bye-week break in Thailand, host Chad Ryan is joined by Mark Phillips to ponder that question, as well as preview this week's game against Carolina in which the Redskins will look to win consecutive games for the first time in over a year.   With promising signs from young players like Derrius Guice, Steven Sims, Kelvin Harmon, and Fabian Moreau in last week's win vs Detroit, are the Redskins finally starting to turn the corner? All of that and more - it's good to be back!

Hello Washington Nationals fans and thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of the Nationals Capital Connection;your number one home for independent and worldwide coverage of your World Champion Washington Nationals! If you're anything like host Chad Ryan, you've been riding high on cloud nine ever since Wednesday night, getting minimal sleep as you relive each and every moment that delivered that Commissioner's Trophy into the hands of Ryan Zimmerman and the team. As Chad himself said recently; "I tell you what, I've been having some weird dreams lately. I dreamed just last night that I was actually the host of a Redskins podcast, instead of a Nationals podcast. Oh my god, can you imagine? I'd have to spend today with my co-host Mark Phillips, as well as special guest Kareem Copeland (Washington Post), and we'd be talking about beef between the best player on the Redskins and the Team President. Beef that involves missed rare cancer diagnoses, a lack of basic decency, monetary disputes, and hospital visits. I'd have to talk about the 1-7 Redskins having gone two straight weeks without scoring a touchdown, and noting that the team has NEVER in it's HISTORY gone 3 consecutive weeks without a TD. I'd have to talk about a Quarterback in the concussion protocol and a rookie who isn't ready to start potentially being thrust in to his first start against Buffalo in Buffalo on Sunday..."  

This Washington Redskins team that we all support is now officially off to their worst start to a season in over 20 years. They're sitting at 1-7 after a road loss to the man Bruce Allen still refers to as 'Kurt Coosins' and the Minnesota Vikings, with a starting Quarterback in the concussion protocol, a rookie Quarterback who is being pushed and pulled in way too many directions, and another starting Quarterback who has an equal chance of starting this week just as much as he's likely to be inactive. Yes, it's a great time to follow this proud and historic franchise, so let's spend some time today talking about them. Hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by fellow RCC family member Chip Brierre (ABC7/WJLA) and they spend the majority of today's episode dedicated to the biggest question currently surrounding this Redskins team; What should the plan for Dwayne Haskins be? Sit him? Start him? Play him? Bench him? If not now, then when? And why? And how?  It's a spirited debate filled with twists and turns.  Take a listen Redskins fans then reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook and let us know your thoughts on the subject matter! 

For the first time in season 2019 your hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are here today on the back of a Washington Redskins win! It was a very interesting 17-16 win down in Miami against the Dolphins; the first time the Redskins have ever won in the regular season in Miami, curiously enough.  Joining the show today is Jerry Brewer (Washington Post) to help us break down the win, as well as diving in to the big issues; Should Dwayne Haskins sit or start? Is Terry McLaurin a genuine OROTY candidate? Has anything actually changed since Jay Gruden was dismissed? Were the Dolphins really trying to win that game?  All of that and much more! Tune in, enjoy, and then yell at us on Twitter about what you've heard us say! (A note about today's episode; for a portion of the show, there's background noise from a television set. Apologies!)

Welcome to this quote-unquote emergency edition of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast, with hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips here to discuss the breaking news that yes; Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden was fired sometime between Sunday evening and early Monday morning after the 0-5 start to the 2019 season. For as mediocre-to-bad as this franchise has been, this is the first time in 19 years that the Redskins have fired a coach mid-season. We knew it was likely coming. Vegas knew it was likely coming. And the players certainly knew it was coming from listening to their comments after the game last night. It was the right move, and by the way for those who listened to the last RCC episode it was step one in the 12 month plan Chad outlined on how to save the Redskins. But now that it has happened, what's next? And what is Gruden's legacy? Where is Bruce Allen in all of this? All of this and much more on this emergency RCC podcast!  

Things are bleak for the Washington Redskins at the moment. Really bleak. They've started the season 0-4. They have a Quarterback controversy. They have their best player holding out with no end in sight. They have multiple players missing significant time to injuries. They have veterans under-performing. They have a home stadium routinely filled with opposition fans. They have a fan-base at the end of their rope. And they have what appears to be a lame-duck coaching staff being governed by a potentially lame-duck front office administration. So yeah, things are bad. So on today's show, host Chad Ryan does something a bit different before we look ahead to this week's game vs a scrappy little team called the New England Patriots; he presents to you his twelve month plan for turning this franchise around in the most achievable and realistic way possible, under the ownership of Dan Snyder. It is The Plan to Save the Redskins.  Including everything from interim coaches, to full-time coaches. Trades. Draft picks. Off-field moves. Front-office moves. He names names and goes into detail about the moves he believes will best equip the Washington Redskins to reset the culture and move forward under a model of success.  Take a listen, and then tell us what you think he got right, and what he got wrong in this plan. 

Okay... Let's do this, Redskins nation. This raw post-game edition of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast is hosted by your tired, frustrated, and grumpy hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips, as well as guest Matthew Paras (Washington Times)... and boy oh boy did the Redskins crap the bed on Monday Night Football. AGAIN. And if you didn't watch the game, the scoreline could trick you into thinking that this was a competitive game of football. Let's be clear. It wasn't. The Redskins fell into a 28-0 hole in the first half, and the entire second half of the game was basically garbage time. And on a night that saw the coaching staff get embarrassed, the players get their asses kicked, and the fans get emotionally abused, you'd think that at least something as simple as honoring a past player like London Fletcher at half-time would be a respite from the shit-show? WELL YOU'RE WRONG, BECAUSE THE REDSKINS MIS-SPELLED HIS NAME ON THE FEDEX FIELD BIG SCREENS.

On this episode of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by good friend Mark Bullock (The Athletic DC).  Together, they cast their eyes forward to Monday Night Football at FedEx Field where the Chicago Bears are coming in to town. The Redskins famously haven't been intimidating under the bright lights of Prime Time, and are 2-15 on Monday Night Football since 2008. Couple that with the fact that the Redskins are 0-2 to start the season, and you can understand why on our RCC podcast from Sunday night after the Dallas game they called this Week 3 action a 'sliding door moment' for Jay Gruden. What are the keys to victory against Chicago? How do the Redskins nullify Khalil Mack? And is it possible at this point to solve the penalties issue that has plagued this team?  All of that and more on another episode of Redskins Capital Connection. 

Welcome to the post-game edition of Redskins Capital Connection that we like to call RCC RAW, because we're recording this while the emotions are still high and the analysis is still loose.  The Cowboys came to town and made FedEx Field look like a Dallas home game once again, as the Washington Redskins went down 31-21 which puts them at 0 and 2 in 2019, with both losses coming against NFC East Division rivals. To put it bluntly, the Redskins are in deep doo-doo to start the season. Hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips put down the drinks and snacks on football Sunday afternoon and share the three areas that ended up deciding today's game. We then look ahead briefly at why next week's Monday night game against the Chicago Bears is going to be a 'sliding doors' moment for Jay Gruden. Take a listen Redskins fans!

On this week's episode of the Redskins Capital Connection, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips recap week one of the NFL season where the Washington Redskins fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 32-27 at Lincoln Financial Field, then Chad talks to Redskins rookie Linebacker Cole Holcomb about his first game, life in the NFL, Dallas week, and his dog Benji. We'll also look ahead to this Sunday's home opener against the Dallas Cowboys. And since it's Redskins season again, that means it's time for our famous 3-2-1 game MVP votes as well! Who earns the honors in week one? Tune in to find out! 

On today's show we are talking about honest-to-god actual Redskins football! The Washington Redskins open up their 2019 campaign by heading North-east up the I95 and playing against the Eagles in Philadelphia at 1pm on Sunday, and after a long, strange, and at times chaotic offseason, we here at Redskins Capital Connection simply can't wait to put it all behind us and watch the Redskins throw around the pigskin. Joining hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips is our good friend Redskins insider Lake Lewis (heavy.com) to help us preview the game and look at the story-lines to follow, and also talking about how the Vegas bookmakers have the Redskins as heavy underdogs vs Philadelphia, and whether or not that's realistic.  This is our fifth year here at RCC, and we're thrilled to have you with us along for the ride again! Thanks for listening, and support the show by telling your friends to listen too!

We've now got three weeks of preseason football under our belts. We know who the starting Quarterback is going to be. We've seen Derrius Guice return from injury and look explosive in doing so. It seems that we know who are Inside Linebackers are going to be. So then the biggest question that remains is; what is the Redskins offensive line going to look like? And like Batman responding to the Bat signal from Commissioner Gordon, any time we mention the Offensive Line here at RCC, our own Robbie Duncan comes a hollering and hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips welcome him with open arms! We go along every position across the Offensive Line and look at the presumed starters, the depth, the strengths, and the weaknesses. It's a position that will likely define what type of season the Washington Redskins have in 2019, so there's a lot riding on it!   

On this week's episode of the Redskins Capital Connection... there's a whole lot of stuff to talk about; the Redskins are 0-2 so far in the preseason, but does it matter? Which players are healthy, which players are not, who is the starting Quarterback going to be, and where the hell is Trent Williams? To cover all of that and a bunch more, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips dial up Rhiannon Walker from The Athletic DC, who smashes her RCC debut! And yes folks; Chad has a cut on his tongue that's giving him a bit of a lisp like a 13 year old kid with braces going through puberty. Bear with him this week! 

Washington Redskins Training Camp 2019 is well and truly underway, and in a few short days the team will make their way to Cleveland Ohio for week one of preseason football. To take us through the news so far from  camp, and what story lines we'll all be following throughout the preseason, this week making his triumphant return to the place he called home for training camp last year, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by Chip Brierre from ABC7 News Washington DC! We discuss the Quarterback situation as news emerges that Colt McCoy will not play in preseason week one, and the impacts that will have up and down the offense. We also dive into updates on guys like Derrius Guice, Trey Quinn, and Landon Collins, as well as the rookie Dwayne Haskins! All of that and a lot of laughs on another fun episode of Redskins Capital Connection!

Last week we recorded a great chat with Kareem Copeland from The Washington Post looking at the offense, so if you missed that episode go back and give it a listen. But that means that as we continue our preview of the Washington Redskins 2019 Training Camp, today hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are looking at the Redskins defense with special guest and Richmond's favorite son, Michael Phillips (Sports Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch).  The Redskins defensive line is stacked with young exciting talent, but what about the rest of the defense? What holes can an opposition exploit, and do new faces like Landon Collins and Montez Sweat mean significant improvements across the board, or new challenges to overcome? All of that and more on today's episode of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast!