Hail To The District Podcast

In Part 2 of the 2022 season preview for the professional football team in Washington, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice take a bit of a detour from the original plan, doing a walkthrough of Commanders' 2022 schedule and providing their final win-loss projections. Coversation highlights include: the slightly unorthodox nature of this episode (0:33), if the best team in the entire NFC resides in the NFC East (11:32), the potential buzz about Carson Wentz's return to Indianapolis (21:39), if Ron Rivera's success in November will manifest yet again (27:58), Rivera "playing possum" with key players to protect their season-long health (33:08), finally having (very) meaningful football taking place in DC in December and January (38:38), and the "friendly opposing quarterbacks" schedule that Washington has this year (47:34).

With the advent of the 2022 NFL season, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene for their annual two-part preview of the professional football team in Washington (now known as the Commanders). In Part 1, they discuss the defense. They start with the secondary, including Rajan's irrational disdain for one of Washington's starters at the spot (3:03) and the top heavy but thin-on-depth cornerback spot (10:57). Next up is linebacker, in which they discuss the baffling trend of that position remaining the worst group on the team (22:40). Then they move onto the defensive line, talking about

Montez Sweat being primed for a monster season after all the adversity he dealt with last year (33:17), DaRon Payne (maybe) still having long-term potential to remain in Washington as he also looks primed for a huge year (37:38), and if former defensive line coach Sam Mills was the reason that Matt Ioannidis left Washington. Finally, they wrap things up with a discussion of the lack of schematic diversity from Jack Del Rio (aka Dustup Del Rio aka MAGA Jack), and whether he finds himself on the hot seat at the end of the 2022 season (47:02).

After something of a winter hiatus, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene to provide their thoughts on each of the selections made by the Washington Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft. They review each pick in reverse chronological order, starting with the Day 3 picks, then Day 2 picks, and finally Washington's first round pick in Jahan Dotson from Penn State.

HTTD's Patrick Rice provides his reaction to the official reveal of the new name "Washington Commanders." Said discussion includes his thoughts on the final name choice, the logo selected, and the crest; his preferred abbreviation for the team name; how and why he suddenly feels like he's rooting for an expansion team; and the only way this name change, in general, can be successful.

In the first podcast of 2022, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice briefly discuss the Washington Football Team's second loss to the Philadelphia Eagles this season, before taking a step back and focusing on the big-picture questions that continue to remain for Washington.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati tries to work through the carnage of the Washington Football Team's humiliating loss against the hated Dallas Cowboys, discussing what the loss means for both the short-term and long-term outlook for this team.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati provides his post-game thoughts after the Washington Football Team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, recapping the valiant but futile efforts by the hobbled WFT, and discussing what this means for the remainder of the WFT's season.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene to provide their thoughts on the Washington Football Team extending its current winning streak to four games, after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. They discuss: The game being emblematic of a "Ron Rivera football team" (3:29); Taylor Heinicke having another "gamer" performance at quarterback (12:21), doing a complete 180 on the importance of Landon Collins to this WFT defense (21:24), the state of the tight end position after the injury to Logan Thomas (33:17), and discussing our thoughts on "Dallas week" being one of the biggest games in recent memory for this team (46:52).

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati goes solo in recapping the Washington Football Team's win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. His post-game thoughts includes the dominance of Washington's offensive line against Carolina (2:45), Terry McLaurin officially cementing himself as a top-10 wide receiver in the NFL (6:54), Washington's defensive game plan and performance being stellar for the second-straight week (10:38), and how a win against Seattle on Monday could actually firmly entrench Washington in the NFC playoff race (16:38).

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene to revel in the Washington Football Team's incredible win over the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They revel in the unbelievable 4th quarter drive that spanned 80 yards over 19 plays taking up 10:26 in time of possession (4:06), and discuss the standout performance by the much-maligned defense (16:12), what the performance by quarterback Taylor Heinicke last Sunday means for him going forward (31:16), and Ron Rivera's "rematch" against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers this weekend (39:17).