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We have Matt Cones from Seasons of Discontent on with us to talk about his new show with Rick Snider. The Redskins had a quiet week, except for one major trade for a possible starting QB. Lastly, a look at the other Free Agents and some trades made around the league.

The biggest sports story of the week was Bryce Harper's leaving for Philly. Harper left town for a record-setting deal. Rick and Matt give their thoughts on the cities loss of a superstar.

Rick may say he's burned out on football, but that doesn't stop him from talking about the NFL prospects at the combine. He also reveals a recent chat he had with Darrell Green who challenged him to a contest, did Rick accept? You will have to listen to find out.

And ghosts!

It's "combine week", and the big rumor's coming out of Indy are a possible trade between the Redskins and the Cardinals for Josh Rosen. We will talk about that, the players who impressed us most watching the combine. There were a bunch of press conferences from Coach Gruden, Doug Williams and Bruce that we can break down.

The AAF is already in some big financial trouble needing a bailout of 250 million in order to keep going. There’s an update in the scandal with the NCAA Basketball bribery case that came out a year ago, let's just say things are not going well. Oh, and there’s some story about the Patriots owner getting a massage.

Rick and Matt are back, talking about the Redskins lack of success when it comes to drafting quarterbacks and the NFL combine. What will Brice Harper's departure mean for the Nationals fanbase, and why was he never fully embraced by the city. Like every show, Rick takes some listener questions.

Alex is back in with Steve for a quite week in Skins land. The supplemental draft picks were finally announced, which resulted in Alex and Steve going down a bit of a draft talk rabbit hole. We also discuss how the Redskins can create some cap space in free agency and the Maryland stadium fallout.

It's the inaugural episode of Seasons of Discontent, formerly the Burgundy and Gold Hour, featuring longtime Redskins beat writer Rick Snider from The Washington Post Express and Matt Cones. The show covers all things DC Sports - the Redskins, Nationals, Capitals, and more. Come join them for a great time!

The Atlantic's Mark Bullock returns to the show to talk about the Redskins' 2018 season and options for round one of the draft

Back to the full crue of Steve, John and Chris you’d think we would enter February talking about something other than Football. But you would be wrong. Given the official kick-off of Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian's new Alliance of American Football league we discuss the flowering of NFL alternatives across the sports landscape. We go the extra yard and discuss Patrick Mahome Jr’s new personal brand and what that means beyond NBA players. Speaking of the NBA we look at the Young & the Restless like drama of player lead front offices jumping of from the Washington Post’s Jerry Brewer's excellent column, Players have assumed power in the NBA without really knowing what they want

After the lowest scoring Super Bowl in the history of the National Football League, the offseason is finally in full swing. Most people hated the season finally worse than the final episode of Seinfeld, with a slow game, and a bad halftime show. but some of us may disagree.

Meanwhile, Washington's boys of the gridiron are slowly starting to plan their roster for the 2019 season while attempting to re-sign some of the key players from last season, and rumors abound when it comes to some of the big name free agents to be out there right now.

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