The Washington Wrap

For months now we've known which teams the Washington Redskins would be facing in the 2017 regular season. Now that the schedule has been released we also know the key specifics and quirks that the Redskins schedule holds this year as the team we know and love attempts to have three winning seasons in a row!

Your hosts Chad and Mark walk you through all the points of interest about this years schedule, and then break it down game-by-game in terms of the storylines to follow and the history between the teams. 

All in all, there's a surprisingly large amount of information to digest from this schedule, and we've got you covered from top to bottom!

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Just because it's the offseason doesn't mean that the Redskins Capital Connection crew is slacking off, and to prove it, this week's episode is a double-header! 

First up, hosts Chad and Mark are joined by Reese Waters, comedian, ESPN presenter, writer for TheUndefeated.com, and above all else, Redskins fan. We talk about finding the humor in following the Washington Redskins even when they continually break our heart, as well as trying to figure out if it's gotten to that point of the offseason where we've willingly forgotten the past torment and are bewilderingly optimistic for the season ahead. 

Later in the show we are once again joined by our good friend Mark Bullock from the Washington Post Insider as well as the Bleacher Report Top 1000. With Mark we break down the status of the Safety position with the Redskins as it currently stands, and try to ascertain whether or not DJ Swearinger and Su'a Cravens are locked in as the starters for 2017, or if there's still room for a rookie. 

We also cover off the latest news from Redskins park. All that and more on this week's episode of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast!

It is entirely possible that there hasn't been a more tumultuous week in recent Redskins history than the past seven days.

That is not hyperbole, either.

In the space of a week we've seen General Manager Scot McCloughan fired with cause, Quarterback Kirk Cousins requested a trade to the San Francisco 49ers, the Redskins became the first team in NFL history to lose two 1,000 yard receivers in the same offseason, and Head Coach Jay Gruden was extended for two years. And that's not to mention the fact that free agency has commenced! 

To help hosts Chad and Mark wade through these murky waters, they are joined by the one and only Mike Jones from the Washington Post, who has been on the cutting edge of the McCloughan story (among others) in the past few weeks. Together, we peel back the curtain and ask Mike when he decided that this story had real meat on the bone, so to speak, and what went into going public with the sordid details of the apparent Scot McCloughan/Bruce Allen turf war. 

We also cover off NFL free agency and the latest in Redskins news on that front, and finally, yes, we address the latest on the Kirk Cousins trade front, as well as Chad addressing his controversial "90% likely" report. 

All that and more on another episode of Redskins Capital Connection! 

Either the Washington Redskins are a team in disarray, or they aren't. Either Scot McCloughan is finished in Washington, or he isn't. Either Kirk Cousins is the Redskins Quarterback of the Future, or he's not. Either the media is over-blowing the drama surrounding the team, or they aren't. 

This week, those are the questions that your On the Warpath hosts Anthony and Rob are attempting to answer, and to help them do so they're joined by Redskins Capital Connection's own Robbie Duncan. 

Together, they also try to focus on football related matters as they recap the NFL scouting combine and identify potential targets for the Redskins. 

No matter what way you look at it, there's a lot happening in Washington at the moment, so tune in and listen to the On the Warpath team do their best to break it all down. 

Major confusion and uncertainty quickly surrounded the Washington Redskins as news broke that General Manager Scot McCloughan would not be attending the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis this year. The official report was soon clarified that it was due to a death in his family, but a conflicting report also came out that said McCloughan had been "sent home" from Redskins park on February 20 and told not to return. Oooh boy. 

Hosts Chad and Mark are joined by friend of the show and 106.7 reporter Brian McNally, who was in direct contact with McCloughan as the story broke last night. McNally walks us through everything that we know, everything that we don't know, and what it all means. 

We also discuss the latest news on the Kirk Cousins contract saga, as news broke today that formal negotiations have begun, but the team and player remain "far apart" in contract talks. 

Finally, we unpack the NFL scouting combine itself, and get the latest from Indianapolis! 

A huge show that can't be missed!

Just because it's the offseason doesn't mean things aren't happening!

This week's on Redskins Capital Connection, hosts Chad and Mark bring you a humdinger of a show, as they dive straight into the Kirk Cousins contract uncertainty. Chad shares his outline of four possible outcomes for this saga to get resolved, and ranks them in order of most to least likely to occur. 

Later in the show, we talk to Dan Kadar, the NFL Draft editor from SB Nation, whom you may know on twitter as @MockingTheDraft. He released a very interesting mock draft this week that had Scot McCloughan and the Redskins trading down from 17 to 26 with Seattle, and selecting Washington's Budda Baker, a safety with a lot to get excited about.

And speaking of Scot McCloughan, we give you an oft-overlooked aspect of the media-gag that Redskins president Bruce Allen has slapped on him. 

All that and more on this week's Redskins Capital Connection!

The On the Warpath boys are back in 2017, and in this first show of the new year, they debate all the Redskins news that's occurred since the end of the season!

What is the team going to end up doing with Kirk Cousins? Tag? Trade? Wave goodbye? There's a lot of different pathways ahead for Bruce Allen and the front office when it comes to the Quarterback. What about the coaching changes with the firing of Joe Barry and the vacancy left by Sean McVay's taking over the reigns in Los Angeles? Were the new Offensive and Defensive coordinators that the Redskins selected a result of panic moves? And finally, this remains a roster with many holes to be filled; which Redskins free agents should be retained, what about free agents brought into the organization, and of course... the draft! 

All that and more on the first episode of On the Warpath for 2017!

The Washington Redskins have found themselves both a new Offensive and Defensive Coordinator for season 2017 (and beyond?), promoting two in-house assistant coaches in Matt Cavanaugh and Greg Manusky, respectively. 

Given some of the big names linked with the Redskins coordinator vacancies, especially on the defensive side, should fans be disappointed or concerned about what these "uninspired" in-house promotions signal for ongoing stability moving forward?

To help hosts Chad and Mark unpack all of that, they once again call upon good friend of the show and all around football genius Jerry Brewer from the Washington Post. Unsurprisingly, Jerry brings some fascinating insight into the selection process and the perceptions that emanate from these hirings. 

Towards the end of our chat, we ask Jerry about the current status of the looming negotiations between the Redskins and Kirk Cousins, and Jerry drops a couple of bombs on us about just how different the public comments from each side may be compared to the actual thinking and plans. 

It's a must-listen episode for Redskins fans who, like us, still live and breathe Redskins football even in the early stages of what is already proving to be an interesting offseason!

Well, it's over.

The Washington Redskins 2016 campaign has come to an unceremonious end, with the team finishing 8-7-1 and on the outside of the playoffs, looking forlornly in. 

It's incredibly hard to summarise just what happened this year for the Redskins, so to help us take stock of the past 5 and a half months of football, hosts Chad and Mark are joined by fellow Redskins Capital Connection team members Anthony Raposa, Robert Henson, Robbie Duncan and Alex Espinoza! 

As a panel, the team talks about everything ranging from Kirk Cousins and his future, what happens if Joe Barry stays and Sean McVay leaves, who our picks are for the Redskins offensive and defensive players of the year, and more! 

It's an absolutely mammoth episode wrapping up the season that probably raised more questions than it answered for the Redskins brass, as we now head into that long and dark part of the year we call "Waiting for Redskins Season". 

With the Washington Redskins facing a huge week 17 game against the New York Giants on Sunday that will either extend or extinguish the 2016 season, we felt it was time for the On the Warpath listeners to get as much insight as possible, even if it's from a division rival... 

That's why your hosts Anthony Raposa and Robert Henson have dialed up former New York Giants Cornerback Brian Witherspoon!

Together, they ponder whether or not the huge amount of pressure facing the Redskins this week can propel them into the playoffs with all of America watching, or will they shrink under the weight of expectation? And if the Redskins do make the playoffs, which team out of the possible opponents would be ideal? Lastly, can the Redskins go beyond week one of the postseason, or are they facing another one-and-done disappointment? 

All that and more with two former NFL players and one bearded hipster on this week's On the Warpath!