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JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler react to Ron Rivera's monday press conference and his comments about Sam Howell and his future as the starting QB. The guys discuss what should happen and how the coaching staff can help Sam be more successful and ultimately take less sacks. JP stays in the moment, evaluating the Howell discussion in the midst of the season while Mitch gets a little deep doom scrolling...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from the car as they drive home from another giant dissapointment in the Meadowlands. The defense started slow, the offense was non existant and this Commanders team has real questions they need answered. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn VA to prepare you for the Commanders week 7 tilt with New York Giants. Can Sam Howell take advantage of an over aggressive Giants defense and will the Commanders vaunted front 4 take advantage of a Giants OLine that is ravaged with injuries? Combine that with sound from Sam Howell, Jack Del Rio and Eric Bienemy and all of your favorite podcast gam...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler are rejoined to finish breaking down the Falcons game. The boys air out some travel frustrations before getting to tall of your favorite games 100 chips, over unders and JP's favorite the Benjie bet! Lastly they talk about Sam Howell and where they are on the sacks and his future before throwing to JP's 1on1 with Benjamin St Juste. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

From Mercedes-Benz Stadium, JP Finlay recaps the Commanders' Week 6 24-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. It wasn't pretty but Washington rebounded from their Week 5 loss to Chicago to move to 3-3 on the season; their best record through six games since 2017. With a division matchup coming up next against the New York Giants, Washington will have a chance to move back over .500 in Week 7. See Pr...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn to preview the Commanders week 6 tilt against the Atlanta Falcons. This week seems much more about what the Commanders will do rebounding from an embarrassing Thursday night performance against the Bears than what will happen head to head with the Falcons. The pair does their job discussing Ron Rivera's newest motivational tactic and how the defen...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from FedEx Field, to break down the ugly 40-20 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. The Commanders started off slow and could never get a handle on a Bears offense that ranked in the bottom third of just about every meaningful statistical category and to make things worse, the offense was no where to be found in the first half. There are serio...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn for a Thursday Night Football preview pod. The question is can the Bears beat the Commanders or will the Commanders have to beat the Commanders for the Burgundy and Gold to come out losers. Of course theres QB talk with Sam Howell trying to build off a strong performance last week against the Eagles and what kind of problems can Justin Fields give...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler after the Eagles Commanders game to discuss the exhilarating week 4 matchup. The pair starts discussing how impressive Sam Howell's performance was and whether this game or any for that matter are moral victories. Despite the impressiveness from the offense, the defense struggled again, allowing the Eagles to march up and down the field, but a late Jahan Dotson TD forc...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn Virginia where they break down the upcoming Eagles\Commanders week 4 tilt. The guys start off discussing how the Burgundy and Gold can bounce back from a nine-sack, five-turnover game last Sunday against a vaunted Eagles defense. Hear from Eric Bienemy and Jack Del Rio as the 2-1 Commanders get ready to head to Philly. See Privacy Policy at https:...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from the undisclosed location at FedEx Field on an afternoon to forget. The guys breakdown all of the bad of the 37-3 loss and talk about what needs to be fixed before the burgundy and gold head up to Philadelphia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn at the Commanders training complex to preview the week 3 matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The duo starts with the big takeaways from last weeks win in Denver before discussing how to slow down Josh Allen and what the burgundy and gold need to do on offense to keep the good vibes flowing. The guys finish off with all your favorite games and a lat...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you after a roller coaster of a football game in the Mile High city. After falling down 21-3, the Commanders came roaring back and showed everyone the resilience to hang on for a 35-33 win. The pair start by breaking down all the "first time since" stats before getting into what went right and what went wrong in Denver. If you like hearing about a team that refuse...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Commanders Park in Ashburn to preview the Commanders week 2 matchup with the Broncos. Topics include what Sam Howell needs to show us this week, how the Commanders front four will deal with the Alien - Russ Wilson - and finally 100 chips, o\u's and our game predictions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from the undisclosed location at FedEx Field and discuss the Commanders 20-16 win over the Josh Dobbs led Arizona Cardinals. It wasn't pretty but the Commanders are 1-0 and their superstars took over when they needed to. An incredible fan turnout to celebrate new ownership and a new season was highlighted by a number of burgundy and gold alumni returning inclu...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you to preview the Commanders week 1 tilt vs the Arizona Cardinals. Looking at both sides of the ball, they analyze what the Commanders need to do right to win this game. They also get into all the fun games; 100 chips, over unders, survivor picks and the always fun benjie bet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you heading into week 1 of the NFL season with some airhorn worthy breaking news! After the big announcement the guys go through a litany of player props and discuss how their expectations have changed since the summer. Lastly JP has a great interview with Rodney Harrison from Sunday Night Football to get you ready for Sunday's tilt against the Cardinals. See Priv...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from Ashburn, and react to roster cut down day and the corresponding moves the team has made heading into the regular season. First the guys throw to a Jason Wright interview where he breaks the news that week 1 at FedEx field is effectively sold out before getting to name news ... namely that the old name is just that, and that it isnt under consideration if...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you for their yearly roster prediction pod breaking down who they think will make the final 53. The biggest discussions are around wide receiver and defensive line. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from THE undisclosed location at FedEx Field to analyze the preseason finale as the Commanders beat the Bengals 21-19 to finish undefeated in the preseason. The guys start by breaking down the starters that did play, before getting into key performances for guys trying to make the roster before talking about the QB's performances. After the guys are done talki...

As training camp wraps up, JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler update the injury situation for the Commanders heading into the final preseason game as well as break down some interesting storylines before getting into over\unders and 100 chips. Lastly, fantasy kingpin and noted Commanders fan Matthew Berry joins the pod to discuss the fantasy outlook for the burgundy and gold. See Privacy Policy at https...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you once again from the undisclosed location at FedEx field for preseason game number two. A last second Joey Slye field goal won the game for the Commanders and ended the Ravens vaunted 24 preseason games winning streak but the big story though was another impressive night for Sam Howell as he threw for two TD's and had a QB rating of 123 in the first half. Anton...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from a questionable location in Owings Mills Maryland to break down the final day of joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens. Discussing comparatively who looked better Lamar Jackson vs Sam Howell and which players shined in Baltimore including a 7th rounder getting a surprise start, the pair detail all things joint practices. Finally hear a best of from Sam...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler join you from the Castle in Owings Mills, Maryland, home of the Baltimore Ravens practice facility. Day one of joint practices with the Ravens is in the books, and the pair start off breaking down the three fights at practice, how they started, who was involved, and how they were resolved, and while the fights were interesting, what was important was the work on the fi...

JP Finlay is joined by Mitch Tischler as the two discuss how great the 8,000+ fans were at practice on Sunday before getting into discussing a little bit of a sleepy Sunday practice. The pair open with some offensive line talk including some potential moves the team can make down the road to sure up that unit. Chase Young and Logan Thomas injuries take center stage as they discuss who and what the...