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JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are just as overwhelmed as you are by all that's going on in the NFL but gathered to try to make sense of the drama anyways. In this Washington Football Talk, the guys react to the postponement of the team's game against the Eagles, discuss how the news could help (and perhaps hurt) the club and debate whether Philadelphia folks have the right to be upset...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey get together for this Emergency edition of Washington Football Talk, which comes on the heels of some major COVID-related news that broke on Monday. Once they're done, you'll get JP's 1-on-1 with Ron Rivera (which focuses on the loss to the Cowboys and was recorded BEFORE the evening's breaking news). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey were all quite disappointed by Sunday's result — but they also don't want you to be TOO down because of it. As they recap Washington's ugly loss to Dallas, the hosts discuss whether Ron Rivera should've gone to Kyle Allen earlier, what went wrong overall during the afternoon and why the playoffs should still be very much the focus. They also describe...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have enjoyed the way Dallas and Washington have gone back and forth with each other this week and are officially counting down the seconds to Sunday. To begin, the three hosts review the comments that Mike McCarthy, Ron Rivera and Jerry Jones made over the past few days, all of which are quite intriguing. Once they wrap up their look at the recent past, th...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have some disappointing news to react to (Montez Sweat's stint on the COVID list) and some other not-so-fun developments to cover (injuries to a slew of key contributors for Washington). Once they handle those topics — and also go through the importance of Sunday and how Washington's schedule has been rather unfair lately — then you'll get JP's most recent...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey recorded this Washington Football Talk from JP's room in the Mandalay Bay hotel and have a FOURTH-consecutive win to review. While they're together, the hosts discuss how they continue to be in awe of Taylor Heinicke, praise Brian Johnson's clutchness and pass out plenty of Game Balls to this red-hot Burgundy and Gold roster. Once they're done with their t...

Apologies in advance, but this Washington Football Talk from JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey is a total mess. There's a lot going on, but hopefully you like it. If you like podcasts where the sponsor of the show gives a very heartfelt speech and Pete does his best to interview various fans at the WFT Pod Party at Mandalay Bay, then this is the episode for you. See Privacy Policy at https...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have one last Washington Football Talk before heading to Sin City, and it starts with some injury updates — how's Landon Collins doing, and is Curtis Samuel feeling good still? — as well as chatter about the club's new kicker. From there, they discuss the success of Washington's rushing attack, Mitch tells a fun DeSean Jackson story (since we'll be seeing...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are covering a team that's in the NFC playoff picture, somehow. Listen along here as the three very happy hosts discuss Washington's Monday win over the Seahawks and why it was encouraging despite some discouraging events, all of the players who stepped up in adverse circumstances and the formula that the team has now turned to in each of its last three wi...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have recovered from their respective Thanksgiving food comas and are officially ready to preview Monday's matchup between Washington and Seattle. But first, they must announce the location of the VEGAS POD PARTY!!!!!!!!!!! After that's handled, they hop right into their Over/Under, 100 Chips and Benjamin Franklin segments, and from there, they toss to JP's...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey wanted to drop this Washington Football Talk well ahead of Thanksgiving for you (but don't worry, they'll be back after the holiday as well). In this installment, the hosts discuss the hopefully upcoming returns of Logan Thomas and Curtis Samuel, chat about Taylor Heinicke and make picks for the trio of Thanksgiving games that are slated for Thursday. Then...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are covering a team that's building some *momentum.* For the second-straight week, the guys are talking about a victory and are thrilled about it. Once they welcome you in, they examine the quality of the Carolina-Washington game, Taylor Heinicke's top-notch performance and the formula the club is using to win. They then proceed to propose a contract idea...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey begin this Washington Football Talk with a major announcement, one that JP promised on Twitter the night before. After that hoopla, the guys get serious as they wonder whether the win over Tampa is the start of something or if it'll prove to be nothing. From there, they're given a chance to explain whether their opinions of Taylor Heinicke have changed at...

Finally, the Washington FootbaLL TaLk podcast is the WWWWWashington Football Talk podcast again, thanks to an awesome game on Sunday. JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are very thrilled to bring some positive analysis your way for this installment, and they start with their general reactions to the major upset before getting into more specific storylines. Of course, they cover the Chase Yo...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey bring you this Friday edition of Washington Football Talk, which starts with their take on Chase Young's Thursday press conference with reporters. Is there trouble brewing between Young and Ron Rivera? After that, the guys hit their pregame segments ahead of the Tampa matchup, with one host predicting an especially depressing result for Sunday. Lastly, you...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are oddly fired up to see each other, which translates over to this edition of the Washington Football Talk podcast. To begin, the three give you good news on Sam Cosmi and Brandon Scherff, bad news on Logan Thomas and the same damn news about Curtis Samuel. From there, Pete introduces a theory he has about Ron Rivera, which JP sorta buys in to but request...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have one more Washington Football Talk for you before hitting their bye weeks. To start, the trio give their thoughts on the team's inactive trade deadline before delving into those Mitch Trubisky rumors that surfaced on Tuesday afternoon. After that, they provide quick updates on Logan Thomas, Brandon Scherff and Curtis Samuel. Then, they toss to JP's mos...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to, as Mitch so eloquently puts it, recap yet another "poop pie." Washington went to see the Broncos in Week 8, lost its fourth straight and nothing looks too great. During this Washington Football Talk, the hosts look ahead to the bleak future, look back on the defeat in Denver and say a lot of things that require bleeping. They also assess how c...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey kick off this Washington Football Talk with a few smaller topics before getting into one major topic and then closing the proceedings out with a few more smaller topics. At the start, they look at the NFC playoff picture — yes, the NFC playoff picture — and where Washington fits before debating which injured player's absence has been the most harmful. Then...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are thankful for anyone who chooses to listen to this Washington Football Talk after the club's third-straight loss on the season. In this installment, the guys grow further agitated with the current state of the franchise they cover, the future direction of the franchise they cover and the apparent acceptance of mediocrity by those within they franchise t...

This is a large and in charge Washington Football Talk featuring JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey, and it begins with analysis of a major move at kicker. Was this the right time to release Dustin Hopkins, why is Chris Blewitt the one to replace him and what message does it send to the rest of the team? All of those things and more are discussed in that segment. After the trio wraps that u...

Hopefully this Washington Football Talk is more memorable than the Burgundy and Gold's loss to the Chiefs. JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey get things started by passing on an interesting note about Mitch's tie and then falling into a rabbit hole of sadness about the state of the franchise and the direction its going. That then leads into more down discussions about the faith each host ha...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have quite a bit to discuss on this particular Washington Football Talk. Unfortunately, as usual, the first topic doesn't have to do with the upcoming matchup, but rather the club's horrific handling of Sean Taylor's jersey retirement. Following a tremendous intro by JP, the three hosts spend the first 15 minutes or so of the show bashing the Burgundy and...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are flummoxed, once again, by the Washington Football Team, who dropped a very winnable contest on Sunday vs. the Saints. The guys discuss the disastrous defense again as well as what changes they'd like to see on that unit. They also recap the horrific Hail Mary, which was horrific. From there, they run through Game Balls and Goats and 100 Chips before lo...

It's almost time to welcome the Saints, so JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have a preview of New Orleans vs. Washington for you right here. To begin, the guys look at Washington's lengthy list of injuries and give their leans on who's playing and who isn't. That leads to a discussion about Curtis Samuel specifically. After that, the trio discuss Taylor Heinicke and whether Heinicke's sam...