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This might be the craziest topic behind an Emergency Pod in Washington Football Talk history, as JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to explain and react to Monday's news that WFT head trainer Ryan Vermillion is at the center of a criminal investigation involving federal law enforcement. JP, who helped break the story, sets the scene with all that he knows, and then the trio comment...

.......Phew.... That sums up how JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey feel after Washington's Week 4 win in Atlanta, which was equal parts exciting and disheartening. To begin, the guys try to sort through their reactions, with Mitch coming across as quite optimistic, Pete on the opposite side and JP somewhere in the middle. From there, they recap Taylor Heinicke, JD McKissic, Terry McLaurin...

It's time for another preview installment of Washington Football Talk show, as JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey get you geared up for the Burgundy and Gold's trip to Atlanta. To open it up, the guys explain the very pleasant news that Curtis Samuel is set to debut on Sunday, though one host is more skeptical than the others. The trio also has a debate about whether Antonio Gibson is set t...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler have a midweek Washington Football Talk for you that begins with a Curtis Samuel update and then transitions into a chat about Taylor Heinicke's reaction to needing to be more of a "game manager." From there, the guys catch you up on an interesting comment that Ereck Flowers made about Antonio Gibson before tossing to two 1-on-1s, the first of which is JP and Terry McL...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to... commiserate with you after that disgusting display versus the Bills. In their recap of the Week 3 blowout, the hosts lament the defense's poor, poor effort, Taylor Heinicke's worst performance as a WFT QB, Chase Young's lack of involvement and more. As for the positives, well, there were no positives really, so they just keep harping on the...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have a preview of Washington's first road trip of the season for you right here. To begin, the guys discuss the two keys for the Burgundy and Gold: Whether the defense will finally wake up and what to expect from Taylor Heinicke (the latter part leads into a back-and-forth about whether his injury history is being talked about too much). After chatting abo...

It's just JP Finlay and Pete Hailey for this Washington Football Talk, and the guys begin with a quick clarification about a Jaret Patterson tweet that caused some fans on social media to raise their online eyebrows. After that, the duo touches on Curtis Samuel and then gives their main takeaways from pressers featuring Jamin Davis, Terry McLaurin, Taylor Heinicke, Sam Cosmi and Ron Rivera (during...

The title of this Washington Football Talk says it all. JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to recap a truly wild and truly much-needed win for the Burgundy and Gold over the Giants on Thursday. JP also interviews Taylor Heinicke and Chase Young — two decent interviews there! It's too late to write a detailed summary beyond that. If you like podcasts where you get what might be the...

And just like that, there's another Preview Podcast to record for JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey! The guys get right to it in this one, as they lay out what to expect from Taylor Heinicke and this offense against the Giants on Thursday night. They also discuss an interesting thing Chase Young brought up in his press conference and touch on the absences of Curtis Samuel and Ryan Fitzpatr...

It's hard to agree on much in this world, but everyone here can agree that was not the ideal debut for Washington against the Chargers, and JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to talk about it. You'll get the guys' reactions to Ryan Fitzpatrick's injury, the defense's inability to get any sort of stop on third down, what the crowd was like at FedEx Field and more. You'll also hear t...

YESSSSSSSS. YES YES YES YESSSSSSSS. Washington plays in a true game this weekend, meaning JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have a true preview podcast for you. To begin, the hosts get you caught up on Curtis Samuel (the news isn't good), a Chargers star who's banged up and then react to Tanya Snyder's recent interview that stirred up quite a bit of stuff. After that, the trio launches int...

Get ready for one of the more special Washington Football Talks to exist, and that's saying something, because a LOT of Washington Football Talks exist. Anyways... this is a huge week for the show; Sep. 6 marked its five-year anniversary, and a few days from now, the man who started it all — JP Finlay — is celebrating a momentous birthday. So, in order to commemorate both events, Mitch T...

It's just JP Finlay and Pete Hailey for this Washington Football Talk, and the two hosts tell you what their four eyes saw when it comes to Curtis Samuel's return to practice on Monday. Seriously, they go through everything they noticed and heard about the wideout. The second half of the show deals with the team's rookies, as JP and Pete each kick around who'll be the most noticeable first-year pr...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey all survived cuts and are ready to finally start preparing for Week 1. After attending a "bonus" practice on Thursday, the guys convened to first chat about Ron Rivera's most recent update on Curtis Samuel. Pete is buying it more than his co-hosts. After that, they have a discussion about the practice squad and, finally, try to re-identify the reasons for...

The Washington Football Team's (initial) 53-man roster is set, and JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to run through every key takeaway about it. Why is Jimmy Moreland gone (and could he be back?). Is Troy Apke truly deserving of a spot? Four linebackers? No Peyton Barber or AGG? The guys cover all of those topics and more, and then close it out with a note on Brandon Scherff. If y...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey watched... something that was supposed to resemble a football game on Saturday, and now they're here to talk about that thing. The guys discuss how much that blowout at the hands of the Ravens matters to them, recap the winners of 100 Chips and Over/Unders and, sadly, have to have another conversation about Dustin Hopkins. Once they conclude, you'll get tw...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey use this Washington Football Talk for two purposes: 1) To recap the entirety of training camp, which technically concluded on Thursday and 2) To preview the team's Saturday preseason finale vs. Baltimore. In the show, they (along with NBC's Chris Kerwin) pass along One Thing they learned over the past few weeks about the Burgundy and Gold, go through Over/...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey found an air conditioned tent for this Washington Football Talk and they are THRILLED. In this installment, the guys go back and forth on what the secondary will look like for the 53-man roster, debate how much the starters will play in the preseason finale and then toss to JP's 1-on-1s with Benjamin St-Juste and Matt Ioannidis. If you like podcasts where...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey battled through both heat and lawn mower noises to record this Washington Football Talk (aren't they heroic?). To start, the guys react to Steven Sims being cut and what that means for the receiver group overall. From there, they each assess what the first-team offense has done so far and then describe their level of worry; the host who's most concerned ma...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are coming at you from a classic undisclosed location at FedEx Field, where they watched Washington battle with the Bengals in the second week of the 2021 preseason. To open the show, the guys hype up Jaret Patterson, who's now a full-on story as opposed to a cute little training camp story. From there, they analyze the first-team offense and their somewha...

Washington's second preseason game of the year calls for Washington Football Talk's second game preview pod of the year. To begin, JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey get you up to speed on who'll be out/likely miss the team's matchup with the Bengals on Friday before going through what would constitute a successful outing for the Burgundy and Gold as well as their usual 100 Chips segment. A...

JP Finlay (via Bluetooth), Mitch Tischler (via Zoom) and Pete Hailey (via Zoom) used the magic of modern-day technology to record this Washington Football Talk, which commences with a lot of kicking coverage. The guys describe how alarmed they are about what's going on with Dustin Hopkins and Co., whether they'd be bringing in competition right now and much more. After that, they discuss Kyle Alle...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey were all in separate places on Sunday, but fortunately, they banded together again on Monday, meaning there's another Washington Football Talk ready for your ears. After Mitch quickly recaps all of the important stuff he saw during Sunday's session, the guys discuss the release of Kelvin Harmon as well as who they see grabbing the last wideout spot on the...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey couldn't be more thrilled (and sleep deprived) as they bring you the first postgame pod of the 2021 season. As the guys break down what happened in Washington's preseason opener in New England, you'll hear Pete explain why it was the ideal start for the team, JP describe an electric postgame scene and Mitch give serious praise to a youngster in his favorit...

Pssstt...... the Burgundy and Gold are playing football soon, and JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to preview exactly that. To begin, the hosts each choose something they're going to be scrutinizing when Washington takes on the Patriots on Thursday night, and after realizing that they all chose an offense-related item, they then do the same but for the defense. After that, they g...