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This Washington Football Talk has two portions, and JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to guide you through both. The first piece has to do with what went down at Monday's practice, as each host gives their One Thing that stood out to them, which in part features a recap of a great Brandon Scherff block. Then, the trio reacts to Washington's first unofficial depth chart, which they...

Washington was back at it on Sunday... and so were JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey. In this next camp show, the guys break down Ryan Fitzpatrick's progress, Dyami Brown's continued streak of good play, a concerning update from Ron about Curtis Samuel, what to expect in the preseason opener, what's going on at left guard, Jimmy Moreland's place on the squad and more. Once they say goodbye...

For the first time this season, football was played at FedEx Field, and JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey were there to watch it. As the guys review Washington's Friday Night Football Event at the club's home stadium, you'll hear them describe the pleasant vibe inside what's normally an unpleasant place, update you on an important player's injury situation, bring up one thriving corner you...

After taking a one-day break (SORRY JEEZ), JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are back to give you all the updates you care about relating to the Burgundy and Gold's 2021 training camp. Among the topics they cover in this one: The team's ever-improving vaccination rate, who's injured and who's back in the lineup, where Steven Sims stands in the wideout battle, how Taylor Heinicke's coming a...

For the first time in their 2021 training camp, Washington donned pads, which made for some seriously fun entertainment. JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are here to recap that entertainment, and during the course of this show, they summarize what was a wild final couple of drives in full-team work, update you on who's in and who's our injury-wise and discuss the club's improved vaccinati...

The Washington Football Team returned to Ashburn and the Washington Football Talk pod is still chugging along, as JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have yet another practice recap for you. In it, you'll hear their thoughts on various players on the roster who are under pressure, both of the club's star pass rushers, a second-year linebacker and what it's like being back at the franchise's...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler, Pete Hailey and the always-brilliant Michael Phillips are here to recap the final practice of Washington's stretch in Richmond, and unfortunately they must begin with talk of Brandon Scherff being placed on the COVID list. After they cover that, the guys discuss Taylor Heinicke's performance so far, one largely unknown wide receiver who stuck out on Saturday and much mor...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey (plus special guest host Chris Kerwin) have their penultimate Richmond camp podcast here for you, which starts with lots of praise for Terry McLaurin, who was a beast on Friday. From there, the four guys go back and forth with other notes, including an update on Washington's COVID battle, analysis on Ryan Fitzpatrick and chatter about Antonio Gandy-Golden....

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are back with yet another Washington Football Talk installment, and this one includes discussion about the overall vibe at practice — today's was smoother than yesterday's — as well as specific segments on Sam Cosmi, Dyami Brown and more. Once they finish, you'll get JP's 1-on-1 with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who opens up about how he's feeling in Washington's off...

There is football for JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey to discuss, and they do precisely that in this Washington Football Talk! In the episode, the hosts touch on Landon Collins, Jamin Davis, Curtis Samuel, Antonio Gibson and a few lower-profile players, giving you all types of useful observations from the first day of action in Richmond. And, after that, you'll get JP's 1-on-1 with Chase...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are comin' at you from Richmond(!!!!), sight of Washington training camp (until they head back to Ashburn at the end of the week). And, unfortunately, they have to focus on a negative storyline to begin, because Ron Rivera is MAD about his squad's poor vaccination rate. After recapping the coach's opening presser, which was dominated by COVID talk, the guy...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are giving you an EMERGENCY POD after the news that Jonathan Allen agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Football Team. During this installment, the guys explain the many positives of the deal as well as a few of the potential negatives, but overall, they're pleased and you should be, too. If you like podcasts where Mitch can't stop using ches...

For the last time before embarking to Richmond for training camp, JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey got together for a Washington Football Talk ep. In this installment, which was recorded LIVE at Ourisman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Alexandria, Va., the hosts — and their raucous crowd — cover the NFL's new COVID policies, a note on Terry McLaurin's contract, the best competitions that'll oc...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are back to their usual format — just the three of them riffing, yelling and yelling more — in this Washington Football Talk, which starts with them reacting to their interview with Washington president Jason Wright. After they give their main takeaways from the two Wright episodes, they move on to another packed discussion about Ryan Fitzpatrick, which wa...

This is PART TWO of Washington Football Talk's interview with Washington president Jason Wright, and this time, Wright and JP Finlay are joined by Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey for a chat that covers the franchise's plans about improving its current stadium as well as planning its new one, the absurd pressure Wright is facing in his role and much more. And if you missed PART ONE of Wright's stint...

This is PART ONE of Washington Football Talk's interview with Washington president Jason Wright, and in it, you'll hear Wright and JP Finlay discuss many pertinent topics, including: How this gig has made him "less naive," why he eliminated Warriors from the name search (despite it being his personal favorite at one time), whether finding a name option that begins with 'R' is important to him and...

JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler kick off this Washington Football Talk by sitting down with Ryan Fitzpatrick for one more chat before training camp begins later this month. While with the QB, Mitch and JP get his thoughts on his pre-camp mindset, the vibe surrounding his new squad and what it's been like watching his beloved Suns get to the NBA Finals. Once Fitz departs, Pete Hailey returns to be a p...

In this edition of your favorite Washington Football Team-focused show, JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler catch up with Moises Linares, a bilingual broadcaster who covers the Burgundy and Gold and serves as their Spanish language play-by-play man. During their chat with Linares, the hosts ask him about his iconic call from last year's playoff game, get his thoughts on why he's so juiced up about the de...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have an Emergency Pod for you as they react to the NFL's punishment of Washington, which was handed down on Thursday following the conclusion of the league's investigation into the team's workplace culture. In short, the hosts are flummoxed in a lot of ways. Listen to them here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

The Washington Football Team made some rather large news on Tuesday by giving Tanya Snyder a co-CEO title, so JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey asked longtime reporter and analyst of the team, Rick Snider, to join them in reacting to it. During Snider's time on the show, you'll hear why he's distrustful of the move's timing and what it could mean in terms of what's coming in the near futur...

The Washington Football Talk podcast is nothing if not honest, so let's be honest: JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey were supposed to have a guest call in for this edition of the show, but that guest never actually called in, leaving the hosts in scramble mode. So, JP, Mitch and Pete decided to briefly run through some things they believe the Burgundy and Gold must fix to go from playoff p...

To begin this Washington Football Talk, JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey once again hone in on the franchise's never-ending name search, which was once again in the news this past weekend. That leads to a fun review of an infamous interview JP had on this very show last year with the guy who trademarked a lot of potential names. After handling that, the trio shifts focus to Jonathan Allen...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey have a classic, all-over-the-place but very useful Washington Football Talk here for you, and it begins with a deep dive into what's going on at QB. In that segment, the guys try to estimate the odds of Taylor Heinicke starting over Ryan Fitzpatrick in Week 1, and JP tries to figure out Pete's exact stance on Fitzy. After exhausting that angle, JP runs thr...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey made their way to a special location to wrap up Washington's minicamp, a location that'll be revealed (prematurely) by Mitch. Before all that, though, the three hosts go through the most noticeable things they picked up on during the week's action, which leads to conversations on Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, the defensive backs and more. The trio...

JP Finlay, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey were in Ashburn for the opening practice of Washington minicamp — and so was Chase Young. So, that's where the hosts begin, reacting to Young's return to the field. After that, they chat about how Antonio Gibson is looking as well as the team's running back depth overall. Next, there's some Curtis Samuel injury talk. Then, JP and Pete go back and forth on...