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Time travel. Imaginary quarterback babies from Brad Johnson and John Beck. Kirk Cousins' future with the...Bills? Joining JP Finlay on this podcast is the famous @PFTCommenter, and your evaluation of the Alex Smith trade isn't complete until you allow his theories to come through your speaker. Just try to keep up, OK? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

This is EXACTLY why emergency podcasts exist. JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler have ALL of the reaction after the Alex Smith trade, including how Smith compares to Kirk Cousins, whether trading Kendall Fuller was too aggressive of a move and every other consequence of the blockbuster deal. And, just for fun, Tandler tops things off with an ice-fishing joke at the end. Are you still readi...

The Super Bowl is fantastic because you can talk to so many people involved in football, and JP Finlay does just that in this episode of Redskins Talk. First, JP chats with 1998's second overall pick Ryan Leaf, who had a wild career on the field and has also really learned a lot off of it. Leaf gives his insight into what's going on with Kirk Cousins and also explains why Baker Mayfield is his fav...

Aside from the time JP Finlay recorded a live pod at NBC Sports Washington's holiday party, this is about as interesting a setup as you'll find on Redskins Talk. This go-round, JP calls Rich Tandler from the back of a Lyft, and the two get to chat for the first time in a while before Finlay gets to the airport and departs for the Super Bowl. They begin by listing which of the four main outcomes th...

JP Finlay didn't just talk to the quarterback prospects while in Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl; he also caught up with Jay Gruden and Vice President of Player Personnel Doug Williams there, too. In his interviews with the two decision-makers, JP asks about how Kirk Cousins' contract uncertainty affects the team's operations while scouting QB prospects, what exactly they're looking for in the...

If you're interested in the 2018 quarterback class, then you can't hit play on this episode fast enough. While in Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl, JP Finlay interviewed Wyoming's Josh Allen, Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph, Washington State's Luke Falk and Western Kentucky's Mike White. The first is a contender to be the top overall pick in April, the second is a near-lock for the first round (...

JP Finlay and Rich Tandler recorded this episode following the NFL's conference championship games while sitting in their respective comfy office chairs. The best pair in podcasting begin by analyzing what went down between the Jags and Pats and the Eagles and Vikings and try and figure out what the Redskins can take away from the NFL's top teams. They then talk about the quarterback position, but...

JP Finlay and Rich Tandler open up this podcast by discussing how Jay Gruden's seat may actually be cooler in 2018 if Kirk Cousins doesn't return. They also chat about Tandler's impressive beer-drinking habits. Most of the episode belongs to Finlay's interview with NBC Sports analyst Chris Simms, though, and the former QB gives a ton of great thoughts on what's going on with Cousins. Included: Why...

This may be the most unique of the 157 Redskins Talk episodes that have been published so far. In the midst of NBC Sports Washington's holiday party, JP Finlay brought out the podcast equipment and asked a bunch of reporters and analysts two questions about Kirk Cousins: What should the Redskins do, and what will the Redskins do? Among those who were kind enough to join: Joe Beninati, Chick Hernan...

JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Pete Hailey recovered from the Vikings-Saints game just in time to deliver this episode of Redskins Talk. In it, they try to figure out whether what Blake Bortles is doing with the Jaguars has any effect on Kirk Cousins' future with the 'Skins and discuss how fans shouldn't allow the fact that three of the four QBs left standing are mediocre influence how they feel abou...

JP Finlay, Rich Tandler, Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey are your podcast guides on yet another loaded offseason episode. To open, the four discuss whether the Redskins should look to extend other 2015 draft picks like Brandon Scherff and Preston Smith, since they're trying to get a new deal done with Jamison Crowder. Then, the pod jumps into an interview with Sports Business Journal's John Ourand,...

There's a lot of fun stuff happening on this edition of Redskins Talk. The episode opens up with JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler doing a deep dive on the news that Jamison Crowder is open to signing an extension in D.C. before Tandler goes off on Washington for not having a viable plan at QB should Kirk Cousins leave town. Then, all-time great guy and former 'Skin Darrel Young does an i...

This podcast is such a full house that it feels weird not to have Bob Saget on it. JP Finlay, Rich Tandler, Mitch Tischler, Chick Hernandez and Pete Hailey are the starting 5 for this episode, which continues to dive into Kirk Cousins' relationship with the Redskins. What should be made of Jay Gruden's comments that he doesn't want to go through "another" one-year deal? Is there a disconnect betwe...

JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler are here after their field trip out to Jammin' Java for Kirk Cousins' end-of-year radio interview to analyze all that the QB said. A lot was revealed and there's a lot to take away, including the general feel that this thing may be heading toward the transition tag and the revelation that the Redskins actually were ready to offer a deal to Cousins late in...

The day after being named a Hall of Fame finalist for the third time, Joe Jacoby was kind enough to join JP Finlay on this episode of Redskins Talk. Finlay and the Washington star discuss Jacoby's favorite Super Bowl, the one, epic time he scored a touchdown and whether or not he feels those talented 'Skins teams are represented enough in the Hall of Fame. Finlay also presents a compelling theory...

JP Finlay and Rich Tandler were in attendance for Jay Gruden's last presser of the 2017 season, and now they're here to explain all that was said for Redskins Talk listeners. From inside the Mobile Podcast Studio, the two break down Gruden's interesting evaluation of Kirk Cousins' year, his response to some Colt McCoy questions and the coach's thoughts on the injuries and his team's training staff...

"The guys were more interested in standing around the heaters on the sideline," Mitch Tischler says early on in this edition of Redskins Talk, and he was not wrong. Tischler, along with JP Finlay and Rich Tandler, did their best to come up with answers after the 'Skins laid an "eggturd" in New York, but they came up with more questions. Was this the worst game of Kirk Cousins' career? Was it ugly...

Borderline podcast regular John Keim joins hosts JP Finlay and Rich Tandler for this pre-Week 17 edition of Redskins Talk. The three reporters open by trying to find some silver linings from the back-half of the 2017 season, so bring your half-full glasses for that. They then move into yet another Kirk Cousins discussion, but this one's interesting because they poke some holes in the teams that ma...

Proving that not all presents have to come on Christmas day, Chick Hernandez joins this edition of Redskins Talk alongside JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Pete Hailey. The four open with a chat on the importance of Washington finishing 8-8 and, after getting sidetracked by a hot Kirk Cousins debate, argue positions of need for the 'Skins as it relates to the 2018 NFL Draft. The second half of the pod...

Santa's three favorite elves — JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler — convene inside of FedEx Field for the last time this season to review Washington's satisfying win over the Denver. Included in this episode are discussions about how this win stacks up with the Redskins' other victories, the powerful duo that Ryan Kerrigan and Preston Smith have become and Josh Doctson's bizarre game. Plen...

From Heisman Trophy winners to a former Jay Gruden pupil, JP Finlay and Rich Tandler use the beginning of this podcast to break down eight realistic (sorry, Tony Romo and RG3 lovers) options who could replace Kirk Cousins should the Redskins lose him this offseason. After running through the list and grading the likelihood and potential of each passer, the episode transitions into an interview wit...

This pod's a crowded one, as JP Finlay and Rich Tandler were kind enough to invite Mitch Tischler and Pete Hailey on-board. The 3.5 voices (Pete's muted for much of it) start by discussing how the Redskins' offensive issues are beginning to really affect Kirk Cousins and then debate whether now is the time to seriously question Josh Doctson's production. Next, they move on into an interesting hypo...

In this not-super-depressing-for-once podcast, JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler hand out a handful of game balls and reassess Jay Gruden's job security following Washington's tight win over Arizona in Week 15. Other notable parts of the episode: The trio channel their inner Charles Barkley while talking about Blaine Gabbert, get a bit critical of Josh Doctson even after the W and constan...

JP Finlay and Rich Tandler are coming at you from the Mobile Podcasting Studio, a.k.a. the front seat of JP's car. In this episode, the duo set and pick over/unders for Sunday, reflect on the rising pressure that Jay Gruden is feeling and make their predictions for the Cardinals game — predictions that differ from one another. Also included is a fantastic review that refers to Rich as "Old Man Tan...

JP Finlay, Rich Tandler and Mitch Tischler open up this pod by analyzing Jordan Reed's move to I.R. and discussing what to make of the latest developments with Su'a Cravens. Oh, and someone other than Tandler gets caught coughing (and sneezing) into the mic. Then, Finlay catches up with former Redskins defensive back Will Blackmon, who tries to make sense of D.J. Swearinger's recent comments about...