Hail To The District Podcast

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati tries to work through the carnage of the Washington Football Team's humiliating loss against the hated Dallas Cowboys, discussing what the loss means for both the short-term and long-term outlook for this team.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati provides his post-game thoughts after the Washington Football Team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, recapping the valiant but futile efforts by the hobbled WFT, and discussing what this means for the remainder of the WFT's season.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene to provide their thoughts on the Washington Football Team extending its current winning streak to four games, after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. They discuss: The game being emblematic of a "Ron Rivera football team" (3:29); Taylor Heinicke having another "gamer" performance at quarterback (12:21), doing a complete 180 on the importance of Landon Co...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati goes solo in recapping the Washington Football Team's win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. His post-game thoughts includes the dominance of Washington's offensive line against Carolina (2:45), Terry McLaurin officially cementing himself as a top-10 wide receiver in the NFL (6:54), Washington's defensive game plan and performance being stellar for the second-straight week...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene to revel in the Washington Football Team's incredible win over the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They revel in the unbelievable 4th quarter drive that spanned 80 yards over 19 plays taking up 10:26 in time of possession (4:06), and discuss the standout performance by the much-maligned defense (16:12), what the performance by quarte...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati is re-joined by John F. to together lament about the Washington Football Team's loss against the Green Bay Packers. They discuss: the defense not being the major source of blame for the loss (1:26), Washington not being able to score points against Green Bay's defense -- including their historically-bad red zone defense (4:18), the perfect storm of problems on Washington's of...

With the 2021-2022 NBA season tipping off, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati brings back John and Neel for their annual preview podcast. In this year's edition, they discuss if Milwaukee is the odds-on favorite to win the Eastern Conference again (2:23), the looming disaster in Philadelphia caused by the Ben Simmons situation (6:21), Russell Westbrook's fit in Los Angeles (16:39), Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd f...

After the daily (self-inflicted) PR disasters that have emerged out of Ashburn this week, headlined by the Sean Taylor jersey-retirement fiasco, HTTD's Patrick Rice perfectly sums up the anguish of being a fan of the Washington Football Team fan, as owner Daniel Snyder continues to destroy this once-beloved franchise.

In Part 1 of HTTD's two-part recap pod(s) for this week, a fired up Rajan Nanavati lays into the abysmal performance on defense by the Washington Football Team. He discusses the incompetent play -- and players -- on defense (1:35), the alarming breakdowns during the loss against the New Orleans Saints (7:31), and the looming massacre at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs (11:55).

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reunite one day after the Washington Football Team's win over the Atlanta Falcons. Their recap conversation starts with the continually-growing excitement that comes from Taylor Heinicke at quarterback (0:52) and why there's potential to see him continue to evolve (10:24). They also discuss the integral roles of Antonio Gibson and JD McKissic on offense (19:26)....

While HTTD's Pat Rice and Rajan Nanavati weren't able to sync up for their usual weekly post-game podcast, both of them wanted (or needed) to get plenty of things off their respective chests, after the Washington Football Team's embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Bills.

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice convened for a late-night postgame podcast immediately following the Washington Football Team's defeat of the New York Giants. Their free-flowing, unplanned conversation covers Washington's porous performance on defense, the poorly-coached New York Giants, Terry McLaurin proving to be a stud (yet again), and Taylor Heinicke himself proving to be QB1 for the Washi...

After (unintentionally) giving themselves a day to cool off after the Washington Football Team's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the opening game of the 2021 season, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice convene to provide their thoughts on the game. They discuss: whether the Chargers were that good or Washington was that bad -- or both (1:15), if this was one of the worst performances by Washing...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati is joined by John F. to provide their thoughts and picks for over/under win totals for the AFC and NFC teams (with a particular focus on the latter). They discuss: their biggest lock prediction (3:38) and favorite division championship bets in the AFC (8:06), if the hometown favorite Washington Football Team should be considered the favorite in the NFC East (9:33), if the NFC...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice reconvene for Part 2 of their 2021 season preview for the Washington Football Team, as they discuss the main storylines on offense. Said storylines include: the offensive line certainly being deeper but not necessarily better than last year's group (2:57), if we should expect any "growing pains" from rookie offensive lineman Sam Cosmi (11:20), Washington having o...

HTTD's Pat Rice and Rajan Nanavati re-assemble for their annual two-part season preview of the Washington Football Team. In this episode (Part 1), they take a comprehensive look at the defense. The conversation topics include: the depth and versatility of the secondary (4:02) headlined by a newly-rejunvenated and on-a-mission Landon Collins (24:13), what to expect from the linebacker position (31:...

After a few weeks of summer break for the HTTD podcast, Rajan Nanavati gets the pod going against with a two-part episode. In Part 1, he talks to Sheil Kapadia of TheAthletic about the 2021 edition of the Washington Football Team (3:40). They discuss the perception around the league of this Washington team as they head into the 2021 season especially after the defensive upgrades and addition of Ry...

In Part 2 in their recap of the selections made by the Washington Football Team in the 2021 NFL Draft, HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice discuss the team's picks in Rounds 2 through 7, plus its lone undrafted free agent acquisition. Specifically, they talk(ed) about: Ron Rivera clearly building the WFT around his long-term vision (2:45), the undersized but highly-productive Jarett Patterson being...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice break down the Washington Football Team's selection of linebacker Jamin Davis from the University of Kentucky. The conversation includes: the potential of Washington drafting quarterback Justin Fields (2:32), Davis being the guy that Ron Rivera was targeting all along (7:08), the freakish profile that Davis presents (15:16), Rivera further establishing a certain...

NFL Insider Chad Forbes (@NFLDraftBites on Twitter) joins HTTD's Rajan Nanavati to talk about the latest buzz pertaining to the 2021 NFL Draft. They discuss: the likelihood of Washington trading up into the top 10 for a QB (1:05), which former "top 5 lock" might be dropping down Draft boards (8:32), teams that could make a big jump up and shake up the first round (11:45), if the two Alabama receiv...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice crack open a few cold adult beverages to celebrate HTTD's 100th podcast episode, and provide their thoughts on the signings made by the Washington Football Team in free agency. They discuss: the guys they consider their headliner and/or favorite free agent acquisitions (2:05), the upgrades at the cornerback and wide receiver positions (14:54), the roller-coaster...

The HTTD guys are joined by distinguished DC football analyst Mark Bullock, to get the latter's thoughts on the "hot topics" pertaining to the Washington Football Team this offseason. They discuss: the top priority positions for the team to upgrade (1:56), a couple of free agent options at WR and TE (5:28), their thoughts on the quotes by Alex Smith in the recent interview published by GQ Magazine...

In the conclusion of HTTD's 2021 Offseason Preview for the Washington Football team, Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice discuss what the WFT could (or will) do to address the quarterback position. That includes the possibility of a Deshaun Watson trade (1:26), a semi-heated debate about acquiring one of the two quarterbacks from the Las Vegas Raiders (5:07), whether they should take a chance on Sam Darno...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice return for Part 2 of their 2021 Offseason Preview for the Washington Football team, discussing the team's second and third biggest need to address this offseason: the wide receiver and linebacker spot(s). They discuss the current group of Washington linebackers (4:17), potential upgrades via free agency at the position (10:46), and their respective favorite lineb...

HTTD's Rajan Nanavati and Pat Rice return for the first of a 2-episode series, previewing the top needs the Washington Football Team needs to address in the 2021 NFL offseason. That includes two "honorable mention" positions that just missed the cut (3:12), the desperate need for a second tight end to compliment Logan Thomas (13:34), Ronald Darby's free agency and the state of the cornerback posit...