Standig Room Only: A show about the Washington Commanders and D.C. sports

The Athletic's Ben Standig tackles the Washington Football Team's offseason and those riveting NFL playoff games with the Associated Press' Steve Whyno. *Ben opens the show by emptying out his notebook on what league executives and sources are saying about the QB market, vets and prospects. Notes on Jimmy Garappolo, Mitch Trubisky, Malik Willis, Sam Howell and more (Check out his new article on Th...

The Athletic's Ben Standig talks NFL Draft with Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy and catches up with singer and D.C. native Citizen Cope. *Ben opens the episode and then welcomes in Jim Nagy to preview the Senior Bowl (6:01). They discuss the quarterback prospects set to attend including Kenny Pickett, Malik Willis and Sam Howell. Which of the passers best suits Ron Rivera's stated criteria...

The Athletic's Ben Standig catches up with former Washington head coach Jay Gruden about the NFL playoffs and Washington's QB options, and branding expert Allen Adamson on the name change process. *Ben opens the show with some podcast notes and shares the reaction to his recent story on Dan Snyder eventually returning to his usual role. *Then Jay Gruden is back on the podcast for a lively and insi...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to effectively put a bow on the Washington Football Team's 2021 season by asking questions and sharing thoughts. Joining that process: The Washington Post's Nicki Jhabvala. Topics include: *Did Ron Rivera hint at the most likely QB plan this offseason? *The subtle issue with Brandon Scherff's likely exit is...? *Why were so many of the season's issues on defense?...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is coming to you... from his home office after Monday's exit interview day in Ashburn but also from an Amtrak train headed back from New Jersey after the Washington Football Team's win over the Giants. *Ben opens the show with his thoughts on what the likes of Brandon Scherff, Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel, Chase Young, and some of the other 30-odd players to chat with r...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back for an action-packed episode with guests Mike Garafolo (NFL Network), Scott Abraham (WJLA) -- and former Washington RB Chris Thompson. *Ben opens the show with news that the Washington Football Team will reveal its new team name on Feb. 2 *Then Ben welcomes former Washington RB Chris Thompson and WJLA sports anchor Scott Abraham to ponder the name news and offer...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and David Aldridge discuss the Washington Football Team losing its home finale for the 2021 season to the Eagles, the semi-lost season and where things go from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig and guests give out year-end awards involving the high, low, and random moments that shaped 2021 for the Washington Football Team. Guests: Michael Phillips (Richmond Times-Dispatch), Steve Whyno (Associated Press) and Brian McNally (NBC Sports Washington). Ben opens the show with the latest from practice plus thoughts on John Madden's legacy. Then the panel arrives (9:52...

The Athletic's Ben Standig recaps that disaster of a game in Dallas for the Washington Football Team with Dan Hellie. What went wrong on the field -- and on the sideline as Jon Allen and Daron Payne come to blows. Taylor Heinicke fell apart in his return to the field, but the QB didn't exactly have much help. Though not eliminated from the postseason, the key for the remaining two games is removin...

The Athletic's Ben Standig returned from Philadelphia to discuss the Washington Football Team's 27-17 loss to the Eagles with Scott Jackson. Ben opens the show with tiring tales from the road and thoughts on Tuesday's roller coaster of a day as WFT hoped to have one of its two quarterbacks to clear Covid protocols. Then Scott joins (8:55) to recap the game, Ron Rivera's Wednesday press conference,...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes Al Galdi back to the podcast ahead of the Washington Football Team's TUESDAY night game at Philadelphia. *Ben opens the episode on the NFL's decision to postpone the game amid a covid outbreak and shares the latest on who is and who is not on the roster *Al joins the show. After some WFT-Eagles talk, the fellas go back and forth with questions they have on this...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to share the latest on the Washington Football Team's insanely lengthy COVID-19 list, plus discuss Sunday's game at Philadelphia and several league-wide topics with his teammate, NFL national writer Sheil Kapadia. Ben opens the show with the latest from Ashburn as the Covid list expands to 21, Then Sheil joins the conversation for an appreciation of Ron Rivera in...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is talking about the Washington Football Team's roster concerns amid a covid outbreak, the sliding Washington Wizards and the NFL Draft with guests Matt Paras (Washington Times) and Jordan Reid (ESPN). Ben opens the show with the news of Washington's covid list reaching 10 players now that Kendall Fuller and Tim Settle are on it. Then Matt joins to discuss the roster con...

The Athletic's Ben Standig recaps Washington's 27-20 home loss to the Cowboys with 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen. Topics include Taylor Heinicke's long day, the defense holding up despite a covid outbreak, a dismal first half followed by a late-game push, Antonio Gibson's fumbles, injuries run amock, Micah Parsons' dominance and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to preview a potentially new chapter in the Washington-Dallas rivalry with former Washington defensive end Charles Mann and The Athletic's Cowboys insider Jon Machota *The latest injury news from the Park including Landon Collins and J.D. McKissic *Ben and Jon go back and forth with their biggest questions about their own and the other's team including Micah Pars...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer to discuss all things about the Washington Football Team, otherwise known as the sixth seed in the NFC. Ben opens the episode with injury updates and insight into Montez Sweat, Logan Thomas, Jonathan Allen, J.D. McKissic, the offensive line, and Ryan Fitzpatrick's season-ending surgery. Then it's a taste-great conversat...

The Athletic's Ben Standig wraps up Vegas week with thoughts on the Washington Football Team's 17-15 win over the Raiders with Michael Phillips from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The fellas discuss why this four-game streak feels legit, Taylor Heinicke's wild ride, Brian Johnson's clutch gene and the defense clamping down on the Derek Carr-led offense. There's also the bummer news about Logan Thoma...

The Athletic's Ben Standig gets everyone set for Sunday's showdown in the desert between the surging Washington Football Team and the Las Vegas Raiders. *Ben opens the episode with injury news on Benjamin St-Juste and the offensive line plus other notes (correction: Darryl Roberts has another week to go before the team must make a move!) *NBC Sports Washington's Pete Hailey joins the discussion fo...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back to discuss another win for the Washington Football Team plus tackle other fun topics with guests Kevin Sheenan, Tim Murray Dan Grunfeld. *Ben opens the episode with Kevin Sheehan (Team 980) talking about Washington's 17-15 win on Monday night including the defensive force, Taylor Heinicke's mojo, kicker carousel, where this team is going and (gulp) RG3's new book...

The Athletic's Ben Standig overcame his Thanksgiving food como to record a bonus episode of the "Standig Room Only" podcast ahead of the Washington Football Team's Monday night game against the Seahawks. The topics: *Positive recovery momentum for Curtis Samuel and Logan Thomas *Scott Turner talks Taylor Heinicke's development and the offensive line *The veteran/free agent QB market with The Athle...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back for another round of Washington Football Talk. Guest: J.P. Flaim from the "Sports Junkies" morning show on 106.7 The Fan and author the new book, "Still Barking" that covers the Junkies' 25 years on local radio. Ben opens the show with Taylor Heinicke's red-zone prowess and injury updates. Then he and J.P. talk about Washington's latest win over Carolina, intervi...

The Washington Football Team is rolling, at least against the NFC South. The Athletic's Ben Standig shares his thoughts on the 27-21 victory from Charlotte with guest Bobby Bancroft (Associated Press, SB Nation) including Taylor Heinicke's playmaking, the defense holding down Cam Newton in the clutch and the playoff picture now that Washington is back in the mix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back for another episode talking Washington Football Team ahead of Sunday's pivotal and plotline-heavy game against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. There's also plenty of chatter about the winning and very fun Washington Wizards. Guests: The Athletic's Panthers insider Joe Person; The Athletic's NBA writer Fred Katz Open -- Ben with the latest from Washington Fo...

The Athletic's Ben Standig dives into Washington's stunning 29-19 upset win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with his beat partner, Rhiannon Walker. They discuss the team's best defensive effort of the season., Taylor Heinicke chewing up the clock and whether this performance is sustainable. They also get into the apparent season-ending knee injury suffered by Chase Young and how to ass...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and guests set the table for the Washington Football Team’s final nine games starting with Sunday’s rematch against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Open - Injury updates on Ryan Fitzpatrick, Logan Thomas plus a pod inquiry for the listeners 15:01 - Closing games and over-under banter with Michael Phillips (Richmond Times-Dispatch) and Steve Whyno (Associated Pres...