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

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes NFL insider Adam Caplan to the podcast to talk about the Washington Football Team and the NFC East. Ben opens the episode with a behind-the-scenes look at his third annual NFL agent survey which is live on The Athletic (2 parts) and shares his view of Washington's roster bubble. Think 21 players for eight spots. Then Adam joins the conversation. What do league s...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by ESPN's John Keim to discuss all things about the Washington Football Team. Ben opens the show with thoughts on why Jaret Patterson is making the 53-player roster -- and wouldn't clear waivers -- plus what to watch this week in camp and WFT position battles other teams are tracking. Then John joins the chat (10:30). Topics include why Ron Rivera won't just na...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes to the podcast, Washington Football Team linebacker Cole Holcomb. Topics include Holcomb's progress entering his third season, knowledge gained by facing Ryan Fitzpatrick daily in practice, the difference in defending backs like Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic, selfie sticks, Crossfit, and more. Ben opens the episode with the latest from camp including Sammis R...

The Athletic's Ben Standig returns to recap the Washington Football Team's Sunday's training camp practice, Sammis Reyes's progress, William Jackson's adjustment and more with Matt Paras (Washington Times). Then Ben welcomes WR skills coach David Robinson to the podcast to discuss two of his clients, Cam and Stephen Sims. What did Cam work on after his breakout year? How does Stephen work himself...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back to recap the Washington Football Team's preseason opener with 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen and talk all things Ryan Fitzpatrick with The Athletic's Robert Mays. First up, Ben and Grant chat about the fun QB play from Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, Jaret Patterson making moves, Dustin Hopkins missing kicks and depth chart action. Then Ben catches up with Robert...

The Athletic's Ben Standig drops the latest episode live from the Washington Football Team training camp to talk defensive backfield roster spots, Ron Rivera's attitude, Sam Cosmi's progression and other camp tidbits with 106.7 The Fan's J.P. Finlay. That comes after Ben opens the show with updates on Curtis Samuel, Dyami Brown and Washington's playing time for its preseason opener Thursday at New...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back with the latest from the Washington Football Team's training camp, mailbag style. Your questions answered on Dyami Brown and the WR competition, who is emerging as the third defensive end, Jaret Patterson and other camp topics plus a bit on the Wizards' roster shakeup. Then Ben brings on The Athletic's national writer Lindsay Jones (22:10) to talk NFC East, Washi...

The Athletic's Ben Standig closes down the Washington Football Team's Richmond portion of training camp with Matt Paras from the Washington Times and the Associated Press' Steve Whyno. Ben opens the show with thoughts on the contract terms for Jonathan Allen and Logan Thomas plus some personal thoughts on a return to normalcy-ish with the Richmond camp. Then Matt and Steve join the chat. Topics: H...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is in Richmond for Day 1 of Washington Football Training Camp as is the great David Aldridge. Therefore it made sense for the two to discuss what they observed, from Ryan Fitzpatrick's throwing to Terry McLaurin's maturity to the return of Landon Collins and Ron Rivera's message taking hold. Then David offered his insight into what the Wizards might do this week in the N...

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The Athletic's Ben Standig returns for a new episode. Guests: Washington rookie OT Sam Cosmi; WFT fans and "Surviving Snyder" podcast co-hosts Dalton Ross (Entertainment Weekly, Brendan Shapiro and Rick Devens. Ben opens the show with thoughts on Washington's depth concerns and a DL injury update (2:30). Then Cosmi enters the fray as the second-round pick chats about his rise from unheralded recru...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes Football Outsider editor-in-chief Aaron Schatz to the podcast with the Washington Football Team set to open training camp next week. The fellas discuss several of FO's key analytics for WFT including the defense's potential and 2021 scenarios; the importance of CB William Jackson III; Ryan Fitzpatrick's pressure stats; breakout player; and the NFC East. Hosted o...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back with guest Zach Berman, Eagles insider for The Athletic. Ben opens the show discussing the Washington Football Team's effective PR blitz, how that led to the masses losing their minds over some name-change news that wasn't actually news, plus the latest on Brandon Scherff before Thursday's franchise tag deadline. Then Zach joins the show to talk expectations for...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back for a new episode with guests Tom Haberstroh (Meadowlark Media/"Pack Your Knives" podcast) and Chris Russell (Team 980) to talk the Washington Football Team, the Wizards coaching search and "Top Chef." After Ben opens the show with a recap of his LA vacation, Chris joins the discussion (12:40) for thoughts on the WFT including the depths of Ron Rivera's power and...

The Athletic's Ben Standig returns for an emergency episode of the podcast with attorney Lisa Banks, who represents 40 former female employees of the Washington Football Team, and the Associated Press's Steve Whyno. Why? Because the NFL announced its findings and subsequent punishment of Washington and owner Dan Snyder following a lengthy investigation into the organization's culture. Ben and Stev...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and Cowboys insider Jon Machota answer each other's questions about the NFC East rivals ahead of training camp. Is Dak Prescott ready to lead Dallas and take a hit? Which position groups for each team are most indispensable? Why do the Cowboys take so many character risks on players? Washington QB for 2022 is...? And, is everyone sleeping on the Giants? Hosted on Acast....

The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by his colleague Jake Ciely, annually one of the top-rated fantasy football prognosticators. The fellas talk about the Washington Football Team including Ryan Fitzpatrick, Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin and the defense through the prism of fantasy football. They also discuss fantasy hopes for Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, sleepers, who goes number one over...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes back to the podcast WFT film analyst Mark Bullock for chatter on who's best to play Washington's "buffalo nickel" based on what Ron Rivera said last week on the podcast, the best offseason move, and why American Football teams have mascot names in the first place. Speaking of names, Ben then goes behind the scenes on the story he co-authored for The Athletic on...

The Athletic's Ben Standig spoke with Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera for a 1-on-1 interview. After Ben opens the show with some podcast updates and notes on his name-change article for The Athletic, Rivera joins the conversation (6:50). Topics include the two-man battle for QB1, challenges with keeping all of those defensive linemen for the long haul, and how to deploy safeties Landon C...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back talking about the Washington Football Team with guest Al Galdi plus you'll hear new audio from Ron Rivera on the quarterbacks. Ben opens the show with details on a conversation with Rivera and a small group of reporters over the weekend on the coach's health, Landon Collins and working without a franchise QB. Then Ben and Al each make their own way-too-early 53-m...

The Athletic's Ben Standig shows off his dual-threat skills by talking Washington Football Team after day 1 of minicamp and the Washington Wizards with Fred Katz (The Athletic). Ben opens the show with thoughts on Chase Young's return and personality, the Ryan Fitzpatrick experience, offensive line battles and more with the Washington Times' Matt Paras. Then at the 30:00 mark, Fred joins the pod t...

The Athletic's Ben Standig gets everyone ready for the Washington Football Team's three-day minicamp with Michael Phillips from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. What's the pecking order at receiver? Will Washington add a veteran pass rush rusher? Anyone in line for an extension beside Jonathan Allen? The fellas also discuss quarterbacks, training camp back in Richmond and offer their view on reporters...

The Athletic's Ben Standig breaks down what happened at the Washington Football Team's latest OTA session with the Washington Post's Sam Fortier. Thoughts on Brandon Scherff, Taylor Heinicke, Chase Young and more with a game of "Important or Interesting?" Also Jamin Davis's future, the QB depth chart, Curtis Samuel's injury, Coach K retiring and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes former NFL great, current WFT analyst and new author Brian Mitchell to the show. Ben opens the episode with some nuggets on who is expected at this week's OTA, the RB room, and vets perhaps on the roster bubble. Then B-Mitch joins the chat. Does the recent roster purge remind him of his exit in 2000? Is he buying into Ron Rivera's culture? They also discuss B-Mi...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes former NFL GM Randy Mueller to the podcast! First, Ben opens the show with an update on Chase Young's week, an OTA change and Ron Rivera's comments about the Washington Football Team's offense not needing to rely on a QB. Then Randy joins the discussion. He sees plenty of positives with Washington's offseason work, but the 2000 NFL executive of the year question...