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

The Athletic's Ben Standig takes a closer look at the Washington Commanders following the trades of Montez Sweat and Chase Young with PFF's Brad Spielberger. Is Washington better off moving Sweat for a second rather than extending? Fair value for Young, or better off unloading regardless? That 2024 outlook with cap space and picks is looking nice. What does Brad think of new football strategist Eu...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to walk everyone through the Commanders' seismic day at the NFL trade deadline with the Washington Post's Nicki Jhabvala. Trading Montez Sweat or Chase Young seemed likely. Both? On why that happened, Washington sees Young's exit as "addition by subtraction," and what the moves say about Josh Harris' role. Hey, lots of new draft capital. What about the remainder...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen are all about the Commanders' home loss to the Eagles and what the result means for the trade deadline. The fellas start with what they would do by Tuesday afternoon with Montez Sweat and Chase Young, and Ben shares the latest intel on an offer. They also get into good work by Sam Howell and the OL, a rough outing for the defense, and qu...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is serving up a massive episode of the podcast with guests Mike Florio (Pro Football Talk) and Al Galdi (Al Galdi podcast). The rundown: *Ben starts with interesting comments from Chase Young and Montez Sweat on Thursday about the trade deadline. Also, changes are coming for the offensive line. *Mike Florio's first appearance includes insight into the Commanders' post-Da...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to talk NFL trade deadline, answer your Commanders mailbag questions, and chat about the Commanders/preview the Wizards' season with The Ringer's Joe House. Ben begins with what he's hearing about Chase Young and Washington's approach at the trade deadline, why deadline moves benefit Ron Rivera contrary to public opinion and how to help the team ahead of the Eagl...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to talk about the Commanders' brutal loss at the Giants and offer some insight ahead of the October 31 trade deadline. Hang with him as we get into New York's pass rush, thrashing Washington's offensive line and Sam Howell. The defense laboring to slow down a short-handed Giants attack. Hear from Terry McLaurin on what went wrong. Why hopefully this loss sparks a...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes Sam Fortier (Washington Post) to the podcast for an assessment of the Washington Commanders after Sunday's much-needed win. The fellas discuss that improved defensive effort, but how far can they go with the "Cinco" package? Sam Howell and those sacks remain a storyline. So does the quarterback's continued development. Also, feeding Terry McLaurin, Emmanuel Forb...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back from Atlanta and talking about the Commanders' 24-16 victory over the Falcons, which Ron Rivera described as an "ugly road win." Detailed thoughts on strategy (5 DL), lineups (Danny Johnson over Emmanuel Forbes) and snaps from this true team win that included contributions from Jamison Crowder, Casey Toohill and many others throughout the roster. But, concerns re...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here talking Commanders' fixes, stuff and revenge ahead of Sunday's game at Atlanta. After Ben updates the latest from practice, Al Galdi enters for their weekly chat with a focus on changes in the secondary, Sam Howell's development and the D. C. government pitching the RFK stadium site. Then Ben and The Athletic's Falcons insider, Josh Kendall, preview Commanders-Fa...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes Commanders analyst and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen back to the podcast. Their mission: Figure out what is wrong with the Commanders' defense. What happens with Darrick Forrest on IR? Why is JDR calling more man coverage lately? Also, Emmanuel Forbes, Quan Martin, Chase Young, and Ben's outside-the-box suggestion. On offense, is Sam Howell's body paying th...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is back and talking about how the Washington Commanders might change, well, many things amid a three-game losing streak. Ben goes position by position to see what upside moves are even feasible. That includes the secondary where changes are coming after Darrick Forrest and Jeremy Reaves land on IR. That hurts the defense and special teams, but also creates playing time f...

The Athletic's Ben Standig goes solo for a rambling episode about an incoherent performance from the Washington Commanders in their stunning Thursday night home loss to the previously winless -- over 347 days -- Chicago Bears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig and NBC-4's JP Finlay join forces to talk Washington Commanders before the TNF game with the Chicago Bears. Ben opens the show with the latest injury news and shares Ron Rivera's interesting comments about a quiet start for Quan Martin and the rest of the 2023 draft class. Then JP enters the chat. Leftovers from the Philly loss. Josh Harris' mindset. Rookies. Sam Howell...

The Athletic's Ben Standig recorded this episode about the Commanders' overtime loss while driving back from Philadelphia. Joining the hands-free conversation from his own car barreling down I-95, Scott Jackson (Commanders postgame & ESPN radio 941 in Virginia Beach). The fellas discussed Washington's excellent recovery from Sam Howell and the offense after last week's debacle, falling short,...

The Athletic's Ben Standig gets everyone ready -- and hopefully less angsty -- for the Commanders' Week 4 road game against the 3-0 Philadelphia Eagles. How will Washington and Sam Howell rebound after that Bills debacle? Logan Thomas' return helps. Better red-zone production and limiting turnovers against a playmaking defense would as well. Then Eagles' insider Fran Duffy joins Ben for a look at...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and Al Galdi (The Al Galdi podcast) try moving past the Commanders' brutal Week 3 loss and ahead to Sunday's game in Philadelphia. Thoughts on the play-calling for Sam Howell, WR usage, handling the Eagles' super rookie Jalen Carter and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig talks big and small picture after the Commanders' brutal 37-3 loss to the Bills with Grant Paulsen (106.7 The Fan). So much went wrong, namely the inexperience of Sam Howell and the OL allowing an ungodly amount of pressures. The thing is, we knew these would be issues. How much of an issue after that performance? But there's also a sackless showing from the defense, a l...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is here to get you set for the Washington Commanders' Week 3 home battle against the Bills and the good feeling around the team with Matt Paras (Washington Times). Lingering thoughts from the win in Denver that are pertinent against Buffalo. A healthy Chase Young means what for the defense. Injury updates. Our "What's The Line" (placeholder name) game tackles Eric Bienie...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is recapping the Commaners' road win over the Broncos in the franchise's largest road comeback victory since 1990. On Montez Sweat and defensive linemen turning an internal competition into victories. The key play that sparked the rally after trailing by 18 points. Sam Howell leads the offense to a 2-0 start, the team's first since 2011. Also, Ben plays some audio clips...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes back former Washington head coach Jay Gruden and continues his home-and-home series with Al Galdi (The Al Galdi podcast). Jay shares his view of Sam Howell's Week 1 performance, the DL turning imposing, Twitter trolls and why he thinks Washington would have received way more from the 49ers for Kirk Cousins than what was reported (8:10). Then Al enters for though...

The Athletic's Ben Standig and Michael Phillips (Richmond's 910 The Fan) explored all angles of the Washington Commanders' 20-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals before a sell-out crowd filled with alums and famous people. Ben opens with thoughts on the scene and the return of Champ Bailey and Robert Griffin III. Then Michael joins to discuss the offense's rough outing, Sam Howell's performance, Mon...

Ben Standig gets everyone ready for the Washington Commanders' Week 1 home game against Arizona by hearing from The Athletic's Doug Haller and ... Magic Johnson. Hear part of the Q&A with Magic and reporters on Thursday about his expected emotions in the opener as a new owner and what he told the players this week in Ashburn. Then Ben and Doug preview Sunday's opener. What is going on with the...

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes in Commanders analyst and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen to preview the upcoming season. Specifically, Ben assigned Logan to choose five schemes or concepts or football nerd terms that he sees as pertinent to Washington's season. Logan's Lessons (or Paulsen's Playbook?) includes insight into creating horizontal displacement and passing vs. run efficiency. Al...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is putting a bow on the offseason and looking toward the 2023 season with Denton Day (The Team 980). Ben opens the show with his report on Chase Young's playing status, Game 1 sellout, and insight into parts one (league) and two (Commanders) of his fifth annual NFL Agent survey. Then Ben and Denton share where they feel more optimistic about the team since the start of c...

The Athletic's Ben Standig is talking about the Commanders' finalizing their 53-player roster (Phidarian Mathis to IR), forming a practice squad (Jake Fromm and Kaz Allen staying) and Jason Wright's name change comments. Plus, a positive Logan Thomas update, adding LB Jabril Cox, and Ben talks about his two-part NFL agent survey (Part 2, focused on the Commanders, drops Thursday). Hosted on Acast....