Episode 1,054: preview of Commanders’ 2025 NFL Draft with Ben Standig of The Athletic and more

04/21/25 • 72 min

10:28 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the likelihood of the Commanders trading down from their No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, whether Standig is buying the Commanders taking Boston College edge defender Donovan Ezeiruaku at 29 should they keep the pick, whether the Commanders over the first three rounds of the draft will take a running back, whether the Commanders now being in win-now territory means that they should draft more for need as opposed to best player available, the potential for the Commanders during the draft to trade for Cincinnati Bengals edge defender Trey Hendrickson or Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who the second-most powerful person in the Commanders War Room is given that general manager Adam Peters is the most powerful, what to make of the Commanders signing unrestricted-free-agent quarterback Josh Johnson and more

39:16 - Capitals: preview of the Caps' best-of-seven series against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

56:36 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two out of three games at the Colorado Rockies, including a wild 12-11 win in a game in which the Nats allowed a 12-2 seventh-inning lead to get trimmed to a 12-11 ninth-inning lead

01:06:14 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games to the Cincinnati Reds, including an embarrassing 24-2 loss as starting pitcher Charlie Morton's struggles continued

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39:16 - Capitals: preview of the Caps' best-of-seven series against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

01:06:14 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games to the Cincinnati Reds, including an embarrassing 24-2 loss as starting pitcher Charlie Morton's struggles continued

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Episode 1,053: analysis with NFL Draft analyst Ryan Roberts on options for Commanders with No. 29 pick and more

12:53 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Ryan Roberts of of A To Z Sports on the potential for a quarterback-needy team to want to trade up for the Commanders' No. 29 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, which non-quarterbacks might tempt a team to want to trade up to 29, the best players who realistically could be available to the Commanders at 29 if they keep the pick, the running back, receiver and tight end classes in the 2025 NFL Draft, three Day 2 picks for the Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft in tight end Ben Sinnott, receiver Luke McCaffrey and offensive lineman Brandon Coleman, whether the Commanders' Sam Hartman can eventually be a quality QB2 in the NFL and more

33:09 - Capitals: discussion of the Caps concluding going an Eastern Conference-best 51-22-9 in the NHL's 2024-2025 regular season with a 5-2 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins and getting set for a best-of-seven series against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs

39:02 - Nationals: a proper rant on MLB suspending reliever Jorge Lopez for three games and manager Davey Martinez for one game...and thoughts on a 1-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates to lose three out of four games in the series

45:06 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians to give the O's their first series win and first winning streak of MLB's 2025 regular season

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Episode 1,055: chat with Shawn Syed of Sumer Sports on how Commanders should approach NFL Draft and more

13:01 - Guest: Shawn Syed, director of communications for Sumer Sports (a football analytics company that works with NFL teams), on NFL Draft philosophy, especially as it relates to the Commanders in the 2025 NFL Draft, including the proper way for a team to do an NFL Draft in the current NFL, whether the Commanders being a win-now team should guide how the team behaves in the 2025 NFL Draft, the notion of a team addressing premium positions in NFL Drafts and addressing non-premium positions in free agency and how much collegiate production should matter for NFL teams in evaluating draft prospects

37:32 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of a best-of-seven first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a game in which Caps top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin was dominant

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