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

The Athletic's Ben Standig welcomes 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen to the podcast following Washington's 20-13 Week 16 loss to Carolina when a win clinched the NFC East title. The fellas discuss Dwayne Haskins' brutal performance and fourth-quarter benching - for Taylor Heinicke, the team's struggles in all three phases, the Week 17 QB plan and what's the perception of this season with a loss next Sunday at Philadelphia. Then Ben wraps up the episode with thoughts on Chase Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy holidays to everyone! The Athletic's Ben Standig and Michael Phillips with the Richmond Times-Dispatch debate Ron Rivera's decision not to suspend or sit Dwayne Haskins after the quarterbacks' COVID-19 infraction? Fair to side with the 52 over the one or a break from all the culture talk? Then Ben returns after Thursday's practice with thoughts on Alex Smith's status for Sunday's game against the Panthers, the linebackers and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have topics. The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by the Washington Post's Liz Clarke to discuss the latest news involving Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder. First, Ben tackles the latest on Dwayne Haskins and the predicament for coach Ron Rivera after the quarterback was caught partying maskless following Sunday's loss. Then Liz helps detail the latest news involving Snyder including his ongoing legal battle with the team's minority owners and the sexual misconduct claim involving Snyder and a former female employee leading to a $1.6 million settlement (19:14) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode, The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by Pete Hailey (NBC Sports Washington) after the Washington Football Team's 20-15 loss to the Seahawks. They discuss the defensive showing, the polarizing Dwayne Haskins, and whether their perceptions of WFT changed at all after the setback (2:40). Plus Ben shares additional thoughts on Haskins, Logan Thomas and the 2021 roster (39:45). Subscribe to the podcast on ITunes, Spotify or all the usual places, and consider subscribing to The Athletic to read Ben's postgame thoughts and work throughout the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of the "Standig Room Only" podcast with The Athletic's Ben Standig tackles the Washington Football Team's massive Week 15 game against the Seattle Seahawks with Al Galdi (The Team 980) and Michael Shaun-Dugar (The Athletic-Seattle). After sharing the latest intel on Alex Smith and Antonio Gibson, Ben and Al discuss what's changed with the 2021 forecast during this winning streak and the sneaky run game (5:10). Then Mike shares intel on Russell Wilson and the Seahawks' coach-centered approach that Ron Rivera looks to emulate in Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode, The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by Matt Paras (Washington Times; @matthew_paras) and Mike Coppinger (The Athletic; @mikecoppinger) to discuss the Washington Football Team's standing after a road win over the San Francisco 49ers. The guys discuss Chase Young's stupendous performance, the latest QB situation following Alex Smith's injury, WFT running over its dramatic past and whether they believe Washington wins the NFC East. Fired up Ron Rivera audio via @washingtonnfl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig talks all things about the surging Washington Football Team. First up, Ohio State insider Stephanie Otey joins the podcast to share her views on Chase Young, Terry McLaurin and current Buckeyes QB Justin Fields as players and people from their time in Columbus (4:21). Then it's game preview time as The Athletic's 49ers reporter Matt Barrows joins Ben for a joint Q&A on Trent Williams' future, Alex Smith play and keys to Sunday's huge game (29:03). Plus the latest on RB Antonio Gibson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this action-packed episode, The Athletic's Ben Standig tackles all angles of the Washington Football Team's stunning win over the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers with Michael Phillips (Richmond Times-Dispatch) including the postgam e mood and whether these guys are legit good. Then Ben dials up former Washington Wizards beat writer J. Michael (Indianapolis Star) to breakdown the short and long term ramifications of the blockbuster John Wall for Russell Westbrook trade (24:47). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of the "Standig Room Only" podcast," The Athletic's Ben Standig is joined by the Washington Post's Dan Steinberg for a journey around the D.C.. sports scene. How do we judge 2020 for the local teams? Besides Alex Ovechkin, who are the biggest stars in town? Most influential and underrated voice in D.C. sports media? Can Ron Rivera truly transform the Washington Football Team? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Ben Standig tackles everything that went down in Washington's rousing Thanksgiving Day win at Dallas with Matt Paras (Washington Times) and Michael Phillips (Richmond Times-Dispatch) including Terry McLaurin's hustle, Antonio Gibson's scoring, three phases contributing and WFT leading the NFC East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.