Kevin starts the show talking about why he still believes Bruce Allen will either be fired, retire, leave for another team, or be re-assigned by Snyder to a non-football position. He talks about Jay Gruden’s future as well as the futures of others on the coaching staff. He recaps the Redskins-Eagles game mentioning one rookie player in particular that he believes has a big-time future with the team. JP Finlay/NBC Sports Washington and Kevin breakdown the season together and make predictions on who stays and who goes. They also spend time on what the plan should be at quarterback. Kevin goes “Around the NFL” and spends time talking about Kirk Cousins and the Vikings being eliminated by the Bears. He also recaps the ending of the Ravens clinching win over Cleveland and the Colts win over the Titans to lock down the final playoff spot. He gives his first gut on the Wild Card Weekend games. He closes the show talking about the two “College Football Playoff” semifinal games.
One final 2018 Redskins beat (insert opponent) if….. …Josh Johnson continues to make plays, especially on 3rd down. The Redskins are 15-29 on third-down the last two weeks and many of those have been converted…
WHAT’S THE FRIDAY FOOTBALL SMELL TEST? It’s a contrarian handicapping philosophy. I look for the games where the public is convinced they are right about a point spread and I go the other way. There’s…
Kevin opens the show by reconsidering the reaction to Brian Lafemina’s departure from the Redskins. He thinks the Skins have a chance against the Eagles as does Chris Cooley who joins the show. Cooley also spends time sharing his thoughts on DJ Swearinger’s release. Scott Van Pelt and Kevin talk NFL and College Football Semifinals. Kevin has 6 Smell Test picks this week including picks on one of the two semifinal games and the Redskins-Eagles game. Andy Pollin looks back at other Skins’ season-enders and picks the Skins-Eagles game with Kevin to finish up the show.
Kevin and Thom discuss the departures of Brian Lafemina and his band of merry men. They also make predictions on the next Redskin hammer(s) to fall. More DJ Swearinger discussion too. Adam Schefter was a guest on the show, Kevin/Thom did an “NFL Power Poll”, and Kevin had two Smell Test picks for today’s bowl games.
Kevin recaps the Swearinger release and explains what it means and doesn’t mean. Clinton Portis is a guest on the show talking Swearinger, what’s next for the Redskins, the NFL, and a quick College Football Playoff preview & analysis. Kevin talks Skins’ draft positioning, predicts the NFL Wildcard Weekend layout, and has a bowl game Smell Test pick for today.