Kevin opened with an attempt to calm those in the fan base panicking after Friday night’s preseason blow-out loss to the Patriots. Dianna Russini/The Athletic jumped on with her latest thoughts on the Terry McLaurin-Commanders contract stand-off. Dianna also with her 2025 NFL surprise team. Kevin finished with Dan Quinn’s “Burgundy-Gold” intrasquad scrimmage plan, Shadeur Sanders’ debut, and the Nats decent weekend in San Francisco.
Kevin in with a short recap of Washington’s 48-18 loss to the Patriots in the preseason opener for both teams. Commanders’ defensive tackle Johnny Newton joined Kevin from the locker room in Foxborough. Kevin responded to the latest news on the Terry McLaurin situation on the show as well.
Kevin and Thom today respond to the report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Terry McLaurin wants $32 million per year and the Commanders have only offered $23 million per year. Thom thinks the possibility of a trade has increased. The boys talked about the increased intensity of media coverage around Washington this summer which came to a head during yesterday’s joint practice in Foxboro with the Patriots. Aiden Hutchinson, the Nats, Thom’s World Series winner prediction, and the 80’s Orioles all a part of today’s show.
Kevin opened with whether or not fans are getting exhausted with the Terry-Commanders contract negotiation and who that favors. Mitch Tischler/Beltway Pod jumped on from Foxboro with his observations of the Skins-Pats joint practice. John Ourand/Puck News was a guest to describe the ESPN-NFL Network deal and whether or not it might revive Washington’s old name (Redskins).
Kevin and Thom today opened with their annual discussion on “Training Camp” fan declarations before turning to the on-going stalemate between Terry McLaurin and the Commanders. The boys gave their predictions on the outcome. Then they both reacted to Jayden Daniels admitting that he played last year with a broken rib against the Bears in the “Hail Mary” game. RFK reaction from the guys today since they didn’t get to it last week before sharing details of their recent vacations and finishing with a Happy Birthday to Riggo!
Kevin is back and recapping all he missed while away last week. The opening segment is all about the Terry McLaurin situation which escalated into a trade request late week. Ben Standig jumped on to talk about the most impressive performers in camp so far and look ahead to the first preseason week which includes a joint practice with the Patriots on Wednesday and then the Commanders’ first preseason game on Friday night. Kevin finished up with the Nats’ record-setting series with the Brewers, Terry’s place in the Top 100, Jayden Daniels’ comments on the McLaurin situation late today, and a first-ever on college football’s opening weekend.
