Defeating The [dc Sports] Curse

The Wizards are missing John Wall and struggling to string wins together while the Capitals are streaking and trying to cement their identity as they are set to make a second straight cup-run! What can the Wiz do with the contracts they have on-hand? Does anyone have any faith in #FireErnie? Don't the Wiz remind you of the Redskins? a little bit? yikes! The Capitals on the other hand are quietly repeating their success from last year, playing well against the better teams and beating the teams they should. As we start 2019 LP, FP, and Joe have thoughts about what both franchises can do to energize their current fan bases and try to expand them too!

Goodbye 2018 and Hello 2019. #FireBruceAllen should continue to trend on twitter as the #Redskins face their fans and the offseason with lots of questions (seemingly without answers) while #FireErnie should begin trending as the Wizards are likely to finish no better than 7th in the East. Even with all the negative headlines in DC Sports the one headline that matters is that the Capitals are champions and thus, we are all champions! Olympics + WorldCup always make things awesome.... but 2019 will be great as well! Congrats Stevie, Almost Congrats LP! Happy New Year to all! 

Joe and Joe break down and preview the Redskins at Titans along with every other game on the NFL schedule this week! Are you in the fantasy superbowl in your league... you NEED to listen to this episode of the DTC podcast.. if you are a gambler, you do too! Both Joe's believe the Redskins can get a win if the game is low scoring and ugly which it like will be. AP needs less than 70 yards for a thousand on the season and yes, Joe is firmly in support of extending Jay Gruden one more year based on his performance this year although Razzle doesn't agree. Could Colt really be ready for a win-and-in game against the Eagles next week? Crazy but true! Tune in, comment, share, and Hail to the Redskins! #Redskins #Titans #NFL #Playoffs

The #Redskins, powered by Josh Johnson, played stout defense and just well enough on offense to defeat the #Jaguars and improve to 7-7 keeping themselves firmly in the playoff hunt. The #Cowboys and #Giants both managed 0 (ZERO) points while losing and will face each other one more time to end the season in a few weeks... but for now, the Redskins are alive and will face the #Titans on Saturday in a must-win. Coach Jay Gruden deserves an award for how well he has coached 2nd and 3rd string players all season long and with his fourth quarterback under center he is fighting for every inch and imploring his players to do the same. Mason Foster had a great game, Allen and Kerrigan too, and Haha Clinton-Dix played his best game as a Redskin too. The offense didn't look great but AP still has something in the tank and Crowder clearly does too! What a win! Hail to the #Redskins #HailVictory!

The Washington Wizards have traded away Kelly Oubre and Austin Rivers and welcomed back Trevor Ariza. On the surface this screams "Fire Ernie" but surprisingly LP and Joe are not on the same page with Joe being "pro" the trade for several reasons. The duo break it all down and preview the Redskins Jaguars game as well! Tune in, comment, share, repeat... and DC... it will get better one day, some day, when Ernie and Bruce are gone!

The Redskins are an embarrassment that words cannot fully illustrate. Once upon a time we had a real quarterback... he wore the number 8. Bruce Allen refused to sign him to a long term deal, traded away all of his receivers, his "weapons", then watched him still throw for nearly 4000 yards before refusing to sign him again, and ultimately watched him leave DC just as the prime of his career was on the horizon. Alex Smith (Godspeed on your recovery) is likely never going to play football again, Colt is a backup at best and a year and half away from returning from his injury, Mark Sanchez does not belong in the NFL and Josh Johnson will start at quarterback next week for the 6-7 Redskins who left the few true fans they had left with their heads in their hands asking themselves how much longer must we endure Bruce "Goose" Allen? Playoffs? Forget about it... we need the 'Skins to lose 50-0 every week moving forward to force Dan to fire Bruce. As fans we deserve better than this! The Giants are not a more talente

Another gruesome quarterback injury in Washington DC. 30 years ago to this day we all witnessed it with Joe Theismann and today we witnessed it with Alex Smith. Alex was finally starting to hit his stride before he was knocked out of the game. Colt McCoy who has plenty of experience in the Jay Gruden system came in and looked alright. In the end it wasn't enough to beat the Houston Texans but it's really larger than just this one game. Do the Redskins have a recipe for success for the rest of the season? Join LP and FP on this episode of DTC to discuss. Send us your thoughts on twitter at @defeatthecurse!

The Washington Redskins lost their third game of the season to the now 4-4 Atlanta Falcons. LP and FP dive into how the loss negates anything positive fans thought about this team, and question what product they'll see moving forward. Tevin Coleman and Julio Jones shredded the defense. The Alabama wall has crumbled, and Josh Norman pissed everyone off yet again. Alex Smith and the offense got their passing yards, but it came at a cost of the entire O-line going down, and Adrian Peterson not being involved. 

Stevie and Joe are ready to break down NFL free agency and the moves the Redskins did and did NOT make at the trade deadline! Stevie wanted offensive help, Joe didn't, but both were surprised to hear the Redskins acquired a defensive back improving a unit that needed depth and strengthening a strength which may propel the defensive from 4th overall to best in the league! The duo also talk World Series, briefly discuss the NBA (yuck @Wizards) and touch on the DC United home playoff game set for Wednesday night! Listen, and share!

The NBA is back and the Wizards should be a team to challenge for the Lebron-less Eastern Conference crown along with the Raptors, Celtics, and maybe... the Bucks?! Well, Joe thinks so encourage #DCfamily to not lose hope after a slow start to the season for the Wiz. Justin (@jusblaze_513) from the Above the Rim Podcast joins the show to talk about the big storylines across the NBA through the first full week of the season and share his thoughts on the Rockets, Lakers, Wizards, Warriors, Celtics, Raptors, and one bold prediction that the Lakers will miss the playoffs even if fully healthy! Joe shares some insight into why EVERY team in the NBA is scoring over 100pts per game and asks if it is sustainable? Can anyone stop the Pelicans? Warriors may need help sooner rather than later, plus so much more! If you love the NBA, you will love this episode of the DTC podcast! 

Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory! #Redskins nation is enjoying a big win over the Cowboys on Sunday and watching the Giants lose again on Monday Night Football just makes it a bit sweeter too especially because the Eagles lost too! Redskins improve to 4-2 and sit alone atop the NFC East and Stevie and Joe have thoughts and thoughts and more thoughts about Sunday's game. Offensive and defensive MVPs through six games, biggest question mark/concern, and NFL top five / low five on a jam-packed recap show! #HTTR 

FP, Stevie, Razzle, and Joe talk about the Redskins big win against the Panthers... it was ugly, but a win is a win! Alex Smith didn't look great but the offense scored some touchdown's and the running game was solid. Josh Norman played maybe his best game as a Redskin and hey, sitting in first in the division is never a bad thing! #HAIL to the #REDSKINS #HTTR #HailVictory

The Redskins were absolutely embarrassed by the New Orleans Saints in a game in which Drew Brees broke the all time passing yards record. The Redskins had no answers for the Saints mediocre defense, no answers for Michael Thomas and the rest of the high powered Saints offense and we barely saw the Saints special teams. Alex Smith and Jay Gruden did not seem to be on the same page, Adrian Peterson was non-existent and the team put out one of the worst performances in recent history. Join FP, Joe and LP on this episode where they try to find some positives from the game, which there were none. FP thinks Gruden is to blame, LP disagrees and Joe still would rather have the Browns roster over the Skins roster. This and much, much more on the podcast including a little Conor McGregor and Khabib. 

The Redskins head to New Orleans to face the Saints on Monday night in a primetime spot but the biggest news tonight is this is the first truly solo show for Joe! It finally happened! Well not really, it's just a solo entrance to a joint podcast hosted by the Who Dat Dish podcast previewing the big game. Can the Redskins keep Drew Brees from attaining the all-time passing yards record (201), will Mark Ingram change the game and force the Redskins to adapt defensively, or will Chris Thompson pickup where he left off last year in the same building to finish off the Saints? These are two evenly matched teams, one with offensive firepower, and the other with a stud defense, going head to head in an early season matchup that may have serious playoff implications just a few months from now as the NFC is taking shape. This is an extended episode, so get comfortable and enjoy! The joint podcast begins at the 11min mark for those that want to skip Joe's entrance and get into the game details! Hail to the #Redskins #H

No one expected this, the Redskins dominated the Packers from start to finish. That is now twice the Redskins have dominated an opponent when even we didn't expect it. FP, LP, Stevie, Joe, and Razzle are on the pod with game analysis and a full recap. The Redskins are sitting in a good spot at 2-1 heading into the early bye week which is usually a terrible thing. Jon Allen, Da'ron Payne and the rest of the defensive line deserve gameballs for a great effort, and Jay Gruden out coached Mike McCarthy offensively... no way anyone saw that coming! Hail to the Redskins, Hail Victory! #HTTR 

The Packers are coming to DC and bringing their Super Bowl ambitions with them. FP and Joe breakdown this week's matchup with special guest Fred Thurston from @TheSweepPodcast getting into the weeds about Rodger's health, legacy, and ability, even when crippled. Joe has some positive vibes for new wide receiver Michael Floyd while FP has concerns about the Redskins ability to get real pressure from the defensive line to choke the Packers terrible run game. Can the Redskins replicate their recent success against the Packers or will Fedex be overrun with cheese-heads. Also, @NFL, nobody wants or likes a tie!   

The Redskins were dominated from start to finish by the Colts. FP and LP were live from FedEx field with instant post game analysis. The overall analysis...not good. Were the Cardinals that bad or did the Redskins lay an egg? Maybe a little bit of both but it doesn't matter as the guys discuss where the Redskins go from here. The guys also discuss the "new fan experience" and the #ATTR beer. Let's just say neither was impressed by either of them. Let us know what you think about the fan experience or the beer. Twitter: @DefeatTheCurse

The Colts are coming to DC and the Redskins are ready for them! Stevie, FP, LP, and Joe breakdown the week two matchup, give their keys to the game, and spotlight a few players on offense and defense that they expect to be the difference makers. The crew also discuss the end of an era as the Redskins sell-out streak of 50 years is expected to end and what the impact of a potential hurricane could be on the game. In part two, starting at 23:45, Matt Danely, Sr Writer and Podcast Host at SBNation's Stampede Blue joins DTC to share insights into this Colts team that most casual and even hardcore NFL fans don't know much about. There is a lot of info packed into this extended show that ends with game predictions... spoiler alert, everybody has the Redskins winning, but by very different margins, and for very different reasons! Tune in and share!

Hail to the Redskins! After a big 24-6 win in Arizona, FP, Stevie, Razzle, and Joe are locked and loaded to talk about everything that went right, and everything that went wrong. Jay finally got an opening week victory, the skins finally have a workhorse running back, and Alex Smith looked cool in the pocket all day long thanks to a solid performance by the offensive line. The defense looked good too with the rookies doing some solid work upfront while the veteran defensive backs created problems for Bradford all day long. All in, a big win for the redskins! Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory!

Joe and Stevie are live and ready to go talking about the end of the Gio era with the Nationals, the reasons why the season went so poorly, and what to expect in the coming months as Rizzo prepares for 2019. The duo also discuss Nike and the 20th anniversary of the "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick and his afro, before shifting gears to discuss the NFL season at-large as it begins anew with a terrible Ealges Falcons game and a bunch of duds on the schedule for Sunday as well. For the record, Joe and Stevie both agree, Nike made a mistake with this ad campaign but for two very different reasons... tune in to find out!