Last Man Standig

Lady Luck shines on Washington

11 May 2026

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Commanders insider and Wizards thinker Ben Standig welcomes David Aldridge (The Athletic) to discuss the local NBA team winning the draft lottery and ...

Sonny days at Commanders' rookie camp

09 May 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here to share all that he witnessed at Friday's rookie mini-camp practice. That includes first-round linebacker Sonn...

Youth will be served

07 May 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Liam Griffin (Washington Times) drop takes and thoughts about why the Antonio Williams pick warrants more enthusias...

All-temperature takes

05 May 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig throws out some lukewarm, strong and hot takes with Al Galdi. They range from Adam Peters's offseason philosophy, the t...

Mailbag: What about Luke?

04 May 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig dips into the mailbag to answer questions from LMS subscribers and other followers. Who is WR2? Are folks being overly ...

The wide receiver room

29 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig shares his pro/con thoughts and reporting on WRs Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings or Deebo Samuel potentially joining Wash...

Did Jayden Daniels receive enough help?

28 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and NFL smart guy Evan Silva (Establish The Run) dive into Washington's post-draft roster, potential offensive impact f...

London Fletcher talks Sonny Styles

27 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is back following the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft with thoughts on Washington's haul and consensus big board talk....

The Commanders have a draft class

26 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig breaks down Washington's official 2026 NFL Draft class, capped by four selections on Day 3, including a pass rusher, ru...

Slotting in a new receiver

25 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here to discuss Washington’s third-round pick, former Clemson WR Antonio Williams. Where does the speed threat wit...

Drafting in Styles

24 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig joins everyone from Ashburn as the Washington Commanders upgraded their defense and athleticism by selecting Ohio State...

Who do the Commanders Really Want at 7?

21 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and "Voice of the Commanders" Bram Weinstein hash out what might happen in round 1. Forget the rumors. Which direction ...

Rumors run wild

21 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig examines the worthiness of numerous draft-related rumors including Jeremiyah Love going 3rd, Jordyn Tyson inside the to...

Last minute homework

20 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes back longtime NFL personnel executive Greg Nejmeh for a deep dive into the upcoming NFL Draft. Greg shared his...

The Peters plan

17 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig has thoughts about what was (and wasn't said during Thursday’s pre-draft media availability with Adam Peters and Lanc...

Daniel Jeremiah has Commander thoughts

15 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here to discuss an interesting fake trade idea from NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah and what Jeremiah said...

The main need

14 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes back 106.7 The Fan host Grant Paulsen ahead of next week's NFL Draft. Among the topics, should the coordinator...

NFL Draft insider Dane Brugler

13 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and The Athletic’s Dane Brugler discuss numerous draft angles involving the Commanders. Who would Dane take at 7? DB ...

Always be prepared

08 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig discusses whether Ohio State LB Arvell Reese could slip to 7, teams needing to adjust their draft affections on the fly...

So, what's your take?

08 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig talks NFL Draft, potential draft-day trades, Odafe Oweh and more with beat writers Jon Machota (Cowboys/The Athletic), ...

Live round 1 mock draft

06 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and NFL Draft analyst Fran Duffy (All City Sports) alternate all 32 first-round picks with commentary throughout. Speci...

Top 5 at 7

06 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig reveals his top 5 best bets for Washington at No. 7. Some specific criteria involved. Then Ben is joined by Nick from T...

Insider talks Brandon Aiyuk

02 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes back Matt Barrows to discuss what the 49ers reporter learned about Brandon Aiyuk's future. One tidbit: Adam Pe...

Get defensive

01 Apr 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen continue their draft conversation with thoughts on defensive player options at 7...

The RB value debate

31 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig digs into Adam Peters' comments about the possibility of drafting a running back - Jeremiyah Love, perhaps - or others ...

Harris, Peters, Quinn, oh my

31 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig shares what he heard and learned on Day 1 of the NFL league meetings where owner Josh Harris, GM Adam Peters and HC Dan...

League meeting questions

30 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig shares what's on his mind entering this week's NFL league meetings where Dan Quinn, Adam Peters and Josh Harris are exp...

Cornering the market

27 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig digs into Washington’s new veteran cornerback, whether LSU CB Mansoor Delane or Ohio State S Caleb Downs makes more s...

Cornering the market

27 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig digs into Washington’s new veteran cornerback, whether LSU CB Mansoor Delane or Ohio State S Caleb Downs makes more s...

Logan Paulsen returns

25 Mar 2026

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In Part 1 of this insightful (and lengthy) chat, Commanders insider Ben Standig and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen discuss pros/cons of drafting R...

Mock Draft 6.0 and Joe House

24 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig explores various trade down options for the Commanders in his latest mock draft. Then Ben and Joe House (The Ringer) po...

Marvin Lewis

23 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes longtime Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis to the podcast. The one-time Redskins defensive coordinator and Arizo...

The plan coming together

19 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here with thoughts on Chris Paul’s return, RB value in the top 10, Jeremy Reaves getting an extension, and Tom Bra...

Of Chief Importance

19 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig highlights two key pivot points ahead of Washington’s no. 7 pick and talks about new LB Leo Chenal with Kansas City r...

The new-look Commanders offense with John Keim and Bram Weinstein

17 Mar 2026

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We're running back the Ampire Media trilogy with Part 1 focused on pieces around Jayden Daniels. Solid moves for sure and yet the offense requires mor...

Roster review and draft preview

16 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig talks Washington’s free agency moves including Odafe Oweh and Rachaad White with Fox Sports NFL analysts/Bucs reporte...

Bill gets a buddy

13 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is still talking about free agency. Thoughts on the addition of pass-catching RB Rachaad White, former college teammate...

Younger and faster

12 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is joined by the Team 980's Kevin Sheehan on a busy third day of free agency that saw Washington add four players, incl...

Defense Scores Again

11 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig tackles Washington’s agreement with free agent LB Leo Chenal, missing our on another offensive playmaker and the poss...

Oweh, oh, wow

10 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig recaps Day 1 of NFL free agency with Chris Russell (Team 980). Thoughts on Washington landing a pricy pass rusher in Od...

Last minute FA buzz: Targets and trades

08 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here for a final overview ahead of free agency. Notes on Treylon Burks, Frankie Luvu, Brandon Aiyuk, and spending on...

Burning Commanders free agency questions

06 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig continues to supply free agency prep ahead of next week's spend-a-thon by looking at Marcus Mariota and the QB market, ...

The Ampire Triology -- State of the Commanders' offense

04 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig, ESPN's John Keim and Voice of the Commanders Bram Weinstein link up for Part 1 of a 3-part series focused on Washingto...

Marshon moving on

03 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and The Team 980's Kevin Sheehan are talking about next week’s NFL free agency, Jeremiyah Love or Caleb Downs at 7, p...

Combine intel, roster roundup

02 Mar 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is back from the NFL Combine and ready to dish on what he heard about Washington's offseason plans. The position by pos...

Center of attention

27 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig reacts to the surprising news that Washington intends on releasing C Tyler Biadasz. Ben also shares his thoughts on att...

Let's get edge-y

26 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is coming to you from the NFL Scouting Combine. Hearing from edge defenders and potential top-7 picks, David Bailey and...

Peters and Quinn

25 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig updates everyone about what Adam Peters and Dan Quinn said on Tuesday at the NFL Combine. Updates on Payne, Ertz, Latti...

Combine Confab

24 Feb 2026

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Coming to you from the NFL Combine, Commanders insider Ben Standig talks about Washington re-signing Andrew Wylie and losing an offensive coach. Then ...

Bruce Feldman's draft "freaks"

23 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the NFL Scouting Combine, which kicks off this week in Indianapolis and ...

Testing Draft Trends

20 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is pumped for next week’s NFL Scouting Combine, leading to him looking at the current mock draft trends for clues, po...

Strengthen a strength

18 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Liam Griffin (Washington Times) ponder whether Washington should spend heavily this offseason on offense instead of...

Free Agent Draft

15 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Al Galdi draft Washington's free agents based on who they would want back. Thoughts on Dan Quinn's aggressive pivot...

6-7? More like 7-8

12 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Matt Paras (New Orleans Times Picayune) battle over draft prospects that Washington (7th pick) and New Orleans (8th...

Coordinated message

11 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and David Aldridge (The Athletic) attended Tuesday's tripleheader press conferences featuring Dan Quinn, Daronte Jones ...

Super Monday

10 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig digs into the low-key Super Bowl 60 and shares takeaways on the Commanders, commercials, halftime, and more with Scott ...

Mock Draft Monday: Bain or Bailey the better fit?

09 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and former NFL tight end Logan Paulsen dig into draft fits for Washington. Is Rueben Bain or David Bailey the better ed...

Remembering Sonny Jurgensen

06 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig reflects on the career and life of the late Sonny Jurgensen with former player and longtime analyst Doc Walker. Ben als...

What happened with the Washington Post's sports section?

05 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is back for part 2 of this episode with a focus on the Washington Post shuttering its sports section. Former Post write...

Coordinating Commanders, Wild Wizards

05 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig opens a two-part episode with Logan Paulsen on the coordinator changes, where the defense will look differently and whi...

Ross Tucker Returns

03 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes back NFL analyst and former Washington lineman Ross Tucker to chat about needed fixes for the local 53, challe...

Mock Draft Monday: First round picked

02 Feb 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig takes this Mock Draft Monday to a logical place by actually picking slots 1-32. Denton Day (Sirius XM) joins to discuss...

Risky Business

29 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is joined by NFL insider Adam Caplan for the national perspective on Washington's OC change, Dan Quinn's gamble, where ...

The Staffing Game

29 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here with insights and updates into Washington's coaching changes. Coordinators are set, but hear which other roles ...

Dealing with Daron

27 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig returns with exclusive reporting on why the Commanders' current plan is to keep Daron Payne for 2026 despite a signific...

Mock Draft Monday -- Senior Bowl preview

26 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig explains why Washington’s defensive coordinator search continues and the impact of a scouting department change. Ben ...

Al Harris joins DC mix; Wizards watch

23 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig updates the defensive coordinator search, which now includes Bears DC coach Al Harris. How will Dan Quinn weigh zero co...

The McDaniel decision; Josh Conerly speaks

22 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig delves into Washington not pursuing Mike McDaniel, only for the former Dolphins head coach to take an OC job. Then hear...

Pack your patience

19 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig tackles breaking news involving Washington’s next OL coach and ping-pongs around a variety of topics with Nicki Jhabv...

Mock Draft Monday -- View from the desert

19 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig updates everyone on Washington's defensive coordinator search. Which desired candidate appears off the table? Also, a n...

Joe Theismann on coordinator change, RFK 2.0

15 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Super Bowl-winning QB Joe Theismann on the renderings for Washington’s sleek new stadium, going from Kingsbury to...

Jay Gruden talks Commanders OC swap; DC search traffic

14 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here connecting Washington’s DC and QB coach openings to the now NINE head coach openings around the league. Pack ...

Mock Draft Monday: Top of the class

12 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig kicks off the weekly segment, "Mock Draft Monday," with PFF's Trevor Sikkema. Running through the top-7 picks. Edge all...

Emergency Pod: Blough the new OC

10 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is all over Washington’s decision to name assistant QB coach David Blough its new offensive coordinator. Why the 30-y...

Is that Mike McDaniel's music?

09 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig opens the episode with news that Mike McDaniel is available for Washington's OC opening, explores all the ties that con...

Brandon Aiyuk & the Shanahan offense

08 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig updates the latest coordinator news and talks with 49ers reporter Matt Barrows (The Athletic). Insight into the latest ...

Black Tuesday in Ashburn

07 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Grant Paulsen (106.7 The Fan) recap to Washington moving on from Kingsbury, Whitt and OL coach Bobby Johnson. What'...

What the heck happened???

06 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is joined by Beltway Football co-host Mitchell Tischler to put a bow on the Commanders 2025 season and discuss takeaway...

Commanders head into the offseason

05 Jan 2026

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Commanders insider Ben Standig puts a bow on the 2025 regular-season following Washington’s win at Philadelphia. For draft order thinkers, a win her...

New Year's resolutions

30 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and Al Galdi put a bow on 2025 by coming up with New Year's resolutions for Dan Quinn, Adam Peters, Jayden Daniels, and...

The Week 18 Countdown

29 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and film analyst Mark Bullock connected to discuss all things Commanders. Buying the Johnny Newton breakout? RB room t...

Big Picture

23 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig widens out the conversation about this 4-11 season with Nicki Jhabvala (The Athletic). What set our alarms off last sum...

How Sam Howell still matters

22 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig catches everyone up on Washington's latest. What happens if Marcus Mariota is out on Christmas Day vs. the Cowboys? Pos...

NFL Draft: Edges and Receivers

18 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig looks ahead to the offseason with NFL Draft and Eagles analyst Fran Duffy (All City Network). 2026 class strengths and ...

Jayden Daniels Speaks

17 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig provides his insights into what Jayden Daniels said on Tuesday about his shutdown and shares audio from the quarterback...

Jayden, See You In 2026

15 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig reacts to news that Washington will shut down QB Jayden Daniels for the remainder of the season. What this means for ot...

Winner winner

15 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and NBC 4's JP Finlay discuss an actual Washington victory, 29-21 at the Giants. Bill is back. Is the backfield set for...

Traffic Cop

12 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is talking about Kliff Kingsbury's comments on Jayden Daniels and the offense's rhythmic-less season. George Carmi join...

Deja Vu

11 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig welcomes Mitch Tischler (Monumental Sports) to discuss a weird day in Ashburn following news that Jayden Daniels will n...

Picking Up The Pieces

09 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is here following Sunday’s demolition in Minnesota. Zach Ertz is officially done for the season. What about Jayden Da...

The Broken Season Keeps Breaking

08 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig shares his insight from Minneapolis, scene of Washington’s new low point of the season. Injury updates on Daniels and...

Jayden Daniels is back

05 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig reacts to the news of the day: Jayden Daniels will play at Minnesota after missing three games with an elbow injury. Yo...

The Band Is Getting Back Together

04 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig kicks off the start of practices with news on Jayden Daniels's status and Noah Brown's return. Then, Vikings insider Ma...

Hard Knocks hits Ashburn

03 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig dives into Washington re-signing Marcus Mariota ASAP, OL thriving, replacing Tavita Pritchard, Dan Quinn calling plays ...

Two For The Money

01 Dec 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig recaps a thrilling OT game that unfortunately, ended wirh a seventh consecutive loss for Washington. Thoughts on going ...

Can Commanders Buck the Broncos and Losing Streak?

28 Nov 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig and "Voice of the Commanders" Bram Weinstein catch up for thoughts on Washington hosting Denver, players to step up ove...

"I want to be out there."

25 Nov 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig shares what he observed with Jayden Daniels as the QB participated in Washington’s annual Harvest Feast. Ben also spo...

We're Talking Practice For Jayden Daniels

25 Nov 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig dives into significant injury news updates involving Jayden Daniels returning to practice this week. Also, positive upd...

Break Over

24 Nov 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig sets the stage for Washington’s return from the bye week. Thoughts on potential injury updates for Jayden Daniels and...

Kevin Sheehan and Grant Paulsen

20 Nov 2025

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Commanders insider Ben Standig is joined Kevin Sheehan and Grant Paulsen for a bye week deep dive into this season and beyond. Where did it all go wro...