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World Cup Cash; Clippers and Rockets Improve; NBA Dynamic Duos

Joe is solo on this episode of DTC catching up on the past few weeks across all sports and headlines. The womens world cup ends, Kawhi is an odd guy but improved the Clippers while hurting the Lakers, Westbrook is headed to Houston ... and just like that the NBA is full of dynamic duos! The Nats are surging in the standings, Trump is surging in his approval ratings, and DC is literally melting under the 100+ degree heat! Tune in and get caught up with Joe!

Redskins 2019 Draft Recap; Schedule Breakdown; Bruce's Best Day

LP and Joe are back to breakdown the Redskins 2019 draft class in detail and shed some light on what caused the stars to align for Bruce Allen to have the best day of his tenure as a member of the 'Skins front office! The boys also discuss what went wrong in NY and why Rosen going to the Dolphins was a sneaky good move by the 'fins and a terrible move by the forever-rebuilding Cardinals. LP has the Redskins at 10-6 after breaking down the schedule while Joe has them at 9-7 but making the playoffs because of scheduling which affords them six straight NFC contests to end the season! Elsewhere... LP can't talk GoT but wanted to chat about the NBA while Joe shared some thoughts on the EPL season. 

Nationals Madness; March Madness; 2020 Madness; Aunt Becky vs College Applications

Stevie and Joe are reunited for a two man lunchtime podcast discussing the upcoming Nationals season (1-8), the emerging Browns (9-15), the terrible Redskins (16-20), March Madness (21-26), and the presidential field of candidates (27-32) and cap everything off with a discussion about college and aunt Becky (33-36). This is literally a lunchable of sports and politics that will resonate with anyone who lives in DC and leave you laughing on your way home this afternoon. Welcome to spring 2019... and what the heck does Goose have on Dan? 

NFL Free Agency Frenzy

24 hours into free agency and the Redskins have already made a splash move by bringing in Landon Collins with a 6 year 84 million dollar deal. The Redskins also traded for Case Keenum, the guy who Kirk Cousins replaced in Minnesota, who also took the Vikings to the NFC Championship game for a bag a stale potato chips and made Denver pay for half that bag of chips. CJ Mosely gets an insane amount of money for playing inside line backer, Zach Brown and Mason Foster may be traded, Preston Smith and Ty Nsekhe get paid, this plus much more on this pod with LP and FP. Click, Listen, Like, Share!
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DTC Returns; Full Recap of February 2019; Bye Bye Bryce

The wait is over, the DTC podcast is back! Joe is riding solo today re-visiting the biggest sports topics of the past month from the Super Bowl to LeBron James, Jason Witten to Bryce Harper, and from Gov Ralph Northam to POTUS to Kim Jung Un, and literally everything in between… there is something for everyone! Joe discusses Tom Brady and his ridiculous career and Russel Westbrook and his ridiculous stat lines going back several seasons. He also gets into Kaep and his settlement with the NFL followed by his ridiculous request for $20m to play in the AAF or XFL. Will Kyler Murray be a Redskins? Probably not but Joe is confident that Antonio Brown will land in Jacksonville with St Nick while Lamar Jackson will fail in Baltimore. ESPN prayers answered as Witten returns to Cowboys and Bryce Harper will make approx $4,000 per plate appearance for the next 13 seasons in Philadelphia. DTC is back! Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, Podbean and TuneIn all carry our content, listen and share!

Saints and Chiefs Robbed; NFL Rule Changes; Goose Allen Interview; Wiz Wins

FP, 20, and Joe are talking about how the Saints and Rams should be forced to replay the end of the NFC championship game (1:30), how the Chiefs should have had an opportunity to touch the ball in OT (4:30), and why the NFL should immediately change the Overtime Rules and make all plays available for challenge (11:25). Also, Joe lays out a solid reason as to why all NFL challenges should be handled from New York and NOT on the field in real-time. Brady gets a chance to book-end his career with another win against the Rams in the Superbowl (21:30) and might he walk off and retire? The boys also discuss the #FireBruceAllen interview which was comical and painful and void of value all at the same time drawing similarities to the #FyreFestival and Billy McFarland +why the Wizards and @RealDealBeal are playing better right now!

Would You Rather Brees vs Brady or Goff vs Mahomes? Cooks Comes Home; Snoop on Ice

LP and FP are covering the Caps downtown, Razzle and Stevie have prior commitments... so... Joe, 20, and Max (first time/long time) are here to guide you through the NFL final four! Over/Unders, spreads, and storylines are discussed including which matchups will make for a Super Bowl... the old guys Brees and Brady facing off one last time or the young guns that will have to prove they are ready this week first?! Any way you slice the conference championships are must-watch TV this weekend! The trio also discuss Trump and his fast-food celebratory lunch, and Snoop Dog calling NHL hockey games! Listen and share!

Losing Off The Field - #FireBruceAllen

The fans have spoken and the Redskins Front Office has ignored. This town has been clamoring for Bruce Allen to be fired, yet the Redskins promoted him. #FireBruceAllen has not worked, maybe it's time to think of other ideas. All ideas are welcome! FP and LP are joined on this podcast to discuss all things that have transpired since the end of the season. #FireBruceAllen, #NotFiringGregManuskyButSearchingForAReplacement, #KindaFiringTorianGray. WHAT A MESS! To no ones surprise the organization is a public relations mess, fans are quitting, and the team just doesn't care. Listen in to what FP and LP had to say and tell us what you think @DefeatTheCurse on twitter.  
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NFL Playoff Duds; Conference Championships Set; Surviving R. Kelly

FP, Stevie, 20, and Joe breakdown the final results across the NFL playoff schedule and make some shocking early predictions for next week's conference championship matchups. The Colts looked worse than expected, the Bolts came out flat, the Cowboys regressed defensively, and the Eagles finally ran out of tricks.. but don't take anything away from the Chiefs or Patriots, and don't look surprised that the Rams and Saints are moving on either. The boys break it all down and then discuss the final season of House of Cards, Marie Kondo "Tidying", and the wrap the show with a few thoughts on Surviving R.Kelly! Listen and share!

NFL Playoffs Continue; Kyler Murray Debate; Redskins Coaching Moves; Wizards - Wall

The NFL Playoffs continue and Joe is on a heater picking all four games correctly last week and now shifting his attention to the big matchups this weekend. "20" rejoins the show to talk about the NFL matchups as well and the duo also discusses the National Championship game, would you play baseball or football if both were an option, why the Redskins haven't fired anyone, and debate if the Wizards are better without John Wall. This show moves fast so try to keep up and as always like and share! Get rich kids... Joe is on the Chiefs, Rams, Chargers, and Saints!

NFL Wild Card Weekend 2019; Gambling Picks; One Player To Watch

The NFL Playoffs are here are so are FP, Razzle, "20", and Joe to break down each game, all the storylines, pick winners, and call out one player to watch each to get you set for all the action this weekend! FP is big on the Colts, Razzle on the Seahawks, 20 is all in on the Bears, and Joe is ready to mortgage the farm on the Bolts! 

Redskins 2018 Season Recap; #FireBruceAllen; Snyder Resolutions

The Redskins season ended weeks ago but the DTC crew officially put the bow on it with this recap show. Injuries, projections, simulated roster moves, and of course end of year/new year resolutions for the brass at Redskins park to consider. LP, FP, and Joe talk their way through the misery of another losing season and share little optimism for the future... but hey... happy new year!

Goodbye 2018; Hello 2019

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! 

Redskins v Titans Preview; Predictions for Every NFL Game; Could Colt Return Next Week?

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

Redskins Beat Jags; Defense Plays Big; NFC Playoff Picture

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!

Kelly Oubre Traded; Ariza Acquired; Redskins v Jags Preview

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!

Fail to the Redskins; Fire Bruce; Record Low Attendance

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 talented team, but they showed today that in sports, talent never beats hard work. Today, every Redskins fan should be disappointed, and if we really want to see change, we have to send a message... don't sell your tickets, trash them, force this team to play in front of no fans... when we attend they complain... so let's give them what they want... silence. Shame.

Alex injured, Colt in as Skins Lose

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!

NFL Free Agency; Redskins Improve Defense; DC United Playoff Push; World Series Recap

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!

Redskins Beat Cowboys; Improve to 4-2; Trade for Blake?

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 

Redskins Slash Panthers; Improve to 3-2

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

Redskins Embarassed by the Saints

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. 

Redskins vs Saints; 2018 Week 5 Preview; Brees Chasing History

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 #HailVictory #HTTR

Redskins Stuff the Packers; Peterson Rumbles On; Defense May Be Elite

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 

Packers vs Redskins; 2018 Week 3 Preview; Is Rodgers Beatable?

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!