Just because the six week break between the end of OTAs/minicamp and the start of training camp is the quietest part of the NFL calendar doesn't mean that the Redskins Capital Connection crew are sitting around simply waiting for Redskins season 2017 to begin!

This week your hosts Chad Ryan, Mark Phillips, and Robbie Duncan provide a quick recap of all the headlines out of Redskins park in recent weeks (02:58), before they turn their attention to the defensive front of the Washington Redskins (14:18). With so many new faces involved, projecting who fits where and what to expect from this unit quickly becomes an engaging and interesting exercise, and one that leads all three hosts to declare various levels of optimism going into the season ahead.

After spending so much time talking about the Redskins defensive front, what better way to finish up than going directly to the source? To do that we were joined on the line by second year Redskins Defensive End Anthony Lanier. Listen in as Lanier explains what he's learning from new Defensive Line coach Jim Tomsula, what he's seeing from new guys like Jonathan Allen, and of course, what Redskins fans can expect from himself as he heads into his second year on the team.

All that and more on another episode of the Redskins Capital Connection!

It's the last week of Optional Team Activities for season 2017, and the Washington Redskins players have been putting in work on the practice field. But what are OTA's really like? 

To help anyone who has never pulled on a jersey before understand, your On the Warpath hosts Robbie Duncan (former D1 Offensive Lineman) and Rob Henson (former Redskins Linebacker) share some war stories and peel back the curtain to explain what goes down when practice occurs in shorts and shirts instead of pads. 

But that's not all! Rob Henson was in attendance for Redskins OTA's last week and breaks down what he saw; which players stood out and which players look like they need to put in a bit more work? 

All that and more On the Warpath this week!

Welcome everyone to another episode of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast, our first in more than a few weeks as we enjoy the quietest part of the football calendar between the draft and the start of training camp in late July.

But that of course doesn't mean that there's no activity around Redskins Nation as all but three of the players have been present in Ashburn for OTA's, and to talk about everything that's happened on the practice field as well as off of it, what better place than here at the Redskins Capital Connection podcast!

Today hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by CSNMA's Redskins Insider JP Finlay. Together we take a deep dive into all the action of OTA's, including the absence of Matt Jones, the dynamics of new coaches Jim Tomsula and Torrian Gray, and what the identity of the Redskins defense is going to be in 2017. 

All that and more on this week's edition of the Redskins Capital Connection podcast!