Right off the bat, let us remind you that on Friday morning we released our 'morning after' podcast following the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft where the Washington Redskins selected DT Da'Ron Payne out of Alabama, so if you missed that load it up in your favorite podcast player and give it a listen.

Because on today's show, we're talking about the other seven players the Redskins selected in rounds 2 through 7, as well as giving our thoughts on the strategy and philosophy behind the approach that Doug Williams and Bruce Allen took to this years draft. 

In the end, the Redskins draft class for 2018 included the following eight players; 

• DT Da'Ron Payne
• RB Derrius Guice
• OT Geron Christian
• S Troy Apke
• DT Tim Settle
• LB Shaun Dion Hamilton
• CB Greg Stroman
• WR Trey Quinn

And on today's show, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by Craig Hoffman (106.7 The Fan) and Mark Bullock (The Washington Post) to do a deep-dive on every single one of those players! Their strengths, their weaknesses, and what they bring to this Redskins roster for 2018 and beyond!

It's a mega pod for a reason, folks! So strap in, get comfortable, and listen to a lot of detail about the eight newest players in the Burgundy and Gold!

Welcome fellow bleary-eyed Redskins fans to our morning-after episode following night one of the 2018 NFL Draft, where we saw the Washington Redskins dip back into the Alabama pool of players to select Defensive Tackle Da'Ron Payne.

On this episode of the show hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips talk about how the first twelve picks of the draft shaped the board resulting in the Redskins taking Payne, what his selection means for the future of this franchise, and what Payne brings to this defense as an individual talent.

We also dial up our pal Michael Phillips, Sports Editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, to get the firsthand account from ground-zero at Redskins HQ in Ashburn about what transpired, whether or not Payne truly was the top player on their draft board, and how this pick reflects on the philosophy that Doug Williams and Bruce Allen have taken in to the 2018 draft. 

This week saw the 2018 football offseason officially begin as the Washington Redskins players returned to Ashburn for their first round of offseason strength and conditioning workouts in team facilities this year!

So things are finally starting to get exciting both locally with the Redskins, and nationally across the league as we get closer to next week's 2018 NFL draft, which we will talk about on today's show by continuing our theme from last week where we look at three potential first round picks for the Redskins by looking at notable mock drafts and talking about the players they've projected to Washington, and what each board looks like.

Last week we spoke about Derrius Guice, Vita Vea and Derwin James. This week it's Da'Ron Payne, Denzel Ward and Tremaine Edmunds!

Join hosts Chad Ryan, Mark Phillips, and Robbie Duncan as they talk about those three potential first round rookies as well as recapping all the Redskins news of the past week!

Let us know on Twitter if you agree or disagree with anything we've said, or if you think we've got something plain wrong! 

On this episode of the Redskins Capital Connection, we are diving straight in to our draft coverage, but we're doing it in a slightly different way; we're looking at three of the more credible mock drafts doing the rounds each week and discussing who they have allocated to be the newest member of the Washington Redskins, looking at who they've left on the board for us, and how the player they've selected would fit here in DC!

This week covers RB Derrius Guice, DT Vita Vea, and S Derwin James!

Then later on in the show, the interview that many (many) of you asked for is finally here...

Usually on the Redskins Capital Connection, host Chad Ryan tends to tone down his Australian eccentricities for the sake of his primarily American audience. But after the Washington Redskins signed free agent Australian Punter Sam Irwin-Hill, any chance of that persisting flew out the window. 

Together with co-host Mark Phillips, we also of course cover off on all the pertinent news circling around Redskins headquarters at this quiet time of the NFL years.

It's a good show!