Instead of doing an 'emergency' podcast right after the Washington Redskins claimed Reuben Foster off waivers, we here at Redskins Capital Connection wanted to pause for a moment and let at least a few more details roll in before talking about it.

Well, we have some more details but we still have a lot of questions.

Today, hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by Craig Hoffman (106.7 The Fan) to unpack what we know about how and why the Redskins elected to claim a man twice accused of domestic violence. It's a discussion that deals with a lot of uncertainty, but we attempt to stick with what we know and what it leads us to believe.

We also look ahead to this week's NFC East action that could see the Redskins back in outright 1st place... or they could drop to out-right 3rd place. It's a pivotal week, to say the least.

As always, thank you for tuning in - tell your friends and enjoy the show.

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Alright, let's do this.

Washington Redskins fans; no one enjoys situations like this, but after Alex Smith broke his leg in a gruesome fashion on Sunday afternoon against the Houston Texans, we've rallied for a quick emergency podcast to talk through the ramifications both short and long term, and the steps that this football team will likely take to mitigate the fallout from such a disastrous occurrence.

Host Chad Ryan and co-host Mark Phillips are here for a two man show today and please bear with us; we don't usually record on Mondays unless the shit has hit the fan, and in the famous words of old William Shakespeare; the shit hath hitteth the fan.

So really there's three things on the agenda today;

Firstly just the immediate fallout of the Alex Smith injury and what it will mean to this team.
Secondly is the very real requirement all of a sudden to sign a new Quarterback, and who the likely candidates are and who the candidates should be.
And finally; beyond the 2018 season what this means for the Washington Redskins as a franchise that really needed to get at least two serviceable seasons out of Alex Smith in 2018 and 2019.

We know it's a bummer, but this is a big deal and we have to talk about it, so why not do it with us? 

The Washington Redskins find themselves at 6-3 after 10 weeks of the 2018 NFL season -their best start to a season since 2008- and at 6-3 are two games clear of the Cowboys and Eagles who are both 4-5.

In short, things are looking great for this team on paper.

But this past weekends 16-3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a classic example of an 'ugly win', and today hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are going to try and figure out if that's a problem.

We've also got an exclusive 1-on-1 with one of the emerging stars of the Washington Redskins, Wide Receiver Maurice Harris, so look out for that towards the end of today's show as it's a really insightful discussion that takes you inside the Redskins locker room. 

As always - Hail to the Redskins, and thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the Redskins Capital Connection - your number one source of independent coverage of the Washington Redskins.

We've got a great show for you today, but right at the top we have an announcement from the Redskins themselves; if you are a 6'5 300lb human who knows how to keep your centre of gravity low, please report to Redskins Park in Ashburn Virginia for your new contract to play offensive line for this football team. Coach Callahan will bring you up to speed...

Of course we're kidding, but the Redskins offensive line suffered a brutal round of luck in the 38-14 loss against the Atlanta Falcons this past week in round 9 of the 2018 NFL season, losing not only Left Guard Shawn Lauvao to a season ending ACL injury, but also Pro-Bowl Right Guard Brandon Scherff to a season-ending pectoral tear. This in a game where Pro-Bowl LT Trent Williams was watching from the sidelines already, and Morgan Moses just lives in a state of perpetual dinged up status, and things are suddenly looking bleak for a team whose 5 wins this year have come on the back of a solid ground game and keeping the QB protected.

To talk about this and more, your hosts Chad Ryan and Mark Phillips are joined by their pal, the sports editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Michael Phillips.

Tune in, enjoy the show, learn a couple of things, and then when you're done tell your friends and share the love!