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Bryan and Gumbi are back in action for this edition of the Cult of Colt. There's been a lot of stuff to talk about over the past few weeks, little of it on the field, and less of it good. We take some time to share our impressions of the Jon Gruden email fiasco and the WFT's ongoing involvement in that saga. Gumbi is fired up about how the team has conducted themselves at every turn, the most recent insult to injury coming with the announcement that the team would be retiring Sean Taylor's jersey number (long overdue!)... just three days before the ceremony was set to take place (disgusting!) All in all, we're not in a great place as we try to unwind this ball of bull-shittery this week and determine what, if anything, we can do as fans to reconcile our fandom of a team that has laid bare their motivations to obfuscate and misdirect at every turn. For better or for worse, we did spend some time talking about the on-field product and took the temperature of the team at the five-week mark. In short, we're not sold on Taylor Heineke as the long-term solution just yet and are less enthused by what we've seen thus far on the defensive side of the ball. All of this is to say, that in our eyes culture change comes slow, but it comes from the top, and there are still mountains left to move to get this ship in the right direction. Perhaps right on queue as we were in the midst of rolling the credits, there was a breaking mea culpa of sorts from Jason Wright (very much the cannon fodder of the week) so stick around to the very end to watch us try to get that jammed in right at the last second (not too unlike the team and their plans for this weekend, huh?)If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, we made a podcast Twitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Dustin Hopkins offered an opportunity to reflect on the ascendancy into adulthood. Read the full story over on Hogs Haven (it's worth your time!)If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, we made a podcast Twitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Rile'd Up, Tiffany was joined by Daniel Wise, a new addition to the Washington Football Team's defensive front. Wise discussed his family and preseason in Washington. He is the brother of Super Bowl Champion and Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. His father, Deatrich Wise Sr, played for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints. Wise accredits his mother as the driving force behind his family and his parents for his strong principles. He shared what he's learned from his brother and father and how he tackles mental health. Wise played for the Dallas Cowboys in his first season and is very familiar with the rivalry. He shared that he is excited to be a part of Washington's budding team and looking forward to engaging with fans throughout the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this lunch-break edition of the Cult of Colt podcast, Bryan and Gumbi are revving the engines on the podcast machine as we gear up for our second season on the 1's and 2's here at Hogs Haven. Our mission is simple as the NFL gets set to kick off this week -- get on the record with our predictions for the 2021-22 NFL season. While Bryan already did this with the other writers, Gumbi takes the opportunity to get in on the action -- despite not having a cheat sheet to work off of, there was a lot of overlapping consensus on our divisional winners (though the two of us have spent MANY years talking WFT football together, so there's bound to be an eventual singularity at some point...) After a brief sojourn to discuss Gumbi's impressions on the Tanya Snyder interview and potential name options still in the mix, we dust off everyone's favorite segment (they are all favorites, right?) Hail Yeah!/ Hail Naw! to guess the over/unders on some WFT-specific predictions for this season before diving back into the rest of the workday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - NFL University (Kyle Posey, Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - NFL Reacts (Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - NFL University (Kyle Posey, Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - NFL Reacts (Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rumors of our demise were greatly exaggerated -- the Cult of Colt is back for season 2. Bryan and Gumbi return from our summer break and dive headlong into the WFT pre-season and our thoughts about what's to come in 2021. Topics on deck are a stacked, and now Steven Sims-less WR corps; offensive line issues and expectations; our pick for breakout tailback options (and our early Mason/Brennan pick); and what we hope to see from Ryan Fitzpatrick under center. We also return with a WFT-themed What You Sippin' On with the Escutcheon 4th & 1 John Riggins Pilsner, a beer that begs the question: how many US American dollars would you pay for this fine beverage inside of FedEx Field? We close out the podcast with (what we promise will be an infrequent topic of conversation) our upcoming fantasy football season and the Bryan vs. Gumbi week one matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Denton Day is back to go over the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the 2021 Washington Football Team schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the afterglow of the draft and in the shadow of the 2021 schedule announcement, we were saddened to learn of the passing of our podcast's namesake, Colt Brennan, who passed away at the age of 37. Gumbi and Bryan took some time to offer up some rapid reactions to the announcement of his death and to reflect on what made Colt Brennan special enough to us to name our podcast after him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Denton Day is back and talking some NFL Draft! With just three days left between now and the opening round of the NFL Draft Denton breaks down some dream scenarios for WFT, the realistic scenarios and two late round QBs to keep an eye on over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a few weeks on a break, Gumbi and Bryan are back with this edition of the Cult of Colt to celebrate the pending conclusion of the hellscape that is the pre-draft period in the NFL calendar year. We've made it clear in the past: we're not draft guys, at least not in the run-up to the event itself. While we recognize that there is a seemingly insatiable appetite for prognostication, you'll get the most honest pre-selection assessment of anywhere on the internet here, which is to say that neither we nor anyone else has any idea what in the world they're talking about. To that end, in this edition, we do reflect on the recent draft history of the WFT, where they've succeeded (mostly in the first round) and where they've disappointed (nearly in every other instance.) After a brief discussion of what we're sippin' on, we take some time to share our opinions on the 35-some-odd potential options being considered for the pending WFT re-re-naming; the good (????), the bad (Icons, Griffins, Armada, Razorbacks, Rising, Red- Anything) and the downright hilarious (DEMON CATS NATION RISE UP!) We close things out with a discussion of two former members of the Burgundy & Gold who hung up the cleats this season, Jordan Reed and Alex Smith, and consider their legacies in Washington and in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this "Colt" Cut: Gumbi and Bryan jump back to modern times and discuss the news of the day: no, not Kyle Pitts’ cone drills, but the always-inevitable announcement finally made official by the NFL that the regular season is going to be expanded to seventeen games. While one might believe that more football = more fun, we think there’s a lack of feng shui that is going to take some getting used to.Click here to listen to the full episode from April 5th. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, the Cult of Colt is onTwitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW:Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyThe SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist)Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk)Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera)Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re at the time of the year when it can feel like watching football is something that both at arm's length in the somewhat distant future, and that has only happened in a distant memory. The post-Super Bowl-pre-combine period is when truly the hungriest of NFL fans feast for the game by eating pro-day tape. Here though, on the Cult Of Colt, we’re learning our strengths and know our weaknesses well, and for us to endeavor to break down Jay Tufele’s 40-yard dash technique or what Bill Belichick’s feelings on Mac Jones’ deep ball might be, well, we’ll leave that to those who claim to be the experts.No, here on the Cult Of Colt, we’re not going to attempt to be something that we simply aren’t. Rather, we’re here to share our feelings, thoughts, and enthusiasm for the things that have the most meaning to us, and sometimes that means firing up the ol’ Throwback Machine and talking about the past.On this edition of the Cult Of Colt, we begin a new yet unnamed retrospective looking back at some of our favorite games, moments, and events from Washington Football Teams of yore, starting with what is the highpoint of my WFT-fandom (and the high-water mark for many of my generation): the 2012 Week 17 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.While this contest happened just a little under a decade ago, re-watching it was akin to popping an old family home movie back in the VCR and letting the feels roll in again. For those who can’t quite put themselves in the headspace: this game was as big as it got. Washington was riding high, winners of five straight after starting the season 3-6, and had the opportunity to face their heated division rival for a chance to clinch the NFC East for the first time since 1999. Gracing the roster was a mix of well-established veterans like Santana Moss, Deangelo Hall, and London Fletcher; but what felt most exciting was the youth and high-ceiling talent from Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, Trent Williams, Ryan Kerrigan, and Perry Riley. In addition, two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan patrolled the sidelines surrounded by his own crop of up-and-comers including Offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan; QB coach Matt LaFleur, tight ends coach Sean McVay, and DBs coach Raheem Morris.The good guys won, the bad guys lost, and the celebration was well-earned....and then...And then we truly learned some hard lessons about the fleeting nature of success.The chewed-up field ate Griffin’s knee the next week, the wheels fell off, the young stars left town or didn’t pan out, and the promising coaches in the in-house coaching tree left to make their mark elsewhere.Perhaps it’s masochistic to continue to dwell on what was and what might have been, but isn’t that what being a fan is all about?After our time in the memory vault, Gumbi and I jump back to modern times and discuss the news of the day: no, not Kyle Pitts’ cone drills, but the always-inevitable announcement finally made official by the NFL that the regular season is going to be expanded to seventeen games. While one might believe that more football = more fun, we think there’s a lack of feng shui that is going to take some getting used to.In retrospect, how do you remember the 2012 season in Washington? Share your thoughts on some other games that we can re-watch and share our thoughts by commenting or tweeting us @TheColtofColt.If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, we made a podcast Twitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this "Colt Cut" Bryan and Gumbi, we take a moment to show some love to Nick Sundberg, the longest-tenured member of the team and perhaps one of the team's most reliable players. His contributions didn’t go unnoticed, which is to say bless up to him for us never having to give a second thought to whether or not he would take care of business.Click here to listen to the full episode from March 19. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, the Cult of Colt is onTwitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this "Colt Cuts" segment, Bryan and Gumbi spend some time looking around the NFL and the other moves that have occurred in the opening week of free agency. The Patriots have left to stone unturned and no tight end roster-less, Dak got paid, and bless the Bears and their fans as... they got their man. Trent Williams finally got what he was looking for here in D.C., not just “the bag” but the contract to support his belief that he’s the best in the game at his position.Click here to listen to the full episode from March 19. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Hogs Haven Podcast network on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. (Also, the Cult of Colt is onTwitter! Follow us at @TheCultOfColt.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices