The Al Galdi Podcast - podcast cover

The Al Galdi Podcast

Blue Wirecms.megaphone.fm
Longtime Washington, D.C. sports personality Al Galdi takes an in-depth look at D.C.-area sports every weekday, giving hard-hitting analysis on - and having some fun with - the Commanders, Nationals, Orioles, Capitals, Wizards, Terrapins, Hoyas and more.
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Episode 940: Commanders improve to 6-2 with miracle win over Chicago Bears and more

12:25 - Commanders: deep dive on a legendary performance by quarterback Jayden Daniels in an 18-15 walk-off win over the Chicago Bears 40:44 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of aspects of the 18-15 walk-off win over the Chicago Bears, including standout pass catchers, how the running backs did, a very encouraging game for the defense and another good outing for kicker Austin Seibert 55:21 - College Football: analysis of Navy's 51-14 loss to Notre Dame, Maryland's 48-23 loss at Minnesota, Vi...

Oct 28, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 940

Episode 939: preview of Commanders vs. Chicago Bears and more

13:23 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Chicago Bears, including the latest on quarterback Jayden Daniels with him having a rib injury and the Commanders' banged-up offensive line, reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on the team potentially starting quarterback Marcus Mariota at quarterback and more and a statistical breakdown of the Commanders' offense vs. the Bears' defense 30:58 - Commanders: discussion of t...

Oct 25, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 939

Episode 938: analysis with Pro Football Focus' Dalton Wasserman on Jayden Daniels vs. Caleb Williams and more

13:46 - Commanders: reaction to - and some scheduled fun with - how head coach Dan Quinn is talking about the status of quarterback Jayden Daniels for the Commanders' game against the Chicago Bears given his rib injury...and thoughts on comments from quarterback Marcus Mariota on his impressive performance in the 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers and on Daniels dealing with injury 27:41 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels vs. Chica...

Oct 24, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 938

Episode 937: All-22 breakdown with Mark Bullock on Jayden Daniels/read-option and win over Carolina and more

22:08 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with film-breakdown-style analysis of the read-option for quarterback Jayden Daniels, the high-IQ nature of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's Commanders rushing offense in the 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers, how viable the Commanders' offense is with Marcus Mariota at quarterback, the great performance of edge defender Dante Fowler Jr. in the win over the Panthers, the likelihood of the Commanders' 2024 defense...

Oct 23, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 937

Episode 936: Dan Quinn addresses Jayden Daniels' status and future with read-option plays and more

11:43 - Commanders: reaction to the status of quarterback Jayden Daniels off him suffering a rib injury in the 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers, including comments from head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference that included him addressing whether the Commanders need to reevaluate having Daniels run the read-option...and analysis of quarterback Marcus Mariota's impressive relief outing in the win over the Panthers through the prism of advanced stats and comments from Quinn 34...

Oct 22, 202458 minEp. 936

Episode 935: Jayden Daniels injured as Commanders get to 5-2 with 40-7 win over Carolina Panthers and more

07:58 - Commanders: deep dive on what went down for the Commanders at quarterback in their 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers - Jayden Daniels getting injured on the Commanders' first offensive drive and Marcus Mariota initially struggling but then playing extremely well 32:42 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of aspects of the Commanders' 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers, including the return of running back Brian Robinson Jr. as the Commanders' rushing offense had an impressive outing,...

Oct 21, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 935

Episode 934: preview of Commanders vs. Carolina Panthers and more

19:16 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Carolina Panthers, including the latest on whether running back Brian Robinson Jr. will play in the game and analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels and of the Commanders' left-tackle rotation off comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury 32:50 - Commanders: discussion of the defense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Carolina Panthers, including a rundown of a busy Command...

Oct 18, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 934

Episode 933: appreciation of Jayden Daniels given Bryce Young, Commanders reshape defensive line and more

17:42 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Carolina Panthers, including encouraging news on running back Brian Robinson Jr., an appreciation of quarterback Jayden Daniels given the struggles of Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, high praise for Daniels from head coach Dan Quinn and multiple players and comments from Daniels on how opposing defenses are playing him on read-option plays 39:33 - Commanders: discussion of the defense in preparati...

Oct 17, 202453 minEp. 933

Episode 932: analysis from Ben Standig of The Athletic on Commanders' plans for NFL Trade Deadline and more

15:49 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the juxtaposed extremes of quarterback Jayden Daniels doing so well and the Commanders' defense doing so poorly, whether interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen has played his last game for Washington, what general manager Adam Peters is thinking regarding the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline, the state of the team at cornerback and more 47:11 - Capitals: breakdown of a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and te...

Oct 16, 202453 minEp. 932

Episode 931: Commanders' struggling defense loses Jonathan Allen for rest of season due to torn pec and more

13:23 - Commanders: reaction to and analysis of interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen being done for the season due to a torn pectoral muscle suffered in the 30-23 loss at the Baltimore Ravens, including the increased onus now on interior defensive linemen Johnny Newton and Phidarian Mathis, it being time for interior defensive lineman Daron Payne to live up to his contract, whether Allen has played his last game for Washington, the extent to which Allen being done for the season might impac...

Oct 15, 202450 minEp. 931

Episode 930: Jayden Daniels plays well but Commanders fall to 4-2 with 30-23 loss at Baltimore Ravens and more

10:46 - Commanders: deep dive on quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 30-23 loss at the Baltimore Ravens having a fourth consecutive game in which he was very good...and commentary on the Commanders' bad rushing offense in the game 32:36 - Commanders: analysis of a hideous performance by the defense in the 30-23 loss at the Baltimore Ravens, including reaction to edge defender Jamin Davis and cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. being healthy inactives for the game...and a salute to kicker Austin Seibert...

Oct 14, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 930

Episode 929: preview of Commanders at Baltimore Ravens and more

15:56 - Commanders: analysis of the offense in preparation for the team's game at the Baltimore Ravens, including reaction to the Commanders releasing quarterback Sam Hartman, an examination of the Commanders' latest injury report in terms of offensive players and discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on the potential for quarterback Jayden Daniels to be in a shootout at the Ravens, the left-tackle rotation of Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Coleman, the overall quality p...

Oct 11, 20241 hrEp. 929

Episode 928: breakdown of Jayden Daniels vs. Lamar Jackson, is Commanders-Ravens a rivalry? and more

19:01 - Commanders: examination of the Commanders' initial injury report for their game at the Baltimore Ravens...and analysis of Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels vs. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, including how they compare statistically and thoughts on comments from Daniels on not liking being compared to Jackson, Jackson on his role in the evolution of the quarterback position and Commanders head coach Dan Quinn on Daniels vs. Jackson 40:57 - Commanders: discussion of comments from he...

Oct 10, 202454 minEp. 928

Episode 927: All-22 breakdown with Mark Bullock on Jayden Daniels' improvement in win over Cleveland and more

17:18 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with film-breakdown-style analysis of the growth and maturity that were on display by quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns, what has been most impressive about Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, how the Commanders in their win over the Browns did such a good job against edge defender Myles Garrett, the high-level play being provided by center Tyler Biadasz and more 52:48 - G...

Oct 09, 20241 hr 13 minEp. 927

Episode 926: Dan Quinn explains Jayden Daniels "growing in every game" and Commanders' improved defense

13:45 - Commanders: reaction to how well things are going for the team and what this means for us as fans of the team off comments from head coach Dan Quinn at his day-after-the-game press conference off the 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns 26:18 - Commanders: analysis of the offense off comments from head coach Dan Quinn at his day-after-the-game press conference off the 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns, including a look at the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels through the prism o...

Oct 08, 202450 minEp. 926

Episode 925: Commanders improve to 4-1 with 34-13 win over Cleveland Browns and more

11:45 - Commanders: analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels not being at his best (and also being plagued by some drops) but still providing high-level production in a 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns 33:43 - Commanders: breakdowns of running back Austin Ekeler doing well in his return, a dominant performance by the Commanders' defense and more from a 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns 52:19 - College Football: thoughts on Navy's 34-7 win at Air Force, Virginia Tech's 31-7 win at Stanford, Vi...

Oct 07, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 925

Episode 924: preview of Commanders vs. Cleveland Browns and more

20:34 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the team's game against the Cleveland Browns, including an examination of good news and bad news for the Commanders in terms of injuries and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on his new and improved approach to coaching, the success of quarterback Jayden Daniels and blocking from skill-position players in the running game 31:40 - Commanders: discussion of the defense in preparation for the team's game ...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 924

Episode 923: Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels address handling and building on success and more

13:21 - Commanders: breakdown of notable injury news and busy injury reports for the Commanders and Cleveland Browns in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Browns...and discussion of a variety of items off comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including the Commanders potentially trading for Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams, the quality play of the Commanders' offensive line and what kind of a crowd the team will have for its game against the Browns 29:48 - Commanders: analysi...

Oct 03, 202457 minEp. 923

Episode 922: deep dive with Kevin Cole on Jayden Daniels and Commanders thriving in EPA per play and more

14:45 - Guest: NFL data analyst Kevin Cole of UnexpectedPoints.com on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders' offense rating so well in the state-of-the-art advanced stat Expected Points Added (EPA) per play, including what exactly the stat is, analysis of Daniels and Commanders through the prism of EPA per play, why Cole views Daniels over Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams as a "no-brainer," the reality that we actually know whether a quarterback is a hit sooner than we...

Oct 02, 202450 minEp. 922

Episode 921: Jayden Daniels and surging Commanders become talk of NFL and more

11:15 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in the 42-14 win at the Arizona Cardinals off head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference, including quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders becoming the talk of the NFL and analysis of Daniels and the offense performing at a high level...and a breakdown of the Commanders' offensive line in the win at the Cardinals 30:16 - Commanders: discussion of the defense in the 42-14 win at the Arizona Cardinals off head coach Dan Quinn's d...

Oct 01, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 921

Episode 920: Jayden Daniels great again as Commanders get to 3-1 with 42-14 win at Arizona Cardinals and more

11:23 - Commanders: deep dive on a great performance by quarterback Jayden Daniels in the Commanders' 42-14 win at the Arizona Cardinals 26:20 - Commanders: a salute to the Josh Harris group for paying for the team to spend its entire game week in Arizona for what ended up being 42-14 win at the Arizona Cardinals...analysis of three key offensive contributors in the game in receiver Olamide Zaccheaus and running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Jeremy McNichols...and an examination of the first non-...

Sep 30, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 920

Episode 919: Jayden Daniels analysis with PFF's Dalton Wasserman, preview of Commanders at Arizona and more

10:08 - Commanders: breakdown of the latest injury report for the Commanders' game at the Arizona Cardinals...and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including Kingsbury on why quarterback Jayden Daniels has committed no turnovers over his first three NFL regular-season games and telling words from Whitt on the state of the Commanders at cornerback 20:31 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on Commanders qu...

Sep 27, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 919

Episode 918: film breakdown with Mark Bullock of Jayden Daniels and Kliff Kingsbury in win at Cincinnati and more

11:43 - Commanders: breakdown of the initial injury report for the Commanders' game at the Arizona Cardinals and more from the Commanders' start of their practice week 19:10 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with film-breakdown-style analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great performance in the Commanders' 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's play-calling in the game and the work of le...

Sep 26, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 918

Episode 917: Dan Quinn reflects on Jayden Daniels' remarkable performance in win at Cincinnati Bengals and more

10:39 - Commanders: discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels off his all-time-great performance in the 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, including statistical analysis of what he did in the game and of what he is doing in the NFL's 2024 regular season and thoughts on comments from head coach Dan Quinn during his day-after-the-game press conference on Daniels 30:30 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of items from the 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Nig...

Sep 25, 202456 minEp. 917

Episode 916: Jayden Daniels dominates as Commanders get to 2-1 with 38-33 win at Cincinnati Bengals on MNF

11:28 - Commanders: breakdown of an all-time-great performance by quarterback Jayden Daniels in a 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football 29:00 - Commanders: analysis of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, receiver Terry McLaurin, running back Austin Ekeler, the Commanders' defense and more from a 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football Whatever your dermatological needs, call Dr. George Verghese and the Mid-Atlantic Skin-Surgery Institute Of Maryland...

Sep 24, 202440 minEp. 916

Episode 915: preview of Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football and much more

11:23 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the team's game at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, including reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on him blaming himself for receiver Terry McLaurin's lack of production, where the Commanders are at offensively, the team's red-zone struggles in the 21-18 win over the New York Giants and how quarterback Jayden Daniels should approach facing off with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on Monday...

Sep 23, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 915

Episode 914: Dan Quinn addresses lack of production from Terry McLaurin, Jon Allen and Daron Payne and more

13:37 - Commanders: discussion of the offense off the Commanders beginning their practice week for their game at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, including the latest on the status of left tackle Brandon Coleman and reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn on the lack of production from receiver Terry McLaurin, the successful Commanders debut for receiver Noah Brown and the impressive work of running back Brian Robinson Jr. 25:13 - Commanders: discussion of the defense off ...

Sep 20, 202457 minEp. 914

Episode 913: analysis with Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on Jayden Daniels and Kliff Kingsbury and more

13:52 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing as a runner off Fortier's in-depth piece examining Daniels protecting himself as a runner, what key advanced stats are telling us about Daniels, impressions of Kliff Kingsbury as Commanders offensive coordinator, whether Kingsbury-Daniels is a good offensive coordinator-quarterback marriage, the latest on the situation between the Commanders and the Wetzel family, where things stand in...

Sep 19, 202447 minEp. 913

Episode 912: conversation with Ben Standig on Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin and Brian Robinson Jr. and more

08:28 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing, whether the conversation about Daniels' rushing attempts is overblown or appropriate, what to make of receiver Terry McLaurin's lack of production, whether Brian Robinson Jr. has just started the first truly big season by a Washington running back in years, the Commanders' bad defense and more 39:28 - Nationals: analysis of a 10-1 loss at the New York Mets in a game in which starting pitcher...

Sep 18, 202452 minEp. 912

Episode 911: Dan Quinn on Tell The Truth Monday speaks truth on good and bad in win over Giants and more

09:55 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in the 21-18 win over the New York Giants, including comments from head coach Dan Quinn from his day-after-the-game press conference on quarterback Jayden Daniels, running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler and the Commanders' many pre-snap penalties in the game and analysis of Commanders receivers, including why Terry McLaurin's production has been so underwhelming through two games in the 2024 regular season 34:17 - Commanders: discussion o...

Sep 17, 202454 minEp. 911
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android