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The Al Galdi Podcast

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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.
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Episodes

Episode 970: Dan Quinn says Marshon Lattimore tracking to make Commanders debut at New Orleans and more

13:48 - Commanders: reaction to head coach Dan Quinn during his post-bye-week press conference indicating that cornerback Marshon Lattimore is tracking toward making his Commanders debut in the team's game at his former team, the New Orleans...breakdown of the Saints' quarterback situation with QB1 Derek Carr injured and the team's interesting backup-quarterback scenario...and discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels off comments from Quinn on what he wants to see from Daniels down the stretch o...

Dec 10, 202458 minEp. 970

Episode 969: conversation with Michael Phillips on state of Commanders coming out of bye week and more

13:42 - Guest: Michael Phillips, founding editor of The Richmonder and host of MP On The Mic on 910 The Fan in Richmond, Virginia, on the Commanders as they come out of their bye week, including how many wins will be necessary for the team to make the playoffs, a comparison of the great rookie season that quarterback Jayden Daniels is having with the great rookie season that quarterback Robert Griffin III had for Washington in 2012, how fan excitement for the team now compares to fan excitement ...

Dec 09, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 969

Episode 968: conversation with Ryan Wetzel on his quest for Commanders to go back to Redskins logo and more

22:19 - Guest: Ryan Wetzel, the grandson of Walter "Blackie" Wetzel, who designed the Redskins logo of the proud Native American warrior, on the quest for the Commanders to bring back that logo, including whether the logo coming back is in fact a possibility, what Ryan has been told by the Commanders, the nature of those conversations, why he is on a mission to bring back the logo, whether in his experience people of Native American heritage are offended by the team name of "Redskins" and/or the...

Dec 06, 202458 minEp. 968

Episode 967: analysis with PFF's Nick Akridge on Jayden Daniels being No. 3 QB in NFL per PFF and more

18:12 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst and Commanders fan Nick Akridge on the Commanders at their bye week, including how and why Jayden Daniels for the 2024 regular season is No. 3 among all qualified NFL quarterbacks in overall grade per PFF, how and why Daniels is doing just fine in the much-discussed metric pressure-to-sack rate, how the offensive line is doing, PFF-style grades for offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., whether left tac...

Dec 05, 202452 minEp. 967

Episode 966: All-22 breakdown with Mark Bullock on Commanders' resurgent offense vs. Tennessee and more

21:12 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with a film-breakdown-style deep dive on the Commanders' offense in the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans, including how and why the Commanders' rushing offense was so good, the production from running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., what offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury did with receiver Terry McLaurin in lining him up on the right side more than normal and making a concerted effort to get him targets early in the game,...

Dec 04, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 966

Episode 965: Dan Quinn assesses state of Commanders at bye and offensive eruption vs. Tennessee and more

13:07 - Commanders: a look at the state of the team at its bye week off comments by head coach Dan Quinn at his day-after-the-game press conference off the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans 24:15 - Commanders: further analysis of the offense in the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans, including how advanced stats make quarterback Jayden Daniels' performance in the game look even better and insight from head coach Dan Quinn at his day-after-the-game press conference on the Commanders' great rus...

Dec 03, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 965

Episode 964: Commanders improve to 8-5 with 42-19 blowout of Tennessee Titans and more

09:40 - Commanders: analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders' passing offense in the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans, including the concerted effort to get receiver Terry McLaurin substantial targets early in the game 27:54 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' great rushing offense in the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans 37:00 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' defense, Commanders special teams and more from the 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans...and takeaw...

Dec 02, 20241 hr 38 minEp. 964

Episode 963: preview of Commanders vs. Tennessee Titans and more

15:32 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Tennessee Titans, including a the Commanders' latest injury report in terms of offensive players, keys stats for the Commanders' offense and Titans' defense, a look at three Titans defensive assistants with Redskins/Washington, D.C.-area ties and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on the Titans' defense, getting the offense on track, quarterback Jayden Daniels potentiall...

Nov 29, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 963

Episode 962: Commanders intel with Ben Standig on losing streak, Kliff Cliff and Jayden Daniels and more

14:05 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the proper outlook on the team's season in what is Year 1 of a rebuild, how the regression narrative with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is overblown, why the injuries for running back Brian Robinson Jr. have been especially bad for the Commanders, how quarterback Jayden Daniels has played during the team's three-game losing streak, what to make of head coach Dan Quinn indicating that he sees the Commanders as having played ...

Nov 27, 202454 minEp. 962

Episode 961: deep dive on Commanders' offensive struggles as Dan Quinn says team is playing "tight" and more

14:10 - Commanders: a big-picture point about the 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys...an examination of the Commanders in the game playing "tight" off head coach Dan Quinn during his day-after-the-game press conference making it a point to use that word...updates from Quinn on injuries suffered by running backs Austin Ekeler and Brian Robinson Jr. and right tackle Andrew Wylie in the game...insight on the recent struggles of the rushing offense in terms of running backs...analysis of the offensiv...

Nov 26, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 961

Episode 960: Commanders fall to 7-5 with 34-26 loss to Dallas Cowboys and more

12:06 - Commanders: deep dive on quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense in the 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, including Daniels actually playing well, the struggles of Commanders pass catchers and where offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury went wrong 35:35 - Commanders: analysis of an all-time-crazy game for Washington special teams and of the defense in the 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys 57:20 - Nationals and Orioles: reaction to the Nats non-tendering relievers Kyle Finnegan and Tann...

Nov 25, 20241 hr 47 minEp. 960

Episode 959: preview of Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys and more

14:47 - Commanders: analysis of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Dallas Cowboys, including the ultra-healthy state of the Commanders' offense, injury updates on two key Cowboys cornerbacks, key stats and discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on Cowboys edge defender Micah Parsons, the state of the Commanders' offense, quarterback Jayden Daniels, whether Kingsbury's offenses are prone to in-season regression and more 32:20 - Commanders: a...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 27 minEp. 959

Episode 958: Jayden Daniels says torso is being wrapped "to stay warm," is Dallas missing Dan Quinn? and more

13:10 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders' offense and Dallas Cowboys' defense as the teams began their practice weeks for Commanders vs. Cowboys, including a breakdown of a Commanders injury report that included the offensive line now being fully healthy, quarterback Jayden Daniels saying that his torso is being wrapped in between offensive series during games "just to stay warm," head coach Dan Quinn on a return to practice normalcy for Daniels and the team, analysis of Daniels' recent ...

Nov 21, 202459 minEp. 958

Episode 957: analysis with Mark Bullock on why Commanders should keep Mike Sainristil as outside CB and more

13:35 - Commanders: reaction to the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passing the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, including what this means for the Commanders' next stadium potentially being on the RFK Stadium site and discussion of Montana Sen. Steve Daines' advocating for the Redskins logo of the proud Native American warrior 31:42 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of...

Nov 20, 202457 minEp. 957

Episode 956: Dan Quinn says Jayden Daniels "is not injured" and provides reason for recent struggles and more

15:31 - Commanders: discussion of the offense, including reaction to head coach Dan Quinn saying that quarterback Jayden Daniels "is not injured right now" and providing a primary reason for Daniels' recent struggles, telling advanced stats regarding Daniels' performance in the 26-18 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football and analysis of tight end Zach Ertz and running back Austin Ekeler 38:44 - Commanders: discussion of the defense, including the solid work by Commanders cor...

Nov 19, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 956

Episode 955: All-22 breakdown with Mark Bullock on Jayden Daniels and false Kliff Kingsbury narrative and more

13:55 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with a film-breakdown-style deep dive on the Commanders' offense, including what went wrong for quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 26-18 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, whether Commanders receivers in the loss at the Eagles were getting open, why the Commanders' offensive line struggled in the loss at the Eagles, the truth about whether the Commanders' offense under offensive coordinator Kliff K...

Nov 18, 20241 hr 16 minEp. 955

Episode 954: Commanders fall to 7-4 with 26-18 loss at Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football and more

10:08 - Commanders: breakdown of the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 26-18 loss at Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, including whether he's hurting more than we know, a key botched fourth-down play, the Commanders' bizarre final offensive drive and the lack of production from Commanders receivers 31:42 - Commanders: analysis of a variety of items from the 26-18 loss at Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, including the return of running back Brian Robins...

Nov 15, 202456 minEp. 954

Episode 953: preview of Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football and more

15:27 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders' final injury report for their big game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, including good news on running back Brian Robinson Jr. but disappointing news on cornerback Marshon Lattimore...and discussion of key stats and matchups for the Commanders' defense vs. the Eagles' offense and the Commanders' offense vs. the Eagles' defense 29:43 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night F...

Nov 14, 202451 minEp. 953

Episode 952: Jayden Daniels vs. Jalen Hurts, Commanders' hiring of Kliff Kingsbury looks even better and more

20:00 - Commanders: breakdown of the latest injury report for the Commanders' big game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, including perhaps telling comments from head coach Dan Quinn on whether cornerback Marshon Lattimore will make his Commanders debut in the game...and reaction to comments from Quinn on the team having a Week 14 bye, whether he to his team has brought up the playoff implications of the game at the Eagles, why quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 28-27 loss to ...

Nov 13, 202455 minEp. 952

Episode 951: Dan Quinn addresses Commanders' "hard turnaround" for big game at Philadelphia Eagles and more

13:04 - Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference off the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Commanders' need to move on from the loss quickly with a big game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football 25:38 - Commanders: analysis of a variety of items from the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels, a telling stat regarding running back Austin Ekeler in the game, w...

Nov 12, 202449 minEp. 951

Episode 950: Commanders fall to 7-3 with 28-27 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers and more

14:10 - Commanders: deep dive on the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 36:22 - Commanders: analysis of a variety of items from the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, including another big outing by receiver Terry McLaurin, the Commanders' rushing offense struggling without running back Brian Robinson Jr., a wild game for Commanders special teams and a very mixed game for the Commanders' defense 53:53 - College Football: discussion of Maryl...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 27 minEp. 950

Episode 949: preview of Commanders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and more

16:20 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the latest injury report in terms of Commanders offensive players, key stats regarding the Commanders' offense vs. the Steelers' defense and analysis of comments from Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on Steelers edge defender T.J. Watt, new Steelers edge defender (and former Redskin) Preston Smith, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Commanders left ...

Nov 08, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 949

Episode 948: Marshon Lattimore arrives, chat with Mark Bullock on Jayden Daniels and Brandon Coleman and more

12:47 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn on the team trading for corner Marshon Lattimore, including insight from Peters on his thought process in making the trade and telling words from Quinn on what he likes about Lattimore and how happy Quinn is to have Lattimore...and an examination of the Commanders' initial injury report for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers 37:38 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock o...

Nov 07, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 948

Episode 947: Commanders make blockbuster trade for New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore

18:02 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders on 2024 NFL Trade Deadline Day trading for New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, including the great trade terms that Commanders general manager Adam Peters negotiated for his team, key stats regarding Lattimore being a true CB1, the favorable contractual situation that the Commanders are inheriting with this trade, Lattimore's troubling recent injury history and reaction to the trade from head coach Dan Quinn and prominent NFL media memb...

Nov 06, 202453 minEp. 947

Episode 946: Dan Quinn talks Jayden Daniels in "winning time" and Brandon Coleman's breakout and more

16:47 - Commanders: examining significant news for two upcoming Commanders opponents...and discussion of the Commanders' offense off head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference off the 27-22 win at the New York Giants, including analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels through the prism of advanced stats - including him delivering in "winning time" - and left tackle Brandon Coleman's breakout performance leading an impressive outing by the offensive line 38:52 - Commanders: discussi...

Nov 05, 202458 minEp. 946

Episode 945: Commanders improve to 7-2 with 27-22 win at New York Giants and more

11:35 - Commanders: reaction to reports regarding the Commanders and the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline...and a deep dive on a very good performance by quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 27-22 win at the New York Giants 31:24 - Commanders: breakdowns of a variety of aspects from the 27-22 win at the New York Giants, including standout pass catchers, the production from running backs despite Brian Robinson Jr. being out, a so-so game for the defense and more good work from kicker Austin Seibert 51:09 - C...

Nov 04, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 945

Episode 944: preview of Commanders at New York Giants and more

17:30 - Commanders: discussion of the offense in preparation for the Commanders' game at the New York Giants, including the latest on injured left tackles Brandon Coleman and Cornelius Lucas, key stats regarding the Commanders' offense vs. the Giants' defense and analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels off comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury 31:14 - Commanders: discussion of the defense in preparation for the Commanders' game at the New York Giants, including concern about the inj...

Nov 01, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 944

Episode 943: analysis from Ben Standig on Commanders/NFL Trade Deadline and Kliff Kingsbury's future and more

17:36 - Commanders: discussion of the team off it beginning its practice week for the game at the New York Giants and off comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including the notion of not suffering a letdown loss at the Giants, a breakdown of the Commanders' first injury report for the game, an appreciation of Jayden Daniels given what is going on with other quarterbacks taken with top-10 picks in recent NFL Drafts and an examination of Giants-turned-Commanders offensive-line coach Bobby Johnson 3...

Oct 31, 20241 hr 13 minEp. 943

Episode 942: conversation with Commanders radio play-by-play announcer Bram Weinstein and more

17:07 - Guest: Commanders radio play-by-play announcer Bram Weinstein on his call of the walk-off Hail Mary in the Commanders' 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears, his approach to calling games, his philosophy on saying "Redskins" during game broadcasts, why he believes that the Commanders' Jayden Daniels is having the best rookie season for a quarterback in NFL history, a particularly compelling aspect of Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, why the Commanders should be buyers regarding the 2024 NFL T...

Oct 30, 202459 minEp. 942

Episode 941: Dan Quinn talks Jayden Daniels' heroics and Johnny Newton's breakout in win over Chicago and more

10:12 - Commanders: further analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels' legendary performance in the 18-15 walk-off win over the Chicago Bears, including how his 52-yard walk-off Hail Mary touchdown bomb to receiver Noah Brown is even more iconic than initially thought, what the advanced stats tell us about Daniels' outing, insights on Daniels from head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference and why the ending to the game is the greatest finish ever to a Washington regular-season game...

Oct 29, 202451 minEp. 941
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