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The Al Galdi Podcast

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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01:07:29

Episode 1,024: Commanders re-sign Zach Ertz and John...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/03/10

11:04 - Commanders: discussion of tight ends Zach Ertz and John Bates reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team releasing interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, comments from linebacker Bobby Wagner off re-signing with the Commanders and the team extending an exclusive-rights tender to running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., including why Rodriguez deserves more carries 28:02 - Commanders: exploration of what now for the Commanders at edge defender off the Cleveland Browns

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00:50:28

Episode 1,023: Commanders re-sign Bobby Wagner and...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/03/07

17:00 - Commanders: analysis of linebacker Bobby Wagner reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders via a one-year contract and of the Commanders re-signing kicker Zane Gonzalez to a one-year contract 26:05 - Guest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com with a preview of the NFL's 2025 free-agent class from the perspective of external free agents who could appeal to the Commanders, including a sober evaluation of the free-agent class as a whole, breakdowns of three San Francisco 49ers

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00:43:59

Episode 1,022: chat with Dan Pizzuta of The 33rd Team...

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2025/03/06

11:47 - Guest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com on the market inefficiency that the Commanders are exploiting in making their reported trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., why Samuel is a great fit in the offense of Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, the impressive jobs that Kingsbury in the 2024 season did in terms of adaptation and evolving with his offense, how the Commanders' Jayden Daniels in his all-time-great rookie season blew through the concerns

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00:47:01

Episode 1,021: analysis with Commanders insider Ben...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/03/05

12:01 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on whether the Commanders' trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. qualifies as a big swing by Commanders general manager Adam Peters, when a potential contract extension for receiver Terry McLaurin might happen and what it might look like, whether the trade for Samuel lessens the likelihood of the Commanders re-signing any of their many pending unrestricted-free-agent receivers, what to make of pending

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01:03:56

Episode 1,020: deep dive with San Francisco 49ers...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/03/04

10:42 - Guest: Rob Lowder, host of the San Francisco 49ers podcast Striking Gold, on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. off the Commanders having agreed to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the Niners for Samuel, including why the Niners are trading Samuel, insight and context on Samuel's sideline altercation with two teammates during a game last November and on his weight issues, the truth about Samuel's injury history, the best usage of Samuel at this point in his career, how Samuel is as a blocker and why

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00:53:00

Episode 1,019: Commanders agree on trade for San...

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2025/03/03

07:07 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders reportedly agreeing to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., including perspective on the trade compensation, an examination of the legitimate concerns with Samuel and analysis of why and how Samuel could be very good for the Commanders 27:50 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak reaching three games with a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite a goal from top-line right wing

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00:50:03

Episode 1,018: Commanders intel from Sam Fortier of...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/28

13:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the likelihood of the Commanders trading interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen as opposed to releasing him, where things went wrong with Washington's all-first-round pick defensive line, the possibility of the team taking a running back with its No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, what general manager Adam Peters is thinking in the 2025 offseason regarding making a big trade versus sticking with his

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54:50

Episode 1,017: major improvement for Commanders in...

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2025/02/27

09:19 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders ranking No. 11 in the NFL in overall report card from the NFL Players Association for player treatment for the 2024 season off ranking last in the NFL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons20:36 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, quarterback Jayden Daniels' offseason, the team's coaching-staff continuity,

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66:12

Episode 1,016: Commanders give Jon Allen permission...

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2025/02/26

17:46 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, including where Allen is at in his career, the likelihood of the Commanders actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington 31:03 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics addressed by general manager Adam Peters over two sessions with reporters at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, including Commanders executive Martin Mayhew retiring, what to expect from the

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55:10

Episode 1,015: chat with Rams pod host Derek Ciapala...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/25

13:29 - Guest: Derek Ciapala, co-founder and host of the Rams Talk Radio podcast, on whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, including the extent to which the Kupp situation is connected to what's going on with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the likelihood of the Rams trading Kupp versus releasing him, why Kupp still is a good receiver, Kupp's troubling recent injury history, Kupp's monster 2021 season, how Kupp is as a person, how Rams

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64:53

Episode 1,014: chat with 49ers insider Grant Cohn on...

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2025/02/24

12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenure of former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as 49ers head coach has been a success, how

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67:42

Episode 1,013: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/02/21

17:13 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of the Commanders' defensive line and linebacking corps, including what the team would be getting in Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett if it traded for him, how far general manager Adam Peters should go to trade for Garrett, whether the Commanders should re-sign pending unrestricted-free-agent edge defenders Dante Fowler Jr. and Clelin Ferrell, where we are and what should happen with

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69:22

Episode 1,012: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/02/20

14:18 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' secondary, including why it is so crucial to the scheme of head coach Dan Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., assessments of cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Mike Sainristil, why the team needs another starting-caliber cornerback, potential targets for the Commanders at cornerback in free agency in the 2025 offseason, how set the team is at safety if it re-signs

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55:02

Episode 1,011: chat with J.I. Halsell on Jayden...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/19

16:25 - Guest: former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell on the Commanders' renaissance 2024 season, the value of having a great quarterback like Jayden Daniels on a rookie contract, the possibility of Daniels when he is extension-eligible in the 2027 offseason becoming the NFL's first player with a contract with an average annual value of $100 million, the notion of the Commanders taking on the albatross that is the contract of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as the trade

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58:30

Episode 1,010: lessons for Commanders from Mike...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/18

14:22 - Guest: Mike Petraglia, host of the Jungle Roar Podcast on the Cincinnati Bengals, on the team reportedly deciding to franchise-tag receiver Tee Higgins for a second consecutive offseason and thus likely removing him as a potential target for the Commanders, including why the Bengals are doing this, the possibility of the Bengals trading him, just how good he is and his concerning recent injury history...and Petraglia analyzes the good and bad done by the Bengals in their roster construction

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77:50

Episode 1,009: chat with Ben Baldwin on Jayden...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/17

17:25 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Ben Baldwin on the groundbreaking website that he co-created in RBSDM.com, how Super Bowl 59 made Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great rookie season look even better, how Daniels was robbed in not being at least one of the five finalists for Associated Press NFL MVP for the 2024 regular season, the great work of Commanders head coach Dan Quinn via his bold fourth-down decision-making in the 2024 season and the nature of advanced stats in the

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56:18

Episode 1,008: deep dive with Mitch Tischler on...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/14

14:49 - Guest: Mitch Tischler, co-host of Monumental Sports Network's Beltway Football podcast, on the states of the Commanders' offensive and defensive lines, including how good the offensive line truly was in the 2024 season, the potential for right tackle Andrew Wylie to be a salary-cap cut, whether Brandon Coleman will be the team's starting left tackle for Week 1 of the 2025 regular season, how much of the struggles of the rushing offense in terms of running backs as the 2024 season went on

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61:54

Episode 1,007: intel with Ben Standig on Adam Peters'...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/13

10:34 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the likelihood of Marcus Mariota as an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason landing a spot as a bridge QB1 with another team, what general manager Adam Peters' philosophy for the team's 2025 offseason should/will be in terms of being aggressive vs. not giving up too much draft capital, the potential for the Commanders to trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel and Los

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54:53

Episode 1,006: conversation with Barry Svrluga on...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/12

13:54 - Guest: Barry Svrluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on the state of the Commanders off their 2024 renaissance season, including the team finally having solved owner and quarterback - two items that Svrluga pounded for years, why he's not necessarily expecting a big-splash offseason from general manager Adam Peters and what has been especially impressive about offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury...and Svrluga provides analysis and intel on the Nationals' lack of spending in MLB's

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54:57

Episode 1,005: deep dive with CBS Sports' Josh...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/02/11

13:59 - Guest: CBS Sports NFL Draft writer Josh Edwards on what the Commanders can learn from the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles' roster construction, including the Eagles' heavy emphasis on building up the offensive and defensive lines, a strategy that the Eagles employ to ease their salary-cap hits, the great drafting and free-agency work of Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman, notable roster-construction items from the Kansas City Chiefs and more...and

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