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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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00:50:36

Episode 1,158: Marcus Mariota preps as Jayden Daniels...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/09/18

12:22 - Commanders: discussion of quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota off Daniels not practicing due to his knee injury, including the issue of Daniels taking quarterback contact at a high rate and the potential for Mariota to be the team's starting quarterback for its game against the Las Vegas Raiders 31:51 - Commanders: conversation about the team placing cornerback Jonathan Jones on the Reserve/Injured List and signing unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Preston Smith for a second

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00:50:59

Episode 1,157: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/09/17

14:49 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on the performances of quarterback Jayden Daniels and receiver Terry McLaurin during the team's 1-1 start to the NFL's 2025 regular season 38:17 - Nationals: update on the team's search for a head of baseball operations and breakdown of the Nats getting swept in a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves 49:41 - Orioles: discussion of the O's being officially eliminated from playoff contention and

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00:51:45

Episode 1,156: Jayden Daniels' status for Commanders...

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2025/09/16

13:52 - Commanders: deep dive on quarterback Jayden Daniels having suffered a knee injury in the 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, including the possibility of Marcus Mariota being the Commanders' starting quarterback for the team's game against the Las Vegas Raiders and key comments from head coach Dan Quinn 31:09 - Commanders: discussion of running back Austin Ekeler and edge defender Deatrich Wise Jr. being done for the season due to injury, a discouraging update on

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01:11:19

Episode 1,155: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/09/15

14:07 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on how the team might replace running back Austin Ekeler and Deatrich Wise Jr. with each player reportedly done for the season due to injury, the extent to which offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. failed the team in its 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, the Commanders offensive lineman who most struggled over the team's first

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00:51:32

Episode 1,154: Commanders fall to 1-1 with 27-18 loss...

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2025/09/12

08:39 - Commanders: examination of the many injuries suffered by the team in its 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football and analysis of the Commanders' offense in the game 27:30 - Commanders: analysis of the defense and special teams in the 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football 36:35 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks for the FBS teams of the Mid-Atlantic region and thoughts on Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry being on the hot seat and on the

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00:57:53

Episode 1,153: preview of Commanders at Green Bay...

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2025/09/11

18:12 - Guest: Andy Herman, owner and host of the Pack-A-Day podcast, with an in-depth scouting report on the Green Bay Packers in preparation for the Commanders' game at the Packers on Thursday Night Football, including whether the 2025 Packers on paper are the best Packers team of Matt LaFleur's time as Packers head coach, what was especially good about the Packers' defense in the team's regular-season-opening 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions, how edge defender Micah Parsons is doing with the

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00:54:54

Episode 1,152: chat with Steve Czaban on Commanders...

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2025/09/10

18:57 - Guest: Steve Czaban, host of the CzabeCast podcast and of The Steve Czaban Show on 97.3 The Game in Milwaukee, on the Commanders' game at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, including Czabe having renounced his Washington fandom and become a Packers fan, what to make of the Packers' trade for edge defender Micah Parsons, how good the Packers' defense is, how good Packers quarterback Jordan Love is, potential fatal flaws for the Packers in the 2025 season and what Czabe thinks

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00:50:15

Episode 1,151: Dan Quinn goes in-depth on good and...

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2025/09/09

10:59 - Commanders: discussion of various topics addressed by head coach Dan Quinn during his day-after-the-game press conference off the regular-season-opening 21-6 win over the New York Giants, including how to take the win, the Commanders' many penalties in the game and what the team is facing in Green Bay Packers edge defender Micah Parsons on Thursday Night Football 23:18 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' offense in the regular-season-opening 21-6 win over the New York Giants off head

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01:09:31

Episode 1,150: Commanders begin their 2025 regular...

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2025/09/08

09:16 - Commanders: explanation of why the 21-6 win over the New York Giants is a great sign of progress for the Commanders and a deep dive on the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the game 22:42 - Commanders: analysis of receivers Deebo Samuel Sr. and Terry McLaurin, running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Austin Ekeler, running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. being a healthy inactive, the Commanders' defense and more from the 21-6 win over the New York Giants 37:32 - College Football:

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00:54:40

Episode 1,149: preview of Commanders vs. New York...

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2025/09/05

13:32 - Commanders: analysis of the offense versus the New York Giants' defense in preparation for their game and discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on quarterback Jayden Daniels, receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., the Commanders' running-back situation and more 25:38 - Commanders: analysis of the defense versus the New York Giants' offense in preparation for their game and discussion of comments from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on the defense potentially being better

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00:54:35

Episode 1,148: Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels address...

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2025/09/04

09:29 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on his approach to the team's 2025 season, how to handle expectations for the season, what constitutes a successful season and more 27:49 - Commanders: examination of the first injury report of the Commanders' 2025 season and conversation about the Giants' defensive line, quarterback Jayden Daniels' calm demeanor, the Commanders' running-back situation, the significance of Mamba Time and more off comments from Daniels and head

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00:54:25

Episode 1,147: ESPN's Brian Burke on Jayden Daniels'...

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2025/09/03

14:38 - Guest: Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics on the extent to which Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels excelled in ESPN's Total QBR metric during his all-time-great 2024 rookie season, the significance of him having done this, ESPN's Football Power Index being high on the Commanders in the 2025 season and more 27:34 - Guest: Nick Falato, co-host of the Big Blue Banter podcast on the New York Giants, with an in-depth scouting report on the Giants in preparation for the Commanders' game against the

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00:50:40

Episode 1,146: preview of Commanders' 2025 regular...

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2025/09/02

10:06 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst and Commanders fan Nick Akridge with a preview of the Commanders' 2025 regular season, including how to take the team in the NFL's 2025 preseason going 0-3 with a league-worst point differential of -71, what to expect from quarterback Jayden Daniels off his all-time-great 2024 rookie season, two specific areas in which Daniels can and should be better, what to look for from Kliff Kingsbury in his second season as Commanders offensive coordinator

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01:11:18

Episode 1,145: preview of Commanders' 2025 regular...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/09/01

11:10 - Guest: Commanders insider John Keim of ESPN with a preview of the Commanders' 2025 regular season, including how the anticipation for the Commanders' 2025 regular season compares with the anticipations for other highly-anticipated regular seasons for Washington, why the team expects quarterback Jayden Daniels to be even better in the 2025 season than he was in his all-time-great 2024 rookie season, what the trade acquisitions of left tackle Laremy Tunsil and receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. mean

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01:06:03

Episode 1,144: intel with Ben Standig on Terry...

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2025/08/29

09:20 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on how quickly the Jayden Daniels-Terry McLaurin QB1-WR1 chemistry can be back in full effect, the likely regression of the team in terms of fourth-down efficiency and more 23:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on the state of sports media given the rise of independent media, the significance of the contract extension for receiver Terry McLaurin as it relates to quarterback Jayden Daniels

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01:09:09

Episode 1,143: Adam Peters and Terry McLaurin open up...

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2025/08/28

13:24 - Commanders: analysis of the specifics of the team's contract extension with receiver Terry McLaurin, including why it is a win for general manager Adam Peters, and reaction to Peters and McLaurin opening up about the negotiations 52:27 - Commanders: discussion of the state of the team's roster off comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn at a joint press conference 01:00:09 - Nationals: breakdown of an 11-2 loss at the New York Yankees to conclude a three-game sweep

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00:44:35

Episode 1,142: Commanders conduct Cutdown To 53 and more

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2025/08/27

19:43 - Commanders: position-group-by-position-group analysis of the team's Cutdown To 53, including reaction to a report that the team is looking to trade cornerback Noah Igbinoghene 32:53 - Nationals: breakdown of a 5-1 loss at the New York Yankees as starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore struggled for a sixth time in eight starts 40:16 - Orioles: discussion of a 5-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox in a game in which starting pitcher Kyle Bradish was dominant in his return to the Majors from Tommy John

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00:58:18

Episode 1,141: Commanders and Terry McLaurin agree on...

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2025/08/26

14:10 - Commanders: reaction to the team and receiver Terry McLaurin agreeing on a three-year contract extension, ending a lengthy saga 25:23 - Guest: Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post with analysis of the Commanders and receiver Terry McLaurin agreeing on a three-year contract extension, a preview of the team's Cutdown To 53, thoughts on a potential contract extension for Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels when he becomes extension-eligible in the 2027 offseason and more 54:06 - Nationals:

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01:12:05

Episode 1,140: Commanders trade Brian Robinson,...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/08/25

11:13 - Commanders: analysis of the team trading running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including the latest on running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Chris Rodriguez Jr. 25:15 - Commanders: thoughts on receiver Terry McLaurin off him being in attendance for the preseason-ending 30-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens but seemingly being isolated and solemn for much of the game 32:41 - Commanders: how much does the team in the NFL's 2025

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01:10:42

Episode 1,139: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/08/22

13:56 - Commanders: discussion off the final day of training camp of key updates on left guard Brandon Coleman, quarterback Marcus Mariota, receiver Noah Brown and safety Quan Martin and conversation from head coach Dan Quinn on the upcoming Cutdown To 53 28:19 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on standout players for the team in its 31-17 preseason loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, including running backs Jacory "Bill" Croskey-Merritt

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