The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 1,099: chat with Brandon Thorn of Trench Warfare on Commanders' offensive and defensive lines and more Jun 20, 2025

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11:32 - Guest: Brandon Thorn, owner of the Trench Warfare newsletter, on the Commanders' offensive and defensive lines, including a recent conversation that Thorn had with Commanders offensive-line coach Bobby Johnson, what the team has in left tackle Laremy Tunsil, why Josh Conerly Jr. initially playing guard as opposed to tackle might make sense, why Thorn is bullish on Brandon Coleman at left guard, the strengths and concerns with the Commanders' revamped defensive line, perspective on interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton and the value of interior pass rush in the current NFL

36:37 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-3 11-inning win over the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies to end the Nats' 11-game losing streak in a game in which left fielder James Wood smashed two two-run homers, including a walk-off two-run homer

47:09 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-1 win at the Tampa Bay Ray for the Orioles' 16th win in 24 games as left fielder Colton Cowser homered for a third consecutive game

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Episode 1,098: investigation into why Commanders' home attendance in 2024 regular season was down and more Jun 19, 2025

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12:13 - Commanders: four theories for why the team's home attendance for the 2024 regular season was shockingly down from the team's home attendance for the 2023 regular season

26:06 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-1 loss to the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies, giving the Nats 11 consecutive losses...and reaction to president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo standing by manager Davey Martinez and saying that the Nats' rebuild started with the Juan Soto trade in Aug. 2022

41:20 - Orioles: breakdown of a 12-8 loss at the Tampa Bay Rays in a game in which the O's blew an 8-0 third-inning lead

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Episode 1,097: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on Luke McCaffrey and Commanders' depth at receiver and more Jun 18, 2025

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10:03 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' depth at receiver off receiver Noah Brown being carted off the field on Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, with a particular focus on receiver Luke McCaffrey off his disappointing rookie season

34:55 - Nationals: discussion of a 10-6 loss to the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies in a game in which the Nats got out-homered, 7-2, giving the Nats 10 consecutive losses

43:43 - Orioles: breakdown of a 5-1 win at the Tampa Bay Rays, giving the O's 15 wins over the team's last 22 games

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Episode 1,096: chat with Footballguys’ Dave Kluge on ranking Jayden Daniels as No. 1 dynasty fantasy QB and more Jun 17, 2025

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09:51 - Guest: Dave Kluge, senior writer and podcast host for Footballguys.com, on ranking the Commanders' Jayden Daniels as the No. 1 quarterback in the NFL in dynasty fantasy football, what to make of the all-time-great rookie season that Daniels had in the 2024 season, whether regression or progression is more likely for Daniels in his second NFL season, where Daniels ranks as a runner among quarterbacks in the NFL, which of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft will take the biggest step forward in the 2025 season and more

28:53 - Nationals: analysis of a 6-4 loss to the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies in a game in which the Nats blew a 4-3 ninth-inning lead for their ninth consecutive loss despite the MLB regular-season debut of third baseman Brady House, who is the Nats' top position-player prospect

42:13 - Orioles: breakdown of a 7-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Rays

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Episode 1,095: insight with Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com on Kliff Kingsbury's Bill Belichick-like nature and more Jun 16, 2025

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09:39 - Guest: NFL writer Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com on his recent piece on Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, including him being influenced by his time as a quarterback for the New England Patriots under head coach Bill Belichick, why Kingsbury was smart to not take an NFL head-coaching job in the 2025 offseason, why Kingsbury could thrive in his second stint as an NFL head coach and why Dunne is bullish on the Commanders in the 2025 season

34:40 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' losing streak reaching eight games via being swept in three games by the National League East-worst Miami Marlins, including in-depth reaction to manager Davey Martinez saying that the Nats' offensive struggles are "never on coaching" and thoughts on the legacy of retiring catcher Wilson Ramos with the Nats

53:35 - Orioles: breakdown of a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, improving the O's to 14-6 over their last 20 games

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Episode 1,094: Dan Quinn addresses hype for Commanders’ 2025 season as offseason program ends and more Jun 13, 2025

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08:39 - Commanders: while we await news on receiver Noah Brown off him being carted off the field during Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, discussion of receivers Luke McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel Sr. off notable comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including him raving about the speed of Samuel

19:45 - Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn as the team concluded its 2025 Offseason Program on the significant expectations for the Commanders in the 2025 season, how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing, what Quinn is thinking with the right side of the team's offensive line and what to make of running back Chris Rodriguez Jr.

43:11 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-3 loss at the Major League-leading New York Mets to complete a three-game sweep despite the Nats scoring three runs in the top of the ninth

51:48 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-1 loss to the American League-leading Detroit Tigers in a game in which the O's got victimized by Tigers ace Tarik Skubal

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Episode 1,093: Noah Brown carted off field, Jeremy Reaves gets extension, Marshon Lattimore opens up and more Jun 12, 2025

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14:10 - Commanders: reaction to receiver Noah Brown being carted off the field during Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, an ode to safety and special-teams ace Jeremy Reaves off the Commanders signing him to a one-year contract extension and discussion of cornerback Marshon Lattimore off him saying that he due to his troublesome hamstring never truly felt like himself during the 2025 season

26:02 - Commanders: thoughts on key comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including how the team is approaching things with its new-look defensive line, whether the Commanders benefit from having so many players entering contract/pseudo-contract seasons and how Quinn feels about NFL players being allowed to participate in flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

44:23 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-0 loss at the New York Mets, who moved into having the best record in MLB

48:54 - Orioles: breakdown of a 10-1 win over the American League-leading Detroit Tigers

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Episode 1,092: Terry McLaurin no-shows Commanders' mandatory minicamp and more Jun 11, 2025

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11:06 - Commanders: reaction to receiver Terry McLaurin not attending the Commanders' mandatory minicamp while in the midst of contract-extension talks with the team and to left tackle Laremy Tunsil and cornerback Marshon Lattimore attending the mandatory minicamp off, like McLaurin, not attending OTA practices

24:33 - Commanders: discussion of running back Brian Robinson Jr. as he enters a contract season and of Brandon Coleman as he transitions from offensive tackle to guard and more

38:06 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 10-inning loss at the National League-leading New York Mets in a game in which the Nats blew a 4-2 eighth-inning lead

50:30 - Orioles: breakdown of a 5-3 loss to the Major League-leading Detroit Tigers off a flurry of roster moves, including the reinstatements of infielder Jordan Westburg and outfielder Cedric Mullins from the 10-Day Injured List

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Episode 1,091: Brian Johnson, Tavita Pritchard and David Blough talk Jayden Daniels and continuity and more Jun 10, 2025

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14:56 - Commanders: discussion of the potential for quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense to be even better in the 2025 season than they were in the 2024 season off recent comments from assistant head coach/offensive pass-game coordinator Brian Johnson, quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough

37:12 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of the the Capitals site Russian Machine Never Breaks, on the legacy of retiring winger T.J. Oshie, how good head coach Spencer Carbery has been for the Caps off him winning the Jack Adams Award, how real the Caps' major increase in goal scoring in the 2024-2025 regular season was, what to make of the recent retirement talk regarding winger Alex Ovechkin and what to expect from the Caps in the 2025 offseason

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Episode 1,090: conversation with Ben Standig on Terry McLaurin contract-extension negotiations and more Jun 09, 2025

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10:47 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the reportedly stalled contract-extension talks between the Commanders and receiver Terry McLaurin, whether the Commanders' three notable absentees from OTA practices - McLaurin, left tackle Laremy Tunsil and cornerback Marshon Lattimore - will be attending the team's mandatory minicamp, an examination of where we're at with interior defensive lineman Daron Payne off a press-conference question from Standig that prompted extreme praise for Payne from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., the state of the Commanders at safety and what run-game coordinator/running-backs coach Anthony Lynn told Standig about running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt

42:25 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two out of three games against the Texas Rangers

55:08 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games at the American League West-worst Athletics...and reaction to Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes needing to undergo Tommy John surgery off the O's not re-signing him as a free agent in the 2024-2025 offseason

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