The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 50: Rhyming Keys for WFT for a successful first round, chat with Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics on WFT and NFL Draft and much more Apr 29, 2021

Show notes

12:48 - Washington Football Team: Rhyming Keys for a successful first round of the 2021 NFL Draft for Washington

24:51 - Washington Football Team: are the Los Angeles Rams showing us that draft picks are overrated?

36:56 - Guest: Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics on his work as a pioneer in football analytics, what ESPN's Draft Day Predictor is saying for the Washington Football Team in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the best way to go about drafting a franchise quarterback and more

55:19 - Wizards: thoughts on the Wiz's 11th win in 13 games - a 116-107 win over the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers

01:05:46 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' 8-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, including another very good start by Erick Fedde and a second consecutive good game for the offense

01:20:13 - Orioles: why the O's should stick with Dean Kremer and Ryan Mountcastle despite their struggles off a 7-0 loss to the New York Yankees

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Episode 49: WFT is trading for Ereck Flowers, Dan Snyder vs. Beth Wilkinson and much more Apr 28, 2021

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09:42 - Washington Football Team: in-depth breakdown of Washington trading for Miami Dolphins left guard Ereck Flowers

31:29 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on Washington trading for left guard Ereck Flowers, where things stand with a potential contract extension for Jonathan Allen, whether Washington will take a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft, who is putting together Washington's draft board and more

43:19 - Washington Football Team: react to Dan Snyder vs. Beth Wilkinson now being a thing

53:10 - Capitals: a proper reveling in the Caps' 1-0 win over the New York Islanders to complete a 3-0-0 run over three consecutive games against the Isles

01:00:49 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' 9-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Florida, including a bad start for Max Scherzer

01:12:34 - Orioles: thoughts on the Orioles' 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees, including another bad start for Bruce Zimmermann

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Episode 48: WFT wants Landon Collins to move to LB and much more Apr 27, 2021

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10:30 - Washington Football Team: in-depth looks at Daron Payne off Washington exercising the fifth-year option in his rookie contract and at what Washington is facing contractually with its many talented defensive linemen

25:20 - Washington Football Team: what Washington wanting Landon Collins to move to linebacker (or at least a linebacker-like role) tells us

42:57 - Washington Football Team: should Washington be in on trading for Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones?

54:46 - Wizards: analysis of a wild 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs that snapped the Wiz's eight-game winning streak

01:05:43 - Guest: Nationals insider Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post on how to properly view the Nats' 8-11 start; what's going on with the struggling Patrick Corbin; whether it's time to worry about Stephen Strasburg's seven-year, $245 million contract; whether the Nats' offense is poised to be better or just be bad this season; whether the Nats are open to trading Max Scherzer this summer; and more

01:24:55 - Orioles: analysis of a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees, including a very good start by Matt Harvey and another impressive game for Cedric Mullins

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Episode 47: is WFT done drafting character-deficient players?, state of WFT at LT entering 2021 NFL Draft and much more Apr 26, 2021

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12:12 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Washington's troubling trend prior to Ron Rivera's arrival of spending first- and second-round picks on guys who proved to have character deficiencies...and how might this impact Washington potentially taking Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with the No. 19 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft?

38:50 - Washington Football: deep dive on what Washington has at left tackle going into the 2021 NFL Draft off reports that Washington was in on offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., who was traded from the Baltimore Ravens to the Kansas City Chiefs

54:03 - Wizards: thoughts on two weekend wins for the surging Wiz and on the potential meaning of their eight-game winning streak

01:04:58 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three at the New York Mets, including the punchless offense and another bad start for Patrick Corbin

01:25:56 - Capitals: react to the Caps improving to 2-0-0 in their big three-game stretch against the Islanders with a 6-3 win at New York despite being without Alex Ovechkin

01:35:49 - Orioles: examining the O's avoiding a three-game sweep and snapping Oakland's 13-game winning streak with an 8-1 win over the A's; Wade LeBlanc being DFA'd and Zac Lowther being called up; and telling comments from Brandon Hyde on Chris Davis

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Episode 46: Alex Smith sounds off on Ron Rivera again, chat with WFT insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC and much more Apr 23, 2021

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12:18 - Washington Football Team: rant on Alex Smith's latest complaints - this time to SI.com - about how he was treated by Ron Rivera

41:59 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC on his approach to his nationally acclaimed mock drafts; the likelihood of Washington trading up into the top 10 of the 2021 NFL Draft to take a quarterback; which quarterback out of Mac Jones, Justin Fields and Trey Lance is most likely to fall to near Washington's No. 19 pick; the likely non-quarterback options for Washington with the No. 19 pick; thoughts on the surging Wizards; and more

01:12:36 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps' big 1-0 shootout win at the New York Islanders

01:21:48 - Georgetown basketball: reviewing some recent significant news for the Hoyas, including Jahvon Blair declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft and the acquisition of transfer and three-point specialist Kaiden Rice

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Episode 45: Bill Belichick to WFT in 2018?!, big wins for Wizards and Nationals, chat with Capitals pXp announcer Joe Beninati and more Apr 22, 2021

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07:23 - Washington Football Team: examining how pre-draft medical concerns can be much ado about nothing - see Jonathan Allen and Montez Sweat - off the reveal that Justin Fields has epilepsy

20:33 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - a second instance of someone saying that Bill Belichick flirted with leaving the New England Patriots for Washington in the 2018 offseason

37:27 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards' sixth consecutive win - a wild 118-114 victory over the Golden State Warriors to get to 10th in the Eastern Conference

50:19 - Nationals: analysis of a 1-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, including another great start from Max Scherzer

01:06:25 - Guest: Capitals play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati of NBC Sports Washington on a big stretch of upcoming games for the Caps, the team's goaltending situation, where we are with Alex Ovechkin and more

01:23:13 - Orioles: review of a 3-0 loss at the Miami Marlins

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Episode 44: Jordan Reed retires, in-depth WFT draft preview with NFL Draft analyst Ian Wharton of Complex Sports and much more Apr 21, 2021

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03:57 - Washington Football Team: why the team's name would still be "Redskins" if not for the murder of George Floyd

13:12 - Washington Football Team: analysis of the retiring Jordan Reed's career with Washington

29:14 - Washington Football Team: examining the fallacy of taking running backs in the first rounds of NFL Drafts and the phenomenon of Washington consistently drafting running backs unlike any other team in the modern NFL

44:33 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Ian Wharton of Complex Sports on realistic options for the Washington Football Team with the No. 19 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft; which stats for college quarterbacks best correlate to them having NFL success; why the hit rate on first-round quarterbacks isn't better; whether Washington should trade up to take Trey Lance, Justin Fields or Mac Jones; whether any of the second-tier quarterbacks make sense for Washington; and more

01:08:36 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats surprisingly placing Juan Soto on the 10-Day Injured List and on a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Cardinals

01:26:13 - Orioles: thoughts on a 7-5 win at the Miami Marlins

01:32:52 - Maryland basketball: react to the Terrapins gaining another player from but also losing another player to the NCAA Transfer Portal

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Episode 43: Alex Smith retires, WFT waives Bryce Love, chat with WFT insider Michael Phillips of Richmond.com and much more Apr 20, 2021

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09:38 - Washington Football Team: react to Alex Smith retiring, including whether this was his call and examining maybe the most remarkable thing about Alex's career - him going from bust to success

26:16 - Washington Football Team: takeaways from the sad tale of Bryce Love with Washington

34:41 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Michael Phillips of Richmond.com on Alex Smith retiring, Washington players potentially not participating in the team's offseason program, Washington's quarterback situation as it relates to the 2021 NFL Draft, the potential for Washington Training Camp still being in Richmond and more

51:15 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' 12-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, including Joe Ross getting smashed

01:07:11 - Wizards: thoughts on a 119-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder that continued the rise of the Wiz

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Episode 42: Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew speak and much more Apr 19, 2021

Show notes

10:22 - Washington Football Team: react to what Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew said in their joint Zoom press conference about Washington potentially taking a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft and about drafting quarterbacks in general

26:26 - Washington Football Team: react to what Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew said in their joint Zoom press conference about drafting best player available vs. drafting for need, drafting linebackers and Landon Collins potentially moving from safety to linebacker

48:49 - Capitals: thoughts on a 1-1-0 weekend for the Caps and a big stretch coming up

01:02:19 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' four-game split with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including Stephen Strasburg being placed on the 10-Day Injured List

01:27:23 - Wizards: the rise of the Wiz continues with a 2-0 weekend - what to make of this?

01:39:19 - Orioles: examining what stood out from the O's winning two of three games at the Texas Rangers

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Episode 41: Dan Snyder vs. Bruce Allen, in-depth chat with North Dakota State radio voice Jeff Culhane about Trey Lance and much more Apr 16, 2021

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09:15 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on - and scheduled fun with - the Dan Snyder-Bruce Allen feud off Dan filing a motion of discovery against Bruce

27:26 - Guest: North Dakota State radio voice Jeff Culhane on quarterback Trey Lance - what would the Washington Football Team be getting in Lance were it to trade up to take him in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft?

45:46 - Capitals: react to a stunning 5-2 loss to the NHL-worst Buffalo Sabres

52:03 - Nationals: analysis of Patrick Corbin getting shelled again and more from an 11-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks

01:06:38 - Orioles: examining a doubleheader sweep of the O's by the Seattle Mariners

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