The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 909: Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr. take responsibility, preview of Commanders vs. Giants and more Sep 13, 2024

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13:02 - Commanders: analysis of the offense in preparation for the team's game against the New York Giants, including discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on the rushing attempts for quarterback Jayden Daniels in the Commanders' regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

24:01 - Commanders: analysis of the defense in preparation for the team's game against the New York Giants, including reaction to corner Emmanuel Forbes Jr. reportedly being set to undergo thumb surgery and discussion of comments from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on what went wrong in the Commanders' regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

39:44 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win against the New York Giants...and a prediction for the game

48:38 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks against the spreads for Maryland-Virginia, Virginia Tech-Old Dominion and Liberty-UTEP

55:36 - Nationals: breakdown of a 6-3 loss to the National League East-worst Miami Marlins in a game in which the Nats blew a 3-2 eighth-inning lead

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Episode 908: Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels address Daniels' rushing attempts and much more Sep 12, 2024

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12:54 - Commanders: an examination of the Commanders' initial injury report for their game against the New York Giants...and thoughts on comments from head coach Dan Quinn on corner Emmanuel Forbes Jr., interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton, the urgency to correct mistakes, the Commanders beginning the home and NFC East portions of the team's 2024 regular-season schedule and what the Commanders are facing in Giants quarterback Daniel Jones

26:14 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels' rushing attempts in the team's 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including multiple key statistical clarifications, why the Commanders should lean into Daniels' scrambling and notable comments from Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn...and reaction to comments from Quinn on the Commanders' receivers as a group, the status of receiver Noah Brown and how receiver Luke McCaffrey is doing

44:18 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in a game that featured starting pitcher Jake Irvin flirting with a no-hitter and shortstop CJ Abrams joining the 20-20 club

53:55 - Orioles: breakdown of a wild 5-3 10-inning loss at the Boston Red Sox in a game in which the O's overcame a 2-1 eighth-inning deficit but blew a 3-2 10th-inning lead

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Episode 907: film breakdown with Commanders analyst Mark Bullock on Jayden Daniels in loss at Bucs and more Sep 11, 2024

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14:58 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with a film-breakdown-style deep dive on quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders' offense in their regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including how Daniels handled the Bucs' pass rush, whether he was guilty of scrambling too soon at times, how he took care of himself as a runner, how even the threat of him running helped the offense, how good of a job offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury did in helping Daniels and how Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Coleman performed in splitting time at left tackle

49:59 - Nationals: analysis of a 12-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves in a game that featured starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore being bad for the first time in four outings

58:29 - Orioles: discussion of a 5-3 win at the Boston Red Sox in a game in which starting pitcher Albert Suarez was good for a sixth time in seven outings and center fielder Cedric Mullins hit two home runs

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Episode 906: Commanders release Cade York, Dan Quinn assesses Jayden Daniels' performance at Bucs and more Sep 10, 2024

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12:41 - Commanders: reaction to - and some scheduled fun with - the Commanders releasing kicker Cade York and reportedly agreeing to sign unrestricted-free-agent kicker Austin Seibert

19:35 - Commanders: thoughts on the disappointing nature of the team's regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including key comments from head coach Dan Quinn from his day-after-the-game press conference...analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels at the Bucs, including notable comments from Quinn and what advanced stats tell us about Daniels' sack avoidance in the game...and a look at the performances and playing-time percentages of Commanders receivers, running backs and offensive linemen at the Bucs

39:02 - Commanders: discussion of the defense from the team's regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including comments from head coach Dan Quinn from his day-after-the-game press conference on what went wrong and an examination of playing-time percentages for Commanders defensive players in the game

47:39 - Orioles: breakdown of a 12-3 loss at the Boston Red Sox in a game that did include right fielder Anthony Santander becoming the first switch hitter in MLB to hit at least 40 homers in a regular season since 2006

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Episode 905: Commanders begin their 2024 regular season with 37-20 loss at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and more Sep 09, 2024

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11:27 - Commanders: deep dive on the NFL regular-season debut of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the Commanders' regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

26:19 - Commanders: analysis of a variety of aspects of the Commanders' regular-season-opening 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including the lack of production from Commanders receivers, the impressive-but-limited touches for running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler, a hideous performance by the defense and a possible one-and-done outing by kicker Cade York

42:23 - College Football: thoughts on Maryland's 27-24 loss to Michigan State, Navy's 38-11 win over Temple, Virginia Tech's 31-14 win over Marshall, Virginia's 31-30 win at Wake Forest, James Madison's 13-6 win over Gardner-Webb, Old Dominion's 20-14 loss to East Carolina and Liberty's 30-24 win at New Mexico State

01:01:32 - Nationals: discussion of the Nats splitting a four-game series at the National League Central-worst Pittsburgh Pirates

01:17:09 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays

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Episode 904: preview of Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and more Sep 06, 2024

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13:20 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' latest injury report for their 2024 regular-season opener at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...discussion of what to expect from quarterback Jayden Daniels in his NFL regular-season debut, including comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on Daniels...examining other Commanders players worth being excited about...thoughts on Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield...and more

28:33 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...and predictions for the game and for the Commanders' season

38:44 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks against the spreads for the seven FBS teams of the Mid-Atlantic region

46:18 - Nationals: breakdown of a 9-4 loss at the National League Central-worst Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that featured starting pitcher Jake Irvin struggling again

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Episode 903: Commanders sign Samuel Cosmi to contract extension and much more Sep 05, 2024

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10:19 - Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn and quarterback Jayden Daniels on what he's facing at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his NFL regular-season debut...an examination of the Commanders' first injury report of the 2024 season...analysis of the team signing right guard Samuel Cosmi to a contract extension, including notable comments from Quinn on Cosmi and blunt comments from Cosmi on the Commanders having a new football-operations regime...and more

32:36 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from head coach Dan Quinn on facing a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team with a new offensive coordinator in Liam Coen, the significance of a Week 1 game, how Quinn's self-evaluation for a second stint as an NFL head coach will be manifested, who are the truth tellers in his professional life and more

42:53 - Nationals: breakdown of a 4-3 10-inning loss at the National League East-worst Miami Marlins in a game that featured a third consecutive good outing from starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore

52:52 - Orioles: discussion of an 8-1 loss to the Major League-worst Chicago White Sox despite a milestone home run by shortstop Gunnar Henderson

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Episode 902: film-breakdown-style preview of Commanders' 2024 regular season with Mark Bullock and more Sep 04, 2024

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14:03 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with a film-breakdown-style preview of the Commanders' 2024 regular season, including what stood out from quarterback Jayden Daniels in the preseason, the truth about two common criticisms of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, whether the team's offensive-line unit or receiving corps is most concerning, what the Commanders have in receiver Noah Brown and what to expect from the defense in terms of fronts, personnel packages, blitzes and coverages

45:13 - Nationals: analysis of a 6-2 win at the National League East-worst Miami Marlins as catcher Keibert Ruiz fell a triple shy of the cycle and starting pitcher Patrick Corbin had a third consecutive good outing

57:57 - Orioles: discussion of a 9-0 win over the Major League-worst Chicago White Sox in a game in which starting pitcher Cade Povich was dominant

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Episode 901: preview of Commanders' 2024 regular season with Ben Standig of The Athletic and more Sep 03, 2024

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14:27 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic with an in-depth preview of the Commanders' 2024 regular season, including whether how quarterback Jayden Daniels does is more important than the team's record, what kind of a rookie season that Standig believes Daniels will have, which individual-player season is the Commanders' most significant after Daniels', which worrisome position group for the team - offensive line, receiver or cornerback - has the best chance to be good, why running back Brian Robinson Jr. is poised for a big season, whether running back Austin Ekeler or tight end Zach Ertz will prove to be the more impactful veteran unrestricted-free-agent signee and more

42:50 - Orioles: analysis of a 13-3 win over the Major League-worst Chicago White Sox in a game that featured shortstop Gunnar Henderson hitting a milestone home run and starting pitcher Corbin Burnes ending a streak of five consecutive bad outings

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Episode 900: insight from Howard Gutman on Josh Harris, Adam Peters, Dan Quinn, return of Skins logo and more Sep 02, 2024

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17:45 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium, lawyer, radio-show host and Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of and strategic advisor for Commanders limited partner Mitchell Rales, on the Commanders, including takeaways from the roster that general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn have assembled, how Gutman looks back on the team's hiring of Quinn, what stood out about a press conference that managing partner Josh Harris did, whether the team going back to the Redskins logo of the proud Native American warrior is at all a possibility, the outlook for the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act and what Harris and Rales are looking for in the Commanders' next team president

54:17 - College Football: thoughts on Maryland's 50-7 win over UConn, Navy's 49-21 win over Bucknell, Virginia Tech's 34-27 overtime loss at Vanderbilt, Virginia's 34-13 win over Richmond, James Madison's 30-7 win at Charlotte, Old Dominion's 23-19 loss at South Carolina and Liberty's 41-24 win over Campbell

01:13:53 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats getting swept in three games by the Chicago Cubs, including examinations of four key players in the Nats' rebuild in outfielders Dylan Crews and James Wood, shortstop CJ Abrams and catcher Keibert Ruiz

01:27:14 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two out of three games at the National League West-worst Colorado Rockies, including a successful return for starting pitcher Zach Eflin from the 15-Day Injured List

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