The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 759: chat with Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com about Kliff Kingsbury and Caleb Williams and more Feb 09, 2024

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22:01 - Commanders: analysis of the latest on the coaching staff of new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, including the team reportedly hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and Las Vegas Raiders defensive-backs coach and defensive-passing-game coordinator Jason Simmons...and reaction to a piece from The Washington Post filled with intel and anonymous quotes from Commanders players ripping fired Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy

37:28 - Guest: Ryan Abraham, owner and publisher of USCFootball.com, on the role of new Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury as USC's senior football analyst for the 2023 season, what the Commanders would be getting in USC quarterback Caleb Williams both as a player and as a person if they drafted him and the truth about USC's offense in the 2023 season

01:02:09 - Wizards: thoughts on the Wizards trading Daniel Gafford - but no other players - on 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Day

01:07:32 - Capitals: breakdown of a 4-2 loss at the Florida Panthers

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Episode 758: deep dive on Kliff Kingsbury with Cardinals insider Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com and more Feb 08, 2024

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18:03 - Guest: longtime Arizona Cardinals insider Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com (the team's official website) on new Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's time as Cardinals head coach, including why his relationship with Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray went bad, what Kingsbury did well, whether his Cardinals offenses became too easy to defend as seasons went on, impressions of the Air Raid offense and how Kingsbury's Cardinals were in terms of rushing offense

44:14 - Wizards: preview of who the Wizards might trade on 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Day...and analysis of a 114-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers

52:58 - Georgetown Basketball: breakdown of a 76-70 loss at Seton Hall

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Episode 757: conversation with Ben Standig on Dan Quinn, Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr. and more Feb 07, 2024

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16:17 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the team's new coaching-staff power trio of head coach Dan Quinn, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including an extensive report that Standig co-authored about the team's head-coaching search, whether Quinn profiles as someone who will have a great second act as an NFL head coach, Standig's exchange with general manager Adam Peters about the Commanders' quarterback situation and which coordinator (Kingsbury or Whitt) has more upside

53:52 - Capitals: more on center Evgeny Kuznetsov being out indefinitely due to receiving care from the Player Assistance Program of the NHL and NHL Players' Association...and analysis of a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens

01:01:31 - Maryland Basketball: breakdown of a 56-53 loss to Rutgers

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Episode 756: Commanders introduce Dan Quinn, hire Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr., fire Eric Bieniemy and more Feb 06, 2024

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19:09 - Commanders: discussion of the best of what was said by new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, Commanders general manager Adam Peters and Commanders managing partner Josh Harris at Quinn's introductory press conference regarding Quinn...and a breakdown of items pertaining to former Commanders head-coaching candidates Ben Johnson and Mike Macdonald in a report from The Athletic on the Commanders' head-coaching search

53:20 - Commanders: analysis of what was said by new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and Commanders general manager Adam Peters at Quinn's introductory press conference regarding Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, the team's front office beneath Peters, what the Commanders are getting in new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and new defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. and more

01:17:22 - Virginia Basketball: thoughts on a 60-38 win over Miami

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Episode 755: Commanders hiring Kliff Kingsbury as OC, conversation with JP Finlay about Dan Quinn and more Feb 05, 2024

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16:19 - Commanders: reaction to the Commanders reportedly hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator...and discussion of a variety of reports regarding the Commanders' head-coaching search

29:16 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as head coach, including the complicated process that led to him being hired and whether the team offered its head-coaching job to Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald prior to him becoming Seattle Seahawks head coach

46:03 - Wizards: analysis of a 110-102 loss to the Miami Heat and a 140-112 loss to the Phoenix Suns in a game in which former Wizard Bradley Beal scored 43 points in his first game against the Wizards

55:06 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 63-54 loss at Michigan State, Georgetown's 91-57 loss to No. 9 Marquette, Virginia's 66-65 win at Clemson and Virginia Tech's 82-74 loss at Miami

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Episode 754: Commanders are hiring Dan Quinn as head coach, Orioles trade for Corbin Burnes and more Feb 02, 2024

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15:11 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the Commanders reportedly hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as head coach

41:34 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's acquiring ace Corbin Burnes via trade with the Milwaukee Brewers

46:38 - Guest: Jeff Barker, reporter for The Baltimore Sun, on the Angelos family agreeing to sell the O's to a group led by private-equity billionaire David Rubenstein, including what the sale means for the MASN dispute between the O's and Nationals

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Episode 753: Commanders lose out on Mike Macdonald as head-coaching search continues and more Feb 01, 2024

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15:45 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the latest in the Commanders' head-coaching search, including the team not getting Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald with him becoming Seattle Seahawks head coach and indications from prominent national NFL insiders that the search could last for a while

34:22 - Orioles: what the sale price of the O's suggests about the sale price of the Nationals...and an underrated positive of the sale of the O's

41:17 - Wizards: breakdown of a 125-109 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers

47:40 - Virginia Basketball: thoughts on a 65-53 win over Notre Dame

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Episode 752: Ben Johnson taps out of Commanders' head-coaching search, Bobby Slowick out too and more Jan 31, 2024

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14:59 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of a wild day in the Commanders' head-coaching search that featured two candidates - Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowick -staying with their teams

30:24 - Guest: Bobby Gould, writer for Hogs Haven, on his research on how offensive-minded NFL head coaches are doing versus how defensive-minded NFL head coaches are doing and what this means for the Commanders

56:34 - Guest: Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir on the state of the Capitals in their 2023-2024 season, including whether them pulling the trigger on a true rebuild is a possibility, the truth about the season that left wing Alex Ovechkin is having, where we are with enigmatic center Evgeny Kuznetsov, what to make of the Caps' goaltending situation and what stands out about Caps head coach Spencer Carbery

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Episode 751: chat with FOX Sports Cowboys insider David Helman on Commanders candidate Dan Quinn and more Jan 30, 2024

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15:39 - Guest: Dallas Cowboys insider David Helman of FOX Sports on Cowboys defensive coordinator and Commanders head-coaching candidate Dan Quinn, the state of the Cowboys and their path forward with quarterback Dak Prescott

44:15 - Wizards: analysis of a 118-113 win at the Western Conference-worst San Antonio Spurs, giving the Wizards their first regular-season winning streak of any length since March 2023

51:18 - Virginia Tech Basketball: thoughts on a 77-67 loss to No. 7 Duke

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Episode 750: Ben Johnson being Commanders next head coach is "a pretty foregone conclusion" and much more Jan 29, 2024

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15:31 - Commanders: deep dive on the latest in the Commanders' head-coaching search, including ESPN NFL insider Jeff Darlington saying that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson being the Commanders' next head coach is "a pretty foregone conclusion," ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reporting that Johnson is not the presumptive favorite to be the team's next head coach and the Commanders reportedly being set to conduct a number of second interviews of head-coaching candidates

36:08 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-4 overtime loss at the Dallas Stars

42:54 - Wizards: discussion of a 118-104 win at the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons and on comments from ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst on a "mandate" for the Wizards regarding the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline

54:27 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 73-51 win over Nebraska, Georgetown's 84-76 loss at Providence, Virginia's 69-52 win at Louisville and Virginia Tech's 91-67 win over Georgia Tech

01:06:55 - Nationals and Orioles: thoughts on new Nats outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo and on the rankings of Nats and Orioles prospects in MLB Pipeline's and Baseball America's lists of the top 100 prospects in baseball

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