The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 489: film breakdown of Sam Howell with Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network and much more Jan 19, 2023

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12:31 - Guest: The Draft Network's Ryan Fowler, who is a Commanders fan and used to work for the Redskins, on Sam Howell, including why the Commanders positioning him to be their QB1 for the 2023 season is a good idea, what kind of an offense the Commanders should run with Howell at quarterback, his strengths and weaknesses as a quarterback, the quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL Draft and more

36:36 - Wizards: analysis of a 116-105 win at the New York Knicks that included the return of Bradley Beal

41:06 - Virginia Basketball vs. Virginia Tech Basketball: thoughts on the No. 10 Cavaliers' 78-68 win over the Hokies

46:48 - Maryland Football: react to Taulia Tagovailoa announcing that he's coming back for his senior season

48:51 - Nationals and Orioles: examining Baseball America's first Top 100 prospects list of 2023 featuring four Nats prospects and eight Orioles prospects

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Episode 488: Commanders conversation with former NFL executive Joe Banner and much more Jan 18, 2023

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12:41 - Commanders: react to a report on the latest on the sale of the Commanders, including that bidders for the Commanders have been told that Dan Snyder plans to sell enough of the team to clear the way for a new controlling owner

17:39 - Commanders: analysis of where we are in the Commanders' offensive-coordinator search

27:03 - Guest: former Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons executive and founder of The33rdTeam.com Joe Banner on the Commanders, including his thoughts on potential Commanders owner Josh Harris, Dan Snyder, whether the Commanders are a quarterback away from being a good team, what their approach at quarterback should be, the right way of viewing passing offense vs. rushing offense in today's NFL and what makes for a great NFL head coach

51:08 - Capitals: breakdown of a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild

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Episode 487: sale of Commanders "will be over soon," Scott Turner never wanted Carson Wentz and much more Jan 17, 2023

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11:30 - Commanders: analysis of Darrell Bevell emerging as a candidate to be the Commanders’ offensive coordinator and of multiple items in a report on the latest on the sale of the Commanders, including the sale being close to being done and the status of Jeff Bezos

21:12 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of Scott Turner per a report having been against the Commanders’ trade for Carson Wentz

32:18 - Commanders: deep dive on Ron Rivera still lacking a step-forward season as Washington head coach as so many other NFL head coaches early in their regimes register step-forward seasons

49:08 - Capitals: breakdown of a 4-3 overtime win at the New York Islanders, as the Caps overcame a 3-0 second-period deficit for their biggest comeback win of the season

52:44 - Wizards: react to a report that the Wizards are not trying to trade Kyle Kuzma and to a 127-118 loss to the Golden State Warriors

58:50 - Georgetown Basketball: thoughts on a 77-73 loss at Villanova

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Episode 486: Sam Howell positioned to be Commanders' QB1 in 2023 and much more Jan 16, 2023

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16:30 - Commanders: deep dive on multiple reports that the Commanders are positioning Sam Howell to be their QB1 for the 2023 season, including why this is very encouraging

29:57 - Commanders: react to multiple updates on the sale of the Commanders and to Jerry Jones distancing himself from Dan Snyder

43:17 - Commanders: a proper salute to Jeremy Reaves for being named to the Associated Press' All-Pro First Team as its special teamer

50:31 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland’s 81-67 loss at Iowa and No. 13 Virginia’s 67-58 win at Florida State

56:37 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers that included Alex Ovechkin

01:04:15 - Wizards: thoughts on a 112-108 loss to the New York Knicks

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Episode 485: should Commanders pursue Derek Carr?, Commanders conversation with Kevin Sheehan and more Jan 13, 2023

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17:05 - Commanders: analysis of whether the Commanders should go after Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders parting with him

30:36 - Guest: Kevin Sheehan, the host of The Kevin Sheehan Show podcast, on the state of the Commanders, including whether they should try to acquire Derek Carr, what Kevin wants from the Commanders in their quarterback search, the extent to which Scott Turner was to blame for the team's offensive struggles in the 2022 season, whether Dan Snyder if he wasn't selling the team would have fired Ron Rivera, whether new ownership should change the name of the team and more

56:35 - Nationals: react to the Lerners' sale of the Nats having stalled

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Episode 484: preview of Commanders' offseason quarterback search and much more Jan 12, 2023

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14:45 - Commanders: thoughts on the Commanders' offensive-coordinator vacancy...react to Martin Mayhew saying that he wants the Commanders to have two-to-one run-to-pass ratios in games...and a look at the incongruence of Ron Rivera that was highlighted by the firing of Scott Turner

26:02 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of what to expect from - and what the thinking should be with - the Commanders' quarterback search in the 2023 offseason, including why the search is very complicated, takeaways from the team's quarterback search in the 2022 offseason and key comments from Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew from a season-ending press conference

44:20 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-3 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers

47:31 - Wizards: why a 100-97 win over the Chicago Bulls was one of the Wizards' most impressive wins of the season

52:24 - Virginia Tech Basketball: breakdown of the Hokies' 82-72 loss at Syracuse

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Episode 483: Commanders fire Scott Turner, Ron Rivera & Martin Mayhew champion run-oriented offense & more Jan 11, 2023

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14:49 - Commanders: in-depth react to and analysis of Ron Rivera firing Scott Turner

32:11 - Commanders: in-depth react to and analysis of Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew at a season-ending press conference saying that they want a run-oriented offense regardless of who their QB1 is

53:29 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Georgetown's 66-51 loss to Seton Hall and No. 13 Virginia's 65-58 win over North Carolina

58:45 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats signing Corey Dickerson

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Episode 482: how Dan Snyder is saving Ron Rivera, did Ron blow it in not starting Sam Howell sooner? and more Jan 10, 2023

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11:28 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of Ron Rivera still being the Commanders' head coach given the current environment in the NFL, including him apparently being saved by the sale of the team...an examination of whether Rivera not starting Sam Howell until Week 18 was another instance of Rivera misjudging the quarterback position...and comments from Howell on what's next and from Logan Thomas on wanting the Commanders to re-sign Taylor Heinicke

31:40 - Commanders: scheduled fun with the Commanders re-signing Troy Apke to a reserve/future contract...an update on the Antonio Gibson injury situation...a salute to a very good bounce-back season for Washington's defense...analysis of the Daron Payne contract situation with him bluntly saying that he wants to get paid...breakdown of Chase Young's three-game season and outlook moving forward...and more

48:07 - Wizards: thoughts on a 132-112 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, dropping the Wizards to just 17-24 at the midway point of their regular season

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Episode 481: Sam Howell shines, Commanders finish 8-8-1 with 26-6 win over Dallas Cowboys and much more Jan 09, 2023

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13:50 - Commanders: react to the Commanders' season-ending 26-6 win over the Dallas Cowboys from the standpoints of the win dropping the Commanders to getting the No. 16 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and the victory featuring a much different performance from the team as compared to in its 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns...and an examination of the many signs that Ron Rivera may be about to fire Scott Turner

26:25 - Commanders: deep dive on an impressive NFL regular-season debut for Sam Howell in the Commanders' 26-6 rout of the Dallas Cowboys

44:21 - Commanders: why the performance of the Commanders' defense in the 26-6 blowout of the Dallas Cowboys may have been the defense's best performance of the season...and a look at a rough game for Joey Slye

52:18 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators and 1-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets that featured the season debuts of Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson

58:36 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 80-73 win over No. 24 Ohio State, Georgetown's 95-73 loss at Marquette, No. 11 Virginia's 73-66 win over Syracuse as Tony Bennett became UVA's winningest head coach in men's basketball and Virginia Tech's 73-69 loss to N.C. State

01:13:19 - Wizards: thoughts on a 127-110 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Episode 480: Scott Turner assesses his performance & job security, Commanders vs. Cowboys preview & more Jan 06, 2023

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16:26 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders’ offense in the 2022 season, Scott Turner’s job security, a potential rift between him and Ron Rivera, Sam Howell’s NFL regular-season debut in the game against the Dallas Cowboys and more off comments from Turner at a post-practice press conference

37:05 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders’ defense in the 2022 season, the importance of Kamren Curl, the improvement of Jamin Davis and more off comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference

46:12 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders loss against the Dallas Cowboys...and Galdi's prediction for the game

58:38 - Capitals: breakdown of a 6-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets to give the Caps a franchise-record seven-game road winning streak in a regular season

01:02:31 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on a 64-50 loss at Rutgers

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