The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 439: deep dive on Dan Snyder selling the Commanders with sports-law expert Michael McCann and more Nov 09, 2022

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14:02 - Commanders: analysis of impressive statistical rankings for Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Montez Sweat, Curtis Samuel and Tress Way

25:55 - Guest: attorney and Sportico sports-law expert Michael McCann on Dan Snyder selling the Commanders, including why Dan has done a 180 on selling the team, the significance of the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia having opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington engaged in financial improprieties, whether Dan can prevent Jeff Bezos from buying the Commanders and more

44:53 - Georgetown Basketball: breakdown of the Hoyas' wild season-opening 99-89 overtime win over Coppin State

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Episode 438: where are the Commanders headed at quarterback this season? and much more Nov 08, 2022

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14:21 - Commanders: examining the Commanders' quarterback situation as we're now past the midway point of the team's 2022 regular season - where are we, and where are we going?

29:31 - Commanders: more on John Ridgeway's costly penalty in the 20-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and on the Commanders' very good defensive performance in the game, including looks at the best Pro Football Focus grades for the game for Commanders defensive players and at a notable benching

39:34 - Capitals: breakdown of a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers that featured the Caps going 4-of-5 on the power play

44:12 - Wizards: analysis of a 108-100 win at the Charlotte Hornets

49:39 - College Basketball: thoughts off the start of the 2022-2023 season - Maryland's 71-49 rout of Niagara, No. 18 Virginia’s 73-61 win over North Carolina Central and Virginia Tech’s 95-57 blowout of Delaware State

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Episode 437: Dan Snyder per Jay Glazer is selling "entire team," Commanders lose to Minnesota Vikings & more Nov 07, 2022

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12:50 - Commanders: react to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reporting that the intent of Dan Snyder is "to sell the entire team," that the asking price is going to be around $7 billion and that the hope is have the sale finalized by the NFL League Meeting in March 2023

22:46 - Commanders: analysis of Taylor Heinicke and the Commanders' bad offense in the 20-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings

42:07 - Commanders: deep dive on the Commanders' defense in the 20-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings

56:38 - Wizards: sorting through a bad weekend for the Wiz that featured a humiliating 128-86 loss to the Brooklyn Nets and a 103-97 loss at the Memphis Grizzlies

01:02:39 - Capitals: thoughts on a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes in a game in which the Caps blew a 2-0 third-period lead

01:08:37 - College Football: breakdowns of Maryland's 23-10 loss at Wisconsin, Liberty's 21-19 win at Arkansas, Virginia's 31-28 loss to No. 17 North Carolina, Virginia Tech's 28-27 loss to Georgia Tech, Navy's 20-10 loss at Cincinnati, James Madison's 34-10 loss at Louisville and Old Dominion's 12-0 loss to Marshall

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Episode 436: preview of Commanders vs. Minnesota Vikings and much more Nov 04, 2022

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00:57 - Commanders: react to potential buyers of the Commanders already lining up, including Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z

15:20 - Commanders: deep dive on the Commanders' offense in preparation for the team's game against the Minnesota Vikings, including the latest on injuries and comments from Scott Turner at a post-practice press conference on the health of Jahan Dotson, Taylor Heinicke's performance in the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts, the Commanders' third-down and running-game struggles, the injury-marred season for the team at tight end, a bounce-back performance by Trai Turner in the win at the Colts and more

32:00 - Commanders: deep dive on the Commanders' defense in preparation for the team's game against the Minnesota Vikings, including the latest on injuries and comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference on the Vikings' offense, the return of Chase Young to practice, the rises of John Ridgeway and Benjamin St-Juste and the work of Jeff Zgonina

43:47 - Guest: Matthew Coller, host of the Purple Insider with Matthew Coller podcast and publisher of PurpleInsider.com, on Commanders-Vikings, including insight on how Kirk Cousins and Kevin O'Connell are doing with the Vikings

01:07:16 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win over the Minnesota Vikings...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:18:32 - College Football: GaldiLocks previews and picks for Maryland-Wisconsin, Liberty-Arkansas, Virginia-North Carolina, Virginia Tech-Georgia Tech and Navy-Cincinnati

01:32:44 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 loss at the Detroit Red Wings that included Alex Ovechkin moving into a tie with Gordie Howe for the most regular-season goals scored with one franchise in NHL history

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Episode 435: Dan and Tanya Snyder are exploring selling the Commanders and much more Nov 03, 2022

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12:00 - Commanders: in-depth analysis of Dan and Tanya Snyder hiring "BofA Securities to consider potential transactions" off an ESPN report that the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington engaged in financial improprieties

33:04 - Commanders: react to comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference on the Commanders potentially being for sale, the death of his mother and the seemingly endless non-football challenges that he has encountered during his time as Washington head coach

45:20 - Commanders: examining Chase Young's return to practice off comments from Chase and Ron Rivera at post-practice press conferences

53:28 - Commanders: discussion of comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference on the Commanders’ game against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9 being a "measuring stick" and on what went wrong for William Jackson III with the Commanders...a look at the initial injury report for Commanders-Vikings...and thoughts on comments from Taylor Heinicke at a post-practice press conference on whether the Commanders should go up-tempo more often and on the nature of his style of play

01:05:28 - Wizards: breakdown of a 121-111 win at the Philadelphia 76ers that happened despite the Wiz having just five made threes to the 76ers' 19

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Episode 434: Commanders trade William Jackson III, conversation with Redskins great Joe Theismann and more Nov 02, 2022

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12:25 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the Commanders' trading William Jackson III to the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a deep dive on what went wrong for Jackson with Washington and why

31:39 - Guest: Redskins all-time-great quarterback Joe Theismann on the state of the Commanders' 2022 season, whether Taylor Heinicke has improved, whether the Commanders are better off with Heinicke as their starting quarterback as opposed to with Carson Wentz, how Terry McLaurin compares with Redskins receiving greats and more

54:41 - Capitals: breakdown of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights as the Caps' injury woes continued

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Episode 433: how legit are Commanders?, Ron Rivera expounds on players doing "their own things" and more Nov 01, 2022

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14:56 - Commanders: analysis of what we should make of the Commanders' three-game winning streak and 4-4 record off comments from Ron Rivera at his day-after-the-game Zoom press conference off the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts

21:04 - Commanders: a Taylor Heinicke discussion - including why the Commanders should be talking contract extension with him - off comments from Ron Rivera at his day-after-the-game Zoom press conference off the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts...and a breakdown of the highest-graded Commanders offensive players per Pro Football Focus for the win at the Colts

36:05 - Commanders: examining Ron Rivera at his day-after-the-game Zoom press conference off the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts expounding on his frustration with some Commanders players doing "their own things" in the game...a Chase Young update...and proper praise for the Commanders' top three interior defensive linemen

50:18 - Capitals: thoughts on a 3-2 shootout loss at the Carolina Hurricanes that featured a strong performance by Darcy Kuemper

55:46 - Wizards: react to a 118-111 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, including a second consecutive bad game for Bradley Beal

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Episode 432: Commanders improve to 4-4 with 17-16 win at Indianapolis Colts and much more Oct 31, 2022

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13:26 - Commanders: deep dives on the clutch performances of Terry McLaurin and Taylor Heinicke in the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts

34:34 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' defense in the 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts

49:53 - Commanders: other observations from the Commanders' 17-16 win at the Indianapolis Colts, including breakdowns of strong games for Curtis Samuel and Antonio Gibson and examining what we had with Dan Snyder and Jim Irsay

01:03:02 - Wizards: react to a bad weekend that featured a 127-117 loss to the Indiana Pacers and a 112-94 loss at the Boston Celtics

01:08:16 - Capitals: proper praise for the injury-ravaged Caps for a 3-0 win at the Nashville Predators

01:13:03 - College Football: thoughts on Navy's 27-20 overtime win over Temple, Virginia's 14-12 quadruple-overtime loss to Miami, Old Dominion's 31-17 loss at Georgia State and Liberty agreeing with Hugh Freeze on a contract extension

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Episode 431: preview of Commanders at Indianapolis Colts and much more Oct 28, 2022

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16:02 - Commanders: examining the latest on injuries for the Commanders' offense for their game at the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8...and analysis of comments from Scott Turner and Ron Rivera at post-practice press conferences on Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin and the Commanders' running game

33:40 - Commanders: examining the latest on injuries for the Commanders' defense for their game at the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8...and react to comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference on the latest on the William Jackson III and Chase Young situations, the growth of Montez Sweat and more

45:14 - Guest: Colts insider Mike Chappell of FOX59/CBS4 Sports in Indianapolis on Commanders-Colts in Week 8, including why the Colts benched Matt Ryan in favor of Sam Ehlinger, how the Colts view Carson Wentz, Jim Irsay becoming the first NFL owner to publicly question whether Dan Snyder should remain as Commanders owner and more

01:10:51 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win at the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:22:54 - Virginia Tech Football: breakdown of a 22-21 loss at No. 24 NC State in a game in which the Hokies blew a 21-3 third-quarter lead

01:28:52 - College Football: GaldiLocks previews and picks for Virginia-Miami and Navy Temple

01:36:56 - Capitals: thoughts on a 2-0 loss at the Dallas Stars

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Episode 430: Chase Young's return is further delayed, Taylor Heinicke opens up about Terry McLaurin and more Oct 27, 2022

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11:39 - Commanders: the latest on injuries for the Commanders' defense for the Week 8 game at the Indianapolis Colts...analysis of Chase Young's return being further delayed...and examining the challenge of facing a quarterback making his first NFL regular-season start in Sam Ehlinger off comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference

32:11 - Commanders: breakdown of a busy injury report for the Commanders' offense for the Week 8 game at the Indianapolis Colts...and react to - and some scheduled fun with - comments from Jack Del Rio and Taylor Heinicke at post-practice press conferences on Heinicke, including him on his reputation and on his connection with Terry McLaurin

45:52 - Virginia Tech Football: a GaldiLocks preview and pick for the Hokies' game at No. 24 NC State

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