The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 319: Commanders conversation with PFF salary-cap analyst Brad Spielberger and more May 20, 2022

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18:43 - Commanders: in-depth react to and discussion of Carson Wentz in an appearance on The Collin Cowherd Podcast taking the high road on being called "a mistake" by Jim Irsay and continuing to take ownership of struggling late in the 2021 season - what might this mean regarding the Wentz who the Commanders have?

36:58 - Guest: Pro Football Focus salary-cap analyst Brad Spielberger on the Commanders, including him having them No. 5 n the NFL in his 2022 Cap Health Rankings and No. 5 in the NFL in his 2022 Top-51 Roster Valuations, what a potential contract extension for Terry McLaurin would look like, whether the Commanders should be doing more in free agency in the 2022 offseason, what they have in Carson Wentz, whether they should have restructured Wentz's contract and more

54:15 - Orioles: thoughts on a 9-6 walk-off win over the New York Yankees that featured a monster game for Anthony Santander

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Episode 318: Commanders don't get James Bradberry, should they be doing more in free agency? and more May 19, 2022

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12:18 - Commanders: react to the Philadelphia Eagles - and not the Commanders - agreeing on a contract with free-agent cornerback James Bradberry...and an examination of the Commanders not having signed more external free agents in the 2022 offseason - why is that and is it necessarily a bad thing?

30:16 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 10-inning win at the Miami Marlins that featured a big performance from Keibert Ruiz...and react to a report that Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez are in the final guaranteed years of contract extensions that were signed in Sept. 2020

46:06 - Orioles: thoughts on a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees, including Austin Hays and Jordan Lyles doing well

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Episode 317: Commanders conversation with former Redskins GM Scot McCloughan and much more May 18, 2022

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14:34 - Guest: former Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan with his evaluations of key picks by the Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft - Jahan Dotson, Sam Howell, Phidarian Mathis and Brian Robinson Jr. - and with some story time on him and Jay Gruden convincing Dan Snyder and Bruce Allen that Kirk Cousins needed to be the Skins' QB1 in 2015

34:28 - Wizards: react to the Wizards getting the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft via yet another NBA Draft Lottery that did them no favors

43:59 - Nationals: analysis of more ugliness in a 5-1 loss at the Miami Marlins and of Cade Cavalli struggling for Triple-A Rochester

59:38 - Orioles: thoughts on a 5-4 loss to the New York Yankees, Grayson Rodriguez continuing to dominate for Triple-A Norfolk and Matt Harvey being suspended for 60 games by MLB for distributing opioids to the late Tyler Skaggs

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Episode 316: chats with UNC insider Adam Lucas on Sam Howell and RMNB's Peter Hassett on Caps' future and more May 17, 2022

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11:32 - Commanders: react to new intel on Jack Del Rio's reveal that Washington's secondary did not have full participation in the team's 2021 offseason program and that the lack of full participation was part of why the 2021 defense struggled

19:51 - Guest: Adam Lucas, co-host of the Carolina Insider podcast and writer for GoHeels.com, on what the Commanders are getting in Sam Howell, including the truth about his supposedly down 2021 season

42:03 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of Russian Machine Never Breaks, on the Caps' first-round-series loss to the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and what should be next for the Caps

01:03:38 - Nationals: analysis of a hideous 8-2 loss at the Miami Marlins

01:16:38 - Orioles: thoughts on a 6-2 loss to the New York Yankees

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Episode 315: how NFL did Commanders dirty with one aspect of 2022 regular-season schedule and much more May 16, 2022

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12:12 - Commanders: analysis of the NFL inexplicably having the Commanders four times over the final nine weeks of the 2022 regular season play an opponent with three more days of rest than the Commanders will have...and some scheduled fun off Robert Griffin II saying that the Commanders "have surprise Super Bowl contender written all over them"

26:01 - Capitals: in-depth breakdown of what went wrong for the Caps in their first-round-series loss to the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and what now for the Caps off them having lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last four seasons

58:29 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats losing two of three games to the Houston Astros, including the two very different paths for the teams since the Nats beat the Astros in the 2019 World Series

01:18:12 - Orioles: react to the O's getting swept in three games at the Detroit Tigers

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Episode 314: deep dive on Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule and much more May 13, 2022

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12:45 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule, including it setting up to be the easiest schedule in the NFL's 2022 regular season, how the schedule offers the Commanders opportunity for both a good start and a good finish, the reality of the Week 14 bye week, the biggest negative of the schedule and more

41:52 - Nationals: thoughts on a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets that included Mark Lerner being in attendance, a terrible base-running sequence by Juan Soto and Josh Bell and more control problems for Joan Adon

01:03:35 - Orioles: react to a gutsy 3-2 win at the St. Louis Cardinals in which the O's bullpened their way to a series victory and an eighth win in 12 games

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Episode 313: Commanders conversation with JP Finlay and much more May 12, 2022

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13:29 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington on whether the Commanders have gotten better in the 2022 offseason, how he now feels about the trade for Carson Wentz, what the contract extension for Scott Turner is about, Jack Del Rio's comments on 2021 OTA no-shows and on Jamin Davis, the Terry McLaurin contract situation, where the Commanders had Jahan Dotson on their board for the 2022 NFL Draft and more

47:24 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' 5-3 loss at the Florida Panthers in Game 5 - including the Caps blowing a 3-0 second-period lead - to go down, 3-2, in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

58:56 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-3 win over the New York Mets

01:09:57 - Orioles: thoughts on a 10-1 loss at the St. Louis Cardinals

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Episode 312: analysis of Ron Rivera as Commanders head coach with PFF's Tej Seth and much more May 11, 2022

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12:07 - Guest: Tej Seth of Pro Football Focus on his groundbreaking metric, Wins Over Expected Coaching; what it tells us about the job that Ron Rivera has done over his two seasons as Washington head coach and the job that Ron did during his time as Carolina Panthers head coach; what college Completion Percentage Over Expected tells us about Sam Howell; what the Commanders should expect from Carson Wentz; and more

38:25 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets that featured a third consecutive good start from Patrick Corbin but also major sloppiness by the Nats

52:05 - Orioles: react to a gem from Kyle Bradish and more from a 5-3 win at the St. Louis Cardinals

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Episode 311: Commanders conversation with Doc Walker and much more May 10, 2022

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14:34 - Commanders: examining the crazy circumstances of Washington's 2020 season off Ron Rivera winning the 2022 George Halas Award...and why the Commanders should be in on corner James Bradberry off him being released by the New York Giants

25:47 - Guest: former Redskins tight end Rick "Doc" Walker, the host of The Doc Walker Podcast, on the Commanders - Carson Wentz, Sam Howell, the skill-position players, the offensive line, the defense, Dan Snyder and more

51:34 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps' 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 to even the first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at two

01:03:39 - Orioles: thoughts on a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, including the continued growth of Tyler Wells as a starting pitcher and more success for Austin Hays

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Episode 310: Jack Del Rio reveals major reason for Commanders' 2021 defensive struggles and much more May 09, 2022

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13:14 - Commanders: react to and commentary on comments from Jack Del Rio and Ron Rivera on the Commanders' defense, including Jack revealing what he believes was a big reason for the struggles of Washington's 2021 pass defense; Jack with brutal honesty on Jamin Davis; Jack and Ron talking up Cole Holcomb; Jack's insights on Commanders 2022 Draft picks Phidarian Mathis and Percy Butler; and more

44:00 - Commanders: react to and commentary on comments from Scott Turner and Ron Rivera on the Commanders' offense, including Scott on what Carson Wentz is bringing to the Commanders' offense; Scott's insights on Commanders 2022 Draft picks Sam Howell, Jahan Dotson, Brian Robinson Jr. and Cole Turner; and more

01:01:35 - Capitals: analysis of a 6-1 ripping of the Florida Panthers to take a 2-1 series lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a great performance by Ilya Samsonov

01:14:00 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats losing two of three games at the Los Angeles Angels, including a brutal 5-4 walk-off loss in Game 3 and a nuanced series for Nats starting pitchers

01:33:15 - Orioles: thoughts on a doubleheader split for the O's with the Kansas City Royals that featured more good starting pitching from Jordan Lyles and Bruce Zimmermann and more good hitting from Austin Hays

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