The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 189: chat with WFT insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post and much more Nov 17, 2021

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13:49 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on various roster moves by Washington...and on how Washington's Week 11 game at the Carolina Panthers is a significant game from a - gulp - standings standpoint for the WFT

21:01 - Guest: Washington Football Team Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on whether Washington’s defense might be just fine without both Chase Young and Montez Sweat, whether Taylor Heinicke can play his way into being the WFT's QB1 for 2022 and more

44:18 - Washington Football Team: a tribute to Sam Huff, including examining whether Sonny Jurgensen, Sam Huff and Frank Herzog were the greatest Washington, D.C.-sports announce team ever

55:30 - Virginia Tech Football: in-depth react to the Hokies and Justin Fuente "mutually" agreeing to part ways

01:08:02 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 overtime loss at the Anaheim Ducks

01:14:17 - Georgetown Basketball: observations from a 79-57 win over American

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Episode 188: what now for WFT without Chase Young and Montez Sweat? and much more Nov 16, 2021

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10:52 - Washington Football Team: react to Chase Young being done for the season with a reported torn right ACL, including a deep dive on what now for Washington at edge rusher with him and Montez Sweat out...is Washington's secondary finally coming around?...and examining the WFT at linebacker

40:05 - Washington Football Team: more on Taylor Heinicke's and Antonio Gibson's performances in the 29-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off comments from Ron Rivera...and analysis of Washington going with so many first-down running plays in the win over the Bucs

01:01:11 - Wizards: thoughts - and appropriate giddiness - on a 105-100 come-from-behind win over the New Orleans Pelicans to improve to 10-3, which is the Wizards' best 13-game start to a regular season since the 1974-75 season

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Episode 187: WFT improves to 3-6 with stunning 29-19 win over Bucs and much more Nov 15, 2021

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14:36 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 29-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including why it's okay to be happy about the victory; react to Chase Young getting injured; and analysis of Taylor Heinicke, the WFT's defense and Antonio Gibson

57:28 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts off Washington's 29-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including react to Ryan Fitzpatrick likely being done for the season, proper praise for Terry McLaurin and DeAndre Carter and more

01:12:03 - Capitals: examining a very good weekend for the Caps that featured a 4-3 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets and a 6-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins

01:20:21 - Wizards: analysis of a 104-92 win at the Orlando Magic

01:26:10 - College Football: breakdowns of Maryland's 40-21 loss at Michigan State, Virginia's 28-3 loss to Notre Dame and Virginia Tech's 48-17 blowout of Duke

01:37:44 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 68-57 win over Vermont and Georgetown's 69-60 loss to Dartmouth

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Episode 186: Washington Football Team-Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview and much more Nov 12, 2021

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14:20 - Washington Football Team: might Washington's Week 10 opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, be without three key offensive players?...and react to comments from Chase Young on him having not attended OTA practices during the 2021 offseason and on his disappointing 2021 season - to what extent is there a disconnect between Chase and Ron Rivera?

32:13 - Washington Football Team: the latest on Washington's injury-ravaged offense...and thoughts on comments from Scott Turner on Jaret Patterson vs. Antonio Gibson, the nature of a franchise quarterback in 2021, Kyle Allen and more

54:02 - Guest: Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NFL Draft analyst Jon Ledyard on the Washington Football Team's Week 10 opponent and on the nature of the quarterback class for the 2022 NFL Draft

01:13:41 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:25:45 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 11 - picks for Maryland-Michigan State, Virginia-Notre Dame and Virginia Tech-Duke

01:36:08 - Capitals: analysis of a 2-0 win at the Detroit Red Wings, including Zach Fucale becoming the first Caps goaltender ever to record a shutout in his NHL regular-season debut

01:40:19 - Maryland Basketball: analysis of a 71-64 win over George Washington

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Episode 185: Ron Rivera wants Taylor Heinicke to "play with his personality" and much more Nov 11, 2021

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14:18 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the latest injury news for Washington, including a Ryan Fitzpatrick update; Ron Rivera saying that he wants Taylor Heinicke to "play with his personality"; and Heinicke's performance in the WFT's loss to the team's Week 10 opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in the Wild Card Round of the 2021 NFL Playoffs

33:44 - Washington Football Team: examining notable injury news for Washington's Week 10 opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; how the WFT will replace the injured Montez Sweat; and why the game against the Bucs is a big game for Chase Young

40:54 - Wizards: analysis of a 97-94 come-from-behind win at the Cleveland Cavaliers

48:02 - Nationals: react to the back-and-forth between Scott Boras and Mike Rizzo regarding Juan Soto potentially signing a long-term contract extension with the Nats

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Episode 184: WFT releases Chris Blewitt, chat with WFT insider Pete Hailey of NBCSW and much more Nov 10, 2021

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10:35 - Washington Football Team: in-depth analysis of, react to and scheduled fun with Washington releasing Chris Blewitt and signing Joey Slye

27:31 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Pete Hailey of NBC Sports Washington on the state of Washington's season, whether fans are right to have lost faith in Ron Rivera, whether Jack Del Rio will be back as the WFT's defensive coordinator for the 2022 season and more

46:00 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's season-opening 83-69 win over Quinnipiac and Virginia's stunning season-opening 66-58 loss to Navy

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Episode 183: Ron Rivera opens up about Chase Young's struggles and much more Nov 09, 2021

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09:31 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera going in-depth on Chase Young's 2021 season, including why he has struggled and how he can be better

26:40 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Ron Rivera's comments on the state of Washington's rebuild and on the potential return of Logan Thomas

41:00 - Guest: bracketologist Patrick Stevens of The Washington Post with previews of the Maryland and Georgetown basketball seasons

01:00:09 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, including Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael continuing to shine

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Episode 182: WFT and NFL vs. Congress, chat with Eric from Washington Realm and much more Nov 08, 2021

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10:55 - Washington Football Team: react to the latest in Congress' involvement in Washington's workplace-misconduct scandal, including whether Dan Snyder's politics are a reason for congressional involvement and whether Congress should be involved at all

29:10 - Guest: Washington Football Team fan and observer Eric from Washington Realm on the following that he has accumulated, the states of the WFT's 2021 season and rebuild under Ron Rivera, whether the honeymoon is over for Jason Wright and more

51:12 - Wizards: analysis of two big weekend wins - a 115-87 blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies and a 101-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks

01:01:21 - College Football: breakdowns of Maryland's 31-14 loss to Penn State, Virginia Tech's 17-3 loss at Boston College and Navy's 34-6 loss at Notre Dame

01:11:50 - Capitals: observations from a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers

01:16:23 - Nationals and Orioles: thoughts on the Nats claiming reliever Francisco Perez off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians and on the O's losing reliever Hunter Harvey to the San Francisco Giants via waivers

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Episode 181: chat with WFT insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC and much more Nov 05, 2021

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14:40 - Washington Football Team: react to Montez Sweat being out four-six weeks with a broken jaw and to recent critical-but-also-excuse-providing comments from Ron Rivera on Sweat and Chase Young

31:06 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC on Washington's best path for a franchise quarterback, what really went down with the WFT on NFL Trade Deadline Day, what this season's struggles are saying about Ron Rivera and more

57:39 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 10 - picks for Maryland-Penn State, Virginia Tech-Boston College and Navy-Notre Dame

01:08:52 - Capitals: analysis of a wild 5-4 overtime loss at the surging Florida Panthers

01:15:29 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats' newly announced Major League coaching staff for the 2022 season and on F.P. Santangelo being out as in-game analyst for MASN's telecasts of Nats games, including who should replace him

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Episode 180: Washington Football Team NFL Trade Deadline Special Nov 03, 2021

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12:40 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington not making any trades leading up to the NFL Trade Deadline - did the WFT try to be a seller?

21:17 - Washington Football Team: examining how Washington should attack its biggest need - getting a franchise quarterback, including thoughts on the WFT potentially having tried to trade for Mitchell Trubisky and on Washington seemingly not having been in on trading for Deshaun Watson

41:16 - Washington Football Team: analysis of a number of roster moves by Washington on NFL Trade Deadline Day, including placing Chase Roullier on the Reserve/Injured List and a sign that Logan Thomas may soon be back

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