The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 169: Ron Rivera admits "maybe I need to change my approach" with WFT defense and much more Oct 19, 2021

Show notes

10:34 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera saying "my approach probably has to be a little bit different" regarding Washington's struggling defense

25:48 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Ron Rivera standing by Taylor Heinicke as Washington's QB1 and on Heinicke perhaps having lost his mojo

39:17 - Washington Football Team: analysis of playing time for Washington defensive players in the 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6, including the continued decline of playing time for Chase Young and the deployment of Landon Collins

49:59 - Washington Football Team: the more that comes out about Washington's "honoring" of Sean Taylor, the more that there is not to like

58:06 - Nationals: examining the Nats hiring Darnell Coles as hitting coach off losing Kevin Long as hitting coach

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Episode 168: WFT falls to 2-4 with 31-13 loss to Chiefs and much more Oct 18, 2021

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09:54 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, including bad performances by the WFT's passing game and defense, analysis of Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic and more

48:38 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts on Washington's 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, including Andy Reid continuing to own Washington and positives for the WFT's passing game and defense

01:03:22 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest in the Sean Taylor No. 21 jersey retirement debacle, including a photo op for Sean's family inexplicably taking place in front of a bunch of portable toilets

01:13:37 - College Football: react to Virginia Tech's 28-7 homecoming loss to Pitt and Virginia's 48-0 homecoming win over Duke

01:23:47 - Capitals: analysis of a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, including Vitek Vanecek and Alex Ovechkin shining for a second time in as many Caps games this season

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Episode 167: WFT mangles retirement of Sean Taylor's No. 21, WFT-Chiefs preview and much more Oct 15, 2021

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13:07 - Washington Football Team: rant on the WFT inexplicably not announcing that Sean Taylor's No. 21 jersey will be retired on Sunday until Thursday morning - just three days out!

30:54 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, including the latest on injuries and revealing comments from Jack Del Rio about Jamin Davis

42:50 - Guest: Steven Spector, program director for 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City, on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 6 - the Kansas City Chiefs

51:50 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:01:34 - Navy Football: analysis of the Midshipmen's 35-17 loss at Memphis

01:03:53 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 7 - picks for Virginia Tech-Pitt and Virginia-Duke

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Episode 166: hush money, Ron Rivera vs. Andy Reid, Taylor Heinicke vs. Patrick Mahomes and much more Oct 14, 2021

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12:59 - Washington Football Team: react to a report of the WFT having offered hush money to former female team employees who claimed to have been sexually harassed during their time with the team

23:37 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the WFT being last in the NFL in home attendance and on Andy Reid as a certified Washington killer off comments from Ron Rivera

36:27 - Washington Football Team: examining the banged-up state of Washington's offense...and what we might see from Taylor Heinicke in Week 6 against a bad Kansas City Chiefs defense in dueling with Patrick Mahomes

52:07 - Washington Football Team: a look at a perhaps telling roster move, notable playing-time distribution for Washington edge rushers and other items for the WFT defense off comments from Ron Rivera

01:02:35 - Capitals: analysis of a season-opening 5-1 win over the New York Rangers, including a big game for Alex Ovechkin and Vitek Vanecek - and not Ilya Samsonov - being the Caps' starting goaltender

01:12:31 - Navy Football: a GaldiLocks pick for the Midshipmen's game at Memphis

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Episode 165: WFT film breakdown with Samuel Gold, Caps preview with Tarick El-Bashir and more Oct 13, 2021

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10:30 - Washington Football Team: react to, analysis of and some scheduled fun with the WFT aspect of the Jon Gruden controversy - Bruce Allen, the emails, the Beth Wilkinson investigation, a stunning reveal from Jay Gruden and more

37:38 - Guest: Samuel Gold, the creator of Sam's Film Room on YouTube, with in-depth breakdowns of the Washington Football Team's struggling defense and Taylor Heinicke

54:29 - Guest: Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic DC and TNT with a preview of the Caps' 2021-2022 regular season

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Episode 164: Ron Rivera defends Washington Football Team's defense and much more Oct 12, 2021

Show notes

01:00 - Washington Football Team: thoughts off Jon Gruden resigning as Las Vegas Raiders head coach due to the contents of leaked emails between himself and Bruce Allen from the Beth Wilkinson investigation

14:15 - Washington Football Team: commentary on - and some scheduled fun with - a feisty Ron Rivera defending Jack Del Rio, Washington's defensive scheme and the WFT's defensive performance in the 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 5

33:49 - Washington Football Team: examining multiple notable playing-time developments for players on Washington's struggling defense

49:20 - Washington Football Team: a look at where we are with Taylor Heinicke, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Curtis Samuel

58:38 - Wizards: react to Rui Hachimura returning to the Wiz off an absence due to personal reasons

01:01:17 - Nationals: analysis of multiple changes to the Nats' coaching staff, including hitting coach Kevin Long leaving to become the Philadelphia Phillies' hitting coach

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Episode 163: WFT falls to 2-3 with 33-22 loss to Saints and much more Oct 11, 2021

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09:43 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints, including another disappointing performance by the WFT's defense and Taylor Heinicke's worst game as a WFT quarterback

52:06 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts on Washington's 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints, including how and why the secondary is the worst part of the WFT's struggling defense and in-depth looks at the WFT's defensive line, Dustin Hopkins, DeAndre Carter and Adam Humphries

01:11:21 - College Football: analysis of Maryland's 66-17 loss at Ohio State, Virginia Tech's 32-29 loss to Notre Dame, Virginia's come-from-behind 34-33 win at Louisville and Navy's 31-24 loss to SMU

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Episode 162: Washington Football Team-New Orleans Saints preview and much more Oct 08, 2021

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13:44 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and how Washington will handle being without Logan Thomas and potentially being without three receivers for Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints off comments from Scott Turner

36:14 - Washington Football Team: examining what has become a familiar question - is this the game in which Washington's struggling defense gets its act together? - off comments from Jack Del Rio and other items for Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints

46:42 - Guest: Ross Jackson, host of the Locked On Saints podcast and the co-managing editor of the Canal St. Chronicles, on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 5 - the New Orleans Saints

01:01:40 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 5...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:09:50 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the latest in the Ryan Vermillion situation

01:13:46 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 6 - picks for Maryland-Ohio State, Virginia Tech-Notre Dame, Virginia-Louisville and Navy-SMU

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Episode 161: Taylor Heinicke and Terry McLaurin are delivering for WFT and much more Oct 07, 2021

Show notes

10:39 - Washington Football Team: react to a busy - and bad - Wednesday regarding injury news for Washington and to how the WFT is handling things without Ryan Vermillion, including return of the legendary Bubba Tyer

20:57 - Washington Football Team: analysis of the very good seasons so far for Taylor Heinicke and Terry McLaurin, including insight from Heinicke on his running and his fourth-quarter touchdown pass to McLaurin in the win at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4

37:33 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's struggling defense, including whether the problems are more due to the players or the coaches

46:57 - Washington Football Team: examining some refreshingly honest answers from Ron Rivera on Dustin Hopkins that make Ron's support of Hopkins more understandable

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Episode 160: breakdown of Taylor Heinicke with former ODU head coach Bobby Wilder and much more Oct 06, 2021

Show notes

09:59 - Washington Football Team: thoughts - and some scheduled fun - off Washington placing Jon Bostic and Torry McTyer on the Reserve/Injured List and signing a kicker - Chris Blewitt - to the practice squad

22:12 - Guest: Taylor Heinicke's collegiate head coach and former Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder with an extensive Xs and Os breakdown of Heinicke's play through four games in the Washington Football Team's 2021 season and of Washington's defensive struggles

51:41 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington on fourth downs and on two-point-conversion attempts in the 34-30 win at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4 and over the last few seasons

01:01:49 - Nationals: react to the Nats re-signing Alcides Escobar

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