The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 159: DEA is investigating Ryan Vermillion, WFT deals with major injuries and much more Oct 05, 2021

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09:01 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington placing director of sports medicine and head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave due to an ongoing criminal investigation highlighted by the DEA and the Loudoun County Sherriff's Department searching the team facility

33:06 - Washington Football Team: examining what's next for Washington's defense off the losses of Torry McTyer and Jon Bostic to serious injury...and the latest on Washington's defensive struggles, including the dipping of Chase Young's playing time

48:20 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Brandon Scherff being hurt again and of how Washington will attack being without him and possibly Logan Thomas

57:51 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on a potentially very telling answer from Ron Rivera regarding Dustin Hopkins

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Episode 158: WFT improves to 2-2 with 34-30 win at Falcons and much more Oct 04, 2021

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10:06 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 34-30 win at the Atlanta Falcons, including Taylor Heinicke's incredible heroics and woeful performance by the WFT's defense

56:16 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts on Washington's 34-30 win at the Atlanta Falcons, including how Curtis Samuel did in his Washington debut and a response to Bobby McCain's postgame rant on the media

01:10:49 - Nationals: react to an emotional appreciation of Ryan Zimmerman and more from the Nats concluding a 65-97 season by getting swept in three games against the Boston Red Sox...and react to Mike Rizzo's comments on the state of the Nats

01:39:56 - College Football: analysis of Maryland's humbling 51-14 loss to Iowa and Navy's come-from-behind 34-30 win over UCF

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Episode 157: Washington Football Team-Atlanta Falcons preview and much more Oct 01, 2021

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11:49 - Washington Football Team: examining Taylor Heinicke, the potential WFT debut of Curtis Samuel and three significant problems for Washington's offense heading into Week 4 at the Atlanta Falcons off comments from Scott Turner

22:48 - Washington Football Team: react to Jack Del Rio's comments on his woeful defense, Chase Young and more heading into Week 4 at the Atlanta Falcons

34:39 - Guest: Evan Birchfield of The Falcoholic on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 4 - the Atlanta Falcons

46:59 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4...and Galdi's prediction for the game

57:15 - Virginia Football: analysis of a much-needed 30-28 win at Miami

01:02:24 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 5 - picks for Maryland-Iowa and Navy-UCF

01:10:29 - Orioles: thoughts on a classic troll job by the O's and more off a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox...and thoughts on the best of Mike Elias' season-ending session with reporters, including the state of the Orioles' rebuild

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Episode 156: Ron Rivera backs Taylor Heinicke as WFT QB1 and much more Sep 30, 2021

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14:33 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Curtis Samuel's return to practice, Benjamin St-Juste being in concussion protocol and Brandon Scherff not practicing on Wednesday due to a chest issue

25:07 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera dismissing benching Taylor Heinicke in favor of Kyle Allen right now and to Ron and Taylor on the notion of Taylor needing to "do things in more of a game-manager way" as Ron said on Monday

40:05 - Washington Football Team: will Washington's struggling defense - including Chase Young and Montez Sweat - get right at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4?

47:51 - Virginia Football: a GaldiLocks pick for UVA-Miami

52:08 - Nationals: sorting through a wild - and lengthy - 10-5 loss at the Colorado Rockies, including developments regarding the Nats' starting pitching in the season-ending series against the Boston Red Sox

01:01:54 - Orioles: analysis of a second straight good outing from Zac Lowther and more from a 6-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox

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Episode 155: film breakdown with former WFT TE Logan Paulsen and much more Sep 29, 2021

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14:30 - Guest: former Washington tight end Logan Paulsen with an in-depth breakdown of the WFT - the struggling defense, Taylor Heinicke, the offensive line and more

33:57 - Washington Football Team: initial thoughts on Washington's game at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4...and a look at some harsh statistical realities for multiple key WFT defensive players

42:30 - Nationals: react to Patrick Corbin being good for a fourth time in five starts and more from a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Rockies

53:02 - Orioles: examining Bruce Zimmermann's return and more from a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox...and analysis of Anthony Santander now that his 2021 season is over

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Episode 154: what is truly going on with WFT's disappointing defense? and much more Sep 28, 2021

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08:49 - Washington Football Team: examining what's going on with Washington's struggling defense, including a potential root cause of the problems, how Chase Young is doing, declining playing time for certain WFT players and more

33:43 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera saying that he wants Taylor Heinicke to "do things in more of a game-manager way"

49:07 - Wizards: thoughts on the Wizards as they begin training camp, including the reveal that Russell Westbrook tried to convince Bradley Beal to ask to be traded

58:47 - Nationals: analysis of a nice outing from Josiah Gray, an impressive all-around game for Alcides Excobar and more from a 5-4 win at the Colorado Rockies

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Episode 153: WFT falls to 1-2 with 43-21 blowout loss at Bills and much more Sep 27, 2021

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09:51 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 43-21 loss at the Buffalo Bills, including a rant on the WFT's defense and analysis of Taylor Heinicke's performance

46:39 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts from Washington's 43-21 loss at the Buffalo Bills, including examining Antonio Gibson's spectacular 73-yard touchdown reception

58:54 - College Football: breakdowns of Maryland's 37-16 win over Kent State, Virginia's 37-17 loss to Wake Forest, Virginia Tech's 21-10 win over Richmond and Navy's 28-20 loss at Houston

01:14:19 - Nationals: react to more bad pitching from the Nats, Keibert Ruiz's breakout continuing and more from the Nats losing three of four games at the Cincinnati Reds

01:29:25 - Orioles: a proper tip of the cap to Cedric Mullins for him becoming the first Oriole to have a 30-30 season and other items off the O's splitting a four-game series with the Texas Rangers

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Episode 152: Washington Football Team-Buffalo Bills preview and much more Sep 24, 2021

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10:55 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on various aspects of Washington's game at the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 off comments from Ron Rivera, including which disappointing unit - the WFT's defense or the Bills' offense - will prevail, Taylor Heinicke and more

28:11 - Guest: Buffalo Bills insider Matt Parrino of Syracuse.com and of the SHOUT! podcast on the Bills on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 3

49:22 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Buffalo Bills in Week 3...and Galdi's prediction for the game

01:01:16 - Nationals: react to another monster game for Juan Soto and more from a 3-2 win at the Cincinnati Reds...and react to continued change for the Nats behind the scenes

01:16:30 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 4 - picks for Maryland-Kent State, Virginia-Wake Forest and Navy-Houston

01:24:33 - Capitals: examining bad news regarding Nicklas Backstrom and reviewing the Caps' offseason - including some scheduled fun with Evgeny Kuznetsov - as Caps Training Camp begins

01:34:41 - Orioles: examining a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers, including more production from Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle and a nice outing from Zac Lowther

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Episode 151: Scott Turner talks Taylor Heinicke, Jack Del Rio talks WFT defense, and much more Sep 23, 2021

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09:58 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Scott Turner's comments on what's next for Taylor Heinicke, his career path, what he can be as an NFL quarterback, Washington's offensive line, Terry McLaurin and more

30:35 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - Jack Del Rio's comments on Washington's underwhelming defense through two games, Chase Young, Montez Sweat, the 5-1-5 look and more

49:23 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-5 win at the Miami Marlins, including a much-needed strong outing from Josiah Gray and another monster game for Juan Soto - is he now the leading contender for National League MVP?

01:04:53 - Orioles: react to Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins and Keegan Akin doing well in a 4-3 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies and to the O's bringing back Brandon Hyde as manager for 2022

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Episode 150: will WFT's rebuild be as quick and successful as Bills'? and much more Sep 22, 2021

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08:34 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Ron Rivera and Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott both being part of the Bill Walsh coaching tree, whether Washington's rebuild will be successful quickly as the Bills' has been and more

23:17 - Washington Football Team: examining Taylor Heinicke's success on play-action passes and more from and off his performance in the 30-29 win over the New York Giants in Week 2

39:13 - Nationals: thoughts on a 7-1 win at the Miami Marlins, including another good outing for Josh Rogers, and on the Nats reportedly firing multiple minor-league staff members

54:22 - Orioles: react to a 3-2 10-inning loss at the Philadelphia Phillies, including the return of Cesar Valdez not going so well

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