The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 149: film breakdown with Washington Football Team analyst Mark Bullock and much more Sep 21, 2021

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10:23 - Guest: Washington Football Team analyst Mark Bullock provides a film breakdown with insights on Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Washington's defense, Chase Young, William Jackson III, Landon Collins and more

32:32 - Washington Football Team: react to two stunning stats regarding Taylor Heinicke

43:49 - Washington Football Team: examining three intriguing storylines for Washington's game at the Buffalo Bills in Week 3

51:38 - Nationals: analysis of a controversial rule striking the Nats again and more from a wild 8-7 10-inning loss at the Miami Marlins

01:10:17 - Orioles: thoughts on a very good outing from John Means and another impressive game for Austin Hays in a 2-0 win at the Philadelphia Phillies

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Episode 148: deep dive on Washington Football Team's disappointing defense and much more Sep 20, 2021

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10:39 - Washington Football Team: in-depth examination of what's going on with Washington's defense - the problems, the potential fixes, who played well in the 30-29 win over the New York Giants in Week 2, playing-time observations and more

36:24 - Washington Football Team: fallout from Taylor Heinicke's tremendous performance in Washington's 30-29 win over the New York Giants in Week 2, including how Ron Rivera is approaching who truly is the WFT's QB1

47:13 - Washington Football Team: what now with Dustin Hopkins off him going 3-for-3 on field goals - but with a miss that ended up not counting - in Washington's 30-29 win over the New York Giants in Week 2?

54:47 - College Football: thoughts on Maryland's 20-17 win at Illinois, No. 15 Virginia Tech's 27-21 loss at West Virginia and Virginia's 59-39 loss at No. 21 North Carolina

01:07:06 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games to the Colorado Rockies, including Paolo Espino pitching well again and Patrick Corbin and Josiah Gray struggling again

01:29:54 - Orioles: react to more bad starting pitching for the O's and continued success for Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays in the O's getting swept in three games at the Boston Red Sox

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Episode 147: WFT improves to 1-1 with wild 30-29 win over Giants and much more Sep 17, 2021

Show notes

10:41 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 30-29 walk-off win over the New York Giants at FedEx Field on Thursday Night Football, including in-depth analysis of Taylor Heinicke, the WFT defense and Terry McLaurin

57:24 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts from Washington's 30-29 walk-off win over New York Giants at FedEx Field on Thursday Night Football, including the latest on Ryan Fitzpatrick

01:09:01 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 3 - picks for Maryland-Illinois, Virginia Tech-West Virginia and Virginia-North Carolina

01:15:49 - Orioles: react to the work of the Orioles' Big Three - Austin Hays, Ryan Mountcastle and Cedric Mullins - in a 3-2 10-inning win over the New York Yankees

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Episode 146: Washington Football Team-New York Giants preview and much more Sep 16, 2021

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09:34 - Washington Football Team: why Washington's game against the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football in Week 2 isn't a "must-win"...and thoughts on Taylor Heinicke going into the game

18:01 - Guest: Nick Falato, co-host of the Big Blue Banter podcast on the New York Giants, with an in-depth look at the Washington Football Team's Week 2 opponent

42:10 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football in Week 2...and Galdi's prediction for the game

54:37 - Nationals: analysis of another bullpen collapse and more from an 8-6 loss to the Miami Marlins

01:20:00 - Orioles: react to a spectacular catch by Cedric Mullins, two more home runs by Austin Hays and more from a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees

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Episode 145: Taylor Heinicke is WFT's most mobile QB1 since RGIII and much more Sep 15, 2021

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11:17 - Washington Football Team: react to Ryan Fitzpatrick going on the Reserve/Injured List...and analysis of what the WFT has in Taylor Heinicke as its starting quarterback, including him being Washington's most mobile QB1 since RGIII

33:18 - Washington Football Team: examining the likelihood of a bounce-back performance by Washington's defense against Daniel Jones and the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football

44:45 - Wizards: how John Wall and the Houston Rockets reportedly parting ways further validates how Tommy Sheppard handled the problem that was Wall's supermax contract extension

52:09 - Nationals: thoughts on Ryan Zimmerman's season and future with the Nats and more off an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins

01:07:24 - Orioles: thoughts on a 7-2 loss to the New York Yankees and what the O's may have in Jorge Mateo off him being done for the season

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Episode 144: Taylor Heinicke becomes Washington Football Team QB1 and much more Sep 14, 2021

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14:48 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington's quarterback situation - Ryan Fitzpatrick being diagnosed with a right-hip subluxation, RGIII(!) lobbying for the WFT to bring him back, Taylor Heinicke becoming QB1 and more

36:40 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's problems preventing and generating pressure in the season-opening 20-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at FedEx Field, playing time for key WFT players in the game and more

01:00:40 - Washington Football Team: examining the most controversial strategic decision in Washington's season-opening 20-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at FedEx Field - punting in the fourth quarter while inside Chargers territory

01:05:54 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats still having not been no-hit since the franchise came to Washington, D.C. and more from the Nats nearly being no-hit in a 3-0 loss to the Miami Marlins

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Episode 143: WFT suffers season-opening 20-16 loss to Chargers and much more Sep 13, 2021

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10:35 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's regular-season-opening 20-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at FedEx Field

44:42 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts from Washington's regular-season-opening 20-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, including the lack of touches for playmakers, positives for the defense and a good game on special teams

01:02:06 - College Football: react to Maryland's 62-0 blowout of Howard, Virginia's 42-14 rout of Illinois, No. 19 Virginia Tech's 35-14 win over Middle Tennessee and Navy's 23-3 loss to Air Force and firing of offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper

01:13:13 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games at the Pittsburgh Pirates, including a good start for Patrick Corbin, another bad start for Josiah Gray and Juan Soto continuing to kill it

01:35:37 - Orioles: observations from the O's losing three of four games to the Toronto Blue Jays, including Brandon Hyde cursing at Robbie Ray and the O's giving up 44 runs over the final three games

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Episode 142: WFT-Chargers preview, Scott Turner and Jack Del Rio speak and much more Sep 10, 2021

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08:08 - Washington Football Team: examining a variety of pertinent topics regarding Washington's offense entering the 2021 regular season off comments from Scott Turner

30:20 - Washington Football Team: examining a variety of pertinent topics regarding Washington's defense entering the 2021 regular season off comments from Jack Del Rio

45:28 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1...and Galdi's predictions for the game and for Washington's 2021 record

58:02 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 2 - picks for Virginia-Illinois, Virginia Tech-Middle Tennessee and Navy-Air Force

01:07:12 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-6 10-inning loss at the Atlanta Braves, including impressive performances by Luis Garcia, Lane Thomas and Juan Soto

01:20:20 - Orioles: thoughts on John Means pitching well in a 6-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals, Matt Harvey going on the 10-Day Injured List and more

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Episode 141: Curtis Samuel suffers setback at Washington Football Team practice? and much more Sep 09, 2021

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11:13 - Washington Football Team: breakdown of the cause of the name-change confusion from Tanya Snyder's appearance on The Adam Schefter Podcast

24:01 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Curtis Samuel regressing in terms of his practice participation off a potential setback with his groin injury

34:55 - Washington Football Team: a scouting report on the Los Angeles Chargers, including their skill-position players, Chase Young vs. Rashawn Slater and Joey Bosa

44:40 - Washington Football Team: analysis of - and some scheduled fun with - Washington's bad recent history with team captains off the WFT announcing its team captains for the 2021 season

54:57 - Nationals: react to Sean Nolin being ejected for standing up for Juan Soto, an excellent performance by the Nats' bullpen, mammoth homers by Soto and Josh Bell and more from an eventful 4-2 win at the Atlanta Braves...and a rant on the National Baseball Hall of Fame holding its induction ceremony on a random Wednesday afternoon

01:13:14 - Orioles: examining a 9-8 win over the Kansas City Royals, another lost season for Hunter Harvey and the O's setting all-time attendance lows on back-to-back nights at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Episode 140: Tanya Snyder speaks and much more Sep 08, 2021

Show notes

12:42 - Washington Football Team: analysis of what Tanya Snyder said on The Adam Schefter Podcast about the WFT's final candidates for a permanent name and about all of the off-the-field issues for Washington over the last 16 months

38:42 - Washington Football Team: additional thoughts on the departure of Jimmy Moreland, including a breakdown of the complicated transactional path

45:36 - Guest: Chargers insider Jeff Miller of The Los Angeles Times with an in-depth look at the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 1

01:02:38 - Guest: Dr. Matthew Mintz, who has been rated as a top doctor by Bethesda Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine, on the 2021 NFL season and the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of competitive balance, including how the league mandating that players get vaccinated could lead to the removal of protocols

01:17:39 - Nationals: examining how an 8-5 loss at the Atlanta Braves epitomizes the 2021 Nats - bad pitching but sneaky-good hitting

01:27:11 - Orioles: react to Mike Baumann's Major League debut and to Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays continuing to rake in a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals

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