The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 129: WFT releases Steven Sims Jr., Ron Rivera lists those who have impressed him and much more Aug 24, 2021

Show notes

11:44 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington releasing Steven Sims Jr., including what the release represents...and thoughts on David Sharpe off Washington activating him off the Reserve/COVID-19 List

21:24 - Washington Football Team: is Curtis Samuel still having barely practiced due to his groin injury reason for concern or not really?

28:30 - Washington Football Team: analysis of who Ron Rivera identified as having impressed him over two preseason games - including Troy Apke!...and an examination of the possibility of defensive regression for Washington in 2021

46:07 - Maryland Football: why the Big Ten's no-postponement policy for conference games regarding COVID-19 in the 2021 season is especially notable for the Terrapins

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Episode 128: where is WFT at with Ryan Fitzpatrick two games into its preseason? and much more Aug 23, 2021

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11:36 - Washington Football Team: the state of Washington's passing game, including Ron Rivera passing on the chance to name Ryan Fitzpatrick as Washington's starting quarterback for Week 1

29:22 - Washington Football Team: is Jaret Patterson now a lock to make Washington's season-opening 53-man roster?...and a closer look at Antonio Gibson's performance in the preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field

46:39 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Samuel Cosmi, John Bates, Saahdiq Charles and Jamin Davis in the preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field

53:26 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games at the Milwaukee Brewers, including a monster weekend for new Nat Lane Thomas

01:16:08 - Orioles: react to the Orioles' losing streak reaching 18 games with a three-game sweep to the Atlanta Braves, including a response to the mounting criticism of the Orioles' rebuild

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Episode 127: The Jaret Patterson Game - WFT improves to 1-1 in preseason with 17-13 win over Bengals Aug 22, 2021

Show notes

09:45 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 17-13 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field

43:08 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts from Washington's 17-13 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field

55:56 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Jason Wright clarifying - sort of - where the name-change saga stands off multiple name candidates being bleeped out in an episode of the team's YouTube series on the name change

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Episode 126: Ron Rivera explains value and usage of William Jackson III for WFT and much more Aug 19, 2021

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08:53 - Washington Football Team: three things that Galdi wants to see from Washington in its preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals

24:25 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on William Jackson III and the issue of him as a corner who is at his best in man coverage perhaps being asked by Washington to play a lot of zone coverage, including enlightening comments from Ron Rivera

41:15 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a two-game sweep, including Josiah Gray being good again and the Nats hitting two homers off their former closer - Brad Hand

56:42 - Orioles: react to an 8-4 loss at the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays for a 14th consecutive loss and to the O's having five of the top 100 prospects in baseball per MLB Pipeline

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Episode 125: Ryan Fitzpatrick says WFT offense will be "dynamic," Kyle Allen hypes Curtis Samuel and Antonio Gibson and much more Aug 18, 2021

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12:46 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Ryan Fitzpatrick off him opening up about a number of aspects of his game and saying that Washington's offense "is gonna be dynamic"

36:45 - Washington Football Team: react to Kyle Allen addressing his health, praising Curtis Samuel, saying that Washington is trying to use Antonio Gibson like the Carolina Panthers use Christian McCaffrey and more

48:24 - Nationals: analysis of a 12-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to snap a seven-game losing streak and of Joe Ross not undergoing a second Tommy John surgery for now

01:09:03 - Orioles: a proper therapy session for O's fans - and a few thoughts on John Means and Ryan Mountcastle - off the O's getting smashed at the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays, 10-0, for a 13th consecutive loss

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Episode 124: WFT down to final three name candidates?, Ron Rivera opens up about cancer battle and much more Aug 17, 2021

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12:34 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the WFT bleeping out three apparent name candidates - perhaps the three final name candidates - in a video featuring a meeting involving Jason Wright and Ron Rivera

20:35 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera sounding off on the COVID-19-vaccine situation in the United States and to him opening up about his cancer battle, including a reveal that sheds further light on the benching of Dwayne Haskins after Week 4 of the 2020 season

35:51 - Washington Football Team: commentary on - and some scheduled fun with - Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Monday, August 16, 2021, including discussions on Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kyle Allen, Benjamin St-Juste, Kendall Fuller, Cameron Cheeseman's field-goal snaps and more

54:25 - Nationals and Orioles: analysis of how the Nats and O's did in Baseball America's rankings of the top farm systems and prospects in baseball...and analysis of Matt Harvey's latest Jekyll-and-Hyde start in a 9-2 Orioles loss at the Tampa Bay Rays

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Episode 123: WFT gets back Kyle Allen and Curtis Samuel and makes cuts, Dustin Hopkins deep dive and much more Aug 16, 2021

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11:38 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Kyle Allen returning to fully practicing, Curtis Samuel being activated, Washington releasing three players (including Kelvin Harmon) and more

25:45 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on the Dustin Hopkins situation, including how he compares to the rest of the NFL on field goals over his six seasons with Washington and Ron Rivera's latest comments on Hopkins' struggles

37:22 - Washington Football Team: commentary on Ron Rivera on a number of Washington players in the preseason-opening loss at the New England Patriots, including Steven Montez, Sammis Reyes, Samuel Cosmi, Saahdiq Charles and Jamin Davis

56:52 - Nationals: react to Joe Ross potentially needing a second Tommy John surgery and analysis of the Nats getting swept in three games by the Atlanta Braves

01:20:14 - Wizards: examining two key items from Tommy Sheppard, including confirmation that the Wiz didn't really want to trade Russell Westbrook

01:28:11 - Orioles: a proper marveling at the O's getting demolished in a three-game sweep at the Boston Red Sox

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Episode 122: WFT begins its preseason with 22-13 loss at Patriots and much more Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

08:09 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's preseason-opening 22-13 loss at the New England Patriots

36:32 - Washington Football Team: a proper declaration of victory for Ron Rivera in the Quinton Dunbar saga off the Detroit Lions releasing Dunbar

45:17 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats being swept in a doubleheader at the New York Mets to complete a three-game sweep

57:05 - Orioles: react to Chris Davis announcing his retirement and thoughts on John Means and Cedric Mullins in a 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers to complete a three-game sweep

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Episode 121: conversation with Fred Smoot on Washington Football Team and much more Aug 12, 2021

Show notes

12:20 - Washington Football Team: three things that Galdi wants to see from Washington in its preseason opener at the New England Patriots

28:32 - Guest: former Washington cornerback Fred Smoot on why Taylor Heinicke will ultimately have a Kurt Warner-type career, why Benjamin St-Juste will be a candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year, parallels between Ron Rivera and Marty Schottenheimer and more

45:44 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-7 rain-suspended loss at the New York Mets and of the Nats calling-up yet another 30-something from Triple-A Rochester

01:04:34 - Orioles: thoughts on the red-hot Anthony Santander and more from a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers

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Episode 120: Montez Sweat says he and Chase Young "wanna go get the combined-sack record" and much more Aug 11, 2021

Show notes

09:42 - Washington Football Team: preview of Washington's preseason opener at the New England Patriots off comments from Ron Rivera

26:35 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest in Washington's COVID-19 player-vaccination-rate situation off comments from Montez Sweat and Matt Ioannidis

34:42 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Montez Sweat's and Chase Young's - and the Washington defense's - record-breaking sack potential and of Washington's greatest combined-sack seasons off Sweat saying that he and Young "wanna go get the combined-sack record"

43:11 - Orioles: react to ESPN's Buster Olney ripping the O's on Twitter and to Keegan Akin getting rocked again in a 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers

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