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The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,045: chat with Nicki Jhabvala on Commanders' offseason and coaching-staff continuity and more01:58 - Commanders: reaction to the Commanders hiring Wes Welker as personnel analyst 14:04 - Guest: Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on general manager Adam Peters' approach to the Commanders' 2025 offseason, the battle between Brandon Coleman and Andrew Wylie for the right-tackle job, the Commanders' coaching-staff continuity with each of the team's top five offensive assistants being back for the 2025 season, her famous and ironic photo that she took of Dan Quinn at Regan National Airport off being interviewed for the job that he eventually got - the job of Commanders head coach - a...2025-04-0844 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,044: Alex Ovechkin becomes NHL's all-time goal king, is Ovi best athlete in D.C.-sports history? and moreCapitals: reaction to winger Alex Ovechkin becoming the NHL's all-time leader in regular-season goals, including discussion of whether Ovechkin, Redskins quarterback, defensive back and punter Sammy Baugh or Senators pitcher Walter Johnson is the greatest athlete in Washington, D.C.-sports history Capitals: notes from the Caps' 5-3 win over the Central Division-worst Chicago Blackhawks and 4-1 loss at the New York Islanders not pertaining to winger Alex Ovechkin, including a key injury Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two out of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks O...2025-04-0754 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,043: deep dive with Pro Football Focus’ Jon Macri on edge defenders in 2025 NFL Draft and moreGuest: Jon Macri of Pro Football Focus on the 2025 NFL Draft's loaded edge defender class and what it means for the Commanders, including how many edge defenders will be taken in the first round, which top edge defenders might fall to the Commanders' No. 29-overall pick, what his innovative prospect model says about Marshall's Mike Green, Tennessee's James Pearce Jr., Georgia's Mykel Williams, Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart and Virginia Tech's Antwaun Powell-Ryland and discussion of whether pass rush or pass coverage matters more in the current NFL Orioles: reaction to the imminent 2025 regular-season debut o...2025-04-0444 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,042: chat with Phil Hecken of Uni-Watch.com on potential uniform change for Commanders and moreGuest: Phil Hecken, editor of Uni-Watch.com, on a potential uniform change for the Commanders and on the team potentially wearing a Redskins uniform as a throwback uniform, including the NFL rules for uniform change, when we might find out of a uniform change for the Commanders for the 2025 season, the possible impact of the Commanders' great jersey sales for the 2024 season on a uniform change and more Capitals: breakdown of a 5-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes in a game in which goaltender Logan Thompson suffered an upper-body injury but also top-line left wing A...2025-04-0358 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,041: Dan Quinn reveals roles for Brandon Coleman and Mike Sainristil and moreCommanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the NFL's Annual League Meeting revealing the roles for offensive lineman Brandon Coleman and cornerback Mike Sainristil off the trade for left tackle Laremy Tunsil and signing of cornerback Jonathan Jones Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the NFL's Annual League Meeting on what he has learned about Commanders managing partner Josh Harris in working for him, how Quinn's messaging for the 2025 season comes together, the need for the team's run defense to be better, why the Commanders re-signed linebacker Bobby W...2025-04-0248 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,040: Adam Peters opens up about Commanders’ 2025 offseason approach and moves and moreCommanders: discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters at the NFL's Annual League Meeting on the Commanders' offense, including the team's desire to sign receiver Terry McLaurin to a contract extension, the Commanders wanting to capitalize on in Jayden Daniels having a great quarterback on a rookie contract, why the team traded for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and left tackle Laremy Tunsil, whether Peters via trades has deviated from his build-through-the-draft strategy and Peters' approach to the 2025 NFL Draft Commanders: discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters at the NFL's Annual League Meeting o...2025-04-0158 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,039: chat with ESPN Bet’s Benjamin Brown on Commanders' 10.5 over/under win total for 2025 and moreMaryland Basketball: reaction to Kevin Willard officially leaving his job as Terrapins head coach to become Villanova's head coach Guest: ESPN Bet NFL data-science manager Benjamin Brown on ESPN Bet having the Commanders with an over/under win total for the 2025 regular season of 10.5, including what exactly goes into an NFL's team's over/under win total, what the sports books got wrong about the 2024 Commanders, the Commanders' potential to be a regression team for the 2025 season, the process for assessing strength of schedule months before an NFL regular season begins, what was especially remarkable about C...2025-03-311h 02
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,038: deep dive with Pro Football Focus’ Jon Macri on loaded RB class in 2025 NFL Draft and moreGuest: Jon Macri of Pro Football Focus on the 2025 NFL Draft's loaded running back class and what it means for the Commanders, including details on his innovative prospect model for running backs, what the model says about Boise State's Ashton Jeanty, North Carolina's Omarion Hampton, Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins and Virginia Tech's Bhayshul Tuten, a potential steal at the running back position and whether the thinking on spending a first-round pick on a running back has evolved in recent years Maryland Basketball: discussion of the imminent departure of head coach Kevin Willard t...2025-03-281h 02
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,037: Jayden Daniels scrambling analysis, preview with Gary Williams of Maryland vs. Florida and moreCommanders: analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels' high-level scrambling in his all-time-great 2024 rookie regular season, including the extent to which his and other ultra-mobile quarterbacks' scrambling is efficient - more so than even passing Guest: legendary former Maryland basketball head coach Gary Williams on the No. 4-seeded Terrapins' game against No. 1-seeded Florida in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, including his breakdown of the matchup, what's especially impressive about two of the Terps' best players in Derik Queen and Ja'Kobi Gillespie, whether the Terps getting so much of their scoring for their starting five - t...2025-03-2747 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,036: chat with Mark Bullock on state of Commanders' defense through first wave of free agency and moreGuest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style analysis of the state of the Commanders' defense through the first wave of free agency in the 2025 offseason, including what the team is thinking with its revamped defensive line, whether the line now is poised to be better against the run, what the Commanders' signing of cornerback Jonathan Jones might mean for cornerback Mike Sainristil, why the Commanders seemingly chose Will Harris over Jeremy Chinn at safety and more Capitals: breakdown of a 3-2 overtime loss at the Winnipeg Jets in a battle o...2025-03-2647 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,035: chat with Mark Bullock on state of Commanders' offense through first wave of free agency and moreGuest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style analysis of the state of the Commanders' offense through the first wave of free agency in the 2025 offseason, including which position group on offense is in need of the most work the rest of the offseason, whether Bullock expects the team in the 2025 season to have a different top-four at running back as compared to in the 2024 season, what the Commanders have in receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and a ranking of the team's five position groups on offense from strongest to weakest Nationals: d...2025-03-2542 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,034: evaluation with Ben Standig of Adam Peters' approach in Commanders' offseason and moreGuest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on general manager Adam Peters' approach to the Commanders' 2025 offseason so far, including if the team signing players to one-year contracts is a new normal, whether Peters has deviated from a build-through-the-draft strategy, the likelihood that the Commanders' trade for left tackle Laremy Tunsil effectively ended the possibility of them trading for Cincinnati Bengals edge defender Trey Hendrickson, what the Commanders are thinking with their revamped defensive line and more College Basketball: analysis of No. 4-seeded Maryland advancing to the Sweet 16 of an NCAA Tournament for the f...2025-03-2457 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,033: Deebo Samuel Sr. addresses "dawg mentality," motivation and weight in intro presser and moreCommanders: analysis of key comments from receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. at his introductory press conference, including Samuel on why he wanted to be traded to the Commanders, what he brings to the Commanders, him supposedly having been overweight in the 2024 season, his motivation level for the 2025 season, the Commanders having re-worked his contract and more Commanders: discussion of the Commanders signing receiver Michael Gallup as he comes out of retirement and of telling comments from punter Tress Way on the Commanders' culture Capitals: a salute to the Caps for clinching a pl...2025-03-2145 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,032: deep dive with Houston Texans analyst John Harris on Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil and moreCommanders: analysis of the Commanders reportedly reworking the contract of receiver Deebo Samuel Sr...and discussion of the team's many signings/re-signings of defensive linemen in the 2025 offseason, including comments from Jacob Martin on him not knowing his role and comments from Deatrich Wise Jr. on why he signed with the Commanders and on new Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil Guest: Houston Texans analyst John Harris, who serves as the sideline reporter for radio broadcasts of Texans games and who does work for HoustonTexans.com, on Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil, including a detailed breakdown of...2025-03-2057 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,031: conversation with PFF’s Dalton Wasserman on PFF giving Commanders A- in free agency and moreCommanders: discussion of various items from press conferences off the Commanders announcing a number of signings/re-signings, including a health update from receiver Noah Brown, good stuff from Brown on former Houston Texans teammate and now Commanders teammate and left tackle Laremy Tunsil and what cornerback Noah Igbinoghene had to say about his role in the Commanders' new-look secondary Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on PFF giving the Commanders an A- for their work in free agency and via trade in the NFL's 2025 offseason so far, why the team's trade for left t...2025-03-1953 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,030: Laremy Tunsil impresses during introductory press conference for Commanders and moreCommanders: reaction to and discussion of the best of what left tackle Laremy Tunsil had to say during his introductory press conference, including a conversation about the last time that Washington had a QB1-LT1-WR1 trio as good as Jayden Daniels, Laremy Tunsil and Terry McLaurin, a great answer from Tunsil on why the Houston Texans traded him, Tunsil unsolicited bringing up his penalty problem and a perhaps telling answer from Tunsil on whether he has communicated to the Commanders a desire for a contract extension Commanders: analysis of how the Commanders are impacted b...2025-03-1841 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,029: Commanders lose Dante Fowler, conversation with Howard Gutman on Josh Harris group and moreCommanders: discussion of the latest for the Commanders in free agency, including scheduled fun with comments from new Commanders interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and analysis of unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Clelin Ferrell reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, Commanders unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Dante Fowler Jr. reportedly agreeing on a one-year, $8 million contract to go back to the Dallas Cowboys and the Commanders reportedly agreeing with Pittsburgh Steelers unrestricted-free-agent guard Nate Herbig on a contract Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium, lawyer, radio-show host and Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of...2025-03-171h 30
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,028: more moves by Commanders, chat with Mike Kadlick on Jonathan Jones and Deatrich Wise and moreCommanders: reaction to telling comments from quarterback Marcus Mariota on why he re-signed with the Commanders...and analysis of a number of moves by and news items with the Commanders on Day 2 of the NFL's 2025-2026 League Year, including the team reportedly agreeing to re-sign receiver Noah Brown and cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, reportedly losing unrestricted-free-agent-receiver Olamide Zaccheaus to the Chicago Bears and reportedly agreeing on a restructured contract with tackle/guard Andrew Wylie Guest: New England Patriots insider Mike Kadlick of CLNS Media on what the Commanders are getting in cornerback Jonathan Jones and edge d...2025-03-141h 00
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,027: Commanders make flurry of moves, chat with Texans insider Cody Stoots on Laremy Tunsil and moreCommanders: analysis of quarterback Marcus Mariota reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team reportedly agreeing on contracts with three defensive unrestricted free agents in New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, Pats edge defender Deatrich Wise Jr. and Atlanta Falcons interior defensive lineman Eddie Goldman, the Commanders losing unrestricted-free-agent cornerback Benjamin St-Juste and reportedly losing unrestricted-free-agent safety Darrick Forrest and unrestricted-free-agent linebacker and special-teams ace Mychal Walker and more Guest: Houston Texans insider Cody Stoots, who has more than 10,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, on why the Texans reportedly have agreed to trade left t...2025-03-1358 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,026: All-22 analysis with Commanders analyst Mark Bullock on Laremy Tunsil and Javon Kinlaw and moreCommanders: breakdowns of the Commanders reportedly agreeing with New Orleans Saints unrestricted-free-agent safety Will Harris on a contract, running back Jeremy McNichols reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders and Zach Ertz calling fellow tight end John Bates "probably the most dominant blocking tight end that I've really ever seen and studied" Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of left tackle Laremy Tunsil and interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw off the Commanders reportedly trading for Tunsil and reportedly agreeing on a contract with Kinlaw as an unrestricted free a...2025-03-121h 05
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,025: Commanders make mega-trade for Laremy Tunsil, sign Javon Kinlaw, re-sign Tress Way and moreCommanders: breakdown of the Commanders reportedly agreeing on a blockbuster trade for Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil Commanders: analysis of the Commanders reportedly agreeing with New York Jets unrestricted-free-agent interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw on a three-year, $45 million contract, the reported defections of three Commanders unrestricted free agents in offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas, safety Jeremy Chinn and receiver Dyami Brown and punter Tress Way reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders Wizards: thoughts on a 119-104 loss at the Toronto Raptors Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention tha...2025-03-1140 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,024: Commanders re-sign Zach Ertz and John Bates, cut Jon Allen, pursue Trey Hendrickson? and moreCommanders: discussion of tight ends Zach Ertz and John Bates reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team releasing interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, comments from linebacker Bobby Wagner off re-signing with the Commanders and the team extending an exclusive-rights tender to running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., including why Rodriguez deserves more carries Commanders: examination of what now for the Commanders at edge defender off the Cleveland Browns announcing having agreed with edge defender Myles Garrett on a four-year contract extension, off reports of the Commanders being interested in trading for Cincinnati Bengals edge d...2025-03-101h 07
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,023: Commanders re-sign Bobby Wagner and Zane Gonzalez, NFL FA preview with Dan Pizzuta and moreCommanders: analysis of linebacker Bobby Wagner reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders via a one-year contract and of the Commanders re-signing kicker Zane Gonzalez to a one-year contract Guest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com with a preview of the NFL's 2025 free-agent class from the perspective of external free agents who could appeal to the Commanders, including a sober evaluation of the free-agent class as a whole, breakdowns of three San Francisco 49ers pending unrestricted defensive free agents who could be of interest to the Commanders given Adam Peters is the team's g...2025-03-0750 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,022: chat with Dan Pizzuta of The 33rd Team on Deebo Samuel Sr.-Kliff Kingsbury being great fit and moreGuest: NFL writer Dan Pizzuta of The33rdTeam.com on the market inefficiency that the Commanders are exploiting in making their reported trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., why Samuel is a great fit in the offense of Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, the impressive jobs that Kingsbury in the 2024 season did in terms of adaptation and evolving with his offense, how the Commanders' Jayden Daniels in his all-time-great rookie season blew through the concerns about him as an NFL quarterback and more Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 overtime win at the N...2025-03-0643 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,021: analysis with Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on Washington’s free agents and moreGuest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on whether the Commanders' trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. qualifies as a big swing by Commanders general manager Adam Peters, when a potential contract extension for receiver Terry McLaurin might happen and what it might look like, whether the trade for Samuel lessens the likelihood of the Commanders re-signing any of their many pending unrestricted-free-agent receivers, what to make of pending unrestricted-free-agent receiver Dyami Brown off his productive postseason, which Commanders unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason will get the most lucrative contract, which pending unrestricted free...2025-03-0547 min
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,020: deep dive with San Francisco 49ers podcast host Rob Lowder on Deebo Samuel Sr. and moreGuest: Rob Lowder, host of the San Francisco 49ers podcast Striking Gold, on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. off the Commanders having agreed to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the Niners for Samuel, including why the Niners are trading Samuel, insight and context on Samuel's sideline altercation with two teammates during a game last November and on his weight issues, the truth about Samuel's injury history, the best usage of Samuel at this point in his career, how Samuel is as a blocker and why Samuel can thrive with the Commanders Nationals and Orioles: in-depth r...2025-03-041h 03
The Al Galdi PodcastEpisode 1,019: Commanders agree on trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and moreCommanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders reportedly agreeing to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., including perspective on the trade compensation, an examination of the legitimate concerns with Samuel and analysis of why and how Samuel could be very good for the Commanders Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak reaching three games with a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite a goal from top-line right wing Alex Ovechkin to get to just 11 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL regular-season g...2025-03-0353 min