The Al Galdi Podcast

14:56 - Commanders: discussion of the potential for quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense to be even better in the 2025 season than they were in the 2024 season off recent comments from assistant head coach/offensive pass-game coordinator Brian Johnson, quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough    37:12 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of the the Capi...

10:47 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the reportedly stalled contract-extension talks between the Commanders and receiver Terry McLaurin, whether the Commanders' three notable absentees from OTA practices - McLaurin, left tackle Laremy Tunsil and cornerback Marshon Lattimore - will be attending the team's mandatory minicamp, an examination of where we're at with interior...

15:24 - Guest: ESPN NFL senior writer and prognosticator Mike Clay on the Commanders, including his outlook for the team in the 2025 season, why he has Jayden Daniels as the No. 1 fantasy-football quarterback in the NFL for the 2025 season, why Clay is bullish on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and why Clay for a second consecutive year has the Commanders as having the No. 1 off-ball-linebacker unit in...

11:46 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of the defense off comments from head coach Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr. on a Commanders OTA day, including the continued absence of cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the team's offseason program, the areas in which the defense especially needs to be better according to Whitt, the planned role for defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw, why the Commanders did not re-...

13:26 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on the Commanders ranking as having the No. 11 roster in the NFL per a piece that he co-authored, including an assessment of what PFF labeled as the biggest weakness for the Commanders' roster - the defensive line, what to make of cornerback Marshon Lattimore as the top X factor on the Commanders' roster per PFF, why the Commanders' s...

15:04 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' offensive coaching-staff continuity and offensive "ecosystem" for quarterback Jayden Daniels off telling comments from head coach Dan Quinn   36:30 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports Network on the possibilities and philosophies for the Wizards with their No. 6-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and on takeaways for the rebuil...

14:13 - Guest: ESPN NFL analytics expert Seth Walder on the Commanders being the No. 6 team in the NFL per ESPN's Football Power Index in its first rankings for the 2025 season, including why the FPI is so high on the Commanders, how we should be thinking about the team in terms of two potential regression areas in health and third- and fourth-down efficiencies, what quarterback Jayden Daniels doi...

09:47 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on his observations from the Commanders' first OTA practice of the 2025 offseason, including his reaction to quarterback Jayden Daniels having put on muscle in the 2025 offseason, what the next step for offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury with the offense with Daniels as QB1 is, how legitimate the fear of opposing team...

14:05 - Commanders: analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels off the Commanders' first OTA day of the 2025 offseason, including comments from Daniels, head coach Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on Daniels having put on muscle, his extremely impressive work ethic and what's next for him as an NFL quarterback   31:57 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics off the Commander...

10:03 - Guest. longtime Indianapolis sports columnist Bob Kravitz of BobKravitz.com on Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay off his death at 65, including particular focus on Irsay in Oct. 2022 becoming the first NFL owner to publicly question whether Dan Snyder should remain as an owner of the Commanders   28:45 - Nationals: analysis of a 9-1 loss at the Seattle Mariners...and reaction to M...

13:46 - Guest: NFL analyst, football coach and civil engineer Bobby Peters on his book, The 2024 Washington Commanders Complete Offensive Manual, including analysis of what offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury did with the Commanders' 2024 offense, why it was so impressive and why it worked so well   31:24 - Orioles: breakdown of a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, giving the O's a three-game...

10:28 - Guest: former Redskins tight end Rick "Doc" Walker, the host of The Doc Walker Podcast, on how much the Commanders have improved in the 2025 offseason, including thoughts on the offensive line, the running-back group, the run defense, cornerback Marshon Lattimore, quarterback Jayden Daniels and more and some scheduled fun regarding whether Walker is willing to mediate the dispute between f...

17:46 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL and NFL Draft analyst John Kosko on his ranking of all 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL, including his methodology for the ranking, why he had the Commanders' Jayden Daniels at No. 6, the major gap between where Daniels was ranked and where the other five quarterbacks taken over the top-12 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft were ranked, what it will take for Danie...

17:07 - Commanders: analysis of what the quarterback-sneak play made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles over the last few seasons - The Tush Push - remaining a legal play means for the Commanders off a proposal by the Green Bay Packers at the NFL's Spring League Meeting failing to get the necessary 24 out of 32 votes   36:54 - Orioles: breakdown of a wild 8-4 11-inning win at the Milwaukee Brewers...

13:54 - Guest: Ben Garrett, editor of Ole Miss Spirit, on Commanders cornerback Trey Amos, who the team took in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, including how he was the most consistent player on Ole Miss' great 2024 defense, his versatility as a cornerback and why he in the NFL can be an immediate contributor and shutdown corner   34:07 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-3 win ov...

11:42 - Guest: Mike Jorgensen, who has been the analyst for radio broadcasts of Oregon football games since 1990 and who was a quarterback for Oregon for the 1981 through 1984 seasons, on what the Commanders have in offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. off taking him with the No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Oregon, his improvement over his three seasons at Oregon, his need to increas...

11:36 - Guest: sports-analytics and sports-betting expert Neil Greenberg of The Washington Post on what to make of the Commanders being favored in 12 of the team's 17 games in the 2025 regular season, what the team being favored in so many games says about its candidacy to be a regression team in the 2025 season, why the Commanders are likely to exceed their prevailing over/under win total of 9.5...

11:55 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on the Commanders' three Day 3 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft in receiver Jaylin Lane, linebacker Kain Medrano and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt   46:07 - Capitals: breakdown of and reaction to a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes to end the Caps' season via losing that best-of-seven second...

11:37 - Commanders: five takeaways from the Commanders' 2025 regular-season schedule   29:43 - Nationals: breakdown of a 5-4 win at the Atlanta Braves to snap the Nats' seven-game losing streak in a game in which the Nats overcame a 4-1 seventh-inning deficit   37:12 - Orioles: analysis of the O's getting swept by the Minnesota Twins in a doubleheader that was comprised of a 6-3 loss in a game in...

15:56 - Guest: Yahoo Sports senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein on the details of her conversation with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, his strong relationship with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, what Daniels had to say about what he's doing to avoid having a sophomore slump, whether Daniels is the No. 1 quarterback in the NFC right now, the current state of the NFC East, Epstein's mem...

09:54 - Commanders: examination of the latest on the Commanders' 2025 regular-season schedule, including the likelihood of the team playing on Christmas...and discussion of - and some scheduled fun with - the involvement of quarterback Jayden Daniels' mom, Regina Jackson, with her son off scrutiny of the involvement and off Jackson appearing on The Pivot podcast   25:32 - Capitals: analysis of a 5...

11:16 - Commanders: discussion of 2025 Commanders Rookie Minicamp, including the involvement of defensive back Gabe Taylor (brother of former Redskins safety Sean Taylor), what head coach Dan Quinn and cornerback Trey Amos had to say about a back injury for Amos reportedly being discovered during the pre-draft process, Quinn's confirmation of how the Commanders will deploy Amos, perhaps telling co...

17:00 - Guest: sports-business expert Joe Pompliano of HuddleUp. Substack.com and of The Joe Pomp Show, which has 103,000 subscribers on YouTube, on the Commanders' deal for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C. and on D.C. hosting the 2027 NFL Draft, including the economic impact of each item, why the stadium deal is a good deal for D.C. and the intricacies and complexities of the...

10:59 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda on the Commanders and the NFC East, including analysis of each player selected by the Commanders in the 2025 NFL Draft as the team begins its 2025 Rookie Minicamp, which NFC East team did the best in the draft, which team has the best receiver duo in the NFC East off the Dallas Cowboys trading for Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pick...

11:12 - Guest: former University of New Mexico running backs coach Heath Ridenour on Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt, who the Commanders took in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft off him having a big 2023 season for New Mexico before playing in just one game for the University of Arizona in the 2024 season, including how his nickname "Bill" came to be, what most stood out abou...