The Al Galdi Podcast

13:32 - Commanders: analysis of the NFL awarding the 2027 NFL Draft to Washington, D.C., including reaction to comments from Commanders managing partner Josh Harris, President Donald Trump and others at a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House   32:09 - Capitals: three keys for the Caps in their best-of-seven series against the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley...

11:16 - Guest: Kent Lee Platte, creator of the groundbreaking Relative Athletic Score (RAS) metric for NFL Draft prospects, on the Commanders for each of their two NFL Drafts with Adam Peters as general manager being No. 1 in the NFL in average RAS for players taken in the draft, whether prioritizing players who test very well athletically is a wise NFL Draft strategy, why offensive tackle Josh Co...

12:55 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on the Commanders' top two picks in the 2025 NFL Draft in offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. and cornerback Trey Amos and reaction to the team not taking an edge defender in the draft   48:38 - Nationals: breakdown of a 4-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies to avoid a three-game sweep   The Nace...

12:10 - Guest: Ryan Fowler, NFL and college football analyst for The Draft Network, on the Commanders' 2025 NFL Draft class, including why running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt is the player from the class who Fowler is the most excited about, why Croskey-Merritt can challenge Brian Robinson Jr. for the Commanders' RB1 job,  why Croskey-Merritt is a true home-run threat, the exceptional footwork of...

14:28 - Guest: Pro Football Focus lead NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema on the Commanders' 2025 NFL Draft class and more, including whether Josh Conerly Jr. is better as an offensive tackle or a guard in the NFL, why Sikkema likes cornerback Trey Amos so much, how fixable linebacker Kain Medrano's bad tackling is, the potential for both receiver Jaylin Lane and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt...

12:43 - Commanders: reaction to and analysis of a deal for a Commanders stadium on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C., including whether the deal is good for D.C., what the deal getting done says about Commanders managing partner Josh Harris and key comments from Harris, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser   41:28 - Nationals: thoughts on a 19-5 loss to the Major Leag...

10:48 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Thor Nystrom of Fantasy Life on the Commanders' 2025 NFL Draft class, including the team not trading down in the draft and not taking an edge defender in the draft, why he believes that offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. in the NFL is a tackle and not a guard, why Trey Amos should be a starting outsider cornerback for the Commanders as soon as Week 1 of the 2025 reg...

09:09 - Commanders: analysis of the team's defensive picks over the final two days of the 2025 NFL Draft in Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos and UCLA linebacker Kain Medrano...and reaction to the Commanders not taking an edge defender in the draft   28:25 - Commanders: analysis of the team's offensive picks over the final two days of the 2025 NFL Draft in Virginia Tech receiver Jaylin Lane and Arizon...

16:58 - Commanders: reaction to and analysis of the Commanders taking offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. out of the University of Oregon with the No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, including discussion of notable comments from general manager Adam Peters   37:43 - Nationals and Orioles: breakdown of the Orioles' 2-1 win at the Nats to avoid a three-game sweep from the perspective of each te...

10:15 - Guest: Benjamin Robinson, creator of Grinding The Mocks, on his groundbreaking and innovative work projecting NFL Drafts via a "wisdom of crowds" approach with mock drafts, what his work tells us about who the Commanders might take with their No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and the potential for the team to trade the pick, how the Commanders should approach building their roster...

09:41 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and assistant general manager Lance Newmark at their press conference previewing the Commanders in the 2025 NFL Draft, including the Commanders potentially trading down from their No. 29-overall pick, whether the team should be reluctant to trade within the NFC East off the trade with the Philadelphia Eagle...

13:01 - Guest: Shawn Syed, director of communications for Sumer Sports (a football analytics company that works with NFL teams), on NFL Draft philosophy, especially as it relates to the Commanders in the 2025 NFL Draft, including the proper way for a team to do an NFL Draft in the current NFL, whether the Commanders being a win-now team should guide how the team behaves in the 2025 NFL Draft, the...

10:28 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the likelihood of the Commanders trading down from their No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, whether Standig is buying the Commanders taking Boston College edge defender Donovan Ezeiruaku at 29 should they keep the pick, whether the Commanders over the first three rounds of the draft will take a running back, whether the Comma...

12:53 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Ryan Roberts of of A To Z Sports on the potential for a quarterback-needy team to want to trade up for the Commanders' No. 29 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, which non-quarterbacks might tempt a team to want to trade up to 29, the best players who realistically could be available to the Commanders at 29 if they keep the pick, the running back, receiver and tigh...

04:02 - Commanders: reaction to the framework of a deal for the Commanders' next stadium being on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C. reportedly being in place   14:23 - Guest: Derek Brown, NFL and NFL Draft analyst for Fantasy Pros and Betting Pros, on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time great rookie season and prospects moving forward off Brown having been so high on Daniels goi...

10:55 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on four edge defenders in the 2025 NFL Draft who fit the Commanders and realistically could be available to them with their No. 29-overall pick in Boston College's Donovan Ezeiruaku, Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart and Nick Scourton and Tennessee's James Pearce Jr.   33:43 - Capitals: thoughts on a...

10:16 - Guest: Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on the Commanders' revamped defense off what the team has done in free agency in the 2025 offseason, including intel on the team's signing of unrestricted-free-agent defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw, analysis of the team's new-look defensive line, whether she expects Mike Sainristil to remain as an outside corner or go back to b...

11:01 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders signing unrestricted-free-agent quarterback Josh Johnson, including his potential roles on the team, why him having been on 14 different NFL teams is worthy of praise and a look at his admirable four-game run with the Redskins in the 2018 season   24:30 - Capitals: why the Caps being just 3-6-1 over their last 10 games isn't too bothersome off a 7-0...

13:50 - Guest: NFL Draft and college football analyst Ian Valentino of AToZSports and The 33rd Team on realistic potential trade opportunities for the Commanders with their No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, realistic potential player selections for the team with that No. 29-overall pick, whether the Commanders should be willing to take North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton with the...

12:20 - Guest: Rob Guerrera, owner of and host for The Gold Standard 49ers podcast network and host for ESPN Radio, on why the Commanders' reported hiring of Wes Welker as personnel analyst is smart given his history with receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. during Welker's time as San Francisco 49ers receivers coach, the work that Welker did with Samuel to maximize his performance, the quality relationship...

09:29 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on three running backs in the 2025 NFL Draft who would be good fits for the Commanders in Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson, North Carolina's Omarion Hampton and Virginia Tech's Bhayshul Tuten   36:56 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game in which DH James Woo...

01:58 - 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 a...

10:25 - Capitals: 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   28:53 - Capitals: notes from the Caps' 5-3 win over the Central Division-worst Chicago Blac...

14:25 - Guest: 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 Willi...

12:51 - Guest: 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 c...