The Al Galdi Podcast

15:00 - Commanders: 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   24:40 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the NFL's Annual League Meeting on what he has lea...

14:54 - Commanders: 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 Lar...

02:00 - Maryland Basketball: reaction to Kevin Willard officially leaving his job as Terrapins head coach to become Villanova's head coach   13:15 - 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 go...

10:20 - Guest: 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...

14:01 - Commanders: 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   22:27 - Guest: legendary former Maryland basketball head coach Gary Williams on the No. 4-seeded Terrapins' game against No. 1-seeded Florida i...

12:45 - Guest: 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 m...

13:03 - Guest: 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...

12:12 - Guest: 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...

10:29 - Commanders: 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   21:48 - Commanders: discussion...

13:28 - Commanders: 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    2...

16:13 - Commanders: 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 secondar...

13:39 - Commanders: 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 p...

11:37 - Commanders: 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,...

15:46 - Commanders: 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 Olamid...

12:33 - Commanders: 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 corne...

10:14 - Commanders: 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"   23:46 - Guest: Commanders ana...

12:55 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders reportedly agreeing on a blockbuster trade for Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil   25:36 - 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 o...

11:04 - Commanders: 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   28:02 -...

17:00 - Commanders: 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   26:05 - 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, in...

11:47 - Guest: 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 of...

14:21 - Guest: 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...

10:42 - Guest: 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...

08:22 - Commanders: 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   31:26 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak...

13:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the likelihood of the Commanders trading interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen as opposed to releasing him, where things went wrong with Washington's all-first-round pick defensive line, the possibility of the team taking a running back with its No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, what general manager Adam Peters is...

09:19 - Commanders: breakdown of the Commanders ranking No. 11 in the NFL in overall report card from the NFL Players Association for player treatment for the 2024 season off ranking last in the NFL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons 20:36 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen pe...