The Al Galdi Podcast

17:46 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, including where Allen is at in his career, the likelihood of the Commanders actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington  31:03 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics addressed by general manager Adam Peters over two sessions with reporters at the 2025 N...

13:29 - Guest: Derek Ciapala, co-founder and host of the Rams Talk Radio podcast, on whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, including the extent to which the Kupp situation is connected to what's going on with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the likelihood of the Rams trading Kupp versus releasing him, why Kupp still is a good receiver, K...

12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenu...

17:13 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of the Commanders' defensive line and linebacking corps, including what the team would be getting in Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett if it traded for him, how far general manager Adam Peters should go to trade for Garrett, whether the Commanders should re-sign pending unrestricted-...

14:18 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' secondary, including why it is so crucial to the scheme of head coach Dan Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., assessments of cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Mike Sainristil, why the team needs another starting-caliber cornerback, potential targets for the Comma...

17:38 - Guest: former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell on the Commanders' renaissance 2024 season, the value of having a great quarterback like Jayden Daniels on a rookie contract, the possibility of Daniels when he is extension-eligible in the 2027 offseason becoming the NFL's first player with a contract with an average annual value of $100 million, the notion of the Commanders taking on...

15:26 - Guest: Mike Petraglia, host of the Jungle Roar Podcast on the Cincinnati Bengals, on the team reportedly deciding to franchise-tag receiver Tee Higgins for a second consecutive offseason and thus likely removing him as a potential target for the Commanders, including why the Bengals are doing this, the possibility of the Bengals trading him, just how good he is and his concerning recent in...

17:25 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Ben Baldwin on the groundbreaking website that he co-created in RBSDM.com, how Super Bowl 59 made Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great rookie season look even better, how Daniels was robbed in not being at least one of the five finalists for Associated Press NFL MVP for the 2024 regular season, the great work of Commanders head coach Dan Quinn v...

14:49 - Guest: Mitch Tischler, co-host of Monumental Sports Network's Beltway Football podcast, on the states of the Commanders' offensive and defensive lines, including how good the offensive line truly was in the 2024 season, the potential for right tackle Andrew Wylie to be a salary-cap cut, whether Brandon Coleman will be the team's starting left tackle for Week 1 of the 2025 regular season, h...

11:39 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the likelihood of Marcus Mariota as an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 offseason landing a spot as a bridge QB1 with another team, what general manager Adam Peters' philosophy for the team's 2025 offseason should/will be in terms of being aggressive vs. not giving up too much draft capital, the potential for the Commanders to tra...

14:43 - Guest: Barry Svrluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on the state of the Commanders off their 2024 renaissance season, including the team finally having solved owner and quarterback - two items that Svrluga pounded for years, why he's not necessarily expecting a big-splash offseason from general manager Adam Peters and what has been especially impressive about offensive coordinator Kli...

13:59 - Guest: CBS Sports NFL Draft writer Josh Edwards on what the Commanders can learn from the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles' roster construction, including the Eagles' heavy emphasis on building up the offensive and defensive lines, a strategy that the Eagles employ to ease their salary-cap hits, the great drafting and free-agency work of Eagles executive vice president and general m...

15:37 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL analyst Gordon McGuinness on the greatness of Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' rookie season and on potential trade and free-agent targets for the Commanders in the 2025 offseason, including what they should be willing to give up in a trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, how good Garrett is, to what extent - if at all - his age is a co...

16:10 - Guest: NFL and college football analyst Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network on the perceived position groups of strength in the 2025 NFL Draft, a running back who the Commanders should consider taking with their No. 29-overall pick in the draft, whether the Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr. is a true NFL RB1, the belief that the draft is not a good one for receivers, why the Commanders should do...

14:48 - Commanders: reaction to quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard not getting the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive-coordinator job, increasing the likelihood of each of the Commanders' top five offensive assistant coaches being back with the team for the 2025 season...and discussion of Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett expressing interest in being traded to the Commanders, including th...

15:53 - Guest: all-time-great Washington tight end Chris Cooley on his life as an assistant wrestling coach for NJCAA powerhouse Northwest College, to what extent the Commanders' great 2024 season made him feel attached to the franchise again, his memories of his innovative - and controversial - film breakdowns on radio and his in-depth analysis of the 2024 Commanders' offense vs. the Redskins' 20...

13:53 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to managing partner Josh Harris at a season-ending press conference saying that the team is staying with the name Commanders 32:50 - Commanders: discussion of comments from managing partner Josh Harris at a season-ending press conference on Commanders football operations, including how aggressive the team will be in the 2025 offseason, the opportunity with a g...

12:52 - Commanders: update on the first defection of a Commanders assistant coach in the 2025 offseason...discussion of the team reportedly keeping assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough via preventing him from interviewing with other NFL teams, including Blough's promise as an offensive coach and potential to succeed Kliff Kingsbury as Commanders offensive coordinator...and reaction to the NFL...

15:21 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the behind-the-scenes images from the Commanders' NFC Championship Game run that most stick with him, how much the team's 2024 season in terms of fan excitement reminded him of the Redskins' glory days, what has most stood out to him about the Josh Harris ownership group, whether the team's 2024 season went a long way toward making it so that...

13:16 - Guest: NFL data analyst Kevin Cole of UnexpectedPoints.com on whether Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had the greatest season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history, including the key stats for and complexities of this question and the extent to which Redskins legend Sammy Baugh perhaps has claim to the greatest season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history...and Cole discusses the b...

12:44 - Guest: ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta Jr. on how legendary former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs compelled Dan Snyder to go through with the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group when Snyder was trying to not go through with the sale, the absurd lengths to which Snyder went to not sell the Commanders, Snyder's unhappiness with the Commanders' success, the significance of the fra...

15:10 - Commanders: discussion of notable big-picture comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn during their joint end-of-season press conference 29:35 - Commanders: analysis of the offense off Locker Room Clean Out Day and general manager Adam Peters' and head coach Dan Quinn's joint end-of-season press conference, including the team's many offensive and special-teams pla...

10:24 - Commanders: examining the initial thoughts of head coach Dan Quinn on the end of the Commanders' magical season...and breakdown of the three biggest reasons for the 55-23 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game 31:50 - Commanders: deep dive on the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 55-23 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game...prope...

20:19 - Commanders: discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn each being named a finalist for one of the eight Associated Press NFL awards for the 2024 regular season...and analysis of the offense versus the Philadelphia Eagles' defense in preparation for the NFC Championship Game, including notable items from the Commanders' and Eagles' latest injury reports for the game,...

16:07 - Commanders: breakdowns of key items from the Commanders' and Philadelphia Eagles' first injury reports for the NFC Championship Game...and discussion of how the Commanders will replace right guard Samuel Cosmi with him done for the season due to a torn right ACL, a key point about the Eagles' run defense, a notable difference between Jayden Daniels and other rookie quarterbacks to advance...