The Al Galdi Podcast

12:29 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to head coach Dan Quinn officially naming Jayden Daniels as the Commanders' QB1, including analysis of key comments from Quinn and Daniels 37:55 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on injury updates on linebacker Jordan Magee, interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton and offensive tackle Brandon Coleman and on what Quinn is thinking...

14:11 - Commanders: deep dive on the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the Commanders' 13-6 preseason loss at the Miami Dolphins...and thoughts on how the Commanders' other two quarterbacks who played in the game - Jeff Driskel and Trace McSorley - did 35:14 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to a variety of players and items from the Commanders' 13-6 preseason loss at the Miami Dolphins,...

15:28 - Commanders: examining the highlights of the team's joint practice at the Miami Dolphins, including quarterback Jayden Daniels torching the Dolphins during red-zone work...discussion of the Commanders signing unrestricted-free-agent quarterback Trace McSorley...and reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn on the injury situation at quarterback, what's going in with receiver Jahan Dots...

20:14 - Guest: Warren Sharp of SharpFootballAnalysis.com on the Commanders, including where and how exactly Eric Bieniemy went wrong as the team's assistant head coach/offensive coordinator, analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels, specific areas in which the Commanders' offense must be better, what the team having a head coach in Dan Quinn with an excellent history as a defensive coordinator can m...

20:55 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders signing unrestricted-free-agent receiver Martavis Bryant, including what the team is getting in him and what the signing tells us...reaction to the Commanders releasing kicker Ramiz Ahmed...and thoughts on comments from head coach Dan Quinn and receiver Terry McLaurin on quarterback Jayden Daniels and more 43:36 - Nationals and Orioles: breakdown of t...

12:10 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on a variety of topics from the Commanders' preseason-opening 20-17 loss at the New York Jets, including the installation of Tell The Truth Monday, an injury update on quarterback Sam Hartman, an injury reveal on linebacker Jordan Magee, more on Quinn not being thrilled with quarterback Jayden Daniels checking to the play that re...

14:43 - Commanders: deep dive on how quarterback Jayden Daniels did in the Commanders' preseason-opening 20-17 loss at the New York Jets...and thoughts on how the Commanders' other three quarterbacks - Marcus Mariota, Jeff Driskel and Sam Hartman - did in the game 38:03 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to a variety of players and items from the Commanders' preseason-opening 20-17 loss at the New Yo...

16:08 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of the Commanders' joint practice at the New York Jets, including thoughts on the value of the practice, what went right and wrong for the Commanders at the practice and key comments on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels from Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, Jets head coach Robert Saleh, Jets corner Sauce Gardner and others 40:12 - Nationals: analy...

17:30 - Guest: Pro Football Focus lead NFL analyst Sam Monson on the Commanders and the state of the NFC East, including the plausibility of the Commanders going from worst in the division for the 2023 season to first in the division for the 2024 season, who Monson views as the favorite to win the NFC East in the 2024 season, whether the Dallas Cowboys or Philadelphia Eagles are more positioned fo...

12:19 - Commanders: discussion of the offense off the releasing of the team's first unofficial depth chart of the 2024 preseason and comments from head coach Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, including Quinn on why Jayden Daniels is the QB1 on the unofficial depth chart, Quinn on how Daniels has exceeded Quinn's high expectations for Daniels in terms of readiness and command, Ki...

11:59 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing at 2024 Commanders Training Camp, how he compares with previous recent Washington quarterbacks, whether Brandon Coleman is winning the competition with Cornelius Lucas for the team's starting-left-tackle job, the likelihoods of edge defender/linebacker Jamin Davis and safety Darrick Forrest not...

13:28 - Commanders: discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels off comments from Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn, including the news that Daniels will play at the New York Jets in the Commanders' 2024 preseason opener, more examples of Daniels' humility and self-awareness, insight from Quinn on how the team perceived Daniels' lack of middle-of-the-field pass attempts at LSU and perspective from Qui...

17:20 - Commanders: discussion of the competition at kicker off the team claiming kicker Riley Patterson off waivers and other general team items at training camp off comments from head coach Dan Quinn 31:04 - Commanders: discussion of the offense, including head coach Dan Quinn telling NFL Network that quarterback Jayden Daniels is "off to a remarkable start" and has "exceeded" the team's high ex...

17:56 - Guest: LSU performance innovation and analytics assistant Mario Macaluso, who worked closely with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels over his two seasons at LSU, on Daniels' usage of innovative virtual-reality technology that the Commanders have acquired, including how the VR technology works, Macaluso's role in building the data for the artificial intelligence that's key for the VR tec...

12:42 - Commanders: discussion of the offense, including a very good day of practice for Jayden Daniels, high praise for Daniels from receiver Jahan Dotson, head coach Dan Quinn on the team's offensive-line shuffling and Quinn singling out Dyami Brown in talking about Commanders receivers 29:32 - Commanders: conversation about the defense, including comments from head coach Dan Quinn and interior...

12:08 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on more good news on interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton, the Commanders "exploring" with their offensive line off a lot of shuffling at recent training-camp practices, how many quarterbacks the team is inclined to keep on its initial 53-man roster for the 2024 season, how Quinn evaluates receiver Jahan Dotson, and the Comma...

16:38 - Commanders: discussion of how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing at 2024 Commanders Training Camp off comments from Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn, including where we are with Daniels earning the starting-quarterback job, how Daniels views not just being handed the starting-quarterback job, the development of Daniels, more examples of Daniels coming off as humble and self-aware and what...

12:23 - Commanders: discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn on how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing at Commanders Training Camp, how Quinn sees similarities between corner Mike Sainristil and Daniels, how Quinn in the 2024 season will be handling game management, what's going on with Jamin Davis as the team continues to try him out as an edge defender, whether the Commanders might hold...

17:03 - Commanders: discussion off comments from head coach Dan Quinn and interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen of the Commanders surprisingly activating interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton off the Active/Non-Football Injury List just five days after placing him on it, the team for training camp staying together off-site and the energy for the Commanders at training camp 31:24 - Commander...

11:06 - Commanders: discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn at a joint press conference as 2024 Commanders Training Camp begins on if Jayden Daniels is the team's QB1, developing a young quarterback in the NFL, San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk on his TikTok having posted footage from a Commanders practice in the 2024 offseason, Cornelius Lucas pot...

20:12 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Mike Tanier, who wrote the chapter on the Commanders in Aaron Schatz's FTN Football Almanac 2024, on the outlook for the Commanders in their 2024 season and beyond, including why Tanier had the Commanders' Jayden Daniels as the QB1 in the 2024 NFL Draft and why Tanier really likes Commanders general manager Adam Peters' "tight and tactical" approach to the 2024...

15:52 - Commanders: thoughts on the Commanders placing interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton on the Non-Football Injury List...and discussion of comments from receiver Terry McLaurin on having been working on becoming better at generating yards after catch 26:15 - Guest: Mitch Tischler, co-host of Monumental Sports Network's Beltway Football podcast, with an in-depth examination of the Commande...

13:38 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of Jason Wright being out as the Commanders' team president, including where and how he went wrong in his tenure and what the change says about Commanders managing partner Josh Harris 40:57 - Commanders: analysis of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk reportedly requesting to be traded, including why this doesn't necessarily mean that the Comma...

17:53 - Guest: Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post with a preview of 2024 Commanders Training Camp, including an outlook for each position group on offense and defense in terms of the roster and/or depth chart 45:40 - Nationals: reaction to a new era of Nats drafting beginning with their three selections over the first 44 picks in the 2024 MLB draft...discussion of - and high...

15:45 - Guest: sports-business expert and former Redskins vice president of strategic marketing George Perry on the Commanders' name issue with July 13, 2024, being the four-year anniversary of the team announcing that it was retiring the Redskins name and logo, including insight and perspective on why the Josh Harris ownership group has been so publicly neutral on the name issue, whether there is...