The Al Galdi Podcast

13:07 - Guest: NFL Draft and college football analyst Thor Nystrom of Fantasy Pros and Betting Pros on why he gave the Commanders an A for what they did in the 2024 NFL Draft, including breakdowns of the team's top picks in LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Illinois interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton, Michigan corner Mike Sainristil, Kansas State tight end Ben Sinnott, TCU offensive tackle Bra...

13:46 - Commanders: analysis of the defensive players taken by the team over the final two days of the 2024 NFL Draft in Illinois interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton, Michigan corner Mike Sainristil, Temple linebacker Jordan Magee, Washington safety Dominque Hampton and Notre Dame edge defender Javontae Jean-Baptiste 37:18 - Commanders: analysis of the offensive players taken by the Commander...

16:37 - Commanders: discussion and analysis of the Commanders taking LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, including key comments from Daniels and general manager Adam Peters and a a few thoughts on the Commanders reportedly not exercising the fifth-year option in the rookie contract of linebacker Jamin Davis and retiring the No. 28 of legendary former R...

17:07 - Commanders: three final thoughts before the Commanders' No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, including why North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye should be the pick but also why whomever is the pick is worthy of excitement 40:13 - Nationals: analysis of an 11-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game that featured starting pitcher Jake Irvin allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings 46:21 -...

15:09 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with a film breakdown of why the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft should take LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels over North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye and Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, including final comparisons of the three in a variety of categories 42:59 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-...

20:49 - 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 the Commanders' quarterback decision with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, where and how NFL teams go wrong in the NFL Draft, which NFL Draft trade-value chart is the best and...

14:08 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the meaning and causes of a chaotic last few days regarding the Commanders and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and on the Commanders' 2024 NFL Draft, including the likelihood of trades by the Commanders and who Standig is projecting for them to take with their No. 2-overall pick 52:21 - Capitals: thoughts on a 4-1 loss at the New York...

20:38 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and assistant general manager Lance Newmark in a joint press conference previewing the Commanders' 2024 NFL Draft, including Peters essentially saying that the team will not be trading down in the first round, a lot from Peters and Newmark on the Commanders' quarterback decision via their No. 2-overall pick...

12:10 - Commanders: reaction to ESPN reporting that Commanders limited partner Magic Johnson "lobbied hard" for former New England Patriots head coach to be the Commanders' head coach but that managing partner Josh Harris "told confidants in early December that he respected Belichick but wasn't going to hire him" 23:59 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema on if the Commande...

16:39 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema on why the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft should take North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye over LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, including an exposing of several myths in the Maye-Daniels debate and insight on the concerns with each player 39:11 - Capitals: discussion and celebration of the Caps clin...

13:24 - Guest: ESPN+ NFL analyst and FTN Fantasy chief analytics officer Aaron Schatz on his QBASE 2.0 projections for the perceived top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft (in which the Commanders have the No. 2-overall pick), including why the projections prefer LSU's Jayden Daniels and Michigan's J.J. McCarthy over North Carolina's Drake Maye...and Schatz on defensive volatility in the modern NF...

15:38 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot on which quarterback he likes for the Commanders via their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, whether general manager Adam Peters should be willing to trade down in the first round of the 2024 Draft, initial impressions of head coach Dan Quinn, what defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. could mean for cornerbacks Benj...

19:19 - Guest: Chris Phillips, host of the podcast and YouTube show SEC Unfiltered, with an in-depth discussion of LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels as the potential selection by the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, including why Daniels will thrive in the NFL, why he was so much better in his 2023 season than he was over his first four collegiate seasons, how Phillips...

16:53 - Guest: Matt Manocherian, who is the senior vice president of football and data analytics for Sports Info Solutions and is a former scout for the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns, on why the Commanders should take North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, how he compares with LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, why Manocherian is not so hi...

14:57 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with a film breakdown of why he now believes that the Commanders should take Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy - and not LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels or North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye - with the No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft...and a film breakdown of key offensive-tackle prospects for the Commanders in...

19:38 - Guest: Michael Phillips of 910 The Fan in Richmond, Virginia on the Commanders, who he covered for years for The Richmond Times-Dispatch and still covers as a freelance writer, including the quarterback who the team should take with its No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, why that quarterback should not be an immediate starter, why he believes that managing partner Josh Harris has mo...

18:14 - Guest: ESPN college-football analyst Bill Connelly on his statistical comps for the perceived top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft (in which the Commanders have the No. 2-overall pick), including insight on LSU's Jayden Daniels, North Carolina's Drake Maye, Michigan's J.J. McCarthy and Washington's Michael Penix Jr....also, Connelly assesses why the NFL still isn't very good at drafting...

18:12 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Ian Cummings of Pro Football Network with a film-breakdown-style deep dive on the perceived top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft (in which the Commanders have the No. 2-overall pick), including why he has North Carolina's Drake Maye as the No. 1 quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft over USC's Caleb Williams and in-depth analysis of LSU's Jayden Daniels, Michigan's J...

15:55 - Commanders: discussion of comments from receiver Terry McLaurin on the Commanders' quarterback decision via their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the team trading quarterback Sam Howell, something that McLaurin is working on in the 2024 offseason, the departure of Commanders unrestricted-free-agent receiver Curtis Samuel to the Buffalo Bills, learning yet another new offense, wan...

16:13 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the intel that has led to him in his recent mock drafts having the Commanders now taking LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and not North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, whether the 2024 NFL Draft is the most important draft in Washington history, the extent to which Standig considers qu...

16:12 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Ian Valentino of The 33rd Team on the Commanders' quarterback decision via their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and on the team having six of the top 100 picks in the draft, including why there is such variance in the opinions on North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, why the betting market has Daniels as the favorite to...

21:16 - Guest: Seattle Seahawks insider Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic on what the Commanders have in linebacker Bobby Wagner off him having spent 11 of his 12 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, including Wagner's biggest strengths on and off the field...and Dugar provides insight on Commanders linebackers coach and former Seahawks linebackers coach and defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr., what...

15:30 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com on North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, including why Bullock now is more open to the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft taking Maye instead of Daniels, what the determining factors in the Commanders' quarterback decision s...

00:57 - Capitals and Wizards: reaction to the plan for Caps and Wizards home games to move to Alexandria, Virginia beginning with the teams' 2028-2029 seasons being dead and Caps and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser striking a deal for the teams' home games to remain at Capital One Arena until at least 2050 17:59 - Guest: fantasy-football writer Zachary Krueger of...

16:44 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from managing partner Josh Harris in a session with reporters in Orlando, Florida at the NFL's Annual League Meeting on the team's stadium situation and need for team-facility upgrades 34:15 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from head coach Dan Quinn in a session with reporters in Orlando, Florida at the NFL's Annual Lea...