The Al Galdi Podcast

14:23 - Guest: Dan Miller, the radio play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Lions and sports director for FOX 2 in Detroit, on what the Commanders have in new assistant general manager Lance Newmark off his 26 seasons with the Lions, what the Commanders can learn from the Lions' turnaround, what went wrong for new Commanders run-game coordinator/running-backs coach Anthony Lynn in his one season a...

13:53 - Guest: Kevin Sheehan, host of The Kevin Sheehan Show podcast, on the Commanders, including big-picture takeaways from the team's revamping of football operations, why the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft should be thinking LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and what to make of the rising draft stock of Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy...and Sheehan provides grea...

12:54 - Commanders: breakdown of the offensive portion of the now-finalized coaching staff for new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn...and reaction to and analysis of the best of what Kliff Kingsbury said during his introductory press conference as Commanders offensive coordinator, including what he looks for in quarterbacks and him distancing himself from the Air Raid offense 36:33 - Commanders: br...

18:42 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and discussion of the Commanders poaching the Detroit Lions in hiring Lance Newmark as assistant general manager, demoting Martin Mayhew to senior personnel executive/advisor to the GM and Marty Hurney to advisor and reportedly hiring three more assistant coaches, including Anthony Lynn as run-game coordinator 37:33 - Wizards: analysis of a 133-126 loss at...

16:41 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with film-breakdown deep dives on the defense of new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and new Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., the offense of new Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and the quarterback question for the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft - USC's Caleb W...

11:02 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders reportedly hiring/keeping four more assistants for head coach Dan Quinn's coaching staff in Bobby Johnson as offensive-line coach, Ken Norton Jr. as linebackers coach, Ryan Kerrigan as assistant linebackers coach and pass-rush specialist and John Pagano as senior defensive assistant 20:44 - Guest: former college-football head coach Hal Mumme, who inve...

16:06 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to the team reportedly hiring Seattle Seahawks special-teams coordinator Larry Izzo as Commanders special-teams coordinator, the reported departure of running-backs coach Randy Jordan to the Tennessee Titans and a report that the Chicago Bears "would need a historic haul of draft picks and overall compensation to move off the first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft"...

22:01 - Commanders: analysis of the latest on the coaching staff of new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, including the team reportedly hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and Las Vegas Raiders defensive-backs coach and defensive-passing-game coordinator Jason Simmons...and reaction to a piece from The Washington Post filled with intel and anonymous quotes from Com...

18:03 - Guest: longtime Arizona Cardinals insider Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com (the team's official website) on new Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's time as Cardinals head coach, including why his relationship with Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray went bad, what Kingsbury did well, whether his Cardinals offenses became too easy to defend as seasons went on, impressions of th...

16:17 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the team's new coaching-staff power trio of head coach Dan Quinn, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including an extensive report that Standig co-authored about the team's head-coaching search, whether Quinn profiles as someone who will have a great second act as an NFL head coach, Standig...

19:09 - Commanders: discussion of the best of what was said by new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, Commanders general manager Adam Peters and Commanders managing partner Josh Harris at Quinn's introductory press conference regarding Quinn...and a breakdown of items pertaining to former Commanders head-coaching candidates Ben Johnson and Mike Macdonald in a report from The Athletic on the Commande...

16:19 - Commanders: reaction to the Commanders reportedly hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator...and discussion of a variety of reports regarding the Commanders' head-coaching search 29:16 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as head coach, including the complicated proce...

15:11 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the Commanders reportedly hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as head coach 41:34 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's acquiring ace Corbin Burnes via trade with the Milwaukee Brewers 46:38 - Guest: Jeff Barker, reporter for The Baltimore Sun, on the Angelos family agreeing to sell the O's to a group led by private-equity billio...

15:45 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the latest in the Commanders' head-coaching search, including the team not getting Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald with him becoming Seattle Seahawks head coach and indications from prominent national NFL insiders that the search could last for a while 34:22 - Orioles: what the sale price of the O's suggests about the s...

14:59 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of a wild day in the Commanders' head-coaching search that featured two candidates - Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowick -staying with their teams 30:24 - Guest: Bobby Gould, writer for Hogs Haven, on his research on how offensive-minded NFL head coaches are doing versus how def...

15:39 - Guest: Dallas Cowboys insider David Helman of FOX Sports on Cowboys defensive coordinator and Commanders head-coaching candidate Dan Quinn, the state of the Cowboys and their path forward with quarterback Dak Prescott 44:15 - Wizards: analysis of a 118-113 win at the Western Conference-worst San Antonio Spurs, giving the Wizards their first regular-season winning streak of any length since...

15:31 - Commanders: deep dive on the latest in the Commanders' head-coaching search, including ESPN NFL insider Jeff Darlington saying that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson being the Commanders' next head coach is "a pretty foregone conclusion," ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reporting that Johnson is not the presumptive favorite to be the team's next head coach and the Commanders r...

20:40 - Guest: Los Angeles Rams insider Greg Beacham of The Associated Press on new Atlanta Falcons head coach and now-former Commanders head-coaching candidate Raheem Morris and on what the Commanders can learn from the Rams' on-the-fly rebuild and "F- them picks!" team-building philosophy 48:22 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards ousting Wes Unseld Jr. as head coach and naming lead assistant coac...

13:22 - Guest: Texans insider Shaun Bijani of Sports Radio 610 KILT in Houston on Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowick as a head-coaching candidate for the Commanders and on the lessons of the Texans' turnaround for the Commanders 44:38 - Capitals: analysis of a 6-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche 48:46 - Wizards: reaction to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski saying that the Wizards are "ve...

15:21 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the team's head-coaching search and more, including who the No. 2 target is if Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is the No. 1 target, the significance of "leadership" as highlighted by general manager Adam Peters, where Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald stands, whether Peters or managing partner Josh...

21:14 - Guest: Dave Kluge, writer and podcast host for Football Guys and Fantasy Pros, on the surprising results of his research on taking quarterbacks with top-five picks in NFL Drafts, the realities of drafting quarterbacks, whether the Commanders should be willing to trade up from the No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to the No. 1-overall pick and more 42:29 - Guest: Michael Baumann of F...

17:23 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and discussion of the latest in the Commanders' head-coaching search, including a report saying that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is "the favorite to land the Washington job," multiple interviews of head-coaching candidates by the Commanders in recent days and the reveal that the team interviewed assistant head coach/offensive coordinator...

15:17 - Guest: longtime Tennessee Titans insider Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com on former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel possibly being a head-coaching candidate for the Commanders, including the truth about why the Titans fired Vrabel, why he has such a great reputation as a leader and whether his offensive philosophy is too antiquated 44:59 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 win over the St. Louis...

16:07 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock. Substack.com with film-breakdown comparisons of multiple Commanders head-coaching candidates - Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson vs. Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowick and Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris vs. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald - and more 48:27 - Comma...

11:42 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and managing partner Josh Harris at the introductory press conference for Peters, including Peters' emphasis on the NFL Draft and a perhaps telling response from Peters on the Commanders' roster 45:20 - Capitals: analysis of a 2-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks as goaltender Darcy Kuemper stopped all 2...