The Al Galdi Podcast

12:10 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from new Commanders managing partner Josh Harris at a press conference off the closing of the Josh Harris group's purchase of the team, including Harris on what his group is initially most focused on and where he stands on the team's stadium situation, name and state of football operations 37:03 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of...

17:11 - Commanders: react to NFL owners unanimously approving the sale of the Commanders from Dan and Tanya Snyder to the Josh Harris group, including commentary on press-conference comments from Harris 29:34 - Commanders: analysis of the Mary Jo White report, which the NFL released moments after announcing that NFL owners had unanimously approved the sale of the Commanders 39:57 - Commanders: a f...

15:03 - Guest: KyleSmith4GM, a writer for Hogs Haven, on three actions that the Josh Harris group can take to set the proper tone for the group's ownership of the Commanders, what kind of a 2023 season the team is poised to have, the notion of the Commanders under the Harris group winning back fans and more 39:07 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-3 loss at the Chicago Cubs in a game in which the Nats...

10:56 - Guest: Pro Football Focus lead NFL analyst Sam Monson on the viability of incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris making use of what he did with the Philadelphia 76ers - The Process - with the Commanders, the state of analytics in the NFL given that Harris is big on analytics, why Monson ranked Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy as the No. 6 offensive coordin...

11:41 - Guest: longtime Washington, D.C.-area sports writer Rick Snider, the host of  Rick Snider's Washington  on YouTube, on the sale of the Commanders, including the real reason Dan Snyder is selling the team, a fascinating reaction from NFL owners to opposing-team fans routinely overtaking FedExField, what Josh Harris' first official words as Commanders owner should be, why Maryland - and not...

13:16 - Guest: Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on her report on a snag with the finalizing of the sale of the team from the Snyders to the Josh Harris group, why Dan Snyder in the snag has the leverage over the NFL, where things stand in the Mary Jo White investigation, the possibility of Harris as Commanders owner investing heavily in analytics, quarterback Sam Howell, qu...

12:38 - Commanders: react to and analysis of a report from The Washington Post quoting an anonymous source as saying that there with the sale of the Commanders from the Snyders to the Josh Harris group are complications that are "significant" and "not just some small snag" 26:28 - Guest: Wizards insider Josh Robbins of The Athletic on how Bilal Coulibaly and Johnny Davis are doing for the Wizards'...

16:40 - Commanders: react to an extensive ESPN report on the leaked the emails between former Redskins executive Bruce Allen and former ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden that set off a chain of events resulting in Dan Snyder selling the Commanders 34:20 - Guests: Eunice Davidson and Tony Andrews of the Native American Guardians Association (NAGA), a Native American group advocating for...

12:36 - Guest: WUSA9 chief investigative reporter Eric Flack on the Commanders' quest for a new stadium, including Rep. James Comer preparing legislation that would allow Washington, D.C. to develop the RFK Stadium site into a new Commanders stadium and where things stand with Virginia and Maryland as potential sites for the team's next stadium 40:08 - Nationals And Orioles: react to the Nats taki...

11:44 - Guest: Pro Football Focus salary-cap analyst Brad Spielberger on him ranking the Commanders at No. 9 in the NFL in salary-cap health, how the team fared in the specific components of the ranking, whether a contract extension in the 2023 offseason with edge defender Montez Sweat or safety Kamren Curl is more likely, the truth about having a QB1 on a rookie contract as the Commanders are poi...

14:47 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on the impact of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, observations of quarterback Sam Howell from OTA and minicamp practices, the state of the Commanders at tight end, how corner Emmanuel Forbes looked in offseason practices, a 2023 breakout candidate in linebacker Khaleke Hudson, whether the Command...

14:57 - Guest: Tej Seth, data scientist for the football-analytics company Sumer Sports, on why he has the Commanders' Sam Howell as a candidate to be the NFL's leap quarterback of the 2023 season, the proper way to view Howell being a 2022 fifth-round pick regarding his potential as an NFL quarterback, why the Commanders can be a playoff team in the 2023 season, what the team has in Jacoby Brisse...

10:41 - Commanders: discussion of incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris reportedly deciding to retain Jason Wright as team president - for now 21:31 - Wizards: react to the Wizards on Day 1 of NBA Free Agency reportedly agreeing to re-sign Kyle Kuzma and reportedly agreeing to trade Monte Morris to the Detroit Pistons for a 2027 second-round pick 28:43 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps on Day 1 of...

15:43 - Guest: Redskins all-time great Joe Theismann on the sale of the Commanders, whether incoming ownership in the Josh Harris group should keep the name Commanders, quarterback Sam Howell, how head coach Ron Rivera is managing the quarterback situation, whether the offensive line has been adequately addressed, the coaching style of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and m...

09:54 - Commanders: react to and discussion of July 20 being the date on which the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group is expected to be finalized; the end of training camp in Richmond, Virginia; the latest on the Commanders possibly being the featured team on HBO's Hard Knocks ; and the reported promotion of former Washington executive Kyle Smith to assistant general manager of the At...

11:09- Wizards: analysis of a busy 2023 NBA Draft day for the Wizards that included the reveal of the specifics of the Bradley Beal trade with the Phoenix Suns, a trade of Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for an intriguing package and the Wizards trading up in the first round of the draft to take Bilal Coulibaly 24:23 - Guest: Washington, D.C.-sports-media insider Scott Allen of The Washing...

14:29 - Wizards: react to the Wizards reportedly agreeing to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade with the Memphis Grizzlies 24:04 - Guest: Commanders insider Zach Selby of Commanders.com on his observations from having watched every Commanders practice in the 2023 offseason, including how quarterback Sam Howell did, what Howell's teammates think of him, the...

15:51 - Commanders: react to incoming lead Commanders owner Josh Harris and legendary Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs striking a deal by which Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment becomes a minority owner of Joe Gibbs Racing and Gibbs becomes a limited partner in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment 23:09 - Guest: The Orange And Brown Report's Jake Burns, host of the OBR Film Breakdown podcast (wh...

12:00 - Guest: NFL-business insider Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal on the possibility of the Commanders being the featured team on HBO's Hard Knocks and on the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group, including the news that Fischer broke of July 20 and August 8 as the two potential dates for NFL owners voting on the sale 35:53 - Wizards: additional thoughts (and ranting) on the Wi...

13:03 - Wizards: in-depth reaction to (and ranting on) the Wizards agreeing on a trade of Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns 28:31 - Commanders: examination of whether the Commanders should sign unrestricted-free-agent running back Kareem Hunt off a report that they have interest in him 37:09 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats getting swept in three games against the Miami Marlins to fall to 4-21 aga...

13:43 - Guest: former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell on the Commanders from salary-cap and contract perspectives, including potential contract extensions for edge defender Montez Sweat and safety Kamren Curl, the big-money contract extension for interior defensive lineman Daron Payne, the Commanders not exercising the fifth-year option in the rookie contract of edge defender Chase Young...

14:07 - Guest: Jeff Hartman, writer for Behind The Steel Curtain and host of the Steel Curtain Network podcast, on his report of the Steelers having "strong interest" in trading for Commanders edge defender Chase Young and on various other Steelers-related Commanders items, including whether the Commanders should have drafted quarterback Kenny Pickett and the potential for incoming Commanders owne...

17:02 - Guest: Commanders insider John Keim of ESPN with a deep dive on quarterback Sam Howell, including why he's being positioned to be the team's QB1 for the 2023 season, whether there are parallels between Howell and another quarterback who Washington took on Day 3 of an NFL Draft in Kirk Cousins and the truth about Howell's quarterback competition with Jacoby Brissett 36:26 - Nationals: analy...

15:12 - Guest: Commanders insider John Keim of ESPN on if the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group will bring calm and normalcy to being a fan of the team, how and why the true imprint of the Harris group might not come until the 2024 offseason, whether the Commanders' 2023 offseason from a football standpoint has been impacted by the sale, the impact of assistant head coach/offensive c...

12:05 - Guest: Thom Loverro, columnist for The Washington Times , on the state of the Commanders as the finalizing of the sale of the team to the Josh Harris group looms and the team concludes its 2023 offseason program, including the possibility of another rebrand, are we in the final weeks of Jason Wright as team president?, the nature of the relationship between Wright and head coach Ron Rivera...