

The Al Galdi Podcast
Blue Wire
Longtime Washington, D.C. sports personality Al Galdi takes an in-depth look at D.C.-area sports every weekday, giving hard-hitting analysis on - and having some fun with - the Commanders, Nationals, Orioles, Capitals, Wizards, Terrapins, Hoyas and more.
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Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 10min
Episode 202: Washington Football Team begins Dallas Week and much more
16:16 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the opportunity that is Washington's big game against the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field in Week 1433:11 - Washington Football Team: react to surprisingly good news from Ron Rivera on Logan Thomas' knee injury41:05 - Washington Football Team: commentary on - and some scheduled fun with - comments from Ron Rivera on the potential returns of Montez Sweat and Landon Collins, those who have been playing in place of the injured Sweat and Chase Young, the work of Scott Turner and Jack Del Rio, the play of Taylor Heinicke and more57:40 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-3 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks for the Caps' first victory of the season in seven overtime/shootout games01:05:59 - Wizards: examining a 116-110 loss at the Indiana Pacers, giving the Wiz their first three-game losing streak of the seasonhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 6, 2021 • 1h 47min
Episode 201: WFT wins fourth straight and improves to 6-6 with 17-15 win at Raiders and much more
14:14 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 17-15 win at the Las Vegas Raiders, including what the four-game winning streak is telling us about Ron Rivera and in-depth breakdowns of the WFT's defense, Taylor Heinicke and Antonio Gibson54:17 - Washington Football Team: more from Washington's 17-15 win at the Las Vegas Raiders, including examining whether Yannick Ngakoue's block on Logan Thomas was dirty and proper praise for Adam Humphries01:06:36 - Maryland Basketball: react to Mark Turgeon shockingly stepping down as Terrapins head coach and to the Terps' 67-61 loss to Northwestern01:24:43 - Wizards: black-boxing an ugly weekend for the Wiz that featured a 116-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 102-90 loss at the Toronto Raptors01:32:10 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets01:42:28 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown's 80-67 loss at South Carolina, Virginia's 57-56 win over Pitt and Virginia Tech's 80-61 loss to Wake Foresthttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 3, 2021 • 1h 27min
Episode 200: Washington Football Team-Las Vegas Raiders preview and much more
22:05 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's offense heading into the Week 13 game at the Las Vegas Raiders, including the latest on injuries and insight on Taylor Heinicke, the WFT's offensive philosophy and running game during the three-game winning streak off comments from Scott Turner40:16 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's defense heading into the Week 13 game at the Las Vegas Raiders, including a concerning situation regarding Benjamin St-Juste and what stands out about the Raiders' offense and the WFT's defensive improvement off comments from Jack Del Rio58:22 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:09:21 - Virginia Football: react to the stunning resignation of Bronco Mendenhall as Cavaliers head coach01:17:46 - Virginia Tech Football: takeaways from Brent Pry's introductory press conference as Hokies head coach01:23:29 - Capitals: thoughts on a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawkshttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 2, 2021 • 1h 6min
Episode 199: is John Matsko WFT's best offensive-line coach since Joe Bugel? and much more
12:50 - Washington Football Team: the latest on injuries for Washington...and an examination of Taylor Heinicke's play during the WFT's three-game winning streak off comments from Heinicke and Ron Rivera35:45 - Washington Football Team: proper praise for Washington offensive-line coach John Matsko and more on the WFT's running game off comments from Ron Rivera52:08 - Wizards: analysis of a 115-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, including impressive performances by Montrezl Harrell and Daniel Gafford01:01:24 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on a 62-58 loss to Virginia Tech that included more bad offense for the Terrapinshttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 1, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 198: deep dives on WFT's run-game reliance and improved secondary and much more
12:38 - Washington Football Team: examining Washington's latest change at kicker in placing Joey Slye on the Reserve/Injured List and signing Brian Johnson...and analysis of the WFT clobbering teams in time of possession and leaning heavily on the running game during the three-game winning streak off comments from Ron Rivera42:48 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's improved play in the secondary during the three-game winning streak off comments from Ron Rivera57:03 - Capitals: black-boxing a 5-4 loss at the Florida Panthers that featured the Caps blowing a 4-1 third-period lead01:03:32 - Virginia Tech Football: react to Tech hiring Penn State defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Pry as Hokies head coach01:06:44 - Nationals: a look at why the Nats non-tendered Wander Suero and Ryne Harper and what the Nats are getting in free-agent infielder Cesar Hernandez01:13:02 - Georgetown Basketball: thoughts on a 91-83 win over Longwoodhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 30, 2021 • 1h 18min
Episode 197: WFT improves to 5-6 with 17-15 win over Seahawks and much more
13:04 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 17-15 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, including in-depth breakdowns of all that the WFT overcame in the victory, the WFT's defense, Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic56:04 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's playoff run being very much on with the WFT now having the third wild-card spot in the NFC...and a look at the returns of Curtis Samuel and Logan Thomas in the 17-15 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football01:06:31 - Wizards: thoughts on a 116-99 loss at the San Antonio Spurs01:11:16 - Nationals: react to Max Scherzer reportedly agreeing on a three-year, $130 million contract with the New York Metshttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 29, 2021 • 1h 31min
Episode 196: Washington Football Team-Seattle Seahawks preview and much more
13:30 - Washington Football Team: analysis of the expected returns of Curtis Samuel and Logan Thomas, the absences of Samuel Cosmi and Tyler Larsen and more regarding Washington's offense for the Week 12 game against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football33:08 - Washington Football Team: why Washington's Week 12 game against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football could be a third consecutive good game for the WFT's defense39:28 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football in Week 12...and Galdi's prediction for the game49:39 - Capitals: react to two huge wins for the Caps - a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers and a 4-2 win at the Carolina Hurricanes01:00:13 - College Football: breakdowns of Maryland's 40-16 win at Rutgers, Virginia Tech's 29-24 win at Virginia and Navy's 38-14 win at Temple01:14:35 - Wizards: examining how and why the Wiz bounced back from four losses in five games with road wins on back-to-back nights - a 101-99 win at the Oklahoma City Thunder and a 120-114 win at the Dallas Mavericks01:23:29 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's ugly 63-55 loss to Louisville in the Bahamas and Georgetown's 77-74 loss to St. Joseph's in Anaheim, Californiahttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 43min
Episode 195: Washington Football Team analytics deep dive with Nathan Coleman and much more
15:30 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on comments from Ron Rivera and Taylor Heinicke, including Ron on how he at the end of the season will know if Heinicke can be a franchise quarterback and Heinicke on his height and being to blame for recent sacks33:30 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's improved defense during the two-game winning streak, including the secondary perhaps finally being good and the rise of Danny Johnson46:29 - Guest: Washington Football Team analytics expert Nathan Coleman of Full Press Coverage Washington on why Washington has won two consecutive games, Taylor Heinicke, the 2022 NFL Draft quarterback class, Washington's improved defense, Scott Turner's play-calling, the WFT having so many fourth-down attempts and more01:09:29 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 13 - picks for Maryland-Rutgers, Virginia-Virginia Tech and Navy-Temple01:23:21 - Capitals: examining a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens as the Caps get set for two big games01:31:10 - Wizards: react to a hideous 127-102 loss at the New Orleans Pelicans01:37:04 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 86-80 win over Richmond in the Bahamas and Georgetown's 73-56 loss to San Diego State in Anaheim, Californiahttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 24, 2021 • 58min
Episode 194: breakdown of Taylor Heinicke with former ODU head coach Bobby Wilder and more
15:53 - Washington Football Team: five WFT players and units to be thankful for on Thanksgiving34:21 - Guest: Taylor Heinicke's collegiate head coach and former Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder with in-depth analysis of and insight on Heinicke's play during the Washington Football Team's two-game winning streak, including what Heinicke can be as an NFL quarterback, how Ron Rivera and Scott Turner should handle Heinicke's running and morehttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 23, 2021 • 1h 10min
Episode 193: is Taylor Heinicke making a case for being a franchise QB for WFT? and much more
15:18 - Washington Football Team: is the WFT's two-game winning streak the start of yet another late-season run by Washington and yet another second-half surge by a Ron Rivera-coached team?28:19 - Washington Football Team: a deep dive on Taylor Heinicke's great play during Washington's two-game winning streak and react to comments from Ron Rivera on Heinicke54:35 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's running game in the 27-21 win at the Carolina Panthers and on Antonio Gibson's fumbling problem off comments from Ron Rivera01:01:12 - Wizards: analysis of a 109-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets01:08:36 - Orioles: proper praise for Trey Mancini off him winning the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award and proper reasoning for why the O's still should trade Mancinihttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


