

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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Oct 22, 2021 • 1h 35min
Episode 172: Congress gets involved in WFT scandal, WFT-Packers preview and much more
13:12 - Washington Football Team: react to Congress now getting involved in Washington's workplace-misconduct scandal20:59 - Washington Football Team: examining Washington's offense heading into the Week 7 game at the Green Bay Packers, including the latest on the WFT's many injuries on offense and insightful comments from Scott Turner on the struggling Taylor Heinicke40:01 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Landon Collins saying that he's playing linebacker and doesn't like it and commentary on - and some scheduled fun with - comments from Jack Del Rio on Washington's struggling defense heading into the Week 7 game at the Green Bay Packers59:06 - Guest: Ryan Schlipp, host of the Packernet Podcast, on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 7 - the Green Bay Packers01:13:01 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Green Bay Packers in Week 7...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:22:42 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 8 - picks for Maryland-Minnesota, Virginia-Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech-Syracuse and Navy-Cincinnati01:33:34 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-1 win at the New Jersey Devilshttps://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.

Oct 21, 2021 • 60min
Episode 171: Washington Football Team releases Dustin Hopkins and much more
14:20 - Washington Football Team: in-depth react to Washington releasing Dustin Hopkins and going with Chris Blewitt as the team's kicker31:17 - Washington Football Team: examining the very-banged-up state of Washington's offense and the latest on Taylor Heinicke as he prepares for an emotional game - and what is hopefully a bounce-back game - at the Green Bay Packers43:17 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's struggling defense as it prepares to face a great offense in that of the Green Bay Packers, including significant comments from Ron Rivera on Landon Collins54:00 - Wizards: analysis of a season-opening 98-83 at the Toronto Raptors, including the Wizards playing - yes! - great defensehttps://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.

Oct 20, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 170: WFT breakdown with Pro Football Focus' Nick Akridge, Wizards preview with Chase Hughes and more
11:20 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington bringing back Chris Blewitt to the practice squad...and to the NFL claiming that all of the 650,000-plus emails from which the Jon Gruden-Bruce Allen emails arose were from Bruce's Redskins account25:36 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst Nick Akridge on the Washington Football Team, including deep dives on Washington's defense, William Jackson III, Taylor Heinicke, the WFT's offensive line and more44:22 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington with a preview of the Wizards' 2021-2022 regular season, including the Wiz signing Daniel Gafford to a contract extension and whether the Wiz would trade Bradley Beal if he turned down their max-contract-extension offer01:02:48 - Capitals: analysis of a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, including a great game for Evgeny Kuznetsovhttps://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.

Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 2min
Episode 169: Ron Rivera admits "maybe I need to change my approach" with WFT defense and much more
10:34 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera saying "my approach probably has to be a little bit different" regarding Washington's struggling defense25:48 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Ron Rivera standing by Taylor Heinicke as Washington's QB1 and on Heinicke perhaps having lost his mojo39:17 - Washington Football Team: analysis of playing time for Washington defensive players in the 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6, including the continued decline of playing time for Chase Young and the deployment of Landon Collins49:59 - Washington Football Team: the more that comes out about Washington's "honoring" of Sean Taylor, the more that there is not to like58:06 - Nationals: examining the Nats hiring Darnell Coles as hitting coach off losing Kevin Long as hitting coachhttps://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.

Oct 18, 2021 • 1h 27min
Episode 168: WFT falls to 2-4 with 31-13 loss to Chiefs and much more
09:54 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, including bad performances by the WFT's passing game and defense, analysis of Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic and more48:38 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts on Washington's 31-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, including Andy Reid continuing to own Washington and positives for the WFT's passing game and defense01:03:22 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest in the Sean Taylor No. 21 jersey retirement debacle, including a photo op for Sean's family inexplicably taking place in front of a bunch of portable toilets01:13:37 - College Football: react to Virginia Tech's 28-7 homecoming loss to Pitt and Virginia's 48-0 homecoming win over Duke01:23:47 - Capitals: analysis of a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, including Vitek Vanecek and Alex Ovechkin shining for a second time in as many Caps games this 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.

Oct 15, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 167: WFT mangles retirement of Sean Taylor's No. 21, WFT-Chiefs preview and much more
13:07 - Washington Football Team: rant on the WFT inexplicably not announcing that Sean Taylor's No. 21 jersey will be retired on Sunday until Thursday morning - just three days out!30:54 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, including the latest on injuries and revealing comments from Jack Del Rio about Jamin Davis42:50 - Guest: Steven Spector, program director for 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City, on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 6 - the Kansas City Chiefs51:50 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:01:34 - Navy Football: analysis of the Midshipmen's 35-17 loss at Memphis01:03:53 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 7 - picks for Virginia Tech-Pitt and Virginia-Dukehttps://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.

Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 13min
Episode 166: hush money, Ron Rivera vs. Andy Reid, Taylor Heinicke vs. Patrick Mahomes and much more
12:59 - Washington Football Team: react to a report of the WFT having offered hush money to former female team employees who claimed to have been sexually harassed during their time with the team23:37 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the WFT being last in the NFL in home attendance and on Andy Reid as a certified Washington killer off comments from Ron Rivera36:27 - Washington Football Team: examining the banged-up state of Washington's offense...and what we might see from Taylor Heinicke in Week 6 against a bad Kansas City Chiefs defense in dueling with Patrick Mahomes52:07 - Washington Football Team: a look at a perhaps telling roster move, notable playing-time distribution for Washington edge rushers and other items for the WFT defense off comments from Ron Rivera01:02:35 - Capitals: analysis of a season-opening 5-1 win over the New York Rangers, including a big game for Alex Ovechkin and Vitek Vanecek - and not Ilya Samsonov - being the Caps' starting goaltender01:12:31 - Navy Football: a GaldiLocks pick for the Midshipmen's game at Memphishttps://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.

Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 6min
Episode 165: WFT film breakdown with Samuel Gold, Caps preview with Tarick El-Bashir and more
10:30 - Washington Football Team: react to, analysis of and some scheduled fun with the WFT aspect of the Jon Gruden controversy - Bruce Allen, the emails, the Beth Wilkinson investigation, a stunning reveal from Jay Gruden and more37:38 - Guest: Samuel Gold, the creator of Sam's Film Room on YouTube, with in-depth breakdowns of the Washington Football Team's struggling defense and Taylor Heinicke54:29 - Guest: Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic DC and TNT with a preview of the Caps' 2021-2022 regular 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.

Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 4min
Episode 164: Ron Rivera defends Washington Football Team's defense and much more
01:00 - Washington Football Team: thoughts off Jon Gruden resigning as Las Vegas Raiders head coach due to the contents of leaked emails between himself and Bruce Allen from the Beth Wilkinson investigation14:15 - Washington Football Team: commentary on - and some scheduled fun with - a feisty Ron Rivera defending Jack Del Rio, Washington's defensive scheme and the WFT's defensive performance in the 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 533:49 - Washington Football Team: examining multiple notable playing-time developments for players on Washington's struggling defense49:20 - Washington Football Team: a look at where we are with Taylor Heinicke, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Curtis Samuel58:38 - Wizards: react to Rui Hachimura returning to the Wiz off an absence due to personal reasons01:01:17 - Nationals: analysis of multiple changes to the Nats' coaching staff, including hitting coach Kevin Long leaving to become the Philadelphia Phillies' hitting coachhttps://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.

Oct 11, 2021 • 1h 29min
Episode 163: WFT falls to 2-3 with 33-22 loss to Saints and much more
09:43 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints, including another disappointing performance by the WFT's defense and Taylor Heinicke's worst game as a WFT quarterback52:06 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts on Washington's 33-22 loss to the New Orleans Saints, including how and why the secondary is the worst part of the WFT's struggling defense and in-depth looks at the WFT's defensive line, Dustin Hopkins, DeAndre Carter and Adam Humphries01:11:21 - College Football: analysis of Maryland's 66-17 loss at Ohio State, Virginia Tech's 32-29 loss to Notre Dame, Virginia's come-from-behind 34-33 win at Louisville and Navy's 31-24 loss to SMUhttps://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.


