The Al Galdi Podcast

08:09 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's preseason-opening 22-13 loss at the New England Patriots36:32 - Washington Football Team: a proper declaration of victory for Ron Rivera in the Quinton Dunbar saga off the Detroit Lions releasing Dunbar45:17 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats being swept in a doubleheader at the New York Mets to complete a three-game sweep57:05 - Orioles: react to Chris Davis announcing his retirement and thoughts on John Means and Cedric Mullins in a 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers to complete a three-game sweep 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.

12:20 - Washington Football Team: three things that Galdi wants to see from Washington in its preseason opener at the New England Patriots28:32 - Guest: former Washington cornerback Fred Smoot on why Taylor Heinicke will ultimately have a Kurt Warner-type career, why Benjamin St-Juste will be a candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year, parallels between Ron Rivera and Marty Schottenheimer and more45:44 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-7 rain-suspended loss at the New York Mets and of the Nats calling-up yet another 30-something from Triple-A Rochester01:04:34 - Orioles: thoughts on the red-hot Anthony Santander and more from a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers 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.

09:42 - Washington Football Team: preview of Washington's preseason opener at the New England Patriots off comments from Ron Rivera26:35 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest in Washington's COVID-19 player-vaccination-rate situation off comments from Montez Sweat and Matt Ioannidis34:42 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Montez Sweat's and Chase Young's - and the Washington defense's - record-breaking sack potential and of Washington's greatest combined-sack seasons off Sweat saying that he and Young "wanna go get the combined-sack record"43:11 - Orioles: react to ESPN's Buster Olney ripping the O's on Twitter and to Keegan Akin getting rocked again in a 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers 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.

08:48 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - Ron Rivera revealing that he hates the preseason18:47 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington's first depth chart of the preseason, including the competition at left guard27:52 - Washington Football Team: examining Ron Rivera's comments on his quarterbacks from his training-camp press conference on Monday, August 9, 202136:29 - Washington Football Team: the importance of the context of today's NFL when evaluating Washington's defense from the 2020 season and for this coming season50:13 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington on the Wizards off them acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie and trading away Russell Westbrook in a five-team mega-deal, including what the thinking was and is internally with the Wiz and what's going on with Bradley Beal01:15:31 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps re-signing Ilya Samsonov to a one-year, $2 million contract 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.

10:41 - Washington Football Team: commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Sunday, August 8, 2021, including discussions on Washington's preseason and on Curtis Samuel still having not practiced in training camp22:00 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on what Ron Rivera said about where he believes he and the team currently stand with WFT fans...and thoughts on Ryan Fitzpatrick saying "I am 100 percent better than I have ever been right now"40:53 - Wizards: three takeaways from the now-official five-team mega-trade that featured the Wizards acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets and dealing Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers53:53 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games at the Atlanta Braves, including a 10-strikeout start from Josiah Gray and Ryan Zimmerman saying that the Nats "abused" Patrick Corbin in the 2019 postseason01:21:46 - Orioles: react to a brutal three-game sweep at the hands of the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays - including a few positives believe it or not...react to the O's promoting Adley Rutschman to Triple-A Norfolk...and react to ex-Oriole Nelson Cruz still thriving 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.

09:19 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington being ranked by Forbes as the fifth-most valuable franchise in the NFL, including how the ranking continues Dan Snyder's year of winning22:50 - Washington Football Team: part one of commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Thursday, August 5, 2021, including discussions about Washington's improving COVID-19 situation and Washington's linebackers35:51 - Washington Football Team: part two of commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Thursday, August 5, 2021, including discussions about Cam Sims and what "offensive balance" truly means43:54 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC on WFT Training Camp, including what's going on with each of Washington's top three quarterbacks...and on the Wizards off them trading Russell Westbrook and acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie01:04:25 - Nationals: analysis of a wild 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete a four-game sweep 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.

09:16 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards' reported sign-and-trade for Spencer Dinwiddie and of the Wiz reportedly re-signing Raul Neto19:57 - Washington Football Team: why Washington banning Native American-inspired ceremonial headdresses and face paint at FedEx Field is understandable but a potential ban of Redskins gear at FedEx Field would be wrong30:34 - Washington Football Team: commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Wednesday, August 4, 2021, including discussions about Samuel Cosmi, Jamin Davis, James Smith-Williams, Kamren Curl and Steven Sims46:03 - Nationals: thoughts on a 9-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, ex-Nat Anthony Rendon being done for the season and MLB unceremoniously releasing its 2022 regular-season schedule01:02:16 - Orioles: react to a 10-3 loss at the New York Yankees that included Matt Harvey extending his scoreless-innings streak (for at least a little while) 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.

01:00 - Wizards: thoughts on the Wiz still not having a deal for Spencer Dinwiddie, losing Ish Smith and Robin Lopez in free agency and more12:02 - Washington Football Team: breakdown of the dramatic improvement in Washington's COVID-19 player-vaccination rate...and commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Tuesday, August 3, 2021, including Ron on Washington's first padded practice of camp, Deshazor Everett, Samuel Cosmi and Dyami Brown33:42 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies and of the issue of the Nats not having extended or re-signed more homegrown players56:13 - Orioles: react to a 13-1 loss at the New York Yankees and to the demotion of Keegan Akin to the bullpen 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.

05:40 - Wizards: react to the Wizards reportedly closing in on a deal for Spencer Dinwiddie10:06 - Washington Football Team: commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Monday, August 2, 2021, including Ron on whether he'll cut players for not getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and on the quarterback competition25:11 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Antonio Gibson off Gibson's and Ron Rivera's training-camp press conferences on Monday, August 2, 2021, including whether Gibson is going to have a monster dual-threat season39:07 - Washington Football Team: did William Jackson III reveal a key aspect of Washington's defense in the 2021 season?43:50 - Nationals: analysis of Josiah Gray's Nats debut, a bullpen implosion and more from a 7-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies56:23 - Orioles: thoughts on a 7-1 win at the New York Yankees, including Jorge Lopez flirting with a no-hitter 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.

08:52 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Tanya Snyder off her public participation in Fan Appreciation Day at WFT Training Camp in Richmond20:11 - Washington Football Team: in-depth breakdown of Washington placing three more players, including Brandon Scherff and Daron Payne, on the Reserve/COVID-19 List, including Ron Rivera's latest comments on the player-vaccination issue37:47 - Washington Football Team: commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Saturday, July 31, 2021, including Ron on the quarterback competition and on multiple training-camp standouts51:50 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' massive selloff and of them winning two of three games over the Chicago Cubs01:18:05 - Wizards: examining Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets off the Wizards reportedly being interested in him as NBA free agency begins01:23:37 - Orioles: react to another gem from Matt Harvey and more from the Orioles' four-game split at the Detroit Tigers and to the O's making just one Major League trade prior to the MLB Trade Deadline 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.