The Al Galdi Podcast

13:50 - Commanders: react to the Commanders' season-ending 26-6 win over the Dallas Cowboys from the standpoints of the win dropping the Commanders to getting the No. 16 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and the victory featuring a much different performance from the team as compared to in its 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns...and an examination of the many signs that Ron Rivera may be about to fire Scott Turner26:25 - Commanders: deep dive on an impressive NFL regular-season debut for Sam Howell in the Commanders' 26-6 rout of the Dallas Cowboys44:21 - Commanders: why the performance of the Commanders' defense in the 26-6 blowout of the Dallas Cowboys may have been the defense's best performance of the season...and a look at a rough game for Joey Slye52:18 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators and 1-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets that featured the season debuts of Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson58:36 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 80-73 win over No. 24 Ohio State, Georgetown's 95-73 loss at Marquette, No. 11 Virginia's 73-66 win over Syracuse as Tony Bennett became UVA's winningest head coach in men's basketball and Virginia Tech's 73-69 loss to N.C. State01:13:19 - Wizards: thoughts on a 127-110 loss at the Oklahoma City ThunderVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CloseItWithKell.com and tell Kell that Al Galdi sent ya!Download the Hiatus app by going to Hiatus.App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16:26 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders’ offense in the 2022 season, Scott Turner’s job security, a potential rift between him and Ron Rivera, Sam Howell’s NFL regular-season debut in the game against the Dallas Cowboys and more off comments from Turner at a post-practice press conference37:05 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders’ defense in the 2022 season, the importance of Kamren Curl, the improvement of Jamin Davis and more off comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference46:12 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders loss against the Dallas Cowboys...and Galdi's prediction for the game58:38 - Capitals: breakdown of a 6-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets to give the Caps a franchise-record seven-game road winning streak in a regular season01:02:31 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on a 64-50 loss at RutgersVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CloseItWithKell.com and tell Kell that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12:14 - Commanders: in-depth breakdown of Ron Rivera naming Sam Howell as the team's starting quarterback for its season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, including why this was the right call, Rivera having initially decided to go with Taylor Heinicke, where things stand with Heinicke and Carson Wentz and much more off extensive comments from Rivera at a post-practice press conference37:26 - Commanders: analysis of Chase Young off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference...and react to Rivera's answer to whether the Commanders' 2022 season has been the step-forward season that he said that the team needed to have47:50 - College Basketball: examining the state of Georgetown Basketball of it setting a new Big East record with a 25th consecutive regular-season conference loss with a 73-57 loss to Villanova...and thoughts on Virginia Tech's 68-65 loss to ClemsonVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CloseItWithKell.com and tell Kell that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13:49 - Guest: Scott Abraham, sports anchor for ABC 7 News, on the Commanders, including whether Ron Rivera should/will be fired in the coming weeks, whether players want Taylor Heinicke to be the team’s starting quarterback for the 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, what the approach at quarterback should be this offseason, whether new ownership would/should change the name of the team and more30:49 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres that featured Alex Ovechkin scoring two goals35:53 - Wizards: react to the Wizards' 123-113 loss at the Milwaukee Bucks, including the Wiz allowing Giannis Antetokounmpo to score 55 points40:56 - Virginia Basketball: thoughts on the No. 11 Cavaliers' 68-65 loss at PittVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11:39 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of the state of the Commanders, the continued fail at quarterback, Carson Wentz's disastrous performance in the 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, whether Commanders players wanted Taylor Heinicke as the QB1 over Wentz and more off comments from Ron Rivera at a day-after-the-game Zoom press conference30:52 - Commanders: why Sam Howell should be the Commanders' starting quarterback for their season finale against the Dallas Cowboys...why it is in the best interests of the Commanders for them to lose to the Cowboys...and more on Ron Rivera not knowing that the Commanders could be eliminated from playoff contention in Week 17 off comments from Rivera at a day-after-the-game Zoom press conference38:59 - Commanders: thoughts on various items from the Commanders' 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, including the depleted state of the defense off comments from Ron Rivera at a day-after-the-game Zoom press conference, a second consecutive good game for Chase Young and Jahan Dotson's recent dropsVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12:28 - Commanders: react to Ron Rivera at his postgame press conference following the the Commanders’ defense in the 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns revealing that he didn’t know that the Commanders could be eliminated from playoff contention in Week 1720:37 - Commanders: deep dive on a horrendous performance by Carson Wentz in the 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns and thus the end of Carson’s time with the Commanders38:03 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders’ defense and rushing offense in the 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns49:17 - Wizards: examinations of a 119-100 win at the Orlando Magic and a 118-95 win at the Milwaukee Bucks to give the Wizards a five-game winning streak54:54 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 81-46 loss at Michigan, Georgetown's 80-51 loss to Butler, No. 13 Virginia's 74-56 win at Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech's 77-75 loss at Wake Forest01:01:42 - Capitals: a proper salute to the Caps for a 9-2 rout of the Montreal Canadiens to conclude an 11-2-2 December as Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick01:05:09 - Maryland Football: thoughts on the Terrapins' 16-12 win over No. 23 N.C. State in the Duke's Mayo Bowl and on the state of Terps footballVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10:45 - Commanders: analysis and discussion of the Commanders' offense in preparation for their game against the Cleveland Browns, including the latest on injuries and comments from Scott Turner at a post-practice press conference on Carson Wentz being back as the team's starting quarterback19:02 - Commanders: analysis and discussion of the Commanders' defense in preparation for their game against the Cleveland Browns, including a lengthy and concerning list of Commanders defensive players dealing with injury/illness and comments from Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference on Chase Young and more27:50 - Guest: The Orange And Brown Report's Jake Burns, host of the OBR Film Breakdown podcast, with a deep dive on the Cleveland Browns in preparation for Commanders-Browns48:04 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win over the Cleveland Browns...and Galdi's prediction for the game57:24 - Capitals: react to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators that was a lot worse for the Caps than the score would indicate01:02:54 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 80-64 win over UMBC and Georgetown's 83-76 loss at DePaulVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15:34 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders officially going back to Carson Wentz as their starting quarterback, including comments from Wentz, Taylor Heinicke and Ron Rivera at post-practice press sessions34:06 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' first injury report for their game against the Cleveland Browns...and an examination of what went wrong for the Commanders' defense in the 37-20 loss at the San Francisco 49ers off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference42:08 - Wizards: breakdown of a 127-102 blowout of the Phoenix Suns48:00 - Virginia Basketball: thoughts on the No. 13 Cavaliers' 66-46 rout of AlbanyVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09:48 - Commanders: in-depth react to Ron Rivera at a Zoom press conference having no decision to announce on whether he's going with Carson Wentz or Taylor Heinicke as the Commanders' starting quarterback20:47 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from Ron Rivera at a Zoom press conference on Chase Young's successful season debut in the 37-20 loss at the San Francisco 49ers, the status of Kamren Curl off him being inactive for the game due to an ankle injury and an injury reveal regarding Antonio Gibson28:05 - Guest: Commanders radio play-by-play announcer Bram Weinstein on Ron Rivera choosing between Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke as the team's starting quarterback, the calculus on whether Wentz and/or Heinicke will be back with the team for the 2023 season, where and how the Commanders went wrong with their offensive line, the outlook for the defense over the team's final two regular-season games and more47:54 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-0 win at the New York Rangers to give the Caps a franchise-record-tying six-game regular-season road winning streak52:38 - Wizards: breakdown of a 116-111 win over the Philadelphia 76ersVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11:20 - Commanders: analysis of Ron Rivera seemingly being poised to name Carson Wentz as the Commanders' starting quarterback over Taylor Heinicke, including a harsh reality for the team and why there's logic behind going back to Wentz24:08 - Commanders: was Chase Young's successful season debut in the Commanders' loss at the San Francisco 49ers validation of the approach that was taken with his recovery?...and playing-time observations for the Commanders in their loss at the Niners30:44 - Commanders: react to various former members of The Hogs threatening to sue Dan Snyder and the Commanders over "trying to profit off the original Hogs legacy"Visit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi65 and use the promo code Galdi65 for 65 percent off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices