The Al Galdi Podcast

15:42 - Commanders: in-depth and honest analysis of why the team changed its name from Redskins and how Galdi feels about the team with it now having a new permanent name44:52 - Commanders: examining the incredible legacy of the retiring Tom Brady, his history vs. Washington and the implications of his retirement for Washington53:50 - Capitals: react to a big 4-3 overtime win at the Pittsburgh Penguins59:56 - Wizards: thoughts on the reeling Wiz losing their sixth consecutive game with a 112-98 loss at the Milwaukee Bucks01:06:29 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 65-63 loss to No. 13 Michigan State, Georgetown's 70-63 loss to Seton Hall and Virginia's 67-55 win over Boston CollegeVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

01:40 - Washington Football Team: react to Joe Theismann perhaps revealing that Washington's new team name will be Commanders and to a telling (and favorable) piece on the WFT being all in on getting a franchise quarterback21:45 - Washington Football Team: analysis of an NFL trend captured by the two teams in Super Bowl LVI and other teams as well - the quick turnaround - and what we can take from that as Ron Rivera enters his third season as Washington head coach41:23 - Guest: Washington Football Team analyst Mark Bullock on Taylor Heinicke, whether any free-agent quarterbacks in the 2022 offseason would be upgrades over Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, Washington's defensive line, whether the WFT should trade Daron Payne, William Jackson III, Bobby McCain and moreVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

14:44 - Washington Football Team: WFT-related takeaways from the Cincinnati Bengals' 27-24 overtime win at the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game and the Los Angeles Rams' 20-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, including the incredible impact of Joe Burrow on the Bengals, what could have been for Washington with Burrow in the 2020 NFL Draft and with trading for Matthew Stafford in the 2021 offseason and what now with a potential Washington pursuit of Jimmy Garoppolo38:48 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Chris Harris reportedly being set to interview for the Indianapolis Colts' defensive-coordinator job and on Washington signing David Mayo to a contract extension - could he be the WFT's starting mike linebacker in the 2022 season?47:37 - Capitals: examining whether Vitek Vanecek is asserting himself as the Caps' No. 1 goaltender and more off a 5-0 win at the Dallas Stars54:37 - Wizards: react to telling comments from Spencer Dinwiddie, Wes Unseld Jr. benching multiple notable players and more from an ugly 115-95 loss at the Memphis Grizzlies01:05:47 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 68-55 loss to Indiana, Georgetown's 56-53 loss at Butler, Virginia's 69-65 loss at Notre Dame and Virginia Tech's 85-72 win at Florida State - and some props for VCUVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

15:39 - Washington Football Team: in-depth reaction to Congress announcing a roundtable with former Washington employees detailing their experiences of workplace misconduct while working for the team - and the roundtable taking place on the day after the WFT announces its new name43:39 - Guest: Pro Football Focus lead fantasy-football analyst Ian Hartitz on the Washington Football Team, including whether Washington should pursue Jimmy Garoppolo or Mitchell Trubisky, the quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft and what the WFT has in Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson and Terry McLaurin01:05:01 - Wizards: thoughts on Bradley Beal off humbling results for him in NBA All-Star Game voting and comments from him about why the Wizards are struggling and his future with the WizVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

13:52 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on comments from Charles Mann and Joe Gibbs on Washington's name change and on comments from Gibbs on Ron Rivera27:32 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Michael Phillips of Richmond.com on Washington's search for a new stadium, including why Virginia is in the lead, where in Virginia a new stadium might be and where things stand with Maryland and Washington, D.C.43:32 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps' struggles continuing with a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks50:43 - Virginia Tech Basketball: react to a 78-75 loss to Miami on a last-second half-court bank-in threeVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

15:40 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on free-agent-to-be quarterbacks and on Washington free agents-to-be who were - and weren't - ranked in Pro Football Focus' NFL free-agency rankings25:21 - Washington Football Team: a deep dive on the context of and the key stats and facts on the 1991 Redskins46:54 - Guest: former Washington general manager Charley Casserly on the 1991 Redskins01:02:03 - Wizards: react to a disastrous 116-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in which the Wiz blew a 35-point second-quarter lead - is it time to blow up the Wiz?01:12:34 - College Basketball: is there hope for Maryland off a 68-60 win at Rutgers?...and are we seeing the dying days of Patrick Ewing as Georgetown head coach off the Hoyas falling to 0-6 in the Big East with a 96-73 loss at No. 20 UConn?Visit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

14:31 - Washington Football Team: examining a staggering stat regarding Washington quarterback play off the epic performance by Patrick Mahomes in the Kansas City Chiefs' 42-36 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs...and a look at whether the NFL should change how it does overtime28:48 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Trent Williams' controversial departure from Washington off some feeling happy for Trent for making the NFC Championship Game with the San Francisco 49ers53:09 - Capitals: analysis of a 1-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights58:39 - College Basketball: thoughts on Virginia's 64-52 win over Louisville and Virginia Tech's 78-68 loss at North CarolinaVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

12:34 - Washington Football Team: in-depth react to the quarterback play and quarterback implications from a surreal Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, including an epic duel between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 42-36 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills and the futures of Jimmy Garoppolo and Aaron Rodgers off the San Francisco 49ers’ 13-10 win at the Green Bay Packers34:10 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington special teams off multiple major special-teams developments on Divisional Round Saturday - the Green Bay Packers' special-teams disaster in their 13-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers and the success of Cincinnati Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson continuing in a 19-16 win at the Tennessee Titans43:46 - Wizards: sorting through a rough weekend for the Wiz that featured a 109-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors and a humiliating 116-87 loss to the Boston Celtics53:15 - Capitals: examining a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators that included heroics from the two best players in Caps history - Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom01:00:40 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 81-65 win over No. 17 Illinois, Georgetown's 85-74 loss to No. 11 Villanova, Virginia's 77-63 loss at N.C. State and Virginia Tech's 68-63 loss at Boston CollegeVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

19:14 - Washington Football Team: examining the extent to which great passing offense and great quarterback play are correlating with NFL teams making and doing well in the 2022 NFL Playoffs31:00 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst Nick Akridge on the Washington Football Team, including Taylor Heinicke, the quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft, Washington's offensive line, the WFT's disappointing 2021 defense, Chase Young, Montez Sweat, William Jackson III, Kendall Fuller, Landon Collins and Jamin Davis54:12 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-3 loss at the Boston Bruins57:50 - Georgetown: thoughts on an 83-75 loss at No. 21 Providence01:01:09 - Nationals: react to Kevin Frandsen being named as the new color commentator for MASN telecasts of Nats gameshttps://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.

18:15 - Washington Football Team: examining whether the Philadelphia Eagles are actually sticking with Jalen Hurts as their QB1 and, if so, what that means for Washington's pursuit of a franchise quarterback24:07 - Washington Football Team: analysis of where the best current NFL quarterbacks went in NFL Drafts and of the hit rate on first-round quarterbacks and what Washington can take from all of this41:51 - Wizards: react to a 119-118 loss to the Brooklyn Nets and to a report that the Wizards aren't appearing likely to trade Bradley Beal prior to the NBA Trade Deadline despite him not accepting the Wiz's max-contract-extension offer54:38 - College Basketball: thoughts on Virginia's 66-61 win at Pitt and Virginia Tech's 62-59 win at N.C. Statehttps://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.