The Al Galdi Podcast

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Jan 19, 2022 • 54min

Episode 232: what's fair and what isn't regarding WFT lament over Shanahan, McVay and LaFleur and much more

14:29 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the departure of Washington chief legal officer Damon Jones to the Los Angeles Dodgers after just a little more than a year with the WFT24:52 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on important context regarding the annual January lament of WFT fans regarding former Washington offensive assistants Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur thriving elsewhere as NFL head coaches42:40 - Capitals: analysis of a wild 4-3 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets50:42 - Maryland Basketball: just how bad is this Terrapins season going to get off the Terps falling to 1-6 in the Big Ten with an 83-64 loss at Michigan?https://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.
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Jan 18, 2022 • 49min

Episode 231: WFT conversation with KyleSmith4GM of Hogs Haven and much more

10:52 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on what if Washington had traded for Matthew Stafford in the 2021 offseason off his performance in the Los Angeles Rams' 34-11 blowout of the Arizona Cardinals in the first-ever Monday Night Football Wild Card Game19:11 - Guest: KyleSmith4GM of Hogs Haven on the state of the Washington Football Team under Ron Rivera, what's realistic for Washington in its offseason pursuit of a franchise quarterback, whether the WFT should be interested in Baker Mayfield, whether Scott Turner and Jack Del Rio should be retained and much more40:38 - Wizards: analysis of a 117-98 rout of the Philadelphia 76ershttps://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.
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Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 15min

Episode 230: should WFT want Jimmy G off his win at Big D? and much more

11:02 - Washington Football Team: react to another postseason fail for the Dallas Cowboys via their 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card Round23:13 - Washington Football Team: examining whether Washington should be interested in three potentially-available quarterbacks in the San Francisco 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo, the Las Vegas Raiders' Derek Carr and the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Willson36:33 - Capitals: analysis of a 2-0 win at the New York Islanders and a 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks42:31 - Wizards: thoughts on a 115-110 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers50:09 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 70-59 loss to Rutgers, Georgetown's 88-69 loss at St. John's, Virginia's 63-55 loss to Wake Forest and Virginia Tech's 79-73 win over Notre Dame01:00:53 - Nationals: proper praise for the Nats signing outfielder and top international prospect Cristhian Vaquero...and will the Nats release 2017 first-round bust Seth Romero off him getting arrested and charged with DWI?01:06:47 - Orioles: why the O's making changes to Oriole Park at Camden Yards makes sensehttps://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.
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Jan 14, 2022 • 58min

Episode 229: Washington Football Team conversation with Kevin Sheehan and much more

15:00 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Jamin Davis' disappointing rookie season and a key reason for Washington's disappointing defense in the 2021 regular season - the miscasting of players33:20 - Guest: Kevin Sheehan, host of The Kevin Sheehan Show podcast, on the Washington Football Team, including the search for a franchise quarterback, what went wrong and could change with Washington's defense, why the WFT will be announcing its new name on The Today Show and more55:16 - Georgetown Basketball: thoughts on a 72-58 loss to Butlerhttps://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.
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Jan 13, 2022 • 59min

Episode 228: how good is WFT's roster beyond QB?, deep dive on WFT OL's great 2021 and much more

14:31 - Washington Football Team: an examination how good Washington's roster beyond quarterback is off comments from Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew29:27 - Washington Football Team: analysis of just how good Washington's offensive line in the 2021 regular season was and of the Brandon Scherff contract situation off telling comments from Martin Mayhew46:31 - Wizards: thoughts on a 112-106 win over the Orlando Magic52:14 - College Basketball: react to Maryland's 94-87 double-overtime win at Northwestern and Virginia's 54-52 win over Virginia Techhttps://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.
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Jan 12, 2022 • 59min

Episode 227: Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew address state of WFT and search for franchise QB and Wiz beat Thunder

14:23 - Washington Football Team: react to various things that Ron Rivera said regarding the state of the WFT, including telling fans to "settle down with the expectations and just give people opportunities"37:10 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on what Ron Rivera and Martin Mayhew had to say about Washington's pursuit of a franchise quarterback, including potentially taking a quarterback in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft and potentially trading for Deshaun Watson51:28 - Wizards: analysis of a 122-118 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder that included Montrezl Harrell and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope getting into a fighthttps://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.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 52min

Episode 226: WFT players open up about their 2021 seasons and Caps get blasted by Bruins

12:23 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on comments from Chase Young on his recovery from a torn right ACL, his 2021 season and whether he'll attend OTA practices in the 2022 offseason25:36 - Washington Football Team: react to William Jackson III talking more about how much he had to adjust to playing in Washington's defense as compared to how he played for the Cincinnati Bengals34:28 - Washington Football Team: examining comments from Kyle Allen addressing his health, why he played so little in Washington's 2021 season and his role for the WFT during the 2021 season42:17 - Washington Football Team: a look at - and some scheduled fun with - comments from Curtis Samuel on his injury-ruined first season with Washington48:28 - Capitals: analysis of a 7-3 loss to the Boston Bruins that included Zach Fucale getting pulledhttps://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.
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Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 47min

Episode 225: WFT concludes 7-10 season with 22-7 win at Giants and much more

17:11 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 22-7 win at the New York Giants, including commentary on the WFT having the No. 11 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, the WFT defense and Joey Slye58:19 - Washington Football Team: more off Washington's 22-7 win at the New York Giants, including Ron Rivera on 2021 vs. 2020 and on Joe Judge, what happened to Kyle Allen playing over the WFT's final two games?, good work from Jaret Patterson and Jonathan Williams, a Troy Apke blunder and more01:17:42 - Wizards: analysis of a 130-122 loss at the Chicago Bulls and a 102-100 win at the Orlando Magic01:26:26 - Capitals: examining whether it's time for Zach Fucale to play more and other items from the Caps' 5-1 loss at the St. Louis Blues and 3-2 shootout loss at the Minnesota Wild01:35:28 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 70-69 loss to No. 23 Wisconsin, Georgetown's 92-64 loss to Marquette and Virginia's 74-58 loss at North Carolinahttps://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.
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Jan 7, 2022 • 1h 19min

Episode 224: Scott Turner and Jack Del Rio open up, WFT-Giants "preview" and much more

13:39 - Washington Football Team: a look at Washington's injury report for offensive players for the season finale at the New York Giants...and react to comments from Scott Turner on what he looks for in a franchise quarterback and on Taylor Heinicke32:09 - Washington Football Team: react to comments from a surprisingly-candid Jack Del Rio on his future as Washington defensive coordinator, what went wrong for the WFT's defense in the 2021 season and more...a look at Washington's injury report for defensive players for the season finale at the New York Giants...and a Deshazor Everett update51:41 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT loss - yes, a loss - at the New York Giants in Week 18...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:03:08 - Maryland Basketball: analysis of a 76-64 loss at Illinois that included the Terrapins getting wrecked by Kofi Cockburn01:08:04 - Wizards: thoughts on the Glenn Consor situation and a rant on LeBron James' reaction to the situationhttps://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.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 6min

Episode 223: WFT extends Charles Leno Jr., deep dive on WFT 2021 free-agent fails and much more

12:20 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington reportedly agreeing with Charles Leno Jr. on a three-year contract extension16:42 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Washington in the 2021 season getting so little from the team's top three free-agent acquisitions in the 2021 offseason - Ryan Fitzpatrick, Curtis Samuel and William Jackson III30:34 - Washington Football Team: react to comments from Ron Rivera on Washington's quest for a franchise quarterback and comments from Taylor Heinicke on his 2021 season as the WFT's QB147:34 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest on Washington's Week 18 season finale at the New York Giants, including comments from Ron Rivera on trying to win the game and on an apparent shot from Joe Judge at the WFT01:00:34 - Wizards: thoughts on a 114-111 loss to the lowly Houston Rocketshttps://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.

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