The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on his takeaways from the NFL's Annual League Meeting and where we are with what Washington will do with its No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including the likelihood of the team re-signing any of its many remaining prominent unrestricted free agents, which Washington player is most likely to wear the green dot in Week 1 of the 2026 regular season, the lingering uncertainty with the team's 2024 NFL Draft class, the possibility of the team trading down in the first round of the draft and who the team might take if it sticks and picks at No. 7   Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 7-3 loss at the New Jersey Devils   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open, including thoughts on an explosive ESPN report about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, and listener feedback, including intel on NFL sponsors having green-lit the Washington Redskins logo based on Chief John Two Guns Whitecalf   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn at the NFL's Annual League Meeting regarding their NFL Draft philosophies, including drafting best-player-available versus drafting for need, whether what the team has done in free agency in the 2026 offseason will impact what the team does in the 2026 NFL Draft, the possibility of the team spending its No. 7-overall pick in the draft on a running back in Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love, how much premium positions matter regarding draft value and Peters' effusive - and perhaps telling - praise for Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles   Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: reaction to an embarrassing 153-131 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, putting the tanking Wizards in sole possession of the worst record in the NBA in the 2025-2026 regular season at 17-59   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 6-5 10-inning loss at the Philadelphia Phillies in a game in which the Nats blew a 5-1 seventh-inning lead to lose two out of three games in the series   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: discussion of an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers to avoid a three-game sweep   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn at the NFL's Annual League Meeting, including the mystery that is why the team released center Tyler Biadasz, whether it tried to trade Biadasz, its plan at center, how Adam Peters felt about quarterback Jayden Daniels playing in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a goal for Daniels in the 2026 offseason being to put on more muscle, assessments of the team at tight end, receiver, running back, edge defender, linebacker and cornerback and a player who Quinn expects to emerge in the 2026 season   Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: discussion of a 3-2 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: thoughts on an 8-5 loss to the Texas Rangers   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   For great discussion of the Washington Commanders, visit BGObsession.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of comments from managing partner Josh Harris at the NFL's Annual League Meeting, including him saying that the team in the 2026 offseason is operating with urgency, his confidence level in general Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn, the goal of the soon-to-be-announced new uniforms, the team still being committed to the name Commanders but also having "a lot of surprises up our sleeve" regarding the branding of the team and the latest on the new stadium being built on the RFK Stadium site   Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on a 120-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers, moving the tanking Wizards into a tie with the Indiana Pacers for the worst record in the NBA in the 2025-2026 regular season   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 13-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: discussion of a 5-2 loss to the Texas Rangers   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Steven Haglund, co-host of the very successful Guilty As Charged podcast about the Los Angeles Chargers, on what the Washington Commanders have in having signed Chargers unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Odafe Oweh, why the Chargers are thrilled to have signed center Tyler Biadasz off Washington having released him and the dynamic between new Chargers offensive coordinator and former Redskins offensive assistant Mike McDaniel and Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh   Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of a 5-4 shootout win at the Vegas Golden Knights in a game in which the Caps blew a 3-0 second-period lead but overcame a 4-3 third-period deficit   Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on a 131-126 loss at the Golden State Warriors and a 123-88 loss at the Portland Trail Blazers, continuing the Wizards tanking in fine fashion   Segment 5 - Washington Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two of three games at the Chicago Cubs, including outfielder Joey Wiemer getting on base in each of his eight plate appearances   Segment 6 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two out of three games against the Minnesota Twins and reaction to the O's signing starting pitcher Shane Baz to a five-year contract extension   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Tampa Bay Buccaneers analyst, Pittsburgh Steelers analyst and NFL Draft analyst Jon Ledyard of Audibles & Analytics on Substack on what the Washington Commanders have in having signed Bucs unrestricted-free-agent running back Rachaad White and why the Commanders should not be so quick to take Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with the No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft   Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 7-4 win at the Utah Mammoth in a game in which winger Alex Ovechkin scored three goals for the 34th regular-season hat trick of his NHL career   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 10-4 win at the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: discussion of a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Opening Day   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Tennessee Titans insider Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com on two Washington Commanders unrestricted-free-agent acquisitions from the Titans in the 2026 offseason in tight end Chig Okonkwo and receiver Van Jefferson and on what the Titans are thinking with their No. 4-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft given that selection's relevance to the Commanders' No. 7-overall pick in the draft   Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: analysis of the team snapping its 16-game losing streak - tied for the longest losing streak in a regular season in franchise history - with a 133-110 win at the Utah Jazz in a battle of two tanking teams hours after NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke at length about the league taking measures to discourage tanking   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of the team's initial 26-man roster for MLB's 2026 regular season and discussion of the outlook for the team going into the regular season   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the team's initial 26-man roster for MLB's 2026 regular season and discussion of the outlook for the team going into the regular season   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For great discussion of the Washington Commanders, visit BGObsession.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the extent to which the team in putting together its robust 2026 free-agent class signed players to team-friendly contracts   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of the continued hype for the team with its No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to take Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love   Segment 4 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 3-0 loss at the St. Louis Blues   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on The Pat McAfee Show identifying the Washington Commanders as a likely landing spot for Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love in the 2026 NFL Draft, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with an All-22-style deep dive on what the team has done on defense in free agency so far in the 2026 offseason, including why the Commanders 2026 defensive free-agent acquisition who Bullock is most excited about is edge defender Odafe Oweh, how we should view the team's current edge-defender hierarchy, the likelihood of interior defensive lineman Tim Settle being the Commanders' No. 1 nose tackle in a 3-4 defense, whether the team in Leo Chenal at last has a linebacker who is truly good in pass coverage, what the signing of cornerback Amik Robertson means for cornerback Mike Sainristil and how the Commanders might use safety Nick Cross   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels participating in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the 2026 Commanders free-agent acquisitions who Finlay most likes, whether what the Commanders have done so far in the 2026 offseason impacts what they'll do with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, why the contract extension for left tackle Laremy Tunsil got done so quickly, how receiver Terry McLaurin might feel about the Tunsil extension having gotten done so quickly and more   Segment 3 - College Basketball: discussion of No. 3-seeded Virginia's 82-73 win over No. 14-seeded Wright State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and 79-72 loss to No. 6-seeded Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 11-seeded VCU's 76-55 loss to No. 3-seeded Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, George Washington's 86-61 loss at No. 1-seeded New Mexico in the second round of the NIT and Liberty's 73-63 loss at No. 2-seeded Nevada in the second round of the NIT   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: examination of the team optioning outfielder Dylan Crews to Triple-A Rochester   Segment 5 - Washington Capitals: breakdowns of a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils and a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in a game in which winger Alex Ovechkin joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players in NHL history each with at least 1,000 regular-season and postseason goals   Segment 6 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on a 132-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and a 145-113 loss at the New York Knicks, giving the Wizards a 16-game losing streak, tying for the longest losing streak in a regular season in franchise history   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.