The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to the team reportedly hiring Minnesota Vikings defensive-passing-game coordinator/defensive-backs coach Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of interior defensive lineman Daron Payne per a report being expected to be back with the Commanders for the 2026 season, as opposed to the team trading or releasing him - as had been anticipated for months Segment 4 - Washington Commanders: discussion of why the team promoting assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough to offensive coordinator - as opposed to waiting to hire fired Miami Dolphins head coach and new Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as offensive coordinator - was understandable Segment 5 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of whether the team made a mistake in trading Deni Avdija 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 multiple notable developments in the team's defensive-coordinator search, the reported departure of director of college scouting Tim Gribble to the Pittsburgh Steelers after 24 years with Washington, run-game coordinator/running-backs coach Anthony Lynn interviewing for the Buffalo Bills' and Cleveland Browns' head-coaching vacancies and former Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy being hired by the Kansas City Chiefs for a second stint as their offensive coordinator Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 win at the Calgary Flames and a 6-5 overtime loss at the Edmonton Oilers, dropping the Caps to just 8-12-5 over their last 25 games Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of a 119-115 loss at the Charlotte Hornets for the Wizards' ninth consecutive loss Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 91-48 loss at No. 10 Michigan State, Georgetown's 81-78 win at Providence in a game in which the Hoyas overcame a 21-point second-half deficit, No. 14 Virginia's 85-80 loss to No. 22 North Carolina, Virginia Tech's 85-71 loss at No. 23 Louisville and where things stand with George Mason, George Washington and VCU in the A-10 The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service 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: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with an All-22-style deep dive on the team's defensive-coordinator candidates, including Seattle Seahawks defensive-passing-game coordinator and defensive-backs coach Karl Scott, Chicago Bears defensive-backs coach and defensive-passing-game coordinator Al Harris, fired Arizona Cardinals head coach and former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of the Nats trading starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore to the Texas Rangers for five prospects Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: reaction to comments from Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger on the state of the team and thoughts on a 107-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets for the Wizards' eighth consecutive loss Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi 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 reaction to various developments in the Washington Commanders' defensive-coordinator search, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on why the team parted with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, what the team is looking for from its new offensive coordinator, David Blough, and more Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 4-3 loss at the Vancouver Canucks, dropping the Caps to just 7-12-4 over their last 23 games and marking a new low point for the Caps in a variety of ways Segment 4 - College Basketball: analysis of Maryland's 89-70 loss at No. 11 Illinois, Georgetown's 66-51 loss at Villanova and Virginia Tech's 76-74 win at Syracuse Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi 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 - Guest: ABC7 sports director Scott Abraham on lessons for the Washington Commanders with quarterback Jayden Daniels from the Buffalo Bills with quarterback Josh Allen off the Bills firing head coach Sean McDermott and still not having advanced to a Super Bowl in the Josh Allen Era, including whether the Bills are wasting having an elite quarterback in Allen, the Bills' failure to surround Allen with quality talent and the potential pitfalls of having a high-level quarterback with a head coach with primarily a defensive background Segment 3 - Guest: Maryland football and basketball insider Jeff Ermann, founder of InsideMDSports.com, on the state of Maryland Football off Indiana winning the College Football Playoff National Championship - if Indiana can do what it just did, why can't Maryland? Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi 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 the Washington Commanders reportedly promoting assistant offensive-line coach Darnell Stapleton to offensive-line coach and reportedly promoting offensive-quality-control coach Shane Toub to assistant offensive-line coach, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Atlanta Falcons insider D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the Washington Commanders reportedly hiring Falcons quarterbacks coach D.J. Williams as quarterbacks coach and on the anticipated candidacy of fired Falcons head coach Raheem Morris for Commanders defensive coordinator Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche, dropping the Caps to just 7-11-4 over their last 22 games Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of a 110-106 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers for the Wizards' seventh consecutive loss despite four key young players in Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Bub Carrington and Tre Johnson continuing to do well Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi 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: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on where we are in the team's search for a defensive coordinator, the pros and cons of Commanders defensive-coordinator candidate and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, whether the offensive-coordinator hire or defensive-coordinator hire is more important for Dan Quinn keeping his job as Commanders head coach, what the team has in its new quarterbacks coach, D.J. Williams, and more Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers to drop the Caps to just 7-10-4 over their last 21 games and reaction to comments from senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: analysis of a 128-115 loss at the Sacramento Kings and a 121-115 loss at the Denver Nuggets Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 96-73 win over Penn State in a game in which David "Diggy" Coit scored 43 points, Georgetown's 64-62 loss to No. 3 UConn in a game after which Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley made notable comments, No. 16 Virginia's 72-68 win at SMU and Virginia Tech's 89-76 win over Notre Dame Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service 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: former NFL running back, legendary former Maryland running back and current sideline analyst for radio broadcasts of Maryland football games LaMont Jordan with analysis of and hard-hitting opinions on the Washington Commanders, including the team's receiving corps being too slow, the areas in which quarterback Jayden Daniels most needs to improve, what Jordan would like offensive coordinator David Blough's offense to be in terms of style, whether the team should go into the 2026 season with Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Chris Rodriguez Jr. as the top two running backs, who Jordan likes best out of Croskey-Merritt and Rodriguez, whether the Commanders should be open to taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with the No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, what the biggest problem for the defense in the 2025 season was and more Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks, dropping the Caps to just 7-9-4 over their last 20 games 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: Minnesota Vikings insider Matthew Coller of Purple Insider on Substack and of the Purple Insider with Matthew Coller podcast on the Washington Commanders interviewing Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores for the Commanders' defensive-coordinator vacancy, including why Flores leaving the Vikings for the Commanders is more likely than people realize and the greatness of Flores as a defensive coordinator Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of the Nats parting with MASN and launching Nationals.TV Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: reaction to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reporting that Trae Young will be out until at least after the NBA All-Star Break and thoughts on a 119-105 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers Segment 5 - Virginia Tech Basketball: breakdown of a 77-76 loss at SMU in a game in which SMU's Boopie Miller connected on a contested, half-court three as time expired in the second half for the win 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: Washington Commanders insider Tom Schad of The Washington Post on the nature of the Commanders' locker room during their 5-12 2025 regular season, when we should expect the team's defensive-coordinator search to be done, the likelihood of the Commanders' defensive-coordinator hire being someone with whom head Dan Quinn has not previously worked, why the team promoted David Blough to offensive coordinator, what Quinn is wanting and anticipating from Blough that Quinn was not getting from Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator, how Blough is representative of something that Schad has researched - The Sean McVay Effect - and more Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens in a game in which the Caps overcame being down 2-0 at the end of the second period Segment 4 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 88-71 loss at USC, Georgetown's 86-83 overtime loss at Creighton in a game in which the Hoyas blew a seven-point lead with less than two minutes left in the second half, No. 16 Virginia's 79-70 win at No. 20 Louisville and George Mason's 82-74 win at Loyola Chicago 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.