The Al Galdi Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

08:22 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders reportedly agreeing to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., including perspective on the trade compensation, an examination of the legitimate concerns with Samuel and analysis of why and how Samuel could be very good for the Commanders

31:26 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak reaching three games with a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite a goal from top-line right wing Alex Ovechkin to get to just 11 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL regular-season goals

36:48 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 68-64 win at Penn State, George Mason's 85-68 loss at Duquesne, VCU extending its winning streak to eight games with an 80-56 victory over Davidson, American clinching a share of the Patriot League regular-season title with a 67-59 win at Colgate, James Madison and William & Mary concluding their regular seasons and now being set for conference-tournament play, Georgetown losing for an 11th time in 15 games with a 76-61 loss to No. 21 Marquette, Virginia's 71-58 loss to No. 13 Clemson to clinch UVA finishing with a losing record in ACC play in a regular season for the first time since the 2010-2011 season, Virginia Tech's 101-95 overtime win over Syracuse, Liberty's six-game winning streak ending with an 85-80 loss to Kennesaw State and Norfolk State's eight-game winning streak ending with a 91-88 loss at South Carolina State

54:16 - Wizards: discussion of a 113-100 win at the Charlotte Hornets in a battle of the two worst teams in the NBA

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13:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the likelihood of the Commanders trading interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen as opposed to releasing him, where things went wrong with Washington's all-first-round pick defensive line, the possibility of the team taking a running back with its No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, what general manager Adam Peters is thinking in the 2025 offseason regarding making a big trade versus sticking with his build-through-the-draft strategy, what to expect from the Commanders in free agency in the 2025 offseason and more

30:32 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders' thought process and philosophies regarding player workouts and player interviews at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine off comments from general manager Adam Peters, head coach Dan Quinn and assistant general manager Lance Newmark

45:37 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, giving the Caps back-to-back regulation losses for the first time since Dec. 16-17, 2024

49:07 - College Basketball: thoughts on Liberty winning its sixth consecutive game with a 59-55 victory over Jacksonville State to move to being a half game ahead of Jacksonville State atop Conference USA and on William & Mary's 88-73 loss at Towson as Towson clinched the CAA regular-season title

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17:25 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Ben Baldwin on the groundbreaking website that he co-created in RBSDM.com, how Super Bowl 59 made Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great rookie season look even better, how Daniels was robbed in not being at least one of the five finalists for Associated Press NFL MVP for the 2024 regular season, the great work of Commanders head coach Dan Quinn via his bold fourth-down decision-making in the 2024 season and the nature of advanced stats in the current NFL, including the stat that is the basis for much of Baldwin's work - Expected Points Added

52:07 - College Basketball: analysis of No. 25 Maryland's 101-75 win over Iowa as the Terrapins scored their most points in a game in 23 years, George Mason winning its 11th consecutive game with a 58-57 victory over Saint Joseph's, American winning for the 10th time in 11 games a 72-51 victory over Loyola Maryland, Virginia winning for the fourth time in five games with a 73-70 victory at Virginia Tech, Georgetown losing for the eighth time in 11 games with a 97-86 loss at Butler, Liberty winning for the for the seventh time in eight games with a 76-69 victory at UTEP and William & Mary's 72-59 win over Drexel

01:07:38 - Nationals and Orioles: reaction to the Nats agreeing with free-agent shortstop/third baseman Paul DeJong on a one-year contract reportedly worth $1 million to perhaps be their No. 1 third baseman...discussion of the Nats winning their arbitration case with first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to where he at just $10.3 million is set to be the highest-paid player on the Nats' 2025 Opening Day roster...and thoughts on the O's suffering another blow to their starting-pitching depth with Chayce McDermott having suffered a lat/teres strain prior to spring training

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10:08 - Commanders: breakdown of the latest injury report for the Commanders' game at the Arizona Cardinals...and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including Kingsbury on why quarterback Jayden Daniels has committed no turnovers over his first three NFL regular-season games and telling words from Whitt on the state of the Commanders at cornerback

20:31 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels off his all-time-great performance in the Commanders' 38-33 win at the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, why Wasserman had Daniels as the QB1 in the 2024 NFL Draft, how Daniels compares with other 2024 rookie quarterbacks in the NFL, why Daniels and Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury are a good match, what the Commanders are facing in Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and more

39:41 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a Commanders win at the Arizona Cardinals...and a pick for the game

48:12 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks against the spreads for Maryland-Indiana, Navy-UAB, Virginia Tech-Miami, James Madison-Ball State, Old Dominion-Bowling Green and Liberty-Appalachian State

57:27 - Nationals: discussion of the legacy of starting pitcher Patrick Corbin with the Nats and much more from a 7-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals in a game that featured Corbin's final start of his six-year, $140 million contract with the Nats

01:15:09 - Orioles: thoughts on a 10-1 loss at the American League-leading New York Yankees to clinch the American League East for the Yankees and keep the Orioles' magic number to clinch the American League's top wild-card spot at one

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08:25 - Washington Football Team: react to and analysis of Washington reportedly agreeing on a deal with free-agent Curtis Samuel

27:12 - Washington Football Team: further exploration of what William Jackson III is bringing to Washington's defense...and a theory as to why Washington was comfortable allowing Ronald Darby to leave

41:19 - Washington Football Team: examining other news with Washington on Day 1 of the NFL's new league year, including Nick Sundberg being told he's out

50:42 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Trent Williams getting a mega-money contract to re-sign with the San Francisco 49ers

01:00:53 - Wizards: the slide continues with a 121-119 loss to the lowly Sacramento Kings

01:07:09 - Orioles: John Means looks sharp for a second consecutive Grapefruit League start - what's the long-term play with him?...and Austin Hays is having an excellent exhibition season

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05:22 - Washington Football Team: react to and analysis of Washington reportedly agreeing on a contract with free-agent William Jackson III

18:41 - Washington Football Team: further analysis of Washington reportedly agreeing on a contract with Ryan Fitzpatrick, including what his contract tells us and whether Washington might still take a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft

35:37 - Capitals: the Caps in their biggest game of the season so far author a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders

44:48 - Nationals: why Jon Lester's health matters even more given the Stephen Strasburg situation...and how much should we take from Patrick Corbin struggling in his exhibition start on Tuesday evening?

49:33 - Guest: Mike Petriello, Statcast analyst for MLB.com, on the excellence of Juan Soto, where we are with Bryce Harper, outlooks for the Nationals and Orioles in 2021 and much more

01:12:45 - Orioles: Felix Hernandez is dealing with the dreaded "elbow discomfort"...and is Maikel Franco now the Orioles' starting third baseman?

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03:39 - Washington Football Team: react to and analysis of Washington reportedly agreeing on a contract with free-agent Ryan Fitzpatrick

25:49 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington reportedly losing corner Ronald Darby and linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis in free agency

35:23 - Washington Football Team: is Washington poised to capitalize on a depressed NFL free-agent market?

41:30 - Capitals: a 6-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres precedes a huge game against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night

49:36 - Guest: Maryland basketball legend Gary Williams on the Terrapins' NCAA Tournament first-round game against UConn, the Terps' strengths and weaknesses, what went down between Mark Turgeon and Juwan Howard in the Big Ten Tournament quarters and more

01:10:26 - Wizards: the Wiz's slide continues with a 133-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks

01:16:18 - Nationals: Washington, D.C. - finally! - is allowing fans at Nationals Park...and Max Scherzer is dominant for a second straight Grapefruit League start

01:20:25 - Orioles: Matt Harvey makes his second Grapefruit League start...and Rio Ruiz makes perhaps a last-gasp effort to save his job as the Orioles' starting third baseman

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08:10 - Washington Football Team: four final thoughts regarding Washington as the NFL's legal tampering period begins on Monday

23:23 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Dustin Hopkins off reports that Washington is re-signing him

31:40 - Washington Football Team: why signing Cam Newton never made sense

38:12 - Maryland basketball: react to the Terrapins' matchup with UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...and to the Mark Turgeon-Juwan Howard incident in the Terrapins' 79-66 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament quarters

47:40 - Georgetown basketball: a proper honoring of an all-time run by the Hoyas in winning the 2021 Big East Tournament

56:58 - Virginia basketball: will the Cavaliers play in the NCAA Tournament off their COVID-19 issue?...and a look at an encouraging aspect of sports and the coronavirus

01:07:18 - Virginia Tech basketball: the Hokies  may not have played much recently, but the state of the program is strong as it has made another NCAA Tournament

01:10:16 - VCU basketball: thoughts on the Rams entering the NCAA Tournament

01:11:22 - Capitals: the Caps keep rolling, albeit with another imperfect win in a  5-4 victory at the Philadelphia Flyers

01:18:01 - Wizards: two more losses for the sinking Wiz

01:24:51 - Nationals: how worried should we be about Stephen Strasburg's left-calf strain?...and how encouraged should be by what Joe Ross has done so far in his Grapefruit League outings?

01:29:51 - Orioles: Maikel Franco is coming...Dean Kremer and Bruce Zimmermann continue to shine...Wade LeBlanc does not...and Hunter Harvey is hurt again

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08:16 - Washington Football Team: what the Buffalo Bills re-signing Matt Milano means for Washington and says about free agency overall

19:56 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington not tendering contracts to Robert Foster and Danny Johnson as restricted free agents...and predictions for which of Washington's unrestricted free agents will be re-signed 

25:41 - Washington Football Team: react to both Martin Mayhew and Scott Turner attending Trey Lance's pro day...and thoughts on why Washington should be open to drafting Lance

33:48 - Guest: Matt Manocherian, vice president of football and research for Sports Info Solutions, on the 2021 NFL Draft, including in-depth breakdowns of quarterbacks potentially available to The Washington Football Team - Justin Fields, Trey Lance, Mac Jones, Kyle Trask and more

59:04 - Maryland basketball: the Terrapins eliminate any NCAA Tournament bubble talk with a 68-57 win over Michigan State in the second round Big Ten Tournament

01:05:16 - Georgetown basketball: are the Hoyas authoring a miracle run off a 72-71 win over Villanova in the Big East Tournament quarters?

01:11:28 - Virginia basketball: the Cavaliers escape with a 72-69 win over Syracuse in the ACC Tournament quarters

01:14:28 - Virginia Tech basketball: an odd season for the Hokies continues with an 81-73 loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament quarters

01:17:12 - Capitals: it wasn't always pretty, but the Caps pick up another win with a 5-3 victory at the Philadelphia Flyers

01:22:48 - Nationals: an encouraging Grapefruit League start for Patrick Corbin

01:25:13 - Orioles: a second straight bad Grapefruit League start for Felix Hernandez

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12:40 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Kyle Allen off Washington tendering him as an exclusive-rights free agent...and react to Ron Rivera's comments on Washington's search for a quarterback

29:11 - Washington Football Team: analysis of restricted free agent-to-be Cam Sims off Washington deciding to tender him

34:40 - Washington Football Team: how Ron Rivera struck the perfect balance in what he said about Washington's approach to free agency

48:39 - Washington Football Team: how Ron Rivera's first publicly-spoken words on releasing Alex Smith were correct

01:00:37 - Washington Football Team: the undeniable reality off Washington franchise-tagging Brandon Scherff for a second straight offseason...and comments from Ron Rivera that were perhaps very telling about the decision

01:08:23 - Wizards: the Wiz get smashed in the paint and on the glass in a 127-112 loss at the Memphis Grizzlies

01:14:48 - Nationals: Max Scherzer is dominant in his second Grapefruit League start...and Jon Lester opens up about his recent surgery

01:21:08 - Georgetown basketball: the Hoyas keep their season alive - and perhaps save Patrick Ewing's job - with a 68-49 win over Marquette in the Big East Tournament

01:26:08 - Guest: Patrick Stevens, bracketologist for The Washington Post, on Maryland, Virginia and Virginia Tech as they begin play in their conference tournaments

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