The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Capitals trading two fan favorites in defenseman John Carlson and center Nic Dowd, and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack with an in-depth preview of the team's approach to free agency in the 2026 offseason, including the likelihood of the Commanders being very active, whether a roster overhaul is happening, the urgency that general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn are feeling, what the team's thinking at center is and how many more contract extensions with pending unrestricted free agents are coming

 

Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: analysis of a 122-112 loss to the Utah Jazz in a key loss in the tank and in a game in which Trae Young made his Wizards debut and Julian Reese had 20 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards, setting a franchise record for most offensive rebounds by a rookie in a regular-season game

 

Segment 4 - College Basketball: thoughts on Navy's 74-69 win over Bucknell in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, American's 75-73 loss at Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament and James Madison's 86-80 loss to Southern Miss in the third round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on him still having the team with its No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs despite his underwhelming measurables at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, the increasing possibility of the stock of Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson rising enough to where the Commanders trade their No. 7-overall pick to a quarterback-needy team for a haul of picks and examination of the Commanders' lengthy and unique coaching-staff revamping in the 2026 offseason

 

Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the team reportedly agreeing on one-year contract extensions with two pending unrestricted free agents in edge defender Deatrich Wise Jr. and interior defensive lineman Shy Tuttle and discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels now having his mom as his agent

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to manager Craig Albernaz revealing that reliever Andrew Kittredge is unlikely to be ready for the start of the 2026 regular season due to right-shoulder inflammation

 

Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 78-45 loss at Wisconsin and George Washington's 91-82 win over St. Bonaventure and an update on James Madison and Old Dominion in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the team per NFL insider Jordan Schultz non-tendering kicker Jake Moody and examination of signs that the team is in the early stages of a massive roster overhaul in the 2026 offseason

 

Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: conversation about tackle/guard Andrew Wylie off the team announcing having signed him to a contract extension, including reaction to comments from Wylie on the team's culture and how the team going with less no-huddle in the 2026 season will be better for the offensive line

 

Segment 4 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth

 

Segment 5 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 126-109 loss at the Orlando Magic in a game in which the Wizards had just nine available players

 

Segment 6 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown losing its seventh consecutive game with a 72-69 loss at No. 18 St. John's in a game in which the Hoyas blew a 12-point second-half lead, No. 13 Virginia's 75-70 win over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech's 72-63 win over Boston College and VCU's 70-65 win over George Mason

 

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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Commanders and center/guard Nick Allegretti reportedly agreeing on a new contract and thoughts on the team reportedly informing cornerback Marshon Lattimore that it is releasing him, and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Justin Melo of NFL Draft On SI on potential targets for the Washington Commanders with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft off the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, including why he has the team taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, how we should now view Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles off his outstanding showing at the Combine, a ranking of Ohio State's Big Four of Downs, Styles, linebacker Arvell Reese and receiver Carnell Tate, why the Commanders still should be high on University of Miami edge defender Rueben Bain Jr. despite his short arms, how open the Commanders should be to taking a receiver and why they should be very open to taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love

 

Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 123-118 loss to the Houston Rockets in a game in which Trae Young got ejected without playing hours after announcing on Instagram his intention to make his Wizards debut

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reporting that we should "expect Washington to target offensive help, among a lot of other things" and that "when asking about the top tier of free-agent running backs, tight ends and linebackers, the Commanders come up a lot" and further examination of why the Commanders reportedly are releasing center Tyler Biadasz

 

Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the team reportedly promoting tight ends coach David Raih to offensive pass-game coordinator and reportedly hiring Ben Steele as tight ends coach

 

Segment 4 - Washington Commanders: discussion of the team's improved culture off telling comments from Arizona State receiver Jordyn Tyson at the NFL Scouting Combine and off the Commanders for the 2025 season ranking No. 3 out of 32 NFL teams in overall report card per the NFL Players Association

 

Segment 5 - Washington Capitals: breakdowns of a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights and a 6-2 loss at the Montreal Canadiens

 

Segment 6 - Washington Wizards: scheduled fun with a 134-125 loss to the Toronto Raptors in a game that featured Wizards head coach Brian Keefe not playing four of the team's five starters at all in the fourth quarter in a blatant tank

 

Segment 7 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 69-65 loss to Rutgers, Georgetown's 91-84 loss at Xavier, No. 11 Virginia's 77-51 loss at No. 1 Duke, Virginia Tech's 89-82 loss at No. 18 North Carolina, VCU's 82-63 win over Fordham, George Mason's 71-58 win over St. Bonaventure, George Washington's 68-66 loss to Dayton and Navy's 85-69 win over Colgate

 

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