Episode 1,065: analysis with RAS creator Kent Lee Platte on Adam Peters’ athleticism-heavy NFL Drafts and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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11:16 - Guest: Kent Lee Platte, creator of the groundbreaking Relative Athletic Score (RAS) metric for NFL Draft prospects, on the Commanders for each of their two NFL Drafts with Adam Peters as general manager being No. 1 in the NFL in average RAS for players taken in the draft, whether prioritizing players who test very well athletically is a wise NFL Draft strategy, why offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. most stands out regarding players selected by the Commanders in the 2025 NFL Draft in terms of RAS, perspective on receiver Jaylin Lane and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt in terms of RAS, when an NFL player's athletic prime truly is and much more 32:45 - Capitals: preview of the Caps' best-of-seven series against the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 44:40 - Nationals: discussion of the Nats winning two out of three games at the Cincinnati Reds 56:40 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games against the Kansas City Royals Download the PrizePicks app and use the promo code "Galdi" for $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $50 off any fireplace service before Sept. 1, 2025 - this includes cleaning, safety inspection, tune-up and diagnostic work For advertising inquiries, email [email protected] Please note that time stamps may be slightly off depending on rotating national ads

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand sixty-five of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, May 5th, 2025. It is Cinco de Mayo
0:25.0	2025, and we still are waiting for the start of the Capitol's best-to-seven-second round series
0:32.4	against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup playoffs. So the Caps last played this past
0:37.1	Wednesday night. The Hurricanes last played this past Wednesday night. The Hurricanes last
0:38.8	played this past Tuesday night. We thought that the series might start over the weekend or perhaps
0:43.8	on Monday. Instead, game one is on Tuesday night at 7 at Capitol Win Arena. It was not until the
0:50.6	midnight eastern hour on Saturday that we learned that game one against the hurricanes will be on Tuesday. It was not until the midnight Eastern hour on Saturday that we learned that game one against the hurricanes
0:55.4	will be on Tuesday. It was not until the midnight Eastern hour on Sunday that we learned the start
1:00.5	times for the first two games of the series. Game one, Tuesday night at seven at Capitol
1:04.9	One arena. Game two Thursday night at seven at Capitol One arena. My preview of and prediction
1:10.3	for the series are coming up later in
1:13.4	the show. Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al Galdi podcast, which covers
1:18.5	Washington D.C. area sports like no other podcast. This is the podcast that follows D.C.
1:23.7	area sports so that you don't have to. You have enough on your plate. Let us handle the heavy
1:28.5	lifting that is following DC area sports. Next segment, a special guest, Kent Lee Plattie,
1:34.7	the person who created the groundbreaking metric relative athletic score, the RAS metric, the RAS metric.
1:47.3	We on this podcast have been talking about RAS since 2021.
1:53.7	Raz in recent years has gained a lot of ground in terms of acceptance and usage. And the commanders for each of their two NFL drafts with Adam Peters as general manager have been number one
1:58.6	in the NFL in average relative athletic score for players
2:02.8	taken in the draft. Our team with Adam Peters as GM either is using Raz or is using something
2:08.8	close to Raz. And so we with Kentley Plattie will discuss what to make of the commanders for each of
2:14.6	their two NFL drafts with Adam Peters' GM being number one in the NFL,
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