Episode 1,095: insight with Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com on Kliff Kingsbury's Bill Belichick-like nature and more

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Al Galdi

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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09:39 - Guest: NFL writer Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com on his recent piece on Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, including him being influenced by his time as a quarterback for the New England Patriots under head coach Bill Belichick, why Kingsbury was smart to not take an NFL head-coaching job in the 2025 offseason, why Kingsbury could thrive in his second stint as an NFL head coach and why Dunne is bullish on the Commanders in the 2025 season 34:40 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' losing streak reaching eight games via being swept in three games by the National League East-worst Miami Marlins, including in-depth reaction to manager Davey Martinez saying that the Nats' offensive struggles are "never on coaching" and thoughts on the legacy of retiring catcher Wilson Ramos with the Nats 53:35 - Orioles: breakdown of a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, improving the O's to 14-6 over their last 20 games 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 ninety-five of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, June 16th, 2025, and a big-time
0:25.6	congratulations, a big-time salute to the D.C. Defenders. They have won the United Football
0:31.8	League Championship, a 58-34 win over the Michigan Panthers at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis on Saturday
0:40.2	night in the 2025 UFL championship game. Defenders quarterback Jordan Taamu was named a 2025
0:47.2	UFL championship MVP. The defenders are UFL champions despite coaching chaos.
0:54.6	Not long ago, their previous head coach, Reggie Barlow, he left the defenders less than a week before the 2025 regular season started.
1:03.0	This to take the head coaching job at Tennessee State.
1:05.6	Barlow this past March 23rd was named Tennessee State head coach.
1:09.2	The defenders promoted quarterbacks coach Shannon Harris to interim head coach. And he this past Thursday morning was named Tennessee State head coach. The Defenders promoted quarterbacks coach
1:11.2	Shannon Harris to interim head coach. And he this past Thursday morning was named
1:14.8	UFL Coach of the Year. Also, Greg Williams, as in Greg double G Williams, who was the
1:23.5	Redskins assistant head coach in charge of defense for the 2004-2007 NFL seasons.
1:29.5	He in April left his job as Defender's defensive coordinator to become Tennessee
1:33.6	State's defensive coordinator.
1:35.0	That hiring was announced on April 11th.
1:37.5	His son, Blake Williams, was promoted from Defenders' defensive line coach to Defender's
1:43.3	defensive coordinator. And yet, despite all of this, to Defender's Defensive Coordinator. And yet despite all of
1:46.0	this, the Defenders or UFL champions, by the way, Jordan Tom, who he was on the Washington
1:51.7	football team's practice squad in December 2021. And how about this? So the team starting quarterback at
1:58.0	the time was Taylor Heineke. Heineke famously spent time with the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks in 2020, but he wasn't even their starting quarterback during his time with them.
2:08.3	Who was their starting quarterback during that time?
2:11.5	Jordan Tamu. Funny how life works.
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