Episode 1,130: Commanders begin preseason with 48-18 loss at New England Patriots and more

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Al Galdi

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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13:19 - Commanders: analysis of what went wrong for the team in its preseason-opening 48-18 loss at the New England Patriots and why, including proper perspective given that the Commanders played very few starters/key players, the sloppiness of the team (especially on special teams) and why Commanders receivers mostly doing poorly did not increase the leverage for receiver Terry McLaurin in his contract-extension negotiations with the team 35:25 - Commanders: discussion of the competition for the QB3 job off Sam Hartman playing poorly in the team's preseason-opening 48-18 loss at the New England Patriots and Josh Johnson playing well in the game 40:39 - Commanders: examination of Commanders players who did well in the team's preseason-opening 48-18 loss at the New England Patriots, including running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt and interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton 47:49 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats winning two out of three games at the San Francisco Giants as left fielder James Wood and starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore performed well off recent slumps 57:29 - Orioles: reaction to more bad injury news for the O's and to them losing two out of three games against the Athletics Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service Whatever your dermatological needs, contact Dr. George Verghese at MidAtlanticSkin.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you 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 one hundred thirty of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, August 11, 2025. One month from today is
0:26.1	the commander's second game in the NFL's 20-25 regular season. Perhaps you are aware of this, but the
0:31.8	team will begin its 20-25 regular season with two games in five days. Week one, home to the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon,
0:39.3	September 7th at one, week two, at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night football on September
0:44.7	11th at 815. The start to our team's 2025 regular season is going to be a world wind.
0:52.0	And let us hope that the Commander's 2020-25 regular season begins in
0:57.2	much better fashion than their 2025 preseason did. Hello and welcome to this Monday
1:03.2	installment of the Al-Galdi podcast on which we talk commanders on every episode no matter
1:07.7	the time of year. New episodes of this podcast, five days per week,
1:11.2	Monday through Friday, with each episode out by 5 a.m. Eastern. And often much earlier,
1:16.0	if you're a commanders fan, you can count on this podcast being there when you wake up. We appreciate
1:20.7	you making this podcast part of your routine. The commanders on Friday night in their 20, 25
1:26.3	preseason opener, got ripped, a 4818 loss at the New England Patriots.
1:32.1	The game gave me flashbacks to another rough loss for Washington in a preseason game at the Pats.
1:37.7	Perhaps you remember this, a 41-0 loss at the Pats on August 26, 2006. That was part of an 0 and 4 preseason prior to the Redskins
1:49.0	going just 5 and 11 in the 2006 regular season. That preseason proved to be telling. I would be
1:56.1	very surprised if what happened on Friday night proves to be telling about the team's upcoming regular
2:01.7	season. Coming up on the show, a lot on the commanders off the loss at the paths on Friday night
2:07.0	and off the commanders practicing on Sunday afternoon. Next segment, a deep dive on what went wrong
2:12.5	for the commanders on Friday night and why, including proper perspective, given that the team played very few starters
2:20.3	slash key players, and the pets played a good number of starters slash key players.
2:25.5	Also, the sloppiness of the commanders, especially on special teams, and why commanders' receivers,
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