Episode 1,137: conversation with Dan Pizzuta on how analytics view Brian Robinson Jr. and Terry McLaurin and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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16:00 - Guest: NFL analytics expert Dan Pizzuta, who wrote the chapter on the Commanders in Aaron Schatz's FTN Football Almanac 2025, on why the Commanders are moving on from running back Brian Robinson Jr., the extent to which age should be an issue for the team in its contract-extension negotiations with receiver Terry McLaurin, the significance of the Commanders being very good on second downs in the 2024 season, why Pizzuta believes that quarterback Jayden Daniels will be even better in the 2025 season than he was in his all-time-great 2024 rookie season, whether Daniels is a top-five quarterback in the NFL, why Pizzuta is bullish on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., the likelihood of the defense being better at generating takeaways in the 2025 season and more 42:51 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-1 loss to the New York Mets in a game in which the Nats got out-homered, 4-0, as starting pitcher Jake Irvin had another bad outing 52:47 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-3 11-inning win at the Boston Red Sox to complete a two-game sweep despite the O's blowing a 3-1 ninth-inning lead The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service Visit RFKAllAccess.com and mention in the notes section 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 1,137 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. It is my daughter's
0:25.9	birthday. She turns five. We say happy birthday. She was born on the night on which the news broke
0:32.1	that then Washington football team head coach Ron Rivera had cancer. I actually fired off a tweet about that while my wife
0:41.0	was in labor. I'm not sure if I should be proud or ashamed of that. But look, when you are in the
0:47.3	content game, the content rests for no one. Also, this is the day after one of the best players in bullet slash wizards history,
0:56.6	John Wall officially announced his retirement. He did that on Tuesday morning. Now,
1:01.9	Wall has not played in an NBA regular season game since January 2023, so his NBA career
1:07.8	has been done for a while, but the retirement now is official.
1:11.5	The Wizards took Wall out of the University of Kentucky with the number one overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
1:17.6	His time with the Wizards and NBA career overall got ruined by injury.
1:21.8	And yes, there was controversy with John Wall.
1:24.6	It was not all sunshine and rainbows with John Wall with the Wizards, but he at
1:29.4	his peak was a really good player. Wall is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season
1:34.6	assists and regular season steals and his number two in franchise history in regular season
1:40.2	value over replacement player. He at one point led the Wizards to the NBA playoffs in four
1:45.5	of five seasons, including a 49 win, 2016, 2017, regular season for which he made the all
1:53.4	NBA third team. A wall was responsible for some classic moments, including a game winning three
2:00.1	over Avery Bradley and a 92-91 win
2:03.4	over the Boston Celtics at Capitol Win Arena in Eastern Conference semis game six in May
2:08.3	2017. A wall did a lot of community work, had a very good reputation when it came to dealing
2:14.5	with fans. So we on this podcast choose to remember the good with John Wall, a happy retirement to him.
2:21.1	The damn Washington Wizards.
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