And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred forty-six of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025. Hope that you had a nice Labor Day weekend. Hope that you caught our conversation with Commander's Insider John Kahn of ESPN on Monday's show, episode 1,145. As yes, there was a show for Monday, and hope that you are ready for this week. Week one of the

NFL's 2025 regular season, commanders versus the New York Giants at Northwest Stadium, this

Sunday afternoon at 1. The offseason is over. Training camps are over. The preseason is over. We

have arrived at week one of the regular season. It feels good

to say that, doesn't it? Hello and welcome to this Tuesday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.

Next segment, a conversation with Pro Football Focus, senior data analyst and commanders fan,

Nick Ackridge, this for a preview of the Commander's 2025 regular season, including how to take the team in the NFL's 2025 preseason going 0 and 3 with that league worst point differential of minus 71.

What to expect from quarterback Jaden Daniels off his all-time great 2024 rookie season.

Two specific areas in which Daniels can and should be better. What to look for from

Cliff Kingsbury in his second season is commander's offensive coordinator given the trade acquisitions

of left tackle Laramette Tunsell and receiver Debo Samuel Senior. Analysis of the commander's

defensive line and secondary. A potential surprise team in the NFC East. the truth about PFF grading and more. PFF's

Nick Ackridge. Next segment on the commanders and also on the show, we'll talk Nationals and

Dorials. The Nats, eight-game losing streak, mercifully is over. A two-nothing win over the Miami

Marlins at Nationals Park on Labor Day Monday afternoon. Thank goodness.

That starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez, he and his MLB regular season debut tossed five scoreless

innings. The O's won for just the third time in 12 games, a 4-3 win at the San Diego Padres on Monday evening.

You can hit me up on X at Al-Galdi. You can email me the Al Galdi podcast at

Yahoo.com. Email from Dave and Israel on Jaden Daniels, writes Dave. Al, a year into the J.D.5

experience, I'm surprised that we don't speak more about the VR technology that he uses. I know that

you've brought this up on many occasions and have even done some

segments on this, but it's really not talked about a lot. Maybe it's better just not to talk about

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