Episode 1,159: preview of Commanders vs. Las Vegas Raiders with Tashan Reed of The Washington Post and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

14:16 - Commanders: analysis of the latest on quarterback Jayden Daniels' status for the team's game against the Las Vegas Raiders given his knee injury, examination of other key injury items for the game and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including telling comments from Kingsbury on running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt's pass protection, high praise from Whitt for interior defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and an explanation from Whitt for linebacker Frankie Luvu's underwhelming start to the 2025 regular season 30:44 - Guest: Commanders insider Tashan Reed of The Washington Post with a deep dive on the Las Vegas Raiders in preparation for the Commanders' game against the Raiders, as Reed just came to The Washington Post off having covered the Raiders for The Athletic since Aug. 2020 57:43 - Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a win over the Las Vegas Raiders and a prediction for the game 01:05:32 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks for the FBS teams of the Mid-Atlantic region and thoughts on Maryland's Big 10 opener at Wisconsin and Virginia Tech beginning life with interim head coach Phillip Montgomery 01:17:27 - Orioles: breakdown of a 7-0 loss to the New York Yankees, giving the O's 15 shutout losses in MLB's 2025 regular season Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50 percent off site-wide and use the promo code ALGALDI at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! 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 Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube 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 fifty-nine of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, September 19th, 2025, and the intrigue
0:26.1	over whether the Commander's QB1 will be playing in the team's game against the Las Vegas
0:30.5	Raiders at Northwest Stadium this Sunday afternoon at 1 continues. Jaden Daniels, the knee injury.
0:36.7	He on Thursday afternoon did not practice for a second
0:39.5	consecutive day. The commander's final injury report for the game comes out on Friday, and so
0:44.8	Friday, a big day regarding the status of JD5 for Sunday afternoon. Hello, but welcome to this
0:50.9	Friday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast in order to get properly fired up for commanders raiders.
0:58.4	Let us indulge in one of the greatest pieces of audio ever, the classic NFL films piece, The Autumn Wind.
1:07.1	Many of you have probably heard this, but if you've never heard this, you're in for a treat.
1:12.3	This is narrated by the legendary John Fascenda, who had one of the greatest voices that anyone has ever had.
1:18.7	I don't normally like to pay homage to opposing teams, but this piece is just too good.
1:24.1	Here you go.
1:30.0	The autumn wind is a pirate.
1:34.6	Blustering in from sea with a rollicking song he sweeps along,
1:40.9	swaggering boisterously.
1:43.7	His face is weather-beaten.
1:46.6	He wears a hooded sash with a silver hat about his head and a bristling black mustache.
1:55.9	He growls as he storms the country, a villain big and bold.
2:01.6	And the trees all shake and quiver and quake as he robs them of their gold.
2:07.6	The autumn wind is a raider, pillaging just for fun.
2:12.6	He'll knock you round and upside down and laugh when he's conquered and won. The The Yeah, man, that right there is like an injection of testosterone.
3:19.3	You know, that right there is like a full-scale TRT treatment.
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