And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred sixty two of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Wednesday, September 24th, 2025. It is the day on

which the commanders begin their practice week for their game at the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday

afternoon at 1. And we now have not only the QB1 to be worried about, but also the WR1. As we wonder about the status of quarterback Jaden

Daniels off him not playing in the 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Northwest

Stadium this past Sunday afternoon due to a knee injury. We on Tuesday afternoon had reports that

receiver Terry McLaurin, who suffered a quadriceps injury in the win over the Raiders,

may be out for this game at the Falcons.

So the reporting on Tuesday afternoon was that McLaren was seeking further opinion on his injury.

You don't usually do that if you like the first opinion.

Man, the run of bad injury news for the commanders will not stop.

But let's see with McLaurin.

Maybe, hopefully, he does not miss a game.

Hello and welcome to this Wednesday installment of the Al Galdi podcast on which we are not shy about giving opinions.

First opinions, second opinions, third opinions.

Next segment, lots of opinions, as we'll speak with commanders analyst, Ben Standig of Last Man Standing on Substack.

You could read his work at lastmanstanding.substack.com. We with Ben, will cover a lot of ground off the

commanders two-and-one start to the NFL's 20-25 regular season, including whether Jaden Daniels will play in the team's game at the Falcons.

The most significant absence for the commanders

in terms of players on the reserve slash injured list. What to make of the usage of running backs

Chris Rodriguez Jr. and Jacori Kroski Merritt? The lack of production from Terry McLaurin.

What was up with left guard Brandon Coleman being a healthy, inactive for the win over the

Raiders? And should we feel better or worse about the defense?

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