Episode 1,174: Kliff Kingsbury talks surging Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Joe Whitt discusses improved d-line and more

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Al Galdi

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of the offense, including the latest on receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown and right guard Samuel Cosmi potentially being back for the team in its game against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football and reaction to comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on quarterback Jayden Daniels' performance in the 27-10 win at the Los Angeles Chargers and the success of receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt and the team's rushing offense as a whole Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of the defense, including analysis of comments from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on what the Commanders are facing in the Chicago Bears' offense on Monday Night Football, what went right and wrong for the defense in the 27-10 win at the Los Angeles Chargers and why and how interior defensive lineman Daron Payne, edge defender Dorance Armstrong and cornerback Tre Amos are doing well Segment 4 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks for the FBS teams of the Mid-Atlantic region and thoughts on Maryland's game against Nebraska as the Terrapins try to rebound from blowing a 20-0 third-quarter lead in a 24-20 loss to Washington Exclusive NordVPN deal at NordVPN.com/Galdi - try it risk free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Visit Roda.com and use the promo code GALDI20 for 20 percent off any service The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube For advertising inquiries, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	And away we go. Episode 1,174 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, October 10th, 2025. It is the day of the fourth
0:26.0	annual Nats Chat podcast party. Nats Chat is the Washington Nationals podcast that I do with Nats insider
0:33.2	Mark Zuckerman of Mass & Sports.com. We've been doing that podcast since 2001. We're on Friday night
0:39.1	starting at 7 at Walter Sports Bar right near Nationals Park are having what is the fourth annual
0:44.2	Nats Chat podcast party. The turnouts for these parties have been really good. It would be nice to
0:49.7	see whoever can make it. This also is the day after a Washington commander's player, yet again,
0:56.0	has won the Pepsi Zero Sugar rookie of the week award. Running back, Jacori Kroski Merritt,
1:03.1	aka Bill. He on Thursday morning was named Pepsi Zero Sugar, Rookie of the Week,
1:08.8	for week five of the NFL's 20-25 regular season.
1:11.9	He also won the award for week one.
1:14.2	And Commander's receiver and put returner Jalen Lane, he won the award for week three.
1:19.1	There's also this, Commander's quarterback Jaden Daniels.
1:21.8	He last season set a record for most Pepsi rookie of the week awards for a player in a season 11. And Commander's
1:29.1	cornerback, Mikey Sanristill, he won Pepsi Zero Sugar rookie of the week for week 18 of the
1:35.4	24 regular season. The Pepsi Rookie of the Week award started with the 2002 season. The commanders
1:42.4	have dominated this award since the start of last season.
1:46.7	We call that having a general manager in Adam Peters who knows what he is doing when it comes to
1:52.5	the NFL draft. Hello and welcome to this fraudy installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:57.1	Coming up on the show, in-depth commanders conversation off the team practicing on Thursday afternoon in preparation for the game against the Chicago Bears at Northwest Stadium on Monday night football this Monday night at 815.
2:08.9	Next segment, discussion of the offense, including the latest on three key commanders' offensive players making their ways back from injuries.
2:16.4	Receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah
2:18.0	Brown and right guard Samuel Cosmi. Will they play this Monday night? Also reaction to comments from
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