Episode 1,196: Dan Quinn demotes Joe Whitt Jr. and takes over as Commanders defensive coordinator and more

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Al Galdi

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of head coach Dan Quinn demoting Joe Whitt Jr. and taking over as the team's defensive coordinator, reaction to cornerback Tre Amos having suffered a fractured fibula in the 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions and discussion of the NFL suspending interior defensive lineman Daron Payne for one game without pay for throwing a punch at Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: thoughts on the status of quarterback Jayden Daniels, how advanced stats make quarterback Marcus Mariota's performance in the 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions look even better and further examination of Mariota saying, "I don't think we are who we think we are..." Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of a 137-135 overtime loss at the Detroit Pistons for the Wizards' ninth consecutive loss in a game in which they blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead, including blowing a five-point lead with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50 percent off site-wide during their Semi-Annual Sale. 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! 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 Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit and join BGObsession.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred ninety-six of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. It is Veterans Day,
0:26.4	2025. A salute and a thank you to all of our veterans. I know that we have plenty of veterans
0:31.7	who listen to this podcast. Today is your day. Monday was not Joe Ed Junior.'s day. Commander's head coach Dan Quinn,
0:41.2	he during his day after the game press conference on Monday afternoon, off the wonderful
0:45.9	44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium on Sunday, announced that he now is the
0:53.3	commander's defensive coordinator. Joe Witt has not been
0:56.9	fired, but he has been demoted. His tenure as commander's defensive coordinator ended up
1:02.3	lasting less than two seasons as the team's defense. Yes, hammered by injury also has become
1:09.6	an embarrassment. Did you see what ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky put up
1:14.6	on X on Monday morning? Orlovsky on Monday morning in a post on X just eviscerated the commander's
1:21.3	defense. Quote, it's shocking to see how bad the Washington defense tape is, a lack of discipline, poor spacing, physicality,
1:30.6	talent has been an issue all season, but this tape was odd to see from a DQ unit,
1:36.4	not much between the whistle fight. End quote. And just a few hours later, we got the announcement from Dan Quinn from DQ that he had demoted Joe Witt and had taken over as Commander's defensive coordinator.
1:51.6	Hello and welcome to this Tuesday installment of the Al Galdi podcast. Let us hope that Dan Quinn taking over as Commander's defensive coordinator goes a bit better than the last time
2:01.7	that a commander's head coach took over as the team's defensive coordinator during a season.
2:06.2	Ron Rivera in November 2023, that did not go well.
2:10.5	Though by that point, I and many of you wanted the commanders to lose as I was conducting
2:15.7	Operation Loseout.
2:17.2	So from that standpoint, Ron, as defensive coordinator for the commanders, lose as I was conducting Operation Loseout. So from that standpoint, Ron,
2:18.7	as defensive coordinator for the commanders, actually did go quite well. But are we at the point
2:24.1	at which we need to conduct Operation Loseout 2.0? By the way, the commander's first game with
2:30.4	head coach Rod Rivera as defensive coordinator was against the Miami Dolphins,
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