Episode 1,205: conversation with Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic on state of Washington Commanders and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic on her having anticipated the team having a disappointing 2025 season, how the vibe for the Commanders was off during training camp, whether the team needs to undergo a rebuild, her evaluation of quarterback Jayden Daniels' play in the NFL's 2025 regular season, the likelihood of head coach Dan Quinn remaining as the defensive coordinator beyond the 2025 season, which defensive player's regression has been most harmful to the defense and more Segment 3 - College Football: discussion of Maryland suffering a seventh consecutive loss with a 45-20 loss to No. 18 Michigan, James Madison winning its ninth consecutive game with a 24-20 win over Washington State, Old Dominion's 45-10 win at Georgia Southern, Virginia Tech's 34-17 loss to No. 13 Miami and Liberty's 34-28 overtime loss at Louisiana Tech Segment 4 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning as head coach Spencer Carbery benched his starting goaltender during a game for the first time in the NHL's 2025-2026 regular season Segment 5 - Washington Wizards: analysis of the Wizards' losing streak reaching 14 games via a 140-110 loss at the Toronto Raptors and a 121-120 loss at the Chicago Bulls Segment 6 - Washington Nationals: reaction to the Nats not non-tendering any of their seven arbitration-eligible players, including starting pitcher Jake Irvin and second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. Segment 7 - Baltimore Orioles: why the O's tendered a contract to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle but non-tendered starting pitcher/relief pitcher Albert Suárez and an examination of the O's trading starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward Segment 8 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown's 92-75 win over Wagner and Virginia going 1-1 The 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off with an 83-78 win over Northwestern and an 80-73 loss to Butler Download Cash App and use the exclusive referral code SECURE10. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Exclusive NordVPN deal at NordVPN.com/Galdi - try it risk free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 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 Visit CateringByUptown.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 1,2005 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, November 24th, 2025. It is the day on which Washington Commander's head coach Dan Quinn is doing a post-by-week press conference. And it is at this presser that he is expected to provide an update on quarterback Jaden Daniels, who has missed the team's last two games
0:38.7	due to a dislocated left elbow, his third injury in playing in just six of the team's 11 games
0:44.1	in the NFL's 20-25 regular season. Is Daniels done for the season? Is Daniels playing again
0:50.0	this season? Could it be that Daniels might play in our team's next game?
0:54.6	The 3-and-8 commanders against the 9-2 Denver Broncos at Northwest Stadium on Sunday night
1:00.4	football this Sunday night at 820. By the way, the commander's QB2 Marcus Moriota,
1:06.0	he this past Saturday was the guest game picker on ESPN's College Game Day.
1:11.4	He credited one of his selections to Jaden Daniels.
1:15.8	Here you go.
1:17.4	Game like this, you got to ask the smartest people, you know.
1:20.0	Jaden Daniels is one of the smartest people I know.
1:22.4	He said the Rock with the Crimson, so I'm picking Harvard.
1:25.7	Yeah, well, Jaden Daniels did not exactly nail that pick.
1:29.7	Harvard lost at Yale 4528 on Saturday afternoon.
1:34.5	Picking college football games, not so easy,
1:37.2	although Goldilocks went three and two on Saturday.
1:40.8	Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:44.0	Next segment, a conversation
1:45.8	with Commander's insider Nikki Javala of the athletic on the state of our team. You know,
1:52.0	Nikki warned us that the commanders were going to have a disappointing season. She has been proven
1:57.4	correct. She'll discuss that, how the vibe for the team was off during training camp.
2:02.9	Her evaluation of Jade and Daniels play in this regular season,
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