Episode 1,228: Dan Quinn opens up about benching of Quan Martin and other problems and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to good news on center Tyler Biadasz and injury updates on other key players and discussion of whether the team will - and why the team should not - play key players in its season finale at the Philadelphia Eagles off comments from head coach Dan Quinn Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: thoughts on the benching of safety Quan Martin in the the 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas and conversation about forthright comments from head coach Dan Quinn on some of the Commanders' biggest problems in the 2025 season, including poor tackling, failing in winning-time moments and not playing complimentary football Segment 4 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 5-3 loss at the Florida Panthers, dropping the Caps to just 3-5-3 over their last 11 games Segment 5 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of a 115-101 loss to the Phoenix Suns to end the Wizards' two-game winning streak 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. Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at https://www.oneskin.co/Galdi #oneskinpod The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred twenty-eight of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, December 30th, 2025. It is the 13-year
0:26.6	anniversary of one of the greatest regular season wins in Washington history. The Redskins
0:32.6	2818 win over the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field on Sunday night football to win the NFC East in the
0:39.9	very last game of the NFL's 2012 regular season. What a night that was, December 30th, 2012.
0:47.1	Quite a bit has changed for our team since then, including the name, the commanders, as the team now
0:53.4	is known. their finale for this
0:55.8	2025 regular season is this Sunday. The 4 and 12 commanders at the 11 and 5 Philadelphia Eagles is
1:03.0	Sunday afternoon at 425. I don't know, something tells me that that game will not be remembered
1:07.9	as fondly as that regular season ending win over the Cowboys
1:11.5	13 years ago today. Hello and welcome to this Tuesday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:17.0	We on Monday afternoon heard from Commander's head coach Dan Quinn for the first time
1:21.0	since his postgame press conference for the team's 30-203 loss to the Cowboys at Northwest
1:25.9	Stadium this past Thursday afternoon, Christmas afternoon.
1:29.1	Next segment, reaction to good news on Senator Tyler Beiotish and injury updates on other key players
1:34.3	and discussion of whether the team will and why the team should not play key players in this game
1:40.2	at the Eagles this Sunday. The following segment, conversation about the benching of
1:44.5	safety Juan Martin in the loss of the Cowboys on Christmas afternoon and thoughts on forthright
1:49.5	comments from Dan Quinn on some of the commander's biggest problems this season, including
1:54.2	tackling, failing in winning time moments, and not playing complimentary football.
1:59.7	You know, as meaningless as this game at the Eagles
2:01.8	this Sunday is, Dan Quinn on Monday afternoon actually said some interesting things. Also on the show,
2:06.8	I'll talk Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards. The Caps, they now are just three,
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