Episode 1,242: insight with D. Orlando Ledbetter on D.J. Williams and Raheem Morris and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Sports

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Commanders reportedly promoting assistant offensive-line coach Darnell Stapleton to offensive-line coach and reportedly promoting offensive-quality-control coach Shane Toub to assistant offensive-line coach, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Atlanta Falcons insider D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the Washington Commanders reportedly hiring Falcons quarterbacks coach D.J. Williams as quarterbacks coach and on the anticipated candidacy of fired Falcons head coach Raheem Morris for Commanders defensive coordinator Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche, dropping the Caps to just 7-11-4 over their last 22 games Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: breakdown of a 110-106 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers for the Wizards' seventh consecutive loss despite four key young players in Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Bub Carrington and Tre Johnson continuing to do well Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi 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 forty two of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, January 20th, 20, 2006. And we have more Washington
0:25.8	Commanders coaching staff news reports on Monday afternoon that the team is promoting assistant
0:30.9	offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton to offensive line coach and is promoting offensive
0:36.9	quality control coach Shane Tob, to assistant offensive line coach and is promoting offensive quality control coach Shane Tob,
0:39.2	to assistant offensive line coach. Stapleton replaces Bobby Johnson with whom the team on
0:45.1	January 6 parted, along with offensive coordinator Cliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator
0:49.8	Joe Wid Jr. The reporting is that Darnell Stapleton and Shane Tobb are on board with what
0:56.3	head coach Dan Quinn wants to do offensively. From Commander's insider, Ben Standing of
1:00.7	Last Man Standing on Substack on Monday afternoon on Darnell Stapleton, quote, he was heavily
1:05.8	involved in past protections this past season and is aligned with Dan Quinn's desired approach, end quote,
1:12.7	from Commander's insider J.P. Finley of NBC4 on Monday afternoon in a post on X on
1:18.2	Darnal Stapleton and Shane Tobb. Quote, sources say there's a strong alignment on offense
1:24.2	and relationships with do C. David Blow, end quote.
1:28.3	But, you know, you take a step back and you think about all of this, and I posted this on X on Monday afternoon.
1:35.5	Dan Quinn disliked the offense enough to part with Cliff Kingsbury and Bobby Johnson,
1:41.8	but liked the offense enough to promote David Blow,
1:46.6	Darnell Stapleton, and Shane Tob. And I'm not saying that any of these decisions are wrong.
1:53.0	There is a lot here that we don't know. But this is an unusual offensive coaching staff revamp.
2:01.2	Like normally, if you don't like the offense to where you part with the offensive
2:06.0	coordinator and offensive line coach, then you don't like the offense enough to promote
2:11.1	three people beneath the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
2:15.8	But again, there's a lot here that we don't know. I think that
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