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The Al Galdi Podcast

Episode 1,260: analysis with Logan Paulsen on why Washington wants more Jayden Daniels under center and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst and former Washington Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on why the team wants more under-center snaps for quarterback Jayden Daniels, the adjustment for Daniels in going to more under-center snaps, the pros and cons of being under center versus being in the shotgun and pistol formations, whether offensive coordinator David Blough wants Daniels running less or just running smarter, what changes for the Commanders' offensive line with not just David Blough now as offensive coordinator but also Darnell Stapleton now as offensive-line coach and more Segment 3 - Guest: Greg Finberg, staff editor for Bullets Forever and host of The Wizards Podcast, on the state of the Washington Wizards' rebuild at the 2026 NBA All-Star Break, including why the rebuild is working, what the team can realistically be in the 2026-2027 season, whether the Wizards should sign Trae Young and Anthony Davis to contract extensions, what the team has in Alex Sarr and why Will Riley deserves to be included in the Wizards' nucleus of promising young players Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you 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 sixty of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, February 13th, 2026. It is Friday the 13th. It is the day before Valentine's Day. What will be the 25th anniversary of one of the most famous losses in Maryland basketball history, February 14th, 2001, Valentine's Day Night, 2001,

0:41.3

a 74-71 loss to Florida State at Coalfield House in College Park, Maryland. Then Terrapins

0:48.8

head coach Gary Williams and his team got booed off the court. Yes, booed off the court at home. What was the team's

0:57.5

fifth loss in six games? I was there. I was at Colefield House that night broadcasting the

1:02.9

game for the mighty student radio station, WMUC. This was a low point for Gary Williams as

1:09.1

Maryland head coach. But then he did, as he tended to do, he figured it out.

1:15.8

Maryland ended its regular season with five consecutive wins and made the final four for the first time in program history.

1:24.1

Hello and welcome to this Friday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast. I on this

1:28.5

episode of the podcast have not one but two guests for you. Next segment, a conversation with a good

1:33.0

friend of this podcast, Washington Commander's analyst and former Washington Redskins tight end,

1:38.1

Logan Paulson. This is the first of two conversations that we're having with Logan about the

1:43.0

team's new offensive coordinator David Blow and new defensive coordinator Durante Jones.

1:48.0

We in this conversation next segment are going to focus on the team planning on having more

1:52.5

under center snaps for quarterback Jaden Daniels.

1:56.0

I find this topic fascinating.

1:57.7

We with Logan are going to do a deep dive on the commander's wanting more

2:02.0

under center snaps for Daniels, including why this is the case, the adjustment for Daniels

2:07.3

and going to more under center snaps, the pros and cons to being under center versus the shotgun

2:12.5

and pistol formation. So whether David Blow wants Daniels running less or just running smarter. And what changes

2:19.3

for the commander's offensive line with not just David Blow now as offensive coordinator, but also

2:23.7

Darnold Stapleton now as offensive line coach. And then after a conversation with Logan Paulson,

2:29.3

we'll discuss the state of the Washington Wizards Rebuild at the 2006 NBA All-Star break, as we'll speak with

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