And away we go, episode 1,314 of the Al-Galdi podcast.

It is Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, the day after the one-year anniversary of the deal for the Washington Commander's next stadium to be on the RFK stadium land in Washington, D.C., becoming official of both the team and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday put put out Post on X commemorating the one-year anniversary.

2030 remains the target for the first season for the stadium.

Hello and welcome to this Wednesday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast, which as of Tuesday morning, was the number 59 football podcast in the country on Apple Podcasts, number 59 in the country in the wild, ultra-competitive jungle that is football podcasts, of which there are thousands. And I bring this up

to say thank you to you. Thank you for listening, downloading, and subscribing. This podcast

is true independent media. I could not do

this without you. So thank you for being part of the movement that is this podcast. Next

segment, a good friend of the podcast and a pioneer in NFL analytics, Brian Burke of

ESPN Analytics. He has evaluated the Washington commanders as being tied for number one in the NFL

in value in the 2006 NFL draft, with value being determined by players' rankings on a

consensus big board versus where those players were drafted. It turns out that general

manager Adam Peters did some cooking in the

2006 NFL draft. Brian will discuss that drafting the best player available versus drafting

for need. The rise in wisdom of crowds style analysis of the NFL draft. Linebacker,

Sunny style, surprisingly being available to Washington with its number seven overall

pick in the draft.

Whether positional value for defensive players in the NFL has lost meaning, the viability

of Washington stacking quarterbacks in NFL drafts, what to make of Washington's

QB2, Marcus Marioita, excelling in air yards in the 2025 regular season

and more. Brian Burke next segment. And yes, I did say Marcus Moriota, or is it Mariotta? I'm not sure.

Mariotta. Exactly. Thank you. NBC's Mike Torrico, Moriota. And also on the show, I'll talk Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles. The Nats, they on Tuesday night, totaled a mere three hits and two walks and got another bad outing from starting pitcher, Zach Lattel, all of this, and an 8-0 loss at the New York Mets. The O's, they on Tuesday evening, got more good offensive production from their top two catchers, Adley Rushman and Samuel Bessio, and got a much-needed good outing from starting pitcher Shane Boz, all of this in a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. You can hit me up on X at Al-Galdi. You can email me the Al-Galdi podcast at yahoo.com. And I have added something new to how we get feedback. If you want Apple podcasts, give the podcast a five-star rating. On the podcast, we'll read whatever you're right in writing a review of the podcast. And what you're right can be a sports take. In other words, so you don't just have to write about the podcast. I am looking for the five-star rating more than the gushing compliments in the reviews. Now, if you want to gush, gush away, but the idea here isn't, you know, to just get a bunch of gushing compliments, although I appreciate them so much. The idea here is to get the five-star ratings

as they help out the podcast a lot. But you know what? The compliments help out the podcast a lot,

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