Episode 1,334: analysis with Ben Standig on if Washington has done enough to support Jayden Daniels and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on if Washington has done enough to help quarterback Jayden Daniels in terms of his supporting cast, whether it might be worth it for Washington to trade for San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk now in order to have him for the bulk of offseason practices and training camp and multiple Washington Commanders-Washington Wizards compare-and-contrast questions Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of the Nats improving to 29-27 with a 6-3 win at the Cleveland Guardians, marking the latest that the Nats have been at least two games above .500 in a regular season since being 40-38 through games on June 30, 2021 Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards 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 three hundred thirty-four of the Al-Galdi podcast.
0:39.2	It is Wednesday, May 27th, 20206. It is the first OTA day for the Washington commanders in the NFL's 2026 offseason. A happy OTA day to those who celebrate. The team this week is conducting the first of three, three-day sessions of OTAs this off-season. May 27th through the 29th, June 2nd through the 4th, and June 9th through the 11th, and the team is conducting a three-day
0:43.8	mandatory mini-camp from June 16th through the 18th. OTAs are organized team activities. No
0:50.2	live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
0:56.2	And OTAs, like the rest of an NFL team's off-season program, with the exception of the mandatory minicamp, are, wait for it, voluntary.
1:04.9	For how many years have there been discussions about who does and does not show up for OTA days, right?
1:13.0	We as Washington fans have danced this dance with quite a few players. Will we dance the dance this offseason? I would expect
1:18.4	that left tackle Laramie Tunsell will not be in attendance for Wednesday's OTA day as he
1:23.5	traditionally does his own thing in off seasons. But you know what?
1:29.3	Tunsell is an elite left tackle.
1:31.8	Doing his own thing is part of his process.
1:38.5	I can live with him not being at these OTA days, if in fact he isn't going to be at the team's OTA days this offseason.
1:40.3	Understand this about Laramie Tunsell.
1:45.9	He is, as head coach Dan Quinn likes to say, quote, a dog-ass competitor, end quote.
1:48.5	This is a dog-ass competitor.
1:50.0	Yes, thank you, Dan.
1:52.8	Quote, a dog-ass competitor, end quote.
1:57.9	We expect both Dan Quinn and quarterback Jaden Daniels to speak to reporters on Wednesday.
2:02.4	Will Quinn call someone one of his favorite phrases, quote, a dog-ass competitor, end quote. I sure hope so. This is a dog-ass competitor. Exactly. Hello and welcome to this
2:08.8	Wednesday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast. Next segment, the second of two conversations over two
2:13.9	episodes of this podcast with one of our favorites, Washington Commander's insider Ben Standing of Last Man Standing on Substack.
2:20.4	We on this installment of the podcast are going to get into a popular topic right now,
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