Episode 117: chat with Washington Football Team insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC and much more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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09:19 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington being ranked by Forbes as the fifth-most valuable franchise in the NFL, including how the ranking continues Dan Snyder's year of winning 22:50 - Washington Football Team: part one of commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Thursday, August 5, 2021, including discussions about Washington's improving COVID-19 situation and Washington's linebackers 35:51 - Washington Football Team: part two of commentary on Ron Rivera's training-camp press conference from Thursday, August 5, 2021, including discussions about Cam Sims and what "offensive balance" truly means 43:54 - Guest: Washington Football Team insider Ben Standig of The Athletic DC on WFT Training Camp, including what's going on with each of Washington's top three quarterbacks...and on the Wizards off them trading Russell Westbrook and acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie 01:04:25 - Nationals: analysis of a wild 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete a four-game sweep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode 117 of the Algali podcast, it is Friday, August 6, 2021, the
0:27.5	day after a classic day regarding three former Washington quarterbacks. What happened on Thursday
0:36.2	with someone's idea of a joke, right? A, RG3 officially became a college football and NFL
0:45.1	analyst for ESPN. His playing career is essentially over. Oh, I suppose an NFL team desperate for
0:52.2	a quarterback could sign them at some point, but him signing with ESPN tells you everything
0:57.5	you need to know about the demand for his quarterback services. Be Kirk Cousins, who is still
1:03.2	playing in the NFL, but doesn't want to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and just missed a
1:08.5	bunch of practices due to COVID-19 protocols. He is actually talking about working in a
1:14.7	plexiglass hut at the Minnesota Vikings facility so that he can't be deemed a close contact
1:21.8	of a COVID-19 positive person. I'm a little bit more process oriented. Yes, Kirk, we know, hello,
1:29.3	and see Dwayne Haskins was on display on national television on Thursday night. As the NFL pre-season
1:38.0	began, we on Thursday night had the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, Pittsburgh Steelers 16,
1:43.9	Dallas Cowboys 3, Dwayne, who in January signed a reserve future contract with the Steelers.
1:51.5	When 8-13 for 54 yards, no touchdowns, no picks, no sacks taken. Now, did he brag about his
1:59.8	stat line after the game, like he did after Washington's loss to the Baltimore Ravens at FedEx
2:03.9	field at week four of last season. I'm not sure, but what a confluence of events on Thursday,
2:09.2	a confluence of former Washington quarterbacks making national headlines. Hello and welcome to a
2:14.9	Friday installment of the Algoldy podcast. Hey, Dan Snyder has won again. Has that for a statement
2:21.6	on a Friday full explanation coming up next segment in depth. Washington football team conversation
2:27.1	is coming up as well as will unpack every relevant thing that Rod Rivera said on Thursday at his
2:33.2	post-training camp practice press conference, including Ron on Washington's improved COVID-19
2:39.4	player vaccination situation. Ron on Cole Hoekum and Ron on Cam Sims and Ron on Cam Sims is going
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