Episode 302: Commanders Draft preview, Commanders conversation with Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 92 minutes

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13:22 - Commanders: thoughts on Montez Sweat off the Commanders' exercising the fifth-year option in his rookie contract, including why his 2021 season was better than you may think 23:44 - Commanders: final thoughts on the Commanders entering the 2022 NFL Draft, including reaction to a report that the Commanders are interested in Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral 41:51 - Guest: Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics on possibilities for the Commanders in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft via ESPN's Draft Day Predictor, NFL Draft theory, what we should make of Carson Wentz's 2021 Total QBR having been so good, what we should make of Washington's offensive line for the 2021 regular season having rated so well in ESPN's Win Rate metrics and more 01:09:26 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' reeling hitting and much more from a 2-1 loss to the Miami Marlins 01:23:19 - Orioles: a look at two positives for the O's in a 5-2 loss at the New York Yankees - Anthony Santander and Tyler Wells Visit https://go.factor75.com/Galdi120 and use the code Galdi120 to get $120 off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode 302 of the Algoldi podcast, it is Thursday, April 28, 2022,
0:29.0	it is the day of the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. We finally, mercifully, have arrived
0:40.8	at the day of the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The NFL Draft has become one of the
0:49.3	most looked forward to things in sports that isn't a game or a series. You know, something
0:58.4	that is an off-season thing has become so much of a thing, the growth of the NFL Draft,
1:05.0	the popularity of the NFL Draft really is a credit to the NFL. But yes, the mock drafts,
1:12.7	the speculation, the wondering, the reports, the rumors, all of that is coming to an end,
1:19.2	the real thing, the actual NFL Draft is about to happen. For the record, my prediction
1:25.9	is that our commanders with their number 11 overall pick in this 2022 draft will take
1:32.5	Kyle Hamilton, the safety at a Notre Dame, but who the heck knows, okay? The official
1:38.6	Goldie prediction is Kyle Hamilton, but who the heck knows, that is the fun of the NFL
1:45.6	Draft. Coming up on the show, I will present to you my final thoughts on the commander's
1:51.2	draft. Speak now or forever, hold your peace. I will speak now and then I will forever
1:57.3	hold my peace. You know, we on Wednesday had a report of the commanders being interested
2:03.4	in one of the quarterbacks in the 2022 draft. I will address that report and a lot more.
2:11.3	We want to show a very special guest to talk commanders draft, Carson Wentz, and a lot
2:17.2	more. Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics. Brian Burke is a football analytics pioneer. He is
2:25.7	a man who broke ground years ago on things that today are a common place, but Brian Burke
2:33.4	maybe more than anyone is responsible for the analytics boom in the NFL. And Brian has
2:41.0	helped to develop something called the ESPN Draft Day Predictor. So we'll talk commanders
2:47.3	draft. We'll talk NFL Draft Theory. Brian has helped to develop ESPN's total QBR Stad.
2:55.7	So we'll talk about Carson Wentz for the 2021 regular season having ranked 9th among
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