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The Al Galdi Podcast

Episode 479: Ron Rivera names Sam Howell as Commanders' QB1 for season finale vs. Dallas Cowboys and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

12:14 - Commanders: in-depth breakdown of Ron Rivera naming Sam Howell as the team's starting quarterback for its season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, including why this was the right call, Rivera having initially decided to go with Taylor Heinicke, where things stand with Heinicke and Carson Wentz and much more off extensive comments from Rivera at a post-practice press conference 37:26 - Commanders: analysis of Chase Young off comments from Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference...and react to Rivera's answer to whether the Commanders' 2022 season has been the step-forward season that he said that the team needed to have 47:50 - College Basketball: examining the state of Georgetown Basketball of it setting a new Big East record with a 25th consecutive regular-season conference loss with a 73-57 loss to Villanova...and thoughts on Virginia Tech's 68-65 loss to Clemson Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya! Visit CloseItWithKell.com and tell Kell that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And away we go, episode 479. Of the Algoldi podcast, it is Thursday, January 5th.

0:54.0

2023 and Sam, I am, will be the commenders starting quarterback this Sunday. It's a funny thing.

1:04.4

In the season finale of a season off and off season in which a lot of people wanted the name of

1:10.5

the team to become Red Wolves, a guy named Sam Howell will be the team starting quarterback.

1:19.0

Will the dozens of commenders fans in attendance at FedExfield on Sunday all be howling come late

1:26.0

Sunday afternoon slash early Sunday evening. Hello and welcome to this Thursday installment

1:31.7

of the Algoldi podcast. The seven eight and one commenders will conclude their 2022 regular season

1:38.8

with again against the 12 and four Dallas Cowboys at FedExfield this Sunday afternoon at 425.

1:45.6

We on Wednesday afternoon got the word from commenders head coach Rod Rivera that Sam Howell will

1:52.8

be the team starting quarterback on Sunday. Although this was off Ron having initially decided

2:00.5

to start Taylor Heinecke at quarterback with the idea of being that Sam then would be used in a

2:07.5

relief role next segment in-depth reaction to an analysis of Ron Rivera going with Sam Howell.

2:16.3

Ron at what was a lengthy post-practice press conference on Wednesday afternoon talked a lot about

2:22.1

the decision and where Sam is at as a quarterback and where things stand with Taylor Heinecke and

2:29.2

where things stand with the guy who was the commenders starting quarterback for their previous game.

2:35.1

The 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns at FedExfield this past Sunday afternoon.

2:40.8

Carson Wens you will hear every significant thing that Ron said as well as here from Sam Howell.

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