Episode 680: conversation with Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

15:41 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on to whom head coach Ron Rivera's "do your job" mantra was directed, the state of the Commanders' season, whether quarterback Sam Howell is by far the No. 1 bright spot for the team this season, whether Howell has played well enough to warrant not being benched for performance this season, whether Cornelius Lucas should be the team's starting right tackle instead of Andrew Wylie, Rivera's response to a question from Standig about receiver Jahan Dotson, if the decision to bench corner Emmanuel Forbes Jr. was made by Rivera or defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and more 48:11 - Guest: Nick Falato, co-host of the Big Blue Banter film-breakdown podcast about the New York Giants, with an in-depth breakdown of the team in preparation for the Commanders' game at the Giants, including the reasons for their 1-5 start to the 2023 regular season and something that Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio helped to expose about quarterback Daniel Jones Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent ya, and receive $25 off any service or receive a free vent kit on any in-stock gas insert! Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya! Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By Uptown that Al Galdi sent ya! Visit UnderdogFantasy.com or download the Underdog Fantasy app, sign up and use the promo code "Galdi" for Underdog Fantasy to double your first deposit with up to $500 in bonus cash when you make a first deposit of at least $10! Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode 680 of the Algaldi podcast, it is Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
0:26.3	Now we on this Wednesday get another mantra from Commanders head coach Rod Rivera.
0:32.0	It was last Wednesday, October 11, that we learned that our guy Ron had presented his team
0:38.4	with the mantra, do your job.
0:41.5	And sure enough, the Manders did their job, they snapped their three game losing streak
0:46.2	with the 24-16 win at the Atlanta Falcons this past Sunday afternoon.
0:51.0	Now perhaps the mantra, aligning with the win, was just correlation as opposed to causation.
0:57.5	But hey, why stop a good thing?
0:59.2	And so is Ron on this Wednesday, on which the Commanders are beginning their practice
1:03.6	week for their next game, the game at the New York Giants this Sunday afternoon, at
1:08.3	one?
1:09.3	Good to tell us about another mantra.
1:11.8	Does Ron have another goodie in store for us?
1:14.8	Or is Ron perhaps sticking with the same mantra?
1:18.2	Does do your job now a thing for the rest of this season, or is there no mantra?
1:23.1	We shall see.
1:24.1	Hello and welcome to this Wednesday installment of the Algaldi podcast for which we have
1:28.7	the following mantra.
1:30.2	We follow Washington DC area sports so that you don't have to, okay?
1:34.5	Following sports is work.
1:35.5	Okay, let's be honest about this.
1:37.4	Let us do the work for you.
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