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entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. And away we go, episode 984 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Thursday, January 2nd, 2025. It is the first installment of the podcast in the year 2025. Happy New Year. Hope you had a nice New Year's Eve. Hope the repercussions of whatever you did on New Year's Eve were not too harsh. Hello and welcome to this Thursday installment of the Al Galdi

podcast. Well, because there was no installment of the pod for Wednesday, what was a New Year's

day, this installment of the podcast is a supersized installment of the podcast. This is a steroided up

installment of the podcast. This installment of the podcast should be tested for performance enhancing

drugs. Next segment, Commander's analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room, which you can find

at markbullick.substack.com. Mark will give us his all-22 style analysis of a number of items

off the Commander's 3024 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons at Northwest Stadium on

Sunday night football this past Sunday night to clinch a playoff spot. You'll hear Mark

address where quarterback Jaden Daniels performance in this game ranks among his best performances

this season. You'll hear Mark assess Daniels as a runner in his rookie season as compared to

Redskins quarterback Robert

Griffin III in his 2012 rookie season. You'll hear Mark make the case for why the work of

offensive coordinator Cliff Kingsbury in this game might have been his most impressive work

this season. You'll hear Mark explain why receiver Terry McLaurin in the game had just

one reception for just five yards on seven targets. You will hear Mark explain why receiver Terry McLaurin in the game had just one reception for just five yards on seven targets.

You will hear Mark answer whether Chris Rodriguez Jr. should supplant Brian Robinson, Jr. as the commander's RB1.

All of that and more with Mark Bullock next segment.

And I then have a commander segment for you discussing the

team's playoff seating scenarios, latest injury news, and notable comments from head coach Dan

Quinn, his pre-practice press conference on Wednesday afternoon, including reaction to the

commander's opening the 21-day practice window for running back, Austin Echler,

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