Brock and Salk

The hour starts with an early version of Here's The Thing for the week with a bunch of listener voicemails. After that, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show for his weekly appearance to break down some Sam Darnold comparisons, the upcoming Week 18 game between the Seahawks and 49ers and plenty more.

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Is a Saturday game for the Seahawks in Week 18 a disadvantage? Salk doesn't think so, and he's a fan of it. He explains why to open the show. Later, they re-air their conversation with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald who shares all of his insight and takeaways from the team's win over the Panthers.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald breaks down everything he saw in the Seahawks win over the Panthers, including some of his commonly used phrases and why he uses them, the different ways in which they can win games, what has made his defense and some of the players on that side of the ball so effective and plenty more.

Brock and Salk react to the sound of Mike Macdonald's postgame locker room speech and discuss what it truly means to play complimentary football.   **The Mike Macdonald Show can only be found exclusively on the Seattle Sports YouTube page and the Seattle Sports app until 10 am Tues morning. 

Brock and Salk talk about the Seahawks upcoming game against the 49ers on Saturday night and debate whether or not the scheduling favors the Hawks. They talk more about the Hawks defensive dominance, last night’s Sunday Night Football thriller, and more in Need to Know. Brock breaks down some of the X’s and O’s from the Hawks win, Salk talks about the Hawks draft decisions, and more in Takeaways.

For Salk on Sunday, two things stood out about the Hawks defense, he and Brock dive into it and more as they recap the Seahawks win over the Panthers. They talk more about the Hawks defensive dominance, last night’s Sunday Night Football thriller, and more in Need to Know. Salk has come up with a new way to think about Sam Darnold that has him a little more positive. And Brock does his deep dive in Blue-88.

Salk opens the show by recapping the Seahawks win over the Carolina Panthers, he highlights the defensive effort again from the Hawks and the challenges that they will face this Saturday against the 49ers. He talks more about the suffocating defensive effort from the Seahawks, last nights thrilling Sunday Night Football game, and more in Need To Know. And Lyle takes us around the weekend and we talk about some of the top headlines from the NFL, MLB free agency rumors, and more.

With Rob Refsnyder signing with the Mariners, Brock and Lyle discuss why he's a good fit for the roster as well as what it could mean for the Mariners next move this winter. Then, Brock and Brady Henderson go through For You In Review, where they revisit some sound during the short week from Rich Gannon, Sheil Kapadia and Matt Hasselbeck.

Brock and Brady Henderson go through a delayed version of Blue 88, in which topics include Sam Darnold's contract incentives, some eye opening financial numbers about paying your QB big money and what the three biggest Seahawks acquisitions were this past offseason. Afterwards, they go Around The NFL with stories including DK Metcalf's suspension, the Monday Night Football Game between the 49ers and Colts with an alarming stat from Brock and John Harbaugh's job security with the Ravens.

Brock and Brady Henderson talk through all of the Seahawks that were named to the Pro Bowl, as it was announced this morning, including Sam Darnold who gets the nod. Later, former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck joins the show to analyze Sam Darnold making the Pro Bowl, why he deserved it, what has made the Seahawks successful and more.

Lyle reacts to the Mariners signing Rob Refsnyder to open the show, both in terms of why he fits the roster and what this could parlay into in terms of the Mariners next transaction this offseason. Then, they re-air their conversation with Sheil Kapadia of The Ringer where he dives in on the Seahawks, Sam Darnold, Mike Macdonald and more.

Brock and Brady Henderson appreciate what a great coach Mike Macdonald has been and the direction he has taken the franchise in less than two full years as a head coach so far. Later, Sheil Kapadia of The Ringer joins the show to help analyze what has worked so well for the Seahawks this year, Sam Darnold's fit in the offense, their chances at a Super Bowl and much more.

Brock and Brady Henderson react to some of the transactions in Major League Baseball over the weekend and how that has an impact on the Mariners, specifically with the Cardinals trade of Willson Contreras to the Red Sox. Later, former NFL QB Rich Gannon joins the show to share his insight on the success of Sam Darnold, the Seahawks and plenty more.

Brock and Brady Henderson dive into some things that still jumped out to them a few days after the Seahawks biggest win of the year on Thursday over the Rams. Then, they react to the DK Metcalf throwing a punch at a fan in Detroit and revisiting again the Seahawks decision to move on from him along with how it has paid off for them. In Blue 88, topics include the Seahawks opening line against the Panthers, the Group of 5 teams in the College Football Playoff and if the Colts have any chance to beat the 49ers on Monday Night Football.