Brock and Salk

How do the Seahawks win on Sunday against the Vikings? How concerned are we about the Seahawks offensive line versus the Vikings defensive front? Can the Seahawks establish the run game early or will they have to go to the air consistently which runs into Geno Smith’s interception issues. // Need to Know: The Boston Red Sox have signed Patrick Sandoval. Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // Breaking News: The Houston Astros are signing 1B Christian Walker. We take your calls on anything sports. From Mariners to Seahawks to the College Football

What are the remaining options for the Mariners? A rumor came out that the Mariners are interested in Cleveland Guardians’ Josh Naylor. Are the mariners actively trying to go after Arizona Diamondbacks’ Christian Walker? Should the Mariners go after LaMonte Wade Jr.? // Need to Know: The Boston Red Sox have signed Patrick Sandoval. Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // The statements made by Jerry Dipoto back in 2018-2019 is almost the same comments he made this offseason saying we have a lot of options in terms of spending to bring a big-time bat to Seattle. What big free agents have the Mariners brought in since 2019? The Mariners need to spend, and they refuse to go after top tier talent. 

The AL West is up for grabs this season, all the teams are similar spots, and the Mariners are the only team in the division to not make any big offseason moves. The Mariners have the pitching but are behind all other teams in offense. // Need to Know: Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // How do the Seahawks get their running game back on track? Is this a problem of commitment or attacking a defense in the wrong way? The Seahawks are up against a big opponent in the Vikings. Will we see more play actions in Ryan Grubb’s playbook? // Blue 88: Marine Layer Podcast Edition: How do you get DK Metcalf the ball more? What percent of the offensive snaps do we think Geno Smith will get this week? What upset in the College Football Playoffs that you want to see? 

Lyle Goldstein and TJ Matthewson from The Marine Layer Podcast are in for Brock & Salk today. The Mariners offseason is frustrating fans and they guys start going through the past years of Mariners offseason moves. Who is left for the Mariners to trade for that they could afford? // Need to Know: Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // We revist and interview from yesterday with Fox Sports Broadcaster Adam Amin

The hour begins with the weekly iteration of Here's The Thing, in which Brock and Salk listen to some hilarious voicemails from listeners. Then, they take phone calls with opinions on what the Seahawks should do with Geno Smith if the season were to end today.

Brock and Salk dissect Mike Macdonald's growth as a head coach thus far. Now the question for the final three games of this season is if he can get the offense to run the ball more/play his offensive style and if he can get Riq Woolen to play hard. Later, they welcome on Gee Scott to talk Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and other Seahawks topics. In Blue 88, topics include the Vikings defense, how the Seahawks fix their red zone issues on offense and the latest on UW and the transfer portal.

Salk opens the show by discussing why he has confidence in the Seahawks beating the Vikings this weekend and his thoughts on all of the NFL Network picking against the Seahawks. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network.

We discuss whether trading prospects for an impact bat is even possible or whether the M's are going to have to do something more uncomfortable. Then, we dig into Daniel Jeremiah's answer when we asked if Geno Smith passes the "confetti test". Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football playoff questions in the Fantasy Football Forecast.

Brock and Salk take a look at a stat that highlights the Seahawks severe lack of successful downfield passing over the last few weeks, which causes them to evaluate the team's wide receiever room as a whole. Then, they welcome on Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network for his weekly visit to discuss Geno Smith and Sam Howell, the Seahawks offensive line, their upcoming game against the Vikings and much more.

Brock and Salk react to the news of WSU head football coach Jake Dickert leaving Pullman to take the head coaching job at Wake Forest. Then, they go Around The NFL with stories from Michael Penix, Dan Campbell, Kyle Shanahan and more. In Blue 88, topics feature Sam Howell's plan if Geno can't play, the Seahawks offensive line and the latest on the transfer portal with UW.

Salk opens the show by reading some of the newest Apple Podcast reviews, and then analyzes whteher or not the right trade truly exists for the Mariners to acquire a bat this winter. Then, they re-air their conversation with Joel Klatt of FOX Sports.

Brock and Salk debate whether paying Geno Smith is the Seahawks best course of action moving forward or not. Then, we answer questions on Christmas Cookies, vacation plans, kids with stinky feet and more in Answer the Question Jerk.

Brock and Salk debate whether or not the Mariners should trade Luis Castillo and who they should potentially trade him for. Salk is torn. Later, they welcome on Joel Klatt of FOX Sports to talk the Heisman Trophy, the state of college football and plenty more.

Brock and Salk take a look at some stats on the Seahawks offensive line after Sunday's loss to the Packers and react accordingly, given the numbers being what they are. They then host a Seahawks ticket giveaway featuring two callers going head-to-head in Seahawks trivia. In Blue 88, VBrock takes a look at Mike Macdonald's potential influence on the Seahawks running game, Travis Hunter being a cornerback or wide receiver in the NFL and the best analogy he's heard on the state of college football in a long time.

The show begins with Salk reacting to Brock's latest online feud and whether or not he'll defend him on it. Later, they re-air their conversation with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald after their loss to the Packers on Sunday Night Football.

How important was the Packers game? Brock and Salk disagreed on how big this game was on Friday. They discuss whether anything has changed in their viewpoints since the loss. Then, Mike Macdonald joins the show to discuss what he saw on the film, how Geno Smith is doing, their defensive adjusments, what he saw from Sam Howell, what has allowed Jaxon Smith-Njigba to reahc his full potential and why Geno Smith is struggling in the red zone.

Brock and Salk take some calls on where Seahawks fans frustrations sit over the loss against the Packers. Then, they get into all of their Seahawks Takeaways.

Brock and Salk say that now they know. They know what the difference is between true NFL contenders and the next tier, and they saw that difference between the Packers and Seahawks. They then look at the QB spot after Geno Smith's injury and what it taught them about who Geno is as a player. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at the defensive adjustment the Seahawks made in the second half against Green Bay, the difference between College OC's and NFL OC's and yet another sign of a college football apocalypse.

Salk opens the hour discussing the Seahawks getting outplayed by the Packers on Sunday Night and the three storylines surrounding the loss: the game itself, the Geno Smith injury and Packers fans being extremely loud in Lumen Field. Then, they go Around The NFL with stories from the Commanders, Chiefs, Ravens, Eagles and more.

Peter Gammons reports that Christian Walker is out of the M's price range unless they cut some salary. How is that possible? He's not even one of the most expensive guys on the market. Then, we talk Seahawks Packers, the Rams win over the Niners and the Kraken beating the Bruins in Need to Know. Plus, we take your calls as we do every Friday.

The hour starts which a game of Which Is Better, tying together all the similar names between the Seahawks and Packers. Then, they welcome on Brady Henderson of ESPN to discuss the upcoming game between the Seahawks and Packers, which Seahawks should be Pro Bowlers and more.

Brock and Salk debate the new nickname for the Seahawks defense that Ernest Jones has helped coin: The Death Zone. Good or bad nickname? They then talk through if the Seahawks have truly become a physical football team based on how they have played over the last few weeks. In Blue 88, topics include improvement on the offensive line, an NFL stat that has changed from an individual stat to a team stat, and Geno Smith vs. Brock Purdy.

Salk was impressed with the Kraken win over the Bruins last night and was there in person to witness it all. Then, they re-air their conversation with Mike Tirico of NBC to preview the upcoming Seahawks-Packers game this weekend.

We discuss Salk's daughter signing up to play flag football and turning down throwing advice from Brock. Then, we go Around the NFL with stories about drama within the Eagles, whether Michael Penix Jr. should be starting, Xavier Legette's love for eating racoons, and the surprising origin of Cris Collinsworth's slide. Plus, we go through the last of Brock's CFB Mean Tweets.