Brock and Salk

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.

Lyle opens up the show by reacting to the Cardinals trading Willson Contreras to the Red Sox and what that could mean for the Mariners and a Brendan Donovan trade, along with a potential Ketel Marte trade and the idea of bringing back Eugenio Suarez. Then, they re-air their conversation with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald to hear all of his insight after the Thursday night win over the Rams.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to recap the Seahawks huge win over the Rams last night, he describes how incredible the atmosphere was in the stadium, the Rams being so aggressive on 4th down early, how Sam Darnold performed, DeMarcus Lawrence and Leonard Williams importance in a mentally challenging game, the plan on the two point conversions, whether he knew that was a backward pass or not, and the overtime plan.

Sam Darnold didn't play well last night, untile he did. What did he prove? Then, we discuss the Seahawks win, the injuries in the secondary, Sean McVay being grilled post game about Puka Nacua's social media and livestreaming activities, the Kraken's loss and the M's ZiPS projections in Need to Know.

**The Mike Macdonald Show can only be found exclusively on the Seattle Sports YouTube page and the Seattle Sports app until 10 am Saturday morning. 

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"Wow" is the only way to describe this game between the Seahawks and Rams, so Brock and Salk talk through all of the reasons why they feel that way. They also debate what this game meant for Sam Darnold and if this changed the narrative around him at all and his ability to win a big game. In Blue 88, topics include Brock walking everyone through the game-winning two point conversion, what went into the play of the game in Rashid Shaheed's punt return touchdown and what happened on Sam Darnold's two interceptions.

The Seahawks win an incredible game against the Rams and Salk was fired up about it to begimn the show. So he highlights a bunch of the things that jumped out to him. Then, he takes some phone calls to hear from the people about what they felt like this win meant for both the Seahawks and Sam Darnold.

We hear from Skeletor, a beer themed country song, a Christmas gift idea for Lyle and more in Here's the Thing. Then in Need to know, we discuss the Seahawks Rams rematch tonight, Charles Cross being out, the latest MLB rumors and Puka Nacua getting himself into hot water on a livestream. Plus, we take your phone calls.

In a delayed version of Blue 88, Brock's topics include which Seahawk can enhance their image most in tonight's game, the fit for Josh Jones in this Seahawks system at left tackle and UW football players in the transfer portal. Later, Joel Klatt of FOX Sports joins the show for his weekly segment to share his thoughts on the keys to the Seahawks-Rams game, Sam Darnold's expectations, the outlook on the Seahawks season if they win vs if they lose and plenty more.

This is the biggest Seahawks game in a long time, so Brock and Salk debate when the last Seahawks game of this magnitude occurred. Afterwards, they welcome on Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN and Amazaon, who is broadcasting the Thursday Night Football game tonight, to analyze the Seahawks strengths, the challenges the Rams present, the key injuries on both sides and plenty more.

Salk (like everyone in town) is fired up for the marquee Thursday Night Football game between the Seahawks and Rams, so he goes through a few of the storylines to be watching for. Then, Chris Long of the Green Light Podcast joins the show to analyze in great detail both the Seahawks and Rams ahead of Thursday Night Football.

We discuss how Sam Darnold can go toe to toe with the potential league MVP in Matt Stafford tomorrow night. Then , we look at the impact Nick Emmanwori is having on this defense and the love he's getting from former players for it. Plus, Salk crowns a Trash Takes winner.

In a late version of Blue 88, Brock dives in on two areas of the Seahawks-Rams game that the contest will boil down to, the Seahawks run game issues on Sunday and a voice on the Seahawks defense that he puts a lot of trust in. Later, Albert Breer of MMQB joins the show to help break down a bunch of different storylines heading into the Thursday Night Football game between the Seahawks and Rams.

Brock and Salk discuss that the key to beating the Rams is simple: run the ball efficiently and don't turn the ball over. And they go further into that conversation to start the hour. Afterwards, former NFL offensive lineman Chris Long (now of The Green Light Podcast) joins the show to discuss the strengths of both the Seahawks and the Rams and helps get everyone set for the marquee matchup tomorrow.

Salk continues to be scared by the progression of AI, and talk about it to open the show which includes a story on it that he read. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network to get all of his thoughts on the Seahawks win over the Colts, who stood out, their upcoming game against the Rams and more.

Lyle and Salk get into a friendly debate over whether the M's need one or two more bats and Brock gives us his Seahawks Colts takeways since he was gone yesterday, Plus, we discuss the most annoying Christmas songs, the best type of wedding guest to be and who would pay at a dinner with Brock Huard, Matt Hasselbeck and Trent Dilfer in Answer the Question Jerk.

Brock and Salk react to sound from Mike Macdonald in which he mentions that his team doesn't play the "disrespect" card and why that stood out to them. Later, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show for his weekly segment in which he analyzes the Seahawks win over the Colts, his assessment of Philip Rivers, what he's looking forward to in the Thursday Night Football matchup against the Rams and plenty more.

Brock is back and shares all of his thoughts on what he saw during the Seahawks win over the Colts. They then also acknowledge that the Mariners still need a bat this offseason and discuss some potential options such as Ketel Marte, Nico Hoerner and Brendan Donovan. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at what the culprit with the Seahawks running game was on Sunday, Philip Rivers getting the ball out of his hands fast and the odds of Jedd Fisch becoming the next head coach at Michigan.

Salk notes how the Seahawks are already gearing up for their next game, which will be the bigegst one of the year on Thursday against the Rams, and therefore can't dwell too much on their win over the Colts. So he highlights some of that to open the show. Later, they re--air their conversation with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald to get all of his insight and takeaways from the win.

Mike Macdonald joins Brady Henderson and Mike Salk to discuss the Seahawks win over the Colts yesterday, how the Colts game plan was different than what they anticipated, why he thought Sam Darnold did a great job, Rashid Shaheed becoming a bigger part of the offense, his approach to clock management at the end of that game.,how important Jason Myers has been to this team, and not getting caught up in the hype of the rematch with the Rams Thursday.

Salk explains why the Seahawks win was important even if it was a bit ugly. Then, we discuss the Seahawks win, Jorge Polanco signing with the Mets, the Huskies winning the L.A. Bowl and the Kraken losing to the Sabres in Need to Know.

**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. 

Salk and Brady Henderson dissect the Philip Rivers saga on Sunday including how he played and how the Seahawks handled them on defense. Later, they get into all of their Seahawks Takeaways after their win over the Colts.

Salk and Brady Henderson of ESPN give Sam Darnold a grade for his performance on Sunday against the Colts. Did he do enough? How much did he impact the game? They discuss. They also analyze their level of concern with the Seahawks offense and how they've performed over the last few weeks. In Blue 88, topics Brady dives in on Nick Emmanwori's DROY case, what happened this week with Eric Saubert and Robbie Ouzts and what will be the key for the Seahawks going into Thursday night against the Rams.