Brock and Salk

Russell Wilson decied to join Cameo and Salk can't handle it. Then, we try to interpret some of the comments M's GM Justin Hollander made from the GM meetings and Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

The hour starts with listener voicemails for Here's The Thing. Later, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show to do a deep dive into Seahawks-Rams for Sunday, what has been clicking for the Seahawks so well, acquiring Rasheed Shahid and more.

For as intense as the Seahawks are, they do have a funny side to them. Brock and Salk explain what they mean by that. Then, Kyle Brandt of Good Morning Football joins the show to explain why he's been so excited about the Seahawks this year, what he expects in Sunday's game against the Rams and plenty more. In Blue 88, Brock breaks down why Matthew Stafford's QB play will be a big step up for the Seahawks to see on Sunday, one Colin Cowherd adjective on the Seahawks that needs to come to light on Sunday and one impact of these Seahawks blowouts that should be an advantage for Mike Macdonald.

Mariners GM Justin Hollander spoke at the MLB GM Meetings about their goal being to bring back a lot of the 2025 roster, specifically the guys in free agency, and Salk reacts to it to open the show. Afterwards, they re-air their conversation with Brian Baldinger to have him help preview the upcoming Seahawks-Rams game.

Brock discusses UW loss to Wisconsin and begins to look ahead to Purdue but Salk veers us into a conversation on the state of college football in Washinton Wednesday. Then, we discuss Sam Darnold facing the Rams for the first time since his rough playoff performance against them last season and Salk crowns this week's Trash Takes winner.

Can Stephen A Smith name more Seahawks players or can Lyle name more Shakespeare stories? Brock and Salk start the hour with a game and put that to the test by reacting to Stephen A Smith sound talking about the Seahawks and having Lyle try to name Shakespeare stories. Then, they go Around The NFL with a variety of football topics.

There is a comparison to be made between the Seahawks and Goldilocks, so Brock and Salk outline it and explain why. They then have Brian Baldinger join the show to discuss the Seahawks, what has jumped out to him about the team, the upcoming game against the Rams and more. In Blue 88, topics include the stat that finally has more of the national audience bought in on the Seahawks, the critical situation in which both the Seahawks and Rams have suffered losses and why Mike Macdonald is now a players coach.

Salk opens the hour about how the Seahawks continue to impress and looks ahead again to Sunday against the Rams. Later, Joe Fortenbaugh of ESPN joins the show to share his insight on what should happen with gambling in sports moving forward as well as some Seahawks talk.

Bob Nigthegale says Ketel Marte and Fernando Tatis could be on the trade block. Should the M's be interested? Then, Jedd Fisch shot down rumors that he could take another open HC position. Brock and Salk debate whether it's believable. Plus, we discuss Salk's off air temperment,  airplane sleep etiquette, and how to help out around the house while laid off in Answer the Question Jerk.

Brock and Salk analyze some numbers in which old school football traits appear to be returning, and they celebrate it in a lot of ways. They then re-air their conversation with Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports with him discussing the red-hot Seahawks, their upcoming marquee game against the Rams and plenty more. They also then react to the interview, including some of the sound that Cowherd provided about John Schneider and Pete Carroll.

FOX Sports doesn't have the Seahawks-Rams game as their No. 1 game of the week this Sunday, and Salk sounds off about it to Brock. They then preview the upcoming Rams game and talk through just how similar the two teams are on both sides of the ball. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at which Seahawks had the best game of their season, what has allowed Sam Darnold to bypass so many quarterbacks this year and which new branch of the Shanahan/Kubiak tree do we see blossoming this year.

Salk starts the show reacting to the Monday Night Football game, how it impacts the Seahawks and talks a bit about the upcoming Rams game as well. Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports then joins the show to discuss what has gone well for the Seahawks, the upcoming Rams game, Sam Darnold and more. After that, they re-air their conversation with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald after the team took down the Cardinals and put together another dominating win.

We have some fun with Brock's nephew Sam Huard's fake punt for USC Friday and Brock's former broadcast partner, Jason Benetti realizing who it was after the fact. Then, we discuss the Seahawks dominant win, UW's disappointing loss to Wisconsin, and Lenny Wilkens passing away in Need to Know.

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The Seahawks are like a tidal wave as they have overwhelmed teams each of the last three games, so Brock and Salk what has caused this stretch of success. They also look into the strides that Mike Macdonald has taken as a motiavtor, specifically citing Tyrice Knight and Riq Woolen as two guys who lost their starting roles and have stepped up in a big way over the lact couple weeks. They credit Macdonald for a good portion of that. In Blue 88, topics include why the Seahawks will be the undoing of Jonathan Gannon, the Seahawk that was most targeted in trade talks and what happened to UW against Wisconsin on Saturday.

The Seahawks took down the Cardinals in dominating fashion on Sunday and Salk discusses just how fierce they looked. Then, they go Around The NFL with a handful of storylines from across the league.

We react to the best from Joel Klatt, Daniel Jeremiah, and Mike Macdonald on with us this week in For You-In Review. Then, we preview the Cardinals Seahawks game with Jake Garcia of 12 Sports Arizona.

The hour starts with Whose Shoes, featuring a variety of Seahawks and Mariners topics. Later, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance.

Brock and Lefko discuss the health of the Seahawks going into Sunday's game against the Cardinals and what it could mean for the debut of Rashid Shaheed. They also analyze why this Cardinals matchup will be different for the Seahawks than the last time these two teams played and a couple of the Cardinals players that will be the difference makers. In Blue 88, topics include Colin Cowherd's high praise of Sam Darnold, the most impressive aspect of the Seahawks pass rush group and one thing that Mike Macdonald demands from Klint Kubiak.

Mike Lefko, filling in for Salk, dissects the Thursday Night Football game between the Raiders and Broncos to start the show, a game in which was an absolute disaster. Then, they re-air their conversation with Trent Green of CBS Sports to preview this Sunday's Seahawks-Cardinals game, which he will be broadcasting.

We go Around the NFL with stories on a QB controversy in the NFC West, Pete Carroll being on thin ice already in Las Vegas, and the Colts big swing at the trade deadline being an endorsement of Daniel Jones. Then, we hear from Albert Breer and JJ Wtt on why they are so excited about this Seahawks team and Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

The hour starts by listening to some funny fan voicemails for Here's The Thing. Later, Trent Green of CBS joins the show to help preview Sunday's game between the Seahawks and Cardinals, which he will be on the broadcast for.

Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were handed PFF's midseason MVP and Offensive Player of ther Year, so Brock and Salk discuss both of their incredible starts, discuss if this is what it's supposed to feel like for a dominant football team and what the Seahawks continue to do very well. They then debate what Jorge Polanco's free agent market will look like and if the Mariners could ultimately end up bringing him back. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at what area the Seahawks defense needs to go from good to great, some strengths of the Cardinals and how Mike Macdonald channeled some of Chris Petersen.

The Seahawks have become incredibly exciting and Salk reacts to all of the national media singing their praises. Then, they re-air their conversation with Joel Klatt of FOX Sports to discuss the Seahawks, college football and more.

Brock previews UW's matchup with Wisconsin in Washington Wednesday. Then, we get back into the idea of a trade for Tarik Skubal, what it would look like and why Salk says you need to know more about the rest of the roster before you could do it. Plus, Salk crowns this week's Trash Takes winner.