Brock and Salk

We hear what's on your mind as we check our voicemail in Here's the Thing. Then, we debate whether the Seahawks are the best defense in the NFL and what they do that other teams can't. Plus, Maura anwers your fantasy football questions.

The hour starts with a delayed Blue 88 in which Brock dives in on Phillip Rivers, Rylie Mills and Jedd Fisch. Later, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show for his weekly appearance and analyzes all things Seahawks, where they rank among the best defenses in the NFL, playing Phillip Rivers and the Colts this week, along with plenty more.

Brock and Salk debate if there is any pressure on the Seahawks as they are 10-3 gear up for the final four games of their regular season. Afterwards, they host an on-air contest with two show listeners to try and win Seahawks tickets for the Rams game. The game being titled "Is Lyle Smarter Than A 5th Grader".

The MLB Winter Meetings concluded and Salk asked Lyle about his entire experience there after just getting back. Then, they re-air their conversation with Brian Nemhauser (aka Hawkblogger) to discuss all things Seahawks. Salk also discusses further about where the second base market stands for the Mariners and is still intrigued by trading for Ketel Marte.

Brock and Salk talk about 44-year-old Phillip Rivers joining the Colts for their upcoming game against the Seahawks and they debate who that rather the Hawks play against, Old-man Rivers or rookie Riley Leonard. They talk about how the Mariners could get a deal done with the Diamondbacks for Ketel Marte, celebrate Jerry Dipoto for winning MLB Executive of the year, and more in Need To Know. And Tom and Joey from The Outdoor Line joins the show to talk more about the KIRO Radio Holiday Magic Telethon get some Seahawks takes off their chests.

Lyle joins the show live from the winter meeting to give some updates from Orlando, react to the Harry Ford trade, and much more. They talk about 44 year old Phillip Rivers returning to the Colts for their upcoming game against the Seahawks, The MLB winter meetings, and more in Need To Know. And they react to some of what Jerry Dipoto had to say yesterday about the Mariners free-agency targets at the MLB winter meetings.

Brock and Salk react to yesterday’s conversation with Jeff Passan. They talk about the possibility of bringing back Jorge Polanco along with other 2^nd base options. They talk about 44 year old Phillip Rivers returning to the Colts for their upcoming game against the Seahawks, The MLB winter meetings, and more in Need To Know. And they are joined by the Hawkblogger, Brian Nemhauser to talk about why he thinks the Seahawks are the best team in the NFL. And Brock talks about Riley Leonard getting beat out by Phillip Rivers for the Colts QB job, UW playing in the LA bowl, and much more in Blue-88.

Salk went to bed last night anxiously watching the MLB second baseman market and leads off the show talking about KIRO Radio Holiday Magic. Salk talks about 44 year old Phillip Rivers returning to the Colts for their upcoming game against the Seahawks, today’s MLB Rule-5 draft and winter meetings, and more in Need To Know. And Jeff Passan joins the show live from the MLB Winter Meetings to talk about all of the deals being discussed in Orlando.

Jeff Passan joins Brock and Salk to from the MLB winter meetings to discuss Kyle Scwarber going back to the Phillies and Edwin Diaz signing with the Dodgers. Then, he discusses Jorge Polanco's market and why Ketel Marte would be the big swing that could make the Mariners AL favorites. Plus, we go Around the NFL with stories on Trey Hendrickson's season ending surgery, Pete Carroll trying to keep his guys joful in Vegas, Aaron Rodgers being petulant again and John Harbaugh on the catch rule.

QB and RG are the two biggest questions for the Seahawks offense. Which one worries you more? Then, Daniel Jeremiah had to move to later this week so we have a discussion on Mike Macdonald's emphasis on process and how that is generally more of a baseball focus than a football one.

Has the NFL switched from an offensive league to a defensive one over the last couple of years or so? The M's already made a big move in locking up Josh Naylor but there is room for one more big move. What does that look like and does it happen during these winter meetings? Then, Brock answers three football questions in Blue 88.

The Colts are working out Phillip Rivers with backup QB Riley Leonard now dealing with a knee injury. Salk was more shocked to hear that Rivers is a 2026 HOF semi finalist. We debate whether he has a case or not. In Need to Know, we discuss the Colts looking into Phillip Rivers, the Seahaws moving up to number three in ESPN's weekly powere rankings, the latest from the winter meetings, the Eagles OT Monday Night Football loss to the Chargers and the Kraken losing their 5th straight. Then, we revisit our sit down interview with Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald yesterday.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks win over the Falcons. He breaks donw what he saw in the offensive turnaround from the first to second half, whether Darnold running a bit more was by design or not, the dominant defensve performance and Nick Emmanwori's big day, and predicting Rashid Shaheed's kickoff return for a TD.

The Mariners traded Harry Ford to the Nationals for relief pitcher Jose Ferrer. With that move now done, what is next for the Mariners? Should the Mariners go after Ketel Marte? // Need to Know: The Seahawks special teams came up big with a 100-yard TD return by Rashid Shaheed and the 12’s traveled well down to Atlanta. The Mariners made a move over the weekend dealing Harry Ford to the Nationals for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer. The Huskies will take on the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl, while WSU lost their head football coach. // Brock, Salk, and Maura give us their takeaways from the Seahawks dominant win over the Falcons. 

The Seahawks are now a 10-win team with a 10-3 record. You can argue that 7 of the Seahawks 10 wins have been blowouts. The only question left to answer is how will the Seahawks offense perform in a 2-minute drill. // Need to Know: The Seahawks special teams came up big with a 100-yard TD return by Rashid Shaheed and the 12’s traveled well down to Atlanta. The Mariners made a move over the weekend dealing Harry Ford to the Nationals for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer. The Huskies will take on the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl, while WSU lost their head football coach. // Even though the Seahawks came out with a dominant win, the first half offense by the Hawks was anything but great. What was holding the offense back before the 3rd quarter? Should Sam Darnold use his legs more and run instead of throwing the ball away? // Blue 88: What were the most impressive stats from the Seahawks win over the Falcons? How did Jarren Reed and Julian love play yesterday and what was their production like? What was Brock’s biggest takeaway from casting his Heisman ballot? 

The Seahawks had a dominant win over the Falcons yesterday and Nick Emmanwori had the best game of his rookie season. It was a complete win for the Seahawks with everyone contributing. // Need to Know: The Seahawks special teams came up big with a 100-yard TD return by Rashid Shaheed and the 12’s traveled well down to Atlanta. The Mariners made a move over the weekend dealing Harry Ford to the Nationals for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer. The Huskies will take on the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl, while WSU lost their head football coach. // Maura takes us Around the Weekend with all the news from the NFL and College Football. One big note, Daniel Jones hurt his achilles and he will be out when the Colts come to Seattle next week. 

In For You-In Review. We have discussions on some of your favorite things we heard this week from guests like Mike Macdonald, Joel Klatt, Daniel Jeremiah and Howie Long. Then, in Need to Know, we discuss the Seahawks injury report, M's Fanfest returning, the Cowboys Thursday Night Football loss to the Lions, and the Kraken's lopsided 9-4 loss to the Oilers. Plus, we take your calls, as we do every Friday.

Hour 3Salk has numbers that highlight just how much the Seahawks defense is forcing their opponent into negative plays. Then, Gee Scott joins us to talk watches, writing a book, whether Seahawks fans are all in on this team yet or not, and Jaxon Smith Njigba's team first mentality.

We discuss what the Seahawks are capable of and whether the fans are fully bought in to this team benig a Super Bowl contender yet or not. Then, a conversation about George Pickens looking disengaged last night leads to a conversation on how much we appreciate Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Plus, Brock answers three football questions in Blue 88.

We discuss whether fans are fully bought in on this Seahawks team being a Super Bowl contender or not. It feels like there is still some hesitancy. In Need to Know, we discuss the Seahawks injury report, the return of M's FanFest, the Lions defeating the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, and the Kraken suffering a tough 9-4 loss. Plus, we revisit our conversation with FOX Sports analyst Howie Long.

We discuss Howie Long's comments last hour about John Schneider noticing how talented Mike Macdonald was when the Seahawks lost to the Ravens in 2023. Then, Lyle fills us in on his trip to the winter meetings before he heads out and we discuss some potential M's additions. Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

The hour starts with listening to some funny fan voicemails for Here's The Thing. After that, Howie Long of FOX Sports joins the show to discuss the Seahawks defense, Mike Macdonald and plenty more.

Brock and Salk react to some sound from Jim Bowden (who was on with Bump and Stacy) suggesting that the Mariners have the ability to get greedy this offseason. If they do so, who would that be for? They discuss. They also debate the value of QB's late in the season due to Joel Klatt's analysis and go through a few of Joel's talking points that really jumped out to them. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at the most surprising Seahawk so far this season, if the Falcons will be able to implement some of the pressure schemes that the Vikings did on defense and who some of the most fundamental QB's are in the NFL today.

Salk went to the Seattle Torrent PWHL game yesterday and loved the experience, so he talk about it to open the show. Then, they re-air their conversation with Joel Klatt of FOX Sports with topics featuring the Seahawks, Sam Darnold, college football and more.