Brock and Salk

Brock and Salk share some of their Thanksgiving stories and discuss Lyle being non responsive over the holiday weekend. Then, in Need to Know we discuss the Seahawks win, the Rams loss, Aaron Rodgers throwing his teammates under the bus, Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss for the LSU job and UW's loss to Oregon. 

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

While the jury is still out on Sam Darnold, it is not on Mike Macdonald. Brock and Salk dive in on him being the incredible coach that he is and the home run hire that the Seahawks made with him. Later, they get into all of their Seahawks Takeaways.

With the Seahawks being 9-3, Salk proclaims that this is who he thought the Seahawks would be, only even better. He explains what he means and why. He then has a few big Seahawks questions for Brock that include Sam Darnold, the offense and the dominating defense. In Blue 88, topics include what challenge the Vikings defense presented, Anthony Bradford and how much more the Seahawks are running the ball in 2025 compared to 2024.

The Seahawks won in dominating fashion again on Sunday as they shut out the Vikings with the defense taking center stage to help put them back into a tie for first place the NFC West. Later, the group goes Around The NFL with stories from the Rams, Aaron Rodgers, the Ravens and more.

Mariners TV broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith, President of Business Operations Kevin Martinez, and GM Justin Hollander discuss their favorite memories from the 2025 season and talk about what they are looking forward to in 2026.

Brock and Mike Lefko analyze the state of college football rivalries in today's era of college football and get FOX College Football analyst Joel Klatt's perspective on the Huskies-Ducks matchup as well. Klatt also breaks down J.J. McCarthy's acclimation to the NFL and why people around Ohio State knew for a long time that Jaxon Smith-Njigba would be a superstar.

Brock and Mike Lefko discuss the uncertainty for the Vikings at quarterback and what it would look like for the Seahawks defense to face an undfrafted rookie, along with the latest injury updates from Seahawks-Vikings, and Brock's insight into the matchup in Blue 88.

Mike Lefko opens the show by talking about what we should be thankful for on the Seattle sports landscape, including why the Seahawks opponent this week, the Vikings, had a lot to do with their success this season. Then, we hear from Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network, who joined Brock and Brady Henderson on Tuesday, to dive into this Seahawks-Vikings matchup.

We ask Brock and Brady Henderson to pick their more ideal situation in Whose Shoes? Then, Brock asks Brady from some tidbits we might not know about some of the Seahawks players. Plus, we answer Thanksgiving related quandries and discuss the possible return of a former Seahawks in Answer the Question Jerk.

Between the success of all of the Seahawks, Rams and 49ers, Brock and Brady Henderson debate if the NFC West is the best division in the NFL this year. After that, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show for his weekly segment to give his insight on the Seahawks, the upcoming matchup with the Vikings, JSN and plenty more.

Brock and Brady Henderson react to Mike Macdonald's praise for the 12's and and discuss if this Seahawks team feels different (and just how different) than the ones over the last handful of seasons. Later, Vikings beat reporter Kevin Seifert of ESPN joins the show to share his thoughts on the upcoming Seahawks-Vikings matchup, the Vikings current QB situation, Sam Darnold and plenty more. In Blue 88, Brock and Brady dive into if this is the most complete Seahawks team that Brady has ever covered, the brutal season for the Raiders and Pete Carroll and some Seahawks injury updates, including Julian Love.

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Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks win over the Titans, what impressed him about Cam Ward, the tackling with a lot of depth guys stepping up, whether he considers his team a fun loving bunch, JSN breaking records while not looking for the spotlight, and the support they felt from the large number of Seahawks fans that traveled to Tennessee.

Brock and Salk give some major props to Demarcus Lawrence and his success this year, which sparks a conversation of who the second best player on the Seahawks defense could be behind Leonard Williams.

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

Things are not going well in Vegas for Pete Carroll and Geno Smith, and as a result Brock and Salk have a conversation about it. Later, they get into all of their Seahawks takeaways from the win over the Titans.

Brock and Salk discuss whether or not the Seahawks truly were able to prove anything long term about their big picture by beating a one-win Titans team. They then talk about JSN's dominance this season and the impact that tarding away DK Metcalf has had on him. In Blue 88, topics include two JSN stats that are ridiculous, what Jedd Fisch is doing more of lately at UW and yet another way in which Mike Macdonald backs up his words with actions.

The Seahawks took down the Titans yesterday and while it wasn't pretty, they won what Salk describes as a chess match. He explains why. Afterwards, they go Around The NFL with a handful of different NFL storylines.

We react to the best things we heard from our guests, Joel Klatt, Daniel Jeremiah, Mike Macdonald, and Daryl Johnston this week in For You-In Review. Then, we discuss Grey Zabel returning to practice, Tarik Skubal addressing trade rumors, the Kraken defeating Chicago 3-2 and the Texans upsetting the Bills on Thursday Night Football in Need to Know. Plus, we take your calls, as we do every Friday.

Buster Olney believes that the Mariners could dominate the AL West for a decade, so Brock and Salk react to that and discuss what path the team may take blueprint wise to do so. Then, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance.

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Salk discusses what the third base spot for the Mariners could look like in 2026 and reacts to some sound from Adam Jude of The Seattle Times about the topic. Later, they re-air their conversation with Daryl Johnston of FOX Sports to get his analysis on the Seahawks and their upcoming game against the Titans, which he will be broadcasting.

We discuss who goes first if the Raiders decide to start firing people, Aaron Rodgers pushing to paly with a fracture in his non throwing wrist, growing frustration with Jalen Hurts among Eagle's offeensive players and Joe Burrow pushing to return to play in Around the NFL. Then, Lyle names as many U.S. Presidents as he can, we discuss PFF naming Riq Woolen the most lockdown CB so far this season and Buster Olney's take on Jorge Polanco's market. Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

We discuss who goes first if the Raiders decide to start firing people, Aaron Rodgers pushing to paly with a fracture in his non throwing wrist, growing frustration with Jalen Hurts among Eagle's offeensive players and Joe Burrow pushing to return to play in Around the NFL. Then, Lyle names as many U.S. Presidents as he can, we discuss PFF naming Riq Woolen the most lockdown CB so far this season and Buster Olney's take on Jorge Polanco's market. Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

The hour starts with listener voicemails for Here's the Thing. After that, Daryl Johnston of FOX Sports joins the show to share his insight on the Seahawks, their upcoming matchup against the Titans and some stories from his own career.

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