Brock And Salk

Brock and Salk both share what most jumped out to them in yesterday's Seahawks loss to the Bills, which included play at the line of scrimmage and how violent Buffalo played all game. They also jump into the topic of what the Seahawks strengths and weaknesses are and if they will continue to have up and down reactions every week as they try to figure out who the Seahawks are under Mike Macdonald. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at a very disheartening part of Sunday's loss, the most alarming stat from the Seahawks game, and what Jake Dickert is doing at WSU that both Mike Macdonald and Jedd Fisch currently aren't doing.

Salk opens the show by talking about physicality, and it being the biggest discrepancy between them and the Bills, particularly on Sunday when Buffalo earned themselves a commanding win. Later, Maura takes everyone Around The NFL with stories from the Commanders-Bears, Cardinals-Dolphins, Ravens-Browns, Jets-Patriots and more.

Salk is very annoyed at finding out that Terry Francona was so easily coaxed back into managing. He feels like the Mariners should have made Dan Wilson the interim manager and allowed themselves the chance to see what's out there this offseason before making a decision. Then, we take your calls on all things Seattle Sports.

Brock and Salk dive in on NFL.com's newest QB rankings and where they placed Geno Smith. After that, they go through their Wants and Needs for the Seahawks game on Sunday against the Bills.

Brock and Salk discuss the critical importance the Seahawks three game stretch of the Falcons, Bills and Rams. They then welcome on Kevin Burkhardt of FOX Sports to get his thoughts on the upcoming Seahawks game against the Bills, with a little bit of World Series talk mixed in as well.

Salk was irked by a Terry Francona soundbite about how he was hired by the Reds and ties it back to the Mariners, emphatic on how the Mariners should have done much more of a due dilligent process on their managerial hire. Later, they re-air their interview with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

In Buy or Sell, we answer questions about Abe Lucas, the length of the World Series, Bronny James, and the best tailgate in the NFL. Then, Salk reacts to some NFL experts breaking down the Seahawks Bills matchup and Maura answers your fantasy football questions in her Fantasy Forecast.

The hour starts by listening to listener voicemails for another edition of Here's The Thing. Then, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler joins the show to share his thoughts so far on the Seahawks along with his outlook on the rest of the NFL.

Salk further reacts to the Seahawks trading for linebacker Ernest Jones as he likes the fit, along with seeing John Schneider and Mike Macdonald take action at a position of need. They later, welcome on ESPN's Brady Henderson to learn a little more from him about Ernest Jones and how this should bolster the Seahawks defense. In Blue 88, Michael Bumpus breaks down who should start at right tackle for the Seahawks on Sunday, what JSN has to do to reach the next level as a wide receiver and if he thinks any jobs in the Seahawks secondary are up for grabs.

Salk expresses that he's excited to talk with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler later in the show, as he wants to ask about his preseason position group rankings and if he feels any other Seahawks deserve more recognition now with the NFL season almost halfway through. Later, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network.

Brock previews the UW Indiana matchup in Washington Wednesday. Then, we discuss the breaking news that the Seahawks have traded LB Jerome Baker and a fourth round pick to the Titans in exchange for LB Ernest Jones. Plus, we have a new batch of Mean Tweets for Brock from angry Colorado fans.

Brock and Salk take a look at geno Smith's numbers for the year and compare them to Josh Allen's ahead of him and the Bills coming to town on Sunday. Afterwards, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network joins the show for his weekly visit to talk everything Seahawks.

Brock and Salk respond to the comments that Byron Murphy and Jonathan Hankins made about Mike Macdonald and how they've enjoyed playing for him. Later, University of Washington foootball head coach Jedd Fisch joins the show. In Blue 88, Brock breaks down UW's upcoming game, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and something he took away from talking to Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt.

Salk opens the show by discussing the sad passing of Fernando Valenzuela and reminisces on just how electric he was during his career, especially while he was with the Dodgers. Then, they re-air their conversation with Ray Roberts to pick his brain on the Seahawks offensive line along with the impact of Byron Murphy.

Freddie Coleman of ESPN radio says that the star power of this Dodgers Yankees World Series gives MLB a chance to be at the NFL level, at least for a short time. Brock and Salk debate whether that's true. Then, a new Jim Mora Jr. rant has us reflecting on his past rants involving Brock and we find out one of Lyle's big secrets in Answer the Question Jerk. 

After last week with theconversation surrounding the side of trading DK Metcalf, Brock and Salk take a look at the other side of the coin, which is the one in favor of keeping DK Metcalf and the reasons for it. After that, Maura takes everyone Around The NFL with stories from the 49ers, Russell Wilson, Jayden Daniels, Aaron Rodgers and more.

Salk has seven questions for Brock all regarding the Seahawks defense and what we knoe about them through seven games. They then welcome on Ray Roberts to get his insight on the Seahawks offensive line along with Byron Murphy. In Blue 88, Brock analyzes a couple of Mike Macdonald phrases, a rule that the NFL should take from the USFL and how many Pac-12 teams would be ranked if the full conference still existed.

Salk opens the hour by discussing something that's on his mind: why he doesn't take an issue with nepotism in sports the way that many do, tying it to LeBron and Bronny James, while also throwing some references in about Ken Griffey Sr and Ken Griffey Jr as well. Later, they re-visit their conversation with Mike Macdonald and get his takeaways from the Seahawks win in Atlanta.

Salk and Brock disagree on how many teams there are that are better than the Seahawks right now but Brock says the biggest thing is how meaningful that win was for the confidence of this Seahawks team. Then, in Need to Know we discuss the Seahawks win, the Yankees and Dodgers advancing to the World Series, The Kraken winning in OT vs Calgary and the Liberty winning the WNBA Championship. We finish the hour by sitting down with Mike Macdonald to discuss yesterday's win. He talks about what was going through his head on the 31 yd TD pass to DK Metcalf, the contributions they got from Mike Jerrell and Josh Jobe, how Geno Smith looked, the hustle Devon Witherspoon showed in blocking for Derick Hall's fumble returned for a TD and more.

Brock and Salk spend more time on how well Mike Macdonald had his team prepared for the game in Atlanta, while discussing the poise and composure that the Seahawks played with. Later, they get into all of their Seahawks Takeaways.