Sea Hawkers Podcast: The Official Podcast Of The Official Booster Club Of The Seattle Seahawks

So much to cover in this week's show! The Seahawks wrap up the preseason with a 31-21 win over the Oakland Raiders. The rookies shine as Tyler Lockett scores his third touchdown of the preseason and Frank Clark forces a fumble that Jordan Hill recovers for a touchdown. The roster was trimmed this past weekend down to 53 guys, the guys talk about surprise cuts, trades that happened and some of the new additions to the team. Fred Jackson is reunited with Marshawn Lynch after sharing a backfield early in their NFL careers in Buffalo. Week 1 of the season has arrived and the guys take a look at the matchup against the Rams. Considering St. Louis will continue to have a dominant defensive line, it could be a rough start for Drew Nowak and Justin Britt on the interior line going up against Aaron Donald. Adam and Brandan talk about how the Rams situation on the offensive line might be worse than Seattle and how that could combine with a depleted backfield. After the break, the guys respond to calls and emails before

The Seahawks get their first win of the preseason on the road against the San Diego Chargers thanks to a 60-yard field goal from Steven Hauschka. In the 16-15 victory, Seattle gets all of their points from special teams including another touchdown return by rookie wide receiver Tyler Lockett. Of course, this leaves us with questions about the Seahawks offense and many fans concerned about what to expect when the regular season starts in less than two weeks. Brandan and Adam feel that it's important to remember the way we've seen this Seahawks team win in the past as well as a reminder that two of the team's best players (one on offense and one on defense) haven't been playing in the preseason. The Seahawks have cut a number of players to get down to the 75-man roster by Tuesday and it appears Drew Nowak has won the starting center job based on one of the most notable names cut. The Hawks get a draft pick from Carolina for a wide receiver drafted in 2014, and the guys' favorite Seahawks emcee is let go followi

The Seahawks drop their second straight game of the preseason, 14-13, to the Kansas City Chiefs, but the important thing to remember is that they were up 10-7 when the starters went out of the game. Adam and Brandan recap the noticeable improvement with the changes in the offensive line. While Adam shares his excitement about Bobby Wagner's pick six, he also feels that the offense should score more points in the game than the defense. Brandan talks about how fans were able to see a hint of the type of impact Jimmy Graham could have on offense. Gary Gilliam is a player we may not know much about, so Brandan offers some background on the guy who played tackle and tight end in college, came to the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent and then caught a touchdown pass from Jon Ryan in the NFC Championship Game against the Packers. Finally, before the break, Adam and Brandan offer their thoughts on what to look for going into this weekend's game against the Chargers. Closing out the show, Adam gets an earful from li

The Seahawks fall to the Broncos, 22-20, in the week 1 preseason matchup. Adam and Brandan talk about the highlights, the lowlights, and some general observations. The Seahawks appear to have hit on their first two draft picks. Tyler Lockett appears to be exactly what the Seahawks need to help boost special teams. Frank Clark appeared to be as dominant as the team hoped he would be. As good as Clark and other players on the defensive line looked, the offensive line was seemingly the opposite and has Adam already worried about the upcoming season. Can some changes improve the overall play in the matchup with the Chiefs on Friday? We read reviews and emails before getting into Do Better. One is directed toward an overseas basketball team and the other is a member of the Seahawks offensive line. Better at life honors go to former Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison and a certain podcast co-host. iTunes | Stitcher | TuneIn | Facebook | Twitter | RSS Call or text: 253-235-9041Email: gohawks@seahawkerspodcast.comPlea

It's game week! With mere hours left until kickoff of the Seahawks preseason game against the Denver Broncos, Adam and Brandan talk about some of the things to watch for during Friday's game. Want to know what the Legion of Boom would look like without Earl Thomas in Kam Chancellor? No? It doesn't matter. That's something you'll get to watch anyway when the first string defense is on the field. Because playing time for starters will be limited, it gives everyone a good chance to try and watch the game a little bit differently. The guys talk about the different aspects of the game they try and watch and new perspectives you might consider. There's a number of second year players on the field to watch to see how they improve. With one year of experience, several of them have talked about how they've had a chance to focus on improving their game in much more focused ways. How will guys like Justin Britt, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Brock Coyle and others look with that in mind. We also take a look at the continued downw

Into the third year of the podcast, and the first week of training camp is nearly complete as Adam and Brandan talk about the top stories coming out of camp so far. Bobby Wagner is under contract for four more years, Kam Chancellor is still sitting out and the team just traded for a Detroit Lions cornerback. The guys talk about the notion of the team having "too many" good players, and take a look at the top players who made the NFL's Top 100 list in the offseason. These are players every Seahawks fans should know, and the guys offer a bit of detail that you may not know about these players. What should fans expect to see from this Seahawks offense? What are some of the areas where they can improve? Which players could be poised to break out? The guys take on some of these questions. Do better nods go to Anthony McCoy for being "injured by the sun" and former wide receiver Percy Harvin who felt he was never welcomed by the other Seahawks receivers. A pair of Seahawks linebackers, Bobby Wagner and Bruce Irvin,

Twenty years after Steve Largent goes into the Hall of Fame, we record our 80th show. However, the biggest news of the week is Russell Wilson has signed a four-year extension with the Seahawks and we talk about what that means for the salary cap and the team's ability to sign other players. Bobby Wagner signed not long after we recorded the show on Saturday and now we wait to see what might happen with Kam Chancellor holding out. Adam talks about why Kam holding out feels a bit different than Michael Bennet wanting more money. Jess Root, senior/managing editor of Revenge of the Birds, joins us to talk about the Arizona Cardinals offseason. Apart from the season following their 2009 Super Bowl, he says he can't remember a season he's been more excited about as a Cards fan. After the break, we get into some emails, Adam goes off on his internet service provider, while Brandan struggles with understanding why a local radio host, just one week ago, would suggest Russell Wilson would be on his way out of Seattle

Three podcasts come together for a show this week. With Adam sitting out after getting back from a long work trip, Brandan is joined by Rochelle Mantanona of Atomic Trivia War 9000 along with Kevin Clarke and Matt Lynch of the Scarecrow Video Podcast. Ro delivers questions that span the entire history of the Seahawks organization. Tune in to see how Brandan's Seahawks knowledge matches up against the movie knowledge of Kevin and Matt. Listen as Kevin and Brandan reminisce about landmarks in their hometown. Also, decide for yourself if Steve Ballard is a real person or simply someone Matt made up. Most importantly, don't miss Kevin and his friends from The Enematic Cinematic podcast as they watch and review Stone Cold, starring Brian Bosworth, at The Jewelbox Theater in The Rendezvous (2322 2nd Ave.) in Seattle on August 11th.

The Russell Wilson contract talks now have a deadline and it's set for the start of training camp. Will this entire offseason saga finally come to a conclusion, or will it continue to linger? Only time will tell. Adam turns the discussion toward asking the question about why money is the end goal. Can a player put a price tag on avoiding the media drama? Perhaps Russell Okung has it figured out as he says he's going to represent himself in upcoming negotiations. We also reset the interview from last week with Seahawks long snapper Nate Boyer and talk about some of the things that came up in his interview. TD, producer of the Around the NFL, Dave Dameshek Football Program and Move the Sticks podcasts, joins the show as the official/unofficial Russell Wilson and Ciara relationship correspondent. Should we be worried about the seemingly disparate nature of Wilson's relationship with Ciara? Adam suggests Russell might need someone like Hitch in his corner to help him work through these early stages of the relatio

The show begins with Adam joining NFL Network analyst and former running back Maurice Jones Drew in a silent protest of where Marshawn Lynch ended up on the NFL Top 100 list. His silence ends, a rant ensues and then we go back and cover Lynch's appearance on Conan's talk show last week. We get into your email, touch on why Russell Wilson wants you to pray for him (not contract related), and get into more email including a top 10/12 list of pre-Russell Wilson Seahawks games. A call from DCH sparks the "Nincompoop Challenge" that goes out to other podcasters who listen to our show. Our hope is that other podcasters use it in there show, without alerting co-hosts, and then go on to issue the challenge to others in the podcasting community. Issues with fireworks and emojis land in the crosshairs of Do Better this week. Better at Life honors go to the U.S. Womens Soccer team as well as a close relative.   Articles discussed: Grantland: Tip o'the salary cap: what to do about Russell Wilson? Field Gulls: 5 really n

We kick off this week with a bit of the latest Seahawks news. Is Russell Wilson greedy for reportedly turning down a deal that would pay him similar to Cam Newton. Is $25 million too much to pay for a franchise quarterback? Think back to the Seahawks quarterback trio of 1992 in Gelbaugh, Stouffer and McGwire before you’re quick to answer. Michael Bennett says staying in Hawaii would be a better option than going back to work on time. He sounds like just about every person I’ve ever talked to Sunday night. Prediction: he’ll show up for training camp the same way we all manage to get to work on Monday. We continue our Know Your Rival series this week by talking 49ers with Oscar of the Better Rivals Podcast.  While many seem to be writing off  San Francisco considering all of the change this offseason, Oscar finds reason to be optimistic his team could finish with double digit wins. Even with the retirement of Willis and Boreland, he says the linebacking corps continues to be the strength of the defense. While o

Back from a week off there isn't much Seahawks news to talk about apart from the one day of on-field practice at minicamp. With a few weeks before training camp starts up, we're warning you that the next few weeks could be a bit short of Seahawks news. With that in mind, the guys take a look at the emails that have come in over the past week and they're chock full of suggestions for things we could talk about besides Seahawks football. A call comes in from DCH as we talk about the new stickers he designed. Have us send you one (or more) by giving us your address via our Google form. No interview this week, but we're looking for feedback on how the interviews appear in the podcast feed. We offer them separately in our feed as a courtesy to our guests, but would it remove a minor annoyance to do so without having them listed in the podcast feed? Feel free to let us know. A listener (Anthony) suggests we start following the Canadian Football League action and why we as Seahawks fans should all cheer for the Sask

This week's show kicks off with a bit of offseason news. Russell Wilson's agent forwarded a 16-page position paper to the Seahawks front office, Tarvaris Jackson re-signs with the Seahawks, contract talks with Bobby Wagner start and Cary Williams has some interesting things to say about his former team. The bulk of this show is dedicated to talking about the NFC West rival St. Louis Rams as we get you caught up to date with news from their offseason with Rams Addiction podcast co-host Michael Handshear. We ask about ways the team has improved, where do they need to continue to develop and if they're going to continue to be in St. Louis beyond the upcoming season.  Do better nominees this week include scientists in the field of robotics and a Detroit fan that sought out an autograph on a strange item from a Hall of Fame running back. Brandan nominates the first animal that is better at life than Skip Bayless and Adam highlights Marshawn Lynch's new video game role.  Follow the links below for audio/video for m

Cam Newton is the latest $100 million quarterback and Adam says that's a club Russell Wilson is willing to wait to join. Michael Bennett wants to be in that same club of guys getting new deals, though he's only one year into his contract, Brandan offers additional background on the issue. The Seahawks Town Hall meeting was Wednesday and the guys take a look at some of the highlights from that event. From Twisted Radio on KISW in the late 80s through the 90s and on to The Bob Rivers Show on KZOK and KJR, Spike O'Neill spent many years on Seattle's radio dial. He joins us this week to talk Seahawks as well as some of his favorite moments from his time in radio. Known for his "Twisted Tunes" throughout the years, Spike continues to specialize in parody work with his latest hit called Tom's Big Balls (to the tune of AC/DC's Big Balls). There were a few emails to catch up on before getting into Do Better. Organizers of the national spelling bee and "window seat wasters" are taken to task. Brandan has an idea on ho

The offseason continues  with another rules change, this time to the PAT. The guys talk about how much, if any, it has the potential to affect the league and the Seahawks. Adam and Brandan discuss an article that adds to the hype surrounding rookie receiver Tyler Lockett and discuss any impact the Dolphins deal with Ryan Tannehill could impact the Seahawks negotiations. From an email, the guys address why Tom Cable may not be happy with a majority of offensive lineman in college football. David from Virginia joins the show after his clairvoyant prediction of the penalty the Patriots would have to face (and they've since accepted) and he takes Adam to task explaining why four games is the right punishment for Tom Brady.  Seahawks rookie offensive lineman Terry Poole joins us for an interview this week. The fourth round pick tells us whether or not he thinks his prediction for the NBA Finals can hold up, ask whether or not he already has a healthy dislike for the 49ers and Broncos engrained in him from his NFL

Before gettings started, the guys announce the release of the iOS app which Adam looks forward to giving a 1-star review simply to damage Brandan's ego. The reports are in and Wilson and the Seahawks are reportedly 10s of millions apart, which make Adam and Brandan believe negotiations are only beginning. While we haven't been fans of draft grades, there were three key grades we want you to know about, including one from Mel Kiper Jr. that suggest he's given up on grading the Hawks. Geoff Baker, an investigative sports reporter and sports business columnist for the Seattle Times, has been digging into the circumstances surrounding Frank Clark's arrest. He offers his insight on the incident itself and what happened afterward with witnesses, the police investigation and the prosecutor involved in the case. The guys get into your emails and iTunes reviews before handing out a "Do Better" to Patriots fans who are helping to raise a million dollars for the Deflategate fine and Seahawks fans who are petitioning the

After weeks of talk about all of the potential players the Seattle Seahawks could draft, we now know the newest members of the team. Adam and Brandan take some time to lay out their thoughts on Seattle's second-round pick Frank Clark and why they feel the draft got off to a disappointing start. From third-round pick Tyler Lockett to the final pick of the seventh round, Ryan Murphy, the guys talk about reasons to cheer for and get excited about each one of them. The clear winner of the post-draft interviews with Seahawks reporter Tony Ventrella was offensive lineman Terry Poole of San Diego State. Nate Boyer, "Better at Life" honoree from episode 69, was one of the undrafted free agents signed by Seattle and Brandan talks about how the story of this long snapper is better than the iconic sports movie Rudy. The show wraps up with the guys talking about their weekend trip to Seattle, reading some reviews and emails before getting into Do Better nominees Pete Prisco and Roger Goodell. Lastly, Adam's Better at Lif

We have a new intro! A big thanks to Leah (or FM DJ Chick if you see her rocking her #12 jersey) for offering her voice talent. It's a great way to kick of this week's show before Brandan breaks the news to Adam that he wants to be in an open podcasting relationship. The guys move on to Russell Wilson's budding relationship which has Adam fired up about how some people in the media are treating the situation. The guys get into real football talk and get into some Seahawks Draft Appreciation 101 with a breakdown of how many players are still in the NFL from five years of drafting under John Schneider and Pete Carroll. Of 48 players drafted only four have completely departed from professional football. Picking up Bruce Irvin's option before the May 3rd deadline turns into a big topic as well. Adam shares the team's approach to undrafted free agents and how they may be a step ahead of the league in how they court guys who don't get selected this year. And lastly before the break they look at Big Red Bryant and i

Rob Staton of seahawksdraftblog.com joins us for a third time leading up to the Seahawks draft. Seattle is set to make their first pick during the second round on Friday and Rob, Adam and Brandan talk about who Seattle could reach for if they decide to move up from their 63rd pick.  Rob offers his thoughts on some of the players who have made official visits to Seattle and names one wide receiver who he thinks should already be penciled in as a pick for the Seahawks. He lays out why we could expect to see Seattle lean toward picks on offense earlier in the draft before filling in any gaps in the defense in later rounds.  Check out Rob's posts at seahawksdraftblog.com and follow him on Twitter @robstaton. 

This week's featured guest is actor and Seahawks fan Zach Galligan. He is well known for his role as Billy in Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins 2 (1990) and has more than 60 film and television credits including Tales from the Crypt, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and many films in the triller, sci-fi, and horror genre. Zach talks about some of his favorite movies from the 80s, we talk about the Seahawks 2015 schedule and he offers his opinion on how he thinks the Seahawks will do this season. We also take a look back at how Zach broke into the acting profession and look ahead to a possible new Gremlins movie on the horizon.  We get some insight into one of his latest movies, The Chair, and why he prefers to play a bad guy. Check out the teaser trailer for The Chair on YouTube and follow @theCHAIRhorror on Twitter for any updates on the film's release. Follow Zach on Twitter @zwgman and on Instagram.