Brock and Salk

Brady Henderson and Mike Lefko react to Daniel Jeremiah on Phillip Rivers and Mike Macdonald on Devon Witherspoon's dynamic play Sunday in For You-In Review. We discuss Joe Burrow saying he needs to have fun to keep playing and Nick Sirianni fielding questions about whether Jalen Hurts should be the starter in Around the NFL and we answer your questions in Answer the Questions Jerk.

Brady Henderson and Mike Lefko react to Daniel Jeremiah on Phillip Rivers and Mike Macdonald on Devon Witherspoon's dynamic play Sunday in For You-In Review. We discuss Joe Burrow saying he needs to have fun to keep playing and Nick Sirianni fielding questions about whether Jalen Hurts should be the starter in Around the NFL and we answer your questions in Answer the Questions Jerk.

Mike Lefko and Brady Henderson discuss whether or not the Seahawks have the best defense in the NFL and what other teams are also in the running for that title. They also dive into the need for a complete game from Sam Darnold on Sunday against the Colts and highlight what his last few games have looked like. They end the hour with a game of Buy Or Sell featuring a variety of football topics.

Mike Lefko and Brady Henderson of ESPN dive into the crazy story of the Seahawks getting set to face 44 year-old Phillip Rivers on Sunday and what it could look like on the field. They then bring on ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder to preview Sunday's game and get his insight on Phillip Rivers, Anthony Richardson and much more. Lefko then asks Brady three football questions for Blue 88.

Mike Lefko, filling in for Brock and Salk, opens the show by discussing the Thursday Night Football game between the Buccaneers and Falcons, and specifically the colorful postgame sound from Todd Bowles. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network to discuss the Seahawks, Phillip Rivers and plenty more.

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.

This Seahawks team plays with an athletic arrogance and confidence that is not unlike the LOB era Seahawks but Brock says there is bit more humility with this team and that probably comes from the head coach and his approach. Then, in Need to Know, we discuss the Seahawks win over the Falcons, the M's trading Harry Ford to the Nationals for Jose Ferrer, WSU football coach Jimmy Rogers departing for Iowa State and fallout from the CFP decisions. **The Mike Macdonald Show can only be found exclusively on the Seattle Sports YouTube page and the Seattle Sports app until 10 am Tuesday morning.

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.