Brock and Salk

Brock discusses the QB battle going on at UW ahead of next week's matchup with Oregon. Then, Shannon Drayer joins the show to giver her rebuttal to Salk's take that the M's should trade a starting pitcher. Plus, Maura helps you set your lineup with the Fantasy Football Forecast.

The hour starts by going around the NFL with topics including the potential substantial amount of head coaching vacancies that could be out there by the end of the NFL season, the Joe Douglas firing and the New York Giants.

Salk and Brady Henderson of ESPN open the hour by diving in on the importance of offensive coordinators and zero in specifically on Ryan Grubb. Then, they outline how valuable Ernest Jones has been thus far and if they think the Seahawks will keep him long term. Finally, Brock breaks down three football questions in Blue 88.

Salk explains what he believs the new details about Major League Baseball taking over the production of Mariners broadcast will mean, both now and long term. Then, they re-air their conversation with John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports to discuss the upcoming matchup between the Seahawks and Cardinals.

We check in on San Fran sports radio callers and find that there is a lot of rage being directed at Kyle Shanahan. Then, we discuss Mike Macdonald's comments about guys who truly love ball. It seems like this scheme requires a lot of study and work ahead of time and if you don't really love not just ball, but also the process, you won't thrive. Plus, we talk favorite Christmas movies, the most annoying kind of golf partner, and breakfast preferences in Answer the Question Jerk.

Brock and Salk react to recent sound from both Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas, as well as discussing Russell Wilson's 4-0 start as the Steelers starting quarterback. Then, they welcome on John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports to discuss the upcoming Seahawks vs. Cardinals game and why the Cardinals have had success so far this season.

Brock and Salk react to their conversation with Mike Macdonald and some of his comments about needing guys in his system who love football. It also makes them think about some of the players that are no longer in town. Salk also wonders what it would take for the Seahawks to win a Super Bowl. He outlines a few poisition that have to be significantly upgraded. In Blue 88, topics include Seahawks PFF grades, numbers about Macdonald vs the Shanahan tree and which Seahawk will be under the most pressure to grow and improve over the final seven weeks.

Salk has noticed one thing about a Mike Macdonald strength that he feels as if people are not talking enough about. Then, they re-air their conversation with the Seahawks head coach after their win over the 49ers.

We discuss what the Seahawks offense did differently coming out of the bye week. Then, in Need to Know, we break down the UW win, WSU's loss, the Kraken's weekend, the Seahawks win and more. We end the hour with the Seahawks head coach, Mike Macdonald. He discusses what was different in yesterday's win, what they took away from their visit with the Navy SEALS, what he saw from Abe Lucas and Olu Oluwatimi in their first starts this season, how rookie LB Tyrice Knight did and why Geno Smith is so good with 2 minutes remaining.

Did Mike Macdonald outcoach Kyle Shanahan in the Seahawks win over the 49ers? Salk says yes, while Brock isn't as certain. Later, they get into all of their Seahawks Takeaways.