Brock and Brady Henderson of ESPN dive into their evaluation of the now first place Seahawks through seven games and the reinforcements that are on the way for the defense coming out of the bye. They also go through their Seahawks Takeaways through the first half. In Blue 88, topics include a Seahawk that hasn't been talked about enough, Demond Williams and comparing and contrasting Mike Macdonald in year one and year two.

The Seahawks may be on their bye week, but they took over first place in the NFC West thanks to the Texans beating the 49ers, so Maura and Lyle react to all of it to open the show (with Salk out). Then, they re-air their conversation with Brian Nemhauser (aka Hawkblogger) to discuss the Seahawks, Sam Darnold, the use of play action and plenty more.

Stacy Rost joins Salk to discuss what she learned over the course of the M's season, what the legacy of the 2025 M's will be, and what the payroll should look like this offseason. Then, we take your calls, as we do every Friday.

The hour begins by listening back to some of the best sound bites from guests throughout the week for "For You In Review". Afterwards, Gee Scott hops on for his weekly appearance.

Salk talks about why 2025 was such an important year for the Mariners, how it made up for some of the frustration over the last couple of seasons in which they missed the playoffs and he also reacts to some more of the sound from the end of season press conference. Then, Brian Nemhauser (aka Hawkblogger) joins the show to share his insight on Sam Darnold, the state of the Seahawks and more. In Blue 88 with Hawkblogger, topics include what the Seahawks secondary will look like with everyone healthy, if Robbie Outzs and Christian Haynes can fix the Seahawks run game and who the biggest threat in the NFC West is.

Salk reacts to some of the Mariners end of season press conference, including how authentic they were and how that all resonates with people. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network inlcuding talk on the Seahawks, Leonard Williams, Sam Darnold and more.

We discuss Pete Carroll and Mike McDaniel's woes as their teams continue to struggle and Jets owner Woody Johnson throwing his QB under the bus in Around the NFL. Then, Daniel Jeremiah joins us to discuss Jarran Reed being a "steady Eddie", whether he gives JSN or Darnold more credit for the success they are having in this Seahawks offense so far, his concern level for the four turnovers Seattle had Monday night and whether the Seahawks should try to trade Riq Woolen or not.

The hour starts with listener voicemails for Here's The Thing. Then, Brock and Salk get into a long QB conversation about how good Sam Darnold is and if they are ready to see the Seahawks commit to him long term.

Brock and Salk react to some sound from a few different baseball analysts on the decisions that were made in Game 7 of the ALCS and if they agree with what they said or not. They also look into what the Mariners could do next with the offseason now rapidly approaching. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at Russell Wilson's viral tweet, a couple big Seahawks case studies through seven games and who the next Seahawk to make the Hall of Fame will be.

Salk starts the show by discussing the breaking news of the early gambling culprits of the NBA and how big of a story this should be. Then, they re-air their conversation with Joel Katt of FOX Sports to get his insight on the Seahawks so far here in 2025, Sam Darnold, college football and more.