Brock and Salk

Salk opens the show frustrated over the Seahawks crucial loss to the Vikings, citing how many self inflicted wounds the Seahawks made in this game. Then, they go Around The Weekend with headlines from the rest of thee NFL, the first round of the College Football Playoff and the MLB Hot Stove with five first baseman going off the market via trade and free agency.

How do the Seahawks win on Sunday against the Vikings? How concerned are we about the Seahawks offensive line versus the Vikings defensive front? Can the Seahawks establish the run game early or will they have to go to the air consistently which runs into Geno Smith’s interception issues. // Need to Know: The Boston Red Sox have signed Patrick Sandoval. Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // Breaking News: The Houston Astros are signing 1B Christian Walker. We take your calls on anything sports. From Mariners to Seahawks to the College Football

What are the remaining options for the Mariners? A rumor came out that the Mariners are interested in Cleveland Guardians’ Josh Naylor. Are the mariners actively trying to go after Arizona Diamondbacks’ Christian Walker? Should the Mariners go after LaMonte Wade Jr.? // Need to Know: The Boston Red Sox have signed Patrick Sandoval. Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // The statements made by Jerry Dipoto back in 2018-2019 is almost the same comments he made this offseason saying we have a lot of options in terms of spending to bring a big-time bat to Seattle. What big free agents have the Mariners brought in since 2019? The Mariners need to spend, and they refuse to go after top tier talent. 

The AL West is up for grabs this season, all the teams are similar spots, and the Mariners are the only team in the division to not make any big offseason moves. The Mariners have the pitching but are behind all other teams in offense. // Need to Know: Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // How do the Seahawks get their running game back on track? Is this a problem of commitment or attacking a defense in the wrong way? The Seahawks are up against a big opponent in the Vikings. Will we see more play actions in Ryan Grubb’s playbook? // Blue 88: Marine Layer Podcast Edition: How do you get DK Metcalf the ball more? What percent of the offensive snaps do we think Geno Smith will get this week? What upset in the College Football Playoffs that you want to see? 

Lyle Goldstein and TJ Matthewson from The Marine Layer Podcast are in for Brock & Salk today. The Mariners offseason is frustrating fans and they guys start going through the past years of Mariners offseason moves. Who is left for the Mariners to trade for that they could afford? // Need to Know: Both Geno Smith and Ken Walker were full participants in practice yesterday and that is great news for the Seahawks. The Mariners offseason has been slow, when will they make their first big acquisition? The College Football Playoffs are here and who do we think will get upset? // We revist and interview from yesterday with Fox Sports Broadcaster Adam Amin

The hour begins with the weekly iteration of Here's The Thing, in which Brock and Salk listen to some hilarious voicemails from listeners. Then, they take phone calls with opinions on what the Seahawks should do with Geno Smith if the season were to end today.

Brock and Salk dissect Mike Macdonald's growth as a head coach thus far. Now the question for the final three games of this season is if he can get the offense to run the ball more/play his offensive style and if he can get Riq Woolen to play hard. Later, they welcome on Gee Scott to talk Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and other Seahawks topics. In Blue 88, topics include the Vikings defense, how the Seahawks fix their red zone issues on offense and the latest on UW and the transfer portal.

Salk opens the show by discussing why he has confidence in the Seahawks beating the Vikings this weekend and his thoughts on all of the NFL Network picking against the Seahawks. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network.

We discuss whether trading prospects for an impact bat is even possible or whether the M's are going to have to do something more uncomfortable. Then, we dig into Daniel Jeremiah's answer when we asked if Geno Smith passes the "confetti test". Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football playoff questions in the Fantasy Football Forecast.