Brock and Salk

Mike Macdonald joins Mike Salk to discuss the Seahawks loss the the 49ers, the positives he saw on film, how he deals with the self inflicted wounds, why he's confident they will get the rushing attack going , what he saw from Geno Smith last night and how they can improve their turnover differential.

Salk opens up the DK Metcalf conversation again with some sound from Colin Cowherd who is on the same wavelength as him: that the Seahawks may need to trade DK at some point. Later, everyone brings their Seahawks Takeaways.

Brock and Salk go back over the laundry list of self-inflicted wounds the Seahawks had in the Thursday night loss to the 49ers. They also discuss how this game felt like there was a lot of sloppy play. In Blue 88, Brock breaks down the most surprising next level stat from the game, the growth and non-growth of Geno Smith and the importance level of the upcoming UW-Iowa game.

The Seahawks have now lost three in a row after winning three straight to start the year. Which version of the Seahawks is closer to who the team really is? Salk addresses the conversation. The, he takes phone calls to hear thoughts from others on the current issues that the Seahawks face.

We discuss Aaron Rodgers' response to Robert Saleh's firing, Nathaniel Hackett being stripped of playcalling duties, Nick Sirianni's reponse to questions about his job security and Russell Wilson returning to practice in Around the NFL. Then, Brock and Salk preview tonight's game and get distracted by some talk of whether or not you can root for the Yankees in the MLB playoffs. Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football questions in the Fantasy Forecast.

The hour opens by listening to your voicemails for Here's The Thing. Later, Gee Scott joins the show to get his thoughts on the upcoming Seahawks-49ers showdown.

Brock and Salk go back and forth about who could make the biggest difference for the Seahawks against the 49ers. They later react to sound about teams relying heavily on the run game this season and the difficulties of stopping it. In Blue 88, topics include why Humble Pie wasn't the worst thing for the Seahawks against the Giants, the second level of the Seahawks defense and UW players glowing reviews of Jedd Fisch.

Salk is emphatic about how different the feeling around town is when your team plays in a primetime game, just like the spot the Seahawks are in tonight. Later, they re-air the conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network to get his analysis on the Thursday Night Football matchup.

Brock breaks down UW Iowa in Washington Wednesday. Then, he and Salks discuss the Seahawks run defense issues. How much of their problem is tendencies starting to show up on film and how much is personnel? Plus, we hear all the unkingd things that fans had to say to Brock about his Oregon MSU broadcast in Mean Tweets.

Brock and Salk dig through the QB's that have been drafted in the first round over the last two years, lay out who has been successful, who hasn't and how many they would currently want playing for the Seahawks. They later welcome on Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network to help them break down the upcoming Thursday Night Football game between the Seahawks and 49ers.