Brock and Salk

Brock and Salk discuss George Kirby's outing from yesterday as well as Julio falling short in a clutch situation. Maura later takes everyone around the NFL, with stories about the Rams, Russell Wilson, Christian McCaffrey, Drew Bledsoe and more. In Blue 88, Brock analyzes the Seahawks pressure rate on defense, the upcoming Apple Cup and a Seahawk who played no snaps in Week 1 that will play a pivotal role on Sunday

Salk starts the show by reading some Apple Podcast reviews along with talking about another Mariners loss, paired with George Kirby's struggles in the last month. They then revisit their conversation with Jeff Passan where he comments on Edgar's philosophy, floats trade ideas, reacts to the Jerry Dipoto extension and more.

We continue the discussion we had with Jeff Passan in the previous hour on why analytics need to be involved in coaching today's MLB players and which stats are most relevant. Then, we discuss whether the Seahawks have elite talent as Colin Cowherd proclaimed yesterday or not and it's the return of Answer the Question Jerk!

Brock and Salk discuss the Tyreek Hill incident in Miami on Sunday along with the video footage of it that was released. They later bring on ESPN's Jeff Passan to get his thoughts on the Edgar Martinez comments, along with the Mariners outlook for the remainder of the season.

Brock and Salk share their takeaways from their Mike Macdonald interview. They then get in a heated debate over Edgar Martinez's comments in The Seattle Times over his emphasis on batting average and RBI's. In Blue 8,, they talk about halftime adjustments, PFF grades and Jedd Fisch.

Salk wonders if the Seahawks performance on Sunday was only a start, and if they can actually get even better. They then revisit their conversation with Mike Macdonald with all of his takeaways from the Week 1 win.

Brock and Salk discuss the Seahawks defense looking better yesterday than we've seen it look in years. Then, we discuss the Seahawks win, the M's taking 2 of 3 from the Cardinals, the NFL scores, and UW and WSU's wins in Need to Know. We end the show with Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald joining us to discuss the win, what he saw watching the film back, how difficult it was to prepare for a rookie QB, what went into the adjustments made in the second half and who stood out in a strong defensive performance.

There were three players who really flew under the radar in the Seahawks win over the Broncos. Brock and Salk share who they feel like those trio of guys were. They then dive into Seahawks Takeaways, which includes plenty about the defense.

Brock opens the hour with his overall thoughts on the Seahawks win over the Broncos, including being impressed with Geno's performance. They also discuss what looked and felt the same and different under Mike Macdonald. In Blue 88, topics include a wild NFL stat, unsung Seahawks heroes and something that happened in a college football game on Saturday that had never happened before.

The Seahawks put together their best defensive performance in some time on Sunday against the Broncos and Salk was amazed by it. Then, Maura takes everyone around the weekend with plenty of NFL storylines, including the Brazil game, the debut of Caleb Williams, the Steelers first game (and without Russell WIlson), the rest of the NFC West and plenty more.