January 09, 2025

Daily Puck Drop: Mike Garafolo, NFL Network: Longstanding issues with Grubb/Macdonald. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic: Seahawks biggest issue is the front office

1 hour 28 minutes

Today’s Daily Puck Drop got off to a delayed start with Jason “Puck” Puckett not being able to get the gremlins under control!

Guests on today include: Mike Garafolo, NFL Network and Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic

(0:00) - Mike Garafolo, NFL Network jumps on the show right away because he has things to do ! Or, he is taking his young daughter to the doctor…nothing serious, just the flu. Anyways, Puck and Mike jump right into the decision to fire Ryan Grubb and what direction they know will go in. Mike goes over a number of candidates that may be interested in the job, including Chip Kelly. Mike also describes that the relationship between Grubb and Mike Macdonald may have been one that was destined to end in failure from the get go. Pete Carroll is interviewing for the Bears job, is he a legitimate candidate for the job? Is Deion Sanders positioning himself for an NFL job by getting a team to draft both of his sons?

(13:19) - After a brief visit with Garafolo, Puck apologizes for the late start to the show over technical issues and dives deeper into the firing of Grubb and going over all the rumored candidates that the Seahawks may interview. He looks back to last years candidates and it offers a preview into this years group. Also touch in on the Mariners and recap Wednesday’s conversation with Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times on the inactivity of the Mariners in the offseason.

(41:28) - Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic joins for his weekly conversation about all things Seahawks. Did he see the Grubb firing happening? Does he agree with the decision? What candidates should the Seahawks be looking at? Mike cites the biggest issues with the team, offensive and defensive line. How much more time does the front office get since they haven’t been able to fix the lines?

(1:21:40) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Doesn’t matter who the offensive coordinator is next season if you don’t have improvement on the offensive line. If they struggle, it will be the same issues that has plagued this franchise for the past decade.

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