Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

What are the chances Russell Wilson remains a Seahawk beyond his current contract? Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk joins Softy and Dick to discuss the Russell Wilson situation, when they should trade him if they trade him at all, the pros and cons of trading him now vs. later, San Francisco’s situation with Jimmy Garoppolo and if they are going after Teddy Bridgewater, J.J. Watt joining the Cardinals. Reaction to Florio's thoughts on Wilson and the chances he leaves Seattle.

Kraken team president Tod Leiweke joins Softy and Dick to discuss our partnership with the team as their radio home, Everett Fitzhugh as the radio voice of the team, arena update, the road to getting to this point. Everett Fitzhugh joins Softy and Dick to discuss the new partnership with KJR for the Kraken, joining the KJR crew, what radio broadcasts will sound like, what he’s like as a broadcaster, his background and history calling hockey. Chuck Powell, Jason Puckett, Ian Furness, Softy and Dick react get together for a roundtable discussion of KJR becoming the home of the Kraken.

What should the Seahawks do with Russell Wilson and what would they do if he was no longer with the team? Scott Rintoul of Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver on the instant success capabilities for the Kraken, where the Canucks are at right now, what GMs in the NHL learned from Las Vegas’ early success, how big of a rivalry this can be, how people in Vancouver are feeling about the Kraken, who to watch out for in the 2021 Pacific division. Revisiting Mike Florio's comments on an exit for Wilson feeling inevitable and an NFL.com piece on the Seahawks should trade Russell now.

The Huskies know their schedule for the 2021 season after the Pac-12 released the conference's schedule on Tuesday. Brandon Huffman of 24/7 Sports on the Pac-12 recruiting this year and perception of the conference by young players, update on the big stars left to sign (JT Tuimoloau), how he would characterize the Huskies class this year, what happened with players who left the school, Covid restrictions impact.

Softy and Dick discuss what Russell Wilson's reaction to the stories about his unhappiness could be and if he needs to stop the chatter. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News on the Pac-12 football schedule release today and missed marketing opportunity, initial thoughts on schedule overall and UW’s schedule, schedule mechanics for the Dawgs and others, opportunity for conference image to change in the first week of the football season, Pac-12 road to the final four, USC fans should be happy with schedule, timeline for hiring a new commissioner. And textamonials.

Softy and Dick discuss the back and forth between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and LeBron James regarding the intersection of sports and politics. UW head coach Jimmy Lake on the Pac-12 schedule release this morning and first impressions of it, when he wants the bye in a normal year, breaking down the road trips on the schedule, having fans back at Husky Stadium this Fall, a day in the life for players right now, spring practice guidelines, new Arizona Head Coach being the only new HC in the Pac-12 this year, in-person recruiting going on now, how they handled the 2020 season dealing with the pandemic, the transfer portal madness now. Softy and Dick react to the Lake interview and on the latest in the car accident of Britt Reid before the Super Bowl in Kansas City.

Softy is back from vacation and gives his thoughts on the latest happenings in the Russell Wilson saga with the Seahawks. Corey Brock of The Athletic joins Softy and Dick to discuss Julio Rodriguez walking off yesterday’s game driving Jarred Kelenic in, games not on TV, chances Jarred starts in the bigs after Mather comments, service time and control rules, Mather’s comments about Kelenic and how they might work out well for Jarred if the M’s go the other way.

What happened with Russell Wilson for the relations with the Seahawks to get to this point? Dan Patrick of Fox Sports Radio joins Softy and Dick to discuss his interview with Rusell Wilson a couple weeks ago that blew up the entire story, Wilson’s comments specifically that day and what they were about, what changed for Russell this off-season, how long Wilson will stay with the Seahawks, balance of power in the NFC West now. And textamonials.

Softy and Dick react to their interview with Dan Patrick and his thoughts on the Russell Wilson situation. Hugh Millen joins Softy and Dick to discuss the Russell Wilson news last week about teams he’d want to play for, what has changed for him in the last few years, what needs to happen next, the offensive philosophy that Wilson wants vs. the offensive philosophy that Carroll wants, blocking schemes for pass plays, the public and teammate perception of Russell’s comments and what they say about his future plans to be here or not, what teammates might be saying to him right now. And the opportunity the Pac-12 missed now having its schedule release televised.

Donald Watts is in with Dick Fain and discusses what Watts Basketball camp has been doing during Covid and what comes next as we come out of this, the benefits to kids who are dealing with virus effects. Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic on how their article came together on Russell Wilson, how we got to this point with Wilson, the Seahawks front office perspective on the QB position, why Russell re-signed with the Seahawks at all, how much of a power play this is and what’s going on in Wilson’s head now. Dick vs. Donald on how much Seattle needs to run the football and looking back at 2017.