Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

The Athletic's Christian Caple covers the Dawgs for The Athletic. He shares his takeaways from yesterdays game, impressions of this season, and of Jake Browning's UW career. It's Dick and Dave in the Locker Room, minus Dave, as Dick interviews D.J. Fluker about the last couple of weeks, and his preparation for Dallas on Saturday. Callers weigh in on their biggest memory of Jake Browning as a Dawg. It's the first Textimonials of the year. We take your texts at 49451 and Texty spits them out on the air.

Rick Neuheisel, still the last man to ever lead the Huskies to a Rose Bowl victory, joins the show to break down yesterday's game. Hugh Millen has his own takeaways following the Dawgs' Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State. Donovan Lewis of 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas talks Cowboys ahead of Saturdays playoff matchup with the Seahawks. He explains what worries him most about the Hawks, and is Jason Garrett really on the hot seat? Dick Fain has never been high on Tyler Lockett. Before the season, he and Softy made a wager... and it's a push.

Terry and Tony are in once again today for Softy and Dick Fain who have a few days off this week. Before the NFL season began, Nate Davis predicted that the Seahawks would end the season with a 4-12 record. With Seattle in the playoffs, sitting at 9 wins and going for a 10th, the NFL writer from USA Today calls in to own up to his prediction, and talk some football. Tony Softli is a big part of the new Alliance of American Football. He spends a few minutes talking about the new league.

Theo Lawson of The Spokesman Review has last minute insights on the Washington State Cougars shortly before they take the field for the Alamo Bowl. Corbin Smith breaks down film on various Hawks, including guys you might not think as much about. Kyler Murray is in the position to be able to play both football and baseball, and thus far has been non-committal, but how high could he be drafted in the NFL? The game against the Crimson Tide will answer a lot of that.

Despite this week's terrible ratings, Monday Night Football's rating are up considerably this year, disproving the narrative that the NFL is losing viewers. Terry and Tony discuss the Dawgs present and future leading up to next week's Rose Bowl. Terry asks Twitter, how far will the Seahawks go in the playoffs this year?

Softy and Dick Fain are still on vacation. Terry Blount is back today, joined by Tony Softli. Fox Sports 910 in Phoenix's Kenny Sargent calls in to fill us in on the latest with the Arizona Cardinals. Will Larry Fitzgerald be back next year? Will Rosen actually start to develop? Terry and Tony talk about the controversies surrounding players' decisions, from players sitting out, to others liek Justin Herbert who are choosing to stay in college, to others who are transferring.

Curtis Crabtree, our own Seahawks reporter, spent the day out at the VMAC. He joins us to update us on everything we need to know about the team; latest news, injury report, and more. Tim May is a sports reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. He calls in to talk Buckeye football before next week's Rose Bowl game against the Huskies. Is it time to add another four teams to the college football playoff?

Voice of the Sounders Matt "Stretch" Johnson remembers former Sounder Sigi Schmid who passed away earlier this week. Early in the NFL season, it looked like we knew who would dominate the league; Rams, Chiefs, Saints, but things are slowing down for some of those top teams. Are the playoffs wide open this year? What were the best and worst plays of the Seahawks season?

It's Christmas Week and Softy and Dick Fain have a few days off. Terry Blount is sitting in with Jed Collins. The Seahawks beat the Chiefs Sunday night and are now definitely in the playoffs. They don't know who they'll face yet, but odds are it'll be Dallas. First though, they've got to finish out the regular season with a game against the hapless Cardinals. Is there any chance they lose this game? The Athletic's Michael-Sean Dugar answers that question, talks about Pete Carroll's contract, and more. Baker Mayfield is in the middle of more controversy; this time for staring down his former coach, Hue Jackson. This isn't on the level of his other character issues, but it's something you wouldn't imagine other leaders liek Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, etc. doing.

Newy Scruggs of NBC Dallas knows the Cowboys better than just about anyone else. He explains why the Cowboys team the Hawks will likely see in the playoffs is different than the team they saw in Week 3. The Cougars play Friday night, and there's no one better than Jed Collins to tell us exactly where this team stands. Jed also explains why this year's Saints team is better than the Saints team that won the Super Bowl.