Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

It was clear yesterday that once the officials on the field made the call on the Demaryius Thomas touchdown, there wasn't going to be enough evidence to change it. The point job on the field made it impossible to tell where the line started. We grabbed all of the best audio from around Week 1 of the NFL, and we have it for you on Hey, Did You Hear That? Bill Krueger isn't ready to give up on the Mariners this season quite yet. He explains why. Earl Thomas spoke with the media after yesterday's game. He explains why he decided to come back, and his reasoning isn't really a big surprise.

We've heard this one before, but it's re-surfaced yet again. A new SI article claims that there is a division in the locker room between Russell Wilson and most of the rest of the players. One thing we hadn't heard before is that Wilson is supposedly seen as a snitch, running to Pete Carroll with dirt on all of the other guys. Even if all of this is true, will it really have any impact on the team going forward? Most of the guys who might have had this opinion are gone. The new kids coming up were in high school, or just starting college when Russ entered the league. They're likely to treat him with more reverence anyway. Hugh Millen has been in locker rooms at all levels. He gives his thoughts on the article, and how the attitude may impact the team. Seahawks running back Chris Carson talks to Dick Fain about coming back after a season of injuries.

Our final Fact or Fiction pick of the week, take the under 42.5 in the Seahawks / Broncos game. The first two games of the year are against teams with new and unproven quarterbacks that likely won't win more than 7 games. Should the Hawks be expected to win the game in Denver or is it not a big deal if they lose this one? With 22 games left being 5.5 games behind Oakland, are the Mariners on life support? Corey Brock gives us the latest on Kyle Seager, the brawl, and all things Mariners. Shaquem Griffin talks to Softy about how he's handled being considered an inspiration by so many people. Textimonials on the Hawks' biggest weaknesses, Russell Wilson, and Softy's mayoral aspirations.

The talk of Seahawks locker room issues has re-surfaced yet again with a new Sports Illustrated article claiming among other things, that Russell Wilson is viewed as a snitch by some players. Cliff Avril, former Seahawk and current midday co-host at 950 KJR contributed to the article (not regarding the claims involving Russell Wilson). He talks about the locker room atmosphere following the Super Bowl loss, and shares his own thoughts on Russell Wilson. Bob Rondeau breaks down last weekend's UW game and looks ahead to North Dakota courtesy of Simply Seattle. If Jacob Eason had started last weekend instead of Jake Browning, would the Dawgs have won? Things are getting dire for the M's, and it won't be an easy weekend for them, facing the New York Yankees. We get you ready for the game on Baseball's Heritage Pre-Game Show.

We're broadcasting from the Central Bar and Restaurant in Bellevue, as we will be every Thursday throughout the NFL season, hanging out with Mike Holmgren. Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird talks about the upcoming WNBA Finals against the Washington Mystics, and the win over the Mercury that got the team there. We didn't see as much of Salvon Ahmed as we thought we would last weekend, and that needs to change. Softy believes North Dakota is the perfect opportunity to test him a bit more before the Dawgs start playing conference games. We look ahead to Denver and break down the Hawks expected performance against the Broncos. Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports gives us his picks for college football and the NFL.

It's another edition of Fact or Fiction at 4:00, and today we predict the outcome of the Stanford vs. USC game. Mike Holmgren has a lot to say about our pick in that game when he joins us for The Mike Holmgren Show live from the Central Bar and Restaurant in Bellevue. This week, we talk about Earl Thomas returning, just as Coach said he would, his impressions of Michael Dickson, and his thoughts on the Dawgs' red zone play calling. Chris Petersen sit down with Softy for a few minutes to talk about last week's game and offering a few thoughts on North Dakota.

Earl Thomas is back as of earlier today, just in time for the first game of the regular season. Softy is ready to completely forgive and forget. Are you as quick to dismiss him holding out? Rumors abound that Dallas offered a second-round pick for Earl but the Seahawks wouldn't bite. Would it be worth it to get a second-rounder in exchange for giving up Earl for his likely final year as a Seahawk? We play regional reaction, asking a representative from each region around the Puget Sound to answer the question. Chris Ackerley, son of former Sonics and KJR owner Barry Ackerley, explains why his family is choosing to get involved with the effort to bring an NHL franchise to Seattle.

Today's prediction on Fact or Fiction; Dick picks the Saints -9.5 against Tampa. The Trey Adams injury may be worse than previously thought, meaning he may be out most or all of the season. Is this basically a death blow for the Huskies, or will they still be able to run the table? They're a 4-4 team over their last eight games without him. Petros Papadakis talks about the loss to Auburn, and quickly takes us through all of last weekend's Pac-12 action. Textimonials react to Earl Thomas' return, and the latest news on Trey Adams.

The Dawgs may have lost to Auburn last weekend, but Rick Neuheisel says take heart; they proved that they are a competitive team. Kevin Harlan talks about the return of Earl Thomas, his expectations for the Hawks this year, and all things NFL. We thought the fight between Segura and Dee Gordon might have been the turning point the M's needed, but maybe it wasn't. They lost last night. They'll take one more shot against the Orioles tonight. We'll set the lineups and hear from Scott Servais on Baseball's Heritage Pre-Game Show.

The Honks with Softy, Dick Baird, and Hugh Millen break-down several key plays of the Auburn game, including why Auburn was so tricky, the Washington red-zone efficiency, Jake Browning struggles again, and where Washington goes from here.