PFF awarded Sam Darnold their midseason MVP award and Jaxon Smith-Njigba the midseason Offensive Player of the Year, and as a result Brock and Salk debate if this is what it's all supposed to feel like for a really good football team, along with what the Seahawks organization continue to get right. They also talk through whether or not the Mariners could bring back Jorge Polanco and if it makes sense now that he has declined his 2026 player option and entered free agencuy. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at an area where the Seahawks defense needs to go from good to great, two strengths of the Cardinals entering Sunday and how Mike Macdonald referenced Chris Petersen.