Mike Salk

People might not like the rematch for the national championship game but it felt like those were the teams that deserved to be there. Nick Saban stopped the postgame presser to praise Bryce Young and Will Anderson despite the loss. Salk explains why he is a Nick Saban fan. We revisit the Pete Carroll Show to hear his biggest takeaway from the season: the need for balance.

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Pete Carroll says the "nucleus" of a championship team is in place just like in 2012. Are you buying that? How far away are they? Tuesday's are for "Take the L" and today we're handing out L's to Sean McVay/Matt Stafford for their "noise" issue, NY Giants coach Joe Judge for his play-calling and Salk for his reaction to the Chargers/Raiders end of game. Brock Huard reacts to the QB play in the Alabama/Georgia championship game.

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Pete Carroll told us yesterday that he thinks they are "right there" when it comes to getting back to being a championship caliber roster. Do you agree? Salk takes your phone calls to discuss that question. Then, Brock Huard joins Salk to discuss the National Championship game, and whether the Seahawks have the core of a championship team or not. Plus, we break down trophies in Ranked.

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Seahawks Takeaways include another [well deserved] gloating session over Rashaad Penny, mourning for Quandre Diggs' injury, Cody Barton's performance without Bobby Wager and Tyler Lockett having another big day. Salk continues to argue there is no reason whatsoever to move on from Pete Carroll. John Clayton's Morning Drive addresses the future for the Seahawks in regards to cap space. 

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Seahawks round out the season with a great win in Arizona and Rashaad Penny went off again for 190 yards. As much as this season was a disappointment, Salk says it’s time to take a moment of appreciation amid the chaos. Maura takes us Around the NFL to see where the playoffs currently stand. 

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Salk: "Enough of the noise. There is NO reason whatsoever to move on from Pete Carroll. That is just not how teams that fire their coaches play." Coach Carroll's postgame comments about running the ball sound like they're directed at Russ's camp, but Salk argues the Seahawks still have the best coach and the best quarterback in the NFC West. So, with all of these positive vibes, what does Russ do next? Brock Huard shares his thoughts on the game & future personnel. 

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Pete Carroll joins Mike Salk to wrap up the season. He discusses what he learned about this team, whether he expects Russell Wilson to be back, how much salary cap they have to work with and if he anticipates any changes to the coaching staff.

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We are only a week away from NFL playoff action and it doesn't seem like there are as many crazy scenarios where teams can sneak in as usual. We take a final look at the disappointing 2021 Seahawks and acknowledge regardless of how this goes this weekend, next week and this offseason, what an incredible run this has been. We revisit the Jake Heaps and Salk debate on what they believe is the core issue between Russ and Pete.

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Salk says the irony of the NFL is to be successful at one thing, sometimes you have to stop doing it. DK Metcalf explained yesterday how Rashaad Penny getting going is creating more single high safety looks for them. Salk reads Kevin Clark's article from the Ringer on how the NFL should focus on 'culture' when picking a new head coach. Brock Huard responds to Salk's offensive theory. 

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Every Friday we invite Gee Scott (Gee & Ursula, 97.3 KIRO) for his weekly chat to preview the Seahawks game, but this week Salk wants to talk about the future of Russell and Pete - to which Gee believes they will BOTH be back next year. ESPN Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson said he will be waiting by his phone Monday in case anything happens, and John Clayton's Morning Drive covers what that would take to keep DK Metcalf in Seattle.

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