Mike Salk

Longest bye week ever is over, Lefko and Brock discuss what the Seahawks players did during the free week. Brock's hunch is that the rookie class kept things low-key and professional by studying film and not doing anything chaotic like players in years past. Is $33m really going to be the asking price for Geno Smith this year? Lefko and Brock agree that he has outplayed expectations and they're building towards something bigger, so is it worth losing Geno to bet on a QB in the draft? Brock thinks Geno will bet on himself. Ranked: Brock's Top 5 CFB games that he has called in his career.

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Mariners have questions in the OF and INF and Lefko asks Brock which one of the talented M's pitchers is most likely to be used in a trade? Brock says it's a great position for the Mariners to be in but he's only willing to trade guys like Flexen or Marco if teams are willing to take on an additional salary of a guy like Jesse Winker. Lefko and Brock go Around the NFL to share their biggest takeaways from some blowouts, nail-biters and MVP performances from Week 11.

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After watching the other teams in the NFL this weekend, Brock says he learned definitively that the Seahawks are for real and should be playoff contenders because no other NFC teams have shown themselves to be ultimately dominant yet. Another name has been connected to Mariners rumors - Gleyber Torres of the Yankees. Brock & Lefko agree that Dylan Moore is not an everyday second baseman, but Brock has another name in his head for the Mariners: Andrew Benintendi. In Blue 88 we learn: who is this Raiders team rolling in this week? Did Hackett turning over play-calling duties make an impact? And did the oddsmakers get the Apple Cup's opening line right?

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Mike Lefko in for Mike Salk -- Lefko is excited that we're finally back to a Seahawks game week since the 6:30am game in Munich feels like an extra week. We say happy birthday to Ken Griffey, JR who turns 53 today, and discuss the strange/true fact that the Raiders have beat only 2 teams this season after sweeping the Broncos. Both UW and WSU win this weekend ahead of the Apple Cup and the Kraken have reassigned forward Shane Wright to the Coachella Valley Firebirds — their AHL affiliate — on a conditioning loan. We revisit Jerry Dipoto's press conference from Friday.

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We continue a debate started while Gee was on in the last hour about which foods should and shouldn't be on your Thanksgiving dinner table. Then, it's Friday so have open phone lines for all your Mariners, Seahawks and Thanksgiving dinner takes. Plus, another edition of Ranked.

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Joe Fann joins Salk for his weekly appearance and is presented with the idea that Geno Smith could cost up to $33m per year and doesn't disagree with the notion that he'll be more expensive than we originally thought. The Kraken win at home last night in overtime and Salk is impressed with the bounce back. Gee Scott (Gee & Ursula, 97.3 KIROfm) joins Salk in-studio every Friday and today was mostly about Thanksgiving side dishes, but also his own feelings on the Geno Smith upcoming pay-day. 

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It's sad to see Kyle Lewis go but the M's are at a point where they couldn't count on him bouncing back. Salk discussed Cooper Hummel with some Diamondbacks folks and learned he's the kind of player the analysts like but scouts don’t. There have been a lot of Geno Smith Ryan Tannehill comparisons but Salk isn't sure he would want to re-sign the equivalent of Tannehill. Brady Henderson (in for Brock Huard) answers Salk's question about what it would take to sign Geno this week and he says it could be $33m for a variety of reasons. Salk is stunned. 

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We start the show by wondering if Twitter is really dying? We reflect on some of the good and bad that comes with it, but ultimately that it's the best for breaking sports news.  The Mariners make another trade yesterday by sending former Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for C/OF Cooper Hummel who Salk says could be another Austin Nola type player. We revisit yesterday's Jerry Dipoto Show with this most recent trade in mind. 

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Brock called the UW Oregon game this weekend and he had complaints from both sides, we go through them in Mean Tweets. Then, Jerry Dipoto's comments on whether Teoscar Hernandez was their first target gave us a little insight into some of their approach this offseason and Justin and Brock have another edition of Ranked.

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Brock & Salk play a clip from Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears discussing how scoring across the NFL is down but the rushing is way up despite all of these superstar QBs who can throw the ball. Brock loves the waves of changes the NFL goes through over time. The Jerry Dipoto Show comes on the heels of the Mariners first big offseason move signing of Teoscar Hernandez, so what's next? Salk asks him to explain the thinking behind the trade for Hernandez and what does he think about Kodai Senga's "ghost" forkball?

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