Softy & Dick Interviews

Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about how he handled the change from a starting quarterback to a backup, as it relates to the Seahawks starting Drew Lock with Sam Darnold hurt, what he has seen from Lock, how much they would use Jadarian Price in his 2nd career game, and NFL offenses going more under center.

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Rick Neuheisel from CBS Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Lane Kiffin’s possible injury lie for LSU, Ole Miss facing them this week, Oregon’s loss to Oklahoma State last week, the NIL situation for the University of Washington, why it has been a struggle, the issues with the Huskies’ offense right now, and a weekly pick.

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Chris Daniels of Komo joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about yesterday’s update on NBA expansion and a new timeline and possible deadline to learn news with expansion teams coming to Seattle and Las Vegas, the valuation elements with both the cities, how Vegas affects Seattle’s situation plus the finances with the rest of the league.

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Kevin Harlan of CBS and Westwood One joins Dave Softy Mahler to revisit last week’s Seahawks opener against the Patriots and the booth-cam video of his final interception call, Seattle and Drew Lock having the Cardinals coming up, the Chargers losing in their opener, the Rams’ bad travel plans for Australia, plus the Bears’ and Chiefs’ first games.

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Petros Papadakis of Fox Sports in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about Mike Holmgren returning to the show this year, the Huskies’ start to 2026 including the offensive struggles for Washington, the drama with Macklemore right now, Eddie Vedder claiming two cities, and the Oregon Ducks getting upset by Oklahoma State last week.

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Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss Seattle’s quarterback situation with an injured Sam Darnold and Drew Lock stepping in, Deshaun Watson in Cleveland, who the Falcons are going to play at quarterback, the Cardinals coming off a win over the Chargers, bad week 1’s in the NFL, and if the Chiefs are back.

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Larry Stone, legendary writer, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Mariners horrible year, continued struggles, and the historic disappointment of the ‘26 season overall, the timeline for discussing the next manager after Dan Wilson, and the managers are that Seattle could hire including a successful manager down in Arizona.

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Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about their draw against the Galaxy last weekend, a possible controversy with penalty kicks, a new major hamstring injury with Paul Rothrock now missing 8-10 weeks, the state of the attack currently, and a road match coming up against Colorado.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about UW’s offensive woes right now and their playoff hopes with the poor offense, the lack of an Offensive Coordinator, plus Oregon’s embarrassing loss and Dan Lanning’s behavior, Texas’ media behavior, the Apple Cup future, and his pick.

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys dive deep into the poor UW offense right now, the amount of injuries on the team, including the offensive line situation with poor play and the Landon Hatchett situation being out, Demond Williams, plus the Eastern Washington game next.

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