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Erik Briggs joins me to discuss the end of the Dan Cave, and what's next? 

Also..... 

**The Seahawks amazing defensive turnaround - what's been the secret to their success? 

**Is the offense good enough to win a championship?

**Assessing the Mariners offseason so far. 

**Best thing we saw in 2020 - What are we looking forward to most in 2021? 

**The launch of the Emerald City Sportscast, and the future of the podcast. 

In this week's episode Seahawk Maven managing editor Corbin Smith joins me to talk Hawks:

**Have the Seahawks finally learned how to put teams away? 

**Is the performance of the defense sustainable? 

**Has KJ Wright earned himself another contract with the Hawks? 

**Final word on the 2020 Apple Cup

**Highlights of the new WSU recruiting class

**Did the Mariners just acquire their 2021 closer?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE SEAHAWKS?

**Is it a coaching problem?

**Is it a talent issue? 

**Or is it..... a Russell Wilson problem? 

>>Insight from Erik Briggs on what one local analyst is saying..... 

**Baseball Winter Meetings - the Mariners have been linked to Sonny Gray, does he make sense? 

**Apple Cup Update

**Fantasy Football wrapup, what YOU can learn from MY mistakes

**More evidence that the Seahawks defense is fixed but......

**Is the defense now carrying the offense? 

**Is the offense broken? How can IT be fixed?!

**Shaquille Griffen's value

**Four new free agents the Mariners should be targeting.

**Great news for the Everett Aqua Sox!

**What needs to happen for their to be a 2020 Apple Cup

**Did Ken Norton Jr redeem himself? 

**How last night's win may have transformed their season. 

**Can we expect the defense to continue getting better?

**Big WSU news - De Laura out with Covid, who gets the call in his place? 

**Are the Mariners no the verge of a major uniform change? 

**My Seahawks mid-season grades. Who earned honors, and who's failing? 

**Are we on the verge of a 3-game losing streak? If so, does it doom the season? 

**Why the sky is NOT falling. 

**WSU first impressions. Defense on the Palouse?! 

**What dynamic NFL QB does Jayden de Laura remind me of? 

**Quiet week for the Mariners, but a BIG week elsewhere in baseball. 

**SUNDAY STANDOUTS from a HUGE Seahawks win that I didn't see coming

**Why THIS game in Buffalo is so important

**A big-name FA starting pitcher the Mariners should kick the tires on

**Getting to know Jayden de Laura, the cougs true freshman starting QB

**Can Carlos Dunlap fix the Seahawks defense? 

**Why Russell Wilson was NOT the reason the Hawks lost to the Cardinals

**Why was this loss SO crucial? 

**Mariners find a bullpen solution, and they didn't have to look far. 

**Does Brad Hand make sense in Seattle? 

**Are the Cougs about to make history with their QB decision? 

**Erik Briggs joins me from Phoenix with a look behind enemy lines of the key divisional matchup this Sunday between the undefeated Seahawks and the upstart 4-2 Cardinals