The HawksZone Rundown

Tonight, we delve into the LA Rams' off-season, exploring their draft picks, free agency moves, and the overall sentiment from the Rams Up crew about their progress. We also turn our attention to Seattle, seeking insights from Mark and Paul on the Seahawks' decision to bring in Mike Macdonald and their quarterback situation. We’ll discuss their thoughts on Seattle’s positions of strength and how they rank the team within the NFC West. Join us as we break down these pivotal changes and assess how they might impact the upcoming season.

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The Seahawks training camp is in full swing, and joining us to dissect the latest developments is Bill Alvstad from the Seahawks Playbook Podcast. Connor Williams has arrived in town and has cleared his physical; speculation abounds regarding a potential deal. Meanwhile, the timeline for Abe Lucas remains uncertain. It was also Mike MacDonald's inaugural day at camp as head coach, prompting analysis on what insights can be gleaned from his approach. Later in the show, we meticulously craft a 53-man Seahawks roster that we believe could define the team heading into the upcoming season.

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In our ongoing countdown of the top 25 Seahawks for 2024, this episode focuses on several key players. First, keep an eye on DT Dre Jones, the Seahawks big money off season move back in 2022 that we have high hopes for coming into this season with Mike Mac. Next, rookie Byron Murphy out of the University of Texas, and how we see his role will be with the team and what we are excited about. Watch out for a certain running back, a talented runner in our backfield who is poised to make a significant impact in 2024. These players represent pivotal roles and potential comeback stories, making them intriguing to follow as they impact the game. 🏈🔍 🏈🔍

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Chris Cluff, author of two books "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Seattle Seahawks : Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Seattle Seahawks History", and "Then Zorn said to Largent", also CHawk Talk blog writer and former Seattle Times writer joins us again on the show to discuss minicamp and who he thinks are the Seahawks blue chip players on this roster. We also discuss:

*Players that will bounce back under Mike MacDonald

*How will this offense bounce back from running the least amount of plays *How does 3rd downs improve

*His thoughts on the O-Line

*Biggest unknowns about the roster

*Expectations for this season

*The QB future

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Dayna O'Gorman NFL Podcaster for @OurTurfFB and a member of the Pro Football Writer's Association joins us on the show to discuss her experience down at the draft in Detroit and talk 2024 Seahawks roster. We also look at: *#16 Pick Byron Murphy Impact

*Quarterback Future

*State of the 2024 Roster

*Biggest Position of Strength

*Biggest Unkown

*Key Games in the 2024 Schedule

*Russell Wilson Future in Pitt

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Rob Staton from the BBC & Seahawksdraftblog.com returns on the show to give his insight post draft to give us his overall thoughts on this years draft class and the decisions John Schneider and team were making durning the whole process. We talk to Rob about the QB situation and how they have decided not to draft a quarterback once again and go with Geno Smith and Sam Howell as the guys - what is the plan moving forward. We get Rob's take on the trenches and identity of this team in the coming years. Finally we look at the first day of rookie minicamp and what were his take aways from it

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Emory Hunt, the Czar of the Playbook, CBS Sports analyst and owner of Football Gameplan, just completed his latest Football Gameplan NFL Draft Prospect Guide with more than 1,000 individual player evaluations, joins us on the show to discuss Seattle's needs in this year's draft, his top 10 list of quarterbacks, and where Seattle might look at the 2025 draft for some needs as well.

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Gregg Bell joins us on the show from the Tacoma Tribune. Gregg is an NFL writer and Seahawks beat reporter since their first Superbowl back in 2005. We talk to Gregg about the QB situation leading into this draft and how aggressive John wants to get to go after that guy of the future. How is the O Line going to look and how confident is Gregg going in to this season. We also ask Gregg what the vibe is like in that building now with Mike Macdonald and the new regime. Finally what Gregg expects from this team in 2024

Dan Viens - host of Seahawks Forever, a popular podcast on YouTube and anywhere you get your audio - joins us on the show to discuss the amazing pro day Michael Penix had and how it helped his draft stock. Also does this now make Seattle look at him as a potential first round pick and take him at 16, if he's even still there. We talk to Dan about the owners meetings and comment made by John and Mike in regards to former players as well as what to expect from this defense from a mentality standpoint Second half of the show we dive in to a mock draft with Dan. Free agency frenzy has died down and a lot of teams have more of a vision now going into the end of April, including the Hawks. We get right into this mock and hope it resembles the real thing.

Jacson Bevens from the podcast "Cigar Thoughts", joins us again to talk everything Seattle Seahawks. You can find Jacson Bevens on Twitter (X) @jacsonbevens and Cigar Thoughts on YouTube or anywhere you get your audio. We get right into the quarterback picture now that we are closer to the draft and where Seattle stands with drafting a future QB now with Sam Howell on the roster. We discuss the makeup of this team as it stands now compared to one year ago today. We also discuss how John did with free agency leading into this draft. finally we look at who are potential targets that Seattle needs to look at for this April's draft