MLB Network’s Jon Morosi joins the show to talk about the Mariners terrible series against the Tigers. Why are the Mariners beating teams in the Wild Card race but losing to the teams that are almost out of the hunt entirely? What could potentially be fixed? Dave gives us his takeaways from the Seahawks joint practice with the Tennessee Titans. The logistics to getting all the gear down to Nashville was a lot more than what people would think. The battle at cornerback has been building up, who will make this team, Mike Jackson, Tre Brown? We go through what We Learned from todays show and we learned a lot.

The Top 20 Most Important Seahawks: #10 Bob: Jason Myers. #10 Dave: Byron Murphy. #9 Bob: Tariq Woolen. #9 Dave: Julian Love. A quick breakdown of how the new kickoff rule works and how it will effect the games this season. Seahawks Edge Rusher Uchenna Nwosu joins the show to and talks about how excited he is to be back on the field this season. After having a season ending injury, he is hungry to show off his skill set in this new Seahawks defense under Mike Macdonald. Sweeping The Dial: Geno Smith was really happy to see his former teammates Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs. Chris Long and Beau Allen were hyped about Byron Murphy after him on film in the first preseason game. Peter Schrager had high praise and a big prediction for Ken Walker.

Paul Moyer joins the show to update Bob on the Mariners group chat he has and what was said after the terrible series in Detroit. Paul identifies the fact that a lot of Mariners losses in the second half have come when the Mariners score two or fewer runs. How much blame does manager Scott Servais deserve? Paul gives his takeaways from the Seahawks first preseason game. MLB.com has put out a Midseason Farm System Ranking, the Mariners are in the top 10 at #9. The Mariners have 6 prospects in the top 100. Do the Mariners have enough time to wait for all their prospects to develop or will time run out before the young talent is big league ready? Calling it Now: Do the Mariners make the playoffs this season? Dave: Yes, do not look at it game by game, look at it from the long haul perspective.

The Mariners get swept by the Tigers in embarrassing fashion, both Woo and Miller go 7 scoreless innings in back to back starts. What do the Mariners need to do after a bad loss like today’s game? Are the Mariners wasting their stellar starting pitching with poor offensive performances? Julio continues to struggle to get healthy but is still trying to contribute. Take Two: Former Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons has signed a 1-year deal, $8 million deal with the Falcons…Atlanta also acquired Matthew Judon from the Patriots for a third round pick yesterday. Aaron Judge became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 300 HRs, he reached that mark last night in just 955 games…but the Yankees also placed Jazz Chisholm on the IL with a UCL injury, which may require surgery. Are the joint practices for the Seahawks better for the team than the actual preseason games? For players like Geno Smith who is not playing in the preseason games, does getting reps against another team help him prepare for the season? Seahawks Edge Rusher Boye Mafe joins the show to talk about the changes from last season to this season with the new play style and coaching staff.

Bob and Dave bring you their biggest takeaways from the Seahawks joint practice with the Titans, including the smack talk from Jamal Adams, they look at how beneficial these practices can be in the preseason, they look back on the Mariners blowout loss to the Tigers, and they ask if a discouraging loss like that can do to a team’s momentum at this point in the season. 

Bob and Dave have their weekly conversation with Mike Blowers to get his thoughts on what Victor Robles can bring to this team in 2024 and beyond, Julio’s return to the lineup, and what the Mariners need to do to carry their momentum over their road trip. 

Bob and Dave have their weekly chat with El Hombre Michael Bradley to get his thoughts on the Mariners signing of Victor Robles, an early look at the MLB Playoff race, the Olympics, the Seahawks’ preseason opener, and the Jim Harbaugh scandal, they break down what we should expect from the Mariners’ lineup on their road trip, and they wrap up the show by finding out what we learned today!  

Bob and Dave are joined by Ray Roberts to discuss what he saw from the offensive line in the Seahawks preseason win over the Chargers, they bring you numbers 11 and 12 on their Top 20 most important Seahawks list, and they hear what Raheem Morris had to say about Michael Penix’s performance in the Falcons’ preseason opener in Sweeping the Dial. 

Bob and Dave have their weekly chat with Ryan Rowland-Smith to get his thoughts on the Mariners’ weekend sweep of the Mets, Bryan Woo’s mechanics, the Victor Robles deal, and Julio’s return to the lineup, they break down the differences in the Seahawks’ new defensive scheme, and they react to the NFL’s new kickoff rules. 

Bob and Dave break down what they saw from the Seahawks’ preseason opener against the Chargers, including Sam Howell’s performance and Mike Macdonald’s team discipline, they look back on the Mariners weekend sweep of the Mets, they react to Julio’s return to the lineup, and we find out what’s bugging Bob!