1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to Hawk Talk with former Seahawks wide receiver 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Michael Bumpus. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Play fake, go to roll right, dumps it off from 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 2: the right, plass to Michael Bumpers, who bounces off of 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 2: one tackler, catch him side the forty down of the 6 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: thirty five yard line. 7 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Powered by Seahawks dot Com. 8 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: Matt pumpfake's looking to the gold line. He throws it 9 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: into the en zone. 10 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 3: Touchdown. 11 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 4: Say Hawks, it's Michael Bumpas with a diving. 12 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: Catching the end zone. 13 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 3: A ten yard. 14 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 4: Touchdown reception for Bumpus, and the kid out of Washington 15 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 4: State has found himself a place on this team. 16 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: Now, here's your host, Nasa Chobee. 17 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 3: What's going on? Welcome to another edition of Hawk Talk, 18 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: this time talking about a Seahawks twenty six to twenty 19 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 3: victory over the Denver Broncos at Lumen Field. And it 20 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 3: was an electric atmosphere at the stadium, the beginning of 21 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: the Mike McDonald era. So so excited I got to 22 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 3: be there and experience that with you guys. Sorry, we 23 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: are daylight on. The podcast had a couple of technical difficulties, 24 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 3: a couple other things that happened. Michael Bumpus will not 25 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 3: be able to join us today. But that's okay, I 26 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 3: got you covered reacting to all the big things that 27 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 3: we saw in the Seahawks Week one victory over the 28 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: Denver Broncos. So let's get things started with what had happened. 29 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 3: See what happened at first? 30 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: What had happened was unhawked talk. 31 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: Well, as I mentioned to Mike McDonald, era is underway, 32 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: starting with a huge win. As I mentioned, but boy 33 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 3: was it an ugly start, man, And uh yeah, there's 34 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 3: no other way to really phrase it. I mean there's 35 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: a lot of ways. I think Coach McDonald and the 36 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 3: rest of the staff, players included really everyone in that 37 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 3: stadium that wasn't supporting the Broncos, drew up that game, 38 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: and it did not include how that game started. I mean, 39 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: Seahawks get the ball in the first possession, Gino Smith 40 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: gets sacked on play number one, okay, not great. Play 41 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 3: number two, he gets hit on his release intercepted by 42 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 3: Alex Singleton. That set up the Broncos deep and Seahawks territory. 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: And as bad as that start was, I think the 44 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: theme that you're gonna hear me talk about today is 45 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 3: the Seahawks defense and how unbelievably impressive they were, and 46 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: it started right out the gate. The thing about you know, 47 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 3: defense in really good football teams, a mark about those 48 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 3: teams is how they react and how do they respond 49 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 3: to sudden change, sudden change of possession. Here you are 50 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 3: in the home opener, You're jacked up, ready to go. 51 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: Think offense is get on the field, get a nice start. 52 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: They don't throw a pick. You're on the field, backed 53 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: up in your own territory. But the Seahawks defense definitely 54 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 3: stood up and held the Broncos to just four yards 55 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 3: on three plays, making the Broncos after settle four field goal, 56 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: making the score three to nothing. There On the next possession, 57 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: the Seahawks would also kind of shoot themselves in the 58 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,119 Speaker 3: foot again, fall start on first down and then go 59 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: three and out. So things weren't clinking early offensively. Both 60 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: teams would punt on the next three possessions. Then the 61 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: Seahawks finally showed some signs of life. And this is 62 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 3: why I really like seeing after those three and now 63 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 3: if they go on a seven play forty six yard 64 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: drive that was assessed by a roughing passer penalty. Nonetheless, 65 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: the Seahawks to go down kick a field goal and 66 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 3: kind of injection life there right. Le Broncos would answer 67 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: on the next possession, getting their first first down driving 68 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 3: down the field in twelve play drive. However, bon Nicks 69 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 3: would be intercepted by Julian Love, Bigusa, Julian Love, and 70 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 3: again we'll talk about the defense because the safety play 71 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 3: was ridiculous between Julian and ray Sewn Jenkins, Cavon Wallace, 72 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 3: we're all doing their thing now the Seahawks. The downside 73 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: about Juln Lil's pick is the Seahawks are now starting 74 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 3: on the one yard line and the result, obviously if 75 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: you guys watch, was not good. Gino Smath Genos Math 76 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 3: Gino Smith was rolling out to his left intended for 77 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 3: DK Metcalf on the pass. Unfortunately, there was a hole 78 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 3: on Anthony Bradford in the end zone and the rules 79 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 3: are you get a holding call in the end zone 80 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 3: that results in a safety. That made to score five 81 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 3: to three Denver. Now, after the free kick, the defense 82 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 3: forced another three and out, again playing at a high level. 83 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: But on the ensuing play, the Seahawks would muff the punt, 84 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 3: giving the Broncos the ball back on the Seahawks nine 85 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: yard line. See when we're talking about bad starts, that 86 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 3: alone right there is about as bad as you can get. 87 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: But the Seahawks defense once again would step up, holding 88 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,239 Speaker 3: the Broncos to negative yardage, making them settle for another 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: field goal, and that made the score eight to three. 90 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 3: So things were looking pretty rough at that point. And 91 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 3: that's when our guy number seven but number one in 92 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: your hearts, Geno Smith, took the game into his own hands. 93 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 3: Gino found dk Metcalf for a twelve yard game, then 94 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 3: he found Tyler Lockett for a nineteen yard game, and 95 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 3: on the next play he rumbled for a thirty four 96 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: yard touchdown, the longest run of his career. And Manos 97 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: cool to see Geno show off the wheels there, and hey, 98 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: we always hear about how guys the work guys are 99 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 3: doing in the offseason, and it kind of got put 100 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: on full display there, Gino getting to show the wheels 101 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: and just kind of show that there was some life 102 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 3: in this offense. And that was great because I the 103 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 3: Seahawks are first leaded game at nine to eight. Two 104 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 3: point conversion try was no good, but the Seahawks were ahead. 105 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 3: The Hawks would continue to play well defensively, forcing a 106 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: punt on the Broncos' next possession, but the Broncos would 107 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: pin the Seahawks back on their one yard line again, 108 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: and you know, at that point, I definitely wasn't thinking 109 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 3: they'd get a safety again. I was thinking, Okay, let's 110 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 3: let's get a run play, let's get something going downhill, 111 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: and that's what the Seahawks tried to do. Unfortunately, Zach 112 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: Scharponnae would get tackled in the end zone again on 113 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 3: first down for the second safety of the half. The 114 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 3: Seahawks hadn't allowed multiple safeties in a game since nineteen 115 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 3: eighty two against these same Broncos in a game in 116 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 3: the Kingdom sounds pretty crazy. Definitely, It's not something anyone 117 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: expected to see. After that, they are both teams will 118 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: exchange a couple of punts, and the Broncos wild close 119 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: out the first half of the field goal, making the 120 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 3: score thirteen to nine. So when you're going into halftime 121 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 3: with that score, given all the things that happened, the sacks, 122 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 3: the safeties, the muff punt, you're feeling pretty good. You're 123 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 3: feeling pretty good because the defense was just lights out. Essentially, 124 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 3: shutting down the Broncos at everything they decided to do, 125 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: so that was a great sign going into the second half, 126 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 3: and the second half started a lot better. Hawks forced 127 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: the three and out by that great defense on the 128 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: first possession and then answer with an impressive six play 129 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: sixty one yard drive leading the way. Ken Walker carried 130 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: the ball five times on that drive, including a twenty 131 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 3: three yard touchdown run up the right sideline that made 132 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 3: to score sixteen to thirteen, the lead the Seahawks will 133 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 3: not relinquish the rest of the way. Next possession, ky 134 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 3: Von Wallas would force a fumble and the Seahawks would 135 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 3: add another field goal. After Denver punt, the Seahawks would 136 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,559 Speaker 3: turn in their longest drive of the day, going eighty 137 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 3: yards on six plays. Drive ended with a thirty yard 138 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: touchdown to Zach Sharbonay on a great run play designed 139 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 3: by Ryan Greb. I'll talk about that a little bit 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 3: more later. That made to score twenty six to thirteen, 141 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 3: and that's when you kind of felt like the game 142 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 3: was out of reach, really, that the Seahows were really 143 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: kind of in firm control of the football game. The 144 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 3: teams with trade puntsrequel and would stop a Denver drive. 145 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: With the interception, Seahawks would go three Now Broncos would 146 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 3: then put together their only touchdown drive of the day, 147 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: ending with a bow Knicks for your touchdown. That made 148 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: the game twenty six to twenty. So yes, a one 149 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 3: possession game that but you still felt like the Seahawks 150 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 3: were in control of the ballgame. And leave it to 151 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 3: Gino Smith getting the ball back under two minutes. You 152 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 3: just need a first down to clinch the game, and 153 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: that's exactly what they did as Gino linked up with 154 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: Tyler Lockett, who made one of the most impressive plays 155 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 3: that I've seen in a long time. And that's saying 156 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 3: something because Tyler makes those kind of catches all the time, 157 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 3: but the degree of difficulty, the situation and where it 158 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 3: happened to make that one hand grab right there where 159 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: the defender draped all over him. Great play design, great 160 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 3: execution by Geno, great execution by Tyler, and that sealed 161 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: the deal. Guys want to zero the Seahawks in the 162 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 3: Mike McDonald era, and it was just so impressive to 163 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: see really just the inten city, like I said about 164 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 3: the defense and just the way people are flying around. 165 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 3: There's this a different level that I feel like we 166 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 3: hadn't seen in a few years with just everything put 167 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 3: together between all the guys. So it was really cool 168 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: to see how the guys did that. So that is 169 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: what had happened was But now it's time to talk 170 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 3: about some of the guys that made plays. Playmakers to playmakers. 171 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: What time. 172 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 4: It is. 173 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 3: A lot of playmakers, and normally in this part of 174 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 3: the show I would lean on I'd start with the 175 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 3: quarterback because Geno Smith often is leading playmakers with just 176 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: the place he makes on a week two week basis. 177 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 3: But if you watch that football game on Sunday, I'd 178 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 3: be hard pressed to not start with the defensive unit 179 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 3: and the defensive unit alone because they made play after 180 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 3: play after play after play, and it was everybody. It 181 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 3: was all eleven, any eleven that any combination that was 182 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 3: on the field, they were making plays. You know, it 183 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 3: was really good to see. And I'll started off with 184 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 3: Julian Love, new to the team last year, but now 185 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 3: he's really stepped into that role, got a nice little extension, 186 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 3: but he is one of our big time main players 187 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 3: on defense, and he played like that on Sunday. Twelve tackles, 188 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 3: one TfL one pass, defended one in t and just 189 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 3: great in the open field. I couldn't tell you how 190 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: many times he had a one on one situation where 191 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 3: we had to make a playing tackle, receiver, ball carrier, 192 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 3: whatever it was. Julian Love did it. And we talked 193 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 3: about this on the pregame show. You know, the guys bump, 194 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 3: Paul moy, Ray Roberts, Brian Walters. It just felt like 195 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 3: they were out there playing free, and Julian among others 196 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 3: that I'm gonna mention here in a second, we're out 197 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: there just playing free, in my opinion, just making plays 198 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 3: and playing with that that reckless abandon if you will, 199 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 3: right going downhill, not worried about missing tackles, and they 200 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 3: were very sure, you know, as a team, sure tackling. 201 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 3: But it was just really good to see. It just 202 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 3: felt like they were playing free and they were playing fast. 203 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 3: Julian Love. Always great to see a guy make a 204 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 3: big turnover there on the goal line, you know, stopping 205 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: the never from scoring points. So big ups Julian Love. 206 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 3: He had a great day out there. And then Tyrel 207 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 3: Dotson man number zero. But man, I think Tyra, I'm 208 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 3: just gonna say right now, I think he might be 209 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 3: an all pro and maybe that's getting way ahead of 210 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 3: the game, but when I watched him, I saw all 211 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: pro behavior, and I don't know what it is about him. 212 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 3: We know he's been a great player in his career 213 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 3: leading up to this, but seeing him in that Mike 214 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 3: McDonald defense, holy smokes man. Statistically, ten tackles, one TfL, 215 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 3: one pass defended, and he was all over the field. 216 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 3: I found myself in the radio booth just watching number zero, 217 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: just watching him and just how he was reading and reacting. 218 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 3: It was boom right now. And for the most part, 219 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 3: when he hits you, you stayed hit. And golly, there's 220 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 3: so many different plays where he's getting blocked. There was 221 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 3: a couple of screenplays where he fought off an offensive lineman, 222 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 3: made the play and he was just she was just 223 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 3: all over the place, and it was really cool to 224 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 3: see him do that. He was great in coverage. I 225 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 3: think there's a play that he'd want back. He could 226 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 3: have had potentially a pick six or not a pick six. 227 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: He might have just had the interception, but he was 228 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 3: all over the field. And Dotson, again, I think it's 229 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 3: a little early to say that. I think he's for 230 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 3: suregan to be an All Pro, but I'm almost there. 231 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: I felt like I've seen enough. If he can play 232 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: at that level week in and week out, boy, we 233 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 3: are going to have another legendary defense here in Seattle. 234 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 3: Jumping back to the secondarya just go over to ray 235 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 3: Shawn Jenkins. You know, statistically, it's not going to blow 236 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 3: you out of the water. He had six tackles, but 237 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 3: to me, it was just there's something to be said 238 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 3: about a safety, specifically always being in the right place 239 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 3: right Usually, when you're in the right place at the 240 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 3: right time, big things and good things happened. He had 241 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 3: six tackles, But the thing that I loved to see 242 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 3: was there wasn't big plays over the middle. Now, him 243 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 3: and Dotson and Baker are all part of that, but 244 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 3: it was cool to see the middle of the field 245 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 3: being taken away and just different stuff. The way the 246 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 3: defenders in the back end and the front seven were 247 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 3: passing routes off. It was just cool to see. And 248 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 3: Jenkins had a couple of big plays, a couple of 249 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 3: big time hits, so he's being physical, being a shut tackler, 250 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 3: getting guys on the ground. So love to see Rayshawn 251 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: Jenkins in his Seahawks debut, because I think there's a 252 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 3: lot of big things there and the tandem of him 253 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 3: and Julian love very excited. We've had good tantems there 254 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 3: over the years, obviously the Cam and the Earls, even 255 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 3: going far back to Jamal and Caandre Diggs when both 256 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 3: were healthy. But I love what I'm seeing out of 257 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: this new tandem, and I think big things coming now. 258 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 3: Saying that secondary Riek wolling Man, I feel like outside 259 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: of this building, there was a lot of conversation about 260 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 3: his level of play last year, you know, after a 261 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 3: huge rookie season he had six six interceptions pro bowler. 262 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 3: But for me, Reek just really I'm really happy for 263 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 3: him because I don't think he played as poorly as 264 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 3: some people try to make it out. To see him, 265 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 3: I feel like he actually had a decent year last year, 266 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 3: and just to see him out there ballin' Okay, you 267 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: didn't see Sutton, you didn't see any of their guys 268 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: down the field making plays, and Riek woland is just 269 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 3: when you watch him, a guy at that height should 270 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 3: not be able to run the way he is and 271 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 3: move the way he does. Have the feet work and 272 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 3: the footwork that he does so big upsrequeling three tackles, 273 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 3: two passes defend in one interception. So I'm just super 274 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 3: proud of seeing him and what it could be. He's 275 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 3: another guy that is a Pro Bowl, all Pro type talent, 276 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 3: and I think we're gonna see that in full display 277 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: in this defense. With coach Mike McDonald moving on from Rieke, 278 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 3: we got ken Walker going on to the offensive side. 279 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 3: I could literally go through the line and hit every 280 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 3: defensive player, but those are some of the ones I 281 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 3: just wanted to jump out at me. But like I said, 282 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 3: back to ken Walker, I talked about it in the 283 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 3: preview podcast. He's a guy that I think is going 284 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: to have at least fifteen hundred yards, and when you 285 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 3: have one hundred yards on Sunday, he's well on his 286 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 3: way to getting what I had proclaimed. Not that that 287 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 3: is something that I should get super happy about, because 288 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 3: anyone who looks at kin Walker probably would agree with me. 289 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: But anyway, ken Walker great game. Twenty carries, one hundred 290 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 3: and three yards, one touchdown, five two yards per carry, 291 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: ran for one hundred yards for the seventh time in 292 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: his career. And what I loved about that, honestly, what 293 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 3: I loved about ken Walker was the way that he 294 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 3: changed the game. The Seahawks offense was out of sorts 295 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 3: the entire first half, and in the second half, when 296 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: ken Walker started running the ball, the offensive line, everyone 297 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: kind of got in sync and that's when the right 298 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: things started to happen. That's when the game started to 299 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 3: open up. That's when the past game started to open up. 300 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 3: So great to see ken Walker doing his thing. And 301 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 3: he's just such a difficult player to tackle and account 302 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 3: for with his skill set. So big ops of K 303 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: nine doing his thing. And then Tyler Lockett. We talked 304 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 3: about this again on the postgame show. Tyler didn't get 305 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 3: talked about a ton this offseason and in training camp. 306 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 3: You know, maybe that's just recency biased. Maybe it's because 307 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 3: he's already a guy that's one of the most underrated 308 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 3: players in the National Football League. We've been saying that 309 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 3: essentially his entire time in the league, which is now 310 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 3: in year ten, which is wild because he should just 311 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 3: be rated the way he is. But anyway, he's been 312 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 3: dinged up a little bit and being taken care of, 313 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 3: so we didn't see m as much in the preseason, 314 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 3: but boy, Tyler Lockett's still good. Still got it six 315 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 3: receptions seventy seven yards, most of them in the second half, 316 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 3: and they were all clutch, including obviously the one handed 317 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 3: game ceiling reception that ended the game there, and he 318 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 3: became the second player in franchise history, also the one 319 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 3: hundred and thirteenth player in NFL history to record eight 320 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 3: thousand receiving yards in a season, excuse me, in a career. 321 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 3: So I was really happy to see that going there 322 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 3: for our man Tyler Lockett, because boy, he's just such 323 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 3: a good player and so consistent. So big ups, Tyler Lockett. 324 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 3: Keep doing your thing. You're going to be It's almost 325 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 3: the top of every record that the Seahawks have. Obviously, 326 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 3: Steve Largent the Goat has most of those, and he's 327 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 3: gonna be hard to catch. But anyway, big ups, Tyler Lockett, 328 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 3: and I'll finish the segment with Gino Smith eighteen of 329 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 3: twenty five and seventy one yards, one touchdown, one interception. 330 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 3: Hard to falls him on the interception because he was 331 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 3: hit when he was releasing the football. Also had a 332 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 3: thirty four yard rushing touchdown, the longest of his career. 333 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 3: So Gino Smith, Big ups. To him. I feel like 334 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: he's gonna have an amazing year. And it was just 335 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 3: really cool to see different guys stand out today because 336 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 3: I feel like it's on Sunday, it's gonna be a 337 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: thing that we're going to see a lot of moving forward. 338 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 3: So big ups to all the playmakers. We'll shine some 339 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 3: lane in the receivers. Bump usually handles this the receiver roundup, 340 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 3: and when you look at the receiving numbers, it's not 341 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 3: gonna be the numbers that are gonna blow out the water, right. 342 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 3: Tyler Locket led receivers with seventy seven yards on six receptions. 343 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: Zach Sharberney had two receptions for twenty nine yards in 344 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 3: a touchdown. DEC three for twenty nine, JSN two for nineteen, 345 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 3: Noah two for eleven, K nine two for six, and 346 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: Lavish kus chanot was and intended target had one reception 347 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 3: and zero yards. So definitely not something that's gonna light 348 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 3: the world on fire. The one cool thing I do 349 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: like to see though, is the balance between the run 350 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 3: game and the past game and the amount of people 351 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 3: that are listed here one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 352 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: eight and tended receivers seven with reception so obviously you'd 353 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 3: want some more yardage there. But if the balls being 354 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 3: spread around between DK, Tyler, JSN, the running backs all that, 355 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 3: it's always a good sign, always a good sign. So next, 356 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 3: as we keep kind of struggle along here recapping some 357 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 3: of the things that happen in the game, I just 358 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 3: want to go back to some of the really big 359 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 3: plays and just talk about a couple really cool plays 360 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 3: that happened in the game. We'll go we'll call it 361 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 3: our plays of the game. And it started with I'll 362 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 3: start on offense, just because things were going so poorly 363 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 3: to start the game, and Gino really was a spark 364 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 3: that kind of got us there. So let's talk about 365 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 3: his thirty four year touchdown to get the Seahawks in 366 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 3: the end zone for the first time on Sunday. 367 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 4: Gino from the shot gun, Walker stays in the backfield, 368 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 4: DK wind to the left side. 369 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 3: Here comes the blitz. 370 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 4: Gino steps up, heads running room thirty. 371 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: Twenty five, twenty five cut down, say Hawks, chain O. 372 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 4: Step right up the gun thirty four yards. He said, 373 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 4: if they're gonna take everybody away, I'm gonna take it myself. 374 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 2: And he does. 375 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 3: So what I loved about this play. So Gino in 376 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 3: the Seahawks offense catches the Denver Broncos in man coverage right, 377 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 3: So when you're in man coverage offensively, you're not looking 378 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 3: at the quarterback right, you have your eyes on your man. 379 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 3: And at that point when Gino decides to take off 380 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 3: and run, the only people who know that he's taken 381 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 3: off is probably maybe the defensive line and the covers 382 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 3: of Bronk in there in man, but I think it 383 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 3: was a man free so they did have a safety 384 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 3: over the top and he's the only one that recognized 385 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 3: that Geno Smith is now out of the pocket and running. 386 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 3: By the time the rest of the defense realized it 387 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 3: was too late. Gino gets up to that second level, 388 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 3: puts a move on the safety into the end zone, 389 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 3: gets to show off the wheels like it's back in 390 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 3: two thousand. Gosh, I know when he first got in 391 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 3: the lead back in twenty twelve, So really cool to see, 392 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 3: know Gino Smith show off the legs and show what 393 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 3: he can do there, but also kind of kickstart this offense. 394 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 3: So that was a big play in the game. Another 395 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 3: big play in this football game was Ken Walker getting 396 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 3: in the end zone on twenty three yard touchdown. 397 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 4: Three receivers, including JSN on the left side. But JSN 398 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 4: is just wigged off the tackle outside. Walker's gonna run 399 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,719 Speaker 4: it again. JSN throws the block, Walker turns up field. 400 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 4: He dot him touchdown. Seahawks checking the dictionary under answer, 401 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 4: And that's what the Seahawks offense just did right down 402 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 4: the field to start the second half. Ryan grubs, we 403 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 4: want to run the football. By golly, they did. Walker 404 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 4: from twenty three out puts it in on the Seahawks 405 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 4: go back on top fifteen. 406 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 3: Thirteen Raves another great call. He said it right. He 407 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 3: said it right there. They said they're gonna run the football, 408 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: and they came out in the second half. That's exactly 409 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 3: what they did downhill football. Ken Walker had five runs 410 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 3: on that possession. And the cool thing if you guys 411 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 3: have a chance to look at the play. I've had 412 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 3: chance to look at the all twenty two or just 413 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 3: even the normal broadcast feed. Cool thing about this play 414 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 3: number one we highlight watch number sixty seven. Charles Cross 415 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 3: is going to be a problem this year. I've felt 416 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 3: that about him since we drafted him. Big up to 417 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 3: Edwin Hooper, who's on our squad here with the Seahawks. 418 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: Who's called note of this earlier, but man, oh man, 419 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 3: Charles Cross takes his former teammate Cody Barton and drives 420 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 3: him into the earth. Holy smokes. Cross is a strong dude. 421 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 3: He gets up the second level, gets the linebacker boom 422 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 3: into the ground. Then he had a couple pulling guards 423 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 3: and then ken Walker making the first linebacker miss. And 424 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: then he's got a couple guys in the secondary. And 425 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 3: if that's the case, it's gonna be ken Walker every 426 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 3: single time. Ken Walker's got that wiggle, he's always gonna 427 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 3: make usually one guy miss on any given play. But 428 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 3: to see him do what he did, To see Charles 429 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 3: Cross planting linebackers into the turf, love to see it. 430 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 3: Really show that the offense kind of going to the 431 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 3: next level on Sunday. So great to see that play. 432 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 3: And then the last play I want to talk about 433 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 3: this is Geno Smith finding Zach Sharbonay in the end 434 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 3: zone for a thirty yard touchdown. 435 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 4: Here's Gino on a first down and ten stepping up 436 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 4: in the pocket, looks throw downfield wide open, touchdown, Sahawks. 437 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 4: Zack Charbonay wheels out of the backfield and nobody saw 438 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 4: him except us thirty yards for the touchdown and the 439 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 4: Seahawks stretch their lead to twenty five to thirteen. 440 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 3: But I love their great play call for Ryan Grubb. 441 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 3: Great play call the way that they had it. Essentially, 442 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 3: you have a couple of crossing routes going underneath. You 443 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 3: have DK running either like an out so kind of 444 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 3: an outbreaking route towards the Seahawks sideline, and then you 445 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 3: have Zach Sarbonnay who's in the backfield, who leaks out 446 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 3: to Geno's right and just kind of runs a nice 447 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 3: little wheel route and the linebacker that's on backside definitely 448 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 3: a blown coverage on Denver's part, but it was schemed 449 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: up right because the linebacker who's on that side was 450 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 3: definitely in a bind right because Jackson Smith and Jagbu 451 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 3: is running a crossing route that's going right towards him, 452 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 3: so he gets distracted, kind of takes one beat towards Jackson, 453 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 3: and that's when Zach Sharbonnay leaks out behind him. Gino 454 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 3: Smith hits him wide open touchdown pass. So I just 455 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 3: love it because it wasn't luck. It was something that 456 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 3: Ryan Grubb and the offense schemed up, put their defenders 457 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 3: in a predicament and made that linebacker have to make 458 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 3: a choice. He chose the wrong one, hesitated for just 459 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 3: one second, and it didn't ass road Zach Sharbnet into 460 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 3: the end zone for the touchdown. So an amazing game. 461 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 3: Amazing game on Sunday. Like I said, obviously not the 462 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 3: best start offensively, but overall, just start the new era 463 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 3: with Mike McDonald's really cool to see. And that brings 464 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 3: me to my favorite formation in football, the victory formation. 465 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 4: Here comes the Seahawks offense onto the field and the 466 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 4: Vikings defense crutching out there knowing that one meal down 467 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 4: and the Seahawks are gonna wind the clock down and 468 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 4: win this one. 469 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: It's the victory formation on Hawk Talk. 470 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 3: Wasn't always pretty. Okay, it wasn't always pretty, but the 471 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 3: Seahawks picked up a huge first win under new head 472 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 3: coach Mike McDonald, and I set it to start the podcast. 473 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 3: The defense was noticeably different. Okay, all eleven players are 474 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 3: flying to the football on every single snap. They're physical, 475 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 3: they're aggressive, they're playing downhill and that's what Seahawks football 476 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 3: has been about. Okay. Errol made this defense famous for 477 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 3: what they did with the Legion of Boom and for 478 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 3: years after that. Right defensively, the Seahawks numbers have kind 479 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 3: of fallen off the last couple of years, but it 480 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 3: was really cool to see that Brandon football again. Guys 481 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: flying down hill, like I said, being aggressive, everybody, secondary, linebackers, 482 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 3: defensive front, everyone getting after the quarterback, and just a 483 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 3: level of speed and it just looked like guys were 484 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 3: so sure the communication was on point. This defense under 485 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 3: Mike McDonald is going to be something special, something that 486 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 3: we are going to need to pay attention to moving 487 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 3: forward because this defense and I kind of been thrown 488 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 3: it out a they're going to be a top ten defense. 489 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 3: Should we wait? Should we you know, hold back some 490 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 3: of our enthusiasm. I'm all in seeing what I saw 491 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 3: yes with rookie quarterbacks. So we'll have to see how 492 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 3: this progresses throughout the year. But I'm sold on what 493 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 3: I think this defense can be. And they're without question 494 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 3: in the top ten in my opinion, So it'll be 495 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 3: fun to watch that going forward. And you know, Julian Love, 496 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 3: Tyrol Dotson, Jerome Baker, they love the charge throwing so 497 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 3: many other different guys. It's really hard to see guys 498 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 3: out and I apologize for not mentioning everyone on the 499 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 3: defense by name, Leonard Williams, Derek Call, all the different guys. 500 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 3: Jaron Reid made lots of plays, so that was cool 501 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 3: to see. And offensively, yeah, it wasn't a great start, 502 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 3: but they battled back. They were resilient. And what I 503 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 3: love about that is I can't imagine being Ryan Grubb 504 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: in your first game and have all those things happen. 505 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 3: Obviously he's been in the game for a long time, 506 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 3: but your first NFL game, right, But what does he do? 507 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 3: He stays the course, does what he set out to do, 508 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 3: which was run the football, and that showed in the 509 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 3: second half, ken Walker going all over the place one 510 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 3: hundred three yards on twenty carries, So they were able 511 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 3: to run the football for over one hundred and forty 512 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 3: yards total and went turnover free in the second half. 513 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 3: So great to see out of the offense. And like 514 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 3: we mentioned, Tyler Lockett, mister Reliable, sealing the game with 515 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 3: that one heart, one handed catch. So all in all, 516 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 3: it was a great It was a great outing, It 517 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 3: was a great performance by the Seahawks team. Great to 518 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 3: see them go one and oh, and that's all you 519 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 3: want to do, as coach McDonald said, you want to 520 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 3: stack wins, and that's what they did in week one. 521 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 3: That was a lot of me talking. Holy smokes. I'm 522 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 3: happy it's over. Michael Bumpus will be back with me 523 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 3: on Thursday as we try to get you guys ready 524 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 3: for the Seahawks heading across the country take on the 525 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 3: New England Patriots. Reminder, you can catch us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, 526 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 3: google Play, Stitcher. In more, we have a lot of 527 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 3: other great podcasts on our network, Insiders Podcast with Jen 528 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 3: and John Big Rays, Garage Grind, Seahawks Stories, The Huddle, 529 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 3: Hawks Live, and Seahawks Rewind. That'll do it for me. 530 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 3: This has been Hawk Talk. The Seahawks beat the Denver 531 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 3: Broncos twenty six to twenty. Talk to you guys on Thursday.