Daily Seahawks Podcast: HB Mornings & Real Hawk Talk

We have some fun revisiting the reactions to day one of OTAs from last year when there was  some question about Sam Darnold as the starter that Mike Macdonald swatted down, and then we preview how different things are with the first day of 2026 OTAs starting today. We continue our Battle of the Best series, pitting the 2025 Dark Side defense against some new combatants.

 

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We celebrate Memorial Day by looking back in history to compare the 2025 Seahawks Dark Side defense to one of the best to ever step on the field: the 1979 Steel Curtain Steelers. This is the first of a series of comparisons we will do.

 

The show starts by revisiting some of the Sam Darnold conversations, and then reacting to some of the other Seahawks news.

 

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Brian and Jeff take their own twist on the QB rankings that have been making the rounds by answering a slightly different question. If a team offered you their starting QB straight-up in a trade for Sam Darnold, would you take it? We list the players that meet that bar for us.

 

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The Rams extended Matthew Stafford for another season. The 49ers have extended Trent Williams. How do each of the NFC West rosters look beyond the 2026 season? We check in on why some teams might be hyper-aggressive this year.

 

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I honestly did not see it coming. I should have, but I didn't. Sam Darnold apparently did not do much to change the perspective of who he is as a quarterback after notching another 14-win season and raising the Lombardi Trophy. Mina Kimes and Ben Solak ranked him as the 19th QB in their draft of NFL QBs. Let's discuss.

 

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