Softy & Dick Interviews

Softy & Dick Interviews

Full interviews from the Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain show, which airs every day from 3pm-6:30pm on 950 KJR in Seattle.

Episodes

Cooper Kupp on Returning to Home State and Progressing in Career

March 18, 2025 • 13 mins
New Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp sits down with Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about returning to his home state, his career progression with his age and injury history, being let go by the Rams, Doug Baldwin, and being from Yakima.
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Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports with Best NCAA Tournament Picks

March 18, 2025 • 10 mins
Lee Sterling from Paramount Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to share his best bets for games in the NCAA Tournament starting this week, including analysis on each region, how many teams can actually win it all, and underrated, underdog teams.
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Jon Wilner on Cooper Kupp, UNC, West Virginia Suit, NCAA Tourney

March 18, 2025 • 13 mins
Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Cooper Kupp in college, North Carolina making the NCAA Tournament, West Virginia filing a lawsuit, plus his takes and predictions in the bracket.
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Mike DeCourcy on UNC In, SEC, Bubble, Duke, Zags, 5-12 Game, 1 Seeds

March 17, 2025 • 18 mins
Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News and Fox Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about North Carolina shockingly making the NCAA Tournament, the SEC’s amount of teams in, bubble teams left out, one interesting 5-12 game, and the 1 seeds.
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Spotrac’s Michael Ginnitti on Seahawks Free Agency Contracts, Linemen

March 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Sam Darnold contract with the Seahawks, Cooper Kupp’s deal from last week, the DeMarcus Lawrence contract, Seattle’s cap situation, what other o-linemen would cost, and more.
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Rams’ Play By Play Voice JB Long on Cooper Kupp Joining Seattle

March 14, 2025 • 11 mins
Los Angeles Rams Play-By-Play Voice JB Long joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Cooper Kupp signing with the Seahawks today, his recent years with LA and what has happened to him, his skill set on the field plus his personality off of it.
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Lindsey Thiry of ESPN in Los Angeles on Cooper Kupp with Hawks

March 14, 2025 • 10 mins
ESPN Los Angeles Reporter Lindsey Thiry joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the breaking news that former Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is joining the Seahawks on a three-year deal, plus her time in Seattle and what she’s up to now.
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Hugh Millen on Cooper Kupp Addition by Seahawks & His Skill-Set

March 14, 2025 • 12 mins
Hugh Millen joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seattle Seahawks signing former Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, how the team might use Kupp in their new offense under Klint Kubiak, Kupp’s specific skill set, and his injury history with the Rams.
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Jacson Bevens on Cooper Kupp, Sam Darnold, All Seattle’s Moves

March 14, 2025 • 15 mins
Jacson Bevens of Cigar Thoughts joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seattle Seahawks adding Cooper Kupp today, the quarterback swap of Geno Smith to Sam Darnold, the excitement for the 2025 season, and evaluating John Schneider.
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Lance Zierlein on Hawks Changes, Tyler Warren, Linemen, Sanders

March 13, 2025 • 19 mins
NFL Draft expert Lance Zierlein from the NFL Network joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks major off-season changes, his pre-draft prospect grades, Penn State’s Tyler Warren, tight ends, and interior offensive linemen for Seattle.
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Hawkblogger Brian Nemhauser on Seahawks Off-Season Decisions

March 13, 2025 • 16 mins
Brian Nemhauser from Hawkblogger joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the Seattle Seahawks off-season so far, where the team is now at with quarterback, the wide receiver depth behind JSN, what the draft can offer, and their recent acquisitions.
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David Samson from CBS on Mariners Off-Season, Dipoto, Finances

March 13, 2025 • 17 mins
David Samson of CBS Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about what the Mariners did, and mostly didn’t, do this off-season, Jerry Dipoto’s comments and the financial situation of the team, the pitching staff, a possible work-stoppage, and playoffs.
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RJ Choppy in Dallas on Seahawks Signing DE DeMarcus Lawrence

March 12, 2025 • 9 mins
RJ Choppy, radio host on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks signing defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence from the Cowboys, his age, quality, personality, and injury history, plus his take on Sam Darnold.
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Petros Papadakis on Sam Darnold at USC and LeBron v. Stephen A

March 12, 2025 • 20 mins
Petros Papadakis of Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about the Seahawks signing USC’s old quarterback Sam Darnold plus his history and family in California and the war of words between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith.
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Mike Florio on Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, Finances, Aaron Rodgers

March 12, 2025 • 12 mins
Mike Florio of PFT joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seattle Seahawks swapping Sam Darnold for Geno Smith this offseason, the finances of quarterbacks and what Smith is going to make, plus where Aaron Rodgers will sign.
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Kraken Coach Dan Bylsma on Gameday, Rookie Debut, New Player

March 12, 2025 • 8 mins
Seattle Kraken Head Coach Dan Bylsma joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about joining the show during a game-day and his process, the debuts of rookies and new players for the team including a new Finnish player, and Philipp Grubauer’s return.
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Warren Moon on Sam Darnold - Geno Smith Swap, Hawks Receivers

March 11, 2025 • 13 mins
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks swapping Geno Smith for Sam Darnold at quarterback, where the Hawks now stand at wide receiver after trading DK, and possible moves in free agency.
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Jon Wilner on Great Osobor, WCC Title, Big Ten, Lanning, Cam Ward

March 11, 2025 • 17 mins
Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Great Osobor at Washington, the WCC final tonight, Big Ten television scheduling, Dan Lanning’s extension with Oregon, and Cam Ward’s issues.
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Gregg Bell on Seahawks Lack of Offensive Line Moves, Quarterback

March 11, 2025 • 11 mins
Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks moves in free agency and where things stand with the offensive line right now, who is left on the market to sign for the line and the swap at quarterback.
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Paul Allen on Sam Darnold’s 2024 in Minnesota, On & Off Field Skills

March 10, 2025 • 19 mins
Vikings Play By Play Voice Paul Allen from KFAN in Minnesota joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks signing Sam Darnold, what he saw from Sam in 2024, the positives and negatives and skills Darnold brings both on and off the field.
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