The Mike Macdonald Show on Seattle Sports

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss defeating the Rams to head to the Super Bowl, having the best home field advantage, the challenges the Rams present, how well Sam Darnold played, what went through his mind on the Riq Woolen taunting penalty, what a weapon Michael Dickson is and studying up on the Patriots.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks locking up the number one seed in the NFC with their win over the Niners Saturday, the love that these players have for one another, whether Sam Darnold using his legs more was part of the game plan, some unselfish plays that deserve a shout out, Charles Cross getting a new deal and why John Schneider should be executive of the year.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald breaks down everything he saw in the Seahawks win over the Panthers, including some of his commonly used phrases and why he uses them, the different ways in which they can win games, what has made his defense and some of the players on that side of the ball so effective and plenty more.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks win over the Falcons. He breaks donw what he saw in the offensive turnaround from the first to second half, whether Darnold running a bit more was by design or not, the dominant defensve performance and Nick Emmanwori's big day, and predicting Rashid Shaheed's kickoff return for a TD.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks shutout win over Minnesota, how important DeMarcus Lawrence has been to this team, what his defense did best, what problems  Minnesota's defense presented and how they shut down JSN, where he feels they are at with establishing his culture. Plus, some injury updates.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss the Seahawks win over the Titans, what impressed him about Cam Ward, the tackling with a lot of depth guys stepping up, whether he considers his team a fun loving bunch, JSN breaking records while not looking for the spotlight, and the support they felt from the large number of Seahawks fans that traveled to Tennessee.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss yesterday's loss, how he makes crucial in game decisions while calling defense, what it's like to go head to head with Sean McVay, how he will approach trying to cut back turnovers with wanting Darnold to remain aggressive, what a healthy Uchenna Nwosu brings to this team, the Rams executing a perfect punt, and some injury updates.

Mike Macdonald joins the show to discuss what it's like on the sidelines when you open up a big lead as the Seahawks did yesterday, what he likes about the pass rush, how Nick Emmanwori has grown, the importance of the special teams play, the run pass ratio yesterday, what he saw from Rashid Shaheed and an injury update on Jarran Reed.

Mike Macdonald joins the show to discuss the Seahawks win over the Texans last night. He discusses how well the defense played, Leonard Williams' instincts, Josh Jobe's growth, the importance of Jarran Reed to what they do, and why Jaxon Smith-Njigba is so difficult to cover

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to break down yesterday's win over the Jaguars. He discusses the improvement in tackling, how they got som much defensive pressure, why Jaxon Smith Njigba has been so incredibly consistent, why they've had Sam Darnold under center so much this season and the struggles in the run game.

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss yesterday's loss. He talks about what jumped out to him watching the film back, the impressive QB performances from Mayfield and Darnold, the growth of AJ Barner, why he was disappointed in his defense's tackling efforts, and where they stand with injuries.

Mike Macdonald joins the show to discuss, the win against Arizona, playing on a short week, Sam Darnold's impressive play, Leonard Williams deserving more love on a national level for his play, how they are getting so much pressure without blitzing a lot, and the confidence they had in Jason Myers.

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald joins us to discuss, a complete team win, Tory Horton's big punt return TD, what makes ST coach Jay Harbaugh so good, why the rushing numbers weren't there yesterday, how they were able to be so successful on defense while missing some key players, and what he's seen from Sam Darnold so far.

Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss how his team is evolving and learning how to win games when adversity hits. He also talked about Ernest Jones' leadership, Josh Jobe answering the call, Riq Woolen having a bounceback week, the Steelers kickoff miscue that resulted in a George Holani TD, JSN's looking dominant again, the rushing attack and injury updates.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss what he saw when watching the film back on yesterday's loss, where they are in their goal of playing complementary football, why hey chose to kick a FG instead of going for it on fourth down, how Sam Darnold played and what the coaching notes are for Riq Woolen.