Opponent offseason review series, part 3 - assessing the LA Rams

While optimism seems to be high among fans that the Seattle Seahawks will return to their contending ways with an improved roster and new head coach Mike Macdonald in the fold, the national media is painting a different picture. Many of them (if not most) are projecting Seattle to finish not only out of the playoff race, but in some cases last in the NFC West (yes, BEHIND the Cardinals!) Why is this? I've identified a number of reasons that may help explain their reluctance to get on the Seahawks hype train just yet. SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

Now that the Seattle Seahawks have officially wrapped up their offseason program, they'll get their longest break of the year before reconvening for training camp in late July. New head coach Mike Macdonald and his staff were so pleased with the performance at mandatory minicamp last week that they excused the team a day early to begin their summer break in earnest. What did we learn about this team over the last few months? Tune in for my list of what I think are the 5 biggest storylines after OTA's were all said and done. SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

John Schneider is in his 15th season as general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, and this year he added VP of Football Operations to his title after the departure of legendary head coach Pete Carroll. Schneider has had some good strategic offseasons, some admittedly bad ones, but also many GREAT ones. Where does this offseason - his first without Carroll by his side - fit on his resume? While it is certainly too soon to tell, we can get an idea of where it MIGHT slot in by RANKING HIS BEST-EVER OFFSEASONS! Tune in, give it a listen, and then YOU tell ME where you think I got it right or wrong - and chip in with YOUR rankings.... and do you think 2024 has a shot to make the list in a few years? SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

Bill Alvstad and Keith Myers co-host the Seahawks Playbook Podcast and have becomes friends of mine, and the show. Today they join me to talk "blue chip" Seahawks players, which players are going to benefit most from the new schemes and coaching staff, as well as take YOUR questions and comments. Tune in! Check out the Seahawks Playbook Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrqT5lY2HBi... Bill Alvstad on Twitter: @NWSeahawk Keith Myers on Twitter: @MyersNFL SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7... SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

The Geno Smith debate has raged for two years now, and will continue on.... at least until we see how he fits and performs in Ryan Grubb's newly-installed Seahawks offense. Statistics are plentiful, and no matter where you stand on Geno's skill-level and value you can find numbers to support you argument. Which leads me to this question - where does Smith fit in the echelon on current NFL QB's? In this episode I try to quantify that not by number, but by attempting to determine a trade value. In essence - which other NFL QB's would you deal Smith for straight up if you had the chance? Play along with me, and let me know what YOU would do! Forever and Always.....Go Hawks! SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

When Bryce Coutts isn't recording episodes as co-host of the Hawks Zone Rundown podcast, he's coaching quarterbacks. After years of playing and coaching the QB position, he opened his own quarterback academy 3 years ago, where he gets to help tutor prospective signal-callers from the age of 10 all the way into their college years. So today, we're going to break down all the aspects of playing the position and how it relates to teaching, coaching, and development. Then we'll apply those concepts to the NFL, and take a deep dive into Seahawks history to try and construct the perfect quarterback from the team's history. This is a fun conversation so check it out! Check out Bryce's podcast with his co-host Ryan on the HawksZone Rundown Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@hawkszonerundown FOLLOW Bryce on Twitter @BryceCoutts SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

Week 2 of the Seattle Seahawks voluntary full-squad minicamp is in the books, and as we begin to see, and hear, more about how practices are going - I present to you my 5 main takeaways from the workouts. SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

Sanjit T runs The Football Scout YouTube channel (as well as some college scouting). And while his outstanding film breakdowns cover every position from all around the entire NFL, he has produced several videos lauding the talents of some young SEAHAWK players over the past two seasons. He has a particular affinity for some of the young Seattle offensive lineman, a position of concern among the Seahawks fanbase for quite awhile. Is there now reason for optimism that the Hawks are putting the pieces of a great O-line in place? Sanjit will go through the depth chart in detail with me and share his thoughts on each prospect. And stick around to the end when we talk a little bit about some of the talent on the OTHER trench line in Seattle as well. SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

Wrapping up my 3-part series taking an in-depth look at the Seattle Seahawks division opponents through the eyes of opposing content creators, we finish with what may be the best team in the division in 2024 - the LA Rams. Jake Ellenbogen correctly predicted last year that the Rams would win 10 games and make the playoffs, and the Seahawks would win 9 and miss out. So what does he think of what the Rams have done this offseason? Jake joins me to share his thoughts on the Rams free agent signings, their deep draft, the retirement of Aaron Donald, Matthew Stafford's contract status, how the Rams schedule shakes out, and much more.... SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message

If you follow college football you most certainly are familiar with Bruce Feldman's work. He's been covering CFB as both a journalist and sideline reporter for over two decades, and is a New York Times best-selling author as well as a regular contributor to The Athletic. Today, he joins me on the show to discuss a wide range of topics that apply not just to the Seattle Seahawks, but also college football in the pacific northwest. Among the things we discuss in this one.... *The 2025 QB draft class *Sam Howell's long-term prospects *Byron Murphy and his fit in Seattle *The evolution of his annual FREAKS list *Michael Penix and the situation in Atlanta *Memories of Mike Leach And so much more! SUBSCRIBE on Spotify for ad-free audio episodes, for just 99 cents a month! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/subscribe SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg SUPPORT me and the channel - buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever EMAIL [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seahawksforever-danviens/message