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The Seahawks start the season with one of their toughest games. Vegas puts the Packers right behind Seattle for likely Super Bowl winners, but has Green Bay favored by three points. Jeff and Brian welcome special guest Aaron Nagler of Packer News on the show. Nagler covers the Packers beat and offers a ton of great insights about the matchup, including a surprising and encouraging prediction about one key Packer player who may not suit up.

This episode is brought to you by Steam Donkey Brewery (http://steamdonkeybrewing.com) and Altitude Homes (http://altitude-re.com/hb). They are avid parts of the Seahawks community. Sheldon Richardson is a Seahawk. Jermaine Kearse, Ahtbya Rubin and Kasen Williams are not. The Hawk Blogger crew, including Jeff Simmons, Brian Nemhauser, and Nathan Ernst get together to share their initial reactions to the Seahawks roster cuts and trades, while also taking your questions. Hawk Blogger Patrons are welcome on the show. First come, first serve. You can sign up to be a patron at http://patreon.com/hawkblogger Show Topics: - Sheldon Richardson Deal - How will it impact the team? - Is it risky like the other trades? - Is Richardson the Seahawks best lineman? - Most Surprising Cut - Kasen conversation with Sherman - Pierre Desir - Travone Boykin - Are they done? - Most Surprising Keep - Marcus Smith, David Bass - J.D. McKissic, Tanner McEvoy - Neiko Thorpe - Tre Madden - Recap of other Trad

Jeff and Brian are back for a special Monday edition of Real Hawk Talk in order to accommodate a very special guest. Mike Garafolo, of the NFL Network, comes on to give us a little more info on what he meant when he said the Seahawks make have some more "roster tweaks" ahead. He dishes on the impact of the Julian Edelman injury after just leaving Patriots camp, the possibility of a Sheldon Richardson trade to Seattle, and even the potential the Seahawks might trade away a guy like Thomas Rawls. Jeff and I wrap by going through the projected roster moves and recapping the Seahawks game against the Chiefs.

Brian welcomes back Danny Kelly from The Ringer and Mina Kimes of ESPN to the annual Hawk Blogger Prediction show. The duo provide their thoughts on 27 different predictions in less than 60 minutes! Brian tells them why they are wrong. It's super fun.

This episode is sponsored by Steam Donkey Brewing http://steamdonkeybrewing.com Danny Kelly of The Ringer, and formerly of Field Gulls, joins the show to talk Seahawks and what he is seeing across the rest of the NFL. The Seahawks won convincingly for the second straight week, but lost a key player in left tackle George Fant. Jeff, Brian, and Evan discuss what they saw against the Vikings, as well as the recent trade for lineman Matt Tobin, while also taking some of your questions. Patrons are welcome to join the show, but spots are limited, so arrive early! Anyone can become a HB Patron at http://patreon.com/hawkblogger.

This week's episode is sponsored by Steam Donkey Brewery. The beer is amazing! www.steamdonkeybrewing.com Jeff and Brian welcome Evan Hill and Nathan Ernst onto the show to discuss the onslaught of Seahawks news, including the extension of Justin Britt, the signing of Tramaine Brock, and some great film analysis of Delano Hill. We also dream big about a potential acquisition of Sheldon Richardson, and why it may not be as crazy as it sounds.

This week's episode is sponsored by Steam Donkey Brewery. The beer is amazing! www.steamdonkeybrewing.com Jeff and Brian discuss the inspiring 48-17 Seahawks preseason win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Who stood out? We combed through the entire 90-man roster and talked about where the biggest battles are. Free agent cornerback Tramaine Brock was in town for a visit. What would his addition mean? Finally, we shared our best guesses about what the rumored roster tweaks might be that could come in the form of a trade or late free agent signing.

In the third episode of Real Hawk Talk, Brian gets a in-depth look at the Seahawks in an interview with Q13 FOX sports director Aaron Levine, before Jeff Simmons joins the show to break down the Seahawks with some training camp questions for Brian. Topics ranged from the offensive line, and a pre-season preview of the first game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Jeff and Brian welcome their first live online audience for a bit of training camp Q&A. Brian shares details on what he has seen through the first three days of camp, and discusses the implications with Jeff and the audience.

Jeff Simmons scores and exclusive interview with Seth Wickersham of ESPN the Magazine. They discuss Wickersham's explosive article about the reverberations of the Seahawks crushing Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. Hear the story from the man who researched it and first told it.

Jeff and Brian get things started with a show full of offseason review and training camp anticipation. 1) Intro -- Thoughts on the Seahawks offseason and our recent series of articles on the seahawks identity crisis. 2) Russell Wilson discussion -- lots of variance in opinion on him this week. Clayton him had over Brees and top 5 in the league in his ranking. Andy Benoit had hm under Flacco and Carr. Silva (on Rotoworld) have him as a top-4 fantasy QB, and Bucky Brooks had some harsh words for him on Twitter. What should we be expecting this year? 3) Do we buy the offseason hype. We break down the following players |and feel free to bring up another guy George Fant -- new body, time with Walter Jones, praise from Pete - and ill want to know your starting ol prediction. -Eddie Lacy -- new diet, hit all his weight mark, new team, etc - Jeremy Lane -- Pete hyped him up hard to end the mini camp after down year. 4) Training camp preview -- fun game. We do a fantasy style draft. we'll go back and forth each

The Falcons beat the Seahawks convincingly. What now? Softy and I discuss that and debate what would be a reasonable penalty for the Richard Sherman injury report fiasco.

Seattle ran over the Detroit Lions in the first week of the playoffs. Few saw that coming. Now they face off against the best offense in the NFL. Nobody expects them to win. I do. Let's talk about it.

Softy and I are finally back at it. The playoffs are made it a necessity that we find time to talk Seahawks. Many folks are down on Seattle's chances. We talk about that, and why there may be more reason for hope than you might think.

What would your football heaven look like? I go a bit far afield this week before diving into assessing how the Seahawks did last week and what to expect this week in Green Bay.

The Seahawks offensive line was abysmal last week in Tampa and essentially lost the game. They have a chance to bounce back and prove last week was an exception and not the rule against a terrific Panthers defensive line.

It's time to reflect on a remarkable run through some of the best teams in the NFL this season. The Seahawks have come out stronger for it, and now are set up to finish with a flourish. This game against Tampa won't be easy, but Softy and I can't help looking ahead to playoff seeing and scenarios.

Named Best Podcast in Western Washington by King5! Softy and I recount the Seahawks savory win over the Patriots, try to come some conclusions about why Christine Michael was shown the door, and look ahead to the game against the Eagles.

I'm on my way to New England to watch the Seahawks take on the powerhouse Patriots, but Softy and I found time to talk about what we noticed in the Bills game, and what to expect from this measuring stick game with Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Softy and I can't decide if we agree or disagree about what is ailing the Seahawks offense. All you need to know is I am right and he is wrong.