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Too ugly to ignore

Aug 19, 2026

Too ugly to ignore

There's a clarity that comes from losses as embarrassing as the one Seattle just suffered in Milwaukee.

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Law & Order: NFL

Aug 14, 2026

Law & Order: NFL

When it comes to players accused of crimes, justice doesn't have all that much to do with the decisions NFL teams make.

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A-Rod is not exactly the prodigal son

Aug 5, 2026

A-Rod is not exactly the prodigal son

Seattle might very well be ready to welcome Alex Rodriguez back this weekend. I'm not, though, and I kinda hope others feel the same way.

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The problem with the Luis Castillo deal

Aug 3, 2026

The problem with the Luis Castillo deal

The Mariners remain so budget conscious they must rob Peter to pay Paul or -- in this case -- trade Castillo to create spending room.

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Diary of a Mariners fan

Aug 3, 2026

Diary of a Mariners fan

Why did Seattle let Colt Emerson struggle for so freaking long?

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Mariners stuck in the middle ... again

Jul 30, 2026

Mariners stuck in the middle ... again

The Seahawks player I'm most interested in watching this month doesn't have much of a chance of playing this year.

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Don't be biased by the hate machine

Jul 21, 2026

Don't be biased by the hate machine

It's tempting, and fashionable, to conclude M's manager Dan Wilson is historically unpopular. There's a problem with the data, though.

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Dan Wilson isn't Seattle's biggest issue

Jul 21, 2026

Dan Wilson isn't Seattle's biggest issue

I'm not saying he's a good manager. I'm not arguing he needs to be kept. He's not the biggest problem, though.

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Time to turn over a new leaf

Jan 2, 2026

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Time to turn over a new leaf

I've got a New Year's resolution for the Seahawks: Hold onto the ball. They've defied history to make the playoffs, but they need to stop turning the ball over STAT.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🚧 Seattle is certainly tough enough 🚧

Dec 29, 2025

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🚧 Seattle is certainly tough enough 🚧

The Seahawks matched a franchise-record for regular-season victories and they're a win away from the conference's only bye through the first round of the playoffs.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🧙Seattle's own little twilight zone 🧙

Dec 22, 2025

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🧙Seattle's own little twilight zone 🧙

There is a swath of Lumen Field where we have learned to expect the unexpected, to accept the strange and embrace the bizarre.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Not sure I believe what I just saw

Dec 19, 2025

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Not sure I believe what I just saw

I know what happened on Thursday night in Seattle. I know how it happened, too. I'm just not entirely sure what to make of it going forward.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
You never suffer a win

Dec 15, 2025

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You never suffer a win

While Sunday's victory over the Colts wasn't exactly worthy of a postcard, the result is absolutely more important than the route Seattle took to achieving it.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
The 2025 Playoff Percolator

Dec 15, 2025

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The 2025 Playoff Percolator

This is absolutely not at all a total rip-off of Mitch Levy's "Mr. Playoffs."

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🎣 Another Fisch-ing expedition?

Dec 12, 2025

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🎣 Another Fisch-ing expedition?

I thought Coach Poaching season was over. Then Michigan's coach went and lost his job, and now I'm worried all over again.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
What we learned: Week 15

Dec 10, 2025

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What we learned: Week 15

The Seahawks have a safety who is a headache waiting to happen for opponents and a receiver who did something no one else has managed to do this season: score on A.J. Terrell.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Another Seattle scoring binge

Dec 8, 2025

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Another Seattle scoring binge

The single biggest surprise of this Seahawks season is how frequently it has buried opponents beneath an avalanche of points. It happened again on Sunday in Atlanta.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
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DANNY O’NEIL

A veteran sports journalist and accidental radio host, I show founders, entrepreneurs and aspiring executives how to connect with an audience, building their personal brands and creating awareness of their expertise.

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