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Danny ONeil

Experienced writer, accidental radio host and aspiring author who now helps clients tell their stories in ways that will resonate with the audience.

🤝 A feeling I just can't shake

Mar 11, 2026

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🤝 A feeling I just can't shake

I'm not certain how mad Randy Arozarena is or isn't about Cal Raleigh declining a handshake. I'm certain some Mariner fans will be furious I'm bringing it up, though.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
It's all downhill from here

Mar 9, 2026

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It's all downhill from here

Warning: Today's newlsetter is completely disjointed. We start with a ski race my father won in 1966, veer sharply to talk about the 2026 QB market before going back to my family history.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
I promise, it's all going to be OK

Mar 6, 2026

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I promise, it's all going to be OK

The Seahawks are going to lose players in free agency. They might lose a lot of players in free agency, but that doesn't give anyone the right to throw a fit about it.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
'Looks like I reached a dead end'

Mar 4, 2026

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'Looks like I reached a dead end'

Original recipe "Law & Order" is filming on my block this week, and I'm coming up with suitable one-liners in case I'm offered a cameo!

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
The scouting combine is not be trusted

Feb 24, 2026

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The scouting combine is not be trusted

Pretty much every NFL coach and GM will be interviewed by reporters in Indianapolis this week. Just don't believe too much of what you hear.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🏠 A hometown win

Feb 18, 2026

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🏠 A hometown win

I was sitting by myself in a hotel room in Japan watching the Seahawks beat on Drake Maye as if he were a dead horses that I came to a realization ...

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
The Seahawks leave no doubts

Feb 9, 2026

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The Seahawks leave no doubts

Seattle followed the formula it has used all season to finish off what is the biggest surprise in this city's sports history.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
A sprained ankle, a defensive rock and one thoroughly awful non-question

Feb 5, 2026

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A sprained ankle, a defensive rock and one thoroughly awful non-question

Nick Emmanwori is OK, Ernest Jones is a stud and someone in the media needs a timeout after their terrible "question" to UW QB Demond Williams.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Joey Porter admits to manufacturing Super Bowl controversy

Feb 4, 2026

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Joey Porter admits to manufacturing Super Bowl controversy

‘He was saying what he was supposed to be saying,’ Pittsburgh LB says as he reflects on the molehill of a statement from Jerramy Stevens he turned into a mountain.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
📈 Ten plays that made Seattle's season

Jan 29, 2026

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📈 Ten plays that made Seattle's season

Using some advanced statistics and my (sizeable) gut instinct to come up with a definitive list of plays that put Seattle in the Super Bowl.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Wham, bam thank you Sam

Jan 26, 2026

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Wham, bam thank you Sam

Seattle's defense was the team's strength this season. It's their quarterback who put them in the Super Bowl, though.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
A salute to Seattle's Boss Hawk

Jan 22, 2026

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A salute to Seattle's Boss Hawk

Have you had doubts about whether John Schneider could get the Seahawks back to the top? You shouldn't after this season.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil

Grudgery

 Birds of a feather grudge together
LockSimple

Jan 22, 2026

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Birds of a feather grudge together

An experiment at my alma mater showed that crows have a sharp memory when it comes to people who've harmed them. In other words: I think I found my spirit animal!

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
The best of the (NFC) West

Jan 19, 2026

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The best of the (NFC) West

A third act vs. the Rams feels like a fitting climax for a season in which Seattle's road to the divisional title is the same as the gauntlet it must run to reach its 4th Super Bowl.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🛖 If you're looking for the 49ers ...

Jan 18, 2026

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🛖 If you're looking for the 49ers ...

Seattle might still have them back in the woodshed administering a beating that was reminiscent of the Week 18 game only with everything going Seattle's way.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
🚌 Sam Darnold's driving school 🚌

Jan 16, 2026

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🚌 Sam Darnold's driving school 🚌

The instruction manual has been simplified over these past two months, and the Seahawks would prefer it stay that way!

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
⚡️ 3 choices that jump-started the Seahawks ⚡️

Jan 15, 2026

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⚡️ 3 choices that jump-started the Seahawks ⚡️

Seattle will host a divisional playoff game for the first time in 11 years. Here are three specific decisions that got them here.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
You know what always cheers me up?

Jan 12, 2026

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You know what always cheers me up?

The Oregon Ducks getting dragged around the field by an ear lobe, which is exactly what happened in their semifinal game in Atlanta.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
All's well that ends well?

Jan 9, 2026

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All's well that ends well?

Not necessarily. While Demond Williams isn't going to transfer, not

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
It certainly wasn't a bad apology

Jan 9, 2026

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It certainly wasn't a bad apology

Demond Williams said he was sorry for the timing of his announcement that he intended to transfer in what was a solid, totally acceptable apology.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Stream o'conscious: The Demond Williams situation

Jan 7, 2026

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Stream o'conscious: The Demond Williams situation

A 51-year-old man (me) types 934 words (without backspacing) after Washington's quarterback leaves the school high and dry.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
Four yards and a headache

Jan 5, 2026

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Four yards and a headache

Saturday was the kind of performance that John Schneider dreamed of when he chose Mike Macdonald to be Seattle's head coach.

Danny ONeil
Danny ONeil
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
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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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