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On episode 6 of the edited version of the Sports Pit with Jason “Puck” Puckett, Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson, talk about the M's, NFL Draft and Mel Kiper's ESPN meltdown. If you want to listen to the full one hour and 10 minute show, go to PuckSports.com and sign up to become a Puck's Posse member to gain full access to the show. Please enjoy this sneak preview!

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy, open up the show discussing the red hot Seattle Mariners, Jorge Polanco and they are flabbergasted that they and he are playing so well. It begs the question, can the Mariners keep it up? They also dive into the Seahawks draft weekend and what a runaway success it was and they reached talked about their favorite part of the class. Jim loved Damian Martinez and Puck loved that virtually every pick was a team captain and they never entered the transfer portal. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, joined the show to recap the draft and offer his perspective and what he made of the new class. How will they deploy Jalen Milroe? Was it unfair of Mike Macdonald to come out and say that Sam Darnold will be on the field 90 percent of the time and the other 10 percent goes to Milroe? What was notable about this class and what set it apart from other classes under John Schneider?After Dugar leaves, Puck and Jim clean some house on other stories like rookies asking to wear retired jerseys. What was Abdul Carter thinking by asking Lawrence Taylor to wear 56? And why is number one retired by the Titans for Warren Moon?Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The NFL as a whole embarrassed itself with the Sheduer Sanders saga. (3:25) Jim and Puck on the M’s offense and Seahawks draft (33:11) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (50:06) Puck and Jim on Bill Belichick CBS Morning News interview (1:16:03) “Hey, What the Puck?!”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore, Chris Egan from KING 5 and antler edition of the “The Scout”. Puck and Jim open up the show talking about last nights draft and their excitement over the selection of Grey Zabel and why it appears to be an absolute home run draft pick. Jim is back from Pullman where he celebrated his twins 21st birthday and shares his excitement of spending a few days in Pullman. Jim and Puck then welcome Chris Egan from KING 5 to the show to discuss last night’s draft party that Egan attended at the Clearwater Casino and they discussed in great length Egan’s interview with formers Seahawks safety Earl Thomas. Why is Thomas such a polarizing figure among Seahawks fans? Puck says goodbye to Egan and Jim and welcomes “The Scout”, his weekly chat with an anonymous MLB scout to get the behind the scenes look at the Mariners. They talk specifically about Ben Williamson, Tyler Locklear, Leo Rivas and the health of Bryce Miller. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The Sheduer Sanders slide should not anger or surprise anyone (3:35) Puck and Jim (29:06) Chris Egan, KING 5 (1:00:30) The Scout (1:20:09) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show previewing the first round of the NFL draft, but also touches in on the Mariners and their win last night. He has also declared himself the President of the Ben Williamson fan club. After touching in on the M’s, Puck welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network, who’s in Los Angeles getting ready to anchor the networks draft coverage. Mike goes over the top rumors swirling right now leading up to the draft. How far will Sheduer Sanders fall? Is there a chance that another quarterback besides Cam Ward gets selected before Sanders? Would the Seahawks trade down and select Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe? There have been rumors circulating that the Seahawks could be shopping or listening to offers from Ken Walker? As the draft starts what is the future of both Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rogers?The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar joins Puck to breakdown what he thinks the Seahawks will do in the first round. Mike has a feeling that the pick at 18 may well be a defensive player. Dugar also reacts to the rumors circulating that the Seahawks could potentially be listening to offers for Ken Walker. Mike does not have a very good opinion on this years quarterbacks class and also shares his thoughts on the idea of Seattle taking Jalen Milroe out of Alabama. Puck then welcomes Danny Kelly from The Ringer and Danny goes over his latest mock draft. Plus, gives his thoughts on what he thinks Seattle does at 18 and he is also looking forward to the entertainment value of watching Sheduer Sanders slide in the first round. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck states that this years draft may be, if not, the most important draft for John Schneider. The offensive line has been an issue for a decade and is he the one to fix it?(1:00) Puck on the M’s and Ben Williamson (13:57) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (32:45) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (1:05:58) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:26:09) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Ryan Divish right at the top of the show to talk Mariners baseball as Jim Moore is off on Wednesday because he’s in Pullman celebrating his twin boys 21st birthday. Divish and Puck discuss the state of the M’s and are joined by Tim Booth of the Seattle Times, who is in Boston covering the Mariners on their current road trip. They discuss the struggles of the Mariners starters, Bryce Miller specifically. They also touch in on the struggles of the offense with runners in scoring position and they discuss their current strikeout rate. Is it better? Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com joins the show for his weekly visit to preview the first round of the NFL draft and what will Seattle do at # 18? Rob feels the Seahawks will go with Grey Zabel, the offensive lineman out of North Dakota State. Rob also has a gut feeling about what Seattle may do in the second round…will they make a surprise pick and select Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe?Bob Condotta, Seattle Times, joins Puck to discuss tomorrow’s draft and speculate what the Seahawks may do with their first round pick, the pressure mounting on John Schneider, the quarterback class, their current offensive lineman and the highlight of covering the NFL draft in Seattle…the food! Puck wraps up the who with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Mike Patrick, longtime broadcaster passed away and Puck reflects on one of his all-time favorites. (:51) Puck, Ryan Divish and Tim Booth (38:42) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com (1:06:21) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times (1:36:38) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett kicks off the show discussing the unbelievable playoff games in the NHL and NBA that took place on Monday and how it doesn’t matter which sport it is, the playoff atmosphere always delivers and it delivered once again. Puck than welcomes John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com to discuss breaking news reported by John himself on the 2025 Pac-12 TV deal involving Washington State and Oregon State. An official announcement will happen on Wednesday and a source confirmed to John that the home games will appear on the CW Network and the start times for those games will be released as well. John says to expect to see one or two big linear networks be a part of the ’25 deal and beyond. What’s the future of expansion and will it just include UNLV? Puck and John switch gears to a tragic story that John wrote about involving the Umpqua Community College softball team. It’s a beautifully written piece involving enormous heartbreak. John also dishes on the latest with MLB expansion and relocation to Portland as the city and state has cleared a major hurdle for building a ballpark. Mike Sando from The Athletic checks in to preview the upcoming NFL draft, pressure on John Schneider, lackluster QB class and what will Seattle do with their 18th pick. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck?!” Big changes coming to high school sports and one change that needs to happen. (0:00) Puck on the NBA and NHL playoffs (10:37) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:09:33) Mike Sando, The Athletic (1:31:36) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Monday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore and they start off the show recapping Puck’s golf trip to Arizona, his new love affair with Paine Field and is Waymo experience in Arizona. Waymo is the self driving car like Uber and Puck says it’s an absolute game changer. Puck and Jim chat about the M’s and there current road trip and they wonder if it’s sustainable the way the offense is playing? Jim is turning the corner on his thoughts about Dylan Moore and Randy Arozarena. During the live show, news breaks that girls flag football has been approved by the WIAA and Puck and Jim react to the news and Jim wonders if you’ll be able to bet on it? They turn their attention to the NFL draft and laugh and shake their heads that Cam Ward will be the top overall pick. Jim says goodbye and Puck replays his interview with The Athletic’s Dane Brugler from last week as he mocks the entire first round of the NFL draft. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck discusses the transfer saga with Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava. (0:00) Puck and Jim (1:04:37) The Athletic’s Dane Brugler (1:34:03) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by his MLB Insider Ryan Divish and Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com. Puck opens up the show briefly touching in on next week’s schedule leading up to the NFL Draft. Puck is off Thursday and Friday for spring break. Puck has shorter shows this week because his baseball obsessed kid is in a baseball camp so he has to leave early to pick him up. Puck jumps right into his Mariners talk with Divish. MLB Insider Ryan Divish joins Puck for his weekly visit to talk all things Mariners. Divish, currently on a sabbatical from the paper is back home in Havre, Montana coaching his stepsons baseball team and working at his buddies furniture store. Can anyone imagine Divish selling furniture?? Divish and Puck open up the show talking about Luis Castillo and they wonder if anything is wrong with him? They also touch in on the health concerns with Bryce Miller, plus the debut of Ben Williamson, Dan Wilson’s bullpen use, Gregory Santos and Divish’s sales pitch on selling furniture. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com, pays a visit to preview the NFL Draft which is eight days away. Has anything changed on his front of what he wants or what he’s hearing? Rob has a trade for Seattle and they actually move up! What does Rob have cooking and is it a good idea? Also, the Seahawks address the offensive line in the second round and Puck loves it! Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The Kraken are in danger of losing their fan base. (1:03) Puck on his NFL Draft coverage (7:58) MLB Insider, Ryan Divish (34:54) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com (56:16) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show talking briefly about the Mariners and there three city roadtrip that starts tonight. Puck also revisits the Luis Castillo trade since the right hander is facing his former team for the first time. The Castillo trade has been an absolute steal for Seattle and the best move Jerry Dipoto has made. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio joins Puck for his weekly visit and they start off chatting about the Luis Castillo/Reds trade and how much it has benefited Seattle. They also discuss the watered down AL West, the Dodgers and the NL West, the best trade he ever made as a GM and the trade he’d like back. Also, the atmosphere at Petco Park and watching the Padres play is unlike anything in baseball. Also, when is it too early to start trade discussions with other teams and how big of a target will Luis Robert Jr. be for the White Sox?Danny Kelly, The Ringer stops by to discuss the NFL Draft for his weekly discussion. Danny gives his Top Ten Mock Draft and also makes a pick at # 18 for the Seahawks. Does Danny have a surprise for Sheduer Sanders? Where does Ashton Jeanty go and please say for the love of god he has the Seahawks taking an offensive lineman at #18!? Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The Mariners are 8-8 and are playing in a bad division. It’s very plausible they can win the division with 85 or 86 wins. (1:01) Puck opens up about the M’s and revisits the Luis Castillo trade (10:24) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (31:58) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (59:12) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy is all about the Masters and the incredible win by Rory McIIroy. How did he pull it off? Jim and Puck talk about the emotional roller coaster they were on, the incredible shots he hit, the not so incredible shots he hit and how he was able to stay so focused throughout his round. Rory wasn’t the only big winner from Sunday, Jim took home nine thousand dollars on bets he made with Rory and Justin Rose!!! Puck and Jim wrap up the abbreviated show today with “Hey, What the Puck!?” Mariners keep winning and have a great shot in a crappy A.L. West.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show with Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy, who is back after being out this week getting over a cold. Jim details his trip to Pullman where he went to celebrate Parents weekend with his kids. Jim went golfing with one of his son’s girlfriend’s father and ended up tipping over their golf cart. Jim recaps the hilarity that followed. They briefly touch in on the M’s, but mainly focus on the Masters and the near collapse in the first round from Rory McILroy and their hope that he can keep it going over the weekend. Jim and Puck also talk about a new golf course being considered in Westport, Washington called Westport Golf Links, which is being designed by David McLay Kidd, who built Bandon Dunes and Gamble Sands. Jim departs from the show because he’s still under the weather and Puck welcomes Chris Egan from KING 5 to the show for his weekly visit. Egan is back after spending last week in Arizona for spring break. Egan and Puck talk about why it’s so hard for this state to get no brainer ideas done like the golf course in Westport, adding sports like lacrosse, flag football and pickleball to be officially recognized by the WIAA in our state. Egan also details his trip to Arizona and how he and other parents watching their kids play in a junior college baseball game lose it with some bad umpiring. Puck details his mishap with his little league team and how both he and Egan need to learn from their mistakes in dealing with umpires. Chris also details finally taking his shirt off in the pool, his love for In-and-Out Burger, renting an airbnb, High Noons and why doesn’t he live in the sun! Puck also welcomes “The Scout”, his Friday weekly chat with an anonymous MLB scout who has been covering the sport for 30+ years. They talk about the top players he has ever scouted in Washington, plus, this year’s crop of high school talent has four very good players with all four having a great chance to be drafted very high. They get into the current state of the Mariners and all their injuries, specifically to Ryan Bliss and Victor Robles. What impact will their losses have on the team? “The Scout” details whether or not there is help down in Tacoma with Cole Young, Ben Williamson and Tyler Locklear. Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” Another college football horror story. (3:03) Puck and Jim (38:07) Chris Egan, KING 5 (1:09:06) “The Scout” (1:39:24) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up with Puck talking about yesterday’s insanely crazy, stupid and fun Mariners win. Can this type of win carry over? We’ll find out. What they do need is the enthusiasm of Randy Arozarena to carry the team with the absence of Victor Robles. Puck then welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network to the show to get the latest on the NFL, the NFL draft, Geno Smith feeling “disrespected”, Seahawks draft rumors, how far could Sheduer Sanders fall and when will Aaron Rogers sign with the Steelers. Puck switches gears and gets a Seahawks perspective on the draft with Michael-Shawn Dugar from The Athletic. How much pressure is John Schneider feeling heading into this draft? What do the Seahawks need to accomplish with there first three picks? Are the Seahawks in love with quarterback Tyler Shough? Puck goes back to baseball for his his weekly visit with Brad Adam, ROOT Sports. Puck and Brad celebrate day one of the Masters. The Mariners pull off an improbable win vs. Houston. The injuries are mounting for Seattle and they are not built to sustain these injuries. How did Ryan Bliss play through a torn biceps? The lack of moves in the offseason will haunt Seattle. It’s time for the Mariners key players like Julio, Cal and Arozarena to pick it up and carry this offense. The series win for Seattle was much needed and now the Rangers come to town with a team leading the division but their offense hasn’t done much. Puck recaps the early action of the Masters, which is brought to you by Synthetic Turf Northwest. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Luka Doncic emotional in return to Dallas. (5:00) Puck on the Mariners crazy, stupid win (10:31) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (34:38) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (1:02:27) Brad Adam, ROOT Sports (1:37:14) “Hey, What the Puck!”

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show discussing the Mariners and yet another one run loss and another frustrating night at the plate with runners in scoring position and strikeouts. Puck’s guest list features Travis Fulton, host of the Stripe Show Podcast and TravisFultonGolf.com to preview the Masters and gives you inside knowledge of Augusta and gives you some surprise names to look for as the Masters gets underway Thursday. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com stops by to chat about the upcoming draft and shares his thoughts on why he thinks the Seahawks may trade up in the second round and what would surprise and frustrate him with their first round pick. Our MLB Insider Ryan Divish checks in from Havre, Montana where he’s currently taking a break from covering the team to coach his stepsons travel ball team. The Mariners continue to struggle with RISP and strikeouts and now injuries are mounting for a team that can’t afford them. The offense continues to struggle and Puck and Divish try to figure out why. The main issue with the Mariners is talent vs. execution. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” When young Mariner fans show anger you have a problem. (:50) Puck on Mariners offensive woes (12:31) Travis Fulton, Host of Stripe Show Podcast previews the Masters (34:47) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com Ryan Divish, MLB Insider (1:01: 58) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes his regular Tuesday guests, Jim Duquette, MLB Network radio, Danny Kelly from The Ringer and John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com. Puck opens the show discussing last night’s Mariners game and the razor edge margin that they play with every night. Puck was able to find a couple of things that the offense is doing well and he hopes it continues. Puck also touched in on last night’s national title game won by Florida and he wishes the officials would have stayed out of the outcome. He also touched in on the Geno Smith comments where the former Seahawks quarterback felt disrespected. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio, drops by for his weekly visit and they discuss the Vlad Guerrero Jr. massive contract and what impact that has on impending free agents. Two former Astros players are off to great starts with their new teams, Kyle Tucker with the Cubs and Alex Bregman with the Red Sox. 11 games into the season and the Mariners have already ditched their plans for Jorge Polanco at third base. The Rangers are off to a fast start but it’s not their offense getting the job done. Danny Kelly from The Ringer drops by and discusses all things NFL draft. What would surprise and anger Danny at #18 for the Seahawks? Danny is focused on position group he wants the Seahawks to address. Lastly, what did he make of Geno Smith’s comments that he felt disrespected?John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com pays his weekly Tuesday visit. They begin the show with breaking news in the NBA that Mike Malone has been fired by the Denver Nuggets. The NBA is a tough and unfair profession on coaches. John shared his thoughts on the national title game in college hoops and he hopes the committee will once again reward mid-major programs. Still no announcement on a Pac-12 media deal, but John did learn that the conference recently restarted conversations with UNLV about potentially joining once the legal issues with the Mountain West Conference are solved. Finally, Puck and John discuss the heartbreaking story involving a six year old boy by the name of William Jackson and his daunting battle with a rare genetic disorder and his parents are helping to raise money for treatment and how we in the community can help out. What wouldn’t we do for our children?Lastly, Puck wraps up the show playing a clip from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler’s weekly appearance on what Seattle wants and should do at 18 in the upcoming NFL draft. The Brugler podcast is normally just for Puck’s Posse members, but he opened up this weeks episode for everyone. Also, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck circles back to the theme with Canzano, “what wouldn’t we do for our children?” (:50) Puck on the Mariners, national title game and Geno Smith (14:57) Jim Duquette, MLB Netword Radio (35:32) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:00:19) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:36:11) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is riding solo as Jim Moore is out on this Monday because he called in sick after spending all weekend in Pullman for Moms Weekend. Are we buying this? Puck opens up the show taking about the Mariners 3-7 start and he discusses the comments from Julio who says the team should not be panicking and that they are in a good spot. Puck also discusses the Victor Robles catch and injury, plus, the injury situation with Jorge Polanco and the M’s offense can’t sustain these injuries and their style of play over 162 games. It’s Masters week and Puck announces the Puck the Picker Majors Pool with the grand prize being a night stay and two rounds of golf at Gamble Sands. Puck also promotes the debut of the Groz with Gas Take 5 podcast which comes out later this afternoon on Pucksports.com. Puck then welcomes Matt “Stretch” Johnson and Steve Sandmeyer for episode three of The Sports Pit. The boys cover another Victor Robles, Sandy back golfing, Sandy being fired as a bat boy, 90’s Mariners team, the Kingdome, Edgar’s bat, Lou Pinella and who do we have for The Masters. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” I miss the Kingdome. (1:00) Puck (33:38) The Sports Pit (1:40:13) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy from the side of the road in desolate eastern Oregon as Jim is on his way to see his kids in Pullman for Dad’s Weekend. Puck and Jim try to cram in as much as they can before Jim’s internet will finally give out! Jim is bothered that Emerson Hancock was sent down to the minors for Luis F. Castillo and he’s bothered that the Mariners PR department has come up with a bunch of unique factoids with both Castillo’s pitching back to back. The Masters begins next week and Puck and Jim chat about the Puck the Picker Majors Pool that is Puck’s season long golf pool that includes the grand prize for a night stay and two rounds of golf at Gamble Sands! Puck claims he can beat Jim in Horse and they have wagered $100 bet when Puck comes down to Bend for Memorial Day. No Friday show would be complete if it didn’t include Friday Voicemails. On this weeks edition we hear from Spicolli from fast Times at Ridgemont High and his thoughts on the Mariners and Geno Smith from Las Vegas. After Jim’s internet finally dies out, Puck announces a new podcast produced by PuckSports.com and it involves two Seattle sports radio legends, Groz and Gas. The new podcast, Groz with Gas Take 5 will be released every Monday at noon on all platforms including YouTube, Apple and Spotify and you can find their full catalog of shows at PuckSports.com. Puck also has his weekly interview with The Scout, an anonymous MLB scout with 30+ years in the game. They talk about the M’s struggles offensively, Emerson Hancock, JP/Garver hitting issues, torpedo bats and is Julio truly a superstar? Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” What is Ja Morant doing? Does he not get it?(2:26) Puck and Jim (37:35) Friday Voicemails (46:38) Groz with Gas Take 5 Promo (53:28) The Scout, current MLB scout (1:18:03) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes his regular guests, Mike Garafolo, NFL Network. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic and Brad Adam, Root Sports. Puck opens up the show talking about yesterday’s Mariners win over the Tigers and Tarik Skubal. Luis Castillo was great. Dylan Moore made a great play in the infield and the bullpen is getting reinforcements. Puck welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network to recap the owners meetings in Florida. Why did the owners table the tush push? Mike explains that it will eventually be banned by the owners. They also discussed the changes to the overtime, and slight modifications to the kickoff. Aaron Rogers is still a free agent and will he eventually sign with the Steelers? NFL draft is weeks away and Mike says he’s expecting a flurry of draft day trades. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic drops by to discuss the Seahawks offseason. Does Dugar believe Mike Macdonald when he says he feels his team can with the Super Bowl? Is John Schneider’s offensive line philosophy flawed? Lastly, what if anything would surprise Dugar with what the Seahawks would do with the 18th overall pick. Puck switches back over to baseball and Brad Adam, Root Sports pays a visit to recap the first week of the Mariners season, the flawed offense, Brad’s upcoming visit to San Francisco, Puck sitting in Diamond Club, M’s bullpen getting help and this is the offense you’ll get all season. Finally, Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!” (:50) Puck on the Mariners Wednesday win vs. Detroit and the bullpen getting help (11:33) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (34:57) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (1:01:56) Brad Adam, Root Sports (1:29:00) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy, Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com and Mariners beat reporter Ryan Divish, Seattle Times. Puck and Jim start off the show talking about their love of Dairy Queen and the revelation that you can get chocolate ice cream in your blizzard…who knew!? They switch gears to talk about last night’s miserable Mariners game and how they managed just one hit. Tension and anger is growing among Mariners fans and it’s justified. Jim sticks around as Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com stops by while on holiday in Sweden to discuss the upcoming NFL draft and why he thinks the Seahawks could surprise everyone and take a wide receiver with their first round pick. The thought has left Puck sick to his stomach. Puck says goodbye to Rob and Jim and says hello to his weekly Mariners guest Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times. Divish explains in great detail his decision to take a sabbatical from covering the Mariners for the next four months to move back to Montana and coach his stepson’s baseball team. In addition, they talk about the sluggish start to the season for the Mariners offensively and is there any hope on the horizon? Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The Ballard Beavers baseball team needs your help! (1:00) Puck and Jim (31:02) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com joins Puck and Jim to discuss the NFL draft (51:40) Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (1:37:43) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett features Jim Duquette, MLB Network radio, Danny Kelly, The Ringer talking NFL draft and Seahawks. Plus, John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com. Puck opens the show recapping last nights Mariners game and says he was mildly encouraged by the Mariners offense. Hopefully it continues. Jim Duquette, stops by for his weekly visit to discuss the opening week of baseball, the Mariners, MLB suspensions, and torpedo bats. Danny Kelly then pays a visit and Puck and Danny discuss NFL rule changes to the chain gang, the tush push, the latest with the NFL draft, QB surprises in the draft and John Schneider’s confidence in his young offensive line. John Canzano hangs out for his weekly visit and they open up with another violent act in youth sports. Is it time for parents to be banned from youth sports? Why specialization is running youth sports. NIL deals are starting to enter high school sports. Should Pac-12 fans be concerned that no media deal or expansion has been reached? Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck promotes his Puck the Picker Majors Golf Pool contest. (1:00) Puck opens show about the encouraging signs of last nights Mariners game from an offensive perspective (10:57) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (31:45) Danny Kelly, The Ringer, Ringer NFL Draft Show (1:02:12) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:30:52) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

Monday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett features the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore. Puck and Jim react to the first weekend of Mariners baseball. Both Puck and Jim are not all that upset with the start because it’s what they expected the offense to be. Jim is still having technical issues in trying to figure how to watch the Mariners on his TV. Jim asks Puck if he thinks Julio will turn into the super star that everyone thinks he will. Is it fair to ask? Puck introduces Puck the Picker Majors Pool with the grand prize being a trip to Gamble Sands golf course. After Jim leaves, it’s The Sports Pit podcast with Puck and KJR alums Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson. Puck plays an edited 20 minute version of the hour-plus show that comes out every Monday. They touch on the opening series with the Mariners and A’s and Sandy was surprised about the lack of energy inside the stadium. Lastly, “What the Puck?!” Don’t panic yet, but the four games are a microcosm of the last four years of Mariners baseball.

On Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and Chris Egan from King 5. Puck and Jim open up the show talking about last night’s Mariners win and Puck was wondering if Jim was able to stream the game on the new Root Sports app. They talk about the incredible game from Jorge Polanco, the pitching of Logan Gilbert and the play of Ryan Bliss. Jim also busts Puck’s balls about his first anniversary show yesterday. Egan joins the show and jumps in on the Mariners lover from the opener and shares his excitement for the season to start. Egan tells a hilarious story about his junior high basketball team suffering the worst loss he’s ever experienced in his coaching career. Egan said it’s the first time he ever felt like vomiting after a game. They conclude with Friday Voicemails that include an appearance from Mannequin Mike (Mike Macdonald), Geno from Dino’s in Las Vegas, Harry Carey and Dick Vitale. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Thursday night in sports is what makes sports fun. (0:00) Puck and Jim (36:49) Chris Egan joins Puck and Jim (1:08:13) Friday Voicemails (1:15:31) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett unveils his Opening Day Special Baseball Show which includes Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, Jim Duquette MLB Network Radio, Brad Adam Root Sports, and The Scout, anonymous MLB scout. They cover the top storylines heading into the season. Cal Raleigh’s contract. Why they didn’t do enough in the offseason. Are they capable of winning the World Series? How will Polanco adjust to a new position? Is Ryan Bliss ready at second base? Can J.P. Crawford and Julio have a bounce back season? Before Puck signs off, he plays his annual Opening Day baseball monologue from Field of Dreams sprinkled in with Mariners highlights. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck thanks his sponsors, guests, family and the audience. (1:23) Puck thanks everyone for watching and listening as he celebrates one year of PuckSports.com (14:18) Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (43:14) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (1:04:55) Brad Adam, Root Sports (1:28:42) The Scout, anonymous MLB scout with 30-plus years in the game (1:50:33) “Hey, What the Puck!?” (1:57:12) Mariners/Field of Dreams Opening Day montage

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett debuts his new podcast with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson called The Sports Pit. The three worked together at KJR with Sandy and Stretch spending many years on the morning show with Mitch Levy. The three friends cover everything from Stretch getting a new hip, degenerate gambling, our love for baseball, made up sports debate, love for Climate Pledge, Sonics return, cost of an expansion team, Sandy’s disdain for podcasts and “ball know it alls.” Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” On the eve of the baseball season, Puck says tomorrow is one of the best days in the sports calendar. (0:00) Puck opens up the show and promotes his new podcast, The Sports Pit (7:27 ) Stretch is rubbing some type of cream over his body and details his upcoming hip surgery. Puck and Sandy have questions (15:00) Rock bottom in sports gambling (18:11 ) Climate Pledge and the NCAA(25:41 ) Sandy…What’s a podcast? And, Sandy is back on a mic for the first time in 10 years. Sandy and Stretch bust Puck’s balls about him calling them to do the show. Stretch details his living quarters in Shoreline. And, do Stretch and Sandy miss radio? Plus, the changes in radio since they left. What is Reno? Sandy explains his outside man cave. (56:00 ) Why is Stretch not an “Opening Day” guy. Sandy romanticizes about baseball and the three share their frustrations with the Mariners. They also talk about the potential return of the Sonics and what it would mean to the city and will the fans come back? When the NBA comes back, will they price out the fans and what is the cost of an expansion team? (1:21:06 ) Mariners wasting their young pitching. Mariners win total predictions. Stretch peeing in a bottle. (1:29:32) “Hey, What the Puck!?” One more day until one of the best days in the sports calendar

Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show teasing a brand new podcast that debuts on Wednesday called The Sportspit that features past KJR hosts and longtime friends, Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson. Puck plays a five minute teaser clip of the show. The full podcast comes out on Wednesday and initially will be available to all, but eventually you’ll need to join Puck’s Posse to get full access to the podcast. Puck welcomed his weekly guests, Danny Kelly of The Ringer to discuss the lead up to the NFL draft, Seahawks adding to their wide receiver “Lunch Pail” group, no offensive line movement, Cam Ward going # 1, difficulty of drafting a quarterback and what Seattle does at 18. After Danny departs, John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com drops by to discuss breaking news at Stanford with new GM Andrew Luck firing football coach Troy Taylor. Plus, is college basketball in danger of losing its March Madness and how much is NIL truly factoring in? Some universities are feeling the financial pressure of the new look college athletics and are dropping down in divisions in order not to pay their athletes. Would a school like Washington State do that? John paid a visit to Gonzaga over the weekend and learned new financial details of the agreement with the Zags and the new Pac-12. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck reacts to the breaking news that Cal Raleigh has signed a six-year, $105M dollar extension with the Mariners. (0:00) Puck introduces the show and shares his brand new podcast called The Sportspit with fell KJR alums Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson and gives his audience a five minute preview before the full episode comes out tomorrow. (16:51) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (47:52) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:21:02) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Monday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore open up the show discussing the NCAA tournament and trying to figure out what a travel is anymore in basketball! Puck and Jim react to the exciting games, especially Arizona and Oregon and why it made them sentimental for the Pac-12. They also discussed opening day for the Mariners this week and the decision to release Mitch Haniger, their new streaming options and their new Nintendo patches on their jerseys. Jim was having some technical issues with his internet so his appearance was cut short and Puck talked the rest of the show about the outlook for the Mariners, what he saw in spring training when he went down their last week and has his opinion changed after seeing them in person. Puck is optimizing with the season around the corner, but not overly optimistic. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” It appears Seattle has cleared another hurdle with NBA expansion but are there more hurdles along the way?

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett featured Danny Kelly, The Ringer, host of The Ringer NFL Draft Show and John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com. Puck opened up the show discussing the health status of Mitch Haniger and why it makes sense for the Mariners to move on. The Seahawks are brining in more offensive line help and that’s a good thing. Danny drops by for his weekly visit to chat about the Sam Darnold contract, addition of Cooper Kupp, offensive line help, and reaction to the latest mock drafts. Canzano and Puck start off their weekly conversation with reaction to North Carolina being selected to the NCAA tournament and the criticism that has followed. John informs Puck on the latest with the Pac-12 media rights deal, expansion timeline, UNLV and Pac-12 situation and John celebrates an anniversary. Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck thanks listeners has he heads into next weeks shows which will celebrate one year of going out on his own and starting his own media site. (0:00) Puck on Haniger and offensive line reinforcement (16:27) Danny Kelly, The Ringer, Host of The Ringer Fantasy Football Show and The Ringer NFL Draft Show (46:46) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, “Bald Faced Truth” (1:24:25) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore open up the show chatting about Rory McIllroy’s win at the Players Championship and they wonder how many balls they would put into the water on the island green. Will Rory finally win the Masters? Puck gives his top four seeds, which have nothing to do with basketball, just your top overall seeds of things you like. Puck’s were pizza, bourbon, naps and peanut butter. Jim countered with dogs, Thai food, gambling and tequila. They also discussed Sam Darnold’s favorable contract and the signing of Cooper Kupp. After Jim said goodbye, Brad Adam of Root Sports stopped by for his weekly visit that chat why he’s so optimistic about the mariners, Mitch Hanniger shoulder injury, is it career ending? Why the decision to go with Logan Gilbert was right as the opening day starter, Vedder Cup and will the Mariners hang a banner if they win it? Puck wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Slick Watts was Seattle basketball royalty. (0:00) Puck and Jim (1:01:14) Brad Adam, Root Sports (1:28:18) “Hey, What the Puck!?” Honoring the great Slick Watts

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett features The Groz and Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times! Both Jim Moore and Chris Egan are off on this Friday. Puck and Groz open up the show talking about great memories working at KJR together, the state of the Seahawks, trading Geno Smith, Sam Darnold and will the Mariners ever be good? Bob Condotta, Seattle Times pays a visit to discuss a wild week of Seahawks football. What led to the Geno Smith trade? Why no counter offer from Geno’s camp? Why was there a falling out with DK and the Seahawks and will John Schneider address the offensive line? Puck introduces, Friday Recap, where he took five minutes each from this weeks appearances from Ryan Divish, Michael-Shawn Dugar, Rob Staton and Mike Garafolo and put into one podcast to wrap up the biggest news of the week. Finally, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Have you lost your love for the Mariners? (4:36) Puck and Groz (33:40) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times (59:13) Friday Recap (1:21:30) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show with his growing frustration over the Seahawks lack of activity in free agency to address the offensive line. Also, why is everyone sold on Jalen Sundell? Plus, Puck reacts to a soundbite from Ryan Divish on yesterday’s show about the bullpen heading into the season. Mike Garafolo, NFL Network drops by to give the latest on why the Seahawks traded Geno Smith and D.K. Metcalf. How long was Sam Darnold on their radar and how close are the Seahawks to signing Cooper Kupp? Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, pays his weekly visit to discuss what led to the D.K. trade and what issues were there behind the scenes. Is Sam Darnold an upgrade over Geno Smith and why is John Schneider not active in acquiring offensive line help in free agency?Finally, Puck wraps up the show, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Be careful what you wish for in the new age of NIL and college athletics. (25:26) - Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (52:55) - Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (1:34:24) - “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore for the first thirty minutes where they discuss The Masters, Rory McIlroy, John Schneider heat, Cooper Kupp, missing Sam Darnold breaking news, getting Mariners free tickets, and breaking news on a new wide receiver for the Seahawks. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com drops by for his weekly visit and he and Puck have a spirited debate about fans being upset over free agent offensive lineman. Also, Rob’s reaction to the trades of D.K. Metcalf and Geno Smith. Rob also details the strengths of the offensive line in the draft. Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, chats with Puck on his weekly show about the state of the Mariners, Mitch Garver and George Kirby healthy update. Who will start at second base? Any surprises in the bullpen? What impact has Dan Wilson had on the team? Finally, “Hey, What the Puck?” Puck says it’s ok for Seahawks fans to be concerned and upset how free agency has gone so far in terms of helping the offensive line. 0:00 - Puck and Jim (35:18) - Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com (1:12:00) - Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (1:35:41) - “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show discussing the free agent offensive line market and why Seattle has not signed one yet. Puck was off the air when the Sam Darnold news broke, so he offers up his two cents on the trade. Danny Kelly, The Ringer, joins Puck to discuss the craziness that has surrounded the Seahawks, who should they target in free agency and Danny shares his latest mock draft. Brad Adam, Root Sports, drops by for his weekly chat. Brad spent the past week in Arizona with the team and discussed a big change with the team when he was there that should assist them this year. Opening day is 16 days….but, their favorite event is a month away…The Masters! Finally, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Why can’t John Schneider fix the offensive line?(13:00) - Danny Kelly, The Ringer, joins Puck to discuss the Geno/DK trade, Sam Darnold signing, free agent offensive linemen, who will play wide receiver and his latest mock draft. (49:30) - Brad Adam, Root Sports, joins Puck fresh off his visit to spring training. Team has a more relaxed vibe according to Brad. Julio learning from Edgar. George Kirby injury update. Who should start on opening day? What Root has planned for opening day and The Masters is 30 days away! (1:23:25) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Pressure is squarely on John Schneider and he needs to finally fix the offensive line .

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore focuses solely on the crazy weekend that was the Seahawks with trades of Geno Smith and D.K. Metcalf. Are the Seahawks rebuilding? Are they now better off with out Geno and D.K.? Also, heat now turned up on John Schneider, what is their plan B if Darnold didn’t agree to a contract? Puck and Jim were done recording when the Darnold news came out. Is Darnold worth the money? Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” If Sam Darnold and the flurry of moves don’t work out for Seattle than John Schneider will have to find a new job.

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off with Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy and Puck jumping into the trade rumors circulating around D.K. Metcalf, Geno Smith and what is shaping up to be a tumultuous offseason for the Seahawks. Are the Seahawks better off getting rid of D.K.? Chris Egan, King 5, drops by for his weekly visit with Puck and Jim and they discuss the high school basketball tournament down in Tacoma, D.K. Metcalf wanting out of Seattle, Egan and his wife role playing, Justin Turner comments and Jerry Dipoto gives another awkward interview and the boys react. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” (3:05) -Puck and Jim start off the show getting right into Puck’s interview with Mike Garafolo, NFL Network and Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, on the trade request of D.K. Metcalf, Raiders landing spot, teams calling on Geno Smith, and are the Seahawks better off without Metcalf?(33:29) -Puck, Jim and Chris Egan, King 5 - high school basketball championships in Tacoma, DK Metcalf demands a trade, Egan role plays with his wife, Justin Turner sounds off on team and Jerry Dipoto does another interview. (1:12:42) -“The Scout” debut podcast with Puck and a major league baseball scout with 30-plus years covering baseball, gives Puck the latest on the Mariners, offseason moves, Polanco, J.P. Crawford struggles, Donovan Solano and who he thinks the best pitcher on the Mariners staff is. (1:34:39) -“Hey, What the Puck?!” I’ve seen a lot of Rainier Beach teams, this is the most unselfish, fastest and best passing team I’ve ever seen.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opened the show discussing another disaster of an interview that Jerry Dipoto did, D.K. Metcalf trade and Mariners players agree with Justin Turner. Puck welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network to get the latest on D.K., where is he headed, Raiders landing spot and teams calling about Geno Smith. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic gives a local angle to the D.K. trade story including the likelihood he lands in Las Vegas, plus, has trust been lost with John Schneider. Puck wraps up with “Hey, What the Puck!?” If they trade D.K., then there is no reason to keep Geno Smith. (22:27) -Mike Garafolo, NFL Network, joins Puck for his weekly visit. D.K. is likely to be traded, Raiders are the the favorite, Geno Smith could be on the move and Lockett is a lock for Las Vegas. (49:17) -Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic stops by to visit with Puck. All signs points to Las Vegas for D.K., is the trade worth it, are you in a rebuild and why would you keep Geno Smith?(1:30:21) -“Hey, What the Puck!” Puck updates the WIAA High School basketball tournament and if you move D.K., then it’s time to move Geno Smith.

Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show with Jim Moore as they discuss the Justin Turner comments to Bob Nightengale of the USA Today. Plus, D.K. Metcalf requests a trade and Tyler Lockett is released. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com joins the show to discuss Metcalf, Lockett release, future of Geno Smith, NFL combine recap and free agency. Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, makes his weekly appearance taking Mariners and he and Puck react to Turner’s comments, roster projection, Ben Williamson, Mitch Garver and J.P. Crawford. Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” Saying goodbye to Tyler Lockett. (3:37) -Puck and Jim cover the Justin Turner story in the USA Today, D.K. Metcalf requests a trade and Tyler Lockett release and why do men love going to the dump?(33:12) -Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com , instant reaction to the D.K. Metcalf trade request, plus thought on the Tyler Lockett release, Geno Smith future possibly without Metcalf, free agent guards and quarterbacks that impressed at the combine. (1:16:23) -Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, previews the outlook for the 26 man roster and what rolls everyone will have. Is the Ben Williamson hype for real? In the full Divish Podcast available to Puck’s Posse members, Divish and Puck go into great detail over the comments made by Justin Turner to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Join today at PuckSports.com (1:34:11) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Tyler Lockett was a spectacular Seahawk

On Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes Danny Kelly, The Ringer, to recap the NFL combine, thoughts on Shedeur Sanders and a loaded running back class. Also, John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, drops by for his weekly visit to discuss all things college sports, mediation between the Pac-12 and Mountain West, Major League baseball in Portland and media fights. Puck starts off the show discussing the current injury situation with Jorge Polanco and the concern he has with him not being able to practice in the infield yet. Puck also plays a clip from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, who joined the show yesterday on the state of the running backs in the upcoming draft. John Schneider has a history of selecting running backs so don’t be shocked if they do so. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” BREAKING NEWS on the Seahawks front (5:42) -Puck shares thoughts on the health of Jorge Polanco and the odds that the Seahawks draft a running back (17:15) -Danny Kelly, The Ringer, wraps up his week at the NFL combine and shares his thoughts on Shedeur Sanders and his poor interview process, plus, it’s a loaded running back class, will Seattle draft one? Finally, what offensive lineman stood out to him during the combine. (44:36) -John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com gives the lates on the reported mediation between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West. John shares detailed information on why the Pac-12 has the advantage and why the Mountain West does not want a judge ruling. Also, is Portland ready to support a Major League baseball team? Well, they have renderings of a beautiful new stadium that John shares. (1:15:22) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck shares breaking news on the Seahawks and how this helps the team position themselves financially.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy and they chat about his good karma weekend involving the purchase of girl scout cookies, plus, they chat about local kid Joe Highsmith winning his first PGA Tour event, thoughts on the NFL combine, Huskies finishing dead last in the Big 10, Cougars limping to the WCC tournament and would the Seahawks trade D.K. Metcalf. Brad Adam, Root Sports, pays a visit on his birthday to discuss his big day traveling around the city and getting free items. Plus, Brad heads for spring training this weekend and shares his thoughts on what he’s looking forward to when he gets there. Lastly, Brad celebrates entering his 25th year working at Root Sports. Puck shares a preview of his weekly chat with Dane Brugler of The Athletic, who covers the NFL draft. They do a deep dive into the offensive lineman and who would be the best fit for the Seahawks in their new scheme. Full Brugler episode available to Puck’s Posse members. (4:55) -Jim and Puck talk karma, Joe Highsmith win, NFL combine, Huskies/Cougars hoops, D.K. trade. (50:19) -Brad Adam, Root Sports, with Puck on his birthday events, spring training, Dan Wilson year one and celebrating 25 years at Root Sports (1:14:14) -Dane Brugler, The Athletic, shares his thoughts with Puck on the NFL combine and what offensive lineman are the best fit for the Seahawks. Also, thoughts on the loaded running back class and what quarterback helped himself the most and who hurt themselves. (1:19:24) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Don’t obsess over the combine workouts and trust the actual play on the field.

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy to start off the show where they chat about their miserable golf picks, the cost of golf, the Cougs awful basketball team, Puck’s Jimmy Rogers, new WSU football coach interview and media personalty fights. Chris Egan, King 5 joins Puck and Jim and recaps the Seattle Sports Star Awards show, covering high school sports, his optimism for the Mariners and a new contract for Geno Smith. (8:54) - Puck and Jim open up ranting and raving about the cost of golf, the miserable Cougars hoops team, media fights and the blurred lines of sports journalism. (36:14) - Chris Egan, King 5 joins Puck and Jim to recap the Seattle Sports Star awards show and scold Puck and Jim about their negativity surrounding the Mariners. Also, Egan details his story on the Ballard High School gymnastics team, previews a huge high school baseball game, his love for high school sports and how much would you pay to keep Geno Smith?(1:19:00) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Don’t overpay for Geno Smith. Too many other problems on the football team.

New Washington State football coach Jimmy Rogers joined Jason "Puck" Puckett to discuss taking over at WSU, the whirlwind hire, relationships with new players, inspiration from past coaches, his surprise with his new team and how he wants other teams to remember the Cougars after playing them.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes Jim Moore for his weekly Wednesday appearance and they laugh about the NFL combine, Pete Carroll sitting in coach, and Jim wants the Seahawks to trade for Matt Stafford because he thinks he makes the Seahawks a Super Bowl contender. Rob Staton, Seahawksdraftblog.com, drops by to chat about the NFL combine, the best offensive line fits for Seattle and they discuss the quarterback class. Switching to baseball, Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, joins Puck from Peoria to update on the latest with the M’s, including thoughts on changes Julio has made in the offseason and the young offensive talent that Seattle has coming up through the system. Finally, Puck wraps up with “Hey, What the Puck!?” (3:43) -Puck and Jim discuss the NFL combine, Pete Carroll chatting with John Schneider and Mike Macdonald while they sat in first class and Pete was banished to coach. Plus, Jim wants the Seahawks to trade for Matt Stafford. (39:02) -Rob Staton, Seahawksdraftblog.com joins Puck to chat about the combine, Cam Ward, zone blocking, offensive lineman, Geno Smith contract and would he trade for Matt Stafford?(1:07:18) -Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, chats with Puck from Mariners spring training about the offseason for Julio Rodriguez, the M’s bullpen, the young offensive talent in the Mariners system, Dan Wilson philosophy, and the powerful arms that are in the bullpen. (1:21:32) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” What does John Schneider really want with Geno Smith?

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Danny Kelly, The Ringer, who is in Indianapolis covering the NFL combine and John Canzano from John Canzano.com, who has breaking news on a grant of rights deal signed by Washington State and Oregon State and how much power they have in the new Pac-12. Lastly, Puck wraps up the show with thoughts on Julio Rodriguez and the need for a fast start to the season. Puck opens up the show discussing Cam Ward going number-one overall in the NFL draft and he explains that there still must be questions about his leadership because there were many questions while he was at Washington State. Puck briefly touches in on the Mariners and their need to get off to a better start to the season. (14:47) - Danny Kelly, The Ringer, joins Puck from the NFL combine where they discuss, “Glazing” Cam Ward, John Schneider and Mike Macdonald talking to Pete Carroll on the airplane to Indy, the importance of the NFL combine and what the top storylines are this week. (43:55) - John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, tells Puck the news that WSU and Oregon State will have final say on all Pac-12 matters when it comes to expansion, media rights and Pac-12 enterprises. They also discuss the comments made by the San Diego State AD on the impending media rights deal and adding more members. Also, Fresno State is once again wrapped up in a gabling probe and what ramifications does it have for the Pac-12 and the future of gambling and college athletics. (1:23:07) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Julio Rodriguez can ill afford another slow start to the season. It’s time for the superstar to be a a superstar right out of the gat.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy and Brad Adam from ROOT Sports returns to talk Mariners baseball. Puck and Jim open up the show discussing Puck’s weekend of watching the Ballard High School gymnastics team winning the 3A state title and is daughter winning the 3A floor title. Jim also celebrated Team Canada’s win over the U.S., plus they discussed by everyone in the media has to compare the NHL and the NBA. Finally, Puck tells Jim that his house got “hot dogged” by teenagers this weekend. Brad joins the show to chat about the Mariners, the new broadcast set up at ROOT and his Dad’s Weekend trip to Tucson and the University of Arizona. Finally, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Celebrating watching the Ballard gymnastics team winning a state championship. (0:00) - Show open with Jim on Ballard High School gymnastics winning a state title, Team Canada beating the U.S., NHL vs. NBA comparison, watching your kids compete, Jim reminiscing about his Little League days, (55:53) -Brad Adam, ROOT Sports on Dad’s weekend at the University of Arizona, the new ROOT broadcast team, spring training thoughts and how will Dan Wilson do in his first full year. (1:30:41) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck wraps up the show discussing the Ballard HS gymnastics team and how much fun it was to watch a group of girls compete and finish their season with a championship.

Friday's Daily Puck Drop features a recap of the best of during this past week as Puck is off watching his daughter in the high school state gymnastics meet. Friday's show features: Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com on what the Seahawks are looking at in the draft. Ryan Divish, Seattle Times , checks in from Mariners spring training with the latest from camp. Tim Booth, Seattle Times on the holdup with NBA expansion in Seattle. Finally, Dane Brugler, The Athletic joins Puck for episode 1 of a seven part series previewing the NFL draft.(1:30) - Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com joins Puck to discuss what the Seahawks could be looking at in the NFL Draft and has his opinion changed on the quarterback class. (16:53) - Ryan Divish, Seattle Times is in Peoria covering Mariners spring training and gives Puck the latest buzz in camp, plus, an update on Root Sports and a streaming option for viewers. (35:25) - Tim Booth, Seattle Times recaps the NBA All-Star weekend with Puck and gave an update on NBA expansion, which appears on the back burner right now and are fans starting to lose interest?(50:49) - Dane Brugler, The Athletic joins Puck for the first episode of a seven part series covering the upcoming NFL draft. In the first episode, they focus on the overall depth and talent of the 2025 draft.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Mike Garafolo, NFL Network at the top of the show and making a special appearance is his youngest daughter. Mike and Puck talk salary cap increase, QB carousel, Aaron Rogers future, Geno Smith new deal, and the idea of an 18 game schedule. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic joins Puck to give the Seahawks perspective on the salary cap increase and the tough decisions that John Schneider and his staff will need to make this offseason (3:31) -Mike Garafolo, NFL Network stops by to visit with Puck on all things NFL offseason storylines including salary cap, Matt Stafford, Geno Smith, Aaron Rogers, 18 game NFL schedule, franchise tag, movement at the NFL combine and the future of the NFL. (37:18) -Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, talks to Puck about the future of Ernest Jones, Seahawks free agency, who is in and who is out in terms of salary cap implications for the Seahawks and Geno Smith being a major discount. (1:08:15) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto once again stretches the truth.

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Rob Staton from SeahawksDraftBlog.com, as they cover the upcoming NFL draft, Seahawks offseason and Rob’s long form articles on the quarterbacks, offensive line and defensive line in the draft and free agency. Ryan Divish, Seattle Times joins Puck from Peoria to chat about the M’s spring training one week in. What are the top storylines, including the contract future of Cal Raleigh, the M’s RSN/streaming issues. Puck opens up the show detailing why Jim isn’t on the show Wednesday, plus, revisits yesterday’s show with Tim Booth, Seattle Times on NBA expansion to Seattle and comments made yesterday by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. (33:30) -Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com, breaks down free agent and draft targets for the offensive line, defensive line and quarterbacks. Has his opinion changed on what he learned about the quarterback position? The number one priority continues to be finding a long-term solution at center. (1:06:30) -Ryan Divish, Seattle Times and Puck talk about the state of the Mariners after one week into spring training. What about Cal Raleigh extension talk, RSN/streaming Root Sports, Dan Wilson first season, Alex Bregman to Boston, does it impact Seattle? How will Julio be better?(1:28:52) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Time for the Mariners to pay Cal Raleigh

Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett, features Danny Kelly from The Ringer and Tim Booth of the Seattle Times. Puck chats about Luis Castillo not being traded this offseason, the U.S. vs. Canada round two Thursday, the NFL draft and why no NBA expansion buzz with Seattle, plus, it’s a big day for the CEO of the Puckett family…his wife. (12:33) - Danny Kelly, The Ringer joins Puck to talk about his latest Mock Draft at The Ringer and who he has in his top ten and a surprise at number one. Also, who do the Seahawks take at #18?(39:39) - Tim Booth, Seattle Times stops by and pays a visit with Puck to recap the NBA All-Star weekend in which Tim went down to San Francisco to cover in hopes of asking NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about expansion, however, the league limited questions and Tim never got to ask about the topic, nor did any national reporter ask. Tim points out that the buzz around expansion has cooled, why? Tim and Puck discuss that if the timeline continues to drag, at which point do fans start to swear off the league if they haven’t done so already? Also, Tim points out that in the recent months there has been rumors of another group wanting to bring a team to Seattle. What about Chris Hansen? Would Jeff Bezo’s be a potential owner? What about Bezo’s ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott? She was rumored last year to be interested in the Blazers. (1:14:27) - Puck gives a sneak preview of his podcast with NFL draft guru Dane Brugler from The Athletic. The full podcast is available to Puck’s Posse members and you can join by going to PuckSports.com. On the first episode of a seven part series leading up to the draft, Puck and Dane discuss the overall depth and talent of the 2025 draft. (1:18:42) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” The NBA needs to stop screwing around with Seattle.

President’s Day Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett and he’s joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy as they discuss Jim’s ongoing computer issues, the start of Mariners spring training, the excite of covering spring training and why when they worked at KJR they never got to go! Puck and Jim also chat about the changes to the Mariners broadcast team and Jim as a column coming out on Tuesday about Angie Mentink joining the broadcast. Jim mocks the Huskies for not getting a full share of future TV revenue from the Big 10 and is taking delight in the struggles of the basketball team. They also discussed the Four nations tournament and the Canadian fans booing the National Anthem and the reaction from the U.S. players. Puck and Jim disagree on how the U.S. players handled the opening minute of the game. They wrapped the show talking about the NBA All-Star game and the changes they made this year, did it work?Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” The NBA needs to stop overthinking the All-Star game festivities and just get back to the basics.

Friday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett features, Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy and Chris Egan from King 5. Jim and Puck chat for the first thirty minutes about Puck’s trip to Pullman for his dog, his plans for Valentines Day, Mariners spring training, why do some Mariners viewers not like Angie Mentink on their broadcast, Little League baseball in the snow and Friday voicemails. Egan wraps up the show with a lengthy visit covering his Super Bowl party, covering M’s spring training, and an unruly parent behavior at youth sporting events. Puck finishes the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” Streaming options will be available to the Mariners fans this year. (1:01) - Puck and Jim dance around with Valentines Day plans, Puck’s visit to Pullman for his dog, Little League in the snow, and why some sports fans don’t like certain broadcasters. (33:12) - Chris Egan, King 5, has a long visit with Puck on this Friday discussing his Super Bowl party at work, the halftime show, Kendrick Lamar, Pearl Jam, the legend of Mark Hendrickson, covering Mariners spring training, Bryan Woo Cy Young, Little League baseball in the snow, and parents unruly behavior at youth sporting events. (1:26:50) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck hands out another $100 gift card to a member of the Puck’s Posse. Sign up today at PuckSports.com and earn a chance to win. Also, Puck has news on the possibility of the Mariners streaming games this year.

On Thursday’s taped edition of the Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett, catches up with Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic to chat about the Seahawks offseason, Klint Kubiak press conference, addressing the offensive line, winning with Geno Smith, Mike Macdonald year two and priorities in the offseason. Also, Mike Garafolo, NFL Network drops by for his weekly visit to discuss the top offseason storylines in the NFL, QB carousel, Geno Smith contract and Matt Stafford being done in L.A. (2:22) - Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (19:23) - Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes the Go-2-Guy for his regular Wednesday visit. It wouldn’t be a visit with Jim without some technical problems. They discuss the Klint Kubiak press conference, the start of Mariners spring training, where is Prosser, Washington, Craig Ehlo, and the father of a 12U hockey player who was arrested and charged with assault. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com, discusses what he liked about the Kubiak press conference, the Eagles offensive line blueprint, Seahawks not that far off from Philly, center free agents that Seattle could target and thoughts on the NFL draft. Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, joins Puck from Mariners spring training, and they spend the majority of the show discussing the Mariners bullpen for 2025. Do they have enough in the tank this season? (38:05) -Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com, Rob details to Puck what impressed him about the Klint Kubiak press conference, why he feels that the Seahawks aren’t that far off from the Eagles, the number one center free agent that Rob would target, the strength of the NFL draft and why he feels strongly that the Seahawks will select a quarterback this draft. (1:14:17) -Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, is in Peoria covering Mariners spring training and the bulk of the podcast dissects the Mariners bullpen, the health of Matt Brash, Gregory Santos, the overuse of Andres Munoz, surprise names that could help the Mariners in the bullpen this season, can the Mariners rotation once again be elite and Ryan gives a restaurant recommendation guide for anyone traveling to Phoenix. (1:36:38) -“Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck is a sucker for spring training starting. He can’t help himself.