" We welcome them not guide to picking up comprehensive physicals. He's the man night I predicted many many years ago that eventually wherever it whatever paper he works that he would kill -- Look I don't predict that in 1989 amen and I followed that up every year after -- finally gave up at 2001 Linden won't be all that happened with my longtime buddy RTO from Seattle was on the phone hello arts."

" My god you're still employed with the it's. The fifth wheel to know what -- is really a miracle isn't when you think about it. Phillies and anything. I mean I've been to Chicago many times and another a lot of potholes to be filled and so -- do that you this job and if you're just gonna. When international on the side on the radio that's what we're doing exactly what we're doing. Your football team was coming out here yes we -- it's weird -- they -- just confirming that they are that says it still on for Sunday."

" Also sorry you -- official I know that they have to be intimidated by the aggressiveness in the formidable list of the Seahawks showed him giving up 528. Yard touchdown run -- Playing door and there was sisco last weekend so but I still have a better like what 25 in the NFL in rushing -- We have a movable object -- predictable course I think."

" I doubt they really that bad as they've looked against the runners at just like go great day by Frank Gore. "

" Well actually I'm -- America they're worse. Yeah. Maybe yeah the problem is that that through their two best linebackers are missing. Lofa -- I don't think you're gonna play and Leroy Hill had surgery. Old that's true there's three guys they expect -- we're going to be one of the best -- backing. Scores in the NFL and the remaining guys they artillery even the rookie first round draft choice got a Wake Forest -- pickle ball. And the guys going to be a -- you right now he is a two year old and a tricycle. -- Even -- around out there trash talking looking. Missing assignments and Buffalo and you'd be happy you know we don't wanna blow our gaps too -- No please don't really I think I'm -- you -- whatsoever street most of the things they can recover."

" That was -- that was at. The gap --"

" Those -- the back we've all grown men and -- that none of this is true I was become homeless man and that beats trust me. There were thirty true -- not saying much as well."

" Pulled out to play tell you had a 55 gallon drum of when you lose that's us."

" Well it's your place that would Metamucil. But but and well you the other thing you did so in other words listening to this Mike Holmgren they did just -- injuries but it sounds like he got out of about the right time here."

" Well actually got -- when your late life Steve Hart performed well last year mobilized that was to -- bad timing award for Seattle sports. Had 99 year run that -- play here too long. But you guys. The injuries have piled up last year they had replaced their entire offensive line by the end of the season. I had only one wide receiver that played all sixteen games so. Everything well with a one year aberration and everything will be hunky dory in the NFC west is so we could see -- could -- really made. You know we've made look like Everest."

" Well with the Sonics out of town and ended the mariners' kind of -- where does this Seahawks fit is as far as the relative significance. In the hearts of the Seattle sports fan right now. I think next group back. So they really do matter -- all this stuff all these injuries have been and then -- it really does -- the reason why those crowds are aren't that terrific thing."

" Well yeah -- I mean that they've sold out now for like three or four years running. Got a 10000. -- name waiting list for season tickets. Then. It's still the previous -- are to believe because. It just so freaky noisy. And so the then artery has not treated and everyone kind of looked -- over the abolition now. This is beginning to look weird because. You can't tell whether more of a good coach or not defeat. Can't -- eleven guys fifths -- the line of scrimmage."

" I was gonna ask your body and your initial impressions of -- because we've always been elsewhere in the NFL prior."

" You with the Atlanta and I think more of a pretty solid guy I think you. He's. Definitely hands on coaching the guy who gets in the grill of players individually we've got this field types like homer was. One step back. So right now he may not have his. Starting quarterback. Right -- Kimi -- I he won't have I don't think either Lofa Tatupu was best linebacker corps. Or else. I'm Marcus Trufant who's missed the entire season he's mirror that's cover defender. You've been out there herniated disk so. And then Leroy Hill was the second best linebackers so good. -- through three top defenders and on offense the quarterback and a couple of offensive lineman. I'm going to be available so. It's really starting with a couple of flat tires here and I would I would think that. The crafty Lovie Smith would be able to exploit all this."

" It we always heard when Matt Hasselbeck has brought out there that that was Holmgren -- hand picked guy that's the guy -- developed that was the guy who apprentice in Green Bay big guy who who absorbed so much of the offense that he was essentially the coordinator on the field. How is his relationship. Changed now that Holmgren is going to teamwork with -- similarly or is he if he reaches certain threshold in his professional development where none of that stuff really matters anymore that he just does have an innate understanding of everything that's going on."

" I think it's the latter I think she's. You know. It's a defensive guy by training and upbringing. And being mad he's got a -- hey -- you go stand match goes and it's there it's done I got. That's got me knows that never prima Donna you go about the whole thing he just knows what needs to be done and and remorse that you got a game plan and that's as good I'll do us to legal drama between. Hasselbeck and then you know I mean he's just been around the game long enough he's really turning 34 today I think."

" Oh he's 34 already."

" The out. And so do you. You know he just if he's still in his crime in terms of understanding the game. But now he's hurt be got slammed pretty hard on the goal line dive. Last weekend by Patrick Willis don't care for sisco and he fractured rib in his averaged a -- life slid underneath his good shoulder -- He's trying to play mr. tough guys they need to go through with -- but I think that's just. A little smoke and make sure Chicago prepare troubled quarterback and not just -- back I I just against big guys breaking a live but I am playing seven days later."

" Well at Yankee Hasselbeck I think it was Denver senior I don't think it was me that drove him away from an interview. We know we. Great I've always heard that's right after surgery then we it'd be yelling he was on a double using a did you tell his mother was hotter something I didn't know why. That's what he did -- you are -- I didn't that's why Seattle and do things like that I -- you just jerking around here but if I got up and left it."

" Yeah well I can feel out. Since he's ugly he's."

" I've taken my dog I've ever good. Good to Michael's victory things."

" I certainly didn't do that and is he easy to -- of of those but she was there she was doing the rounds -- he was there for all the chunky -- stuff for the time at all. Okay -- she looks like an old --"

" You hope they'll put. Maybe you haven't heard this in sports but you don't talk about somebody's mama."

" I don't. That he did I don't care. -- Houston this -- it is because your best experience of sports writing it just overall greatness. Something might happen out put up another no yeah well you know I've we've got to be nice here. Looks like that's -- you over the years I've become a much nicer person ever was good lowering or anyone else any good we -- prescription."

" If -- do you ever just say we you know we only had -- Little bits and pieces we didn't you -- we saw Jay -- when they played the Bears and I watched him unto itself but all the stuff that's come out about him that god I don't know it's come out the truth all this kind of thinks about his facial expressions his press conferences and all this other stuff were you aware of all that when he was quarterback -- the Broncos."

" No not really I mean I made the you know I just to go by you know -- numbers and then you know he was obviously pretty confident but I. I never understood. That. Temper tantrum we had with the Broncos coach again. You know just this seemed like I want us how can these two guys was so much responsibility. So. Field. We can't play nice in the sandbox together. It is that was that was all very bizarre to me I never did understand."

" Why -- nothing about. But nothing beforehand because don't you know he scrutinized against a much closer that he would be in Denver police -- what every facial expression you know occasionally during press guards who lives had -- because he's bored I mean I. I don't think he's particularly interesting guy and our ability to predict -- harmful guy. But I EI -- he's really really really good player and the best quarterback the Bears have ever had but he's just -- does anybody know or don't. Although I'm that the amount on the way America I just -- surprises -- like. While you do notice about six colors of my answer would be no I didn't know all of this in the -- that I know of all evil is particularly important."

" Personally I think Chicago media meat grinder out there I feel you guys do taken my personal hero Luke Ridnour and turned it been -- have -- them."

" He stopped he just tennis and it's he became a fatalistic do you ever do this in Seattle do you ever just sit there say. Who opened what they want me to do I. I -- what you are made a -- like LA is if we're supposed to then assume he's incapable of doing anything."

" Yeah you know I'm I'm. I don't I don't throw the pitches I don't swing the bats. That then that's okay -- I was. I don't -- our guys read everyone can all read the Chicago coverages you know lose mellowed out she's retired -- Okay I think crappy years ago."

" I thought that. That's very interesting to know it's been busy he is tough sometimes it just seems like he's he's I. I know he knows it's a long season and at first I admire that I always say that you did it take your Q Dave from -- your cue from his ability to understand -- a 162 games but -- it starts after like you know the first game of the season he's he's -- angry but weird things he's testy in. If he just doesn't want people asking him hard questions."

" Well you know -- I think anybody who gets to be what do you 55 hours simply isn't a little crunchy mr. -- Food that I think Alou. -- He had trouble with this in New York it was a much younger guy when he was manager there. Besides he moved to smaller markets first in Cincinnati then killed it and Tampa. No less intense microscope. And now he's back in the fire and Chicago is you know his mid sixties and intolerance. Is -- very limited but when you put. Not only had -- Iraq -- like Milton Bradley you know then Zambrano and doing all right goofy drama. You know it just wears thin and I think -- right now. Happy you always seem -- burned out into the -- because believe the guys who still cares he really cares if there's too much. And he tries to you know -- things by golly expect rebuilt. To try to take some pressure. -- himself in the team. My life I've always found move for the -- guys in the game and if it's necessary. -- Week. He'll draw the lightning from media criticism let people beat him up sand to leave the team alone. And so there's a calculation involved it may not -- obviously blew. -- fifth. Fifth the media. Focuses on him and whether he can do this or batter. They tend to steer away from my shortcomings of the team and they come from -- I've seen him I was. -- everywhere he's been because he thinks he can. Handle that better than some twenty year old kid pitcher who's up for the first time so."

" Oh really handle a -- sleeping. So I. I think so then it got anymore yeah we've been better he manages. I had talent yard it's it's it's it's I don't think he manages seem at all this year and I lot of money here but -- that's gonna happen because they can't afford to pay when new owner can't afford to get rid of them so he's coming back for that one myself so today last shot this is it where."

" I mean I have a lot of empathy for -- because. He works for the Tribune got -- the newspaper guy righty lefty just like I'm a former newspaper guy."

" We will play about who we need a preview of the sonics' season. Are you -- well. Avoided -- I -- happen out here that need to be answered where the sun doesn't shine. Losing money this the Sonics by the way as well why do because it was cheap -- copy their write about it anyway NBA team you know but I don't."

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