PuckSports

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.