Bobby Wagner just walked into the
#Seahawks
locker room presumably to check in with his former teammates and coaches after he put on a hell of a show today
In 2006 I came home to work in Seattle. Walked into press box to cover a
#Seahawks
game a few days later. John Clayton walks up and said “welcome to Seattle. Welcome to KJR. It’s great to have you here.” A Hall of Famer. I can’t tell you how much that meant.
#legend
One thing
#Seahawks
fans should never take for granted. A franchise,
#HOF
caliber QB who gives your team a chance to win every game, no matter the time/score. Only a handful of teams have that in the
#NFL
. Very few in fact. Savor it. Enjoy it. It is rare.
Congrats to former
#Seahawks
kicker Stephen Hauschka on a heck of a career. Has a Super Bowl ring. Was 19-20 on field goals in the playoffs for the Hawks.
Hate to be that guy, but how in the hell is that not PI? An absolute miss by the Hochuli crew which has had no issue extending
#Rams
drives all night.
#Seahawks
have a legit complaint today. Actually more than legit. The Bears are right, the
#NFL
has issues.
That had to be the most surreal intermission segment I have ever watched.
#HNIC
roundtable discusses new
#Canucks
coaching staff yet Bruce Boudreau is still behind the bench. Is there a more classless organization in pro sports? From ownership down to Rutherford and his minions?
For 18 months we have lived in an uncomfortable time that required sacrifices and difficult decisions. This isn't difficult. You want to attend a
#SeaKraken
#Seahawks
#Sounders
#UW
or
#WSU
game, you get vaxxed or tested. Or.. you don't and can enjoy your favorite team on tv.
As mentioned just now on the air, not many things an athlete says piss me off. But know your history before taking shots at
#Seahawks
fans. Not many fan bases are so loud that a rule is made to quiet them down. That happened in the
#NFL
. Hawks fans were great long before 2012.
Just got dumber by watching Get Up on
@espn
and hearing one reason the
#Seahawks
will lose "receivers running the wrong routes" They may lose, for a variety of reasons (49ers really good!) but Lockett and DK running "wrong routes" probably not one of them.
We have had plenty of time to react to the Wilson trade today on radio and tv, both better outlets than this format. But I will add this- "no trade clause" which translates to Russ had to WANT to leave for this trade to happen. End of story.
#Seahawks
Signing
@qdiggs6
should always have been a priority. Watching the emotion from his teammates emphasized that. He is not just a Pro Bowl safety. He is a huge part of the team’s DNA. So respected. Hope the
#Seahawks
get it done and pay the man what he is worth.
Final thought. 45 seasons. 19 playoff appearances. 9 with Carroll. 6 with Holmgren. The other 4 with the legend that was Chuck Knox. Changes and adjustments need to be made, yes! But the “get rid of PC” thinking is moronic.
#Seahawks
Word among multiple NHL “people” I have heard from is simple… theme of the expansion draft has to be “Side Deals”. A LOT of additional compensation coming
#seaKraken
way.
Spoke to Quandre Diggs and Tyler Lockett at the hotel late last night. They had just returned from the hospital and were scheduled to fly out today to Green Bay for surgery. Diggs was more upbeat than I would have thought.
Fans booed. Fans made a difference. Delay of game and false start penalties. Anyone who doesn’t get that reaction to a former player who wanted out is just not paying attention. Laughable really. The stadium had it’s energy back tonight. Fun. Lots to discuss tomorrow
@933KJR
The anger from
#Seahawks
fans is understandable. And justified. The
#NFL
did the Hawks no favors here. And losing your top CB going against the league’s leading WR is less than ideal for sure.
As I said on
@fox13seattle
a few minutes ago. Ran into Rashaad Penny in the tunnel postgame. Is rehabbing out of state and is close to being able to come back. He said there is a chance he could make it back by the end of the year or playoffs for
#Seahawks
Week 18 is still TBA from
#NFL
. Rumors that GB/Detroit would be
#SNF
which would be a brutal blow for
#Seahawks
Since IF the Hawks win, Lions are eliminated before they kickoff in Green Bay. Huge advantage for Packers. Only makes sense if you believe league wants GB in playoffs..
Early flight tomorrow. But quick thanks. To everyone who reached out tonight. There are so many of “us” who have done the grind in the minors. And juniors. Bus trips. Three in three. And will never get a shot to do just one game. I am grateful for that tonight. Thank you KJR.
UW fans are enamored with the HC and OC but the MVP of this season and turnaround is
@scotthuffUW
That OL is dominant. 11 wins because the QB never gets hit and when they want to run, they can. Hard to imagine a better OL coach in the country.
Just heard the sound bite again of KJ Wright again saying "one of my dreams came true" when he had a chance to smoke Kyle Juszczyk after dealing with the 49ers cut blocks the last two years. Payback was sweet for
#Seahawks
great linebacker.
Talking heads on
#ESPN
flippantly throwing out "Russell Wilson will have better skill position players to throw to than he did in Seattle" has to be an
#AprilFools
joke right? Lockett/DK vs. Sutton and Patrick or Jeudy? And Fant was leading receiver for hurting horses too.
I hear all the time there is no passion for
#pac12fb
yet.. my Twitter tonight tells me different.
#Oregon
fans begging for legitimacy,
#UW
fans pumping up a title,
#USC
fans hate their coach, everyone hates the incompetent commish. There is passion. Just no leadership/direction
Can you be a fan of a school you didn’t actually attend? Of course. But.. Can someone who attended a school, lived on campus, bonded with others through the fun and challenging times as a college student possibly feel a different, more personal connection to that school???
Reflecting on yesterday at
#WSU
... Quite possibly the best weekend ever for
@WSUCougFB
and
@WSUPullman
as a whole.
#WSU
the school isn't for everyone. And that is fine. But the entire nation saw the
#GoCougs
spirit up close. Cougs love Pullman. And we got to share and show why.
About 20 years ago
@Utah_Football
defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham was nice enough to carve out 15 minutes every Thursday or Friday to do a radio segment with a young radio host in SLC. He is just an absolute class act, humble, generous. Good things do happen to good people
ICYMI. KJ Wright said on
#Q13FOX
postgame show he was looking to light Juszczyk up, with a clean hit, if he could. Juszczyk has cut (blocked) him a few times and the
#Seahawks
veteran LB was tired of it. Payback today. We will replay the conversation tomorrow on
@SportsRadioKJR
Thank you to everyone who reached out today. 2021 was something.. challenging and disappointing in many ways. So today was nice. A big surprise for sure. And hearing from so many listeners/viewers and peers. Wow. It meant the world to me. I am very grateful. Thx
Rolovich has been an embarrassment for
#WSU
on and off the field and tonight is the pinnacle of him being over his skis. Or maybe just not giving a damn and wanting to be fired. Whatever the case, Rolo please, just go. Go away.
Sad times in our state. Just saw the numbers from the Washington Hospitality Association. Since March, more than 2,300 restaurants have permanently closed in our state. More to come with the today's lockdown extension. If you can, do what you can to support local establishments.
Terrific story from
@bcondotta
today regarding the Wilson and
#Seahawks
relationship. It was broken. Beyond repair. Blame on both sides but IMO more falls on Wilson/Mark Rodgers. Both contract extensions had some acrimony. The pending one in 2023 had potential to be impossible.
How hard would it be.. with teachers being eligible for vaccines, to have each school district do a vaccination day for their teachers and staff on site? Instead, they have to jump online every day and play vaccine lottery. Has to be a better way to get teachers vaccinated.
This was such a garbage, cheap, dangerous play. What was also insane is the
@Sportsnet
crew showed it, and just praised the "hit" not the knee!?
#NHL
does a horrible job of promoting it's stars- and obviously protecting them too.
The gift that keeps on giving, the Wilson trade. 7 draft picks from the 2022 class played for the
#Seahawks
yesterday- including Cross and Mafe who were selected using selections from that trade. Add to that the first and second next year too. 1/2
I have worried about the future of baseball. Will the next generation be invested? Will they care? If you give them a reason to, answer is yes! My son and some of his
@WhitworthFB
teammates in their team hotel tonight. None of these dudes were alive in 2001.
#Mariners
Are you F*&CKing kidding me? Draft day 2019 when DK got drafted Hugh Millen lost his you know what in the media room. That is why! They have never had this dude. Ever. Grown man play. Grown man.
#Seahawks
Green Bay bound
He started and ended his career in Washington. He never left the organization. Never asked to leave. Became a difference maker in the community. The numbers tell part of the story. Not the whole story. Known by his first name. Finally, today he becomes a hall of famer.
#EdgarHOF
Playing Jr hockey. So many sacrifices. Move away from home. Bus travel. 3 games in 3 nights. But judging from Jeri-Leon not wanting to leave the ice... well worth it. Hell of a career.
#Cowboys
DT Trysten Hill was fined $6,522 for unnecessary roughness — twisting Chris Carson’s leg — and another $6,522 for roughing Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter against the
#Seahawks
last week.
The bogus call on Lewis and the non PI on Hyde-missed or wrong calls are "part of the game" but those were calls that directly cost and
#Seahawks
points and may result in points for Arizona. Be better stripes.
But.. has never done it with kids who started at the school as freshmen. He wins titles coaching a select team. Have to dip down to the 2a levels and below to see real high school basketball. Kids who win titles for “their” school.
Man, Brandon Roy been coaching HS hoops in Seattle for 3 years and got 3 state titles, in the toughest league in the state. He like the hood Geno Auriemma lol
Hey
#Seattle
sports fans. Take a moment and let
@AngieMentink
know how much we are all thinking of her as she kicks cancer’s ass! She makes
#Mariners
baseball broadcasts fun all season long for all of us so give her a shout out tonight.
What a day. Still trying to digest the fact the franchise QB who has made a career out of cliches and boring is now apparently on a campaign of “him or me” with a head coach who has led the
#Seahawks
to levels of success never seen before in franchise history. Fascinating
My understanding is that every other major team/school will be making the same announcement for proof of vaccination as the morning goes on. The
#Seahawks
took the lead in this process and will be requiring the same as will
#UW
and
#WSU
#Sounders
... stay tuned!
7 college students killed over the weekend. Four at Idaho. Three at Virginia. And one HS student in Seattle last week. Unimaginable what the feeling would be like to get that call as a parent. You send your kids to college, or any school, and think they are safe.
Indulge me. Proud dad moment. Sophomore and a letterman in FB and hoops. And while this plaque is cool and reflects hard work, the highest GPA on varsity basketball team is even better. Congrats
@KieferFurness
Thoughts go out to the Denver media who are still waiting for Russ to do his postgame media session. Average wait time is 65-75 minutes. Calling the airlines these days is a shorter wait time.
Skip Bayless has 2.9 million followers on Twitter. Why? What he said today is irresponsible, dangerous, and wrong. But why would you follow him? Why would you listen to him? Why would a network pay him seven figures?
Receiving touchdowns this season.
Jimmy Graham-2
Nick Vannett-3
Ed Dickson-3
And it goes without saying the blocking of the two current Seattle tight ends is a "little" better than Graham provided.
So enjoy the ride and games after week 17. Don't ever take it for granted. Being a consistent playoff team in the
#NFL
is hard.
#Seahawks
have done it 8 of 9 years with Wilson. Four division titles in that time. In a tough division too.
The
#NFL
doesn't want or encourage super teams. It wants parity. So what the
#Seahawks
#Saints
and
#Chiefs
have done is impressive. Only 3 teams to make the playoffs each
of the last 3 years.
#RavensFlock
can join them. And that comes with two extra teams in this year too.
Doesn’t happen often. But a lottery win on first regular season trip in two years. Two empty seats next to me. Big guys dream come true. Off to Indianapolis.
Six days after the death of Paul Allen. And the criticism many felt was unfair and out of touch he received from
@cmkshama
my colleague at Q13 does a terrific job of tying it all together.
I thought Ernie Kent was the biggest thief in
#WSU
history. Stealing money. He literally did nothing for program. But Rolovich is worse. Far worse. Has made a mockery of a research institution and science and now managed a game worse than Leach ever did.
Today is a bad day. My friend, mentor, idol. For 6 years I had the privilege of sitting next to him, producing his sportscasts on
@komonews
and learning the business. He was a great broadcaster and an even better person.
#RIPBruce
So confirming this morning it is not Rick Tocchet as
#SeaKraken
head coach. All we know right now is the 10AM newser is not for a jersey/sweater/mascot unveiling. HC will be announced. Ron Francis is real, real good at keeping things under wraps.
A good day at
@933KJR
as we land the top free agent on the sports radio market. I am lucky that in addition to her other roles,
@JessamynMcIntyr
will produce my show 1-3 and contribute on the air.
Three
#MLSCup
Finals in four years under Brian Schmetzer. Maybe
@ussoccer
should look no further than
#Seattle
next time they are in the market for a
@USMNT
coach. Really not that hard to see the best coach for your country is home grown.
Takeaways from Stanton "news conference"
1-Kevin Mather is still a part owner of the
#Mariners
2-Kevin Mather DID speak for the organization.
3-Stanton is beyond tone-deaf and out of touch with players and fans
A bad 24 hours got worse. A sad day for M's fans.
Mike Holmgren just now on the show said he thinks the
#Titans
should be forced to forfeit their game this week to send a message to them and the rest of the
#NFL
in regards to violating the league's
#Covid19
rules and protocal. Strong statement from the former coach/gm/president
Big few days for Dipoto and Stanton. Big. They have zero trust in the city. One keeps moving the goalposts and the other is apparently cheap. And.. apparently not a lot of trust in the clubhouse now either. But a trade to Houston is just nauseating.
While a few will vocally criticize and scream for anyone to hear that their "rights" are being violated, I think most sane people will thank the local/state teams and schools for the leadership shown here- knowing the blowback will be real from the minority.
Very curious to hear from
@WSU_Cougar_Pres
and
@pat_chun
regarding their head football coach at
#WSU
making the decision not to get vaccinated, while it is mandatory for students and staff at the school this Fall.
We...
@Softykjr
and
@JasonPuckett20
are so focused on pumping up small, local businesses during what will be tough times. Text. Tweet. Let us know who you are and we will promote you as best we can. Local radio can be powerful. Very.
@SportsRadioKJR
Done deal! Congrats to this one. Teaching certificate exam passed and you are now officially a third grade teacher starting in a couple weeks.
@briony_furness
#ProudDad
Unreal. WIAA Exec Dir just now on
@933KJR
tells us on the eve of the state HS basketball championships in
#Tacoma
, the city raised the cost by $40,000! Four day event brings in big $$ for the city and surrounding businesses. What is wrong with you
#Tacoma
city leaders?
The fella on the left is my hero. My inspiration. 3 years ago today we were at
@seattlechildren
at 3 AM. He was sick. Really sick. Diagnosed with
#T1D
He accepted the challenge. Owned it. And is proof that you can be do whatever you want with diabetes. Love you
@KieferFurness
Proud parent moment today. These two have overcome a combined 4 surgeries, life changing health scare, and a brutal senior “pandemic”year. Still, about to join a great
#CFB
program tomorrow.
@WhitworthFB
Lots of vitriol in Philadelphia on the Wentz injury. One thought... when the play happened, it was the definition of a football play. Two guys going down. Happens every play. Yes it was QB. Moronic to think it was dirty or bad. Slow any play down it may “look” bad.
He will be back to full strength sooner than maybe it appeared on the field. Best of all for Diggs, this should not be an injury that hurts him in his upcoming free agency as say a 9-12 month injury would. And it says something about Tyler Lockett that he was there and in GB.
Seattle Council President Debora Juarez is done. Good. Never forget
#Sonics
fans this condescending and insulting moment from here tenure
@SeattleCouncil
Four years ago today former KOMO news anchor Milt Furness passed away. Made anchoring the sports at
#Q13FOX
tonight a little more special. And a little harder too. But he is always my inspiration in this crazy world of tv and radio.
Honestly though. Tonight was the best
@GovInslee
has been. Direct. To the point. With a solid plan and maybe most importantly he gave us some hope with that plan and directive. Need positivity now. Glad we carried it on
@SportsRadioKJR
too. More than sports these days.
A highlight early every morning at
#Seahawks
training camp for the last decade or so, when it was quiet and we were among the only ones there doing AM news live shots
@fox13seattle
was seeing
@Turfthedog
This one hurts. Rest easy Turf.
I feel like blocking about 100+ people but.. that accomplishes nothing. So instead, will hope someday we are all just more understanding. You don't have to agree on everything, and there are plenty of things I question, but the vile comments are just too much. Have a good weekend
It would be fun if the
#Canucks
were an actual rival for the
#SeaKraken
but that seems light years and an ownership change away. I truly feel sorry for the great fans in Vancouver.
If the rules
@TheCoug_
are you have to walk across hot coals to enjoy a bacon cheese burger, tots and a cold beer, at an iconic bar, I am in! Wearing a mask seems rather simple. If you don't like it find another spot. Oh, and
#GoCougs
Pretty awesome for
#Seahawks
TE Tyler Mabry. First career catch is a TD. And to say this guy has been grinding since coming into the league is an understatement.