Tag: Brock Huard

Brock Huard says he’d do everything to bring J.J. McCarthy to Seattle

That’s some high praise right there. #GoBlue

A former Washington Huskies star quarterback who also played for his hometown Seattle Seahawks thinks that the best course of action for the franchise is to go and get the star player who beat his college team last.

That’s right, he’s all in for J.J. McCarthy.

On his podcast, he shared why he feels McCarthy is a next level player and what turned his head toward the idea of making him the Seahawks’ first-round pick.

“I feel more conviction about this than I have in years past. And there are some concerns with J.J. It’s real — I’m not going to be blind to that,” Huard said. “But my conviction is this: that if John Schneider and Mike Macdonald, and if Mike Macdonald was imbedded within Michigan for a year and he says to John, ‘We’ve gotta go get him, I don’t care.’

“This is the guy I want to build the program around, he’s a leader, he’s a winner, he’s tough, he’s South Chicago — he’s all of these things. Sent you a play last night that reminded me of Patrick Mahomes back in the day. He was on a dead sprint, this was versus Nebraska, it was the end of the half, it was perfect game management. He took a completion, he threw the ball away, led them right down the field, managed the clock perfectly — like an NFL quarterback has to do. And then a free rusher comes, he spins to his left, as a right-hander, and he is probably running 19 miles an hour. It is not a job — it’s a dead spring. Flips his hips and throws a laser 30 yards down the field for Roman Wilson’s eighth touchdown of the year. An absolute dot. A play that Geno, at this stage of his career, could not make. A play that Michael Penix — with his talents and what he is — could not make. He has that kind of upside.”

That said, he’s aware: with McCarthy surging up NFL draft boards, he’s likely not going to fall to No. 16, where the Seahawks currently pick. That means some maneuvering would have to be done. But given what he said about current quarterback Geno Smith, or Heisman Trophy finalist Michael Penix Jr. — who starred at Huard’s alma mater — he feels that the Seahawks may need to do some finagling to bring McCarthy to Seattle.

But, in his eyes, it’s totally worth it.

“My conviction is you do whatever it takes,” Huard said. “Is it trading D.K. Metcalf? Is it trading next year’s first? I would sure love this year’s first, I really would. I’d really love to add a Troy Fautanu and some of the top difference-makers that are in the top 50 of this draft. But I don’t walk away from this draft without doing and exhausting every opportunity to go get J.J. McCarthy.”

Huard has also seen McCarthy quite a few times, including the aforementioned Michigan football at Nebraska game in 2023 as Fox Sports’ color analyst.

National college football broadcaster, analyst Brock Huard calls bowl games ‘unwatchable’

Huard is noting the transfer portal and opt-outs as hugely negative elements of bowl games.

The bowl season is in full swing with lots of games today through New Year’s Day. There is a lot of college football to watch. Many would regard that as a good thing. Yet, Fox Sports college football analyst and color commentator Brock Huard thinks that modern bowl games — particularly in 2023 — aren’t very easy to watch at all.

On the “Brock And Salk Show” at KIRO 710 AM radio in Seattle, Huard said on Tuesday that modern bowl games have become “unwatchable.” Huard explained that the big exodus of players into the transfer portal, combined with opt-outs, has watered down these games and made them unreflective of the teams and rosters we watched during the regular season. Huard lamented the confluence of bowl season with transfer portal season. Having the portal open in December very clearly gets in the way of having full rosters for bowl games, undercutting the product and diminishing the quality of the postseason.

Caleb Williams opting out of the Holiday Bowl while lots of high-profile Trojans transferred out of the program is an illustration of Huard’s point. It’s hard to see how he could possibly be wrong.

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Quandre Diggs and DK Metcalf disagreed with this take on Jamal Adams

Jamal Adams won’t be around when the Seahawks start their OTAs next week.

Jamal Adams won’t be around when the Seahawks start their OTAs next week. Adams is still rehabbing the torn quad he suffered in Week 1 against the Broncos and the team brass says they don’t know when he will be returning, exactly.

Some folks think that Adams should be at the VMAC, though: namely former Seahawks/Washington QB Brock Huard, who shared a video explaining why.

Two of Adams’ teammates seem to disagree. First, free safety Quandre Diggs shared the story with a message that Adams sticking to his routine is more important than being present for non-contact practices.

Star wide receiver DK Metcalf shared an RT of Diggs’ sentiment.

Later, Diggs elaborated, saying Adams’ teammates understand why he won’t be around next week.

While it’s a bummer to have that much money on the sidelines, we’ll defer to Diggs and DK on this one, especially considering Adams broke his finger in a freak accident during the team’s first training camp practice of 2022. The Seahawks are stuck with Adams, so they need to keep him healthy as long as they can until the regular season begins.

Seahawks initial 53-man roster projection before OTAs

Richard Sherman refuses to take questions from Mike Salk on ESPN radio

Former Seahawks and 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will be part of Amazon’s broadcast team for tonight’s game.

Former Seahawks and 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will be part of Amazon’s broadcast team for tonight’s game. We’re sure to get some interesting insights from Sherm during the stream, but he’s already made headlines ahead of his game over an interview on ESPN 710 yesterday.

Sherman was a guest on the Brock & Salk show along with former teammate K.J. Wright. He refused to take any questions from Mike Salk, though. Listen.

Sherman did answer questions from Wright and Brock Huard, but continued to stonewall Salk throughout the interview, which was cut short as a result. Listen to the full audio here.

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Notre Dame at Stanford: Second-Quarter Analysis

More fun for the Irish.

Notre Dame is treating Stanford like the inferior opponent it is. In fact, the scoreboard is making the game look closer than it should be. The Irish could just go through the motions and probably still have a lead. Whether that’s the case or not, they have a 24-0 lead at halftime.

The Irish began the second quarter by continuing a drive that began in the first. Jack Coan hit Braden Lenzy for a 15-yard completion, then found George Tackas for a 2-yard touchdown. It was Tackas’ first touchdown in two years. Yep, it definitely is that kind of night.

The Cardinal’s first drive of the quarter lasted only two plays because Rylie Mills had a strip-sack of Tanner McKee, and Justin Ademilola recovered the ball after it was bobbled around on the turf a bit. The ensuing drive started at the Cardinal’s 23-yard line, but it was immediately set back by a holding call. The Irish were able to get enough yardage back to allow Jonathan Doerer to come out and kick a 36-yard field goal.

The Cardinal had another in what’s become a series of three-and-outs. Though the Irish took over at their own 25, Coan and the rest of the offense had a perfect mix of run and pass plays to move the ball further frustrate the Cardinal’s defense. Kyren Williams capped the 12-play drive that lasted over five minutes with a 1-yard touchdown run.

The Irish did suffer a setback on the next drive when Bo Bauer was ejected for targeting. Fox color analyst Brock Huard speculated whether watching one of their own be on the receiving end of a targeting might fire the Cardinal up. It looked like that would be the case when McKee threw an apparent touchdown pass to get his team on the board, but the score was nullified by an illegal block that was called at the line of scrimmage. The Cardinal were unable to recover from that, and they ended up punting once again.

The Irish had one final second-quarter possession in which they went three-and-out. The ensuing punt took a bounce into Irish territory, which prompted the Cardinal to attempt a 59-yard field goal with three seconds left. The Irish took a timeout in an attempt to freeze kicker Joshua Karty. We don’t know if that really worked, but while Karty’s kick had the distance, it was wide left, putting the perfect bow on this first half.

21 people that can ruffle the feathers of every Oregon Ducks fan

There are just people that know what buttons to push for instant irritation. Here’s a list of those that do just that for most Duck fans.

For one reason or another, there are just certain people in this world that can push your buttons to cause instant irritation. For Oregon Duck fans, that list can be lengthy, and sometimes it’s through no fault of their own.

Whether if it’s just having that ability to defeat Oregon on a yearly basis, saying something derogatory towards the Ducks, or leaving them high and dry for their supposed “dream job,” a select group of people will forever be on the ****-list for Oregon fans.

This is a list of 20 people or entities that can put any Duck fan in a bad mood right away just by mentioning them. And while this list is in no particular order, we will mention first those that have really drawn the ire of every Oregon Duck fan young and old.

Vikings vs. Packers Week 1 broadcast information

Former Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings will be on the call.

Nothing like starting the season off with a rivalry game.

The Vikings host the Packers to open the season at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 13.

The game will be played without fans.

Kickoff is set for noon CT.

The game will air on FOX. Chris Myers, Jen Hale, Brock Huard and former Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings will be on the call.

For those listening locally, you can tune into 100.3 KFAN-FM. Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber will be on the call.

This is one of two matchups between the two teams this season. The Packers will host the Vikings at noon CT on Nov. 1.

Brandon Shell could be starting right tackle for Seahawks in 2020

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Brock Huard joined 710 ESPN Seattle to say that Brandon Shell could be the team’s starting right tackle.

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Brock Huard recently joined 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant and stated his belief new team acquisition Brandon Shell will have the biggest impact of all new additions to the team’s offensive line.

“I think Shell is going to get first crack at that right tackle spot,” Huard said. “I think he’s a guy who likes to be physical and get his hands on people and drive people and he fits and they paid him accordingly. They paid him the most of any of those guys.”

Huard said the other offensive line signings in Chance Warmack, B.J. Finney, and Cedric Obghuehi will have less defined roles, while Shell could already be viewed at the starting right tackle slot because of his experience there.

“I would think he’s the first one to really project as your right tackle who’s started as a right tackle in this league and I think you’re really hoping he ascends into that role,” Huard said. “I think the rest, you’re trying to find a role.”

The Seahawks will need someone to step up at right tackle following the departure of Germain Ifedi in free agency. That player could very well be Shell, who is 28 years old and signed a two-year, $11 million contract with Seattle this offseason.

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Does a Michael Bennett reunion make sense for the Seahawks?

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett recorded 6.5 sacks last year at age 34, and would be an upgrade to this team in 2020.

The Seattle Seahawks proved near the end of the 2019 season they are not afraid to bring back former players – who are past their prime – if they believe they can come in and help this team win.

While Robert Turbin and Marshawn Lynch are probably not candidates to be back again in 2020, the Seahawks could have their eye on another 2013 Super Bowl champion who is a free agent, and would help them at their biggest area of need.

While Michael Bennett is 34 years old and clearly not the player he once was, he still recorded 6.5 sacks last season, split between the Cowboys and the Patriots. That’s 2.5 more than anyone on Seattle had, and is nearly 25 percent of Seattle’s 28 total sacks from last year.

He had nine sacks back in 2018 with Philadelphia as well, and even if he continues to regress as age catches up to him, there’s little doubt he could have an impact on this Seattle pass rush that is expected to lose Ziggy Ansah and potentially one of Jarran Reed and Jadeveon Clowney to free agency.

Bennett flashed potential interest in a return by retweeting an article at 710 ESPN suggesting Seattle consider re-signing him, and he responded negatively to Brock Huard’s argument against bringing him back – although that tweet has since been deleted.

Bennett does have a checkered past, with reports of him reading books during Pete Carroll’s meetings and run-ins with law enforcement – although Carroll denied the book story and Bennett was never charged with any crimes. Plus, his veteran presence, familiarity with the team’s defensive schemes, and performance last year point to a player who could help this team right away.

The Seahawks don’t want to finish with less than 30 sacks two years in a row.

Bennett will be an affordable way to help ensure that doesn’t happen.

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Wildcats’ Elijah Hood wows FOX’s Brock Huard with hurdling ability

XFL running back Elijah Wood of the Wildcats showed some hops in the first half of the game against Houston

The first day of the XFL has brought some solid play and one spectacular leap.

Elijah Hood of the Los Angeles Wildcats saw a Houston defender going low while trying to make a tackle. So, the former North Carolina running back went airborne Saturday and in the process wowed FOX sideline reporter Brock Huard.

Check out the leap first:

And Huard in the background was caught on camera reacting to the hurdle.

It is a little more memorable than something labeled the “Houston Hop” after the Roughnecks scored a touchdown. Not sure if that one will stick.