SEAHAWKS DOING WORK at minicap - Smith-Njigba BREAKOUT coming?! (My 5 camp TAKEAWAYS!!)

Week 2 of the Seattle Seahawks voluntary full-squad minicamp is in the books, and as we begin to see, and hear, more about how practices are going - I present to you my 5 main takeaways from the workouts.
TAKEAWAYS BEGIN AT 5:25
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[@ace448]

As a fellow introvert I salute Coach MacDonald.

[@jefffoumal2864]

I love it when everyone thinks the Seahawks are not very good and on a rebuild and with new coaches and head coach as well. Let them underestimate the Seahawks and make the chip on they're shoulders that much bigger. The team will show them what's up. Go Hawks 🏈 💙 💚

[@littlebilly8747]

Yeah we are getting completely written off in the general media rn… we ain’t writing back tho, we focused on grinding 💪🏻

[@jeremyestrill1764]

Glad you mentioned Mike Morris, it seems that ppl forgot about him

[@tommilroy8642]

I recall attending Seahawks training camp at Eastern Washington University in Cheney Wa.

[@gmccloud]

Old school

[@macadamianut7757]

TDOP, Teach it, Demonstrate it, Observe it, Praise it.

[@jackiehong139]

Love all your insights as always. Seahawks will surprise many!!!

[@nauxjonkeith3254]

always great analysis!!!!

[@jamesstradley3232]

Pharoah Brown said pretty much the same thing that Grubbs offense is like no other offense he has ever seen GO HAWKS!!!

[@therealryzilla255]

Love the show Dan!

[@candaceh16]

Mike MacDonald's demeanor reminds me of a defensive version of Mike Lafleur

[@iron_bison]

Very good call

[@Padrac]

Go Hawks!

[@chadhart8486]

I’ve been a Seahawks fan since 85! I found your channel thanks to Brendon Nelson! Then I noticed a podcast with The HAWK nest Brandon Cain! I most admit you have some really good content on my beloved Seahawks as well! Im looking forward to seeing you sync up with Brandon on June 3 rd!

[@sethkealoha1530]

I like that coach McDonald is serious! I want player held accountable and to a high standard. I don’t need a coach that’s going to hold their hand and coddle them. Also I like how you pointed out the fact that these coaches are making sure and checking with the players that they’re understanding what’s being asked of them. That’s so true that coaches will call commands expecting players to completely understand what’s being asked of them but you’d be surprised how often the players don’t understand. I love the depth we have on the lines now and so much talent there. I am concerned about the linebacker depth though. Both Tyrell Dodson and Jerome Baker have not been participating in OTAs because of injuries and surgeries which is a little concerning to me. This only leaves Tyrice Knite the rookie to learn this new scheme.

[@YaBigDummy123]

Might understand the 4th place prediction if Carrol coaching staff was in place. With the exception offensive line play, unlocking our roster talent last year was the most glaring flaw. So excited for the McDonald staff and very thankful the Detroit Offensive coordinator was not our ultimate choice. He might have warranted a possible 4th place finish. Go Hawks!

[@tonyinmontana3740]

Dan, I know you are looking for content during the slow period. Thoughts on comparing position groups in the NFC West. See how we “think” we stand talent wise.

[@jeffreygrantsmith]

Went to school there. Played flag football under the old Seahawks bubble for four years. Lotsa fun.

[@gmccloud]

So did Cooper Kupp

[@erics4066]

4th place predicted?, perfect! The underdawg position should be worth a few games. By then, the defense will be a force to be feared! Grubb will fine tune the offensive game, dailing in the team's talented offense! The team's staff is the envy of the NFL! I'm excited about the upcoming season because the approach seems to teaching, versatility, adaptive(offensive & defensive schemes), and total commitment! May God bless Coach Pete! That stated, I'm interested and anticipating new schemes on either side of the ball.

[@brianomdahl3682]

Very nice Dan. I always enjoy your heartfelt comments associated with experienced insight. I perhaps detect a teacher in you also Dan….. ok enough smoke for you🤓! It’s interesting going through this world class flip on your head conversion the hawks are undertaking. For some reason I feel very positive about the potential harvest to be reaped and starting this season. I miss Peat C. almost like the coolest father you could have wished for miss, perhaps that could have been some of his long term coaching issues lied, he lost the ability to crack the whip metaphorically speaking. I’m guessing but when you receive a complement from Mike M. it has some genuine weight to it. Yep yep I’m pretty excited in a measured way not in the raw raw way lol… Anyway thanks for the efforts during the parched period of the NFL season Dan! Brian

[@rodderbob]

My greatest hope for this season is that the teams we're going against buy into the dull minded musings of the media "gurus" leading up to the season. I'm an old fart, long past my days of competing in commerce on a daily basis, but I always did my best when my competitors underestimated what I could do and what I knew. Coach Mike and his staff look to me as being in that position.....................All the simple minds gave a declining Pete Carrol too much credit for his deservedly excellent past, disregarding his downward trend that looked like complacency expressed in blind loyalty to his cronies as staff. Coach Mike looks to me like a man to reckon with, and to misunderstand his abilities will exact a cost that some won't like paying. Get 'em man....................

[@Richard-il6wc]

AMEN BRUDDAH. GO HAWKS!!!

[@Richard-il6wc]

Thanks Dan. Great show. The Hawks being put in last place by the pundits isn't really supported by any logic. The roster, maybe with the exception of linebacker, is categorically better than it's been in YEARS. Even at linebacker, our newly signed free agents are statistically much better than Wagner and Brookes. Both the offensive and defensive line have transformed. Wait until we get another draft/offseason under our belt. We won the lotto by getting Coach Mike and he extended that goodness by hiring a super hungry, badass coaching staff. I think Coach Mike wants to wash away the bad taste of that playoff loss by crushing someone for a championship. No more of that hang for 3 quarters then win in the fourth BS. GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@iron_bison]

1. Would love to see Seattle control games as opposed to hanging in there against WAS, titans, etc. 2. I'm not sure about 4th in the division. On the other hand I'm not sure how the rest of the division got worse. I could pretty easily see the division get tighter than it has in years.

[@westall1966]

Mike Morris over DreMont Jones.

[@imma1287]

Thank you for being a nerd.

[@SwedishShinobi]

One of us...

[@imma1287]

@@SwedishShinobi I aspire to be a football nerd!

[@gmccloud]

As long as you nerds know how to throw a football 😏

[@SwedishShinobi]

@@gmccloud *pushes glasses up on nose* Umm akshually many factors effect throwing a football, such as the launch angle, the speed it is thrown, gyroscopic precession and parabolic motion.

[@larryloveday2845]

Bet the over/under based on how many cuts do not make it through waivers , like in the BOOM years !

[@georgebennett8185]

I think there’s always been a tendency by lamestream sports media to disrespect the Hawks and our players.

[@daltonv5206]

CBS Sports left Bron Murphy completely off their 10 player DROTY candidate list. They had Cole Bishop and Braden Fiske on there though 🙄

[@Richard-il6wc]

Good. That should really piss Murphy off. GO HAWKS

[@iron_bison]

It makes sense. Murphy is playing with a pretty deep rotation. Will be very hard for him to get enough snaps to put up enough stats in year one.

[@margieoakes3092]

Easy on giving Njigba Sainthood because he caught 7 uncontested touchdowns, also I sense a clear and bias attitude against Sam Howell ! Apples to apples on the plays called for Geno & Sam with the same personnel and I might look at your views with more belief. The NFL defenses will have the Grubb offense figured out by the third or fourth game as soon as they can get game tape, Grubb better be a good in-game adjustment coach and be willing to take what the defense gives him. I hope he can develop a good running game. Njigba will have to work a lot harder just to get one touchdown per game. The NFL defensive backs will light him up during catches and we will find out what he is made of then! Geno will be contained also as there is a lot of tape out there on him. He will have to use his legs to escape the intense rushes he is going to get as defenses will have someone in his face on a constant basis! Just saying a little bit of tampering down of the optimism might be in order until we get in the middle of the schedule! IF the Seahawks are 6 wins and two losses after 8 games I will jump on the band wagon. Who knows, we can all dream a little bit. POMO