Washington Huskies Football Defense

Under new head coach Jedd Fisch

we expect the Huskies to have a

good offense. Most likely won't match 

last season. Have to figure an offense 

like that comes maybe once a decade 

or so. 

I hope to see an improvement to the

Huskies defense this year. Hard to know

at this time. Last year the Huskies defense

wasn't great against the run or the pass.

At least in the first half. They made

adjustments at halftime and look more

what we would be like to see throughout

the game. The most important they 

made key stops especially in the 4th

quarter. I would rather see that then 

the defense look good for three quarters

then lapse in the fourth quarter.

The Huskies will have some new pieces

on defense after graduations and transfers.

There are several key players returning to.

Returning at weak and middle linebacker

will be Alphonso Tuputala and Carson 

Bruener who have a lot of experience 

both being seniors.

Kamren Fabiculanan another senior who

has played a lot as a defensive back will

start at strong safety. At right cornerback

will be Elijah Jackson who started a lot

last season.

The defense lineman will be new as 

transfers. Only starter on the line

here already is Jacob Banded at

defensive tackle. Over time we will

look at the new guys who will play.

During the season we will review 

the Huskies opponent as well tge.

highlights of the game. We wish the 

Huskies great success. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Have A Spark

The Mariners beat the Orioles

for the first win of July 7-3.

Bryce Miller went five and a third

innings giving up two runs on a

homer to all-star shorstop starter

Gunnar Henderson in the third

inning. The Mariners tie the game.

in the fifth inning with Julio Rodriguez

hitting a solo home run. Ryan Bliss

hit into a double play however Ty

France scored.

Julio had one of his best games of

the season. Manager Scott Servais

thinks this could be a big start for

him. If so the Mariners could go

on a good win streak. The Astros

are breathing down the Mariners 

so this might be good news.

In the 7th the Mariners loaded

the bases.  JP Crawford hit a 

double clearing the bases. Mitch

Garver hit a homer run giving

the Mariners five runs.  In the

8th Gunnar Henderson hit a 

double scoring  the final run

for the Orioles.

The Mariners begin a three

game series to finish the 

homestead against the Toronto

Blue Jays. Toronto usually

having a lot of fans coming

down from British Columbia.

This likely won't be any different.

The Blue Jays are struggling this 

season being at the bottom

of the American League East. 

The Mariners have a good

chance in this series. A lot of

noise to with talks about trades

including having one with the

Blue Jays.

Luis Castillo is scheduled to

start on Friday night.  The 

Mariners don't have anyone

scheduled to start on Saturday

as of yet. George Kirby has 

been named for Sunday. I

would have thought the

Mariners would have kept

in order going with Kirby on 

Saturday. Had the Mariners

done so they wouldn't need

a fifth starter until after the

all-star break. 

The Mariner have another off day

on Monday. With Kirby going

on Sunday the Mariners will 

have to make a move to start

someone. My educated guess

it will be Emerson Hancock.

Bryan Woo is expected to take

rehab assignment soon.

Go M's. 

Orioles Beat Mariners Again

Logan Gilbert didn't have his

usual outstanding pitching. 

Even the best starting pitcher 

will struggle once in a while.

The Orioles scored three runs

in the third inning and another

in the fifth off Gilbert. He went

five and one-third innings. It

wasn't a good outing for him.

I woukd take this from Gilbert

since the last time he gave up

four runs was on May 30. 

The Mariners bullpen did a 

great job with three relievers

the rest of the way. No hits

or walks and no runs of course.

The Mariners offense continues

to struggle as they only scored

one run and that was a homer

by Cal Raleigh his 15th off the

season. He leads all Mariners

in home runs. 

Final Orioles 4 Mariners 1

The Mariners had five hits in

the game. Some good news

Mitch Garver pinch hit for

Josh Rojas in the 8th inning

and had a single. Normally

I would say why pinch hit

for Rojas again when he

has the highest average

in the lineup. Rojas average

is .257 compared to Garver's

.176. I am sure you can do

the math. The only reason

I would use Garver in this

spot was the Mariners needed

a spark. I am not that is Servais

reason however that would have

been mine.

Thursday's game is in the afternoon

with Bryce Miller on the mound.

He hasn't pitched well of late so

we hope to see a better result from

him. The most important though

the bats come alive. 

Servais has moved the lineup 

around to see anything can

change. So far nothing has 

changed.

I would say to stop platooning

at third, left and right field.

I could see bringing in a right

handed hitter into the lineup

on occasion depending when

the last time the Mariners were

facing a lefty. I would like them 

to start Rojas, Canzone and Raley

four games a week. They could

start Dylan Moore in one game

against a lefty but leave Canzone

and Raley in. Another game Rojas

would start and Haniger would

start in right. I would even like

Haniger and Victor Robles in

the lineup against a righty. Again

this would depend how Canzone

and Raley are hitting.. The opposing

team knows how the Mariners operate

so a change would be nice. Go Mariners! 

Seahawks Defense

As training camp comes soon

not only will be seeing what

the Seahawks offense will

look under Ryan Grubb we 

have to see  Michael Macdonald

defense looks like.

Though I am not a follower of

what Macdonald did with the

Ravens and the Michigan 

Wolverines before that I am

going to search back and see

how it went. I will give info 

what I find. I am sure the 

preseason will give us some

idea though it will be seeing

the backups a good part of

the time.

The last few years under Pete

Carroll we didn't see a lot of

the starters in the preseason

games. I thought it might be

different in game three but

it wasn't. I wonder getting off

to slow start wasn't helped not

playing any preseason games

With Mike Macdonald we could 

see more of the starters in the

preseason. Have the reserves

and those trying to make the

squad in the second half.

The Seahawks defense we have

to see an improvement stopping

the running game. Much like

their rushing offense they were

one of the worst in the NFL.

Having Leonard Williams for

the whole season and first round

pick Bryon Murphy 2 should see

more and Mike Macdonald scheme

be different to. Having Jarran Reed

in the middle though Williams

and Murphy there we can hope for

good things.

Dre'Mont Jones didn't have a good

first year however the Seahawks

hope for better things. Though listed

as defensive end they are expected

to see him at edge rusher some of

the time too. Boye Mafe beginning

his third season the Seahawks

are hoping for greater things. 

Uchenna Nwosu other edge rusher

only played six games last year.

The Seahawks hope for a good

return this season. The Seahawks

have Darrell Taylor as well. He will

have to need good camp to get

playing time or be on the team.

We hope the best for him. Derick

Hall second round pick Seahawks

had last year we hope improvement

from him in year two.

The Seahawks will have two new

starting inside linebackers this

year. They will be important to

stopping the run as well.Right

now is keeping them healthy. 

They drafted Tyrice Knight

this year in the 4th round.

Have to see how this rookie

does. He could be important.

Devin Witherspoon  last year's

first pick and the Seahawks best

defensive player is expected to

start at nickel back. He will be 

all over the field and be used 

wherever needed. 

Riq Woolen and Michael Jackson

are slated as the two cornerbacks.

They both didn't have good seasons 

last year for the most part. They

will need to play better or their

playing time will be cut down.

Julian Love returns at free safety 

where he had a good season last

year. We hope for the same or

better. Rayshawn Jenkins comes

over from Jacksonville to be

strong safety. 

We hope the best. If the Seahawks

improve to be in the top half in

the NFL on defense making the 

playoffs should happen.

Enjoy your summer and we hope

for a good fall and winter.

I know there are several sites

that cover the Seahawks and

I hope this will be one of them.

Thank you!

Mariners Are Shut out

The Mariners had their opportunities

especially late in the game although

Josh Rojas had their only two hits.

George Kirby went six and a third innings.

He gave up seven hits and two runs.

He was the Mariners pitcher of the

and deserved better results.

The Mariners hitters didn't do

well except Rojas until late in

the game. They were able to

get on base but couldn't get 

anyone home.  Interesting the

Mariners pinched hit for Rojas

with Dylan Moore facing a lefty.

In the ninth the Mariners were

able to get two runners on.walks.

Cal just missed a home run with

the ball going slightly foul. He

struck out on.the next pitch. 

I know many questioned though

Servais has been doing that all

season for either Rojas or Raley

or Canzone.  The Mariners had

two runners on base. With a wild

pitch Julio came up with a runner

on second and third with two outs.

All Julio had to do was hit a single

to tie the gsme but he struck out

to end the game. Julio was moved

down to seventh in the order so 

the perfect spot to do some damage.

Wednesday night Logan Gilbert takes

the mound. Hopefully the Mariners

can turn things around. The good

thing the Astros lost so they are still

thee games ahead.  Go Mariners! 

Seattle Kraken Makes Move

Yes I know don't do a lot

on the Kraken however 

here goes.

Over the weekend was the 

NHL draft. They took several

centers including the first

two picks.

Free agency began after the

drafted ended. So far the Kraken

have signed two free agents.

After having a disappointed 

season this last one and bringing

in a new coach they seem to be

pretty serious in getting better.

This was after making the playoffs

in their second season and having

a good run.

The first signing was defenseman

Brandon Montour who was considered

the top one in free agency at his

position. The Kraken signed him

for seven years for $50 million.

He has been in the NHL for eight

years. Looks like a good deal to

playing for the Stanley Cup champions

the Florida Panthers. 

The second signing was center 

Chandler Stephenson to a seven

year deal about $44 million. 

Chandler had played the last

four years with division rival

the Vegas Golden Knights.

This looks like another good

deal.  The Kraken with several

centers will have a lot of challenge

there for sure. 

Besides the veteran signings and

not sure they are done they have

the players from the minor league

system who want to make a splash

to.

The excitement should be about

the Kraken returning to the playoffs

and we hope the Stanley Cup final

real soon. Go Kraken!

Washington State Cougars Football

Anyone who knows about the Cougars

it now down  to the Pac-2 with them

and the Oregon State Beavers. At this

point no one knows whether the 

Conference expands or the two

teams join another conference. They

may have it figured out in the next year

or two or figured out for them.

The Beavers lost their head coach to

Michigan State and many of them

have transferred too. The Cougars

still have their head coach and many players to though top players did 

transfer to. I heard recently that the

teams will be able to psy their players

besides the NIL. How that will work

for the Cougars as well as the Beavers

we will find out. This won't be for 

football but all the sport teams though football will get the high percentage.

More news will come out on that too.

The Cougars will start with a  new 

quarterback. The number one quarterback

listed right now is John Mateer a redshirt

sophomore.  Backing him up is Zevi Eckhaus a senior from Bryant out of

the Big South. He was first team last 

year so we see if he steps up.

The offense line looks experience

so we will see how that goes. Playing

against Mountain West school for

the most of the games we will see.

How we determine will be seen at the

beginning of the seen including

playing the Huskies in Lumen Field

in Seattle.  We may know how the

Huskies are doing going into the

Big Ten as well the Cougars in their

competition. This should be interesting

fall for sure. I hope success for both

teams.

At running back expected to start Djouvensky Schlenbaker a redshirt

sophomore. He  played in 12 games 

with only 33 carries for 146. His

backup is expected to be redshirt

freshman Leo Pulalasi.

The Cougars will go again with

three wide receivers. At one receiver

soot will be sophomore Carlos

Hernandez who had 24 receptions

for 258 yards.  The most experienced

is Kyle Williams who had 61 catches

for 842 yards and six touchdowns.

We could see more this year as a

senior. The third receiver is Kris

Hutson a senior transfer from

Oregon. He played limited having

only one catch as a junior. Had 

a good year as a sophomore.

The Cougars have three receivers

who transfers this season to them.

Will let you know about them later.

At right end will be Cooper Mather's

a senior out of Odea high school

in Seattle.. He played in ten games

with 21 receptions for 251 yards

and one touchdown.

We will look at the defense next

time on the  Cougars.