Brock and Salk

In a poll posted by 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard, almost half of the 4,500 Seahawks fans who responded believe Pete Carroll is under the most pressure this year.

"He threw that changeup, it didn’t matter what the count was," Mariners analyst Ryan Rowland-Smith said of Félix Hernández's masterful eight-inning outing Sunday.

Chris Carson has put on about 10 pounds this offseason, and told 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard and Mike Salk he feels "more solid" heading into his sophomore year.

After his ERA hit 5.83 following his 12th start of the year, Mariners insider Shannon Drayer told Brock and Salk that she saw Félix Hernández finally starting to come to an important realization.

"He could not have been more invisible last year for the Giants," NFL announcer Bob Wischusen said of Seahawks addition Brandon Marshall, a 12-year NFL veteran.

How will the Seahawks use their newest receiving target, 34-year-old veteran Brandon Marshall, whom they reportedly signed to a one-year deal Tuesday? 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard expects to see Marshall act as a big target in the red zone – but hopes to see him explore a role as a teacher in the wide receiver room.

The Mariners' trade that brought in All-Star reliever Alex Colomé makes Seattle even tougher to beat in one-run games, MLB Network analyst Jon Morosi told Brock and Salk.

Clark is entering the final year of his $3.7 million rookie deal and finds himself in a unique situation -- with Bennett and Avril gone, the 24-year-old is one of the senior-most defensive linemen.

"I would say that of your top-10 most important players on this team, Earl Thomas and Frank Clark are cetainly two of them, and they're not here. That's not good news."

The NFL made a compromise with its new national anthem policy, as it should have. But it still made a misstep. Mike Salk breaks down where the league went right and wrong.