Former Seattle Sports Host

Danny O'Neil

Danny O'Neil was formerly a Seahawks insider for Seattle Sports and SeattleSports.com. He's the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at Seattle Sports. Follow Danny: @dannyoneil

DANNY ONEIL | Jan 16, 2018
Three seasons in, Myles Gaskin still has one to go with the Huskies

Myles Gaskin has no financial incentive for returning to school, which makes his decision to play his senior year for the Huskies that much more telling.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jan 15, 2018
With Brian Schottenheimer, Pete Carroll made least exciting hire possible for Seahawks OC

Brian Schottenheimer's NFL lineage is known for antiquated offense, but his selling points that brought him to the Seahawks lead Danny O'Neil's weekly list of "What We Learned."
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 12, 2018
O’Neil: The Bitterman’s NFL Playoff Preview, Divisional Round

How much do quarterbacks really matter in the NFL? We’re about to find out because there is a pretty clear-cut quarterbacking disparity in each of this weekend’s four Divisional Playoff games.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 12, 2018
O’Neil: Russell Wilson is a fixer, and why Seahawks are looking for a new offensive coordinator

The Seahawks' change in offensive coordinators boils down to their belief that Russell Wilson will benefit from having someone else point out the problems.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 10, 2018
O’Neil: Darrell Bevell couldn’t be the bad cop Seahawks coach Pete Carroll wants for Russell Wilson

Darrell Bevell's firing isn’t about his game plan. The Seahawks want an offensive coordinator who will be a demanding voice for Russell Wilson.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 8, 2018
Seahawks should join generation of cord cutters by switching from Cable

The Seahawks have had a top-five rushing game in four of Tom Cable's seven seasons. What has happened in the past two is more than just a cause for concern.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 5, 2018
The Bitterman’s Wild-Card Guide

Seattle failed to make the playoffs for the first time since drafting Russell Wilson, and if that sounds a little bit bitter, well it’s actually a lot bitter, and with that in mind, here’s “The Official Bitterman’s Guide to Wild-Card Weekend.”
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 4, 2018
O’Neil: Unwrapping the riddle of Russell Wilson’s first-half struggles for Seahawks

The question of why Russell Wilson was so much better in the second half leads Danny O'Neil's weekly list of "Stuff We're Trying to Figure Out" with the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 2, 2018
O’Neil: Seahawks have 99 problems and the kicker is definitely one

Field-goal kicking could have put the Seahawks in the playoffs, but Seattle was more than just a foot away from being a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 31, 2017
O’Neil: Including 3 crucial personal fouls Sunday, Seahawks set dubious team record for penalties

The 2017 Seahawks almost lost more yards to penalties than any team in NFL history. Penalties also pretty much lost Sunday's game when you consider the impact of three personal fouls in the second half.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 31, 2017
O’Neil: Without missed kicks by Blair Walsh, Seahawks wouldn’t have missed the playoffs

A missed field goal by Blair Walsh kept the Seahawks from winning against Arizona, just like a missed kick earlier in the season resulted in Atlanta gaining a tiebreaker advantage over Seattle.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 31, 2017
Seahawks TE Luke Willson active and available for regular-season finale

The Seahawks will have Luke Willson and left guard Luke Joeckel available Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after being listed as questionable entering the game.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 29, 2017
Seahawks are going to take care of their end of things

The Seahawks will get their win Sunday against Arizona. Whether that's enough to put Seattle in the playoffs depends on what happens in Atlanta.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 27, 2017
O’Neil: Why is Seahawks’ Russell Wilson still being hailed as an NFL MVP candidate?

That one of the NFL's most respected reporters has ranked Russell Wilson No. 2 on his MVP list leads Danny O'Neil's list this week of "Stuff We're Still Trying to Figure Out" about the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 26, 2017
What We Learned: Reports of Seahawks’ defensive demise were greatly exaggerated

The fact that Seahawks aren't quite dead yet tops Danny O'Neil's weekly list of "Stuff We Learned" about the Seattle Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2017
O’Neil: Even after dominating Cowboys, questions remain about the future of the Seahawks’ defense

The fear before Sunday’s game was that Seattle’s defense was old and washed up. The worry after the Seahawks won was that All-World safety Earl Thomas would rather be in Dallas.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2017
Seahawks’ Earl Thomas causes a stir by telling Cowboys to ‘come get me’

Seahawks safety Earl Thomas visited the Cowboys locker room after Seattle's 21-12 win, and upon seeing coach Jason Garrett, Thomas said, “If y’all have the chance, come get me.”
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks’ win over Cowboys as improbable as it was important

Defense is what gave the Seahawks a chance, but the Cowboys' offense gave Seattle some help with three different turnovers as the Seahawks won 21-12 to keep their postseason hopes alive.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2017
NFC playoff picture: Seahawks need 2 wins and Panthers to beat Falcons next week

The Seahawks were less than a minute away from controlling their own playoff fate before they even began Sunday’s game in Dallas. And while they still need help to make the postseason, they don't need as much as they did at the start of the week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 24, 2017
CB DeShawn Shead back on the field for Seahawks vs Cowboys

The Seahawks are getting healthier with K.J. Wright back and cornerback DeShawn Shead returning from knee surgery to play his first game in 11 months.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 22, 2017
Seahawks must show they’re not as bad as their last loss

We'll find out in Dallas whether the largest loss in Pete Carroll's tenure as Seahawks coach was the result of a blown tire or a team running out of gas.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 21, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Doug Baldwin sees a new challenge for Seattle

Wide receiver Doug Baldwin says the Seahawks are facing a new kind of adversity, having lost control of their playoff fate for the first time in 2011.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 20, 2017
Seahawks Insider: How do you stop a run-on sentence?

After giving up the most rushing yards they've allowed in seven years, the Seahawks will have to try and halt Ezekiel Elliott, who's returning for Dallas.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 19, 2017
O’Neil: Is the Seahawks’ defense just injured, or is it old?

Whether Seattle's age on defense has made it vulnerable to injury leads Danny O'Neil's weekly list of things we're still trying to figure out about the Seahawks.