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 | Dec 19, 2017
Top Seattle sports stories of 2017: UW ends the Lorenzo Romar era, hires Mike Hopkins as men’s hoops coach

Danny O'Neil of Danny, Dave and Moore looks at the No. 8 Seattle sports story of 2017: The Washington Huskies' firing of longtime men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar and hiring of Mike Hopkins.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 18, 2017
For Seahawks to make playoffs, an NFC South team needs to tank

The Seahawks' shrinking playoff chances depend upon at least one of the top three NFC South teams losing each of its final two games.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 18, 2017
O’Neil: What we learned from Seahawks’ 42-7 loss to Rams

What went wrong for the Seahawks in Sunday's 42-7 loss to the Rams that put their playoff hopes in jeopardy? Danny O'Neil breaks down three things we learned from Seattle's defeat.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 17, 2017
O’Neil: How the Seahawks can still make the playoffs for 6th straight year

The Seahawks’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams didn’t eliminate Seattle from playoff contention. It did, however, make a sixth straight playoff berth a lot less likely. Danny O'Neil breaks down all of the scenarios.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 17, 2017
Seahawks’ Earl Thomas: Bobby Wagner shouldn’t have played in loss to Rams

"You’ve got to take your hats off to Wags, and a couple guys that played, but my personal opinion, I don’t think they should have played," Earl Thomas said about Seahawks teammate Bobby Wagner, who was noticeably hampered by a hamstring injury Sunday.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 17, 2017
O’Neil: End of an era? Seahawks’ 42-7 loss to Rams felt like a reckoning

The most successful era of Seahawks football didn’t end with a bang or even a whimper on Sunday. It landed with a thud, Seattle suffering its most lopsided loss since Pete Carroll became coach.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 17, 2017
Bobby Wagner active, K.J. Wright out for Seahawks vs Rams

The Seahawks aren't healthy as linebacker K.J. Wright (concussion) is out for the game against the Rams, but they do have Bobby Wagner available in spite of a hamstring injury.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 15, 2017
O’Neil: More than faith that fuels pick of Seahawks over Rams

Danny O'Neil picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams this weekend, against all trends and tendencies and indicators he's learned to follow. Call it grit. Call it resolve. It’s going to be the reason Seattle wins this game at home on Sunday.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 14, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Too easy to push Germain Ifedi’s buttons

Germain Ifedi has been flagged 17 times this season, most of anyone in the NFL. He must find a way to maintain his composure for the Seahawks.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 14, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Key to stopping the Rams is Gurley, man

The Seahawks held Todd Gurley to his fewest yards from scrimmage in any game this season. Replicating that accomplishment will be as important as it is difficult.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 14, 2017
Player spotlight: Seahawks LB Michael Wilhoite ready to step in for an injured Bobby Wagner if needed

Six years ago, Michael Wilhoite was selling shoes in a Kansas mall. This week he might have to step in for the most valuable member of the Seahawks defense.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 13, 2017
O’Neil: Why does everyone think Seahawks RB Mike Davis had a good game in loss to Jaguars?

The reaction to Seahawks running back Mike Davis' success on Sunday leads Danny O'Neil's list of things he's trying to figure out, because Davis didn't have a good game.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 12, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Jimmy Graham ‘has got to make that play’

Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham didn't catch a pass on Sunday, but it was a play that Graham failed to break up that coach Pete Carroll pointed to.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 12, 2017
What We Learned: With Bobby Wagner hurt, Seahawks’ defense reached its breaking point

Danny O'Neil's list of what we learned from the Seahawks' loss to Jacksonville includes a defense that gave way after an injury to Bobby Wagner, an offensive lineman who needs to calm down and the most fragile position.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 10, 2017
O’Neil: Russell Wilson couldn’t save Seahawks from his shaky three quarters in loss to Jaguars

For two quarters, Russell Wilson was almost entirely unproductive. In the third quarter, he was inexplicably reckless. That meant his impressive fourth quarter wasn’t enough to save the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 8, 2017
O’Neil: Russell Wilson is going to be the difference in Seahawks-Jaguars

In that way, Danny O'Neil thinks of the Jaguars as a weird, alternate-world version of the Seahawks. This Jacksonville team is what Seattle would have looked like five years ago if it had not drafted Russell Wilson.
WYMAN AND BOB | Dec 7, 2017
Player Spotlight: LB K.J. Wright invites people to keep sleeping on Seahawks

Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright warned everyone the Seahawks were being overlooked. Now, he's hoping everyone goes back to sleeping on Seattle.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 6, 2017
O’Neil: Has Jimmy Graham been worth it for the Seahawks?

The question of whether Jimmy Graham has been worth a first-round pick and $27 million leads the list of what Danny O'Neil is still trying to figure out about the Seahawks.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 6, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Seattle’s slow starts only a half-truth

The Seahawks offense got off to a fast start against Philadelphia, which was good. The defense shut-out the Eagles in the opening period. That's expected.
WYMAN AND BOB | Dec 5, 2017
Player Spotlight: Seahawks DT Sheldon Richardson

Seahawks defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson talks about his nose for the ball, his love for his daughter and why the end zone is a 'magical place."
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 5, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Byron Maxwell back at the scene of his prime

Veteran cornerback Byron Maxwell has immediately benefited from being back in Seattle’s system after returning to the Seahawks following stints with Miami and Philadelphia.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 4, 2017
O’Neil: We learned the Seahawks just may have a run in them, even without Sherman and Chancellor

The Seahawks held down the highest-flying offense in the NFL without Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, giving Seattle's postseason hopes a big boost after Sunday's win.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 4, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Seattle takes strides in flag football

The Seahawks were called for a season-low five penalties one week after having a season-low in penalty yardage. Know what they call that? Progress.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 3, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks’ QB Russell Wilson starts to make MVP case

Whether Russell Wilson is named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player will depend on how the final month of this season plays out. But with four games to go there is absolutely no doubt that’s exactly what he is.